Caroline let out a breathless whimper at the pressure of his entry.
Torturous.
Heavenly.
Full. She even felt a moment of pain when he pushed passed the barrier of her innocence, but for Caroline, her mind wholly occupied itself with the marvel of being so closely connected with the man she loved that she welcomed both pain and pleasure.
“Are you uncomfortable?” he asked thickly. “Tell me if it hurts.”
The concern in his voice, tightly laced with undisguised lust, nearly melted her bones. Her heart swelled at his consideration.
“No,” she whispered. “I’m perfect. You are perfect. This moment is perfect.”
He breathed her name and slowly withdrew before thrusting into her. Caroline clung to him, her hands gliding over the sleek muscles of his flexing back. She surrendered to the feeling he evoked from her body with each thrust.
She would surrender everything to him.
She did surrender everything to him.
His tongue circled the bud of her breast, prompting a whimper of delight to flee her lips. Dazed by the sinful sensations, Caroline clung to the man above her with abandon, facing each of his surges with wanton need. No one had ever stirred her like this. Enraptured her like this.Lovedher like this. She felt alive.
“Oh, lord,” she gasped. An unbelievable wave of heat surged through her. She cried out in a haze of enchantment, his name, the Lord’s name, Caroline wasn’t sure. The only thing she did know for certain was that she didn’t want this feeling to stop.
Mason pressed more firmly against her, thrusting harder, his hand reaching for her bud at her core, drawing out the magical sensation with the tips of his fingers. Caroline writhed against him as his lips found hers, his mouth capturing all her vocal pleasure. She truly believed she might have left the planes of this earth and been transported to another.
He called out her name in a low, masculine roar, and the sound sizzled to the very tip of her heart. They guided each other back to reality with soft kisses and gentle words of love. It took several minutes to emerge from the sated fog of desire surrounding her.
He lowered his forehead to hers. “Are you alright?”
Caroline smiled. “I don’t know.”
He chuckled and a soft kiss fell on her lips. “I don’t know either.”
“What should we do if we both don’t know?”
“How about we do it again for more insight?”
Caroline pushed at his chest, and he laughed. “You are such a rogue.” She paused, a sly smile creeping across her face. “But you do make an excellent point.”
***
Mason barely held onto his self-control when he heard those words. He’d love nothing more than to sink into her heat again, but he needed to catch a breath. That didn’t mean they couldn’t do other things in the meantime.
He stared into her bright eyes. “I’ve never met a woman like you, Caroline.”
“Oh? And how am I different?”
He grinned. “You are extraordinarily brave.” He kissed her lips. “Remarkably beautiful.” His hand reached between the triangle of her legs and pushed a finger inside her. “Extremely tight.”
He wanted to stay inside her heat forever. He wanted to stay withherforever.
He loved her.
He loved her with all his body and soul. He couldn’t explain why or how he had fallen for this little thief so swift and so hard. In fact, he’d rather leave the whys and the hows to poets and fate. The only thing that mattered to him was keeping her at his side. Always.
Mason leaned down to capture the tight bud of her breast gently between his teeth.
A soft knock at the door interrupted them.
