Page 61 of Tempest

“You’ll rip their throats out. I know,” Ore said, kissing the corner of his mouth and then the other side.

Cash growled and chased his lips, threading his fingers in his hair to hold his teasing mate still. He didn’t hesitate, thrusting his tongue inside and tilting Ore’s head a little so he could deepen the kiss even more. Moaning, Ore slung his arms around his neck and opened for him, letting Cash take everything he wanted.

Dragging his hands up Ore’s thighs, he forced himself to pull back. One look at Ore’s kiss-drunk face nearly had him throwing him down on the couch and rutting against him right there.

“Let’s go upstairs,” he growled, giving his little bird’s ass a quick smack.

With a whimper that made Cash’s dick twitch, Ore nodded shakily and carefully climbed to his feet, looking unsteady for a minute.

He recovered quickly, tossing a flirty look at Cash and then dashing toward the stairs.

His panther roared with excitement. Chasing his mate, then making him his in every way possible? No way he’d pass that up.

As he ran up the stairs behind Ore, he stripped off his shirt and tossed it aside. By the time he caught up to Ore, right at the end of their bed, his pants were unbuttoned, but he paused his stripping to grab Ore around the waist and gently toss him on the mattress.

Bursting with surprised laughter, Ore flipped around onto his back. “You caught me.”

Cash unzipped his jeans and let them drop. “I’ll always catch you, little bit. But I do love it when you run.”

Ore sucked in a breath, his eyes moving down Cash’s body like a caress and then pausing on his hardening cock. Licking his lips, Ore asked breathlessly, “You have supplies here, right? I don’t want a repeat of the lake. Actually, you know what, that was pretty amazing if you want to do it again.”

“Another time,” he assured him, pulling open the bedside table and grabbing the new bottle of lube tucked inside.

Ore rustled around on the bed, and then a shirt hit the back of his head, followed by a bright giggle. Struggling to keep a straight face, Cash turned around and shook his head in disappointment.

“That wasn’t very nice.”

Digging his teeth into his bottom lip, Ore wiggled out of his jeans and briefs, throwing them next. Cash caught them and let them fall out of his hand to the floor.

He cracked a smile. “Such a brat.”

Ore held out his arms, gesturing at Cash. “Come here. I need you inside already.”

Growling, he pounced on the bed and prowled forward until he was hovering over his tiny mate. “Once I’m inside, I’m never leaving.”

Ore held his gaze. “Good. I’d want you to live in my skin if you could.”

A spark of an idea took hold, but he shoved it aside, focusing on his sexy little bird. Leaning down, he captured his plush lips in a deep, pulse-pounding kiss. He got lost in it for a moment until Ore started whimpering and wiggling beneath him.

Kissing across his jaw and down his neck, he flipped open the top of the lube and coated his fingers. He’d need to be extra careful with preparing his mate so he didn’t hurt him with his size.

He sucked on the spot between Ore’s neck and shoulder, more than ready to sink his fangs into his sweet skin. Ore grabbed the back of his head, pulling him in harder and rolling his hips.

“Faster, baby. I can’t wait any longer.”

Grunting, he nipped with his teeth and sank a finger inside Ore when he arched up in response.

“Ung!” Ore tore at his shoulders, spreading his legs as wide as he could. “Yes, yes, yes. Give me another.”

His mate was so warm… and tight. He ignored his demand and gently worked his finger in and out, rubbing against the walls until he found what he was looking for.

“Cash!”

For a few long minutes, Cash licked and kissed at every bit of skin he could reach while he slowly worked his mate open, tapping at his prostate whenever he started getting pushy about Cash going faster. It took a while—forever, if you asked Ore—for him to get up to three fingers that he could plunge in and out easily.

He lingered, just a few seconds longer, until his mate whimpered and thrashed beneath him.

“I’m good. I’m ready. Just get your dick inside me, please!”

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