Page 114 of Knot That Difficult

The dark circles are already fading from his eyes, and color is returning to his face.

“I can feel you, you know,” Ben continues softly. “I sense you now. Even when we were apart, I felt you, like there was an itch inside me I couldn’t reach. Now that you’re here with me, it’s gone. I can fully breathe again.”

I smile. “Really?”

He described exactly how it felt to be away from him.

“I had no idea it would be like this,” he continues. “I mean, I knew what a mating bite entailed. But having it with you…” His voice trails off and he swallows. “I love you even more, and I didn’t know that was possible.” He moves closer until he’s inches from me. “I’mhonoredto be yours.”

His pupils are blown, and he looks at me with a hunger I recognize from the last time we were in bed.

I’m honored to be his, too.

I’ve always been honored.

“Ben,” I whisper, reaching out to caress the stubble of his cheek. “Kiss me.”

His wild hair and scruff give him a rugged look that I’ve never seen on him before, but it’s extremely attractive.

He leans in and kisses me, and my legs almost give out.

Ben tastes delicious. He’s minty and slightly sweet, and my core throbs as we kiss.

I missed just being touched by him.

He backs me against the counter, then grabs me by my waist and lifts me up so I sit on the edge of it, his tongue tangling with mine the entire time.

I’m the one that breaks away from the kiss to gasp for air, but his mouth continues to move across my cheek and jaw.

“Missed you,” he groans. “Dev, fuck?—”

He licks at my mating gland, teasing the spot where he marked me, and I let out a long moan.

“Yes,” he whispers against my skin. “Let me hear you, sweetheart. I’ve missed those sounds.”

“It feels so good,” I pant, grasping at his shoulders and wrapping my legs around his waist. At this height, my crotch presses directly against the bulge in his jeans, and I grind myself against him.

“I can smell you,” he gasps. “Dev, I cansmellhow wet you are. I didn’t think I could…”

“It’s the mating bond,” I say, laughing in delight. “Everything is heightened now.”

“Never going to be able to leave the house if it’s like this,” he breathes. “Fuck, is italwayslike this?”

He looks pained as he asks me, his chest heaving and his lips swollen from kissing.

I shake my head. “I don’t know,” I reply truthfully. “What will you do if it is?”

He lets out a groan and bends to tug at my leggings. “This,” he breathes. “Every day. Help me get these off, sweetheart.”

He pulls my panties and leggings off, letting them fall onto the floor, and lets out a pleased hum when he gazes at my core.

“So pretty,” he whispers. “Lean back for me. I can’t wait anymore.”

Ben’s wrecked in a way I’ve never seen him. He stares at my pussy as if he’s in a trance, and I scoot my ass back and place my feet on the counter in front of me, my legs bent to give him a better view.

“So good,” he breathes, placing his hands on my stomach. “So sweet.”

I gasp. “Ben?—”

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