Page 326 of Warlords, Witches & Wolves

I moaned as delicious shivers danced along my spine.

Noah swept hair back from my face and kissed me. I rocked my hips, trying to increase the friction as the ache built once again. His fingers dug into my butt cheeks, pressing me harder against him.

“Condom?” I panted.

He cursed. “My wallet’s in my jeans.” He stepped back, his breath fast and hard. “Maybe we should slow down. Talk first.”

“For real? You’re not leaving me hanging like this.” I shooed him. “Go. We’ll talk later.”

His brows furrowed. “Don’t leave.”

“Why would I leave?”

He held my stare for a moment. Loss and pain flashed across his face. I’d unintentionally left him once before, without warning, and he’d waited fifteen years for me to come back.

I placed my hand on his chest right above his thumping heart. “I’m not going anywhere.”

“Good. ’Cause I’m never letting you go.”

In less time than humanly possible, Noah dashed outside and returned with his pile of clothes. He grabbed a condom from his wallet and tossed the jeans on the floor.

Back between my legs, he gave my butt a playful squeeze. “Now, where were we?”

“You were kissing me.”

“Hmm, that sounds right.” His mouth trailed down my neck, while one hand rolled and pinched my nipple. The ache between my legs soared to even higher heights.

I moaned as my limbs became jelly. His arm snaked around my lower back, holding me closer to him. Tingles burned and ached. My insides twisted and clenched, building to that glorious place just out of reach.

He broke our kiss to rip open the condom packet with his teeth and cover himself. He took my mouth again, wrapped his arm around my waist and lifted me off the counter. In a few long strides, he lay me lengthways on the couch beneath him. Lifting one of my legs, he eased inside me. My world shattered. I didn’t know much about shifters or destined mates, but if it felt like this, I’d die happy and complete.

Noah gently rocked. An intensity I’d never experienced slowly built from within, higher and higher I climbed until I teetered on the edge of another release. I locked my other leg around his lower back, changing the angle. A delicious burn spread through my blood and I closed my eyes, losing myself in all the sensations.

“Open your eyes, baby.”

They fluttered open. His gaze locked with mine, and the possessiveness undid me.

“I want you to see me claim you.”

Claim me?Need and desire took over and I didn’t bother questioning his choice of words.

I couldn’t deny our connection any longer, and in that moment, I surrendered to it. I gave into every sensation swirling through my body into one giant collision. As though sensing my release, Noah reached his hand between us. I cried out. Fireworks exploded before my eyes as I flew over the edge so hard and fast, I almost blacked out. Heat flashed across my skin, and something deep inside me shattered into a million pieces.

Noah increased the pace, fingers digging into my hips holding me in place. My back rubbed along the couch fabric. I’d probably have a burn there tomorrow, but I didn’t care. He bent down, pressing his weight on top of mine, taking my mouth in his. His tongue caressed mine as his powerful body shuddered and a low growl rumbled from his chest.

His lips trailed down my jaw to my neck. The second his teeth grazed the sensitive skin at the base of my neck, I checked out, flying over the edge again, this time with him. One word flashed over and over in my mind:Mine.

I didn’t know how long we lay there while our breathing steadied. Noah buried his face in the crook of my neck, gently grazing his fingers up and down my side while the tremors faded. My leg slid from behind his back to dangle over the side of the couch.

Every muscle in my entire body was utterly spent. This right here was everything I didn’t know I wanted.

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