Page 15 of Caged Love

As if she can feel my eyes on her, she rolls back over, facing me. She really is beautiful. There’s so much we need to say to each other, yet I can’t find the words.

She’s here.

In the same bed as me.

I didn’t know if we’d ever get to this point, and now that it’s happening, I don’t know how I should play it.

Do I slowly get to know her?

Or do I follow my gut and reach out to touch her?

I want her so badly.

However, she’s only just gotten over thinking I am her enemy, so I don’t want to push her too fast and scare her off. But then her blue eyes soften as they search mine, and her tongue brushes over her lower lip, my eyes dropping at the movement.

I’m so hard it’s painful.

I haven’t been with anyone since Pandora and found out I had a mate.

“Fuck it,” I whisper hoarsely and kiss her without warning, claiming her. She stills for only a second before she kisses me back, her tongue tasting mine almost frantically. I slide my hand underneath her hair, holding her nape, bringing her closer to me. A soft moan escapes her, and the kiss soon deepens. It’s the best kiss I’ve ever had. I lift her on top of me so she’s straddling me, giving her control. She winds her fingers in my hair and presses her hot little body against mine. I know she can feel how hard I am, and when she grinds down against me, I make a rumble deep in my throat. She shudders against me before I break the kiss first, but only to trail my lips across her jawline and down the column of her throat.

“August,” she whimpers as I suck on her skin, marking her.

I want the world to know she’s mine.

But I want her to realize that fact first.

The bond hums, enhancing the heat between us. My mouth stops on her collarbone and then rises back to her lips. I grip her jaw in my hand and search her eyes. “You’re perfect, Milana. Thank you for saving me. For choosing me. You won’t regret it.”

I place another soft kiss on her forehead. She closes her eyes as if savoring the moment and touches her lips with the pad of her thumb. “I don’t know what we’re doing,” she admits.

“We’re trusting the fates,” I whisper, and she smiles. “I don’t care about anything else. As long as I have you by my side, we can figure out everything else along the way.”

She laughs softly. “You mean a rebellion now chasing us?”

“They were already chasing me,” I remind her with a grin.

We share a glance of amusement, and I rub my chest. “Come on, let’s get some sleep.”

I want nothing more than to fuck her right now. Nothing more. But I don’t think it’s the best idea to rush into sex, not when she’s still so unsure of me.

When I have her, I want to haveallof her.

I want her to trust me.

She takes the invitation and buries her face in my chest. “I must admit this isn’t how I thought tonight would end.”

“Me either,” I agree, smiling to myself. I rest my chin on the top of her head. “It’s better than I ever imagined.”

“Me too,” she whispers, nuzzling into me.

And with that, I fall into the best sleep of my life.

Chapter Nine

When I wake, a hard body is pressed against me. August is spooning me from behind, one of his arms under my head and the other on my waist. He’s holding me to him tightly like he’s scared I’m going to disappear.

I might not know him, but my body sure feels like it does. I don’t know why he stopped last night, but I was so wet I almost begged him. The kisses we have shared turned me on so much I didn’t even know it could be like that.

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