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“Yes?” he answered quickly.
“It seems like we’re going to be here for a few days.”
“I know.”
“I was wondering if… ” she trailed off.
“What?”
“I liked what we did in the tent this morning. Would you like to do… more?”
“I want to do everything,” he blurted out.
“You mean you want us to—”
“Yes. Yes, all of it. Tonight,” he interrupted.Right now.He didn’t mean to sound so impatient, but he wanted to make his intentions clear.
The look she was giving him caused his already pounding heart to quicken, even as the trust shining in her eyes made him uneasy. She was expecting that he would take care of her. He needed to tell her the truth.
Staring up at the black abyss of the cavern ceiling, he said, “Selene, I need you to know something.”
“What?”
“I-I’ve never been… with a female… ”
She leaned over to kiss him briefly, which was a surprise. He kissed her back until she whispered against his mouth. “I know, Sam.”
He stiffened, hating how his inexperience must have been painfully obvious to her. She placed her hand on his chest. “I onlyknew because Eldridge hinted at it. And of course, there wouldn’t have been time for such things when you were in the wagons.”
“Being with me could be… different from other males. I don’t know if I can be gentle.”
“Who said I wanted gentle?”
“Females like gentle,” he explained. “And slow.”
She arched a brow at him. “Not always.”
“But my size. You’re so small. I fear hurting you.”
“I’m tougher than I look,” she said. He opened his mouth to air his worries further, but she cut him off. “Sam, tell me this—if I say that something hurts or ask you to stop, will you do it?”
He gave her an incredulous look. “Of course, I will.”
“Then, it will be fine.” He felt humbled and terrified by the amount of faith she had in him. She must have sensed his unease because she added, “I just want to be with you. It doesn’t have to be perfect. We’ll figure it out together.”
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Sam’s fear began to dissolve with Selene’s reassurance. She made their joining sound so simple, so natural. Perhaps it really could be. He didn’t want to wait anymore. This was happening.
Rising onto his elbow, he cupped her face and kissed her. Softly at first, but it soon turned fevered. Rapturous.
His hand skimmed down her body. Their kissing intensified when he slipped his hand beneath her shirt. Her flesh was hot and so incredibly soft. She sat up to pull off her shirt then the rest of her clothes until she was fully naked before him.
The lantern light gave her skin a pale, golden glow. Sam sighed. How grateful he was to have been gifted with such a mate. Despite all of the pain he had been through in Aurelia, it had ultimately brought him to her. Finally, fate had looked upon him with favor.
There was so much he wanted to tell her but couldn’t. At least not at that moment. But he could express how he felt for her in other ways. He didn’t have to use words to make her understand that they were meant to be together. He only had to stay in control.
Selene ran her hands over his bare chest, and he pressed his thickerection against her side. When her fingertips brushed against one of his nipples, Sam gasped at the jolt of pleasure. She did it again while he kissed his way down her neck to close his lips around one taut nipple. Sucking hard, he used his other hand to dip between her legs. His cock pulsed hard when he found her wet for him, and she shuddered as he brushed his thumb against the spot he knew she liked best.
