Page 60 of Protected Promise
“Are you okay?” I asked. My wolf was starting to get on edge.
“Fine,” she said.
I stripped down to my boxers and sat on the bed. Kaitlyn hadn’t moved from the chair she’d been sitting in when I walked into the room. I could feel the tension in the air between us and I didn’t like it. She was practically buzzing with nervous energy.
I didn’t know what to do so I got up and pulled the bed sheets down and slid beneath them.
I didn’t say a word. The last thing I wanted to do was pressure Kaitlyn.
She got up and took off her clothes… all of her clothes. Then she walked over and turned the lights off, but not before I grew uncomfortably hard from the quick peep show.
I felt like an ass for it, but I couldn’t help it. My mate was beyond gorgeous. I desired her in ways I didn’t even realize I could. That shouldn’t be a bad thing, but it didn’t feel like a good thing either.
I crossed my arms behind my head, not trusting myself not to reach for her.
She crawled into bed next to me and laid still beside me. Neither of us spoke. The distance between us wasn’t uncomfortable, but I wished I could just reach out and touch her. I wasn’t a man that was used to hesitating or second guessing myself. I wasn’t some tyrant that just took what I wanted when I wanted, but I liked to think I was a decisive Alpha, yet Kaitlyn made me question that. She made me question every move, every thought, everything.
After what felt like an eternity, she rolled onto her side and looked at me. She felt skittish to me and I didn’t want to frighten her.
Her hand reached out, but then she pulled it back. After the second time she did this, I reached for her hand and placed it on my chest. I shivered at the calm that washed over me from her touch. I felt her relax too.
“You can touch me anytime, Kaitlyn, in any way you’d like.”
She cuddled up next to me finally beginning to relax as she laid her head on my shoulder.
“I wasn’t sure you’d want me to after last night. I thought maybe you’d be a little disappointed in me.”
“Never. Last night was amazing. I got to hold you in my arms all night long.”
She nodded her head against my chest and I wasn’t sure if she was aware of it or not, but her hand started to roam across my stomach and chest.
I tucked my arm back under my head as I laid on my back and allowed her full control of the situation. It wasn’t easy, especially as she became bolder and more sure of her movements. More than anything I wanted to take control and show her how right we could be together. I needed her pleasure as much as my own.
When she planted light kisses across my chest, I knew my boxers were fully tented. I felt no embarrassment about that. I wanted her to know just how much her touch affected me and just how badly I wanted her, yet I remained still, silently giving her full control.
As her hand dipped below my waistband, I moaned involuntarily.
I looked down to judge her reaction, but all I caught was a knowing smirk. She knew what she was doing.
“Are you okay?” I asked.
“Yes. Are you?”
I chuckled. “Yeah, I’m more than okay.”
She closed her eyes as she squeezed me and then pulled, eliciting a deep moan from me.
“Um, could we maybe try?”
I gulped and took a deep breath. “You’re in full control here, gorgeous. Whatever you need, all you have to do is ask.”
Her grip on me loosened. “I really need this underwear to disappear.”
She didn’t have to tell me twice. They were removed and tossed across the floor in record time.
I remained as still as I could as she continued her explorations, growing bolder by the second. My self-control was beginning to wane when she changed course and kissed me.
That was it. The frenzy within me was ignited and I kissed her back hard breaking my stillness to wrap my arms around her and thread my fingers through her long blonde hair.
