Her hard nipples pushed against the thin fabric of her bra. Slowly, he drew his tongue across the heated peak before sucking it into his mouth, biting then licking to ease the sting.
After loving on the other breast, he made his way down to her stomach and hips, licking and nipping, leaving small, wet marks like a bath along her skin.
“Oh, God, Luke. Please.” Gwen groaned and arched up against him.
His cock throbbed in answer, but he wasn’t nearly done with her.
“Patience, princess. Our first time has to be special.” Before his words evaporated into the air, he sucked her lace-covered clit into his mouth. Her panties were soaked, proof of her arousal, and her sweet scent nearly sent him over the edge.
Merlin pushed up onto his knees and stared at his woman, writhing on the bed, her skin flushed. Gwen looked like a goddess with her auburn hair spread over the pillows. He wanted to feel all of her against him, and he stood to kick off his boxer briefs, and then slid his hands behind her back to unclasp her bra.
Her ample breasts with raspberry-colored nipples popped free. Beautiful. Then he hooked his fingers into the sides of her lace panties and pulled them down, slowly revealing her naked sex. He hadn’t thought it would be possible to get any harder, but he was wrong.
“You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen,” Merlin whispered, his voice rough with desire. He returned to her mouth, his tongue darting in and out, rubbing against hers as his hand slid down to find her clit.
Wet. Hot. He needed to taste her more than he needed his next breath. Gwen’s body trembled beneath his. It was like adding gasoline to the fire, and he growled. Parting her thighs, he swept his tongue along her pussy, up to her clit to linger there, sucking, nibbling, licking until she writhed against the sheets and arched against his face.
After sliding his finger in her juices, he pushed it into her core. Her muscles clenched around his finger as he gently thrust.
“So close… Luke, please.”
While flicking his tongue against her clit, he inserted a second finger. Thrusting deep, they slid over the bundle of nerves deep inside her core as he sucked her clit into his mouth.
Gwen screamed his name as she came, the muscles of her sex squeezing his fingers. As her muscles relaxed, he licked along her folds then rolled over, lifting her onto his chest.
Finally, her breathing slowed as he rubbed his hand up and down her back. When she finally lifted her head, her pupils were dilated, and her cheeks were bright pink.
Merlin thought she would say something, but she kissed him, her tongue sliding along his lips until he opened for her. Groaning into her mouth, he flipped her, so she was on her back underneath him. His cock throbbed with need, and he couldn’t wait any longer.
Almost forgetting protection, he muttered, “Fuck.” The condom was still in his pocket. The last thing he wanted to do was let her go, even for a moment.
“Be right back,” he said, then kissed her forehead.
Stalking across the room, he grabbed his jeans and fished in the pocket for the foil wrapper. When he turned around, her gaze focused on him.
He smiled. “Like what you see, princess?”
“Oh, yes.”
Her words triggered a growl he couldn’t restrain, and tearing the wrapper open, he rolled the condom over his erection. As he returned to the bed and positioned himself between her silky thighs, he reminded himself to go slow. But as soon as his tip entered her heated core, it took every ounce of restraint he possessed.
So damn tight and wet. An inch at a time, he entered her, watching her face for signs of pain.
Sweat broke out on his forehead, and his muscles shook as he fought the desire to take her and fast, the need to thrust overwhelming.
Gwen arched against him. “More. I need you, Luke. Please.” Her trembling words rolled over him like the ocean hitting the shore.
With one thrust, he plunged all the way in and then stilled. Nothing had ever felt better. “Are you okay, princess?” Merlin hardly recognized his own voice, raw with emotion.
“Yes, but you need to move.”
His rhythm started slow, pulling most of the way out before thrusting back in, but as her core clenched around him, his willpower shattered. Pumping into her hard and fast, he reached down and tweaked her clit. Once, twice, and she screamed with ecstasy as her pussy rippled with an orgasm. Her juices slid over his balls, and he thrust one more time and shouted his release.
Merlin rested his forehead against hers for a moment, then kissed her. Emotions bubbled up inside him, emotions he shouldn’t feel, and he held them back. Kissing her again, he pulled out and got up to discard the condom. Then he returned to bed and pulled her into his side and tugged the quilt over them.
* * *
For the first time in forever, Merlin felt at peace as Gwen snuggled closer, her body curled against his side, her head resting on his chest. Her touch and her essence soothed him in a way nothing had since he’d joined the service. He should be sated after hours of nibbling, tasting, and kissing every inch of her, but he wanted more. Even with her lack of experience, she’d responded to him like they’d been together forever.