“So sensitive.” I can hear the chuckle of delight in Garrett’s voice and snap my thighs together automatically.

“Oh, no,” he teases, spreading me open like a book and planting a trail of soft kisses along the inside of my thigh until he reaches the spot that makes every muscle in my body seize with pleasure. “You ran away from me, angel. Now I’m going to make you pay in orgasms.”

A little whimper slips out of me as Garrett wedges his tongue beneath the hood of my clit and licks me with slow heavy strokes. I can feel the pressure building deep within my core, and when Garrett thrusts two fingers inside me, a surprised scream rips from my throat.

The abrupt feeling of fullness is almost too much, and he’s just using his fingers. Little spots dance in the corners of my vision as he sucks my clit into his mouth while pumping forcefully in and out.

I moan and slide down onto his fingers, taking as much as he will give me with every thrust. I grip his hair, and Garrett slows his pace, gently stretching my inner walls as though he’s playing an instrument.

Cream drips out of me with every touch, every loving flick of his tongue. Hot tears well up in my eyes as I explode around him. The sensation is warm and overwhelming, and I want to feel it again and again.

Garrett’s face is slick with my juices as he pulls back to meet my gaze. His eyes look almost more silver than blue in the dim light of the dining room. “That’s one.”

Chapter Nine

Garrett

Staring down at my beautiful mate, I can hardly believe my luck. Ava’s dark hair is fanned out over the table like liquid obsidian, and her rosy nipples are peaked with desire. The insides of her thighs are sticky with cream, and her belly is swollen with my seed.

Mine.

My wolf’s growl is loud and clear. He wants me to claim her — to give her my mark. He wants me to sink my fangs into her tender flesh and embed my scent in her forever.

I know I have to wait. Ava has so much on her mind already. I won’t add to her troubles by telling her what I am.

After all the searching, all the regret, fate has given me a second chance — one night to make her mine.

Hooking an arm under Ava’s knees, I scoop her off the dining-room table and carry her up the stairs. All the while, I can’t stop staring. She’s got these emerald eyes that seem to see right through me, swollen pink lips, and that tiny black beauty mark that makes me want to ravage her on the stairs.

Somehow, I make it to my room and lay her down on the bed. I unhook her bra from behind, freeing her heavy breasts and tossing it onto the floor.

I take my time licking and kissing her perfect tits, making slow circles around each nipple with my tongue until her whole body is quivering beneath me.

I kiss my way down her gorgeous body, marveling at every curve and the velvety texture of her skin. I pause for a moment to cup her round stomach and plant a reverent kiss just below her belly button.

When I finally reach her soft slippery mound, my wolf rises to the surface. Ava has this delicious earthy musk that drives my animal wild.

I open my mouth to taste her sweetness, but the bitter hint of venom coats my tongue. I can feel the burn of my fangs trying to descend, but I swallow down the urge to mark her.

Parting her blushing wet lips with my fingers, I make slow circles over her clit until she starts to move against me. A soft moan rises from her throat, and I bury my face in her folds.

I slip one finger inside her, and then another, watching her face carefully for any signs of discomfort.

I might have taken Ava’s cherry, but she’s still practically a virgin. While I’m dying to sink inside her and fuck her hard, I also want to take my time. If tonight goes well, I’ll have every opportunity to claim her sweet pussy over and over again.

Making my way up her channel, I find that soft spot just behind her navel and stroke her there until her whole body starts to tremble and her walls clamp down around me.

“Garrett . . .”

God, I love the way she says my name. “Yes, angel?”

“I . . . need you inside me.”

That bold declaration sends an unimaginable thrill through me, but I take a careful pause as I continue to caress her insides. “Mmm, I told you,” I murmur, lazily spreading her folds again so I can study her perfect pink cunt. “I’m making you pay in orgasms.”

“Please,” she whispers. It’s a question and a plea, and the needy tremor in her voice undoes me.

Ava doesn’t know it yet, but there’s nothing I could refuse her.