"You’re fucking mine, Kit. You hear me?"

His deep voice reverberated in my ears as another wave of sensation fell over me and pushed me closer to another climax. Kaiden’s voice was like fine velvet that wrapped itself around me and squeezed me tight.

“I…yes. Oh, fuck. Kaiden, I…” My breaths rocked through me. “I’ve never done this before.”

His hand withdrew, and as I looked up at him, I could see his fingers glisten with the sweet welcome I had given him.

He smiled and licked the tips of his fingers slowly, circling his tongue around each tip. I pushed close to him and bit my bottom lip.

“I should think fucking not. This body is mine; your mating is mine.”

I trembled, the power of his words hitting me hard. Mating? Oh, shit…I’m just a human. He can’t possibly—

But then his chocolate eyes ate me up, and he lowered his gaze, dark hair falling into his eyes, and he sunk down my body back between my legs. Kaiden moved so effortlessly, putting his mouth just above my core. His breath was fire on my sensitive skin. From between my legs, he looked up at me with that scheming grin I'd grown to love.

I felt his tongue barely touch my core, and I was desperate for more. As he slowly nudged his tongue a little closer, a little deeper, I moaned loudly. Then his strong hands were gripping my thighs, and he thrust his tongue deep inside of me. It darted in and out as I writhed beneath him in total ecstasy.

As if reading my mind, he withdrew his tongue and flicked the tip of my sensitive, bare skin. The nerves soared, riding a wave of intense, almost unbearable pleasure. I climaxed uncontrollably, and his moans of approval vibrated into me.

“So fucking good,” he mumbled into my skin, “my mate.”

I couldn’t have heard that right, and still, some part of me silently screamed out in agreement. The feeling of being with Kaiden like this was like a missing puzzle piece falling into place.

Suddenly, Kaiden pulled away, his mouth now wet with my desire, and thrust his hard, perfect erection deep inside my pussy. I clamped down around him, the brief sting quickly melting away as my body gave itself over to him.

“Kaiden!”

“Yes, Kit. Goddamn, you take me so well,” he growled, that partial shift taking over and making his yellow eyes glow all the harder.

We rode out the waves of pleasure, crashing against each other like twin storms becoming one. He sheathed his cock so deep inside me, and I never wanted him to leave, my entire being welcoming him home.

Kaiden wrapped his arm around my waist, hoisting me up onto his lap as he powered into me. I held onto Kaiden’s neck, squeezing as I rode his thick erection.

This. This is what I’d needed—craved—my entire life from him, and it still blew my mind that it was happening. My core clamped down as the orgasm crested over me. I pulsed, trembling around him as Kaiden thrust up in a powerful rhythm.

In seconds, we were both crashing over that edge, and I felt myself fall entirely apart as Kaiden filled me up with his spend, his teeth finding my neck as he bit down.

He’d claimed me…mated me.

***

Morning light cut through the windows, waking me up from my position asleep in Kaiden’s arms. My heart pounded as the memory and reality became one. We’d…we’d really done that. Kaiden and I had sex.

“Hello there.”

I jumped slightly, looking up at Kaiden as he smirked down at me. My cheeks heated despite everything, and I moved to sit up, holding the sheet over my breasts.

“Hi, umm, good morning.”

Panic was setting in after everything we’d done last night, and I could tell Kaiden read it all over my features. My hands shook. This was too much. I needed to go. But right when I tried to get up, Kaiden snaked his hands around my waist, pulling me close.

“Oh no, you don’t. I’m not letting you get away, little Kit.”

How was this the world I lived in? Was I really about to have the morning-after talk with Kaiden? Kaiden, who was apparently the alpha of his own pack and who’d seemingly just mate-marked a human?

“I…Kaiden, this is insane. I know that last night was—”

He sat up straighter, holding me close. “Don’t pull away, Kit. I know what last night was, and I wouldn’t change it.”