Page 46 of My Guardian Gryphon

Her thighs squeezed, trying to hold me in place. I pushed them up to her chest until her calves rested on either of my shoulders. Then plunged my tongue inside her again. She shuddered and moaned and dug her heels into my back. Her fingers raked over my scalp.

The slight pain only edged me further into the need swelling inside me. She wasn’t the only one that wanted more. I drew her clit into my mouth and sucked gently, gauging her breaths and the tension in her body, waiting for just that moment before she ignited.

Her legs tightened around me, and I released, dragging in a ragged breath. Then I moved up the bed, shrugging her legs off my shoulders, and pressed the tip of my straining cock against her warm, wet center. I kissed her, loving the taste of her mixed with her arousal.

She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me closer. “Please.” The word was mumbled into my mouth as our tongues tangled together.

I moved forward another inch, maybe two, giving her time to adjust. It would hurt. I knew it would. There was no way of getting around the initial pain. I just prayed I’d relaxed her enough that it wouldn’t last too long.

The torture was all mine now, halfway in, halfway out. I strained against the base need to thrust. Against the instinct hounding me to stroke and join our bodies in a frenzy.

“More.” She arched her hips, taking more of me than I’d planned to allow, but she didn’t cry out. We hadn’t gone far enough yet. It was right there. I could feel the barrier inside her holding me back.

I slipped my arms beneath her shoulders, wrapping my palms up and around, locking her into place, while resting most of my weight on my elbows so I wouldn’t crush her. My heart clutched inside my chest. Our gazes met. I raised my head and stared down at her beautiful face. Her bright brown eyes darkened with desire and hunger and an eagerness that made my beast want to roar.

“You are more than I ever could’ve imagined.”

A soft smile curved her lips. “You are everything I always knew you were. Soft and gentle and kind beneath that rough, protective outer armor.”

“You’re the only one who’s called me gentle or soft.” I swallowed the emotion bubbling inside me. “I need you.” The words came out choked.

“Take me.” The trust in her gaze wrenched my gut, and I couldn’t hold back another second. The sensation of her warmth and silky heat clenched down as I thrust deep.

A short gasp slipped between her lips.

“I’m sorry.” The apology came out instantly along with a moan of pleasure. I fought to remain still. To give her time. I’d hurt her. I’d felt her tense. I knew she was in pain. A slight sheen of sweat coated her from head to foot, coated us both.

She rocked her hips, and I groaned, nearly spiraling straight into an orgasm. She was perfect. This was perfect. We were perfect. “Don’t move, or I won’t be able to go slow.”

“I don’t want you to go slow.” She rocked her hips again and traced her fingertips along my neck.

Pleasure twisted inside me in a straining knot of anticipation. Permission granted, I surged forward, pressing deep inside. Her body cinched to mine. I pulled back then thrust again, building from slow methodical strokes to a more desperate, uncontrolled tempo.

Her face flushed pink, and I lowered my mouth to her nipple, taking it deep. She matched my rhythm. Our hearts beat together, also syncing in the moment. She panted and whimpered, and our slick bodies rocked together, the sounds nearly enough to send me cascading into a climax. I reached between us and pressed hard on her clit, moving my mouth from her breast to her lips at the same time.

Her muffled scream came from deep within, filling me with its rawness, and I felt my release surge forward. We flew together in that moment, our bodies burning with the heat of our desire. It felt so perfect.

Too perfect.

Doubt tried pulled me back from bliss, but I banished it from my mind. Nothing would spoil this night, even if it was the only night I ever got with her.

Chapter 18

GRETCHEN

I shifted in his grasp, cracking my eyes open at the rays of sunlight stabbing through the darkness of Alek’s bedroom. His arms tightened around me, and he muttered something about taking me again if I tried to leave his bed.

I snuggled into the embrace and let a slow sigh of contentment slip between my lips. Last night had been…so much…so much more than I’d ever realized. Alek had made love to me and made me come over and over through the night until my body had become a boneless mass of blissful satisfaction.

His mouth had tasted me from head to foot in the most intimate of ways, ways I’d never imagined. Ways none of the Sisters had shared. I was more than happy to exist solely in his bed, between his strong arms for as long as he’d let me stay, although nature’s call and my rumbling stomach were determined to force me down a different path.

I wriggled a little, trying to see if he’d relaxed his grip.

“I told you to stay.” The rumbling growl at my back gave me goosebumps.

“I need to—” I didn’t want to leave, but my body wasn’t really going to give me a choice.

His arms relaxed immediately. “Very well, but you must return promptly so that I can ravish you again before breakfast.” His voice was playful, but a sad undertone made me wonder what he was thinking.

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