Page 40 of One True Mate

We didn't rush things this time. I took my time exploring every inch of her and learning what she liked and didn't. I was shocked when she started directing me with her words and telling me exactly what she wanted me to do to her. I had never had such a responsive partner in bed and she seemed to understand exactly what I needed and where I needed her to touch me, too. We moved in perfect sync and I thought my heart would explode when she fell apart in my arms and I followed her into oblivion.

It was nothing like it had been the night before. My body was still shaking from the intensity of it. And I knew Kelsey felt it too. I wiped a stray tear from her cheek and kissed her sweetly, not trusting myself to deepen it this time. I closed my eyes and breathed in her scent.

“That was beautiful. I had no idea it could be like that,” I heard her say.

“I know, me too. No one's ever spoken to me like that before. No questioning what you wanted or how to please you. I loved it.”

I nuzzled her neck and kissed my mark as I felt her stiffen in my arms.

“What? Wh-what are you talking about?” she stuttered as I knew she only did when she was really upset or nervous.

I looked at her in confusion.

“I wasn't talking during… that,” she waved her hand over the two of us not able to say the words.

Why would she deny it? It had been incredible.

“Babe, I would never have known to…” I trailed my hand down her waist heading for what I knew now was her most sensitive spot when she nearly jumped out the bed.

Her face showed pure shock and embarrassment.

“I didn't tell you that,” she insisted.

“How could he possibly have known that anyway?”I heard her clearly but watching her saw no signs of her lips moving.

“Kelsey?”I tested, thinking it instead of saying it aloud.

“What?” she answered aloud in frustration, but not able to bring herself to look me in the eyes.

I knew my eyes were nearly bugging out of my head. It was impossible! I knew my heart started racing, I couldn't stop the panic rising in me. This wasn't supposed to happen. I mean I had heard it could happen, especially between true mates, but not for many, many years, sometimes even many decades.

“Kyle, what's wrong?”

Now Kelsey was panicking too, most likely feeding off my elevated stress levels, but I couldn't calm them even for her. I was freaking out.

She rushed over to me and when her hands touched my chest a calm washed over me and I felt like I could breathe again.

“Thank you,”I told her without speaking, testing the connection again.

“You're welcome,” she said sighing against my chest.

“Big bad wolves chase little red riding hood,”I told her through our bond just to make absolute sure she was hearing me.

She pulled away and looked up at me in confusion.

“What? That's not even funny, Kyle. You know I was terrified of the big bad wolf growing up.” She smacked me for added emphasis.

“Um, Kels, there's something you need to know and try not to freak out like I just did, okay?”

She looked at me with worry in her eyes.

“I knew it was too good to be true. It's okay, I won't cry in front of him. Do not cry, Kelsey!”I heard her internal conversation loud and clear and I wanted to shake some sense into her.

“Damn it. Doesn't she know I'm not going anywhere? Why can't she understand I'm hers? Only hers!”

She was staring at me with a similar freaked out look that I was giving her a few minutes earlier. Oops, shouldn't have been talking to myself like that.

“Kelse,.” I said aloud.

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