Oh, damn. She’d been hiding behind her arms.
“Now!”
She dropped her arms and watched his eyes widen when he saw her breasts for the first time.
“Fuck me. How the hell do you ride without hurting yourself?” he asked.
“I wrap an Ace bandage around my chest to hold them tightly against me so they don’t move.”
“I was under the impression you were flat-chested by the way your shirts would press against your chest.”
She didn’t know what to say, so she kept quiet. She watched him walk over to the bed and sit down.
“Come here,” he said and held out a hand.
Eden reluctantly walked to him and then gasped when he gripped her hips and brought her between his legs and against his chest.
She automatically placed her hand on his shoulders. Damn, he looked like he was muscular everywhere. His shoulders were easily twice the size of hers, and standing in front of him while she stood, he was still taller than her. She’d never studied his size against hers. They’d never had the opportunity.
“I want you to tell me that you want my hands on you,” he said.
His hands tightened when she didn’t immediately say it. “Pet…” he said in a warning tone.
“I … I want your hands on me.” She closed her eyes.
Cain sighed. “Open your eyes.”
She looked at him and waited.
“I want my hands on you, too,” he said. “I can see the doubt in your expression, so I’m going to show you. Do you have any objections?”
She bit her lip and shook her head.
“I need the words, Little Sub.”
“N-no. I have no objections,” she whispered.
Once again, he lifted her like she didn’t weigh anything, and it always astounded her. He laid her flat on her back on the mattress and stared down at her.
“I’ve been wanting to kiss you since the very first time we met.” He paused and grinned. “No, it was before we met. I couldn’t take my eyes off of you when you walked into the food barn. When you saw me staring, and you looked over your shoulder like there was someone behind you, it charmed me.”
“Now you’re all mine,” he said. He dipped his head and pressed his lips to hers.
The dark, deep timbre of his tone sent vibrations of desire down her body. When she finally felt his mouth, it was like the world stopped. Every molecule was still as he made her body sing. Her arms came up to circle his neck, wanting him closer.
He raised his head. “Hands up at the headboard and leave them there.”
She sputtered. “But…”
“No, buts, Little Sub. I know you have a lot to learn. All I’m going to tell you now is that you will do what I say without hesitation.”
Eden was confused. “Why?”
“Because it will please me,” he said. “You want that, yes?”
She nodded.
“Do you know what I’m going to do in return?”