Page 35 of Alpha's Second Chance

With my tongue licking her folds, and my fingers in her pussy, she came. Wave after wave of pleasure crested as she writhed. “Now I want you to come on me.”

I crawled up on the bed. I lifted Eve and settled her against the pillows. “Comfortable?”

She nodded. “Good. Because I plan to take my time.” I positioned my throbbing rod at her slick entrance. I plunged into her as she cried out. “I love you,” I said.

“I love you too,” she said, moaning into my ear. “But that’s not all.”

I stilled, hovering above her. I rose up on one elbow so I could see her pretty face. My ribs twinged as I moved, but it was worth it. I traced my thumb over her lush mouth. “Not all?”

Eve’s eyes met mine. “When we talked. Earlier. When you said you loved me…” Eve swallowed hard and glanced away, breaking our eye contact.

Inside her body, I stayed hard, but my heart began to batter against my chest. Eve was gifted with words, and yet now she was struggling to finish her sentence. “What’s wrong?” I asked. Surely she wouldn’t tell me she was leaving right now, not while our bodies were connected. I’d survived heartbreak once. I couldn't do it again.

“Nothing.” Eve squeezed her eyes shut, then opened them. This time she met my eyes, with her familiar steely gaze. “I’m only nervous.”

“Tell me,” I said.

Eve ran her hands over my shoulders and down my back. “I promised that I wouldn’t leave again. I’m ready now. I want more. I want us to be together. I don’t know what that’s going to look like. We can figure it out,” she said, all her words tumbling out in a rush.

My heart slowed its pounding beat, but my stomach started to swirl. “Eve. You know that I want you as my mate. Are you trying to say you want the same thing?”

She breathed out a sigh. “Yes.”

“You want to be my mate?”

She lifted her hips, spurring my body to react. “Yes,” she said. She wrapped her legs around my waist. I rocked forward with her smooth thighs pressed against me.

I pushed up on my hands, changing the angle so I could hit her sweet spot with each thrust. “If I wasn’t already making love to you, I’d have you on your back in two seconds,” I panted. I scented her, inhaling her sweet scent. “I’ll go to Chicago,” I said.

Under me, she writhed. “What are you talking about?”

“The job you want in Chicago.” My thrusts picked up speed. I was close. “I’ll go with you, if that’s what you want.”

“You would?” she asked.

“Without a doubt.” I couldn't believe we were carrying on this conversation right now. But I was unwilling to stop either. I wanted her to come for me, and I wanted her commitment too.

Eve’s breathing turned fast. She sucked in a breath as she lifted her hips to meet each thrust. “What about your job?” she ground out.

I couldn’t answer that right now. Nothing mattered but what was going on in my bed. I lowered my body to press against hers. I got both my arms under Eve and held her close, still keeping most of my weight off of her. I couldn’t get close enough to her as I slowed my thrusts. Rolling my hips, I pulled all the way out, then drove back in. I slid one hand down to rub between her legs.

Within seconds, Eve’s body shook. Her folds spasmed intensely, drawing my own orgasm from me. As I spilled my seed, I kissed her cheek. “You’re it for me, Eve. Always my mate.”

“Owen. You’re the same for me. It took me ten years to get here, but you are my mate.”

I didn’t let go of her. I rolled us to the side, and we fell asleep with my body still inside hers.

We must have slept for about an hour. I woke up long enough to pull the blanket over us. Eve snuggled into my side. “Mmm. Warm.” She blinked up at me. “How are you feeling?”

Now that the endorphins from sex had worn off, as well as the industrial strength painkillers, each bite and claw mark ached, and each breath brought an insistent sting, but it was a small price to pay for having Eve in my arms, safe from that bastard. “A little beat up, but otherwise great.”

“I’m so glad,” she said. She sighed. “I realize that bringing up a bunch of important topics during sex probably wasn’t my best idea.”

“Nah.” I kissed her nose. “Seemed to work out just fine.”

“You didn’t answer my question though.”

I had no idea what question she was talking about. She said she wanted to be my mate, so I was good. At this point, I didn’t have the brain power to pretend to know. “What question was that?”

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