Page 16 of Griffen's Mate

“Okay.” She smiled down at him, and his heart skipped a beat at her happiness. She was beautiful when she was happy and smiled, it lit up her whole face.

Griffen was in awe as she slowly, for his benefit, made herself disappear, or more accurately, became a chameleon. Now that he was really watching, he could just make out the odd shape of her body against the tree. He would never have found her if she hadn’t done it in front of him.

“Let’s try a different hiding spot and me in wolf form,” he suggested.

She became visible again. “It might be easier in wolf form as everything is more heightened, but when I went to Faith, I was worried that I would be smelled as I smell a bit like you now.”

She climbed down, and Griffen couldn’t have pulled his gaze away from her naked body if his life depended on it. She was all toned, tight muscles, with a petite frame and all the right curves. His cock rose in his track pants, and his body ached with the need to touch her, to put his skin against hers, circling her waist and running his fingers up and down her smooth skin. He groaned as she turned and her breasts bounced as she landed with a soft thud on the ground. Her shy smile sent his way didn’t help matters either. His body felt hot, and he wondered if he should put a hold on what they were doing and finally make his move.

As she made her way to him, she sniffed the air and her gaze went wide and her smile spread wider. “You’ve never looked at me like that before.”

What! He shook his head. What did she mean he hadn’t previously looked at her like he was now? Surely he’d shown his desire for her before? Hadn’t he? He racked his brain, trying to think of a time when he’d been turned on like this with Hope, but none came to mind. Oh crap! What kind of man didn’t make his mate feel desirable? What did this mean?

He did find her attractive. But he had to admit that he couldn’t really think of any time before when he thought she looked as sexy as she did now. All she was doing was walking toward him, naked in the woods, but it was the way she was doing it, in her own skin, it shining and flashing a rainbow of colors, deep golden eyes, white hair, and her walk filled with confidence. That was it, that was why she was so stunning, right now she was in her element.

“You look beautiful. No…” He shook his head. “That isn’t the right word. You look stunning, like a goddess strutting her stuff.”

Stepping toward her, Griffen gathered her to him and did the only thing he could when she looked like she did—he claimed her lips, tasting them and coaxing her to open her mouth. When she did, he slipped his tongue inside and devoured her. Hope had put him under a spell, and he didn’t want it to be broken.

He ripped at his clothes and stepped out of the remains, relishing when their bodies touched. Closing his eyes, he let his hands explore her, his fingers trailing over every one of her curves. She was so soft. It reminded him of the finest silk. Opening his eyes, he pulled his mouth from hers and kissed a trail down her jaw and over her neck to rest on her shoulder and the mate mark. He kissed the mark as his hands rested on her arse cheeks.

“I want you so bad right now. Please tell me you’re ready and you want me too,” he whispered against her.

Hope rested her hands on his shoulders and held him against her. “I’m ready. I want you. I want to take the next step. I’ve waited a long time for you.”

Griffen’s heartbeat picked up, and he swore his body heat skyrocketed. They were ready. This felt right. This was right. She was at home in the forest. Her people had been nature people. This was the perfect place to make her fully his. To claim his mate. Hope was his mate. No more thinking. It was just Griffen and Hope.

Kissing his way down her body, he stopped at her breasts. They weren’t big, but they weren’t small either, they were a perfect handful. Her nipples weren’t as big as a human’s or a shifter’s, and they were a lighter color. He opened his mouth and took one in and sucked. She let out a gasp, and her fingers dug into his shoulders. She might not have a smell, but she tasted like heaven—a mixture of a fresh sea breeze and wild mulberries. Letting go of her breast, he switched to the other one while his hands roamed her body.

Hope’s fingers were hesitant at first when they moved to explore him. Griffen wondered if he should say anything to her or give her encouragement, but when his fingers caressed the folds between her thighs, her hands shot down to his and gripped them for a moment. He parted her lips and his fingers found her clit and brushed over it. Her clit was bigger than any he’d seen before and more of a large, round, button shape, and her whole body shook when he touched it. Hope went wild in his embrace as his mouth sucked on her breasts and his fingers explored her pussy.

Her fingers were no longer hesitant as he explored. Letting go of a breast, he eased away and studied her body. She was so into what they were doing, her skin couldn’t stay one color. Her eyes were a dark yellow gold, and her lips looked bee-stung from their kisses. Her chest was arched into his touch, and her legs were spread. He’d never seen anything so erotic.

Griffen moved one of his hands up and ran his fingers down her body, resting to cup a breast before tweaking her nipple. Hope shook, and her mewls of delight told him that she was enjoying his touch. Hope’s fingers traced the ridges in his back before coming around and lightly trailing the pads over every crevice and bump of his body.

“Mmm, I love the feel of your body,” she moaned, her voice so sexy with her deep huskiness. Hope’s sigh was of pure bliss as he flexed and her fingers smoothed over his abs, and his confidence skyrocketed. “It’s hard, but smooth at the same time,” she rumbled as her gaze followed her fingers.

His body heated, and his arousal rose at her words and watching her.

“I’ve seen your body in my visions, and when you shifted, but I never imagined it would feel so amazing. I tingle all over just from what I’m doing. It feels so good.” She drew out the words so good.

Griffen took care of his body, even though being a shifter he burned off a lot of energy. Stepping close to her, he stilled his fingers in her pussy and gathered her to him and took her mouth again. He ravaged her mouth, and she matched him, tangling her tongue with his and moving her lips to match his rhythm. She was a quick learner. She circled her arms around him and ran her fingers up and down his back as she eased her legs further apart.

His mouth tore from hers on a groan, and he grinned when she panted for breath. He rested his face into her neck and sucked on her skin. Making his way to her ears, his tongue snaked out and licked before he nibbled on the pointed tip. She bucked against him and her moans grew louder. Holy shit. His fingers reached down, and he found her wet and ready, but he wanted to give her more pleasure.

Griffen focused on her ears, biting and nibbling until she started climbing his body and rubbing herself on him. He held her to him so she didn’t fall but pushed her out so he could have one more taste of her succulent breasts. Her thighs trembled against him as his breath feathered over her puckered nipples. She took deep breaths, her body shaking as he sucked one pebbled nipple in before repeating the action with the other one. Her hands came up and she gripped his hair, holding him against her. He burned with need for her, eager to bury himself inside her and claim her.

He was ready, and he was sure she was too. With a pop, he let her breast go and helped her slide down his body until her feet touched the ground. He ran his fingers over her heated body. Stopping at her pussy, he slid two fingers into her core and moaned as he felt how wet she was. He darted a quick look around them, and locating his clothing, he moved them so they were behind her. Griffen gently placed her down on his clothes, taking a moment to fix them out so she wasn’t on the forest floor.

She smiled up at him, and he was a goner. She was stunning, her skin going crazy with light olive, green, yellow, brown, white, and a dark olive, and her eyes were full of lust directed right at him. Griffen’s body ached with his need, and his wolf begged to be set free. His teeth lengthened, preparing to claim her, but he wasn’t ready for that yet. He wanted to sink into her and let his passion that had been building get to explosion level.

Griffen lined his cock up with her entrance and parted her pussy lips with his fingers. He rested his forehead against hers, and took a deep breath, inhaling her calming scent, before he eased back and caught her gaze. “You ready? Once this is done, I’ll never let you go. I won’t be able to live without you.” He sighed. “I don’t want to ever have to.”

She nodded and gasped as he slowly moved into her. “I never want to be without you. I have a life now. I love now.”

He didn’t answer her because his whole focus was on how she felt. The feeling was different to anything he’d ever felt. She was tight, but her walls were like velvet silk wrapped around his dick. He knew it was the closest feeling to perfection he would ever feel. He rested a hand on either side of her, balancing himself.

He thought the first time was supposed to hurt, but she didn’t say anything, and he was almost all the way in when he finally felt a barrier. He paused, leaned down, and captured her lips, delving his tongue in as he pulled out and thrust back inside her, breaking the barrier he felt. Griffen eased further into her. He was sure her barrier was a lot further than humans. When he wasn’t burning with need for her he’d ask her about it, but right now his body was on fire. His body was wound like a coil sprung tight getting ready to unravel.

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