His hands reach for me, but I shake my head. My hand is still around his cock, and I gently trace his knot. It hasn’t gone down at all. Even his cock is hardening once more in my grip.

“I don’t want a bath.” My grip on him tightens. “I want you inside of me.”

“Stella,” he groans. “If I knot you—there is no undoing it. You’re my mate forever. If the day came that you wanted to leave me, I couldn’t let you go. We would be bonded forever. I refuse to keep you by force.”

His eyes soften as he strokes my cheek.

“Are you sure you want my knot, knowing what it entails?”

Dropping his cock, I lean up and wrap my arms around his neck. With all the strength that I have, I roll us until I am flat on my back beneath him. The cool grass tickles my heated skin. The night sky looms above us, and the moon is impossibly full. Ciaryn’s pine scent invades my lungs. Spreading my legs widerto accommodate him, I watch as his nostrils flare as he scents my arousal.

“I know what I want. I told you as much in the cottage.” My chest rises and falls with anticipation. “You are my heart—I cannot imagine my life without you. Bind me to you, mate.”

With a growl, Ciaryn’s mouth descends on mine. His lips are firm as they press against mine. His tongue licks against me, and I open my lips eagerly. In a moment, our tongues are tangling, fighting each other until I surrender to his dominance. I moan into his mouth, and my hands fall to his back.

The longer we kiss, the more incessant my need becomes. One of his hands falls to my chest, palming my breast gently. He worries the nipple until it’s a stiff peak. His mouth leaves mine to taste my other breast. Ciaryn alternates his attention on each. My hips lift in invitation—seeking any friction I can find.

My wolfman releases my breast with a pop. He stares into my eyes as his hand trails lower. Parting me, he snarls at the wetness he finds there. His claw gently nudges my entrance, and I suck in a breath.

“Are you sure?” he asks again.

“Will it hurt?”

His nod is sharp.

“A bit at first—but not for long. Part of my knot’s purpose is to provide you pleasure.”

His claw tickles my clit, and I suck in a breath. Reaching between us, I wrap my hand around his cock and guide it towards my entrance. Lifting my hips, I capture his lips with mine.

“Then claim me, Ciaryn. Make it so we are never apart again.”

With our lips still connected, Ciaryn knocks my hand away, and his head pushes into my entrance. The burn is already intense, and he’s barely inside. I’m so wet I can tell he’s fightingnot to slide fully into me in one go. He continues his entrance on a slow thrust. Once he is fully inside me, I moan into his mouth. There is a pinch of pain, and I cry against him. His lips leave mine to whisper encouragement and praise into my ears.

It feels like an eternity later when I feel his knot pressing into me. Taking a deep breath, I tighten my hold on his back as I feel the knot breach my entrance—stretching me wider than I thought possible. It steals my breath. Ciaryn’s muscles are taut as he remains still inside me, allowing me to accommodate his size.

“Stella,” he whispers. “Are you well?”

I nod, my eyes still closed tightly. Ciaryn begins to press soft kisses to my cheeks and forehead. His claw gently rubs my clit. After a few moments, the pain dissipates. Blinking my eyes open, I find Ciaryn’s burning gaze staring down at me. Gently, he circles his hips. With his knot inside of me, he can’t thrust fully but rather allow the fullness of his cock to heighten my pleasure.

“In time, I’ll give you the fucking you deserve,” he says as if reading my mind. “For your first time, I wanted to tie you to me.”

“Ciaryn,” I sigh. “This is—I?—”

Words become lost as any lingering discomfort flees and pleasure consumes me. Despite the lack of movement, he still manages to fill me expertly. It’s as if the size of him is enough to bring me to incomparable heights of pleasure. His hips flex, and it feels as if he is expanding inside of me. His claw continues to work my clit as my eyes threaten to roll back in my head.

“Your pussy is perfect, Stella. Just as you are. Look at how well you’ve taken all of me.” His eyes begin to glow anew. “No one will ever have you like this. You are mine.Forever.”

“Yes,” I moan. “Forever.”

Another tug on my clit causes my climax to barrel towards me. I clamp around his cock, straining with the onslaught of pleasure. Ciaryn grits his teeth as he absorbs my pleasure.Instead of it beginning to subside, it feels like my body is racing towards another peak.

Wave after wave of pleasure crashes over me. Ciaryn licks down my neck and tastes each of my nipples. My fingernails shred his back as another climax bursts out of me. My wetness seeps from our joined bodies and soaks the grass below me. My mouth is open in a silent scream. Words are nothing more than a flurry of incoherent sounds.

Ciaryn rolls his hips one final time, and a torrent of his hot seed floods me. My body clamps around his jerking cock. This climax is more prolonged than the others. I feel him fill me to bursting with his come. His cock gives one final jerk, but he stays sealed to me. His knot hardens, keeping all of his spend locked within me.

Gently, my wolfman nuzzles my neck. My muscles feel weak. I never would have imagined this feeling. Total satisfied, my arms lazily wrap around his neck, bringing his body flush with mine. His fur tickles my hard nipples as we kiss gently.

My body trembles as he locks his arms around me.