Page 83 of Luna: Posy 2

"What's wrong?" he asked with a nipple caged between his teeth.

"There's— It's— Um." I felt like crying.

Sensing my distress, he sat up, his knees still straddling my hips.

"Sweetness? Do you need a break or want to stop?"

"No, but I think I got my period," I said in a rush.

He frowned and shook his head.

"That's not possible. Heat replaces it as soon as you meet your mate. Remember? We talked about this."

"Then why am I all wet," I dropped my voice to a whisper, "down there?"

"Uh, so, your body is getting ready for me. It's doing what it should be." He laughed lightly, but I didn't think he was laughingatme. "You scared me for a second."

"How, um, how is that getting ready for you?"

"Remember what Wyatt said about you getting nice and wet so we could slide inside you easier?" Red stole across his cheeks. "Hasn't that happened before? Like when we kissed or touched you?"

"Yes, but not as much as what's happening right now."

"That's because you're more aroused right now. You want me, don't you?"

"Yes."

"Will you trust me?" He laid his palm against the side of my face and swept his thumb over my cheek.

"Of course."

"How do you feel about taking your shorts off?" he murmured against my skin.

"Can I keep my panties on?" I asked with wide eyes. "At least at first?"

"Sure."

"Then okay."

Once he had my permission, he quickly stripped them off me and tossed them to the growing pile of clothes on the floor. He left his boxers on, which I appreciated. Despite what we were doing, I wasn't ready to seethatjust yet.

With a sweet smile, he laid me on my back and propped himself up on one elbow beside me.

"Open your legs a little for me, sweetness."

I did what he asked, and he slid his hand into my panties and between my thighs to cup me there.

"Whoa!" I gasped and gripped his forearm with one hand, the other curling into the sheets.

"You're okay," he whispered. "It's just me, remember?"

For several minutes, he simply held me like that, his hand still as he kissed me, his tongue delving into my mouth.

"Jayden," I moaned when the kiss ended.

"I'm going to touch you more deeply now," he whispered. "Is that all right?"

I nodded, incapable of speech.

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