Page 49 of Curses and Cauldrons

“That was not the point of that whole declaration,” she groans, her face still hidden.

I shift to my side, sliding my hand over her stomach. She’s covered in layers of clothing, but I find the gap between her pants and jacket to discover her bare skin. Josephine’s breath hitches, and my eyes nearly slide shut again. I angle my head, catching the lobe of her ear between my teeth and nip.

“Do you touch yourself when you watch it?”

“Do you?” Jo gasps.

I hesitate, but Josephine must sense the slight change in me because her face falls as she turns to look at me. We’re so close, the tips of our noses almost brush together.

“I haven’t felt touch, including my own, in a very long time.”

Jo makes a desperate sound. In the next second, her hands are cradling my face. Then her mouth is back on mine. She pulls away, her words rushing out. “Tell me what you want. Tell me how to make you feel good.”

I groan, clutching her hip and dragging her on top of me. “Everything you do feels good.”

Josephine kisses me, her hips rocking against my stiff cock. I unzip her coat, and she shrugs it to the side before we make quick work of my jacket. It’s too cold to be outside without clothes on, but right now, I don’t feel the bite of the frosty air. Only her heat.

Josephine slides down my body. She pushes up my shirt, her hands warm on my skin. I suck in a breath as she drops kisses down my stomach in a heated path. Her fingers fumble at the button on my pants, and she flicks her gaze up to look at me as though she’s waiting for confirmation. I push off her hat and run my fingers through her hair. She chases the touch with her eyes closed.

“I don’t think I’ve wanted anything as much as I want you,” I say, and I mean it. Yes, I wanted my curse gone for a long time, but Josephine isn’t just a cure. She’s sweet and funny and caring. When I’m not with her, I’m thinking about her. She’s gotten under my skin like no one ever has.

She sucks in her bottom lip, her eyes sparkling as she pulls down my zipper. I help her push my pants down my hips and then watch helplessly as she bends and licks at the tip of my cock. Her hand wraps around the base, and she drags her tongue up the underside, making it twitch, and a puff of air escapes my lips.

“Fuck. Do that again.”

Josephine chuckles and then follows orders, her hot mouth sucking on the crown when she reaches the top. I brush her hair back, holding it away from her face to watch every wicked flick ofher tongue. Her lips surround me, her tongue stroking in a way that has my eyes rolling back in my head. Then she lowers her head and takes as much of my cock in her mouth as possible.

“Josephine, shit. That feels incredible.”

She hums, the vibration making me jerk and groan. Her head bobs, and she sucks me down over and over. With a grunt, I pull her off me.

“Hey, I wasn’t done.”

I chuckle and stand up, my pants halfway down my ass and my hard dick out to the night. I scoop Josephine up off the ground and set her on her feet. Grabbing her hand, I pull her back to the house while keeping my fucking pants from falling down.

“Where are we going?”

“I want you naked, and it’s a little too cold outside for that.”

She giggles as we dash inside. The master bedroom of the cabin is the main reason we bought the place. Windows make up the entire back wall and ceiling. You can lie down and see the stars through the glass without ever going outside. I pick up Josephine and toss her on the bed. She laughs and then gasps when she looks up and sees the night sky above her.

“Wow.”

I tear off my shirt and crawl across the bed until I’m hovering over Josephine. Her hands slide up my sides and over my pecs before looping around my neck. She leans up to press a kiss to the underside of my jaw, and her fingers tangle in my hair.

“If this is too fast…” I trail off, realizing that maybe she isn’t ready to have sex.

“It’s not.”

“Thank fuck. I was trying to be all respectful, but I don’t want to wait.”

Josephine’s laugh turns into a gasp when I kiss up her neck and then capture her mouth once again. There’s desperationin this kiss, and we suck, lick, bite at one another hungrily. I want to mark up her skin, leaving behind proof that I’ve been here. When she looks into the mirror tomorrow, I want her to remember everything I did to her tonight.

I only stop long enough to strip off her shirt. Her hands move to unhook her bra before I even get a chance. I smile into her neck before rasping my teeth over her skin. Her body arches into my hand as I drag it down her sternum. I cup her breast and suck the peaked nipple into my mouth.

Josephine murmurs soft words as she writhes beneath me. Her dark hair fans out on the pillow and her lips are full and red from our kisses.

“You’re so beautiful,” I whisper against her breast, my hands still learning the contours of her body. I sit up, pulling her leggings and panties off in one movement. For one brief moment, I’m lost to the sight of her splayed out before me.

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