Page 23 of Huntress and the Splintered Court
The full moon came and went without incident. I was awoken to a hot tongue softly lapping between my thighs. I didn’t have to look down to know it was Gideon, not that I expected many to go down on me while I slept. Threading my fingers into his silky hair, I clung to him as I shuddered with pure erotic pleasure.
He nipped his way up my body being sure to pay extra attention to my hardened nipples that ached for his tongue. The half wolf wasn’t as gentle this time. Once done with his quest to taste every inch of my body, he flipped me on my stomach. I barely had time to get my bearings before I was tugged onto my knees with Gideon buried inside of me.
“Oh God!” I cried out as he thrust himself in and out of me with a vigorous intensity. He pulled me so my back was against his chest. Feeling his skin rubbing against mine was almost as erotic as our love making itself. Both of us slick with sweat, gliding against the other was euphoric.
I groaned when his calloused fingers slipped between my thighs. His other hand was busily teasing my right nipple. I could feel the pending orgasm beginning to blossom deep within my belly as heat pooled there, preparing for the explosion I knew was to come.
“Gideon!” I called out. Snaking my arm back, I wrapped it around his neck and pulled him to my lips. His tongue eagerly invaded my mouth as I came with a great intensity it was almost painful. The wolf didn’t relent. He continued pounding into me, drawing out my pleasure, until with a final thrust, he buried deep, spilling himself.
Panting, I fell to the bed in a heap, just as the sun started to rise.
Gideon rolled me over and I saw the wolf was fully replaced by the man. He kissed me tenderly, giving me ample time to recover before reconnecting our bodies. It was Gideon’s turn with me. His energy was completely different than it had been moments ago. Where his wolf had been aggressive, Gideon was gentle. Where the wolf had been vigorous, Gideon was tender, slowly thrusting into me. Hooking my arm around his neck, I pulled him to my mouth tasting myself on his lips. I’d been so lost in the intensity before that I hadn’t noticed. He rocked into me spurring on my desire.
“Gideon!” I breathed. With a grunt, his lips parted and his body flooded mine. God, I loved seeing that completely uninhibited expression on his face and knowing that it was only for me, and that I caused it.
Hooking my heels behind him, I clung to him not ready to let go. He relaxed some, but still prevented his weight from crushing me. His nose rested against my pulse, breathing me in.
“I love you,” I whispered contently. If it hadn’t been for the quick whip of his head, I might have thought I only uttered the words in my head. He stared at me completely stunned by my admission. For some reason I didn’t feel nervous or self-conscious by his attention. I felt at peace.
Cradling his head between my hands I drew him to me. He kissed me tenderly before rolling over, taking me with him. I settled on his chest just enjoying the postcoital moment.
With it being the day after the full moon, nothing was really planned. The wolves needed time to recoup.
Lying there, breathing in his scent, I wasn’t eagerly waiting for him to repeatthe words.I understood that wasn’t how love worked. If and when he felt it, he’d say them back, but I was done hiding from my feelings.
“I want to do this all day,” I muttered blissfully, brushing my nose against the smooth planes of his chest.
He chuckled running his fingers up and down my arm. “It’s the day after the moon. Technically we can, but I need sustenance if I’m to continue keeping up with your demands.”
* * *
Voices whisperingin hushed tones roused me from my sleep. Peeking out the window, the sun wasn’t even a hint of light in the sky.
Gideon and I had spent the whole day together in bed. Calling downstairs to have food brought up made it so we never left the room. Remnants of our time were still scattered here and there. It’d been early when I drifted off after being woken before dawn. I didn’t know what time it was, but it felt like I hadn’t been asleep for long. If I had to guess, I’d say around midnight.
“Gideon?” I called out after reaching for him finding his side empty but warm. He hadn’t been gone long.
“Hang on,” he whispered before shutting the door. When he approached I saw he was wearing sleep pants. Something must have prompted him to dress. “Hey baby. Sorry if I woke you.”
“I think you being gone is what woke me,” I muttered. I’d grown used to having him beside me even though the time had been brief.
He smirked but it didn’t reach his eyes. Something was bothering him. “Try to get some sleep. I’ll be back soon.”
“What’s going on?” I was suddenly more awake. In all the time I’d shared his bed he’d never had to sneak out in the middle of the night, except when Eric arrived but that seemed different.
“Nothing to worry about. Please just try to go back to sleep.”
When I opened my mouth to protest, Gideon silenced me with a kiss. I was very tired after the day we had and my eyes were already drooping with sleep. “Fine,” I mumbled laying back down. I felt him linger. “Can’t sleep with you watching.”
“Liar,” he teased. “I watch you sleep a lot. I find it peaceful.”
“Creeper,” I yawned burrowing back into the covers. I barely registered when he left. Sleep was a struggle with him gone. It was like I couldn’t get comfortable. I needed to feel his warmth radiating across the mattress and the weight of his body beside me.
After an hour of tossing and turning, I heard the ping of the elevator coming to a stop. The doors opened and a small light flooded the room before it quickly went out. Smiling I waited to feel the droop in the mattress as he crawled in beside me, but it didn’t come.
My guard went up feeling that something wasn’t quite right. I reached for my knife just as I was yanked out of the bed, my fingertips barely brushing. Shit.
“It’s not the Alpha. Just his whore.” The hand that gripped me was deathly cold. Fangs protruded as he hissed the words. Vampires. My training kicked it but not in the way it normally did. I didn’t fight even though every fiber of my being wanted to. They needed to think I was helpless. I had no weapon and my fists would only get me so far. The one gripping me did a lewd sweep of my very naked body. “Mmm…we could have fun with her. Serves the Alpha right for sending that huntress bitch into our territory. Would you like that, sweetheart?”
