Page 139 of Ruthless Scoundrel
Ecstasy rips in waves through my body like a violent storm. I scream and constrict my legs around him, trying to hold him still so I don’t die from his unending thrusts. But it doesn’t stop him. He rocks into me harder as his lips meet mine. I can barely breathe but all I want to do is kiss him, taste him, feel him as he starts to come apart with me.
I wrap my arms around his neck and tug on his hair, separating our mouths just enough to whisper, “Harder.”
His thrusts lengthen, hitting me deeper than before, and I reward him with new, desperate sounds. I’m riding the wave like he taught me, keeping my pleasure just below the pinnacle.
“Fuck me harder,” I say against his lips.
He kisses me feverishly as his grip on my shoulder tightens with his pace. I can’t hold back my whimpering moans any longer. Jasper eats up the sounds, and a deep trill vibrates in his chest. His movement becomes frenzied, and I know he’s chasing release.
“Come in me,” I cry.
Jasper buries his face against my neck, and I feel his fangs, but he doesn’t bite down.
“Fill my pussy like you promised,” I urge him on.
He growls, his strokes getting erratic and sloppy. Then heat spills inside me in pulsing waves. He trembles as his hips slow.Finally, he pulls away from my shoulder, his teeth dragging across my skin as if he longs to puncture me and taste my blood. He licks his lips and pants as he rests his forehead on mine, still rocking into me gently.
I cup his cheek. “You were still holding back the beast, weren’t you?”
He pants a few more times, then nods. “It took considerable effort to remain in control when you demanded I come in you.” He smiles weakly, eyes shut in bliss. “But I managed.”
“Why?” I ask. I want him to show me all of him, not hide what he is.
He swallows and his breathing finally slows. “Your body was not made to withstand selkie mating.”
“That feels like a challenge,” I say with a grin.
His eyes pop open and he shakes his head. “It’s not. I could seriously hurt you, Rei.”
“This is why we both have healing magic.”
He huffs. “It’s not happening.”
I plant both hands on his cheeks and look him sternly in the eyes. “All of you is beautiful. I want to love all of you, especially the form you were born to.”
“I could cut you with my sharp claws, or the ridges on my back. Iwillbite you, and I won’t be thinking about whether you’re human and you can handle the crushing depths. I will be lost in a mating frenzy, my primal need to rut you. I could drown you. There’s a hundred different ways I might accidentally kill you. I’d never forgive myself…”
I sigh. “I’m sure there’s some kind of selkie magic that can help me not drown, and if not selkie, there will be human magic, or potions, or technology. And there’s a potion I can take to increase the toughness of my skin, though it takes a few weeks to grow the extra layers. I’m willing to commit to that. I want to have you as you really are, and I won’t take no for an answer.”
He grunts and flops down on top of me with all his weight. I can’t help but laugh. He’s throwing a tantrum about sex.
“Jasper,” I giggle, pushing on his shoulders. “Don’t make me beg. I will.”
He lifts his head a measure. “On your knees?”
“All chained up.”
He hums in delight and kisses my neck. “Maybe, but only if it’s truly safe.”
I wrap my arms around him and nuzzle his dark hair. “We’ll make sure of it.”
Chapter forty-three
Jasper
Leaving my family behind is harder than I expected, but Reina holds my hand firmly. Like a stone in the path of the ocean waves, she stands tall and my fears break upon her.
“We’ll see you soon,” she says to my mother, and I translate.
