Page 34 of The Alpha's Sin
Her words send a bolt of heat straight through me, even as I stroke her cheek tenderly.
“It’s okay, baby,” I murmur, though my voice is rough. “But we probably shouldn’t do it again.”
Her shoulders slump. She drops her gaze, lashes sweeping down like a curtain.
“I guess we went too far, huh? I should go back to my own room,” she says softly and turns away from me, preparing to leave my bed.
The right answer is yes. I should let her go, put distance between us before we make another mistake. The right answer is to protect her from me, from my hunger, from my Wolf snarling inside me to claim what isn’t really mine.
But the thought of her leaving—of her walking away from my bed, from my arms—makes something inside me snap.
“Actually,” I hear myself say, “I think it’s better if we sleep in the same bed from now on.”
Her head jerks up, hope shining in her green eyes.
“Really? So I can stay?”
“Yes, kitten,” I growl softly. “You can stay. Now come here.”
I pull her back into my arms, wrapping her tight against me. She fits there perfectly, her curves molding to my chest and belly, her scent filling my lungs until I can hardly think. We’re both still naked—dangerously naked—and I know I’ll need the will of iron to resist her. Because I can feel it—I know if I asked, she’d spread her luscious, thick thighs and let me sink into her sweet, wet heat without hesitation. She’d spread her sweet pussy for my cock and let me penetrate her to the core…thrust deep over and over until I filled a different, deeper part of her with my cream. Until I bathed her womb with my cum.
God, I want her so badly it hurts.
But I can’t. I won’t break the laws. Not even for her.
So I tuck her against me instead, spooning her small body with my much larger one. I wrap myself around her like a shield, caging her in my arms to keep her safe.
She sighs, a sound one of pure contentment.
“You’re so good to me, Logan,” she whispers.
“Of course I am,” I murmur against her hair. “You deserve a man to be good to you, after everything that’s happened. I just want to keep you safe.”
That’s when her breath hitches and she stiffens against me, curling into herself. After a moment I realize what’s going on—she’s crying.
Alarmed, I roll her gently onto her back and cup her wet cheeks in my hands.
“What’s wrong, baby?” I whisper.
“I’ve wanted that all my life,” she admits brokenly. “Just to feel safe. I’ve never been with anyone before you that made me feel that way.”
My heart clenches—God, I’ve never had a woman touch me so deeply. I kiss her tears away one by one, as gently as I can.
“You’ll never have to feel unsafe again,” I promise softly. “I’ve got you, baby. You’re mine.”
“Oh Logan, I want to be yours,” she whispers and gives me a trembling smile.
She cuddles close, pressing her bare breasts to my chest. Her nipples are stiff little points against my skin, and her scent—her Heat—is tormenting me. But I don’t fucking care.
I wouldn’t let her go for the world.
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We’ve been sleeping in the same bed for the last few nights so Logan’s scent will stay on my skin. He says it’s the best way to keep me safe from other males, and I believe him…but it also feels good. It feels right. I don’t care what the Unbreakable Laws say—sliding under the covers with him, into the heat of his big body, breathing him in until I’m dizzy as he parts my pussy with his cock and grinds against me—it makes me feel things I’ve never felt before.
The only problem is I can’t stop craving him.
