Page 38 of Ace
Savannah swallowed hard as she met his eyes. Because of his empathy, Keller knew precisely what a babe in the woods she was. “No, but I’m a fast learner,” she bluffed.
Her answer put a twinkle in his eyes. “Sex is the most natural thing between a man and his woman,” he said earnestly, his head ducked down so he could peer into her eyes. “But understand that I will stop if you change your mind. Trust me. I’ll stop whenever you tell me to, but if you want to continue—”
Her curiosity strayed to that fascinating organ standing at attention between them. Beautifully lined with veins, it made her mouth water thinking about him sliding that magnificent part of himself into her. Yeah. There was no way she was letting him get away.
“Eyes up here, Savannah,” he teased, his head tipped sideways.
Flushed with an all-over naked kind of heat, she jerked her chin up, reconnecting with his handsomeface. “I’m sorry. It’s just that you’re so big,” she told him honestly, her eyes now opened to the truth. After all the biology in action she’d witnessed here at Sanctuary, this was a first. She’d thought her body would easily accommodate his. It worked with animals. But now she wasn’t as sure. Keller was a big man. He was hard and hot. Wide. Thick. She was so much smaller and inexperienced.
But she was no quitter and she wanted this. Savannah stared into the warm depth of Keller’s gaze as she lowered herself onto him again.
There was a tenderness in his eyes this time. “Just take it slow,” he murmured as his eyes drifted down to where their bodies were about to join.
She licked her lips, knowing this man now knew her more intimately than anyone else in the world. That he’d seen parts of her body no one else had. She centered him at the heat of her core. Liquid fire dripped between them.
“Easy,” he whispered, the black in his eyes swallowing the gold. “There’s no rush, baby. Take your time.”
She pushed harder, consuming the blunt tip of him. Easing her body down. Ouch. That pinched. A lot. And she’d barely begun. “You might be right,” she admitted begrudgingly. “I’m not sure I can do this. I’m too small for, umm, you. Darn it.”
One big hand now held her there at the cusp of their joining, keeping her from her original plan of charging full steam ahead. Of not holding back. Masterfully, hereached down and took hold, easing himself in and out, centimeter by centimeter.
“No, you’re not too small, and tight is a good thing.” He licked his lips when he said that. “Your body was made to accommodate mine. You will adjust. But I’m not going to lie to you, the first time might hurt. We can stop if you want.”
“Uh uh,” she told him, sure that he was the perfect one and this was the perfect place.
“But I don’t want to hurt you.” His words came out strangled, his breathing ragged.
And I don’t want to lose you,she thought, but she said, “I know we’ve just met, but time waits for no one, Keller, and honestly, I’m afraid I might never get the chance to love you again. You might leave.”
A tender smile breached the hard line of Keller’s firm, I’m-in-control, federal agent lips. If Savannah hadn’t known better, she’d think he’d heard her unspoken cry for him to let her inside his heart. Threading his free hand into her hair, he pulled her mouth to his and he kissed her with the heart-sealing passion of a hungry man about to eat his first meal. So gently. So sweetly.
Savannah got lost in the sublime sensation and heavenly taste of his mouth as...
Slowly.
Carefully.
He arched his back just enough that he eased all the way into her and…Holy Mother...Keller was finally tucked inside her body where it felt like he’d always belonged. They were one. It was a tight fit, but thesizzling sensations of this first-time intimate invasion were beyond description. She squeezed her eyes shut, relishing every last tingling quiver. The exquisite pain. The fullness. The heat. This was what she’d wanted—all of him.
Still latched to his mouth, she bucked gently, needing more motion to soothe the delicious inferno raging between her legs.
A rumbly groan breathed out of him as he eased deeper inside, then withdrew just far enough to soothe. Pleasing her with his ridges and warmth. Holding her as if she were fragile and delicate. As if he cared.
“Don’t stop now,” she mumbled around his lips.I love youbegged to be spoken out loud, but now was too soon, and Keller was so much like that fierce Pitbull she’d rescued. Still wary. Still not trusting this was real. That it might last. That she wouldn’t break his heart.
Smoothing a hand up his spine to the back of his head, Savannah flexed her most intimate muscles around him. Her body clenched, and she thrilled to the rich timbre of another rumbling masculine groan. Happy beyond words that she, a mere woman, held any power over this magnificent beast, she squeezed again. “You like that, don’t you?”
“You have no idea,” he muttered as he quickened the pace. In and out. Fast, then faster. Pumping. Sweating. Panting.
Savannah tossed her hair out of her eyes as she held onto the man she now knew she could never stop loving. It took less than a minute before a sexy rumble ground out of him. One more thrust, and he gripped her hips.The heat of his coming filled her. Instinctively, she contracted around him. He pushed deeper inside and… and…
She lost her mind and the rest of her heart. “More,” she breathed. There was no pain. Only need. Only lust. Only… “More!” she ordered her king of the jungle.
Keller complied. His grip on her hips tightened, holding her in place as he reached deeper. Pushed harder. And—
Oh. Oh, oh, oh!This coming far surpassed the first in intensity. It stormed like a sizzling wet firecracker through Savannah. It blossomed deep inside her core like crazy, wild, wonderful fireworks. She couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think. Could only hold on for the best ride of her life. Her blood pressure soared along with her heart as she, a mere mortal, flew for the first time ever. She had wings! She was an angel. What a thrill!
The only things holding her to earth were Keller’s long fingers on her hips, his breath in her ear, and the steady thrum of his heart pounding. This was perfect. It was wonderful. It was—love. Her gift to him. Her one-time blessing for a man who deserved so much more, that joy sprang to her eyes.
