Page 48 of Haunted Hearts

At Willow’s sharp gasp, I smirk. It fades, however, when I look up and catch her smoldering gaze as it slides up and down my body. When our eyes meet again, Willow’s brow quirks upwards and her smile is sensual as it pulls at her mouth. Oh hell. Swallowing hard, I force myself to look away and step into the hot water. The sting of the heat does nothing to quell my growing desire.

Slowly, I sink into the steaming water. The water rises halfway up my chest by the time I get to the middle of the pool. I turn to face Willow and find her disrobing. Attempting to give her some privacy, I look around the cave. It doesn’t take long before the water moves and splashes against me as she steps in.

“Oh, this is heaven,” she murmurs.

Internally I war with myself. I have to keep my hands off her, which will be practically impossible once I see her in all of her glory. My chest rises and falls as I breathe through the ever-increasing cloud of lust. Icanbe a gentleman, I remind myself.

Maybe bringing her here wasn’t such a good idea.

No, no, she deserves a moment of peace. I can give her this. All I have to do is take a moment to push my own desires down and—

“Turn around Brock.”

Willow’s voice drifts around me in the small cavern. It sounds deeper due to the echo. Swallowing hard, I turn slowly. Willow has perched herself on the edge of the natural pool, wearing absolutely nothing. There’s no stopping myself as I marvel at every luscious curve. Her body must have been the mold that created man’s ideal goddess. Even with the pieces of the others’ souls crisscrossing her chest, she’s magnificent. My body trembles like a leaf as the rest of me short circuits.

Willow’s smile, sultry and promising, grows the longer I stare. When our eyes meet, the smoldering desire burning in those dimly glowing irises is my undoing. I’m moving even before Willow lifts her hand and beckons me with a single finger. My feet move slowly as my heart races. My dick throbs in time with my heart.

“You are magnificent.” My voice comes out strained as I stop in front of her. I place my hands on top of her thighs and stare. “You’re more breathtaking than the stars in the sky, Willow Harvest.”

Willow rolls her eyes and shakes her head with a soft laugh. “You’re absurd.”

“The only absurdity happening in this cave is the fact that you think I would speak anything but the truth to you.”

Her eyes land back on my face, her amusement easing as her smile softens. Before I can say anything else, Willow leans down to brush her lips against mine. My body locks up in surprise. Every thought in my head ceases to exist. The only thing that registers is shock.

This is it. The cue to make a move.

Fuckyes.

Willow starts to pull away when I don’t snap out of my stupor fast enough. Fear that I’ll lose this moment explodes in my chest. I reach up, take her face, and return the kiss. It’s not a feather light or tentative kiss. This is a kiss of a man possessed, claiming what rightfully belongs to him. Willow ismineand I’ve waited five years to hold her. I’ll be damned if I’ll let any moment pass between us where Willow will ever doubt that.

Our lips smash together hard. I suck and nip at her bottom lip until she opens her mouth to let me in. Her legs spread further apart and wrap around my torso, pulling me closer to her. As if I would put distance between us now that I have her in my arms!

My tongue dives into her mouth. Our tongues meet and caress one another, familiarizing themselves with each stroke. My dick grows harder as I let my hands fall from Willow’s face to her hips. I yank her body closer to the edge of the water. Unable to resist, I pull my mouth away from her to taste the rest of Willow.

“You have no idea how many nights I fantasized about this very moment,” I whisper along the column of her neck. “To be able to hold you after so long…”

I leave kisses everywhere I can. I follow the length of one collarbone from her chest towards her shoulder, then repeat the motion on the other side.

“You’re the most stunning person I have ever known to have existed,” I murmur as my face becomes level with her breasts. My gaze lifts to Willow’s face, finding her lips parted and her eyes wide. One of her hands reaches up to cup my face. Her thumb slides across my cheek bone.

“I don’t know about that,” she whispers. “Because you’re pretty fine yourself.”

A hard shudder runs down my spine as my throat convulses. Unable to stop myself, I lean forward and kiss her left breast, needing the contact. I suck and nip at her nipple while my other hand comes up to knead the other.

“Fuck, Willow, I can’t resist you,” I groan against her skin as I pull away from it. “I need… I need to taste you.”

My hands fall back to her thighs. Willow drops her legs from around me so that I can lower myself further into the warm water. My eyes lock with hers when I’m eye level to her very wet and swollen sex. I breathe in deeply. Bumps rush up and down my arms.

“I’ve never asked for much,” I tell her softly. “Compared to others, I’ve had it fairly easy, and I’ve been pretty grateful for the experiences and memories I’ve accumulated. But since I realized that you were my mate, I have been begging to the heavens that you’d be receptive to this. Tous.”

Willow chuckles. “I’d say I’m pretty open.”

How do I tell her everything that I’m feeling? That the heart in this body beats for her? That my pulse quickens whenever she’s around? Can I tell her, without freaking her out, that my breathing stalls when she stares at me or that I dream nightly of her? I groan, unable to express more than that as words elude me.

I guess I’ll just have to express my adoration for her in another way.

Without any warning, I lean forward and kiss her pussy. Willow’s gasp and flinch of surprise brings a smile to my lips. My tongue darts out and slides through her folds. Oh, sweet heavens, she’ssoakingwet. I push her legs further apart as I dive in, needing to lick up her arousal and hold it within me. I circle her clit, teasing the swollen bud. I don’t realize that I’ve let go of one of her thighs until two of my fingers slide into her pussy.

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