Page 120 of Shadow's Raven

Feeling between her legs, I groaned. My mate was drenched. I didn’t have the willpower to drag things out with her in this state.

Kneeling between her legs, I pulled her hips up into the air. When she tried to lift her head off of the mattress I flattened my hand between her shoulder blades to keep her angled down.

“No. I want you just like this.”

The scent of her arousal, sweet and pungent, hit and my nostrils flared. When she wiggled her hips invitingly, I impaled her from behind. The little imp began gyrating and I grabbed her hips, holding her in place.

“Stop that.”

“But–”

“This is going to be hard and fast,” I warned.

“I–”

She didn’t finish her reply as I began pistoning in and out. Then I made the mistake of looking down where our bodies were joined. My cock was painfully hard and on full display for me as it moved within her cleft.

I wasn’t going to last long looking at that.

I focused on Raven, instead. Watched her spine grow slick with sweat. Watched her hands claw and fist at the sheets. Watched as she arched her back, but kept her head low as I’d ordered.

Energy built at the base of my spine. My balls tightened.

Fuck.

Knowing I wasn’t going to be able to hold off, I pitched forward, reaching around to pinch her clit. Hard. She went off immediately.

I kept up the long, deep thrusts that had her crying out. She was tensing, her muscles clenched around me. I held it in check as I steadily pumped faster, wanting my mate to finish before me.

When I released her, she bucked against me, and I was done for. My thrusts became erratic and I came hard in a rush of heat and euphoria.

I had to lock my knees, not sure if I could keep myself upright for much longer.

Gods, would the talons of lust always pierce so deep?Being that I felt far more than mere lust for this female, I believed the answer was a firmyes.

Replete, I slumped forward, careful not to crush her, and lowered my head to her shoulder. Raven sighed, then leaned her head into mine.

We fell to the side and let sleep pull us under. I drifted off, thankful my soul hadn’t pushed to mark her hand and tie our life forces together. Maybe it would cooperate and leave us as we were.

After our much-needed nap, we got up to find sustenance. Raven also spent a little time looking around Solar House, named for the panels that kept electricity up and going inside the retreat.

It was nestled within the curve of Crescent Peak, named for its hooked shape. It was a place special to Draven and he'd built a safe haven for his mate and future offspring here.

"Who built all this?" Raven asked, looking around the main room.

I was in the kitchen area cleaning up after our small meal. She was perched in one of the chairs near the main windows looking out over the Austral Mountains.

She was beautiful, sitting there in the glow of the late afternoon light. I nearly wished there hadn't been spare clothing in the bedroom for her to put on.

"A handful of select Shadow demons that Draven trusts. Few know it's here. One would have to be at an extremely high elevation to notice the solar panels and cuts made in the stone. Even then they'd have a hard time seeing it with the amount of wards surrounding it."

"Vera's wards?"

I was drying off a plate, thankful my back was to her. I couldn't help the lift of the corners of my mouth. It wasn't fair of me, but I loved her jealousy.

"Yes," confirmed, putting up the last of our dishware and turning around. "But she's never been in here as a guest, if that's what you're fishing for."

Her face pinched and this time she saw my unrepentant grin. "Come here, Little Bird."

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