Page 56 of Witch of My Heart

“Do you need a cold shower before we go on?” Blithe asked, keeping me at arm’s length.

“Stop that and get closer!” I snapped. “Shit! Sorry. It’s really annoying when you sit so far away from me right now. I know I’m burning up, but that’s not as annoying as all this space.”

Flashing me a sheepish smile, Blithe scooted closer until his bent knee touched my thigh.

“I’m glad you aren’t shy. I couldn’t have opened the door,” I said, trying to find something to talk about while the water settled in my stomach.

“I didn’t even think about that,” Blithe chuckled. “It’s just Duke. I mean, with me. Not with you. He doesn’t get to see you naked right now. Maybe never unless we skinny dip or something.”

“I’d love to skinny dip with polar bears right now,” I said and for a second the chill of ice played on my skin. “What did you do just now?”

“Huh?” Blithe blinked at me.

“It got cool on my back.”

“Maybe my magic did something,” he said. “Or you imagined how nice an icy shower might feel.”

“Did I ruin the mood?” I asked.

“No, why would you say that?”

“Because you’re trying to get me out of bed instead of getting to our claiming vows,” I pointed out.

“Cord,” he cupped my chin in the way I liked best and locked his gaze to mine. “I want you. I want to devour you. I want to bury myself inside of you and knot up until nothing can get us apart. I want all that with you, but more than that – and I want that a whole fucking lot – I want you to be okay.”

Inhaling, I held my breath for a second and let it out in a long slow huff.

“I think I just need to cum. Maybe that will make it settle down enough for other stuff.”

“I really wanted to make you cum first,” Blithe said, leaning in close so that his lips hovered just out of reach of mine.

“I know and I was impatient because I wanted to suck your dick. I don’t think that’s something to complain about,” I teased him.

“I’m not complaining. I’m just a bit worried,” he whispered.

“You’re too sweet,” I said and pushed against his hand holding my chin until my lips brushed against his.

He kissed me hard and I sank into his mouth. I could’ve kissed him forever and not grown bored of him. My dizzy spell made him hesitant, but I was ready for more. I took his hand and moved it to my dick. He squeezed me hard without being asked. Keeping my hand over his, we stroked my dick together as our tongues danced from my mouth to his and back. I surrendered to the spirals of pleasure dancing over me until the fire of heat burnt too hot in my core. My balls drew up tight to my body and the nails of my free hand dug into Blithe’s thigh. He growled against my lips and squeezed my dick harder. That last bit of pressure was all it took to send me over the edge.

I came hard, gripping onto my mate for dear life. It was as if months of frustration and stress exploded out of me and left me heaving for air, leaned up against him. Blithe held me tight, pulling me into his lap as he leaned back against the pillows.

“Stay with me forever,” I panted.

“I’m not going anywhere, mate,” he said and kissed the top of my head.

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Blithe

I held onto Cord tight because I never wanted to let him go. He panted against my chest, but rubbed his cheek in circles against my flesh marking me as his own. Now that the shade was gone, and we had a few moments to breathe for the first time in my life everything felt right side up. Mysteries of the future be damned.

As Cord’s breathing returned to normal, he cuddled against me and the tension fled his muscles. He was still hot to the touch, but not as hot as when he spun around like a top. It didn’t take him long to drift off to sleep but even when he did I stayed put. I wasn’t going to leave him to wake up alone right after I told him I wasn’t going anywhere. There wasn’t anywhere else I wanted to be.

I wasn’t in need of a nap but holding him soothed something deep inside me and my wolf. My inner beast was impatient to exchange the claiming vows, but not even he begrudged our mate his rest. I stroked Cord’s soft hair and marveled at how everything had changed since I left home.

“This is home now. Heartville with Cord. This is home,”my wolf chimed into my thoughts as he stretched out inside his inner sanctum waiting for Cord and his cat to wake up.

He was right. Maybe Heartville didn’t feel like home yet, but it was home now because my mate was here. For as long as I remembered, an empty spot inside me ached. It wanted more – needed more. So, I sought out magic in every nook and cranny of my small world. I still thought there was more magic I could learn, but it could wait. If some lost vampyric magic had been out there waiting for me for my whole life, it could wait a while longer. It wasn’t going anywhere.

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