34 - The Consequence Of Being Honest

Ruin

I hold her and in one swift motion, I spin us around so she’s beneath me. “My mark, dove … I want to claim you.”

A tremble shoots through her body and I grit my teeth. She has no idea how much I really want her, how I’ve been holding back from this and honestly, it scares me just how much I want to lay claim to her supple body.

She gasps, her arms tightening around my neck. “You … want to claim me? Right here?”

I lean down and pepper kisses down her neck, gently biting down on her shoulder. “I’ve wanted to claim you since your first heat, and fuck me, it was difficult to hold back,” I say, then I lift up, frowning. “But only if you want it, too. I won’t force my mark on you, dove.”

She bites her bottom lip and I draw my hand to her mouth, pulling that lip from between her teeth. “You can say no, Chloe Jane. You don’t have to do this just because I want it.”

Then she shakes her head. “No, it’s not that … It’s just…” she trails off, tears slipping down the side of her face. “This i