DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?

As soon as her pants and underwear came off, I finally saw the flash of uncertainty in her face. She nibbled at her lip and slowed her movements, but before the nerves could completely unravel her, I bent forward and captured her mouth with my own.

I normally wasn’t one to give a shit about a woman’s feelings, but this wasn’t just any woman. This was Elena. My mate, even though I hadn’t been looking for her. I had to be what she needed, even if she didn’t know what that was.

She kissed me back, and her hands began tugging at my shirt, but I pushed them to her sides. “No.”

Her brows furrowed as she settled down onto the mattress. “No?”

“I won’t leave you how I did back at the circus,” I promised, “but we’re not having sex until I know you understand what that means.”

And given I didn’t want to have that conversation with my cock aching and her writhing beneath me, I dropped to my knees before she could respond.

My hands pushed her thighs farther apart, meeting no resistance from my lit