Thirty-Eight: Surface Tensions

Surface Tensions

Thirty-Eight: Elijah

I hear a whimper that makes me open my eyes. Blinking them a couple of times and realize that the room is completely dark. I try to remember where I am, but a smell enters my nose that makes my heart rate speed up. It is Corbin’s scent but there is something different mixed in with it. A scent that makes my body coil and rock hard. I start to search around myself until I find her warm body as she cries out in pain. I sit up quickly as I pull her to me. I feel the tingles all over my body where we are touching. “Mate” I whisper out even if I haven’t looked into her eyes yet. These are the signs of Fated Mates making me want to shout out in joy, but her cries of pain bring me back to what is happening right now.

That is when I realize that Corbin is completely naked in my arms. Her skin is burning up and so sweaty that my hands slide easily all over her. I try to stay off of her breasts, but it is like my hands have a mind of