It took less than two strokes in my wet heat before he sucked my clit into his mouth, and I came, groaning around his cock as he fucked my mouth harder than ever. As he drew out my pleasure, Shadow’s body started to vibrate, rumbles emerging from within him, and as his dick swelled, he let out a groan. When the first hot burst of cum hit my mouth, I jerked against him, near drowning in the rush of power that I tasted. Shadow was built of so much strength and energy that I felt myself grow stronger as I swallowed him down.

The taste was weird but not unpleasant, salty and masculine, reminding me of Shadow’s scent. I found myself licking the last drop clean as I ran my hands over his shaft.

Shadow’s tongue didn’t stop swirling across my pussy until we were both done. At this point, I was completely wrecked, barely making a sound as he carried me to his bathroom. We showered together under water that was basically near boiling point. Neither of us was bothered by heat; it actually energized us.

I closed my eyes as I curled against him, wrapping my arms around his neck. I didn’t need to hold on tight, though, because he never took his hands off me. Like he was afraid if he let go, I’d disappear again. Even when he left me to dry off, and then brush my teeth, the door between us remained open. It was the sort of closeness we’d never experienced. A real “mate” moment that I was struggling to process, even as much as I loved it.

When I stepped out of his wardrobe, wearing one of his shirts, flames burned in his eyes. In an instant, the shirt was incinerated, leaving me naked, blinking like an idiot. “Uh, was there something wrong with that shirt?”

He took two steps across the room, and before I could ask him another question, I was in his arms. “You sleep naked with me, Sunshine,” he said, his voice deeper than usual. “I want to feel every inch of your skin pressed to mine. I want your scent and mine together. I want nothing between us.”

My chest squeezed. I’d dreamed of this moment when all barriers would fall away. When we’d somehow find a place where we could exist together, just Shadow and Sunshine. Shadowshine.

Maybe for tonight, we’d get exactly that.

24

Shadow never let me go. His promises were as solid as his fucking biceps, one of which was under my head. Normally, I’d expect a hard surface like that wouldn’t really be conducive to sleep, and yet the moment he wrapped me up in his arms, one leg between mine as he spooned me, I’d basically passed the fuck out.

It was the best sleep I’d ever had—to the point that when I was jarred awake sometime later by a raging mist, it took me a moment to orientate myself. At first, all I could see was Inky, swelled up into a huge sparking cloud over our heads. “Are we under attack?” I rasped, looking around the near pitch-dark room.

Shadow lifted his head, looking sexy and sleepy. One thing he didn’t look was concerned, though, so it had to be something else that had Inky all ragey.

“A shifter is trying to break into the lair,” he said, leaning down to press his nose against my shoulder, drawing my scent in as his hands cupped my breasts. “Should I kill her?”

I groaned because he was doing illegal shit to my body with just that light touch on my skin, but then his words registered, and I tried to sit up. “Fuck, it’s Sam. She’s probably worried you murdered me and she’s here to avenge my death.”

She seemed like a solid friend, who would always try and save those she cared about. “I just need to let her know I’m okay,” I told him, patting his arm.

Shadow rumbled, in his usual beast way, tugging me into him again. “She can wait.”

I wiggled to no avail, and when his teeth attached to my shoulder, in both warning and tease, I found myself rubbing against him rather than trying to get away. Need exploded inside of me, and I wanted him so badly that my core actually throbbed. I wondered if there would ever be a time when the mere touch of his hands and zap of his power didn’t make me want to climb him like a damn tree.

“Can you be quick?” I murmured, breathless. “Like, really super quick. Because you know I can orgasm in one minute—”

Shadow pulled me closer, burying both hands into my long hair, as he tightened his fingers to tug on the strands. In the same instant, he leaned in to claim my mouth.

“Only because the damn world needs saving,” he murmured, his tongue sliding across mine, allowing me to taste his dark spice. Thanks to our genetics, morning breath wasn’t a thing, but I wondered if I’d truly mind it from him. Nothing about this beast was a turn-off for me. At least nothing I’d discovered so far.

When Shadow was done thoroughly devouring my mouth, he moved over the top of me, pulling me around so I was flat on my stomach beneath him. He slid up over me, and as his long, hard length pressed into me, I found myself backing my ass up and biting my lip. Because… damn, I was about to get a good dicking. And I wasn’t even mad about it.

“Shadow, you need to stop playin—”

My words were cut off in a jumble of moans as he pushed into me, his cock stretching me as he slid inside in one smooth motion. Because I hadn’t really been prepped, it hurt, but at the same time, the pain was so fucking good that I was already rocking back.

Or at least attempting to because he was being the alpha again, controlling the rhythm, pace, and pleasure. The angle we were at was another new one for me. Being flat on my stomach made the strokes feel shallower, the head of his cock running right along my G-spot.

It took about five of those strokes until I was basically dead.

How did he do this to me? Every. Damn. Time.

One of his hands landed on my spine as he thrust in and out, moving just fast enough to drive me insane, but too slow for me to come yet. His hand started to trace along my skin, all the while pressing me firmer into the mattress. Our scents were mingled strongly, and as I inhaled it deeper, my pleasure shot up.

“Holy fuck,” I said in a breathless rush. “Please don’t even stop. I will pay you good freaking money to just keep doing this forever.”

He chuckled, and it was lighter than usual. “You’ll never pay me for this or anything else between us, little wolf. It’s my job to ensure your pleasure and never leave you wanting.”

I came, hard and violently, my body attempting to literally jerk off the bed. If it wasn’t for Shadow’s solid weight holding me down, I’d have no doubt ended up on the floor.