Shifter In Ascent (Louisiana Shifters) (29 page)

Jace slid to his knees, giving his dismayed mate a devilish grin. She wrinkled her nose at him, but he just smirked and pushed her flush against the cool tiled wall. Jace ran his hands down her stomach to her hips and leaned in to dip his tongue into her navel. She giggled impertinently, and Jace nipped her hip bone. Before she finished making one of those sexy noises of hers, Jace’s hands were sliding down the outside of her thighs to the knee. He slid his hands back up her inner thighs as she squirmed.

“What are you-“ Tessa started to protest, but Jace merely leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on her mons. She froze up for a second, and Jace tenderly nuzzled her soft curls as his hands shaped her inner thighs. His thumbs gently parted her flesh, and he rubbed the tip of his nose against her softness, testing.

“O-oh,” Tessa breathed suddenly, wobbling at the unexpected sensation. Jace merely chuckled, and removed his nose. Ignoring the shower’s spray, he kissed her once more and then explored her sweetness with his deft tongue. Tessa’s hands dug into his wet hair urgently, which only made him more excited.

He tongued her clitoris gently, eliciting a guttural moan. He experimented with a combination of licks, nuzzles, and rolls, trying to find what she liked best. But already her thighs and innermost muscles were clenching, close to release. Jace waited until she was mindless with need, then sucked gently on her most sensitive spot.

Tessa lost herself completely, crying out her pleasure as her shaky legs collapsed. Jace reached out and caught her before she hit the ground, amused that his mate’s eyes had just rolled up into her head. He knew what he was doing, sure, but he’d never actually made a woman faint before. He hadn’t really even had time to use some more advanced maneuvers.

Still hard as a rock, he cradled his mate against his body and stepped from the shower. Her eyes fluttered open as he set her down and wrapped her in a towel, and she gave him a completely adoring smile.

“Are you okay?” he teased, drying her off with another towel before giving himself the same treatment. His movements drew her gaze downward to his fully primed manhood, and she flushed prettily.

“We’re not finished yet, are we?” she asked, her gaze lifting back to his face. Jace couldn’t help but grin and shake his head, awed by his female.
“Not by a long shot, kitten.”
Her squawk of protest at the nickname was muffled as he swept her up and nearly ran to the bedroom. Dropping her on the bed, he tossed all their towels to the floor. As he settled next to her, she leaned up and caught his mouth in a demanding kiss. Those hands of hers were roaming again, this time deliberately seeking out his hardness.
Jace groaned as he watched Tessa run her fingers over the velvety skin of his cock, slip back to explore his sack, and then take him in her fist. Her hands were small enough that they barely went all the way around, which didn’t bother Jace one bit. She slid her hand up his length tentatively, smiling when he growled and thrust against her. Biting her lip, she gave him a nervous look before slipping down to the end of the bed.
Jace tensed as he realized her intention, preparing to stop her. He wanted to fuck her properly, but that mouth would surely ruin his plans.
Intentions be damned, all thought flew out the window the moment her hot little tongue touched his head, sampling. Jace let out a string of curses that would have made a sailor blush, but his sweet mate didn’t so much as bat an eyelash. Instead she slid her soft lips around the tip of his cock, running her tongue around experimentally.
And that quickly, Jace had to pull himself away.
“I’m not finished!” she protested, pouting.
“Well I’m about to be if you don’t stop,” he said sternly, pulling her back up to him.
Tessa leaned in and kissed him gently, and he ran a hand down her flank to her inner thigh, seeking. She made another “oh” sound, and he rolled her onto her back. He quickly sought the center of her heat again, and found her damp with readiness. He rolled to center his body over hers, and she parted her legs eagerly. Settling himself against her warmth, Jace had to bite his lip when she wrapped her legs around him.
Using one hand, he guided himself to her opening but didn’t press in immediately. Jace wanted to make sure he didn’t hurt his mate by moving too fast. Slowly, painstakingly, he began to move in all-to-short thrusts to work himself into her dampness.
Tessa, of course, had her own ideas. While he was busy restraining himself from pounding her until she screamed, she got tired of waiting. Using more muscle than he’d known she had, she flexed her thighs hard and pulled him all the way down in one rough stroke. They both cried out, and Jace looked at her to make sure she was unharmed. Wrinkling her nose, she smacked him on the arm.
“Quit stalling!” she ordered. Jace’s humorous snort of response was lost as he withdrew and plunged back in to the hilt, leaving her breathless with pleasure.
He set a faster rhythm than he’d planned, realizing that neither of them would last very long like this. Tessa was moving relentlessly under him, meeting each stroke as he pounded against her. Fissions of pleasure shot through his body, pooling heavily in his groin. When he started to feel Tessa’s innermost muscles clench, he grabbed both her knees and pressed them back toward her body to give himself access to her G spot.
He could feel the spongy spot of her inner lining, and guided each stroke to rub against it. Suddenly she was shaking like crazy, every muscle coiled on the verge of release. He stopped holding back his own orgasm, and was immediately on the brink. When Tessa cried out, halfsobbing his name, a flood of pleasure washed through Jace. The release barreled through his body and mind, so intense that for several heartbeats he was blind to everything around him and deaf to his own shouts of pleasure.
Collapsing next to his mate, he pulled her closer and gasped for breath. Feeling her delicate Collapsing next to his mate, he pulled her closer and gasped for breath. Feeling her delicate

Around midnight, Tessa sighed contentedly in Jace’s arms. They were curled up in Jace’s bed between the silky sheets and the wonderfully thick quilt, and Tessa couldn’t remember ever being happier. Jace, for his part, looked like the cat that ate the canary. He was still running his hands over every part of Tessa’s body as if he were making sure she wasn’t a dream.

Every couple of minutes, he’d give her a sultry look and Tessa would laugh. Her mate might have the stamina of a bull, but she hadn’t quite caught up yet. This whole thing was still pretty new for her.

“Do you really think Camilla is safe around that Raphael?” Tessa asked, twisting her gorgeous ring around her finger.
“Why wouldn’t she be safe?” Jace asked, gently nuzzling Tessa’s neck as he spoke. She shivered at the lick of flame that shot down her spine, but resisted the temptation to respond.
“Well, you know he’s sort of… crazy? Off-putting at least. And he’s absolutely enormous. I kept thinking he was going to crush her accidentally. And for all her talk, she’s pretty innocent…” Tessa trailed off, her concern evident.
“Hmm. Sound like any other couples we know?” Jace asked, his voice teasing. Tessa blushed and smacked her hand against his arm, her expression miffed.
“That’s not the same thing at all! They’re… and we’re… it’s just not the same!” she insisted.
“He’s obviously dedicated himself to her protection. What more could you really want?” Jace asked practically.
“Lots of things! I want Camilla to have love, and trust, and loyalty… I want her to have what we have,” Tessa said shyly.
“And she will. Believe me, if Camilla’s half as incredible as you are, she’ll have men falling at her feet. And judging by that temper of hers, she’ll give them a run for their money,” Jace said, amused.
“It’s just that… well, what if he’s not the right one for her? She’s my baby sister, and I want her to have the world.”
“The first time you met me, did you think I would be the right one for you?” Jace asked with a smile.
“Well, no. But if it makes you feel better, I did think you were some kind of sexy male model. You were too pretty to be true,” she said with a sigh.
Jace let out a deep laugh, entranced by his female. She had a strange but wonderful mind that always kept him on his toes.
“I think you’ll find that Camilla can handle herself just fine. Besides, we have better things to worry about,” he said, taking a mock-serious tone.
“Like what?” Tessa asked, a smile curving her lips.
“Like this,” Jace said, pulling her close and kissing his mate for all he was worth. She made that little sigh he loved so much, and they were once again lost in their own little piece of mated bliss.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ms. Vivian Wood lives in New Orleans, Louisiana with her beau of many years, and they are the proud parents of two badly behaved dogs. In her free time, Miriam enjoys bananagrams, frosty drinks on the porch, hot coffee at the local library, and reading anything and everything she can get her hands on. She has already begun the next book in this series, and is quite excited to see what will happen to her beloved characters next.