Chapter 14 - Kit

Kaiden was kissing me. I was sitting in his lap , and Kaiden was kissing me!

The feeling of his soft lips caressing me, his iron grip on my hips, was enough to leave me breathless. I could feel the growing erection beneath me, and my entire body hummed in a way it never had before.

I had zero experience with this—and I really did mean zero—but all I could think was just how right it felt to have him snatching me up like this. Kaiden's fallen leaf and dew scent flared in my nose, more potent than I'd ever noticed it before, and something I couldn't quite understand felt like it clicked into place.

But this was nuts. Kaiden was stressed. It had to just be that, and I pulled back.

"Kaiden, what are you doing? Have you lost your mind?"

He shook his head, a look of desperation on his face like me pulling away had crushed him. Kaiden's grip on my hips yanked harder, and I was flush against his chest in a flash, one of my legs pulled over him so that I straddled his lap.

"Maybe. I don't care. I…I just need you. Goddamn , do I need you, Kit. It's like I can't breathe if you're not right up against me."

His lips were on mine again, and I wanted to melt into him. Still, I couldn't shake my disbelief, and I slid my face to the side, Kaiden's mouth going straight for my throat.

"You hate me. You've said as much yourself for years, Kaiden."

He shook his head again, nipping at my neck. "I've never hated you. Never . Fuuuck," Kaiden moaned low as he rubbed his erection against me, and heat pooled into my core, slick coating my skin beneath my pants.

"I was…" he mumbled against my skin, "I was so stupid. It was just so intense. I knew, Kit. I knew immediately. Damn, you're going to be the death of me."

I couldn't think anymore around the growing lust that filled me up to the brim. Kaiden's tongue against my flesh felt like a searing blade, flaying open my heart and forcing me to feel that connection that swirled between us.

Damn it all to hell. I need him.

Without thinking, I went for Kaiden's shirt. He was quick to help me, the fabric hiding him quickly flung to the floor along with his pants. As I stood there, looking down at him, my core pulsed. Holy shit .

My eyes scanned across his body. His abdominals were like carved marble, each firm surface of his body standing out in stark relief as candlelight jumped across his skin. It was so different than my own, light with freckles from the sun. I pictured it pressed against my pale flesh and the lovely contrast his rigid muscles would make against my curves.

Oh, and then, of course, there was the massive cock that strained, a glistening droplet clinging to the head. Kaiden was so much larger than I could have imagined, reaching beyond his navel, and much, much wider.

He stretched over the bed, lying against the headboard. Kaiden was so large and broad, a commanding presence that made me want to give in to any desire he expressed. Hell, his deep, black eyes were wells I'd happily drown in. Kaiden's bangs hung devilishly in his eyes, and as our stares met, the glow behind his deep eyes burned into me.

"Fucking hell, Kit. I've…I've wanted this for so damn long."

I may have melted or disintegrated or just died if it weren't for the piercing desire to touch him. Kaiden cocked a grin, which only egged me on. That smile felt like it was only for me, a perfect reflection of the pleasure to come. I knew it was silly. Hell, I knew this was probably all going to fuck me over in the long run, but I had to be with him.

He gestured for me to come to him. I happily obliged, but not too quickly.

As I walked forward, his gaze dropped to my breasts, which rose and fell as I breathed hard.

The room's heat enveloped me, and his scent was intoxicating. So rich, a penetrating drug that made my skin hum and my body ache.

I edged closer, watching his hands drift toward my breasts. I could feel my heart pound, and my body prepared itself for him. I was throbbing and warm. Dizzied by the ache below my hips, I almost didn't notice as he reached up and went for my shirt.

"Let me see you," he whispered.

I couldn't even respond, letting Kaiden strip me down to my panties. My cheeks burned as embarrassment washed over me. I was no fucking supermodel, and Kaiden could very well give up his day job as alpha if he ever wanted to give it a go.

"Kaiden, I…" But the words died in my throat.

His muscles were tighter even than before, and he was glowing in the dim light of his room. All I could do was stare as he knelt at the edge of the bed, ready to pounce and his eyes glowing yellow.

I could feel wetness drip from me even more, nearly boiling with the heat of it all. I needed this, and dammit, for once in my miserable life, I was going to enjoy something.

Just as I was about to reach down for my panties, his hands landed on my hips. They were warm and firm on my sides. Kaiden reached a finger just under the thin straps at my hips and slowly pulled down, taking the frail lace with it.

He pushed them past my knees, and I let them fall to the ground at my feet. Then he wrapped a hand around my knee. He coiled his fingers around to the back of my leg and pulled it up onto the bed, steadying me with his other hand.

"I'm going to enjoy this, little Kit." His stare glowed, and that autumn fragrance of his bloomed with a dark spice. "My sweet little fox. You're finally going to see just what you do to me."

With my knee resting on the edge of the bed, I leaned forward into him, felt his skin against my own, and my nipples hardened at the contact. Kaiden moved his hand from my knee up my thigh.

My leg quivered under his touch, and I buried my head into his chest. My hair swept forward into my face, and I heard him breathe deeply and sigh.

"Why do you always do that? I'm not a wolf." My voice sounded foreign, deep and husky with desire.

And then I was humming low in my throat as his fingers crawled up the inside of my thigh toward my pussy. Holy fucking shit, indeed .

As I looked up at him, Kaiden smirked, brushing the skin between my legs with just his fingertips. They swept back and forth, and I ached for him to move inside me and push me over the edge.

Still, he played and built up the anticipation until everything was spinning.

"I do that because you smell like fucking lilacs, pet." Kaiden pressed his lips to my breast, nipping playfully. "And I can't get enough of it."

Air rushed in and out of my lungs, and he pushed his fingers deep into the warm flesh that cried out for his touch. Ecstatic pressure grew within me, and his mouth came down on my neck.

Fingers inside me, Kaiden pulled me up onto the bed and held me against him with his free arm. The way his touch claimed me burned, and his fingers were so deep that my body shook with pleasure. The waves of sensation heightened and exploded. I surged in his arms, my body rocked by the cresting release.

Releasing his grip around me and lifting my chin, Kaiden pulled my lips to his. His tongue smoothed between them and swirled against my own. Then, his fingers started up their delectable torture again, and he looked deep into my eyes.

"You're fucking mine , Kit. You hear me?"

His deep voice reverberated in my ears as another wave of sensation fell over me and pushed me closer to another climax. Kaiden's voice was like fine velvet that wrapped itself around me and squeezed me tight.

"I…yes. Oh, fuck. Kaiden, I…" My breaths rocked through me. "I've never done this before."

His hand withdrew, and as I looked up at him, I could see his fingers glisten with the sweet welcome I had given him.

He smiled and licked the tips of his fingers slowly, circling his tongue around each tip. I pushed close to him and bit my bottom lip.

"I should think fucking not. This body is mine; your mating is mine ."

I trembled, the power of his words hitting me hard. Mating? Oh, shit…I'm just a human. He can't possibly—

But then his chocolate eyes ate me up, and he lowered his gaze, dark hair falling into his eyes, and he sunk down my body back between my legs. Kaiden moved so effortlessly, putting his mouth just above my core. His breath was fire on my sensitive skin. From between my legs, he looked up at me with that scheming grin I'd grown to love.

I felt his tongue barely touch my core, and I was desperate for more. As he slowly nudged his tongue a little closer, a little deeper, I moaned loudly. Then his strong hands were gripping my thighs, and he thrust his tongue deep inside of me. It darted in and out as I writhed beneath him in total ecstasy.

As if reading my mind, he withdrew his tongue and flicked the tip of my sensitive, bare skin. The nerves soared, riding a wave of intense, almost unbearable pleasure. I climaxed uncontrollably, and his moans of approval vibrated into me.

"So fucking good," he mumbled into my skin, "my mate."

I couldn't have heard that right, and still, some part of me silently screamed out in agreement. The feeling of being with Kaiden like this was like a missing puzzle piece falling into place.

Suddenly, Kaiden pulled away, his mouth now wet with my desire, and thrust his hard, perfect erection deep inside my pussy. I clamped down around him, the brief sting quickly melting away as my body gave itself over to him.

"Kaiden!"

"Yes, Kit. Goddamn, you take me so well," he growled, that partial shift taking over and making his yellow eyes glow all the harder.

We rode out the waves of pleasure, crashing against each other like twin storms becoming one. He sheathed his cock so deep inside me, and I never wanted him to leave, my entire being welcoming him home.

Kaiden wrapped his arm around my waist, hoisting me up onto his lap as he powered into me. I held onto Kaiden's neck, squeezing as I rode his thick erection.

This. This is what I'd needed—craved—my entire life from him, and it still blew my mind that it was happening. My core clamped down as the orgasm crested over me. I pulsed, trembling around him as Kaiden thrust up in a powerful rhythm.

In seconds, we were both crashing over that edge, and I felt myself fall entirely apart as Kaiden filled me up with his spend, his teeth finding my neck as he bit down.

He'd claimed me… mated me.

***

Morning light cut through the windows, waking me up from my position asleep in Kaiden's arms. My heart pounded as the memory and reality became one. We'd…we'd really done that. Kaiden and I had sex.

"Hello there."

I jumped slightly, looking up at Kaiden as he smirked down at me. My cheeks heated despite everything, and I moved to sit up, holding the sheet over my breasts.

"Hi, umm, good morning."

Panic was setting in after everything we'd done last night, and I could tell Kaiden read it all over my features. My hands shook. This was too much. I needed to go. But right when I tried to get up, Kaiden snaked his hands around my waist, pulling me close.

"Oh no, you don't. I'm not letting you get away, little Kit."

How was this the world I lived in? Was I really about to have the morning-after talk with Kaiden? Kaiden , who was apparently the alpha of his own pack and who'd seemingly just mate-marked a human?

"I…Kaiden, this is insane. I know that last night was—"

He sat up straighter, holding me close. "Don't pull away, Kit. I know what last night was, and I wouldn't change it."

I shook my head, my mind spinning. "I'm a human, Kaiden."

"Yeah, that's not news. I've tried to tell you, Kit." He smoothed his hand down my cheek. "I'm not the kid I was, and I've wanted to do that forever."

Well, holy shit.

Could Kaiden actually be this more mature wolf? As much as that reality seemed too good to be true, I couldn't help trusting it. I sat back against him, locking my eyes on his.

"Oh, yeah? Well, then you, mister, have some explaining to do."