Harper purred as removed her bra and slipped off her panties. She had never pictured herself naked and alone in a cave with Alex. Her mind told her to resist him, but her body and a big part of her couldn't seem to ignore how Alex's touch made her feel.
“Are you warmed up already?” Alex’s breath was hot against her naked back. His firm hands gripped her hips as she leaned her head against his chest. As his teeth scraped across the delicate tendon in her throat, her mouth gaped open, and her chest arched against the firm body behind her.
Alex's name came out of her mouth as a barely audible whimper. His tongue traced up the back of her neck and flicked over the back of her earlobe as he confidently grinned. He swung her around so she could face him. His thumbs caressed her cold skin as he cupped her face in his palms. He remained motionless for a brief moment, his gaze fixed on her eyes.
“Open up your heart for me, Harper,” he soon whispered.
She locked her gaze on his. She remained quiet as she nuzzled her cheek against his hand before he drew her in for a kiss.
The kiss started out slow and sweet, but it didn't last long. Alex deepened the kiss by shifting one hand to the base of Harper's neck and the other to clasp her hand. She wrapped her arms around his neck and arched up against him, much to his surprise.
Their fingers entwined as their tongues explored each other's mouths, only ever breaking apart when they needed air, placing their foreheads together and inhaling each other’s scent.
Alex gently smiled before kissing her softly on the forehead and then on her lips again. Harper reached down tentatively to pull at the bottom of his shirt, her palms resting on the soft skin of his back. She noticed the ripples of his muscles under her fingers.
He growled in his throat and softly bit down on her lower lip when it was his turn. He started to move his kisses away from her lips, teasing the corner of her mouth before continuing to kiss along her jawline, then pressing a hot kiss to the pulse in her throat, sending tremors through her entire body.
Harper muttered something under her breath as her fingers fumbled with the buttons on his shirt. Alex grinned at her and shifted his weight away from her, yanking his shirt up and over his head and tossing it aside. She came to a halt, timidly running her fingers through his hair and looking him in the eyes. “Alex…I…”
“What is it?” Alex asked, before adding with a deep sigh. “He’s not here, Harper. I am.”
But truth be told, Lucas had slowly faded into the background of her thoughts. The more Alex touched her all over, the less she thought about Lucas' hold on her, and the more Alex kissed her, the less she yearned for him.
“Just let me warm you up.” Alex's hand traced her ribs before cupping and softly kneading her breasts. When his nose brush against the corner of her mouth, his dark locks fell in his face. His cheek was tingling with her shaky breath.
Harper licked her bottom lip briefly when she felt one of his hands run down her sides. When he gently trailed the tip of his nose along her jawline and slipped a hand around to her back to caress the length of her neck, her breath caught. And she sucked hard on her lower lip as soon as his tongue traced up the side of her neck and flicked over her earlobe.
"I want you so fucking bad, Harper," Alex husked against her ear.
He was taking his time, which she appreciated, but she had already been worked up. Not to mention the fact that she was still cold and in desperate need of his warmth. So she reached between them with her hand, blushing, and began unbuttoning his pants. A bold move that stunned Alex.
She moved him onto his back and lowered herself, brushing her lips against his warm torso and over the muscle ridges.
Alex pinched his lower lip between his teeth as he felt the warmth of her tongue, which left hot trails that dipped into his navel. Her fingers clawed at his thighs and the waistband of his trousers, and she started to pull them down. He raised his hips and assisted her in removing them, tossing them somewhere where they would join his shirt, completely exposing his hard, throbbing length.
Harper inhaled deeply when she saw his erection proudly standing between his thighs. When curiosity got the best of her, she wrapped her hand around it. Alex immediately tensed up. His lips drew back. After a shy stroking of his hard length, Harper quickly released him.
“Come back here.” Alex reached down and placed his hand under her chin, tilting her head up and drawing her back to him. “Do you see how hard you’re making me, Harper?” he growled, his breath coming in slightly faster as he drew her closer to kiss her once more.
Harper quickly broke off the kiss and rose on her knees, poised above him.
"You’re so fucking beautiful," he said, his voice low and guttural. He held her still, his eyes trailing down her body as deeply as any physical touch.
Harper splayed her fingertips over his chest, blushing once more as she watched his muscles jump at her touch. He ran his hands down her arms, around her hips, and down her legs. Against his touch, she groaned and swayed.
Alex drew her to him and licked her breast with his hot tongue. When he started sucking on one of her nipples until it hardened between his lips, she exhaled sharply then yelped when his hands squeezed her ass before easing her down on the rug. In a moment, his body had engulfed hers. The whine she made when he captured the bud between his teeth was like music to his ears.
“Now, this should really keep you warm enough,” he hummed before his lips brushed against Harper's cleavage, leaving a trail of wet, open-mouthed kisses. He stopped at each breast, flicking his tongue over her sensitive nipple and parting with a hard suck that made her back arch.
Harper bit her bottom lip when his fingers moved down and closer to her wet center. Her breath caught in her throat as he rubbed tiny circles over her nub with his thumb. “Yes…I feel…very warm…now.”
“You aren't just warm, Harper. You're so wet, too, and so ready for me.” Alex smirked, pleased at how receptive her body was to him, knowing that she desired him as much as he desired her. He knelt between her spread legs, lips brushing against the insides of her thighs as he moved down.
Harper propped herself up on her elbow and peered at him through heavy-lidded eyes with interest and curiosity as he trailed kisses towards her core.
"Just relax," he told her softly, his dark blue eyes glancing up at her. “Let me make you feel *hot* now.”
A lump formed in her throat, making it hard for her to breathe. And she didn’t protest at all the second Alex dipped his tongue into her slit. Her back arched and her head rolled back, fingers threading through his dark hair. She was certain she was going to lose her mind because of this man. And when the tip of his tongue began grazing and swirling against her throbbing flesh, she could hardly contain the moans that filled the cavern.
"Alex―ah!" She yanked his hair, causing Alex to change his rhythm. It was easy for her to fool herself into thinking she had any control over the situation, but his touch revealed a weakness she couldn't hide.
She was clearly losing control.
Her cheeks flushed. Alex's tongue went in and out of her. She was clearly losing control. And soon enough, she began to feel her core warming with such intense heat that she could hardly stand it anymore.
"That feels so good. Keep doing that!" she breathed out through each moan and gasp for air.
Alex grinned appreciatively for a second before closing his mouth over her soaking core and sucking her into his mouth - hard. His hot saliva adding to the spine-tingling gratification he'd caused by licking. And as he inhaled her scent deeply, his wolf went crazy.
Harper let out a loud gasp when his tongue dragged over her folds and up to her slit.
“Alex…” she grunted in frustration.
He smiled to himself. He licked upwards, tongue curling before flattening over her clit, savoring every long stroke and every taste of her.
“Ah, Alex…I’m c―lose…close…” Harper stuttered. When Alex's thumbs swept up and down her fold before parting them for his tongue to lap at her throbbing mound, her hips bucked, and she whined and moaned, hands desperately clutching his hair tightly.
But Alex didn’t mind the pain. Not at all.
"Alex, I can’t take it anymore. I’m so close. So close…" Harper's screams and panting filled the cavern. Her eyes squeezed shut as his smooth tongue worked its way deeper into and out of her. Her cries of pleasure spurred Alex, and as he lifted her higher and higher, her body twitched and her legs quivered beside his head. Her hips rocked, her fingertips digging deeper into his thick tresses. “I’m so close. Almost there. Faster. Don’t stop.”
Alex slid his hands out from under her and grabbed her wrists, yanking her hands from his hair. He pinned her hands to the side and then backed away from her, relieving the pressure on her throbbing mound.
She whimpered at the loss of contact, her center immediately seeking his warm mouth out. “What the hell are you doing?”
"Don't come yet," he softly told her. Then, he eased away from her core, licked her inner thigh, kissed up her stomach, and picked himself up from between her thighs. He smirked as he dipped his tongue in the hollow of her throat, sliding up her neck; his teeth scraped along her jaw.
Harper's mouth opened as another set of loud moans was threatening to escape her lips, but Alex sealed her lips with his own. And she thought nothing had ever felt so good when his weight settled over her. He was hot and firm, pressed to the contours of her body, and undeniably masculine as he rocked against her. His cock rubbed against her, rolling his hips. She moaned into his mouth and began to rock her hips up.
"You’re mine, Harper,” Alex muttered, kissing across her jaw. His hand was curled into her hair and rested beside her head. He then drew back and looked her in the eyes. They gazed at each other, neither fully believing what was about to happen. They exchanged smiles before he planted a gentle kiss on her lips then started kissing neck again, suckling her earlobe as he went.
Harper's breath caught in her throat, and her eyes closed as she felt Alex align his tip with her core just before slipping in. She gasped as the sensations hit her, and she felt herself being pushed to the brink as he thrust himself inside her.
"You’re driving me crazy right now, Harper. I don’t want to ever stop,” Alex breathed in pleasure, his handsome face above her.
Surprisingly, Harper felt butterflies in her stomach, not from what Alex was doing to her, but from what he had just said and the way his eyes stared deep into hers. Never in a million years did she want someone like him to say anything like that to her. And she had never imagined him pleasuring her in the way he was doing now.
“Oh, Alex…” she cried out, her breasts bounced as he thrust hard and fast, hitting her deeply. Soon, she was gasping for air, spikes of heat coursing through her body, hotter than ever, until he screamed his name and pleasure swept through her body like a tidal wave.
Alex shifted his weight away from her and yanked her up onto her hands and knees. He grasped her hips and prodded her in with the head of his cock before thrusting into her once more. He almost growled as she moaned incoherently. She began to buck against him, and his fingertips clenched her hips so firmly that they were both certain they would wake up with bruises.
"Alex, faster." Harper's moaning prompted him to go as deep and hard as possible.
She was close, and so was he.
Alex enjoyed seeing her like this. And for the first time, he realized he needed this woman more than he needed air. He didn't care if she was someone else's mate. Oh no. He didn't even give a hoot the first time he heard about it. He wanted her to be his, and with this thought in mind, his hips picked up, as did his breathing. He could sense Harper edging closer to the edge underneath him as he worked her closer to her orgasm, not pausing for a second. Warmth sparked and spread inside him, his wolf craving for more. The beast desired Harper as much as he did.
And just by hearing her moans of ecstasy filling the air was pushing him over the edge, too. He was so close now. And the second she bucked her hip in response to his thrust, that was all it took to drive him beyond the point of no return.
“I’m right behind you, cuddle bear,” he groaned.
Harper whimpered as he plunged hard, driving himself as deeply into her as he could. Alex bit his bottom lip when she clenched around him. Without warning, they came together screaming. She felt a wave of heat rush out of her body and a tiny whimper escaped her mouth from the sensation.
For a brief moment, they remained motionless, their heavy breathing echoed across the cavern.
And just as Harper was coming down from her high, Alex did the unthinkable. He caught her off guard by sinking his teeth into her upper back. Such an intimate act that even Alex had no idea he was capable of, let alone knew how to do.
“Argh... Alex...” A sharp pain jolted through Harper’s body, causing tiny tears to well up in the corners of her eyes. She whimpered and clutched the rug as he held her.
Alex's wolf went wild, and when her blood hit his tongue as he gently sucked on the spot where he had bitten her, his heart clenched and a memory flashed through his mind.