Hunger for him

Hunger for him


Chapter 175

Ruby’s POV

Since my body wasn't fully responding for now, I just decided to stop trying to force it for a few minutes. I was fully aware of Thane moving around the room since my senses were way sharper now than they had been before. 

I just mentally followed him as he moved from room to room, getting things ready. He gave me a bath right there in bed, wiping away the dust and blood, and then changed my clothes as gently as possible without uttering a single word. I could feel the heavy sadness bouncing off him even when he didn't speak. 

All I wanted was to reach out and pull him into a hug, but my limbs still felt like lead. If he was the one that had found me first under all that rubble, I could only imagine the state he must have been in. The shock he would have gone through, thinking he was actually going to lose his mate for a second time, must have been a living nightmare for him. It was a good thing I was immortal now.

Thane finally finished dressing me up in something soft and clean. He went on to arranging my hair nicely above my head so it wasn't in my face before dragging over the huge couch from the sitting room area. 

I heard the heavy thud of the furniture as he pulled it next to my bed and then settled into it. I could feel his intense burning stare on me. It felt like he was counting down the seconds, just waiting for any sign that I was finally going to wake up and actually look at him.

I didn't know how long he had been sitting there in the dark, but I could slowly feel the consciousness returning to my hands. I hurriedly tried to move them, feeling my fingers twitch slightly before I focused all my energy on opening my eyes. My eyelids felt so heavy, like they were glued shut with sleep but I was able to finally force them open.

‘’You are awake.’’ Thane quickly spoke. Before I could even blink, he was right next to me in a flash. His hand flew under my back to support me, helping me sit up against the pillows so I wasn't just laying flat on my back. ‘’How do you feel?’’ His voice was low and full of a kind of desperation that made my heart shake.

‘’Hmmm.’’ I answered him but it sounded more like a groan of pain than anything else since the movement of sitting up, my body was sending short jabbing pains through my nerves as the last of my healing finished up. I felt a wave of dizziness hit me but what hit me even harder was a sudden hunger. 

My mouth began to salivate almost instantly. I was famished but it wasn't for a plate of food. It was a different kind of craving entirely.

My eyes fell down to my mate, who was watching me with wide, panicked eyes like I was something extremely fragile that might break if he breathed too hard on me. ‘’I’m fine… okay?’’ I tried to reassure him, my voice sounding a bit scratchy and dry. 

But my eyes couldn't even stay fixed on his face for long as my gaze dropped down to his lips first, and then trailed down to the slight opening in his clothes that revealed a patch of his chest, peaking out those tensed muscles that had my throat bubbling and my thighs clenching together under the sheets.

What the hell was even wrong with me? I had just survived a near-death experience, literally being crushed by a hotel and here I was thinking about humping him and riding on his dick. 

Gosh! But Thane wasn't helping matters at all. He looked like he didn't completely believe me when I said I was fine, because his hand slipped under the nightwear he had just put me in. 

His large, manly fingers danced through my bare skin, making my breath seize in my throat. My back straightened as his touch sent a jolt of pleasure through me. He kept feeling around my ribs and next his hands went down further. He started softly massaging through my hips and then down my thigh, moving like he was making sure every single bone was complete and that I wasn't secretly hiding a major injury from him.

‘’This is crazy, and good too… your healing is even a lot more better than mine..’’ Thane mumbled to himself. He was fully engrossed in what he was doing, his focus entirely on me recovering as he went next to check my shoulders and neck. 

He was being so careful but on the other hand, I was over here blinking hard and trying to get my itching fingers under control but they were already on the move, crawling up his own thigh as the heat between us started to rise. I had my lips snagged under my teeth in a fight for control, trying not to just pounce on him right then and there while he was still worried about me.

A sharp gasp of pleasure left my lips as Thane’s hand brushed the sensitive sides of my breast. ‘’Shit! Did I hurt you? I’m sorry,’’ he hurriedly apologized with his voice full of panic. His hands snapped away from my body instantly, and it took every single ounce of willpower in me to stop myself from reaching out, snatching his hands back, and pressing them against my chest just like I was dying for him to do. 

‘’I’m fine… really…’’ I murmured, my voice sounding breathy even to my own ears. I pushed myself even closer to him, closing the gap he had just created as my hand sneaked up his chest. I could feel the heat radiating off him.

‘’How about you? Are you injured?’’ I whispered shakily. My fingers danced up his chest, feeling the taunt, hard muscles jumping under my touch. I was quick to catch the slight bubble of his throat as he swallowed hard and that small sign of his own desire just spurred me on. I wasn't the only one struggling here.

‘’You shouldn't worry about me wife… I’m in good shape as long as you are,’’ Thane replied. I was quick to notice that his voice had become even gruffier and thicker than it had been just seconds ago. 

He was trying to play the role of the worried husband, but his body was telling a completely different story. Without even thinking about the consequences, I saddled myself into his lap, my legs wrapping around his waist. My hands flew around his neck, and his hands instinctively flew to my back to immediately support my weight so I wouldn't slip.

‘’Why shouldn't I worry about you, husband? Aren't you mine? Mine to care for… mine to love… mine to…’’ Luckily, I was quick enough to stop myself from bluttering out my next words, which would have been ‘mine to fuck.’ Seriously, what the hell was wrong with me? Why the hell was I so horny right now after almost dying! I guess coming back to life just makes everything feel more intense.

‘’Of course I belong to you, wife. Now, I would need you to rest up some more while I go get you something to eat,’’ Thane said, his voice sounding strained. He cleared his throat and moved his hands to untangle my grip from around his neck. His eyes widened as my hands refused to give way even with his slight tug. He looked at me, his pupils blown wide and dark. ‘’You need to rest up…’’ he repeated himself, but it sounded more like a prayer than a command.

‘’That is not what I want…’’ I groaned in protest. My waist wiggled on his lap, and I was delighted to find something very hard already poking at me through his clothes. I could feel a sly smirk quickly dance onto my lips as my hips began a slow, grinding round motion on his hardening dick. 

I wasn't going to let him go that easily. ‘’I think you do know exactly what I want, husband…’’ I whispered directly into his ear, my voice low and seductive. My nipples were already straining through the thin, silky material of the red nightgown that was right in Thane’s face. I watched his throat bubble some more as his eyes danced from my face down to my lips, and then they fell lower to stop at my chest. I could feel his hands, which had moved to land on my hips, dig deep into the softness of my butt his grip tightening until it was almost painfully sweet.

‘’I must leave you to rest up,’’ he responded, but those words sounded like he was trying to convince himself more than he was trying to convince me. He was breathing like he’d just run a marathon, his chest heaving against mine.

‘’Cut the crap!’’ I groaned, finally not being able to suppress the sexual tension for another second. My hands flew to the back of his neck in a flash, fingers tangling in his dark hair as I pulled his head down sharply and straight for my chest. My back arched as I gave him what he was clearly starving for. My mouth spread out in an 'O' of lust and sensation as his warm mouth finally descended on my right breast, his teeth grazing the nipple through the thin fabric. 

The heat of him  in my hold was incredible, and the way he growled into my skin made my whole body vibrate. He wasn't being gentle anymore, and that was exactly what I needed.