The kiss wasn’t violent, but it was long, hard, and passionate. Desire made my instincts kick in, and I gently bit Ty’s lower lip. He pulled back and pushed me away at arm’s length.
I could see his heartbeat in the artery in his neck as he closed his eyes, attempting to regain control over his body. “We have to get a handle on your heat, Liza.”
Panic set in when I realized he wanted to fuck me but I hadn’t yet told him the truth. I stared at the ground, attempting to muster up the courage to admit that I was nowhere near as sexually experienced as Ty.
“What’s wrong?” Ty placed a finger under my chin and tilted my head up, forcing me to make eye contact with him.
“I wanted to tell you this at the coffee shop the other day, but with everything that happened, I couldn’t bring myself to drop another bomb on you.” I leaned back to read his face.
He was scared. His cheeks flushed, and I wasn’t sure if it was from his need to come or from his desire to make me come. Before this went any further, I had to confess.
“There’s no easy way to say this.” I picked at my fingernails, stalling.
Ty crossed his arms and stared at me as if I was about to tell him I moonlighted as a serial killer. “For fuck’s sake, Liza, what is it?”
“I’m a virgin.”
He took a step back, his arms falling to his side. His chest heaved as a stunned expression washed over his face. And then relief. He even smiled. “That’s really not what I thought you were going to say.”
I didn’t ask because… serial killer. A giggle bubbled out of my throat, but then I saw the flicker in his eyes. They widened as I watched his cock grow longer and harder.
He wasn’t upset over the new information. He was aroused.
How could it physically get any bigger? Gods, I needed him inside me.
Ty cleared his throat, but that didn’t keep his voice from coming out hoarse. “Liza, are you saying that no man has ever pleased you?” He spoke softly, but the rasp was as hot as any growl or purr I’d heard so far.
I shook my head. “I trusted my doctor when he told me the hormones would suppress my pheromones, but I always had a fear that my scent would drive someone to harm me because they couldn’t control themselves. So, whenever I dated someone, I always ended things before it became sexual.”
Ty was quiet for a moment, seeming to compose himself. “I’m sorry you had to live with that fear. Just for the record, though, I would never hurt you. Do you know that?” He pulled his lower lip between his teeth. My answer mattered to him.
I nodded. “Of course. I trust you.”
And I did. Everything that had happened so far, the incidents and moments that had brought us to this one here felt like a natural progression with Ty, and not something I was being forced into or that we were trying to force on ourselves. Fatewanted us together, and so did our bodies. There was no denying the powerful force pulling us together.
At that point, I would’ve allowed Ty to do whatever he pleased. My body was hot, my heart pounded as if it would beat out of my chest, and I was so wet that I clenched my thighs in hopes that Ty wouldn’t see my juices dripping down my skin.
“How have you handled your past heats?” Ty cracked his knuckles, trying to keep his eyes on my face.
My cheeks reddened. “I’ve never experienced a real heat because the pills suppressed them. That is, until now. I doubled my dosage, yet here we are.”
“Yes. Here we are.” Ty narrowed his eyes on me. “Do you want me to handle it for you?”
Before I could respond, my body answered for me. My chest rose, thrusting my breasts in Ty’s direction. My hands drifted down my stomach, though I caught myself before I allowed my hands to rub over my throbbing clit.
My body wanted Ty and only Ty.
He’d watched my hands skim along my skin, and he reacted immediately, stepping forward and closing the gap between us.
Our lips locked as Ty’s hands ran up and down my back, eventually landing on my ass, cupping both cheeks and squeezing tightly.
Arching my back, I grabbed the back of his head and pulled him to me, running my tongue along his top lip.
Ty let out a groan and pulled his mouth away, nudging my face with his and nipping at my ear. His tongue traced my jaw, then trailed down my neck, where he stopped and gave special attention to the exposed skin at the side of my throat, nipping gently with his teeth. I moved my hands down his chest and across his stomach. My fingers danced along the ripples of muscle and sinew and skin. It was so smooth, so supple. Holy fuck, he had good skin.
Ty breathed into my ear, his hot breath sending a chill down my spine. “Shift and follow me back to the estate.”
I pulled back and studied his face. Ty wanted to please me as much as I wanted to be pleased, and he didn’t want it to be on the forest floor, so I gladly shifted.
