“That’s your safe word,” I said. “Anything gets too intense, you say the word and we’re done.”
“But I—”
“What’s the word, Maddie?”
“You’re serious.”
“Say it. Say it right fucking now, so I know you’ve got it.”
“Fine,” she huffed. “Gingerbread. But I’m notsayingit, saying it. Just… just this one time. Following your orders.”
A slow grin slid across my face, and I nuzzled the back of her neck again. “Good girl.”
My cock was practically screaming at me to tear off her clothes and bury myself in her tight little ass, but now that I had her here, willing and eager, I wasn’t about to cash in on some two-and-a-half minute fuckfest. No way.
Didn’t matter how badly I wanted to come right the fucknow.
Didn’t matter how badly my wolf was tearing me apart inside, desperate to bite her. To mark her. To make her ours.
Maddie was my beautiful, innocent, perfect little Christmas cupcake—the kind made to be savored all night long, slowly and deliberately.
One hand still massaging her breast, I ran the other hand up the back of her neck, fisting those wild, red curls. Her hair was so damn soft, cold and damp underneath where it hadn’t completely dried. I leaned in close again, inhaling the scent of her exposed neck, sweetness and heaven.
“You have no idea how fucking sexy you are,” I whispered, brushing my lips against her nape. “I’ve been hard for you ever since I opened the door and found you standing on my porch in those candy-cane tights.”
“Stockings,” she panted. “They’re… they’re stockings. Tights go all the way up.”
“I see.” Still fisting her hair, I released her breast and trailed my fingers down inside the waistband of her pants, skimming the silky-soft skin of her stomach, down to the top edge of her panties. I rubbed the lace between my thumb and forefinger, memorizing the feel of it on my skin. I fuckinghadto—after tonight, this fantasy would get me through a decade of lonely nights, and I wanted every detail, every texture, every scent permanently seared into my memory.
“You were right,” I said. “These pantiesarestill intact. That’s no good.” I jerked the lace upward, yanking it hard against her clit, then releasing it and sliding my fingers inside. Gliding over her bare, smooth-as-silk skin, I wondered if she’d recently shaved.
Veryrecently. Like… in my shower recently.
The thought of it sent me into overdrive.
“Did you shave tonight, Maddie?” I whispered, my heart slamming into my ribs, lungs fighting for breath as the images of her wet, naked flesh tumbled through my mind unbidden. “Did you use my razor to shave this pussy bare for me?”
“I… I… yes. I saw it on the ledge with your shampoo and I just… I… I’m sorry.”
“Not as sorry as you’re about to be, you naughty, naughty girl.” I skimmed a finger over her clit, heat radiating from her body in waves as I stroked her with a light touch, driving her fucking mad.
“Hawke, that’s…Holy snowballs,that’s so…” She trailed off on a soft moan. Another shiver rolled through her limbs, her body responding to my every touch.
“Does that feel good, Cupcake?”
“So… so good.”
“Are you sure?” I asked, my mouth against her ear. I dipped my fingers lower, teasing her outer lips and pulling back again, dragging the hot slickness back over her clit. She quivered in my arms, melting like butter at my touch. I couldn’t wait to slide my cock inside of her, take her hard and deep. My balls ached, heavy with need, the wolf howling inside like a crazed beast, but I wasn’t ready for the main course—not by a long shot. “Or would you rather touch yourself again? Maybe you’re better at this than I am. Looked like you knewexactlywhat you were doing before.”
“No, I…” She shook her head, her curls brushing my mouth, hitting me with another wave of her addicting vanilla scent. “I wasn’t… I was just trying to… I—”
“Maybeyou were just trying to tease me. Just trying to make me jealous, wishing I could replace your soft, delicate little fingers with my hot, filthy mouth.”
“Oh, god.” She let out a gasp, arching her body to steal more friction from my touch, but I wasn’t about to give in.
“God won’t help you tonight, Cupcake. Even if he could hear you scream, I’m pretty sure he’d take my side.” I pulled out abruptly, grinding my cock against her ass once more. “Noman likes to be teased.”
“I wasn’t teasing, I swear. I was just—”