Page 58 of Dark Auctioned Mate

Alanis looked over her shoulder, looking exhausted. She licked her lips and mumbled, “I want to taste you.”

Rael didn’t need to be told twice. He turned to lie on his back and pulled down his jeans along with his boxers until they pooled down at his ankles. Alanis went between his legs, wrapping her hands around his cock.

“You are so big,” she said, licking a bead of precum from his cock.

Rael hissed, trying not to shoot his load too fast.

“I don’t know if I can take all of you.”

“Do your best,” he said, his voice strained. “And I’ll help.”

She took him into her mouth; her lips stretched around his girth. Alanis sucked him, her mouth hot and wet. Her hand pumped what wouldn’t fit in her mouth, and it was the hottest thing he’d ever experienced.

His hand was in her hair, not holding, but guiding her. When she choked a little, he pulled her head away.

“Too much?”

“No.” Her voice sounded hoarse, and her lips were swollen. “I want more. I want all of you.”

This time, when she went down, she relaxed her throat and was able to take him deeper. Rael jerked his hips, trying not to fuck her throat. But he was right at the edge. “I’m close. You need to—”

But Alanis didn’t stop. Instead, she doubled down on her efforts, sucking deeper, gripping him harder, her hand moving lower to grab his balls.

“Fuck,” he moaned, tightening his grip on her hair. “I’m going to come. Alanis, I’m—”

She moaned around his cock, and that was it. Rael came hard, his cock pulsing, filling her mouth with his release. She swallowed what she could, but there was too much. He pulled out at the last moment, his hand wrapping around his cock, and the final spurts landed across her face—her cheeks, her lips, her chin.

She looked up at him, looking debauched and beautiful, his cum streaming down her face.

In that moment, all Rael could think about was how fucked he was. “I love her,” he thought. And it wasn’t just the bond speaking. He genuinely loved Alanis Hester.

But she was not ready yet. She still had to choose between the Lumen and his pack. To tell her now that he loved her would only put pressure on her and make her feel obligated.

So, he kept it to himself.

He wiped her face with a wet cloth and pulled her into his chest. They laid still, with her head on his chest and his hand in her hair.

“Rael.”

“Yeah?”

“Thank you.”

“You need not thank me,” he said, kissing the top of her head. “I am here for you. Anytime and always.”

Even though it might mean letting her go in the end.

Alanis fell asleep in his arms, her breathing evening out. Rael could not sleep. He took in how her body felt against him, her scent, and how her heart was beating against his chest.

He loved her and was afraid that the love would not be enough to keep her.

But tonight she was there. In his arms. Safe, satisfied and his. That would have to be enough.

Chapter 18 - Alanis

The following day, Alanis woke up in Rael’s arms, sunlight shining through the curtains. She laid still for a while, listening to his breathing and feeling the warmth of his body against hers.

The previous night had been…intense. Not only the sex—that was fantastic though. But it was the way she confided in him, and he comforted her. Alanis from eight years ago would have felt vulnerable and exposed. But she felt safe with Rael, and she was more frightened of that discovery than anything.