Page 131 of Commander’s Mate

The first brush of her lips against the tip nearly broke me.

She tasted the bead of pre-cum there, then circled the head with her tongue before drawing me into her mouth. Pleasure tightened every muscle in my body, sharp enough to make me grip the edge of the bed.

But I wanted more than her mouth. I wanted all of her.

“Harper,” I rasped.

“Yes, Zared?” she said, releasing my cock.

“Come up here.” I helped her up and crawled onto the bed, beckoning for her to join me.

I reached overhead to a small compartment above the bed and took out a small sealed packet before we went any further. I placed the ultra-thin shield on the tip of my cock and it automatically extended over its full length.

“You can barely see it,” she said, running one curious fingertip along the edge. “That is definitely a smart condom.”

“I gave you my word.”

Her expression softened. “I know. Thank you.”

Then her mouth curved.

“Now come here.”

We lay down facing each other, and she came into my arms, pressing her body against me as she parted her lips, seeking mine. I slid my cock between her legs but not inside her. Even though I was ready, I wanted to make sure she was too.

We kissed long and deep until we were both trembling and panting with desire. I wanted to take more time to kiss her whole body and taste her essence as she had tasted mine. But my cock throbbed with the need to be encased inside her velvet tunnel.

I slid my fingers between her legs to feel that she was wet and ready. She rolled onto her back and parted her thighs as I slid two fingers into her tight opening. She raised her hips and moaned sweetly, squeezing my fingers inside her.

“Zared?” My name was a plea on her lips. I withdrew my fingers and licked her sweet essence from them, then knelt between her thighs. I leaned over her, supported my weight on my forearms, and lowered my cock to slide into her.

It was an exquisitely tight fit that felt way better than I ever imagined. She was not my first, and I doubted I was hers, but no other woman felt as good as she did.

I kissed her tenderly as we lay joined before I began to thrust in and out of her. Harper moaned and cooed in pleasure, raising her hips eagerly to meet my thrusts as she clung to me. Mine, mine, mine, I thought each time I drove my cock into her, even though I knew she wasn’t really mine until we sealed the bond. In my heart, I already knew that I was hers.

She rubbed my back and alternately dug her fingernails into my flesh. I wasn’t tender about fucking her. I fucked her hard, and she seemed to like it better the harder I slammed my cock into her. I was taking her hard and fast then, and she gripped my buttocks grinding her core against my flesh each time I drove my member into her.

Harper crooned and panted faster, with more intensity, so I knew she would come soon. The thought of her inner walls squeezing around my cock had me nearing that pinnacle as well.

She cried out as she came, and I followed a few thrusts later, the shield containing my release and preventing my seed from entering her. My implant prevented conception. The shield prevented my seed from reaching her and sealing the bond.

I lay with my cock still inside her for a long time after our climax, just kissing her and caressing her face. To anyone else, she was just a woman, but to me, she was beauty itself. She was the other half of my soul. In my heart, she was already solmatu even though we hadn't said the words. I believed she would be. I just needed to give her time.

“You are magnificent,” I told her.

“You are pretty awesome yourself. But that was no full mating, right?” she murmured.

“Right. No vow.”

“But stay.”

I drew her into my arms.

“Always,” I said, then corrected myself before the word became pressure. “Tonight.”

Her mouth curved against my chest. “Good answer.”

Within moments, her breathing evened.