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I nod frantically, fingers clenching at the sheets and blankets so I don’t grab my Alpha and move him right where I want him.

I’m confused when, instead of leaning in for another kiss, he starts to move in the opposite direction. Holding my gaze, he slides his fingers beneath my shorts and tugs, pulling them down my legs with a sound of pure lust. He pushes between my legs, forcing me to spread them further to make room.

“Fuck, love. You’re so wet. You’ve completely ruined these.” He lifts my shorts between us and, to my absolute mortification, presses them to his face and takes a deep inhale.

“Gods, the Scent of you is enough to make me feral…”

I don’t have the brainpower to formulate a reply. Gripping my thighs in his hands, he lets out a primal moan and pulls my legs open. Exposing me to him for the first time.

I don’t even have the energy to be embarrassed anymore. My hips jerk as my body struggles to get closer to my Alpha. His fingers flex, making me moan and whine because why—Fates, why isn’t he touching me?

All I want in the world right now is for him to touch me. I need his hands on my flesh. His skin on my skin. The heat and breath and touch of my Alpha.

My Mate.

“Look at this pretty pink pussy,” he groans, eyes little more than onyx stones reflecting pure lust and need. His fangs have lengthened—something that would terrify me if he were anyone else. Instead, I bite my lip, unable to look away.

I want him to bite me.

I can’t stop thinking of what it might feel like. The image of Caelan’s fangs piercing my skin as he drinks my blood makes me shudder as more slick pours from me, pooling in the blankets beneath us.

“Fuck. What were you just thinking?”

His eyes are locked between my legs. I’m not sure he even realizes what he’s doing as he reaches out and slides one thick finger between my folds.

That single touch nearly breaks me. I arch off the bed, my back bowing and a moan escaping me that’s so loud I’m sure the entire castle can hear it. My scent blooms in the air—wild honey and smoked vanilla mixing with his hearth fire to create something that’s purely, uniquely us.

Caelan’s eyes snap to mine, burning with need. His lips twitch into a half-smirk as he lifts his finger to his mouth and sucks my slick from his skin.

He stills. And then he snaps.

His hands flex on my thighs, and he strikes, mouth latching onto my core as he devours me.

The sight of my powerful Alpha Mate between my legs is enough to send me spiraling. The way he feasts like he needs my slick to stay alive is borderline feral. The possessive way he grips my flesh and the noises falling from his lips—the way it makes me feel is new and bright and perfect in all the right ways.

I can feel him pulling himself back, trying to get a rein on his control. His movements slow just enough to be purposeful, and it’s somehow even better.

He licks me from my opening to my clit, a growl vibrating in his throat. He’s merciless, determined to consume me and refusing to allow the smallest bit of my slick to go to waste. Each time his tongue passes my clit, I moan, my hips shifting desperately.

He throws his arm across my hips to hold me in place while I continue to rock against his mouth helplessly.

“That’s it,” he pants into my folds. “Ride my face.”

His eyes latch onto mine. I can see the excitement in them right before he wraps his lips around my clit, and sucks.

I scream, arching off the bed while trying to chase my release as best as I can with his arm pinning me to the mattress. It feels so good. So perfect. His tongue plunges inside of me, and he moans like he’s the one feeling pleasure right now.

“More, more, Caelan, please.”

“Greedy Little Mate,” he chuckles into my flesh. “Soaked and begging for me. You taste like Heaven. I could live between your thighs.”

Another cramp hits, but this time the pain feels tangled with pleasure. It’s sharper than before, brighter. But not enough.

“I need—I—I need⁠—”

I don’t know what I need.

Caelan swirls his tongue around my clit in teasing circles before flicking it back and forth until my eyes fill with tears from the pleasure.