Chapter Seventeen #2
Because I wanted her to understand this feeling, the one that had been lurking in the back of my mind all the time. Waiting on her. I’d been content to wait, to let her grow accustomed to the idea of being my mate.
But, now that I knew she was in? I couldn’t wait any longer. I would claim her, just like any incubus would. And I would parade around with my sweet little mate’s scent on my body until not a single soul would mistake me for anything but hers.
She turned, looking back at me with those wide, shocked eyes as I slowly stretched my arms over my head. A few more steps. Only a little bit longer and then I would go after her. But, I could tell even now, from the way her legs wobbled, that this turned her on.
A smile curled my lips as the shadows of the trees grew closer and closer to Lulu. “Ready or not,” I called, shaking out my arms, “Here I come.”
My bare toes dug into the dirt as I propelled myself after my mate. My nose immediately tracked her scent as I tore off across her. Sweet, mind-blurring arousal burned into my mind as I inhaled her scent.
Such a darling little human, already wet and wanting, even before I caught her. My arms pumped along my sides, my venom pooling in my mouth at the very idea of catching her, holding her down, burying my teeth into her body and marking her as my own.
First my teeth.
Then, my cock.
Then…I would spend forever making sure she never wanted for anything ever again.
My legs picked up speed, the breath puffing in and out of my chest with ragged growls.
I could almost taste her now, her shoes kicking up dirt and grass as she made it to the small creek, full of river overflow.
I thought she might stumble there, but nimble as a gazelle, she stepped on a series of flat stones and hopped to the other side.
But, this time when she looked back, I didn’t bother hiding my urgency.
Reaching the edge of the creek bed, I bent my knees and launched myself across, landing only a few strides behind her.
And, sure as I could feel my own heartbeat in my chest, I could hear hers, pitter pattering away as she slipped into the shadows of the trees and dove behind a large trunk.
I could’ve crowed my victory, but I held back, slowing a moment so I wouldn’t scare her more than I wanted, before spinning around and greeting her on the other side of the trunk.
With a shriek, Lulu slid to a stop, turning to try to race the other direction. But, I blocked her that way too, the heavy bark of the tree under my palms roughing up my skin as I pushed off of it. And, when Lulu backed up quickly, stumbling back onto that cute ass of hers, I merely prowled closer.
“Zaldi…” her voice was breathless, her chest rising and falling as she watched me loom over her.
“Got you,” I whispered, the sound echoing around the silence of the trees.
Lulu’s head fell back, her elbows keeping her upper body off the forested floor.
And before I could even begin to worry if I pushed her too far, her knees bent upward then, and with such salacious intent, falling open.
My entire body thrummed with that movement, my cock, which had been hard already, began to ache at the surrender of it.
My Lulu wasn’t always submissive, not at all. But, in this moment, watching her give me the most vulnerable part of her, she trusted me to do what we both needed. And now that we had gotten here, I couldn’t wait long.
“Do you know what I’m going to do to you?”
Lulu’s eyes found mine, her head lolling, “You’re going to bite me and fuck me.”
I clucked my tongue, bending my knees so that I was kneeling between her parted feet. “Such vulgarities.”
“Are you kidd–.” She started, but I found the button of her jeans, popping it open and without further preamble, ripped them off her body. They shredded off of her, my claws gentling as they brushed over precious, sensitive skin.
Lulu gasped, but didn’t try to hide herself as I leaned in, pressing my mouth to her sternum, then her belly, then the sweet, intoxicating part of her that was covered by only a tiny strip of lace now.
Her gasp turned high-pitched as my tongue slipped out to taste her, even through the pattern of the fabric she was delicious. Knowing exactly what my saliva would do to her, I licked her hard, making sure that my venom would soak through, into the eager clit that I knew was hidden just beyond.
I smiled against her, closing my eyes as I felt that telltale quiver of her muscles under my claws. “Zaldi…that feels…” And then, her words trailed off to a whimper. I smiled, knowing that my venom must’ve hit her system.
“Do you want to hear the perks of being a demon’s mate, sweet dream?” I hummed against that lace before turning to press kisses against her inner thighs.
Lulu moaned, one hand reaching down to thread her fingers through my hair. “There’s the venom, of course. The fact that my kiss, my touch, my entire being is designed to make you feel….well, exactly like this any time I want.”