Chapter 16 Moving
Moving
My eyes widened. “Luca! You can’t be serious.”
“I absolutely am,” he said, advancing on me. “I could smell how turned on you were from the hallway.” He drew each word out, still moving forward like a graceful big cat. “So I figured it was time to make good on my promise.”
“You don’t have to. The situation has changed, to say the least.”
“Summer,” he crooned, and the velvet feel of his voice wrapped around my sensitive skin. “You formed a bond with my mate. This is the best thing that could have happened.”
My mouth opened and I blinked at him. His perspective was so far from how I was viewing things.
“Look, I know it’s overwhelming and doesn’t seem like a good thing to you yet. But please just trust me. I’m going to take care of everything. You. Cade. Us.” With each slow word, he climbed onto the bed and over me.
“That’s not possible,” I said, breathless. He wasn’t even touching me, and he didn’t have some magical bond making me want him, but I was still melting - Luca was that gorgeous.
“First step is to make you both feel better so you can think clearly,” Luca said. “I can help with that.”
“What?” I said, my breathing quickening into shallow panting.
“Think about it. What did you feel when I kissed Cade?” he asked slyly.
The question caught me off guard. “I, um, I felt him… he felt better.”
“More than that. Did it make you feel good?”
I closed my eyes, thinking back. “Yeah. I did feel good.”
Luca sighed, letting the air out slowly. “I can sense a shadow of what Cade is feeling. But with fated mates, it's far more intense.” He licked his lips. “So if I make you feel good, Cade will feel it too.”
“Really?” I whispered, too horny to think clearly.
“Yeah,” he answered, grinning. “Two birds, one orgasm.” He shrugged. “Or maybe two or three.”
“Luca!” I said again. “I’m kinda having a breakdown here.”
His face dipped to mine, his nose brushing my cheekbone. “I know, wildcat. And you’re also aching from that mate bond not being properly fulfilled. Let me take care of this and I promise everything else will look much better.”
He pulled back, searching my face. “Please,” he murmured, drawing the word out into a whine.
I couldn’t think straight. The situation seemed ridiculous, but he was right, I was so turned on I couldn’t function, couldn’t breathe. I was two seconds away from running from this room naked to throw myself at Cade. Getting some relief would go a long way toward resolving my current chaos.
“Yes,” I whispered.
“Good girl,” he growled. With one smooth movement he pulled the blanket off me. My hands went to cover my breasts from the cold, but Luca was faster.
His lips closed over one peaked nipple as he dropped to his elbows and used his other hand to cup the other breast, rubbing his thumb over the tip.
“You liked it when Cade touched you here. I saw your face,” he said, his lips brushing over my breast with each word.
“That was the first thing I saw when I got back. You, half naked, bent back while he licked you. Right. Here.” His teeth nipped and I squeaked.
His next lick was firmer. “I almost came in my pants.”
A giggle escaped me, and Luca glanced up, giving me that devastating grin.
“No way,” I said, my cheeks hurting from my smile.
“Definitely. You’ve already done that to me once, remember?” He paused to lick up my sternum and suck on the delicate skin between my breasts. “And do you know how often I had to sneak off to my room to fuck my fist this last week?”
My flush deepened. There were no words for that image. But he wasn’t done. “But you didn’t seem to need me the way I needed you. You lay there next to me every night and didn’t touch yourself once after that first time. And I really wanted you to.”
“I was scared, even though I wanted you so bad,” I managed to say. “I’m sorry I didn’t do something about it sooner.”
Luca froze, his eyes on my neck and the angry red marks.
“It’s okay, I’m fine,” I whispered, soothing him.
His jaw clenched. “I wanted to kill them for doing this to you. But that would have looked pretty bad, right? But they didn’t walk out in one piece. I want you to know that.”
Tears choked me, and I threaded my fingers into his hair, lifting his face to mine. “Thank you.”
“Anything for you,” he answered, cutting off his last word as he brushed his lips over mine, slow and sensuous.
I opened myself up to him, tasting him and running my tongue over his teeth. He nipped, scraping his teeth over my tongue before I pulled back.
Undeterred, he licked and kissed down my body.
I jolted when he nipped at my ribs. He chuckled darkly and continued down.
My stomach was concave as I strained to take a deep breath.
His hands pinned me down as he inspected my naked core.
My heart fluttered as his warm breath tingled the sensitive skin.
My legs draped over his arms, and when he placed a kiss between my legs, they closed automatically, settling on his shoulders. He laughed again and it vibrated through my core, causing my eyes to roll back in my head.
Gently, he tugged my legs apart. “Keep these open for me, wildcat.”
I did my best, but it was impossible to stay still and relaxed when he licked me from back to front. That was the first taste. His fingers dug into the flesh of my thighs as he groaned his approval.
Another soft swipe of his tongue had my back arching as I gasped. “Luca!” He repeated the movement, and I threw my arm over my face, unable to process all of the sensations hitting me at once.
A keening whimper filled the room, and it took me a moment to realize it was coming from me. I bit down on the meaty side of my palm, trying to stifle it.
Luca’s chuckle buzzed through my clit. It was too much, and I yelped. “Luca, that’s too much, I can’t deal with it.”
Grinning, he glanced up and met my gaze. “You can take it.” Without waiting for my response, he pressed a kiss between my legs before swirling his tongue over me.
My breathing grew choppy, and my nails dug into the blanket, unable to escape him as he devoured me.
Luca paused, his chest heaving. “Yeah, that works. I can feel it through my bond with Cade. Faintly, but it’s there. He’s probably losing his mind.”
Panting, I pulled my legs back as much as he would allow. “Are you just doing this to affect Cade?” I thought he wanted me.
“It’s a bonus,” he said, cocking his head. “And how else will I convince him to get his head out of his ass and join us?”
He pushed up, bending my legs back and nearly folding me in half so he could reach my mouth. I tasted myself as he urged my lips open and his tongue swept in.
“Because that’s what you need - both of your mates.”
I stared at him, mouth open, as he went back to my pussy. Before I could catch my breath, he slid one finger into me. A string of incoherent curse words fell from my lips.
“So wet,” he murmured, adding a second finger. He pumped them in and out, curling them slightly to rub me from the inside.
With teasing flicks of his tongue, he brought me to the edge until my legs trembled. Heat and tension twisted in my gut and seized my muscles until I was drawn so tight I was in danger of breaking.
“Give it to me,” Luca growled before he closed his lips over my clit and sucked.
A scream ripped from my throat as my entire body shook, my legs locking around his tensed shoulders. He released the suction and swirled his tongue, sending ripples of pleasure through me as I melted into a senseless puddle.
The high reminded me of venom, but without the numbness. I felt everything, the sheets against my skin, his hot breath as he kissed my stomach and chest, working up to my lips. The smell and taste of sex.
Luca sank down beside me and ran his hand over my ribs tenderly before he pulled me close.
“Both of us. I mean that,” he vowed. All I could do was nod and blink away the tears in my eyes.
I leaned into him, my head on his chest. The slow rise and fall was comforting. His nails ran over my scalp as one hand brushed through my hair.
“How are you feeling now?” he asked after a long silence.
“Amazing, as long as I don’t start thinking about things.”
“Things?” he repeated. “Like the idea you’re stuck with us?”
Frowning, I propped myself up on my elbow and peered at his expression. Luca sighed, unbothered by my scrutiny. Relaxed, eyes half-closed, lips still wet and flushed, he was stunning.
I could trust him. He would take care of me.
“Honestly, when the bond happened, I was devastated. I thought I would be rejected and I’d have to leave, or he would claim me and either way I wouldn’t have you.”
Even now, with Luca’s skin against mine, I ached for Cade so deeply in my bones that it made me sick. My heart yearned for Luca, but my body wanted my fated mate.
“Lucky for you, there’s a third option. You get both of us. Him and I stay bonded, and you bond with me too.”
“Just like that?” was all I could manage to say.
“Yes. Once you and Cade figure out your shit, I get both of you. All three of us together, for real.”
Luca grinned. Those outrageous dimples framed his beautiful smile.
“One big happy family.”
Swallowing, I dragged my lip through my teeth, considering. “So, let’s say the three of us make things work. But then you meet your fated mate. That would destroy everything. I don’t know if I could handle that.”
Luca’s smile melted away, and my eyes burned as tears started to form.
“That’s not going to happen,” he said softly.
“It could,” I argued.
He scoffed, lifting a tattooed arm to rake his fingers through his curls. “No, because I already did.”
Shock lanced through me, and a second later, I felt concern echoed back - Cade’s concern. Screw him. I hoped he was sitting downstairs worrying.