56. Chapter Fifty-Six
Chapter Fifty-Six
Ash
A sh takes in the gorgeous engagement ring. A large emerald adorned by diamonds on each side. Just another thing she loves about Raif. Of course, Raif knew she would prefer a non-traditional ring, and he made that dream come true.
He’s everything she could ever hope for in a soulmate. He completes her, as cliché as that is. And she’s the luckiest woman in the world to be engaged to the man of her dreams.
She takes in the cave. A strong wooden bed that looks to be handmade, adorned by a soft white comforter and fluffy pillows.
So much like Raif. Strong on the outside and a soft teddy bear of a man on the inside.
Who knew under all that growliness lies one of the kindest, sweetest people she’s ever known.
There are small tables on each side of the bed, and when she pulls open a drawer, she sees it’s filled with condoms. A bark of a laugh bursts out of her, and when she turns to look at Raif, he looks sheepish.
He rubs the back of his neck like he’s embarrassed, but before he can say anything, she kisses him lightly on the lips.
“Thanks for doing this, all of this. I would have been happy with just an empty cave, but this is lovely, Raif, really lovely.”
She kisses him again, and he eagerly bends his head down to kiss her deeper.
He’s still naked, and she pulls back to watch his cock thicken and stand up in real time.
It’s impressive to be sure. He pulls her back into a kiss, and she lets him take control, lets him command her mouth and her body.
He strips her of her sweater and dress and takes her in.
She doesn’t flinch, doesn’t waver. She stands tall and proud as his eyes roam over her naked form, hungry and wanting. She can’t help but groan when he takes his thick cock in hand and strokes it. He looks magnificent like this, sex on legs. And she can’t wait any longer to touch him.
They collide back together at the same time.
Teeth scraping and bodies pressed together.
His hands are everywhere at once, roaming all over her body before gripping the back of her head with one hand and her ass with the other.
She moves to put space between their bodies so she can grab his cock, but he pulls her in closer with a growl.
Her hands settle for roaming his broad back.
In an instant, he has scooped her up bridal style and carries her over to the bed, laying her down gently.
It seems precious, this moment. They’ve made love, and they’ve fucked, and they’ve had fantastic sex, but she knows for sure that this first time in their cave will be something she never forgets.
He climbs into the bed, and she widens her legs for him to settle in between.
She can feel his hard cock at her entrance.
They kiss deeply for long minutes. Just touching each other.
It’s not a race to get off. He’s not edging her, and she’s not moving to touch his dick.
It’s just long, languid touches of skin on skin till she thinks she might burst from the sensualness of it all.
She pushes gently at his chest, and he lifts up, settling next to her on the bed.
She grabs a condom from the drawer and rolls it down onto his length before climbing on top of him.
Her hands settle on his chest, and his hands settle on her waist. She rocks down on his cock, just letting them both feel it. Then she raises up on her knees.
His hand is there in an instant, guiding his cock to her entrance, and as she lowers herself down on it, a sigh slips from her lips. It’s perfect like this, no words needed, just the sounds of their moving bodies as she begins to ride him.
He traces lazy circles on her hips and thighs as she bounces on his cock.
“You look so beautiful, Ash. Fuck, I love you so much.”
“I love you, too, big guy,” she tells him, her voice breathless.
He moves to sit up against the headboard so she’s in his lap and they are close enough to kiss.
The kiss is deep and slow as she continues to ride him.
She can feel her orgasm building, slow like fire, licking her spine.
Burning embers in her soul. She can feel his shoulders tense underneath her hands, his breathing grow ragged through their kisses.
“I want us to come together,” she tells him in a whisper.
“I want that too, baby.”
They kiss, and it’s still not frantic or messy. It’s slow and deep, like the strokes of his cock inside her. His hands tighten on her waist, and hers grip his hair at the back of his head a little tighter.
“Raif, I’m-” she shudders in his arms, and he follows her over the edge. Both of them trembling in each other’s arms.
He presses gentle kisses to her lips, cheeks, and all over her face.
She closes her eyes and just lets herself feel, be in the moment.
She can feel his cock still inside her. His hands gently caressing her sides.
His warm breath on her neck. She’s so happy in that moment. So free in her love for him.
As they snuggle in the bed later with the sheer curtains blowing in the wind of the cave opening, she has never in her life felt so content.
Her relationship with her parents is healing, her mother especially. She’s fulfilled at work. She is engaged to the most wonderful man who treats her like she’s precious. She has found her mate, her soulmate. And she knows no matter what happens, that things will be okay.
Thinking back to that day at the hardware store when he parked his truck too close, she would never have guessed she’d be in a bed in the cave of a bear shifter who is her soulmate.
But here she is, wrapped up in his arms, wrapped up in love.
With a new family, people to love and love her back.
With her Raif, the other half of her soul, her perfect match.
And she knows, without a doubt, she has found where she’s meant to be.