Total pages in book: 158
Estimated words: 145729 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 729(@200wpm)___ 583(@250wpm)___ 486(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 145729 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 729(@200wpm)___ 583(@250wpm)___ 486(@300wpm)
“Yes.” She nearly spat the word through gritted teeth.
“Let go with me.” He ordered it, clenching his own teeth as the fire roiled and leapt, threatening to consume them both. “Now.”
He knew she would do as he said, because she was Sonia. She was with him, connected to him. He felt her body tighten even more, gripping his shaft, squeezing down like a vise, stealing his breath. Stealing his heart. Stealing his damned soul. She took him with her, forcing the seed out of him, milking him with her scorching-hot inner muscles, draining him of every single drop.
Her cries penetrated the air, mixed with his hoarse shout. He wrapped his arms around her middle, holding her shuddering body to give her support and to keep himself up when his legs threatened to give out on him. That was another first. He’d never had such a hard orgasm that he could barely keep on his feet.
He hadn’t planned to take her this way. He wanted her in his bed. He had planned to make love to her slowly. To worship her body. Show her with every touch and stroke of his fingers how much he wanted her. How much he needed her.
The egg and clamps were for appealing to her sense of fun and adventure. He wanted her to know she had it all with him. He would spoil her. Protect her. He wanted to know everything about her. He would spend his life making her happy, giving her every reason to stay. He’d planned on wining and dining her, playing a sexy, exciting game and then carrying her upstairs and making love to her. Now he was lying over top of her, afraid of moving, afraid he might shatter into a million pieces.
He listened to the sound of her ragged, labored breathing, all the while his hand slid up and down the back of her thigh. The muscles jumped there. Her heart beat wildly into his hand where he slid it up from her waist to her breast. He cradled the soft mound in his palm, afraid his weight might smash her nipples into the wood of the table and hurt them.
“Your nipples sore?” He rubbed his face along her spine. “We didn’t go much over ten minutes. It’s not a good idea to keep them on for much longer than that.”
“Good kind of sore,” she acknowledged. “I’m a good kind of sore all over my body and a little tired, which is so wrong after spending the day just lounging in bed. Who knew sex could be so exhausting?”
“Too tired to let the leopards have their run together? Shadow always goes on a nightly run. He complains if Gatita isn’t with him now.”
She laughed softly and the movement pressed her breast deeper into his palm. He liked that. He liked holding her. “Gatita is so smitten with your male she whines all night if I don’t let her out to run with him.”
“So, you’re good with it?” He didn’t move.
“Yes, but I’m not moving for a while. She’ll just have to wait while I rest here on the dining room table.”
“A pretty ornament.” He rubbed her bottom. “I love your skin.”
“That feels good.”
“When they come back, I’ll give you a massage,” Joshua stated. “It will help you relax.”
“Honey, if I was any more relaxed, I’d be a puddle on the floor. That being said, I’m not turning down a massage.”
He kissed the nape of her neck and allowed his body to slide from hers. “Good thing. Let’s get that dress off. When you shift, your face might burn. I looked at your thigh and it’s just a scratch. It should be all right.”
“I burn all over. I think I went up in flames and all you’re seeing right now is pure ash.” She didn’t move.
“Baby.”
“Ashes don’t move.”
He swatted her ass, admiring his handprint. She yelped and turned her head to glare at him over her shoulder. “You’re kind of mean.”
“You don’t want my male to be pacing up and down the dining room. He’s close, Sonia, pushing for freedom.”
She gave an exaggerated sigh and straightened gingerly. Her hands went to the two wide strips of material at her shoulders and pushed them off.
12
The two leopards ran together through the swamp, heading in the opposite direction of the houses. The river dissected the land masses, and without hesitation, the male jumped into the water and swam for the other side. Gatita followed him. Sonia was going to have a thing or two to say to Joshua about his male’s daring behavior, but it was clear the leopard wanted to take Gatita exploring.
Her little female hadn’t had nearly enough time discovering creatures in the swamp and she stopped for every lizard and insect she ran across. Shadow became impatient and ran back to her after calling repeatedly. She looked amused and swiped at him with a paw, warning him she wouldn’t be hurried, when he nudged her rather hard with his shoulder.