Free Meanmna: Book One of the Daearen Realms by Emmy Gatrell Page B

and need to get up early .”
    Grabbing the blanket, Elwin stood and draped it over my shoulders. His hands held the edges in place in front of me. He’s purposely covering me up! I have got to get out of here . I took a step back, purposely breaking his hold on the blanket; then clutching it myself, I turned and quickly started walking to the tree line. I could hear him following a couple of steps behind me. Crap! I really don’t know where I’m going or what I’m doing. I’d like to go home now! Just keep walking and don’t look back, stupid little girl playing dress up. This is ridiculous! I have to ask him where to go or I’ll just wander aimlessly.
    I stop ped and turned quickly. He must have been looking down because he crashed right into me, knocking me off balance. Elwin reacted instantly, wrapping me in his arms and not letting me fall. We ended up in a dancers’ dip position—me leaning backwards and him leaning over me. I could not stop looking at his eyes. His hair was blocking some of his face. I removed my hand from his shirt and realized I had been clenching it so hard that my knuckles were turning white. I reached up and brushed my hand across his forehead, sweeping the hair over and behind his ear. He moved his head slightly and nudged my hand to the back of his neck.
    “ I do not think you’re a stupid little girl playing dress up.” His voice was thick and gravelly.
    Oh , my God! He can hear everything I’m thinking! I gasped in shock as Elwin hungrily pressed his lips down on mine, searching, exploring, our tongues entangled in a dance. I reached behind his head and twisted my hands in his hair. I need you closer. I lifted up on my tippy toes, trying to get to him, but I was still bent backwards and felt off balance. I heard a growl from somewhere in his chest, then he stood up straight, pulling me up with him. The entire length of my body was touching his but I wanted him closer still. One of his hands left my back and moved slowly down my hip, thigh, and to the back of my knee. This movement caused part of his body to lose contact with mine. I moaned in protest and moved my hands from his hair to his back, trying to pull him back to me. Then, in one swift movement he lifted me and slid me along his body until my legs were wrapped around his waist. I gasped at the ecstatic sensation. He started kissing my neck, and then trailed his kisses upward to my ear, gently biting and sucking it. Then he paused to let out a contented breath into my ear, causing an uncontrollable shiver down my spine. I moaned, the sound new and unrecognizable, even to me.
    His hands still under my thighs, Elwin turned us around and headed back toward the fire. He was gently kneaded my legs with his strong fingers, and I tried to adjust my position to force his hands where I needed them. He just pulled me in even tighter and let his rock hard stomach give my core the pressure it needed. By the time we got to the fire, I was panting with desire. He managed to lay us on the ground without removing my legs from around his waist and settled himself between my thighs. I unhooked one leg, sliding it next to his and rubbed it up and down his thigh. I left the other leg around his back. He paused from kissing my neck and looked up at me. He moved slightly, bringing us face to face. One of his hands moved up my body, gently grazing my breast as he found the indentation above my collar bone and rubbed it lightly with his thumb.
    Elwin brought his eyes to mine. “ I’ve wanted to do this for a very long time.” The lust in his voice caused me to shudder in anticipation. He lowered his mouth and gently kissed the indentation, opened his mouth wider and licked over the ridge of my collarbone, only to kiss the indentation again. I moaned again, softly this time, as he trailed kisses across my collarbone, stopping to nibble the base of my neck. He found the matching indentation on the other side kissed it, licked my collarbone, and