you,” he said.
She rode him faster, her inner muscles squeezing him in a tight grip. Ketah reached between their straining bodies and found her clit with his fingertip. He circled it as he watched his cock slide in and out of her pussy. It was a beautiful sight.
Haven’s movements became choppy, then she fell into her orgasm. As her body clamped around his, holding and releasing his shaft, it pushed him into climax. His cock pulsed deep inside her, filling her with his cum. It seemed to go on and on. Another howl of pleasure pushed out of him.
He wrapped his arms around Haven as she lowered herself onto him, her head resting on his chest. There was no going back now. She was well and truly his. His mating urge no longer rode him, and he felt as if there was nothing bad in the world.
* * * * *
Haven pulled on her panties and jeans, feeling well-loved. Ketah had made her come twice more before the coolness of the ice cave started to get to her. He’d still been hard, proving just how long he could last.
She looked over at Ketah as he yanked up his underwear and pants. She smiled when her gaze dropped to his hiking boots, which still had crampons strapped to them. They had been in kind of a hurry, or at least she had. Haven didn’t regret not exactly playing fair to get Ketah to claim her as his mate. Once she’d managed to get her fear under control, and he had shifted back to his human form and explained everything, she’d known what she wanted—Ketah. He offered her something she thought would never be possible. She could give him her heart and she would never have to worry about him breaking it. Nor would she have to go through what her mother had. He would stay with her, quite literally, forever.
Now he was hers, and always would be. Haven had felt the mating bond snap into place between them. It also intensified the feelings she had for Ketah. Without having to worry about him dumping her, the wall she’d erected to guard her heart had come crashing down, never to be raised again. Whereas before she’d been falling for him, those emotions had turned into something more solid. She wasn’t ready to admit to it just yet or say those three little words to her mate. It was too new. Plus, she still had one more aspect of their relationship to test out.
As if he knew what she was thinking, Ketah looked at her. “I really wish you would change your mind about making us go through the separation anxiety. It won’t be fun. You have no idea how bad it can get. You’ll think something horrible has happened to me and that you haven’t seen me for a very long time. All you’ll be able to think about is getting back to me. And I’ll suffer through the same thing.”
Haven sighed. “I know you aren’t thrilled about it but I need to know. I’ll second-guess the bond we have until I learn how strong it actually is. Right now I don’t feel it. The only time I did was when it formed between us.”
“I still think this is crazy. No mated couple I know would ever voluntarily go through the separation anxiety. It’s tortuous and really messes with someone. How long do you intend to make it last?”
“It depends on how long you think it will take to get really bad. I know you hate the idea of this, but I need to experience this for myself, not because I don’t believe you. The scars I have from my parents’ relationship run too deep. This will help heal them, show me I have nothing to worry about, even though the logical part of me already knows that.”
“A couple of hours will be more than enough. Frankly, we’ll be feeling it within a half hour, but if you want the full extent, then two hours. But be forewarned, once we’re together again, the only thing on our minds will be sex. We’ll want to reaffirm the bond we share the instant we are with one another. It won’t matter where we are, or even if there is someone around to watch. We won’t be able to help ourselves.”
“Then it’s a good
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