Free Her Alpha Protector by Gwen Knight

tell him exactly how she felt in this moment. It might not last, but she at least wanted to let him know that for one minute she’d found happiness. “Like home. ”
    Her chilled nose ran a line over his neck and she grinned when she heard him swallow. She’d never felt this way before, safe and secure, and the unbridled need that came with it was overwhelming. Moments ago she’d been attempting to make peace with the fact that she couldn’t stay, but with his arms closing around her, she knew he’d never let her go.
    The small bit of encouragement from her urged him onward and his hands caressed her curves, sliding down her body as he lifted her against him. The feel of his erection pressing against her center nearly undid her and she found herself squirming, desperately trying to fit herself atop him. Grinning, his dark eyes devoured her body as his fingers came between them, just where she wanted them to be joined.
    “Patience,” he murmured the moment his finger caressed her opening, barely touching her, yet she ached for him.
    Trembling, her entire body kindled with the need to feel him pushing inside her and when his finger slid between her folds, she sighed for him, her lashes fanning her cheeks as he began to stroke her. His movements were far too slow for her liking and the realization staggered her. Only in her fantasies of Hunter did she ever awaken like this—as a ball of need that would die if she wasn’t touched. It poured from her mouth in a small moan, one that brought his eyes up to hers.
    “Angel...” he whispered. “I—”
    She didn’t know what he meant to say, and her own plea for him to take her silenced his words. “Hunter, please,” she begged, writhing against his hand as he stoked her inner flames.
    Acquiescing, the press of his thumb came down on her throbbing clit. Gasping, she arched into him, her head falling back as pleasure swept through her body. Her stomach warmed with anticipation, awaiting that moment when the world came shattering down. Instead, he slid another finger inside her, pulling her closer and closer to her climax, as his lips found her beaded nipples. If only every moment in her life could be like this.
    Her hand fell between them, fingers closing around his shaft. Sucking in a sharp breath, he swept his other hand up her back and cupped her head, forcing her gaze to his. Meeting his eyes as they touched and explored one another felt far more erotic than anything they’d done so far. With her every stroke, his eyes brightened until finally he canted her head toward him. He made a small and broken sound as he claimed her mouth, his tongue caressing hers in smooth strokes.
    She shuddered against him, struggling to control herself, to delay the final moment before her climax took hold. She hovered on the brink of it—it wouldn’t take much now to send her over the edge, and as though Hunter knew, his thumb flicked against her, teasing her in a circular motion. The feel of his mouth on hers, of his fingers buried deep within, his thumb teasing her small bundle of nerves—it all proved to be too much. Her orgasm felt like a train mowing her down when it suddenly hit her. She succumbed to the pleasure, her shivering breath falling into his mouth as his fingers tightened against the nape of her neck, holding her in place while he milked her climax for all he could.
    Lost to the throes of ecstasy, Angel settled herself over him, wanting nothing more than to draw it out as long as she could. With her hand already there to guide her, she shifted, about to take every last inch of him into her, when Hunter grew impossibly still and tore his mouth from hers, his body turning to stone as his head cocked.
    The pleasure racking her body dimmed as quickly as the eagerness faded from his eyes, leaving them as cold as a wintry sky. Her lips parted, about to ask what was wrong, when his hand slid over her mouth, muffling her panting breath.
    “Stay here,” he whispered as