The cabin they rented was quiet and private. Cadence and Liam went inside and closed the door. She had felt so brave when they were renting the space, but now that they were alone, she suddenly felt nervous.
She shouldn’t have.
It’s not as though this was her first time being along with a man. It wasn’t her first time. She’d been with plenty of men before, but that was when she thought she was human. Now she knew better, and she was very aware of the fact that this was her first time making love as a shifter.
At least, it was the first time she’d known she was a shifter.
Liam sat on the bed and waited for her. He was so patient. He wasn’t like other men in that way. Maybe that’s part of the reason she was so terribly attracted to him. Liam didn’t have a problem waiting. Hell, he’d waited ten years for her to come after her father died. Patience was definitely one of his virtues.
And now he waited again.
He waited for her to be ready, for her to approach him.
They both knew that this was all about her and what she was comfortable with. They were about to embark on a beautiful dance, a beautiful journey together, and she wanted it to be perfect.
Cadence walked over to Liam and stood between his spread legs. She placed her hands on his shoulders and looked down at him.
“You’re beautiful,” he said, kissing her belly over her clothes. “But you’re wearing far too many clothes.”
She laughed and took off her shirt, tossing it aside. He kissed her belly, and up to her breasts. As his lips and tongue slid over her chest, he reached behind her and unclasped her bra, letting it fall to the floor. She was bare before him, but she wasn’t embarrassed.
Liam looked at Cadence like she was a goddess, like she was perfect.
“Lovely breasts,” he murmured. “I can’t wait to suck on them. What do you think, Cadence? Should I suck on your pretty nipples?”
She blushed, and her body grew anxious and excited.
“Yes,” she whispered. She did want that. She wanted it very much.
“Like this?” He leaned forward and slid one nipple between his lips. She reached for his head and held his hair as he kissed and sucked on her breast.
“Yes,” she groaned.
“How about this?” He sucked the other nipple into his mouth.
Cadence could only nod. She’d never been this aroused, this turned on, and this was only the beginning. They had all night. Hell, they had forever. If what she learned about mates was true, they would be bonded for eternity. That thought didn’t scare her the way she thought it should. Instead, it delighted her. It made her happy and content.
As Liam continued to tease her breasts, his hands made his way down her front. She kicked her shoes off as Liam unbuttoned her jeans. He pushed them down, along with her panties, and she stepped out of the last of her clothes.
Now she was naked in front of him, and she loved the way his eyes looked at her hungrily.
“If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were a wolf,” she murmured.
Liam only smiled. “All the better to eat you with, my dear.” He stood then and pushed her back onto the bed. She gasped as he immediately leaned over and began licking between her legs, eating her pussy. She groaned. This was one thing she’d never really experienced, and now she wondered how she’d ever lived without it.
None of the men she’d been with before had been interested in this part of sex, but now Cadence thought she might never be able to get enough of it.
When she came, she thrust her hips forward against Liam’s face, and he didn’t seem to mind. If anything, it seemed to excite him even more. He licked and kissed and sucked until he’d wrung every ounce of pleasure from her body, and then he stripped off his clothes, climbed onto the bed, and positioned himself over her.
“I love you,” he said. “We may have only just met, but I know our hearts belong together.”
“I love you, too,” Cadence told him. “I don’t know much about being a dragon, but I know this feels right. It feels like destiny.”
And then he thrust inside of her.
She groaned as he filled her body with his length. He wasn’t too big, but it had been a long time since she’d been with a man, and even longer since she’d been with someone who took his time. She loved the way he filled her so fully, and when he started to thrust inside of her, her pleasure began to build once more.
This time, as Cadence neared orgasm, she found herself reaching for his wrist. Liam looked confused, but let her slip his wrist between her lips.
“Forever,” she whispered, and she bit down on his skin until she drew blood. She was shocked as she did it, but it was a carnal instinct, something that she simply had to do. She just knew this was what she needed to do. She needed to mark him. He was hers.
Liam groaned, but didn’t stop thrusting into her. She sucked his wrist and then sealed the wound with her tongue. She didn’t even know she could do that, but it made sense. Her adoptive mother’s journal had said something about dragons having healing properties.
“You marked me,” Liam said, and he smiled at her.
“You’re mine forever,” she whispered.
“I’m a lucky man, then.”
She reached for him and pulled him close. As she kissed him, her body gave way to another orgasm, and this time, she felt Liam climax along with her. He whispered her name as he came, and then he kissed her over and over and over.
Finally, he laid next to her on the bed and wrapped his arm around her. He pulled her closer and snuggled against her.
“I guess we’re mated now,” she said.
“I guess so,” he agreed.
“Are you scared?”
“About being mated to a beautiful woman for the rest of my life?” He laughed. “Not at all, sweetheart.”
“You don’t think it’s too fast?”
“When you find your mate, it’s not too fast. When you’ve been waiting your whole life for that perfect person and you find them, waiting becomes meaningless. I love you, Cadence, and I’m ready to spend the rest of my life showing you that.”
He kissed her again, and her heart was happy.