Chapter Eight
“Wow, it’s impressive,” Chloe said.
“Built with my own hands.”
“It must have taken years.”
“I had time to kill as I was waiting.” He pressed a kiss to her temple. “Waiting for you as it turns out.”
Have I been waiting for him?
She looked into his eyes. They were full of love and desire and brimming with excitement and passion.
Yes. It’s him I’ve been searching for.
The sudden knowledge was like a light coming on in her mind and heart. She could see a future with him. She wasn’t sure of the details, but it was Aaron she needed to be with. Her soul was content when he was near, her future secure and warm.
“Chloe.” He cupped her face, the way he often did. “I want to take you inside our home, strip off your clothes, and show you how much you mean to me. Show you how you’ve completed my life and how I will spend the rest of my days making you, my mate, happy.”
“You move fast, Aaron.”
Too fast?
“Only when I’m determined to get what I want.”
He stooped and the next thing she knew, she’d been lifted into the air and was pressed against his chest.
“Aaron.” A giggle erupted from her. It was a release of tension, a bubble of joy. She liked the sound of him stripping her naked and being his mate. Hell, what girl wouldn’t?
But he’s a snow leopard.
She pushed the thought aside. How much did that fact about him really matter?
He marched up the two steps and then kicked the door open. It whacked against a wall with a hefty thud.
What greeted her wasn’t what she’d expected. A large room with a huge fireplace was set before her. There was a kitchen area to the right, huge windows making the most of the spectacular view. And the furniture was elegant and polished. Pictures hung on the wall and the room smelled of flowers.
“Do you like it?”
“It’s nothing like the meager shack I’ve been staying in. I like it very much. It’s positively five star.”
“Good.” He stepped over the threshold, still carrying her, and back-kicked the door shut. “But you can study it more later. Right now, we’re going to the bedroom. I want to hear the cute little noises you make when you come again.”
“Aaron.” She swung her legs, but clung tighter to him.
“Don’t pretend you don’t want it.” He chuckled and then tipped her onto a huge four-poster bed.
“Wow,” she said again, staring up at the thick scarlet material billowing above her. “This is lovely.”
“Only the best for my woman.” He pulled off his sweater. “And as a Western woman, I know you’ll appreciate all the modern comforts I’ve added to make life easier.” He stooped and removed his boots. Then he stood and pushed his pants down his legs, and kicked them aside.
Chloe propped herself onto her elbows and feasted her gaze on him. Her whole body reacted to seeing him naked and aroused. Her pussy dampened, and her nipples tingled.
He placed his hands on his hips. His erection bobbed, the head shiny and domed. “Take your clothes off.”
She swallowed. “Yes.”
Hurriedly, she fumbled with her boots, and then tugged at her jacket and undergarments. A minute later, she was also naked.
He hadn’t moved, watching her intently. “Your body is so soft and pretty,” he said.
She lay flat and cupped her breasts, trapped her nipples between her fingers and tugged. “My body wants your body.”
He smiled and crawled onto the bed, his face level with hers. “I want to do something.”
“Tell me.”
He moved so his lips were brushing her mouth. “I want to taste you … down there.”
She clenched the muscles in her belly and tweaked her nipples harder.
“I want to taste you the way you did me.” He paused. “Can I?”
“Yes.”
He grinned and slithered downward, his skin heating hers. Pausing at her chest, he took her hand away from her right nipple and flicked it with his tongue.
She moaned and closed her eyes. Her nipples were so sensitive.
He repeated the action, scooping her breast into his palm and gently massaging.
“Aaron,” she said, slotting her fingers into his hair. “Yes, like that.”
He sucked and nibbled, and then switched his attention to her other breast, treated it to the same caress.
After a few minutes, she needed more. “Please … lick me.”
“With pleasure.” He kissed his way down her belly.
She spread her legs, allowing him to settle between them. There was something so erotic about being with a man with limited experience. Not that she was overloaded with sexual history, but still…
“Ohh…” She gasped as he ran his tongue over her labia and settled it on her clit.
Clutching the bed sheet, she curled her toes and arched her back.
He set up a steady rhythm on her clitoris.
Oh, God, it must be instinctual. He’s spot on.
He worked her with his tongue, building her up.
Soon the pressure was at overspill point. “Aaron, oh … yes. Now…”
He lifted up and gripped her waist. His expression was dark, his cock thick and engorged. “Turn over. I want you from behind.”
“No, please, like this, over me. I want us to come together, face to face.”
“You do?”
“Yes, there are lots of ways for us to come, not just with you behind.” She tugged his arms. “Please, come here, the way we did in the tent the first time, but until we climax, together.”
He hesitated.
For a moment, she thought he was going to flip her over and fuck her despite her request, but he didn’t. He slid up her and eased his cock into her pussy.
“Oh…” Her mouth hung open as she stared up at him. She was wet and ready for his girth, but still the combination of pleasure and discomfort was breathtaking.
“I’m hurting you?” Concern crossed his face.
“No, no, it’s wonderful. You’re wonderful.”
“So you’ll stay?” He hit full depth and captured her face in his hands. “Here with me?”
“Yes. I really want to.”
His eyes softened. “That’s all I need to know. The rest we can work out.”
“Can we?” There was so much to work out.
“Yes. We are mates now.”
“But my work?” Could she give it up? She’d strived to become a wildlife documentary producer for years.
“Your filming will reach new levels here with me. You will be an ambassador for the mountain animals as well as contributing to the species.” He paused. “There could be no better way to use your talents.”
“Contribute to the species?”
“Yes. We will have children, the males will become shifters in their teens. You are my destiny.” He withdrew and pushed back in. “You are also the destiny of the snow leopards.”
His words spun in her mind. Her children, the boys, would become shifters. They’d help populate a dwindling species. She and Aaron, together forever … here in this beautiful, but dangerous land where the earth met the sky. And what was more, she’d get to film it all.
“I love you,” he whispered against her lips.
“I love you, too.” She paused. “My beautiful, handsome, mate.”
He groaned and captured her mouth in a deep, passionate kiss, began to rock his hips, rubbing against her clit and building up her orgasm.
After a few minutes, she broke the kiss. “Come with me, Aaron. Like this, two humans finding satisfaction together, face to face.”
“I’m … going to … it’s too good.” His eyes glazed slightly and he pulled back his lips. “It’s here, my seed.”
As he toppled into his release, Chloe allowed hers to ravage her. She clung to him, watching his expression as he succumbed to pleasure.
On the final throe, he released a primitive growl that dragged another luscious spasm of bliss from her. Heat washed through her. Happiness filled her heart and soul.
Never in a million years did Chloe Burton think she’d make a life for herself in the Himalayas, with a beautiful man who could shift into a snow leopard. But it seemed that was what her future held, and she couldn’t be more excited about what a life at altitude held in store for her and her mate.