His pained expression and the rough inhale that accompanied it convinced Dizzy that Venom hadn’t realized how badly he had hurt her. She gasped as he expertly and swiftly flipped her onto her back and came down on top of her. “Venom!”
“I wanted to protect you.” Kicking the sheet back toward the foot of the bed, Venom insinuated his hips between her thighs and pinned her to the mattress. His huge erection rubbed against her but he didn’t try to penetrate her—yet.
She pressed her hands against his chest. “Protect me from what?”
“The club isn’t like our playroom, Dizzy. We haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of all the erotic possibilities. You will see things on demonstration night that will make you uncomfortable or even frightened. I refuse to push you too fast or too far.” His thumb outlined the shell of her ear. “You are so precious to me.”
Caressing his hot skin, she pointed out the obvious. “You could have told me that.”
“I did tell you that. I told you that you aren’t ready.”
“That’s not what I heard.” Her cheeks grew heated. “I thought you were afraid I might embarrass you because I’m not up to par.”
“Never,” he swore. He lowered his face and peered intently down at her. The depth of his adoration made her heart swell. “I chose you, Dizzy. I don’t want to touch another woman ever again. You’re the only one I want.”
Rocking her hips in a flirtatious, inviting way, she commanded huskily, “Prove it.”
Venom crashed their mouths together in a kiss so wickedly passionate her head spun. His tongue stabbed between her lips and flicked against hers before he dragged his mouth along her jaw and down her neck. He nibbled and nipped his way down to the dipping front of her nightgown, leaving a trail of goose bumps in his wake.
He grasped the neckline of her delicate nightgown but he didn’t allow her time to protest. With two hard jerks, he ripped her gown right down the front and exposed her breasts and belly. An illicit thrill coursed through her. The damp, throbbing heat between her thighs matched the buzzing pull as her nipples drew tight.
“You like that, don’t you?” Venom knew she did but he wanted to hear her say it. He laved her nipple before he suckled her hard enough to cause her hips to buck off the mattress.
“Yes.” She didn’t even try to hide it. “I like it when you’re rough with me.”
He groaned against her breast. “Remember that you asked for this.”
Her head pounded and her heart thundered against her rib cage. His eyes had gone smoky with desire—and danger. She could hardly breathe as he shredded her nightgown with his big, strong hands and used the long lengths of the fabric to bind her wrists and then tether them to the headboard. There was hardly any give in her new bonds. Panic gripped her.
“Look at me.” Venom commanded her attention. “You’re safe with me.”
She peered up into his handsome, loving face. “I trust you.”
He claimed her mouth so sweetly. Her lips were still pulsing from that kiss when he began his lazy travels down her body, exploring her breasts and belly with his hands and tongue. He playfully bit her, leaving aching, red splotches on her skin.
When his shoulders nudged her thighs wider apart, Dizzy experienced a delightful ripple of anticipation. The wicked things Venom did with his tongue were probably criminal on her planet—but she would have gladly taken an indecency charge and a public whipping for the chance to experience it even once.
Venom moaned hungrily as he rubbed his soft lips side to side against her pussy. He slid down flat on his stomach and let long arms rest along her rib cage. Nuzzling his face between her thighs, Venom probed her womanly heat with his pliable tongue. Dizzy threw her head back at the very first touch to her clitoris. “Oh!”
He hummed, the sound both enthusiastic and excited, as he started a languid circling motion. In their short time together, he had discovered that she liked that technique best. The gentle, easy lapping gradually morphed to a pace that made her lower belly quake.
Because he knew all the secrets of her body, Venom anticipated her approaching climax. At the perfect moment, he sucked her clit between his lips and worked his tongue across the engorged bud. Dizzy tumbled over the edge into the blissful abyss. “Yes!”
Tugging at her bonds, Dizzy cried out again and again, the rapturous sounds echoing in their bedroom as Venom continued to sensually torment her. His tongue dipped inside her and then swirled back to her pulsing clitoris. Lashing the pink pearl, he drove her right up to the heights of climax again—but didn’t give her enough stimulation to give her what she wanted.
“Venom.” She groaned his name with frustration.
“Soon,” he promised, smiling so wickedly. Shifting his position, Venom planted his hands against the mattress and angled his hips just perfectly. Dizzy wrapped her legs around his waist and moaned with sheer delight as his steely shaft finally penetrated her. Her body welcomed every last inch of his massive cock, sheathing him tightly and slicking him with her silken heat.
Their foreheads touched as Venom, now fully impaling her, closed his eyes. “Every time,” he whispered. “It feels like coming home every single time.”
Dizzy had finally begun to understand how much she truly meant to him. By taking her out of that forest and putting his collar on her, Venom had finally gained something that belonged solely to him. In this harsh, militaristic world of his, a wife and mate was the ultimate reward. All he wanted to do was protect and care for her.
And show her such intense pleasure.
When he rocked against her, Dizzy’s exposed clitoris rubbed against him in the most delicious way. Venom cupped her backside with one hand and used the other to balance against the mattress as he drove into her again and again.
Tied to his headboard, Dizzy could do nothing but take what he gave her. Over and over, she accepted his thrusting, the blunt tip of him stroking so deeply inside her. When he framed her clit between his fingers, she gasped and swiveled her hips. “Venom!”
“I’m falling in love with you, Briarlina Lane.” His steady gaze and hard, long thrusts didn’t ease up as he spoke so tenderly. “I’m losing myself in you—and I’ve never been happier.”
Tears spilled from her eyes and dripped down her face as Venom gazed at her with the promise of so much love. He didn’t wait for a reply before kissing her. She sensed he understood how much she cared for him. This giant sky warrior had captured her heart the moment he brushed the cold snow from her freezing feet and tended to her rather than asking for help with the trap threatening to cripple him. In that moment she had witnessed the goodness and selflessness within him.
As they kissed, Venom’s fingertips danced across her the inflamed bundle of nerves between her thighs. One thrust, two thrusts—and she surrendered to the wild climax he coaxed from her writhing, needy body. His blazing seed seared her tender flesh as he buried himself as deeply as possible and shuddered against her.
With her arms bound overhead, she couldn’t embrace him or rub his back. As their shared aftershocks rocked their joined bodies, Dizzy peppered soft kisses along the side of his neck and down his cheek. She couldn’t help but smile at the way Venom nuzzled her like a puppy seeking comfort. Considering all his previous sexual experiences were with women paid to provide him release, she imagined he craved the gentle softness that she willingly gave.
When he finally rolled onto his side, Venom curled up against her. He threw his long leg across her thighs and traced shapes on her rapidly cooling skin. “I am sorry that I upset you. My instinct to shield you got the best of me.”
Dizzy shifted as much as her fabric cuffs would allow. “I am thankful that you’re looking out for me, Venom. I understand what you mean about pushing me too far too fast. The thing is…I have to experience it before I can tell you if we’re moving too quickly.”
He silently considered her point while running his finger around her pebbled nipple. “I’ll take you with me for the class and to let you get a feel for the place, but we aren’t staying after my demonstration ends. There are certain demonstrations scheduled that you don’t need to see.”
She frowned at him. “Venom, I’m not a child who needs to be protected from everything.”
“I didn’t say you were a child.” Venom massaged her breast and caused warmth to spread through her chest. “I agree there are things you might want to see that would interest you. I worry that it might be difficult for you the next time you attend a wives’ club meeting if you run into one of these mates at the club and see them in…extreme play.”
“Extreme?”
Reluctance darkened his eyes. “You’ll soon learn that I expect very little from you when it comes to submission. You will also gain a better understanding of how very deep this world of mine sometimes digs. There are fetishes and kinks encouraged and practiced here that would probably make you run screaming from the room.”
She gulped. “Like?”
“Later,” he said in that annoying way he sometimes did. “Right now we need to discuss your punishment.”