She rocked her hips against his hand. He pulled away from the kiss and panted in her ear, "You're so hot, so wet for me, Lovely." He moved those fingers slowly into her slick core, circling and exploring her secrets. The oxygen left the room and she struggled to breathe. This was nothing like her past experience. This was intense and consuming. Chase was focused solely on her. He moved unhurriedly, stroking her until the pleasure passed into something hotter, greedier. He used his thumb to continue the assault on her clit. She wheezed and writhed against him. "Look at me," he said, palming the side of her cheek. "I want to watch you come." She looked into his beautiful black eyes and couldn't look away.
He whispered praises and told her how hot she made him. He played with her breasts and nipped at her lips, kissing her hard and fast so he could pull back and watch her eyes while he brought her to a crushing climax. The world imploded around her, and she knew her eyes were as black as his. The pressure of elongating fangs made her mouth feel full. She closed her mouth and shut her eyes. She wanted him, needed him, but she knew it would only be this one time. "Please, don't stop."
Chase took a cleansing breath and prayed for control. His tether to sanity was stretched thin. She asked him not to stop and for that he was grateful, because he wasn't sure how he would have walked away if she'd said no more. Everything in him knew she was his mate. He needed to feel her wrapped around him, now. She helped him undo his pants and shuck them while they continued to kiss and touch and rub their bodies against each other wherever they could reach. This hunger was like nothing he'd ever experienced. He'd had a lot of females, but he'd never been sure he would die if he couldn't get inside of them. He suckled one rosy nipple, pulling hard on the tight little peak. She thrashed beneath him.
"Please, Chase. Please." The needy purr in her voice reached across the small space between them to stroke his senses. She smelled like warm and floral honey.
He rolled her onto her back and spread her thighs wide with his knees. She looked up at him and his chest tightened. She was so beautiful, and her heart was there in her eyes. She needed him too, wanted a future just as much as he did. As gently and slowly as his hungry body was capable, he stroked his length against her damp heat until he was coated and she was panting. When her hips began moving to meet him, he couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to make it last, but lust for his female consumed him. In one long stroke, he pushed into her tight channel. Danielle gasped at that initial penetration and whimpered. Damn it, he would never last.
"I'm sorry, baby." He tried to soothe her and spent several long moments going as slowly as he was able, placing kisses on her cheeks, her eyelids, and her lips, to allow her body time to adjust to his size. He knew she had limited experience, and for that he was heartily grateful. Slowly, he withdrew and returned, withdrew and returned. She made a strangled sound of surprised pleasure and need. His control broke, and all thoughts of a slow loving were replaced with steady thrusts into her tight body.
Dani wrapped her legs around Chase's waist and lifted to meet his deep strokes. His thick shaft pushed and pulled on her core, strumming every nerve in her body. The intense mindless pleasure had her moaning for more. Chase slid his hands under her ass and lifted her for a deeper angle. The position took him to a hidden place deep in her core. He began to pound out a rhythm that stole her ability to think. He rode her hard and fast into a scattering climax. Pulsing, gasping, gripping at him, she begged him not to stop. She never wanted to come back to earth, back to where reality would claim her again. Chase shouted and bucked wildly above her. She watched him find his completion, trying to absorb and retain every moment of this unparalleled experience.
He fell against her and peppered her face and neck with feather kisses. She held on tight to the man she could never have and prayed for a miracle. She prayed that he would choose her over his betrothed, no matter the consequences. But that would be his choice to make, and she would do nothing to sway him either way.
"Stay with me," he said and kissed her before she could deny him. He rolled to his side and pulled her to him. "Let me take you home. Let me make love to you in my bed all night long. We'll figure this all out later. I know you feel the same way I do. I can feel you inside me." He flattened his hand over his chest. "Here." He tapped his temple. "And here."
She really hated knowing he was in her head. He'd meant it to be romantic, but it only reminded her of how much she had to learn about this new life she'd fallen into. She felt suddenly very vulnerable and exposed. She wondered if he was only telling her what he knew she needed to hear.
She rolled from the bed and got to her feet. He tried to pull her back down, but she pushed him away and went to find her dress. Chase jumped up and pulled on his pants.
"Shit. I can feel you pulling away, Lovely. Please don't do this." He wrapped her in his arms from behind and tugged on her belt, preventing her from putting it on. "Did you feel what we just did over there? Baby, I don't know about you, but I think I'm ruined for other females." He kissed her neck. He was charming and handsome and he'd just given her two soul-crashing orgasms. Did she want to do as he suggested and stay in his bed until morning? Yes. But when the time came to "figure it all out," nothing would have changed. He was still engaged, and if his father didn't agree to help him get out of the agreement, Chase would have a new mate in the near future.
"I didn't know about the bonding until after I saw you that day at the coffee shop. I couldn't do anything but think of you. I was there on campus that morning hoping you'd happen by or even stop in for a coffee, just so I could get a glimpse of you." He sounded so sincere, but it didn't change anything. He still belonged to someone else.
She stepped out of his arms and finished dressing. "It seemed to me that you and Nightmare Barbie were very familiar with each other, and I didn't see you standing up to her. I didn't see you pronounce your love for me to her," she countered.
"She's an ex-girlfriend, and what she thinks doesn't matter. I didn't need to explain anything to her. I have just as big a chance of being bonded to her twin sister as I do to her. Our parents will make the final decision. I didn't purposely deceive you. I just couldn't give you up once I had you in my arms. Seeing you hurt and vulnerable made me look at everything in a different light. I just wanted you to be mine for as long as I could have you."
"Wow. That's exactly what my dad did to my mom when they met. They were in love, but his family wouldn't have approved of her. The day I was born, he left her and never came back. He married his parents' choice, and my mother has spent her life mourning his loss. I won't let you do that to me, Chase. I would rather be truly loved by a human than humiliated by the likes of you." Tears ran down her cheeks.
He stood there naked, looking like a sullen god, the god of heartbreak. Dani continued. "Tell Kayden I'll be calling him tomorrow. I'd be glad to help in any way I can to locate the missing girl. I hope that he can put me in contact with the proper authorities. I'm leaving now. Please thank your doctor for his care and concern on my behalf. And please stay out of my head."
Dani returned to her friends after a quick trip to the restroom, but she didn't want to be at the club any longer. She had to get as far away from Chase as was possible. If not, she would run back to his arms and do her best to forget the impossibility of a future with him. If she didn't leave, he would convince her to go home with him. She wanted to spend the night-hell, the rest of her life-in his arms, but she couldn't forgive his manipulation and the lies he'd told her. She knew very well he didn't consider what he did to be lying. But in her mind, omission was just as big a crime as an outright falsehood.
The ride home was silent. Dani said nothing to her friends. Jared watched her anxiously from the corner of his eye. Finally, he reached out to stroke her cheek, measuring her reaction. She smiled weakly at his worried face. She took his hand from her cheek and twined her fingers with his, resting them on her leg. This would be it for her and Jared. One date was all they would have. She felt intense shame wash over her as she looked down at their entwined fingers. It was their first real date and it had been a lot of fun. All the way up until she'd wandered off and had sex-amazing, mind-bending, life-changing sex-with Chase. No. She couldn't be with Jared. He deserved far better than she was capable of giving him. She only hoped their friendship would survive.