~ JAYAH ~
Skhal had cupped the back of her head and held her to him so tightly, for a long time she was simply lost—her heart thrumming, and body more alive than she had ever felt. For a moment they just sank into each other, breathing each other's breath and resting in the relief of finally being close.
The pull to be near him didn't ease with his touch, though her entire being celebrated it. Instead, her blood went up in flames as he growled in his throat and kissed her, his tongue stroked hers—teasing, but insistent.
The way her belly twisted with glorious heat, for a moment she wondered if perhaps they wouldn't wait after all. If the urge to complete the bond was too strong.
She'd heard of such things, but never understood. Not really.
She was a wolf of careful thought and discipline. Usually. But she'd known her mate for less than twenty-four hours and he was turning her back into a flighty adolescent.
