Profound Devotion

Chapter 39

Warning: This chapter contains sexual content. Continue reading at your own risk.

August 10th
Monaia

My lips parted into an airy gasp as Cassius lifted me from the ground, wrapping my legs around his torso as if I weighed next to nothing. His mouth pampered feather-like kisses along my collar bone, only stopping to hover over my own with a burning hunger in his glowing green eyes.

I bridged the distance between us, failing to contain a moan as our lips entangled, ravishing each other's while my hands smoothed over his exposed chest.

I loved every part of his body and, at that moment, it was all mine.

Cass broke away long enough to growl and cradle the back of my head, supporting the rest of my weight with his arm wrapped beneath my thigh.

"So beautiful." He purred, planting one more soft, lingering kiss to my lips that were now swollen.

His legs began moving then, carrying me further and further away from the training grounds where most of the pack was. I buried my face in his neck and played with the base of his hair, a smile brightening my cheeks as he continued to make sounds of approval.

My back was briefly pressed against the back door of Atticus' house. We remained this way only long enough for his hands to wander up the hem of my shirt, eliciting a gasp from me as the heat of his palms covered my breasts.

"Cass." I whispered, wanting more. He grunted and claimed my lips again, this time hungrier and filled with need. I wrapped my arms around his neck and tightened my hold with my legs, my core burning with desire as I longed to feel him closer.

One of his hands managed to prop the door open, his feet stumbling us inside and up the narrow staircase to the second floor. We barely broke away, only needing a brief moment for air before he continued to ravish me.

I tugged at his hair, earning another deep purr of approval as his head leaned back, his eyes hooded as he somehow got us into the spare bedroom.

"You are killing me." He hissed, sending my wolf—and me—wild.

I gasped as I was tossed onto the firm mattress, lifting myself onto my elbows in time for Cass to tear at my shirt, leaving my top half exposed.

"I am going to make sure you remember every second of this while I am gone."

He nudged me back onto the crisp white sheets, my hair fanning over the pillows as he stalked across the bed on his knees, growling in approval. His close proximity littered goosebumps across my bare skin, and I reached up and wove my fingers together behind his neck, savouring the way my wolf sedated after months of suffering on the edge.

Cassius dipped his face and pressed another kiss to my lips, trailing south along my chest and to my bare breasts.

I sucked in a breath as he squeezed one with his hand, taking my other nipple into his hot mouth and swirling it with his tongue. My back arched to move impossibly closer to him, his arm slinking beneath me and hugging me into him.

My mind was hazy as he continued to pay attention to my chest, switching from one to another until I was blind from the sensation. His throat vibrated, sending tingles through my veins as his fingers dug into my side.

"You are so damn perfect." He sighed, pulling away to take in the sight of my flustered state. My eyes were nearly closed, and my lungs were struggling to catch their breath as his warm tongue was stolen from my skin.

I wanted—no, needed—more. My hands started to wander down his torso, stopping just above his shorts that struggled to contain him. My fingers toyed with the waistband, and he seemed to get the hint as he backed off the bed and stood at the foot, removing them with an impressive speed.