Page 9 of Cupid
He shrugged and took another drink. “Basically. It’s kind of a family trait. One of the many things I inherited from my ancestors.”
“That’s pretty cool.” I thought about the traits I’d inherited from my family but couldn’t come up with anything interesting. “The only cool thing I’ve ever inherited is this house.” I patted the sofa cushion beside me and was embarrassed when a cloud of dust wafted up between us. “Oops, I guess I need to vacuum this thing again. Since I always leave the door open, it can get dusty in here pretty quick.”
He didn’t even seem to notice the dust as he looked at me. “What about you? Do you have a boyfriend who is gonna be mad that I’m staying at your place this week?”
“No boyfriend. Which gets pretty lonely.” This was it. My moment to go in for the kill. “Which sucks because I definitely have needs…”
Arrow’s eyes darkened as he leaned forward, closing the gap between us. And then he kissed me. It was just a soft brush of his lips over mine, but it felt like a jolt of electricity shot through me, filling every extremity of my body. From my fingers to my toes…and especially the rock hard one between my legs.
SIX
ARROW
I wanted to be stronger.
I should have been stronger.
Taking advantage of a single omega while I was staying in his home was wrong on so many levels, but I couldn’t help myself. Jude was everything I wanted in a mate. And if I didn’t trust my own judgment, there was no denying the purple haze between us, the haze that was basically pushing us together and only got stronger when my lips finally touched his.
As soon as we were joined, even in that brief moment, I knew with absolute certainty he was mine and I was his…
But I couldn’t exactly explain that to him in words. Humans generally didn’t understand or believe in the magic that flowed in my veins. The magic that allowed me to shapeshift into a reindeer and fly with Santa’s sleigh every Christmas so we could deliver gifts around the world.
Which was why I didn’t bother trying to explain any of that. At least, not with words.
Instead, I leaned in for a proper kiss, deepening it as he basically crawled into my lap. After several breathless minutes of making out, I needed more. And the wetness I felt on my thighs from his flowing slick was enough to confirm that he needed more too.
As if he didn’t weigh anything at all, I stood up with Jude in my arms, carrying him toward my bedroom.
“No. Not that way.” Jude pulled away from my mouth just long enough to mumble across my jaw before licking down my neck. “Go to my room.”
I wasn’t picky. I’d take him on the floor if that was our only available surface, but being in his bed sounded much better.
“I’m sorry.” Jude hooked his elbow behind my neck to hold himself steady as his left hand slid down my back, around my torso, and inched closer to my waistband. “I’m not usually like this.”
“I know.” I gently lowered him onto the bed, resisting the instinct to toss him because I didn’t want him to accidentally try to break his fall with his injured wrist. “Me neither.” Without taking my eyes off him, I yanked my shirt over my head before I leaned across the bed, hovering just above him while I captured his mouth with mine once again.
Now that he didn’t have to hold up his weight, he used the fingertips that were poking out of his cast to lightly slide across my chest, teasing my nipples until I was grinding against him.
His pants were soaked through, and the delicious scent of his arousal filled the room, urging me to move faster, even though my mind told me I needed to pace myself, be gentle with him. This wasn’t just a one-night stand.
The purple glow surrounding us was proof that this was the real deal.
“I need you, alpha.” Jude started wrestling with the button on his pants, moaning in frustration when he couldn’t get it released with his non-dominant hand.
“I’ve got you, sweetheart.” I took a deep breath to compose myself and then slid my fingertips underneath his shirt, pushing it up his sides to move the fabric fully off his body. As soon as he was shirtless, I moved my lips lower, kissing down his neck until the hard nub of his nipple was under my tongue.
I licked and nipped, causing shivers to coast through him as I released his pants and pushed them all the way down and then onto the floor.
Within seconds, he was fully naked. I stood at the edge of the bed, looking down at him for a long moment so I could appreciate the view. “You’re so perfect, Jude. Are you sure you want me?”
“So badly.” He reached for his cock with his left hand and lazily stroked it. “Please, Arrow.”
I wasn’t going to make him beg, so I slipped my arm under his knee and opened him up, positioning him at just the right angle so that when I leaned over his body, my cock had the perfect landing spot. “I’ve got you.”
Doing my best to pace us both, I planted my right elbow on the mattress next to his head and hovered above him, using my left hand to tease his opening and gently loosen him up while I dropped soft kisses along his lips and jaw. We both needed a moment to regroup, but neither of us could wait longer than that moment.
“I’m ready, Arrow. Give me that alpha cock before I melt right into this mattress.”
