Into the Fae by Quinn Loftis

Lucian,” Peri’s needy voice helped clear his mind and he looked up from her neck into her pale green eyes.
    “Is something wrong?” She asked him through swollen , glistening lips, flushed cheeks and hair all askew from his hands ravishing it. He could feel her chest rising and falling against his own as she fought to catch her breath.
    He let out a deep sigh and set her feet on the ground. He didn’t let go of her, but he put a little space between their bodies so he could continue to regain his reasoning. There was only so much a man could handle before he was tempted beyond reason and gave into his primal urges, especially a man who also carried the soul of an animal inside of him.
    “Yes and no,” he told her honestly. “That was, it was,” his breathing was still ragged as he tried to gather the words. “I’ve been told intimacy with your mate is indescribable and I’m inclined to say I agree even though all I’ve had the privilege of doing is kissing you. That was not wrong okay; I need you to hear that Peri. What we just shared was beyond anything even I could and have imagined with you.”
    “Okay, so then what was wrong?” She asked him carefully.
    “ My wolf doesn’t think like I do. He doesn’t reason the way a man does. He smells your desire and goes crazy to be near you, to touch you, taste you and possess you. He doesn’t stop to wonder if you want him touching you, he just assumes it’s his right and you will like it.”
    Peri let out a snort of laughter. “Sounds like a man to me.”
    Lucian tapped her nose playfully. “Behave mate,” he teased. “He wants to mark you, needs to mark you. I barely stopped myself from biting that luscious neck of yours. When you tilted your head back that was a clear sign to the wolf that you were submitting to us, basically he read it as I want this so do it now . I have never had to fight him so hard before.”
    “So you don’t want to mark me?” Her voice was tentative and unsure even as her stare held his in her usual straightforward confidence.
    Lucian ’s eyes narrowed as a frown crept over his face. “No that is not what I am saying at all. Peri, if you said to me bite me now this second and I knew you meant it, truly wanted it, I would gladly lay you on that bed and take what is mine and give you what is yours. I would bind you to me irrevocably right now, body and soul, but you are not ready. You want me, lust for me, ache for my touch and enjoy my company, but you have not fully come to terms with the mate bond yet. That’s why I did not bite you. That is why I have not claimed your virtue.” His hands that had been resting on her waist moved up to gently cup her face. “What are you thinking?”
    “I’m getting there,” she told him as she looked up at him. “I know that I don’t want to be without you. So I’m moving in the right direction.” She rose up and pressed a soft kiss to his lips and as she pulled back Lucian struggled not to pull her into his arms and pick up where they left off. The woman was too desirable for her own good.
    “I’m glad to see that you are making progress.” A voice said from behind them.
    Peri bowed her head to the Great Luna as she stepped to the side of Lucian. He turned and wrapped an arm around her waist, determined not to let her put space, be it physical or emotional, between them, not with the forward motion they seemed to be in.
    “Great Luna,” Lucian’s voice rumbled not revealing his surprise at seeing her again so soon.
    “Perizada,” she stepped towards them and held her hand out to the fae. Peri went to her without h esitation and took the goddess’ hand. “You have never fully understood your worth and I hope you will let this male show you just how worthy you are. I do not make mistakes, Peri. I gave him to you for a reason, him and no other.”
    Peri understood what the goddess was saying, and she knew that she would be wise to heed her advice. Did that mean she would