No more. She had haunted his dreams for too long. She was a woman grown, and he was tired of waiting for official permission to court her. When the medallion had touched her skin today, he’d felt it, a warning beacon preparing him for the summons. When she’d dipped it into the salt water of the ocean, he’d been hiding nearby, already shifted into the form of his body people called St. Elmo’s fire. His lightning-quick response of surrounding the trigger eliminated all others from hearing and answering her call.
She may not have been aware she had summoned lovers to her side but he knew it, and his actions ensured he alone was available for her to choose this time.
He stroked her cheek, watched the blood rise to flush her skin. It wasn’t proper etiquette to deny her a choice of partners for her first encounter with the merfolk, but tradition be damned. He wasn’t going to let any of his randy brothers or cousins near her tonight. Unless he was mistaken, she had no idea that the single men of the pod would have surrounded her, overwhelmed her, as the magic of the medallion opened her to the cravings of her merfolk blood. He was certain that being taken by more than one lover before she understood where the need came from would have caused her mental anguish, if not now, in the clear light of the morning.
Instead he chose to protect her, and if that meant he gained in the process, so be it. He would be the first to bring her to the heights of passion, make her skin glow, hear her cry in delight.
Joshua leaned in and cupped one tender breast, his palm rubbing the nipple to bring it to a hard peak. Her skin warmed him and he pressed another kiss on her mouth, the feel of her tongue stroking his sending a tingle down his spine.
Her big brown eyes danced with mischief when he pulled back, his thumb continuing to brush her nipple as he stared into her eyes. Alexia responded, molten with need as she slipped one leg between his to press their hips together intimately. Moisture from her pussy smeared his thigh, hot and sticky.
“Hmm, Joshua.” She rocked her hips and dragged her core over his raging cock, rubbing like a cat in heat. His blood pounded painfully through his groin and he fought back the urge to flip her and mount her right then and there. He slipped a hand down to cup her mound, his fingers parting the short curls to slip into her scalding heat.
Alexia purred in his arms, her hips rising to thrust against him. Joshua smiled with delight at how responsive she was, how intensely sensual her every move. She cast a spell over his heart as well as his body, and he wanted nothing less than to please her completely.
Joshua stroked slowly in and out of her passage, curling his fingers to touch the sensitive spot deep within her. He lowered his mouth to her breast, took the enticing tip into his mouth and gave it a soft lap. He rolled his tongue around the tight peak before suckling. Alexia shuddered under his touch.
Continuing to thrust his fingers into her sheath, he kissed his way down to her belly. She had gotten a piercing sometime and a deep blue stone glittered against her warm skin. He tugged it with his teeth before pressing another kiss to her body. Under his lips, her breath quickened as he approached the sweet nectar between her legs. Alexia waited for him to touch her, her heartbeat erratic as he slowed and took a deep breath. The scent of her body filled him, the aroma of sex and woman and heady desire. He kissed the delicate inner thigh on either side of her core, his fingers barely moving now, simply filling her. She squeezed at him, her pussy trying to pull him in, make him pump into her. He chuckled.
“Your scent is driving me wild and I can’t wait anymore. I need to taste you, Alexia.”
Her answering moan made him grin madly as her fingers threaded through his hair and attempted to drag him closer to her wet opening.
Joshua removed his fingers, and she complained briefly before he tucked in tight and covered her with his mouth. He exhaled, hot and slowly over the moist tissues, making them open further under him. His tongue dipped into her core then swirled around the hard little nub peeking from its protective hood. She tasted wonderful, sweet like the strawberries in the bowl he’d prepared for her. His tongue laved her slit from the very base of her body to the quivering tip and her hips shook.
It took incredible effort to continue at the slow taunting pace, but the sounds of delight Alexia made were all the reward Joshua needed to continue. He pressed his erection hard into the mat to resist rising over her and driving himself like a spike into her warmth. The tip of his tongue thrust deep in her sweetness, lapping at the honey pouring down on him. His fingers curled around her clit and caressed in circles until Alexia gasped and her core pulsed in waves around his seeking tongue. He continued to feast until her body relaxed. Rising above her, his erection nudged her body as he kissed her deeply, his tongue penetrating her mouth as it had her pussy moments before.
Alexia was the one to adjust her hips to let him slip between her wet labia. She was the one to wrap her legs around his body and pull on his shoulders to encourage him to press into her passage until he was buried to the hilt, his balls solidly against her.
She felt so good. Hot, wet, welcoming pressure. Joshua’s whole existence centered on the amazing sensation experienced by his sensitive cock as he rocked his hips, sliding back and forth between her legs. Nothing had ever felt as good.
Nothing had ever felt like Alexia.
She hummed with approval as he pumped. Joshua caught one breast between his teeth and nipped at the tip. Between them, the scent of sex rose, the heat of their bodies mingled and a sheen of sweat made them glide skin over skin with greater ease.
Joshua stared into her eyes as he adjusted their position, lifting her legs higher to fill her more completely on each thrust, unable to keep the speed slow as his body demanded he take her harder. He dropped a hand to her core, wet his fingertips in the combined moisture of their bodies and then stroked her clit in time with his penetrations.
Time stood still. Joshua had no idea how long they’d been making love, only that his mind never wanted him to stop. His body couldn’t hold out much longer. His balls tightened, pulled into his body, and he quickened the pace again, pounding hard into her heat.
Alexia cried out, a flush of red spreading over her chest, and her sheath grabbed at him, squeezing tightly as she reached another climax. Joshua let out his own cry of relief on the next thrust as he released his control and let them join together in the ultimate of physical pleasures.
Bodies united, pleased, sated.
She tugged at his shoulders, pulling his torso over her to bring them together, hearts beating wildly, chest to breast.
“Hmm. That was lovely.” Alexia sighed, her hands running lightly over his skin.
“You are lovely.” Joshua kissed her delectable mouth one more time before rolling off to the mat, twisting their legs together to keep in as close contact as possible.
Alexia closed her eyes and enjoyed the sensations thrilling through her. Her pussy still felt him inside, stretching and rubbing the sensitive tissue. Her breasts buzzed and her skin tingled.
It had been wonderful.
She hoped she would remember this dream in the morning. There had been so many involving Joshua, and yet all she ever recalled were images of bright eyes, the feeling of soft caresses, and the haunting sounds of dolphins calling to one another over the ocean waves.
Perhaps this dream would be different. She rested her head on his smooth chest and relaxed as his arms wrapped her close and she faded off to sleep.
The shutters slamming made her sit up with a start. She raced to the window and closed it tightly, forcing it against the harsh wind that rocked the house. The storm was in full swing, the waves churned to harsh whitecaps and the crash on the shore deafening in its volume. Alexia leaned into the window to stare at the madcap ocean, surging like a live creature struggling for freedom.