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Tara is quiet as we make our way to her chamber. I never let go of her hand, and she doesn’t try to take it back once we’re out of everyone’s sight. I take that as a good sign. I try to reassure her silently, my gaze locking with hers, but she doesn’t look in my direction.
Everything will be alright, I remind myself. For some reason, I need a little reassurance. Maybe because every woman I’ve been with was eager to share my bed. I shake off my nerves as we approach the bedroom door, hoping to leave all our worries behind and just enter the room with my new wife.
At the door, an idea comes to me. Releasing her hand, I turn to her and sweep her into my arms.
“What are you doing?” she squeals, gripping my shirt with her tiny hand.
“Carrying you across the threshold. Do you not have that tradition?”
Her dark eyes are big and round. “We do, but that’s usually something, uh, romantic men do.”
I grin. “Well, Bumblebee, something you should know about me is that I’m a romantic.”
I open the door, then kick it closed behind me and stop short. The room is simple, showing almost no signs that the woman lives here besides a chest at the foot of the bed, a wardrobe, and a vanity. Shouldn’t the wolves have made her more comfortable than this? I shake off the thought. All we need is a bed.
“Are you going to put me down?” she asks, swinging those innocent eyes to me.
My blood stirs, hot and horny. “Do you want me to put you down?”
After a minute, she nods.
I set her down, and she takes a step back from me before wrapping her arms around herself. She looks a little like she doesn’t know what to do with herself. Maybe sitting will make me seem less intimidating. I plop myself onto her bed and pull her close to me, glorying in the feeling of her close to me. The tiny woman stands between my legs with her head down. I use a finger and tip her head up slightly so that she’s looking into my eyes.
“There’s nothing to be afraid of. I’ll be soft and gentle with you. I’m only a beast on the battlefield. I’ll be a lover here with you.” I hold my finger to her chin.
She stares at me with her eyes wide, but she doesn’t reply.
“I wish we had time for romance. I wish I could take you on dates, make you laugh, and buy you flowers. You have no idea how much time I would spend just learning how you like to be kissed and touched. Doing all the things a woman like you deserves. But we have to do this for the alliance. We have to make this a real marriage.” I run a finger along her cheek. She shivers ever so slightly at my touch. She might not be as scared as she’s letting on.
Yet, Tara still hasn’t uttered a word. She’s neither refusing nor agreeing to anything.
I snake my hand around her neck and softly pull her face to mine, brushing her soft lips with my own, ever so tenderly. As our lips meet, it’s as if a force flows between us, connecting us like two halves of a single soul. The air in the room crackles with energy. I wrap my other arm around her waist, squeezing her close to me. Tara opens her mouth when I swipe my tongue at the seam of her lips. I slide my tongue in, reveling in her taste. She moans when my tongue touches hers, and my dick gets hard.
There’s a sweetness to her kiss. We hungrily explore each other’s lips and tongue. I hold her tighter, and feel her body respond to my touch. She yields to it, her hands slowly falling to my chest, her fingers digging into my muscles, which I take as a sign of surrender.
Suddenly, she breaks our kiss, staring at me with wide eyes. “Is this how it’s supposed to be?”
Things between us? I’m not sure what she means. “Yes. Do you like it?”
She hesitates, and then her voice comes out small but sure. “Yes.”
I pull her into my lap, and her eyes widen. A curse slips from my lips. That wasn’t part of the plan. I hadn’t wanted her to feel how excited she’d made me. Not yet. I was trying to give her time.
But that ship has sailed.
She swallows roughly. “How is this going to work?”
Our size difference? “Very slowly and gently. I won’t hurt you.”
I see it in her eyes. She believes me, and the knowledge warms my heart. I’m gaining her trust. Slowly but surely I’ll gain her heart too.
I kiss her again. The heat that flows through me is unlike anything I’ve felt before. My erection grows harder, and the need for release hums through my blood. Gods, when I’m finally inside her, this will be amazing.
As our tongues tangle together, I find the clasps of her bodice and flick them open one at a time. When the material falls to the floor, she makes a little sound, and I kiss her harder, my tongue tangling with her own. Then I go for the buttons of her dress, undoing the first one at her chest. It comes away easily, and my thoughts fill with an image of her creamy peaks.
I keep working as my lips go down her neck. She makes a little sound of surprise and happiness as I suck my way down her soft skin. I love her sounds. It’s like she’s experiencing all of this for the first time. Which, somehow, makes me feel… like an even bigger man.
Four of her buttons are undone. I’m aching to slip my hand inside her dress. But to my surprise, she pulls away, standing between my legs. Both of us are panting. I’m dying to touch her, but I wait.
