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Willow wasn’t one for casual one-night stands, and most of the men she encountered wanted exactly that. Or bragging rights that they’d boned her. Yeah, none of them had appealed.
But Jase, his looks, smell, attitude, swept her off her feet. He challenged her mentally while looking damn good. Ever since she’d been attacked, Jase had changed his attitude towards her.
He was now over-protective and eager to please. It was a complete turnaround from his attitude as Poseidon, who’d hated her. At one point, Willow had asked Maeve if their monster side and their human side had different personalities that shared a host. Maeve had laughingly said no, Jase was Jase, no matter which form he took. She’d also learned that his monster form was called an Uber merman, not the mermonster she’d called him.
The presents he kept bringing her also puzzled Willow. Some of them had been highly expensive, and she’d asked Vladimir to put them in a safe. Valdimir had laughed and said there was no need here for that. Instead, they now rested in a drawer in her room in Jase’s quarters. But other things were simple gifts, a conch shell he’d found. A rounded pebble with unusual markings. Jase seemed to know that she loved them even more than the expensive gifts.
Willow had to wonder. Was Jase courting her? She was so inexperienced; she honestly had no idea. But one thing was certain: she was beginning to fall in love with him.
Chapter Thirteen.
Jase/Poseidon
After Willow had eaten, Jase took her for a walk alongside a river. It wasn’t as good as the Seas or Oceans, but it would do. He knew the water would soothe her like it did him. Willow found a thick grassy area and sat down and took her shoes off to dangle her feet in the cool water.
“That feels so good,” she murmured.
“Yeah?” Jase said, sitting beside her and rolling his trousers up. He yanked his shoes and socks off and followed her actions.
“Wow, Jase Monroe with his feet in a river,” Willow teased.
“Jase Monroe likes simple things,” Jase replied.
“That’s something I lo—like about you. It doesn’t have to be fancy stuff all the time. You’re happy eating ribs or having a burger and chips. We don’t have to go to expensive places to have fun, and you honestly seem to enjoy yourself,” Willow said.
“I have fun every time I’m with you,” Jase responded.
“Really?”
“You doubt me?”
“I’m not exactly a glamour girl. I’m happier in jeans and a tee than a cocktail dress. And you are Jase Monroe, one of Forbes 100 richest men,” Willow pointed out.
“That means nothing to me. For as long as I can remember, my pleasure was wrapped up in my brothers and sisters. Watching them achieve something which gave them pleasure, such as Sela conquering the internet, made me happy. I think this is the first time I’ve actually experienced happiness for myself.”
“Kiss me!” Willow demanded.
Jase turned to face her, his eyes wide with astonishment, and Willow blushed. “I’m sorry, I was too forw—”
Jase’s lips landed on hers, stealing the last few words away. His left hand slid into her hair and cupped her head while his right pulled her closer. This was their first kiss, and he intended to saviour it. Willow tasted of coffee and raspberries, two tastes he liked very much. Her lips were pliant under his, and he coaxed her into opening her mouth. Her tongue tentatively touched his and sent him wild. He hauled her onto his lap, her legs straddling his as he deepened the kiss between them.
Tiny little moans escaped from Willow, driving him insane. Jase wanted to own her, devour her, make sure she never looked at another man again. His cock pressed into her warm heat, and he knew Willow felt it because she pushed down on him and moved slowly. The heat between them was off the charts, but Jase needed to make sure Willow knew what would happen should this continue.
“Willow,” Jase said raggedly, pulling his mouth from hers.
“What?” Willow asked, and Jase was struck by her expression.
Willow’s cheeks were warm and flushed, her eyes were dreamy, and her lips looked swollen from their kiss. Jase struggled to control himself because all he wanted to do was throw her down and dive deeply into her. Both his shifter forms were riding him to do so and were screaming ‘Mate’ loudly in his head.
“Babe, if we continue, we’ll complete the mating bond,” Jase murmured.
Willow stiffened in his arms and drew back. “And you don’t want to mate with a human,” she said, not hiding the bitterness in her voice.
“I want to mate with you. But I don’t know if I can control my other forms. For the mating bond to be complete, I think Uber merman has to be inside you, Willow, and I don’t want to terrorise or make you fear me.”
Willow gazed at him for several long moments, and Jase felt his gut sinking. He’d been right. Willow couldn’t stand the thought of Uber merman inside her.
“Jase. Shut up and take me,” Willow said, startling him.
