Page 77 of Protected By the Elf Prince

As soon as I was naked, I stepped closer until only inches separated us. “Can I touch you?” I asked quietly.

Dashiel’s expression became impossibly tender. “You may do anything your heart desires.” His fingertips brushed lightly against my arm. “But I need you to understand… if we choose one another tonight, we complete the bond.”

I had a feeling he worried I hadn’t fully understood that. Smiling up at him, I nodded. “I know.”

His eyes searched mine.

“I promise I want you, Dashiel. For the long haul. I won’t regret this in any way.” I reached up, resting my hand gently on his cheek, our bodies brushing against each other, drawing out sharp breaths. “I don’t want to go a day without you in it, my elf.”

His eyes closed briefly, and when he opened them again, they shone. “My beloved….” He pulled me gently into his arms and kissed me.

A moan slipped from his mouth into mine, and I returned the needy noise with equal desire.

My hands wandered over his back, feeling warm skin, strong shoulders, and hard muscles beneath my fingertips.

The embrace felt impossibly right.

Like I’d finally found where I belonged. And someone who belonged to me more than anyone else in my life.

His palms slid over my skin, drawing out more noises and driving my desire higher.

When we finally separated, I rested my forehead against his chest. “Dashiel….”

I want you. I need to be inside you.

When I looked up at him to tell him just that, his thumb brushed gently across my cheek. “There is no expectation.”

He’d read my loss of words wrong. Yes, I was nervous, but this man would be mine.

Smiling, I moved a hand down over his stomach, which tensed under my touch, and then lower to wind it around his erection.

His eyes widened, then hooded as he groaned while I jerked him off. I thought I would freak a little out over touching my first dick, but I loved the feel of his hardness in my hand. I loved that I was drawing out those little breathless sounds.

“My expectation is to fuck you, Dashiel. Do you want that?”

He moaned and nodded. “Please.”

“Will you get on the bed, on your back, for me?” I asked, nipping at his jaw.

“Anything.” And he went to do just that.

It was lucky his bed was huge because my elf was a big man, and one I was going to be inside of. My cock jerked at the thought.

Christ, I wanted him so damn much.

“Lube and condom?” I asked.

His cheeks and ears flushed. “There is no need for them. I—” He cleared his throat. “For elves, our bodies get us ready for our fated mate in every way. I am… slick already.” He glanced away and blew out a breath. “As for condoms, human diseases do not affect us, and we do not have any such thing in our land.”

Goddamn, that’s hot.

I thought it would feel weird or different hearing it, having Dashiel naked, and knowing he was ready for me… but all that registered instead was the desire to taste, to explore all of him. My body ached with the want I had for this man. My elf.

Grinning, I nodded. “That’s good to know.” I kneeled on the end of the bed between Dashiel’s spread legs. “Does that mean you don’t mind me finishing inside you, love?”

His blush deepened, but his eyes warmed at the endearment. He bit his bottom lip and nodded.

Leaning down, I pushed his legs wide and asked, “Can I ingest this slick?”