She lifted her pelvis, seating herself on the upward jut of his cock. He hissed as she sank all the way down. When she started riding him, he held on to her and groaned in pleasure, his neck tendons straining as taut as cables.

“Damn, you feel good,” he rasped. She kicked up her pace and he sucked in a sharp breath. “Ah, fuck. Slow it down, baby. Let’s make this last a while.”

She tossed her head and grinned down at him. “We’ve got all night to slow it down. You said yourself you’re feeling healed and strong again.”

“Oh, yeah,” he ground out, bucking hard beneath her as if to show her just how revived he truly was.

“That’s good,” she purred. “So there’s no need for me to go easy on you, then.”

His eyes ignited with amber fire. “Holy hell, you are a force to be reckoned with. And, Christ . . . you’re ruthless too.”

He grabbed her hips as she rocked on him and undulated in deep circles. She slid in an unhurried, but purposeful rhythm up and down his length, delighting in his pleasure.

She felt his muscles tense. His hips thrust feverishly, meeting her strokes, hungry for more. She showed him no mercy as his climax swiftly built to a frenzy. His big body shook, and a jagged shout tore loose from him as he exploded inside her.

Carys kept moving on him, relishing the way his body responded to her.

He gazed up at her from under heated eyes. “I can see we’re gonna have to lay down some ground rules about who’s in charge.”

She smirked. “You know how I feel about rules.”

He reached up to caress her cheek. “How do you feel about forever with me, love?”

Elation sent her heart soaring. She licked her lips. “I thought you’d never ask.”

With her eyes fixed on his throbbing carotid, she leaned down and sank her fangs into his neck. Rune let out a sharp moan as her bite took hold. Then his arms wrapped around her protectively, possessively while she began to drink from him.

And as his blood roared down her throat and into her body’s cells—into her soul—Rune rolled her beneath him and began to make love to her slowly, showing her just how passionate and perfect their forever was going to be.