by Creator
“Mind if I join you?”
It didn’t seem possible, but Kiera’s blush grew even brighter. “I was hoping you would.”
Kiera had no idea how to act. She had never seen a naked man before, much less been in the same room with one. She only hoped that her inexperience didn’t ruin the evening for him. He seemed to want her as much as she wanted him. Hopefully, that wouldn’t change when he found out she was still a virgin.
The tub was so large that with Kiera sitting in the middle there was plenty of room for Gabriel on either side of her. He stepped into the tub and pulled Kiera into his arms. It amazed him that this tiny, beautiful woman was his.
“You’re so small I’m afraid I’m going to hurt you.”
Kiera giggled. “I’m not that small, Gabriel. I’m just short.”
He shook his head. “Trust me, you’re small.”
Kiera was happy that he saw her that way. In reality, she was just an average size for a woman. She wore a size twelve, but had been blessed with enough bust and hip to give her a nice hourglass shaped figure. Far be it for her to discourage him against calling her small!
She scooted over closer to him and kissed him. His lips were smooth and yet firm. Kiera ran her hands over the hard muscles of his chest. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she pressed herself closer to him. She may be inexperienced, but her body knew what it wanted… and it wanted Gabriel.
Gabriel grabbed her hips and readjusted her so that she was straddling him. Kiera gasped and pulled back a little. She could feel the hard length of him pushing against her, trying to gain entry. While she wanted him, she knew that the first time could hurt, especially if she didn’t tell him that she’d never been with another man.
Concerned over her retreat, he gently ran his fingers down her cheek. “If you want to stop, we can.”
“It isn’t that.”
“Then what is it sweetheart? You can tell me anything.”
“I’m still a virgin,” she blurted out.
Beneath her, she felt Gabriel go very still. She wasn’t even sure he was breathing. She searched his face trying to judge his reaction. It was like looking at a blank slate; no emotions showed at all. In hindsight, she probably should have told him before now. The moment just never really presented itself.
Besides, she had told him that none of the shapeshifters in her town had wanted anything to do with her. Surely he could have guessed.
Thinking he didn’t want her anymore, she started to back away. Gabriel wrapped his arms around her to keep her from leaving.
He looked into her beautiful green eyes and gently rubbed his hands down her back. “I’m honored that I’m your first.”
Kiera relaxed when she realized he wasn’t mad at her. “I’m glad that you’re my first, too.”
“I should probably warn you that it’s going to hurt your first time.”
“I know, but I also know the pain won’t last long,” she said.
He smiled at her. She was so trusting. “We should probably move to the bed for your first time.”
Kiera shook her head. “No. I want to stay right here. Everything was perfect until I told you I hadn’t done this before.”
“Are you sure?”
In response, she pressed her body closer to his and kissed him. She could still feel him pressing against her and she slowly pressed her hips forward. The tip of his erection had just barely rubbed against her hot folds when his hands clamped down on her hips to keep her from moving.
“Maybe you should let me be in charge the first time.”
She smiled at him and pried his hands loose. She backed away until she wasn’t straddling him anymore. “Okay. Now what?”
Gabriel shifted to his knees and turned her around. “Why don’t you hold on to the side of the tub?” he whispered in her ear.
Kiera felt his hands gently touch her waist. His touch was light and very erotic. Every nerve in her body was at attention. He slid his hands around to her stomach and massaged his way up to her breasts. The moment his hands touched her nipples, they hardened against his palms.
Kiera had never felt anything like this before. Not even in her wildest dreams had she imagined it would feel this incredible. She felt the tip of him gently pressing into her, felt herself stretch to accommodate him. She hadn’t really felt any pain.
Once he was all the way inside of her, he stopped, allowing her time to adjust. She had barely made a sound as he had torn through her hymen.
“I don’t want to hurt you Kiera.”
“I’m fine Gabriel. I promise; I barely even felt it.”
He started moving again, but very slowly. He stroked her nipples with his thumbs and gently nipped her on the neck. Kiera gasped and thrust her hips back. She wanted all of him, wanted him to stop holding back.
“Damn it Gabriel! I said I was fine!”
With a low growl, he grabbed her around the waist and thrust into her hard and fast. Her gasp of pleasure was his undoing. He continued thrusting deep and hard, pushing both of them closer and closer to the edge. He felt her muscles clamp down on him as she climaxed and he soon followed, reveling in the feel of his seed spurting into her hot body. He was a little ashamed that he had allowed his animal side to win; he should have made it last longer, should have been gentler.
Afterwards, Gabriel pulled her into his arms. Being with Kiera had been different than anything he had experienced before. While he still didn’t understand why the vampire had chased her all the way to his shop, only to leave empty handed, he wasn’t going to question his good fortune. She was definitely the best thing that had ever happened to him.
He brushed a gentle kiss across her lips. “I promise that next time will be better. I should have taken things slower.”
She leaned into him. “It’s impossible to make it any better. That was absolutely perfect.”
Smiling, he asked, “Would you like some champagne?”
Kiera smiled at him. Before she could reply, the champagne bottle and both glasses appeared on the edge of the tub. She stared at them wide-eyed.
“Please tell me you did you that,” she whispered.
Gabriel was shaking his head and looking at her strangely. “No, it wasn’t me.”
“Do you sense any other presence in the room? Maybe you have a ghost?”
“No. I think… I think you made them appear over here,” he answered.
Her eyes got even wider, “Me?”
“There’s almost a glow to you,” he said, raking his eyes over her beautiful, naked body.
“All brides have that,” she lightly scoffed.
“Not that kind of glow. You’re literally glowing!”
Looking down at herself, Kiera saw that he was right. She was glowing. It wasn’t as bright as the light that had signaled her mother’s appearance, and disappearance, but she was most definitely glowing. She started to run her hands through hair, but realized it was still pinned up. She settled for twisting the tendrils that had escaped, which was a nervous habit of hers, and noticed that her ears didn’t feel quite the same.
Practically jumping out of the tub, she went to look in the mirror. Sure enough, the tops of her ears were a little more pointed than before. Why was she suddenly showing signs of her fairy heritage? What did all of this mean?
“Kiera, what’s going on?”
“I’m not entirely sure, but I bet my mother would know,” she replied.
“Your mother? I thought you hadn’t seen her since you were born,” Gabriel said.
“I hadn’t. Not until today.” She turned to face him. “Just before the wedding she appeared to me downstairs. And when I say appeared, I mean that she materialized in a ray of blinding light.”
“What is she? An angel or something?” Gabriel asked.
“She’s a fairy.”
Both of his eyebrows went up. “You’re half fairy? I thought you were a werefox?”
She sighed, she obviously needed to start at the beginning. “My dad n
ever said much about my mother, except to tell me she was special. I always thought it was just because he loved her so much, but apparently he meant special in a supernatural sense. My mother is a fairy, which makes me half a fairy.”
“Wow. I’m not quite sure what to say.” Gabriel hadn’t realized that fairies even existed and now he found himself married to a woman who was half fairy. It was mind boggling to say the least; he wasn’t sure what to make of it all.
She stepped toward him hesitantly. “Are you sorry that you married me?”
Gabriel stepped out of the tub and wrapped his arms around her. “No, I’m not. I don’t care if you’re a fairy, a fox, or a human. You’re my mate and you belong to me.”
She liked hearing the possessiveness in his voice. “Would you make love to me again? Maybe in the bed this time?”
Gabriel smiled. “I can think of nothing I’d like more.”
Grabbing the towel she had pulled out earlier, Gabriel dried off his bride. He quickly dried himself and then picked her up. Walking into the bedroom, he laid her on the bed. Letting his eyes roam over her gorgeous body, he noticed that her glow had faded. Maybe it was only something that happened when she climaxed. Only one way to find out…
Gabriel climbed into the bed beside her and pulled her into his arms. He slowly removed the pins from her hair, watching the curly mass tumble to the bed. He’d never seen hair as lovely as hers before.
Kiera watched him, noting every expression that crossed his face. She had convinced herself that she would always be alone; and now she had a husband, one who appeared to be quite happy with his new wife.
Pulling his head down, she kissed him. Gabriel made her feel things and want things that she had never thought were possible. She’d never really dated before and had certainly never had a man kiss her the way Gabriel did. Being in his arms made her heart beat erratically and made her feel like she had a mass of butterflies in her stomach. Touching him made a liquid heat pool between her legs. She’d admired guys before, but never had her body reacted the way it did when Gabriel was around. The slightest touch made her want to beg for more.
Gabriel broke the kiss and looked down at his wife. His wife! The idea of a wife still shocked him. He had so many emotions swirling through him that he didn’t understand or recognize half of them. All he knew was that she was his and that she was precious to him.
“Kiera, I want you to know that I’m going to make you happy. I don’t want you to ever regret marrying me.”
Kiera smiled at him. “I could never regret marrying you. You’re my mate, the one man in the world who is destined to be with me.”
Gabriel gently trailed his fingers across her cheek. “As long you don’t have any regrets.”
Kiera shook her head. “Not a one. Now shut up and kiss me.”
Gabriel chuckled and bent his head to hers, claiming her lips in a kiss. Without breaking the kiss, he rolled so that she sprawled across him.
Kiera looked at him questioningly.
“Why don’t you take charge? You can do whatever you want,” he told her.
“But… I, um… I don’t know what to do,” she said, slightly embarrassed.
Gabriel tucked her hair behind her ears. “Just do whatever makes you happy, whatever brings you pleasure.”
Kiera hesitantly reached between their bodies. When she found the hard length of him, she slowly slid her body down, taking him inside of her.
Gabriel watched her. He knew that she was uncertain of what she was doing, but he wanted to draw her out. He could tell that she was passionate; she just didn’t realize it yet. Not to mention that he was exceedingly turned on, watching her take his dick in her hand, guiding it inside of her.
Once Kiera had Gabriel all the way inside of her, she wiggled her hips a little to get adjusted better. Gabriel groaned and thrust his hips upward, burying himself even further inside of her moist heat.
“Gabriel, I honestly don’t know what to do.”
“I think you’re doing just fine, honey,” he reassured her.
“But... I want…”
“What do you want?” he asked.
Kiera wet her lips. “I want you to take charge like before. I never thought I’d want a man to take charge, but I kind of liked it.”
Gabriel grinned at her before rolling her over. Once he had her pinned beneath him, he grabbed her wrists and held them over her head.
“Are you sure you want me to be in charge?” he asked, giving her another chance.
Kiera nodded. “Yes,” she whispered, loving the show of male dominance far more than she thought she would.
Gabriel kissed her as he thrust into her. She gasped against his mouth and arched her hips to meet his. Releasing her hands, he cupped her breast before letting his hand trail down to her stomach. Brushing against the soft skin of her belly, he reached for the curls at the juncture of her thighs. As he parted her lips, he could feel her enlarged clit. The slightest touch had Kiera arching off the bed. Feeling her inner walls spasm around him, Gabriel thrust into her harder and faster.
Kiera felt as if she couldn’t get enough of him. Her whole body felt as if it were on fire. She grasped his shoulders and pulled him closer, wrapping her legs around his hips, taking him deeper.
Gabriel was so close to his release. He thrust deeper and faster, driving himself into her as hard as he could.
Kiera arched against him and cried out his name as her climax broke over her. Unable to hold back any longer, Gabriel found his release as well.
Rolling to his side, he took his bride with him. They were still joined and already Gabriel was growing hard again.
Gazing as his lovely wife, he realized that his theory was correct. She glowed when she had an orgasm. Grinning, he decided to see how long he could keep her glowing.
Chapter Three
Gabriel and Kiera slept late the next morning. They had spent the majority of the night making love; until they had both passed out shortly after three in the morning, completely exhausted.
Gabriel woke first. He felt Kiera’s soft body wrapped around his and glanced down. Her head rested on his chest, her arms were around his waist and one of her legs was draped across his. He smiled; he definitely liked waking up next to Kiera in the morning.
Sliding out from under his wife, Gabriel went to the bathroom and started the shower. They needed to leave soon in order to make the long drive to her hometown, but he also wanted her well-rested. Deciding to let her sleep, he took a quick shower and got dressed.
As he pulled his shirt over his head, Kiera stirred on the bed. Gabriel could tell that she was searching for him in her sleep. Walking to the side of the bed, he brushed her hair out of her face.
Kiera murmured in her sleep and pressed her face into Gabriel’s hand. Stretching, she slowly came awake.
Gabriel smiled down at her. “Good morning, sweetheart.”
She gave him a sleepy smile. “Good morning.”
“Cole and my cousins should be here shortly. Why don’t you take a shower while I scrounge up some breakfast for us?”
“As your wife, shouldn’t I be the one cooking?” she asked sleepily.
Gabriel chuckled. “I’ve been cooking most of my life; I don’t think one more morning will kill me. If you want to take over most of the cooking after today, I won’t argue with you.”
Kiera sat up in the bed and rubbed her eyes. A quick glance at the clock told her it was almost ten o’clock. She never slept this late, but then she’d never been kept awake into the wee hours of the morning making love before either.
Gabriel picked Kiera up and hugged her to him. Kissing the top of her head, he set her down in front of him.
As Kiera stretched, Gabriel drank her in. She was sensual and sexy without even realizing it. Watching her made him want to throw her on the bed and make love to her again.
He cleared his throat and tried to focus his mind elsewhere. “I’m going to head down to the kitchen. Come down when you’r
e ready.”
Kiera watched her husband scurry out of the bedroom and briefly wondered what his hurry was. Going to her bag, she pulled out a pair of jeans and a black top. If Gabriel thought it was possible for her to shower and dress quickly, he had better think again. It usually took her an hour to dry her hair. Maybe she should just braid it while it was wet.
Hurrying into the bathroom, Kiera took her shower, letting the hot water soothe her aching muscles. She wasn’t as sore as she had thought she would be, but she could definitely tell her body had done things it never had before. Her lower abdomen felt slightly stretched, but in a good way.
Turning off the water, Kiera towel dried her hair and her body. Moisturizing her skin, she braided her hair and put on some mascara and blush. Even with the afterglow of making love to Gabriel all night she still looked a little pale.
Once she was dressed, she made her way downstairs. She hadn’t gotten a complete tour of the house yet so she followed the sounds to the kitchen. Gabriel had set out plates with eggs and bacon and two glasses of orange juice. He was brewing a pot of coffee when she came up behind him.
Slipping her arms around his waist, she pressed her face against his back and breathed in his scent. Kiera couldn’t believe that Gabriel was hers. How had she gotten so lucky? Then again, she did have a vampire who wanted to drain her dry. Maybe lucky wasn’t the right word for it.
Gabriel turned and pulled her into his arms. He briefly kissed her and hugged her tight. “We should eat before everyone else gets here. I’m surprised they didn’t show up at the crack of dawn.”
Kiera released Gabriel and sat down at the table. Throughout her meal, she kept stealing glances at her new husband. Husband… the word both terrified her and thrilled her. She had given up on ever getting married. Now she found herself attached to a gorgeous alpha.