Page 23 of Bound By Love
“Enough,” he said. “That’s enough for today. It’s time for you to rest.”
“I normally work for at least another hour,” she said.
“Not today; we’re calling it an early night. You’re exhausted, and the swords will still be here tomorrow.”
She glanced over his shoulder to the doorway, but Brie was gone. She’d left them to their moment like Caro had left them alone for weeks.
She wanted to argue with him, but the feel of his hand around her wrist sent a shiver of anticipation down her spine. Instead of fighting with him, she stepped into his arms, wrapped hers around his waist, and clung to him.
Saber stood uncertainly for a minute. They continued to have sex, and they’d grown closer, but she’d never sought comfort from him like this before.
At first, he didn’t know how to react. Then his arms slid around her waist, and he drew her closer. She fit perfectly against his chest as he buried his nose in her hair and inhaled her ocean scent.
She was as full of life as the sea aroma she emitted and as beautiful as the sun glinting off the waves. She was wild, tumultuous, and a force to be reckoned with, but best of all, she washisforce,hismate, and the woman who completed him.
He wouldn’t change a thing.
Caro stifled a yawn as Saber lifted her into his arms and carried her from the workshop. “I can walk,” she murmured.
“You can, but do you want to?”
Caro smiled as she snuggled closer; he had her there. “No.”
CHAPTERSEVENTEEN
As Caro rosefrom the tub, water ran off her in rivulets that emphasized her lean muscles and soft curves. Saber’s eyes followed as they ran down her flat belly and between her legs.
His mouth watered, but he tamped down his desire. She required rest more than sex right now.
Still, being this close to his mate and seeing her like this had kicked his hunger for her into hyperdrive. Fighting against his growing erection, he draped a thick towel around her as she stepped from the tub.
“Feel better?” he asked.
“Yes.”
The warm bath had relaxed her stiff muscles and revitalized her a little. The scent of blood lured her from the room as she toweled herself off.
When she finished, she dried her wet hair while hungrily eyeing the steam rising from the mug of blood Saber had set on the table. She was ravenous, but that wasn’t the blood she craved. Scenting his arousal, she tossed the towel onto her green armchair before turning to face him.
Saber tried to tear his attention away from where she stood in the center of the room, bathed in moonlight, her hip stuck slightly out. Lifting her finger, she smiled as she crooked it and beckoned him forth.
Saber wanted to resist, she should sleep, but she had a better idea of what she needed than he did. Instead of telling her to rest, he strode toward her as she backed away with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.
Her smile never vanished as she sat on the bed and pushed herself back to perch near the headboard. Saber nearly tripped over his feet when her legs parted a little. He tugged off his sweatpants, kicked them aside, and climbed onto the bed to crawl toward her. Caro leaned against the headboard and lifted her arms over her head to proudly display every curve and hollow of her splendid body.
“You’re magnificent,” he murmured as he stopped in front of her.
“I know. You’re not so bad yourself.”
Saber chuckled as he rested his hands on the insides of her knees and pushed her legs a little wider. He met her eyes again as his finger rubbed her clit. They darkened as her mouth parted and her head tipped further back.
When he removed his hand from between her legs, irritation flashed over her features. Her hands rested against his chest as he leaned over to open her nightstand drawer.
“What are you doing?” she inquired.
Saber sorted through some of her things before locating what he sought. When he pulled the vibrator free, he held it up, and she lifted an eyebrow.
“Going through my things?” she inquired.
