The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 34. Shower

She looked at him and he did not take his eyes off her.

Gideon cursed himself inside. She was clearly hurt but all he was thinking about now was how much he wanted her. The realisation that someone tried to kill his mate just a few minutes

ago was angering him.

And also bringing him pain. He couldn’t lose her. Not like that. Not in any other way. He couldn’t lose her at all.

“Are you going to use that magical lycan healing of yours?” she taunted him with one of

her brows up and a slight smile on her lips. The lips that he wanted to kiss so desperately that

it was all he could think of now.

“If you will allow,” he leaned lower and touched her shoulder that was already healing slowly. It pained him that this happened on his watch. The wounds on her stomach seemed worse but blood stopped dripping already.

Gideon took the piece of fabric that was holding the dress in place and slowly moved it off her shoulder. His eyes were asking for her permission too.

“Well, it hurts,” she co.cked her head up to meet his gaze and held it until the end.

“We need to clean you up first,” he said with his hands still on her shoulders, his thumb making tiny circles on her skin.

“You are the expert in healing,” she tilted her head slightly, “I will trust you with this one.”

The lycan king lifted the girl in his arms once again and took her to the huge marble

shower room. She threw her shoes away before he placed her on the cold floor as if she would

break if he made the wrong move. The water switched on, the automatic tropical shower took care of them both before he even managed to warn her. And now they all were all wet. But it didn’t seem to bother them.

Standing behind her and feeling the heat that her slender body radiated, Gideon was afraid to make a wrong move. His large palms slid up her bare back, hooking the two pieces of fabric that held the whole thing together and sliding them all the way down to her waist. He could see the blood tainting water at their feet but he knew that the more he touched her, the

sooner she would heal.

And he wanted to touch her badly.

Riannon was conflicted. What the hell was she doing? She did not need this. She knew very well already that no magical healing existed. So, why didn’t she tell him to leave? Why was

she standing topless with her back to his chest and… wanted him to do something about it.

And yet… She did not stop him.

wounds carefully. The wounds were healing

complain about it.

were other sensations too. New.

gently. Riannon threw her head back,

hand took the pins out of her hair,

back. At the same time,

shoulder.

still held her breast in one hand, tugging the n**ple

her neck as he traced the line of it with his tongue. She tasted so sweet, the woman he desired more than anything. She didn’t

her dress unsuccessfully. So, when he

his hands started to breathe heavily, driving him crazy. He knew that if he made one wrong move, this magical moment between the two of them would

he had wrapped around himself, it

he had been so

touch herself that way.

her delicate neck in his large palm and made her turn to

lip with

sure you want this?” he couldn’t believe that he was asking this

her coming

in between her thighs, parting them slightly. He caught the hem of her lace panties

her creases apart and thrust one finger inside of

wasting his chance.

howling inside of his mind, because never before the two

close to

eyes because it felt so good. It

before, but it was the way he did it… As if she was the most precious thing to him. As if he was afraid

it. She loved how he made her feel about

skin was bringing her tiny bursts of

time. Ria moaned into his mouth as drops of water were falling all

king’s chest and something stirred deep inside of her

well.

he picked up the tempo in teasing her. Warmth and pleasure were building up inside of her slowly, a sweet feeling

kisses, paying special attention to her

mine, Riannon,” he muttered into her ear, tightening

fingers. Ria

mark was. Even in spite of water pouring over their heads. His canines grazed over her skin,

froze.

a second there and she noticed. Did she get scared? Or maybe she was excited? He had no idea but he didn’t want to risk it, so he turned her to face him and

in his life. Until today. His mate was the only one who would