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They somehow ended up in front of the fire atop a pile of pillows and blankets, talking until their throats were hoarse. Evelyn drifted into a nap, and when she awoke, the shower was on and Kade was nowhere in sight.

Water and steam escaped from the bathroom door, and Evelyn considered joining him. The prospect sent a nervous thrill through her, but a hunger, one fueled by sexual need, built within her.

Evelyn couldn’t shake the image of him naked in there, the hot water cascading down his taut muscles. Similar thoughts had invaded her mind weeks ago, but now, they’d been intimate.

Evelyn stood, warmth spreading through her body as she wavered foot to foot, contemplating her next move. Kade had obliterated her senses, and she wanted to do the same to him.

She craved it.

Mustering courage, Evelyn stripped her clothes off as she made her way to the bathroom, leaving a trail through the apartment as she undressed. She eased open the door and entered the bathroom naked, the steam clinging to her aroused skin. No word from Kade, no indication he heard her approach.

She pulled back the curtain, meeting his bare backside as Kade scrubbed his face under the shower. He stilled and turned. His amber eyes flashed, his nostrils flaring.

“Evelyn, what are you doing?”

She pulled the curtain back more, revealing her nude body. Her nipples hardened in anticipation, her sex already growing warm. She stepped into the shower, Kade watching her every move. She hoped he saw the intent in her eyes. Goddess, he’d smelled her earlier, so there was no doubt he knew.

Kade turned, his tanned skin covered in droplets of water that gave it a sheen. He’d pushed his wet hair back, and his beard glistened. Water traveled down his toned stomach to his deliciously wet and hard length. She sucked in a breath at the sight of what she’d come in here for. His length bobbed against his thigh, long and erect.

Clearly, he did smell her arousal and knew her intent.

They stepped closer to each other, and Evelyn didn’t allow Kade to say another word. She pulled him into a kiss, grabbing his hip and crushing their bodies together. He palmed her bare ass, sinking his fingers into her cheeks. The pain went straight to her core, and she kissed him with fervor. Tasting him, twirling her tongue with his, moaning into his mouth.

Her heart pounded as she reached for his length, stroking it once and tightening her grip around the tip slightly.

Kade groaned, pulling away from their kiss.

Breathless, he said, “I didn’t exactly imagine the first time we lay together to be in the shower.”

Evelyn bit her lip and shook her head. “That’s not why I’m here.”

Lying with Kade sounded amazing; her toes curled from the thought of it, but she craved something else entirely tonight. That next step would have to be discussed as it would bind them for life, completing their fated mate bond. Evelyn wanted that. One day. But they needn’t rush it. There were plenty of other ways to have fun.

She knelt, and Kade’s eyes widened and darkened, conflict brewing in them.

“Evelyn, you don’t—”

“I want you in my mouth, Kade,” she said, looking up at him. “I want to taste you.”

Kade shut his eyes and dipped his head back. “Stars above, save me.”

Taking that as permission, Evelyn set her focus on his daunting length. She ran her hand up it again, stroking it. It grew longer and harder, until she feared it might unleash under her touch. Looking up at Kade, Evelyn licked from the base to the tip, watching him shudder and his brows furrow as she did so.

She’d done this before, pleasured a man with her mouth, but never once had she so badly wanted to do it to please the other. She wanted to relish Kade, enjoy him, and pleasure him as he did to her that morning.

Evelyn used one hand to hold it as she licked the tip, getting it wet and ready. When she finally took him into her mouth, Kade growled, and Evelyn took more of him, his pleasure driving her forward. She tasted him, felt him. Putting her hands on his hips and holding on, she bobbed on his length.

Kade released a string of curses, saying her name like a prayer.

Using her tongue, tightening her hold, and humming low, Evelyn worked Kade’s length. As he grew tighter, his breath quickening, she used one hand to stroke his base and increased her pace as she sucked his tip.

“Evelyn.”

She felt the tremor, the tautness in time. Evelyn popped his length from her mouth. Kade slumped, one hand bracing the shower wall as he released onto her breasts.

Evelyn stood, washing remnants of him from her chest, and sent him a sly smirk.

Kade took hold of her neck, kissing her with a new roughness Evelyn enjoyed so much she almost came undone. He lifted her, wrapping her legs around him.