Page 17 of The Jorogumo (The Sanctuary #2)

Haruto

This was not where I'd expected the night to go, but I always enjoyed giving my mate pleasure. I loved watching him needy and begging for my touch.

While his arousal fed my magic, his need for me fed my soul, and I wanted to watch him teeter on the edge, to see how long I could push him before I let him come.

Hopping off the hammock, I turned, stepping between his spread legs and cupping his cheeks. I pulled him into a kiss, and he hummed against my mouth, then whimpered when I bit his lower lip.

He tasted of spices and vanilla, and I licked into his mouth, chasing the flavors and searching for a taste of him.

"Haruto, please," he mumbled against my mouth, his hands clutching at my shirt .

I pulled back with a shush, disengaging his hands from my shirt so I could remove it.

Once I was naked, I helped him out of his clothes, my eyes roaming over his hard, slightly hairy chest, his soft belly, and his thick, thick thighs. My mate was a work of art, and tonight, I was going to worship every part of him.

"Lie back," I murmured, and he did. I took a minute to tie up the middle of the hammock at an angle so it tilted up and I could reach all of him easily, using another bit of web to bind him to the hammock at the hips.

Liam sucked in a breath when he realized he couldn't get up, and I raised a brow at him, checking in.

"I'm okay," he promised, and I nodded before kissing him again.

I kissed him until he was struggling for breath, and then I trailed my lips down his throat. Sucking on his Adam's apple, I ran my palm down his chest, scratching my nails through the sparse hair on his chest.

Liam pushed up into my touch with a groan that vibrated under my lips, and I hummed softly, keeping up a steady pace as I went down his body.

I could feel his cock leaking against my torso, but I paid it no mind as I latched onto his left nipple, sucking gently before biting down.

"Holy fuck!" Liam's whole body jerked under mine as he swore, and I smiled against his skin. He was sensitive, was he? Good to know.

I spent a few minutes playing with his nipple, flicking it this way and that until it was hard and pink and covered in spit. Blowing on it to soothe some of the pain, I switched my attention to his right nipple .

"Haruto, please. Touch me, please," Liam begged, and I glanced up at him with a raised brow, trying my best to act innocent.

"Isn't that what I'm doing?"

He growled loudly, making me chuckle, and I returned my focus to his nipple, sucking, licking, and biting until it was as red and swollen as the other one.

Blowing on it softly, I pulled back to admire my work, and met Liam's glare. "You're so evil."

Quirking a brow, I asked, "Would you like me to stop? All you have to do is ask."

Liam stared at me for a long moment, then huffed loudly. "Don't stop," he muttered, making me grin.

"As you wish, my love." The pet name slipped past without thought, and Liam's eyes widened, his cheeks darkening further.

He didn't comment on it, so I turned my attention to his torso once more, dropping kisses and small bites as I made my way over his soft, cuddly belly and then toward his happy trail.

When I finally reached his hot, leaking cock, Liam groaned loudly, his hips moving restlessly before I'd even touched him.

"Impatient, are we?"

Liam grumbled unintelligibly, making me smile, and I leaned forward, licking the precum off his tip.

"Fuck," he panted, his loud breathing the only sound in the room.

Wrapping my palm around his length, I rose up over him, claiming his lips as I slowly jerked him off, giving him a taste of his own precum as he coated my palm with more of it.

Liam whined against my mouth and wrapped his arms around me, his nails digging into my back as he clung to me .

I could feel him rushing closer and closer to his climax, and I pulled away from the kiss, taking a moment to devour some of his arousal, just enough to pull him back from the edge.

"Haruto!" he complained, clearly sensing what I'd done, and I shushed him, claiming his lips once more as I started moving my hand again.

Every time he came close, I pulled back and absorbed some of his arousal before going right back to kissing him.

I turned Liam into a needy, desperate mess, and I enjoyed every moment of it. He looked beautiful, with his hair all messy, his eyes dark and watery, his cheeks stained with desperate tears. His lips were red and swollen as they whispered my name again and again, and his cock was flushed and almost purple with need.

"Haruto, please," Liam begged, his eyes meeting mine. "I need to come."

"Shh," I murmured, pressing a soft kiss on his lips before pulling back. "I'll take care of you, I promise."

After taking my last fill of his desire, I lowered myself between his legs and swallowed his length, pushing forward until my nose brushed his groin. Liam gave a loud shout, his fingers sinking into my hair, and I started bobbing my head up and down over his length, licking the underside of his cock and humming as his precum coated my tongue.

It didn't take long for Liam to reach the brink again, and this time, I let him fall over, swallowing as he spilled down my throat. I pulled almost all the way off, leaving just his tip in my mouth so I could taste him, licking the tip as he shuddered under my touch.

Once I'd sucked every last drop from him, I pulled off and cut him out of the restraints, letting the hammock swing back in place as I turned him around so he was lying lengthwise, then climbed up beside him.

I wrapped my arms around him as he clung to me, his racing heart slowing down to a normal pace.

"Liam? Are you okay?" I asked when he hadn't spoken in a few minutes, and he hummed softly, but didn't say anything. I tried not to feel too smug about it.

Liam

My mind was blissfully quiet, and I was in no hurry to change that.

I'd edged myself a few times when I had time to 'take care of myself,' but a partner had never done it to me. I hadn't known it could feel like this, though I didn't think anyone else could make me feel the way Haruto did.

Even without his unique 'diet,' I knew Haruto was the only one who could drive me crazy and make me feel loved all at the same time, the only one who could turn me into a moaning, writhing mess.

I wanted to feel embarrassed, but I could almost feel the satisfaction wafting off of my boyfriend, my mate . How could I be embarrassed when we'd both enjoyed it so damned much?

"Thank you," I said after another few minutes of silence, and Haruto gave me a full-body squeeze as he glanced at me, tilting my head so he could look into my eyes.

"You have nothing to thank me for. If anyone should be saying thank you, it's me, for that delicious meal."

I chuckled, rolling my eyes at him. I liked that I could feed him, give him something no one else could. I got as much satisfaction from it as he did from making me come.

"Well, you're very welcome. "

Haruto grinned, then leaned forward to kiss my nose.

"I love you, Liam," he said softly, and I blinked. He'd implied as much on our call, but hearing the actual words was somehow much, much different.

I swallowed hard as my heart swelled, suddenly feeling too big for my chest. How could this possibly be real? How did I find someone as amazing as Haruto?

"I—I love you too, Haruto. So much," I confessed, my voice barely above a whisper. It struck me then that he was the first person to say those words to me. The first person I'd said those words to.

My parents hadn't been what you'd call 'emotionally available,' and I couldn't remember one instance where they'd told me they loved me, or even that they were proud of me. My relationships tended to end way before we reached the love mark. At least before Haruto.

Haruto hugged me tightly, pushing away all those unhappy thoughts as he pressed his lips to mine in a whisper-soft kiss.

"How about this? Tomorrow, close the store early, and we'll go out on a date."

I blinked, then glanced up at him. "A date? In my world?"

Haruto nodded, smiling softly. "You've seen a lot of mine. It's only fair that I see more of yours."

"Okay. Do you want to plan or—"

"Yes, I'll plan," he said, cutting me off in his excitement, and I grinned. I'd happily go anywhere he wanted to.

"Sounds good. I'll close at five?"

"Perfect. I'll come to the store."

I nodded, excitement fizzing through me at the thought of going on a date with Haruto in the human world. Not that I hadn't enjoyed our dates here, but in the human world, I could focus all my attention on Haruto instead of our curious surroundings like I had at the Sanctuary.

Tucking my face into the crook of his neck, I pressed a kiss there. Haruto hummed softly, rubbing my back as he spoke. "You should sleep. You have to wake up early to open the store."

Murmuring an agreement, I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath to fill my lungs with his scent. With him wrapped around me and his heart beating steadily under my palm, I drifted off to sleep.