Chapter 26 - Mating Ritual

Jenna

With the parting of my lips, the longing in my eyes, Ariel doesn't need words to know my answer.

He stands up from the bed and walks around it to where I'm sitting, towering above me with hunger in his gaze. I get nervous watching him; the uneasiness of not being beautiful enough to please him terrorizes my brain.

And what if I'm not experienced enough to satisfy an older man?

I hang my head, avoiding his gaze; Ariel chuckles in response.

"You're gorgeous, Jenna," Ariel's fingers slip beneath my chin, tilting my head to seize his eyes. They are the most striking blue, craving and warm, and gosh, he is so close, breathing into my face. "The things I will do to you, the pleasure you will feel, I can hardly wait to hear you,"

My eyes find Ariel's blue, and I see the lips curl on his handsome face. Dimples glitter in the dim light, along with his wicked scheme. His beefy arms bend around me, and he picks me up as if I weighed less than a f