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Story: Seth

The stranglehold he had on his control evaporated and within seconds, his hands slid down her back and under her sweater.As he encountered hot, soft skin, a deep groan vibrated through his chest and she shivered against his touch.He couldn’t stop his hands from wandering up and down her back, memorizing each curve and indent as he went.

This time, her mouth met his.His hands tightened against her back, pressing her chest against his, when he realized that something was missing.

“Are you naked underneath this sweater?”

Without answering, she leaned back a couple of inches and reached for the hem of her sweater.If he hadn’t been paying attention, he would have missed the swift removal of the garment up and over her head.Within seconds, he wrapped her in his arms and plundered her mouth as though she could slake any thirst he had.Her fingers found the hem of his shirt and without breaking the kiss, she ripped open his shirt, buttons flying everywhere and forgotten as she pressed against him.

“I can’t wait.I’m going to claim you, make you mine.”

Her answering moan was all the encouragement he needed and without finesse, he made quick work of the button and zipper on her jeans.Kneeling to remove her clothes, he had to remember to breathe as his movements exposed inch after glorious inch of her beautiful pale skin.He pressed a kiss to her hip.When he pulled back to finish stripping her, he could smell her arousal.As soon as her clothes were discarded, he stood, making quick work of his jeans and boxer briefs.

Taking her hands in his, he stepped back enough to see what a beautiful sight she made.Pink tinged her cheeks and when he spotted matching freckles across the top of her breasts, he wanted to kiss each one.He reached out and, with the tip of his finger, he drew in down her breast and with the slightest touch, brushed over her nipple with the rough pad of his finger.

“Seth, please.”

He captured her mouth and easily lifted her, his moan lost in her mouth as she wrapped her legs around his waist.His cock brushed against her wet core.Knowing that she had no experience with men, he held his hips still as he walked them into the bedroom and laid her gently onto the bed.Breaking the kiss, he dropped to his knees in front of the bed and took a long moment to peruse the entirety of her body.

“So beautiful.Mine, all mine.”

“Yes.You’re mine, too.”

With her words bouncing in his head, he began to explore.His lips started at her knees, not wanting to startle her by moving too quickly.As he kissed up her leg to her outer thighs, he smiled against her skin as he heard her breath stutter.His movements were slow and very thorough, kissing back across her leg to her inner thigh, staying several inches away from her core.As he reached her inner thigh, he pressed his lips against her skin and sucked.

“Oh…oh, please.Seth, please.”

Drawing out her pleasure, he bypassed her core and pressed his lips against the soft skin of her belly.His hands weren’t idle as they ran up and down the sides of her legs.When his mouth reached her taut nipples, he couldn’t stop himself from having a little taste.His tongue swirled around the hard bud, loving each sound and breath that let him know how much she enjoyed his touch, before he closed his lips around her and sucked.

Her body arched against his, seeking more contact.Not to neglect her other breast, he slid his fingers across the other hard bud and when he relented on his suction, he squeezed his fingers over her sensitive nipple and tugged.He smothered her scream with his kiss, loving how she clutched at him as he devoured her mouth.Her body vibrated with need beneath his.

Breaking the kiss, he glanced down and almost smiled at the sight of her silver eyes glazed with lust.They were beyond the stopping point as her body arched into his, seeking contact and relief.

“One more kiss, Aubrey, and then I plan on tasting you until you come in my mouth.”

As with all the other kisses, it quickly grew out of control.But this time when he pulled back with the need to devour her, he hadn’t noticed that her fangs had extended and one scraped against his bottom lip.A snarl torn from her throat had his head snapping to meet her gaze.Her pupils had dilated and instead of the silver he was used to seeing, her eyes were black and focused on the blood that pooled on his lip.

The tension he’d kissed and touched away was back.He could feel her hands fisting by the side of her hips as she locked down her body.She hadn’t tasted his blood, but he could see as she struggled with herself, strain in her muscles, worried that even one little taste would make her crazed.Without thinking, he took the decision out of her hands.

“Taste me, gorgeous.”

Her eyes opened and her mouth dropped open in shock.He leaned forward and kissed her, the blood smearing on both of their lips.

“What…”

Her tongue darted out and licked up the blood he dabbed on her lips as they kissed.The silver in her eyes flashed before she jerked him down.He had been worrying the split on his lip the moment he ended the kiss and had successfully reopened the wound.He waited for her reaction to his taste, and this time, her tongue darted out and swiped off the blood.

Before he could blink, he lay alone on the bed.His eyes darted around the bedroom; he found her in the corner of the room, fists clenched and head down.

Determination and need coursed through him as he gazed at his mate.Quickly standing, he strode over to Aubrey, needing to close the distance between them before he lost his mind.He knew that by the end of the night, he would find a way to prove to her that she wasn’t a danger to him.