Page 32 of Corbin (Wild Wolf Pack from the world of Gallize Shifters #2)

“Yes.” Then he gave her a wicked smile and added, “When it comes to making love to you.” He reached up and touched a breast, moving his palm slowly over her hard nipple. She gripped his shoulders, hanging on when her legs shook.

With her shorts around her ankles, he freed his other hand to run a finger through her folds, back and forth at too slow a pace. She groaned, “Faster.”

“No.”

Damn! He played with her other breast and changed the speed of stroking her. She clenched her legs and held on to him, pleading, “Don’t ... stop.”

He answered by upping the speed of his fingers between her legs.

She cried out. Her knees buckled, but he caught her and pulled her to him, continuing his assault until she fell limp in his arms. He was kissing her face and eyes.

Never had an orgasm been that fast or that explosive. This was going to be amazing because she wasn’t done.

He whispered, “We’re not done.”

Had she said that out loud?

Standing, he lifted her with him until her feet hit the floor. When she stepped out of her shorts and turned to him, he’d shed his jeans.

Yay for commando.

Giving him a long, hard look because one part of him deserved it, she said, “You’re right. We’re not done.”

He chuckled and turned her to face the shower. Like a happy sex zombie, she let him, sure they were going to focus on his needs now. He held the door open while he reached in and spun the knobs. Then he wrapped an arm around her to keep her from walking into a blast of cold water.

His hand smoothed down across her abdomen to delve between her legs again.

She gripped each side of the glass structure, shocked that her body could be ready again. When he pulled his hand away, she whined, “No.”

He laughed. “That’s my word.”

“Starting now, we share everything.”

Laughing harder, he nudged her forward until hot water blasted over her tingling skin. She hadn’t thought much about having sex with him when they first met, but she had a feeling it had been on his mind. Even so, she knew in her heart he would not have rushed them to this point even back then.

With Corbin gone, she had resigned herself to never having a one and only.

She’d been right. No one else could have filled his shoes.

She wanted to stay together, but she would not rush him either. He deserved all the time he needed to make a step as big as she had in mind.

Corbin found the soap and lathered his large hands then began washing her hips and stomach with languid circles.

Every touch of his fingers brought her back to the edge again, but slower than that first time. She wanted to hold out for as long as her body could take it.

He leaned around to kiss her cheek.

She reached up to wrap her hands around the back of his neck, trembling at the way he drove her need higher.

“I like that. Hold on tight,” he ordered.

Then his hands moved to her breasts, making both his personal playground at the same time. She trembled and lost her grip.

He stopped. “Hold on.”

Could she really do that while he teased her into insanity? She wanted him to keep going, so back her hands went.

His thumbs massaged under her breasts, relaxing her.

Then his hands wrapped around her breasts until he held her nipples between thumb and finger.

What he did next shot heat from her womb to her folds.

She cried out as one hand moved down to tease her folds into a frenzy.

Holding back was impossible. She let go and arched, raising up on her toes, reaching, reaching, then .

.. breaking into shards of happiness. Her mind went places she’d never experienced.

What a mistake that human man had been.

Sex was only a physical release with someone she had no investment in. He’d known it from day one, too.

But lovemaking with Corbin reached a completely different level, one that couldn’t be achieved with a stranger.

“I can’t take more,” she muttered when she realized he held her off the ground with one arm.

His voice had a rough edge. “You never know what you can do until you have the opportunity to find out.”

That sounded like a sexy threat.

She reveled in the feel of his arms holding her for long enough to regain her equilibrium then dragged herself upright. “Really? Let’s find out your breaking point.”

He spun her around and ran his hands into her hair, holding her close as he kissed her as if he’d never tasted anything so fine. His chiseled mouth toyed with her lips, her cheeks, and onto her neck.

Smiling had never come easily to her after losing Corbin, but she couldn’t wipe the silly grin off her face now. She looped her arms around his neck and began rubbing herself on his dick.

He let out a throaty groan and hoisted her up to his waist again. She accommodated him by wrapping her legs around his waist.

Finally, she’d managed to give him a taste of what he’d been doing to her.

He looked down at her with water splashing off his face and upper chest like a Titan in a storm. When she moved up against him, he grabbed her hips. “Careful. It’s been a long time.”

Her mind jumped to who he’d been with, but years had passed, and she’d been with someone. As shifters, their bodies burned away any germs or disease. She would not hold anything over him that happened while he was captured and mistreated.

“Are you angry at what I said?” he asked with a sick look on his face.

“They brought females in during my first year. I was half out of my mind and wanted to feel the touch of a female more than sex. After two times, I couldn’t stomach being around those women.

I kept seeing your face and wanting you. ”

Just the fact that he said it had been a long time reminded her that his life had not been easy, not filled with dating and laughter. No love.

She had plenty to give him. She laid her head on his chest. “I had a dark period after my father died. I tried to outrun the pain with a human male, but it was short-lived. I regretted my lack of control, which was before I found out he was more interested in the life of a celebrity than anything.” Lifting her gaze to Corbin, she smiled.

“If he’d known what a nightmare my life has become, he’d have run screaming before I kicked him out. You angry with me?”

Shaking his head, he said, “I care too much about you to be angry over something I wasn’t here to help you with.”

Tears ran down her face. “I’m so glad you’re with me right now.”

Lifting her up to him, he kissed her tears, then made love to her mouth. She held his face in her hands.

He held her heart in his.

The more his lips demanded of hers, the more her body wanted to claim his.

Moving up and down, she moaned at the heat stirring between her legs.

His hand reached between them and stroked a finger inside her.

She tightened her muscles and held on. “I want you inside me this time.”

His eyes darkened with a hungry need that matched hers. This close, she could see streaks of gold through his sultry brown gaze. When he slid his finger from her, she lifted her hips and rubbed the head of his length, then eased herself down one inch at a time.

He stilled. His big body shook. Dropping his forehead to hers, he dragged in one hard breath after another. “You feel incredible. I am so damned lucky to have you in my arms.”

This morning, she wanted nothing to do with another man.

Right now, she could not imagine being without this one.

Moving in and out at a snail’s pace at first had her ready to beg again.

Her leg muscles were strong from years in dance classes. She used them to grip him harder. His fingers tightened on her bottom then he relaxed them as if worried he’d bruise her.

Shifter here. She could take anything he dished out. “Don’t hold back,” she said before sliding up and down faster.

A growling sound rumbled up his throat. He gripped her hips and took over setting the pace, pushing hard, pulling out slowly, then back in deep again.

Pleasure grew from a hot spot to a burning surge in her belly.

His hand found her breasts and tormented the tips of her nipples with his rough thumbs. She bit down hard to keep from crying out.

He hammered into her faster and slipped a finger down to stroke her. She clutched his arms, her fingernails digging in, and arched up, calling his name on a long wail. He exploded right behind her, filling her with warmth.

She rode him until he slowed down and pulled her safely against him. He rubbed a gentle hand up and down her wet back. She finally noticed the water streaming off her skin. Her arms fell limp at her sides.

He throbbed once more inside her, and then he was done.

Another big old smile curved her lips.

Life with him would be amazing. She had to tamp down on her feelings. They were safe and happy in this moment, but she had problems that could bury them both. To be fair, she had to fix her mess before thinking about a future with anyone, especially a future with him.

Tomorrow would show up with plenty of headaches.

She would shove all that away so they could have tonight for themselves.

They stayed wrapped up together under the shower until she could lift her arms to his shoulders and bring her face up to his. She kissed his chin and cheeks then his mouth. His tongue darted in to play with hers.

His hands massaged her bottom and moved too close to the hot zone.

“I vote we grab some rest and ... who knows what might happen.” She gave him a cheeky grin.

His eyes glistened with happiness. “I’m going to enjoy keeping that smile on your face.”

This man held the power over her happiness. The young boy who offered her friendship so long ago had grown into an exceptional man.

Finding him again was a gift she could not squander because she’d never want another man as her mate.

Hopefully, one day, Corbin would want that too. In the meantime, she’d do her best to keep that contented look on his face.

She could easily love Corbin, but trust meant everything to her. She had never discovered it with any other man, but she trusted Corbin with her entire being.

It dawned on her that as a shifter she didn’t have to worry about diseases, but she did have a responsibility as a female shifter to let a man know if she was in heat.

“I should have let you know first, but I’m not in heat,” she said, getting that off her chest. She had to be honest with him for Corbin to gain trust in her.

“I stayed away from female shifters in heat, but to be honest ... I never gave it a thought.” His throat moved as he swallowed, then finished, “We’ve had a tough time getting together, but now that I know everything that happened, I trust you.

You’re even prettier than you were as a young girl, which kept me tongue-tied.

That’s why I wrote a note.” He laughed. “I spent time learning to whittle. I’m not good at it, but I wanted to give you something that was mine alone. ”

Her womb voted him the greatest man on earth. “I have that wolf in a safe to ensure nothing ever happens to it. I’d like to give you a gift, but I’m not good at making things.” She laid her head on his shoulder.

“In that case, I’d love to hear you sing sometime.”

She raised her head. Her lips parted. “You’ve never heard me sing?”

“No. I heard about it in school, but I was never in the right place at the right time. Once the Romanian got me, I had no access to televisions or radios. We stayed off the grid.”

Her heart tapped at a jubilant pace. “Let’s get some rest and warm up my vocal cords in the morning. Then I’ll give you a private concert.”

“I can’t wait.” He turned off the shower and stepped out to snag a thick towel for her and another for him.

She dried off and toweled her hair. It wouldn’t be event-ready when she woke up, but she didn’t care. Putting on a look was for fans, not Corbin.

When they made it to the bedroom, he yanked the cover back and pulled her down with him, then rolled onto his side. She snuggled back against him, eliciting an exaggerated painful sound that had her laughing until he eased her back to spoon against his body.

He whipped the covers over them. “Is an alarm set?”

“Yes. If anyone opens a door or tries to get in a window, it will activate a shrieking alarm even if it’s the building owner. They meant it when they said I would be safe here.”

“Good. I normally sleep light, but ... woman, you wore me out.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll protect you.”

He pinched her butt, and she laughed louder.

Outside this building, she had a world of problems, but tonight she would not care. Together, they’d figure out their lives going forward. She soaked up the heat of his body and fell deep asleep.