Page 9 of Hunted by Them (Primal Desires #1)

RYDER

The woods swallowed us like we belonged to them. We were just out of sight, and I smirked as she tried to figure out where we had gone. She looked like a confused little animal. Terrified and yet curiosity got the better of her. She took a step toward the narrow path on the far side of the thicket.

The lightning flashed, and she jumped.

“I don’t know what you want me to say,” she yelled up at the threatening sky.

“Yes, you do. Now run,” I bellowed, my voice coming out like a thunderclap.

With a yelp, she took off, and we were after her once more.

The rain was coming down so hard that it slashed sideways, making her torn shirt flap around her.

I pulled up parallel to her, my long strides easily eating up the ground to keep pace.

Her long hair was mostly out of her ponytail and plastered across her cheeks.

Her gait was tentative, but not because she was scared.

I knew the difference. I’d hunted enough. She was avoiding branches and rocks.

Her step was high, and despite the boots, she was light on her feet, like a deer scampering through the woods. I loved it. She was different…I wanted to keep her. I licked my lips as she leaped over a log and looked in my direction. Our eyes connected for just a second, but it was enough.

Our Sweet Daisy wasn’t terrified. She was lit up from the inside, and adrenaline coursed through her veins. Every frantic beat of her heart screamed that she wanted to be chased. She was running for us, not from us. I could feel her excitement, hear it in her heavy breaths, and see it in her eyes.

She stumbled once, cursed under her breath, then pushed harder, but she slowed as she tired.

Dash howled, the long mournful sound echoing off the trees. That got her going again. Arms pumping, I watched her and couldn’t wait to get between those strong legs. She wanted us to catch her, but was making us work for it.

Behind me, Dash’s laugh cut through the storm. “Fuck, listen to her…she’s choking on us already. She’s going to look beautiful with my cock down her throat.”

I bared my teeth under the mask. I’d chosen her, and he wanted to rattle me.

“She’s mine, not yours,” I snarled back.

He chuckled, the sound hungry. “Then I’ll enjoy breaking her in for you.”

A growl ripped from my chest. “She’s not yours to break.”

Jaxon laughed, drawing my glare. “You fight like pups over scraps. She’s chosen, and that makes her ours. Not for one, but for all.”

“Whatever,” I grumbled. Jaxon wasn’t wrong, but I’d very quickly grown possessive over her.

There was no logical explanation for it, but the thought of another man touching her skin…

no…she would be claimed. I wouldn’t let her go until I knew she would never sleep without seeing me in her dreams. She’d never touch herself again without wishing it was my cock splitting her open.

Lightning snapped above us and hit a tree nearby. It was so close that the antlers of my mask sizzled. Sweet Daisy screamed, covering her head as sparks flew in all directions and leaves and branches fell to the ground.

She glanced in my direction, and I smirked. My Sweet Daisy was sexy with that terrified look in her eyes.

Jaxon got right up behind her and yipped like a coyote on her heels. She squealed, veered off the path, and right onto the one we wanted her to run along. Unbeknownst to her, she was heading directly for our cave.

She kept glancing over her shoulder like she was waiting for the moment we’d drag her down. She knew it was coming.

“Say the words,” Dash repeated.

“Say them and you can stop running,” Jaxon added.

Our Sweet Daisy was so close to letting go and giving herself over to the dark desires that coursed through her blood.

“Do it…say it now,” I growled out the order.

Sweet Daisy screamed, throwing her head back as she yelled at the storm. Her voice was raw, and her words seemed to be torn straight from her gut.

“I came back because I want you! All of you,” Sweet Daisy bellowed.

My cock thickened as my muscles surged. I broke from the shadows, barreling down on her. She was mid-stride when my arms locked around her waist, and we slammed into the mud. Her cry cut off as the air left her lungs.

“Mine,” I growled.

Rolling over, I easily pinned her beneath my weight. She bucked her hips and grabbed at my legs, making me groan.

Mud streaked her entire body like she had become one with the earth. What remained of her shirt clung to her like a second skin, translucent and showing her bra underneath. I didn’t hesitate before tearing it off.

Sweet Daisy gasped and shoved at me, but it was a weak attempt. There was no real desire to escape.

God, it made me harder.

I cupped her tits, loving how they fit in my hands and felt her nipples poking into my palm. Her eyes fluttered as I squeezed. Her chest rose and her mouth hung open when I pinched the hard buds between my fingers.

Fuck that was a beautiful sight. I did it again, and Sweet Daisy didn’t disappoint as she moaned.

Dash squatted down beside me while Jaxon stood at my back. Her eyes grew wide as she stared up at us. I twisted harder this time, drawing a cry, but she didn’t move to smack my hands away.

Her legs twitched, and I let go of her perfect breasts. I leaned forward, staring down into her eyes, and ground my cock against her. The pressure of denim on denim was delicious but brutal. She moaned, and I bent low, my mask inches from her lips.

“Oh my, Sweet Daisy,” I growled, my voice thick with need. “I’ll use your throat until you can’t breathe, your cunt until you can’t scream…then tie you up and call you mine.”

Her head rocked from side to side like she was saying no, but she yelled yes into the night as I rubbed against her again.

“Fuck, we need to get her to the cave. I can’t wait any longer,” Dash groaned, and I glared at him.

“You’ll wait as long as I say. Got that,” I declared with a growl. I knew the annoyed face Dash was making, but he kept quiet.

“Feel that, Sweet Daisy? Feel how fucking hard I am for you? Tell me you want me to fuck you. Tell me you want me to fill you with my come, over and over, until you black out. Tell me you want us to destroy your holes all at once.”

She bit her lip, eyes darting around at the three of us as if she battled between what she wanted and what was proper.

“Say it, Sweet Daisy. Say you want our cocks to fill you.”

“Yes…I want you to fuck me until I pass out.” The words tumbled from her mouth like a confession. Her body trembled under me.

Behind me, Jaxon laughed. “Stop being such a greedy bastard. You can’t hog her forever. Let’s go.”

My head snapped toward him, mask dripping rain. “Try to take her from me and I’ll gut you.”

He just shook his head at me in the dark. He had a point. We needed to move, but I didn’t want to get up. Dash slid his hand over her chest and pulled down the flimsy bra cup to expose her tit.

“Fuck,” I grumbled, as he smacked it. She yelled and bucked up.

“Oh, I think she liked that,” Dash noted, as he rubbed at his cock through his jeans. “Fuck, I want her ass…bad. Come on, man, don’t be an asshole,” he whined.

Dash smacked her again and then gripped her nipple, rolling it between his fingers. She tried to cry out, but my hand slid up and around her neck, tightening until a moan spilled free.

“Fuck,” I rasped, grinding against her harder.

“Look at her. Doesn’t matter whose hands she feels…her body’s begging for all of us,” Dash taunted. “Good pick, man. This one is a slut. I bet her cunt is fucking soaked.”

Her back arched, chest thrusting into his hand, proving the point he’d just made. I wanted to take her right there. Bury myself inside her, mark her until the storm burned out. But we’d prepared for this. We had our private space. Our cave. This was our ritual.

And Sweet Daisy deserved the full storm.

“You shake like you’re scared, but I know better,” I murmured. Her legs parted further. “You’re not afraid of me, Sweet Daisy. You’re scared of how bad you want me to split you open with my cock.”

She moaned, the sound guttural and dripping with desire.

Pushing myself to my feet, I stepped over her head and grabbed her arms. Holding them behind my back, I looked over my shoulder as Dash and Jaxon each took a leg.

“What are you doing,” Sweet Daisy asked.

I ignored the question. “She’s ready.”

Together we lifted her from the mud, her body dangling between us. She gasped, but didn’t fight.

“Look at her,” Dash laughed. “Perfect fucking prey.”

“She’s not prey,” I snarled. “She’s ours.”

We carried her through the storm, her body swaying between us, dripping rain and mud. I glanced back at her, and her nipples were still stiff peaks. Every tree we passed was another step closer to us claiming her.

We climbed the bank, which provided an amazing view of the woods below.

The cave’s mouth glowed from the lit fire.

We trudged inside to where thick blankets, ropes, and the hot spring waited.

This spot was a gem. A one-of-a-kind beauty that we coveted and protected to make sure no one else found it.

This was our den.

We gently laid her on the stones near the pool. I turned and bent low, mask brushing her ear.

“Tonight, Sweet Daisy, you become ours,” I promised, my voice raw with need. “You’re ours until we set you free, and there will be no mercy.”

She whimpered, shaking as she looked at me.

“How long are you going to keep me?”

Her tone was somewhere between eager and terrified.

“For as long as we want. But I promise you this…you won’t be leaving here until you can’t walk, can’t scream, and your pussy is dripping with our come.”

I smirked as her mouth dropped open.

“Get her ready,” I ordered.