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KELLY

A s Jacob’s lips and teeth caressed their way down my body, I fisted my hands into the plush comforter. His touch turned me into a quivering puddle of lust, and I wanted so, so much more. A moan slipped from my throat as he nuzzled my wet folds with his nose. I threaded my fingers into his blond hair, cradling his head as he nipped me.

“Yes…” The brush of his tongue over the seam of my core had me whimpering and tilting my hips in eagerness. “Oh yes, Jacob!”

He slid his hand up my torso to squeeze my breast and brush his thumb over my hardened nipple. His green gaze remained fixed on mine, watching my every reaction for signs of pleasure or apprehension. He sank his tongue between my folds, sliding it over my clit before sucking on it.

“Mmm… Babe… That feels so good.” My fingers tightened around his hair, and I tugged at it before realizing what I was doing. His eyes flashed wolf amber. “Don’t stop.” Did my big bad wolf enjoy getting his hair pulled, or should I stop?

The words—and hair pulling—seemed to urge Jacob onward. He pressed a finger into my pussy as his tongue flicked over my clit in swift strokes. My body accommodated him, but when he added the second digit, the slight stretch sent a shiver racing up my spine.

I cried out and tilted my head back, writhing against his mouth and hand. Making love to Jacob nourished me—body and soul. Feeling the depths of his emotions made a broken piece of me feel whole again.

Mates. We’re mates.

My wolf brushed against the inside of my chest, agreeing with the sentiment, even if I wasn’t sure I grasped the ramifications of that word. But Jacob said I’d learn about what being a werewolf meant, and I believed him.

The thought was shattered as he picked up the pace, rocking his curved fingers into me harder. A trickle of sweat beaded on my forehead, and my toes curled as ecstasy barreled down upon me. “Oh… oh yes… Jacob!” I screamed my pleasure, not caring what his neighbors thought. My thighs pressed against the sides of his head, unsure if I could take more delicious torment, and a hot growl trickled from his lips, intensifying the sensations with the vibrations on my clit.

For a moment, I wondered if I was hurting him—or if I’d done something wrong, but the hungry way his beast watched me through those glowing amber eyes told me my fears were lies. Still, I loosened my hold on his hair and stretched my fingers, feeling the tension in my joints fade.

Despite the first orgasm, Jacob didn’t relent. His fingers kept thrusting into me, and his tongue swirled over my clit like his life depended on it. Something about this intimate moment together felt different. In the past, when we’d been in the research facility, he was hot and had a dominant edge, but right now, he was almost feral. It made me wonder how much he’d been holding back.

I fisted my hand in the back of his shirt and tugged him toward me. While I loved the feeling of his mouth and fingers, I needed his cock. He let out a muffled curse as he jerked forward, nearly face-planting on to my stomach. The touristy Winter Forest, NC shirt ripped in my hands, and I grimaced. Guess I didn’t know my strength now that I was a werewolf.

“Whoops, sorry about that,” I said, feeling my cheeks warm with embarrassment. “Please take me, babe. I need you inside me.” The words came out as horny mews, but they must’ve hit their mark. Another low rumble sounded in his chest as he crawled up my body to kneel between my spread, pleasure-damp thighs.

“It served its purpose.” Jacob stared down at me with a stark intensity in his eyes, and I felt my mouth go dry. He ripped the shirt away with one tug and tossed it aside. “Don’t worry about it.” His voice maintained that low, gravelly sound. Jacob’s beast still lingered just below the surface of his skin. “I said it before, Kelly… Don’t apologize to me.”

“Sorry. Err… I mean, okay.” I ran my hands over his muscular chest. It didn’t matter how many times I saw him shirtless, I doubted I’d ever get used to this marvelous sight. Each muscle wasn’t there for show. He was powerful. Seeing him fight for me in his wolf and human forms when the mercenaries came for us… God, I’m so glad he found me.

“Good girl.” His lips descended on mine, and I tasted the salty sweetness of myself on his tongue. He kissed with passion and vigor, like a thirsty man desperate for water.

My fingers trailed over his belly button before toying with the hem of his sweatpants. They were from the research facility and still had that scent of bleach and chemicals. I was pretty sure they’d be tossed out like mine were when I changed at my apartment. It gave me a mischievous idea and a way of ridding them from Jacob’s life. Hmm… I placed my hands near his hips along the hem, then jerked outward. The pants ripped at the seams, allowing my naked body to feel Jacob’s hard cock against my thigh.

He leaned back from the kiss to raise an eyebrow at me. His lips pursed as his gaze swept my features like he was trying to figure me out.

“Not sorry,” I said with a playful grin. “Seemed like you needed some help. So I figured?—”

His lips captured mine again, cutting off my words, but he ripped the pants the rest of the way off. Again, cleaning up my half-done job, but I’d tried. He kicked the pants aside, then nudged my legs wider with his knee and positioned himself at my entrance.

Then he jerked back to stare at me with those wild wolf amber eyes. “Shit. We haven’t been using protection.” His gaze swept from mine to my stomach. His erection softened. “And those scientists said?—”

I pressed a finger against his lips, not wanting to remember their words right now. “I get a birth control shot to help with period stuff.” My other hand wrapped around his length, stroking him. “I didn’t say anything when we were there because I was afraid they’d mess with my hormones and undo it somehow.” I gave a sheepish smile. “Guess I should’ve said something before now, though.”

“I think I almost had a heart attack.” He looked ready to collapse on me in relief. “But smart move, babe.”

My thumb caressed over his cheek, marveling at the scrape of his stubble. “Don’t even think of dying on me, baby. You’re…” How could I put into words what I felt for him? Should I? “You’re too hot.” His cock twitched in my hand as I stroked it back to full attention.

“Oh?” A knowing smirk tugged at his lips. “Is that so?” His gaze drifted between us. “You’re sexy too.” The tension melted like butter on a hot pan, and he bent his head to kiss and nip at my shoulder before shifting up to my neck.

I guided him to my slit, needing him inside me more than ever. The slow press of his cock inching in caused me to moan. I wrapped my arms around his back, digging my fingers into his broad shoulders as he kept up the slow and steady pace. My core stretched around him. Fuck, he was so big, but he treated me with such care despite the fierce beast he battled within. I had my own that was desperate for more of Jacob.

Fully seated, he propped himself up on his elbow to look down at me, but remained in place. “You feel amazing. So tight and wet.” His eyes glowed wolf amber as he watched me. It was fucking hot.

“You too. You’re… whoa.” I wiggled against him, but he kept my pelvis pinned to the soft mattress with his hips. “More. Give me more. I’m not a human.” I pushed against his chest, and he stumbled, nearly dislodging from my pussy. That stumble allowed me to flip him onto his back and climb on top before he regained his composure. Either that or he allowed me to be on top.

“Whoa? Mmm… Yes, I’m aware, babe.” The lazy quirk of his lips told me both options could be possible. I’d surprised him, and he was letting me ride him. He ran his hands over my sides. Goosebumps broke out over my skin as he cupped my breasts. “They’re so beautiful.” His thumbs brushed over my hardened nipples, causing my pussy to squeeze his hard length.

I planted my hands on his chest and rocked my hips teasingly. Two could play this game. “Is that so?” My teeth tugged at my lower lip as I watched him. With each thrust of him in my core, my wolf howled for more. We needed to show him how much he meant to us. She scrabbled against my body with her claws, as if trying to dig her way out to greet Jacob. One moment, my vision was normal, and the next I saw the dark circles under Jacob’s eyes and the stubble on his jaw. I blinked, surprised by the beast taking control of my sight.

Jacob’s gaze lifted from my breasts to my face, and that sexy smirk grew even wider. Damn, he always knew how to take my breath away. “Looks like your wolf is just as happy to be with me as you are.” He brushed a hand along my cheek, then slid it down to rest over my heart. The caress of fur gliding beneath my skin, responding to his beast, was so vivid it felt almost real, and I jumped with a yelp, causing him to slide out of me.

“Wow, I felt… But that can’t be?—”

“It’s real, or at least, the sensation is.” He looked at his hand before placing it against my chest once more. “I feel your wolf. Can you feel mine?” After meeting his gaze, I pressed my palm to Jacob’s pecs to test this theory.

For a few moments, nothing happened. Could it be I wasn’t as receptive to this as Jacob? I had no idea what I was doing. My lack of knowledge would get me in trouble one of these days. “No, I don’t—” As soon as the words left my lips, Jacob’s skin seemed to expand, and his beast brushed against his skin to rub against me. I bit back a scream. “Whoa! That’s… wild.”

“I’ll show you wild, babe.”

Before I could ask what he meant, I was on my back, staring up at him. His cock pressed inside my pussy again, and I dug my nails into his shoulders. “Yes!” My legs wrapped around his waist as he thrust hard in, then pulled almost fully out before slamming forward again. “More!”

He kissed and licked along my neck, but did as I asked, taking me harder and faster. The way he rotated his hips hit all the tantalizing spots inside me. His skill in bed fascinated me to no end. He was my first, but I didn’t think I should tell him that. Would he feel weird about that admission?

My legs tightened around his waist as the flames of lust licked its way over my body. “Shit… I’m close, babe.” I dug my nails into his back harder, feeling a soft rumbling from his chest as he nipped my neck. I tilted my head to the side, letting him have full access to my throat. The scrape of his teeth had my body crumbling under his touch. My core clenched tight around him, and I cried out as I writhed with pleasure, convulsing and moaning.

He kept driving his cock into me, dragging out my orgasm, as he bit my neck harder. I screamed again as toe-curling desire drove me over the edge once more. My brain didn’t have time to contemplate if this was a new climax or if I was riding out the second one. All I knew was the pressure of his teeth on my skin did things for me.

With a low groan, he finally stilled within me. His cock twitched as he emptied himself.

My fingers ached when I released my grip on his shoulders, only to notice a slickness along Jacob’s skin. I pulled my hands into view to see blood trailing down my fingers. Horror quickly replaced my confusion. “Shit, I’m sorry… You should’ve told me I was hurting you.”

Jacob glanced at my hands, then shrugged a broad shoulder. “It added to the moment.” He took one hand and licked the blood from each finger before doing the same to the other. His gaze dipped to my neck where he’d bitten me, and he brushed his thumb over it. Now that we were out of the romantic haze, it stung, but it’d felt so right in the moment. “Looks like I got carried away too.” He ran a hand through his hair, then slumped off me to lie on his back. We laid there for a few moments, staring up at his bedroom’s bright white ceiling.

My eyes drifted closed as the last of the adrenaline finally drained from my body. Sleep tugged at me, heavy and insistent. When the bed jostled, I forced my lids open to see Jacob getting up.

He turned, as if sensing I was watching him. “Get some rest, babe. I’m going to take a shower, unless you want to join me?” His lips curled into a smirk.

My eyes drifted shut as I contemplated his offer. It wouldn’t hurt to clean up again. Did I have the strength to keep myself upright in the shower? Not at all. “Maybe next time, handsome.” I yawned and dragged myself beneath the blankets.

The soft padding of Jacob’s footsteps and the quiet creak of the door told me he’d headed into the en suite bathroom. I cracked open an eye to see light pouring in from under the door opposite the bed before the shower started running.

A sleepy haze dragged me under, but my wolf kept one ear open for the sound of Jacob’s return. We wanted to protect our mate and make sure he was okay. But try as we might, exhaustion won.

* * *

A loud knock at Jacob’s front door jolted me upright in bed. My heart pounded, and my breath caught in my throat. I whipped my head toward the bathroom when the door opened. Jacob stepped out with a towel slung low around his hips. Relief washed over me. However, the knock came again, harder this time.

Who is that? Should we be concerned?

My phone had vibrated a few more times after I’d spoken to Emma, but this couldn’t be her, right? Even so, did I need to know why she knew where Jacob lived? A nagging thought crept in. Had she been one of the women he’d ‘planned’ his full moons with? They did study together. Was tutoring just an excuse to get laid?

No, that was ridiculous. Jacob hadn’t given me a reason to think that. If I couldn’t trust a guy, I wouldn’t be with him. Besides, he’d told me that part of his life was over. We were mates now. That mattered more.

The knocking persisted. Jacob’s eyes flicked to mine before sliding toward the bedroom door. He pressed a finger to his lips. “Stay in here. I’ll see who it is. Don’t come out. I don’t want you to get hurt… or for anyone to know you’re here.”

That last part threw me. Why didn’t he want anyone to know I was here? Could werewolves be visiting this late? Shouldn’t I be meeting the Pack, or did he think they’d try to hurt me? A shiver ran down my spine, but I nodded. Jacob knew this world better than I did. If he said to stay put, I would.

It only sucked that this was happening so soon after our intimate moment together.

Jacob yanked open a drawer and pulled on a pair of gym shorts that grazed his knees. His gaze lingered on me for a few heartbeats, tangled up in the blankets, before he strode out.

As soon as he left, I scrambled out of bed, grabbing my travel bag and heading for the en suite bathroom. It felt safer with another barrier between me and whoever was at the front door. Should I worry about protecting myself? I twisted the lock, my heart still hammering.

Every thought fled my brain as I eyed the luxurious bathroom. A massive clawfoot tub overlooked the forest behind the property, and a rainfall shower with multiple heads seemed designed for group showers. My lips curled back in a snarl at the thought of Jacob sharing this space with someone else, but now wasn’t the time to go down that road.

We were supposed to be safe here. My pulse spiked, and I sat on the toilet to clean up from our lovemaking.

Oh no…

Was Jacob safe checking the door by himself? What if someone took him? He was my boyfriend. I might even love him. If something happened, I wouldn’t even know where to look. How would I rescue him on my own? God, I didn’t even know how to contact other werewolves. My chest ached, and a loneliness came crashing down around me.

Pull yourself together, Kelly. Stop this. Deep breaths…

Closing my eyes, I inhaled, trying to calm my racing heart. With each long exhale, it appeared to work slowly. I tuned my senses outward, searching for any sign of Jacob to hear what was happening. My heart still hammered in my ears.

I clawed through the travel bag, then yanked on a pair of panties before slipping on shorts and a tank top. If Jacob needed me, I wasn’t about to flash our intruder. Edging closer to the bathroom door, I placed my ear against it, straining to hear any word of Jacob’s conversation.

I pressed my ear harder against the door, forcing my breath to steady. And just like that, I heard his distant footsteps, followed by a quiet sigh, and another knock on the door.

A deep voice rumbled. “Jacob, open up. I can smell you.” This had to be another werewolf.

My hand hovered over the doorknob. If something went wrong and this turned into a fight, I wasn’t staying in here. I wasn’t the strongest werewolf ever, but if this person was dangerous, I’d do whatever it took. Jacob had protected me. He deserved the same. He might’ve told me to stay put, but I wouldn’t stand here and do nothing.