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  “I don’t care what they think. Not about this. When it comes to you, I will do what needs to be done.”

  She sighed and pulled away from him, pacing toward the kitchen. “You’re their alpha. You can’t afford to put yourself or me above your pack. They look to you for leadership as well as your mate. The pack’s strength is derived from that of its top mated pair.”

  He closed the distance between them, caging her with his arms, her back to the countertop in the kitchen. “They would never question me over something like this. My pack knows their strengths, and they all feel comfortable in them.”

  “Are you certain? Because that she-bitch that knocked me through the railing didn’t seem to feel too secure. And how many wolves do you think now have doubts after she questioned my strength in front of them?”

  He clenched his teeth, the muscles in his jaw twitching.

  “Do you not think she will continue to sow discord in anyone who will give her their ear?”

  “No. She will not. Because come morning she will no longer be a part of this pack.”

  “And what message will that send? ‘Accept my mate, or I toss you out’?”

  She inhaled a shaky breath as he pressed in closer to her. She could no longer ignore his proximity or his lack of clothing. Heat built inside her as she tried to give feeble arguments. His breath caressed her cheek and she trembled, eyelids falling to half mast. “Konrad?” she whispered.

  He kissed the side of her neck. “Let me worry about these things, mate. I will not forsake you. You’re mine. By choice and by right.”

  She laced her arms around his neck. “I want this. I know it’s selfish, but I want this. I want you.”

  His lips traced a path to hers and then he kissed her with an all-consuming passion. She matched his tongue stroke for stroke as she leaned back, allowing him to deepen the kiss. She could feel the heavy arousal of his body. She swiveled her hips and he released a moan of satisfaction. His hands left the countertop and trailed down over her hips to grip her ass. When he lifted her, she let her sandals drop to the floor as she wrapped her legs around his waist.

  He pulled his mouth away from hers, nipping at the fullness of her lower lip before speaking. “How about we wash off the beer and grass?”

  She smiled and nuzzled his neck as he carried her into his room and through the doorway of the master bathroom. Her rump came to rest on the counter and she shivered as he stepped back, missing the heat of his body. And what a body it was. She watched, letting her gaze roam over every sinew, line and bulge of muscle in his back and firm ass. He reached into the shower and she heard the spray of water a moment before waves of curling steam floated from its interior.

  When he turned and faced her again, she pulled in a shaky breath as her body began to tingle in anticipation. The sensual smile he gave her had her own sexual hunger climbing to a new level. Her nipples drew up into taut peaks now visible beneath her wet tank top. Her breaths became shallow as his large, warm hands ran up her thighs and over her hips, catching the hem of her shirt and moving it slowly up her abdomen.

  Her gaze remained locked on his as his fingertips brushed over the exposed skin of her ribs. She trembled. His touch did things to her that she couldn’t explain. With every breath she craved him more. Craved the pleasure she now realized only Konrad could give her. He leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her lips, drew back and pulled her tank top over her head. She lowered her arms, sliding them from his shoulders to his hands, which rested on her sides. “Touch me,” she whispered.

  She sucked in a hissed breath as he palmed her breasts. The lacy material did little to hide her stiff nipples and she moaned as his thumbs brushed across the sensitive tips. Her body hungered for him. She leaned into his touch and he gave a gentle squeeze to her breasts that felt wonderful. A sensual fog enveloped her as she sighed, baring her neck for his hot kisses. Tomorrow she would worry about the full moon. Tonight she needed the comfort she found in his embrace.

  A sharp claw lightly traced a path between her breasts a second before the lacy material gave way. A smile had her lips pulling up as he continued a trail of open-mouthed kisses across her collarbone. “That bra was one of my favorites I’ll have you know,” she chided, mock offense coloring her words.

  He growled against her flesh. “I liked it too. You’ll have to buy a lot more so I can rip each one of them from you.”

  She shivered and then gasped as he took her puckered nipple into his mouth. He sucked the peak hard, wringing a cry of pleasure from her lips as his hands gripped her hips, lifting her off the counter. He released her nipple. Her own hands scrambled to help him rid her of her shorts, and she kicked them off her feet as he lifted her into his arms. She wrapped her legs around him, and the heat of his shaft slid against her wet, needy sex. A moan parted her lips, and Konrad took advantage, devilling his tongue into the depths of her mouth as he stepped into the shower.

  The warm water beat against her skin and served to heighten her arousal. Each droplet slid down her flesh with a sensual grace. Her nerves became more sensitive, hungry for more stimulation. She rocked her hips against him as she kissed him back enthusiastically. The long, hard glide of his arousal stimulated her clit, making her throb with want.

  He tore his mouth away from hers. “You feel so good. And you’re so damn sexy.”

  Tyra sucked in a sharp breath as his hand ran over the curve of her ass, then lower, his fingers rubbing against her slick intimate folds. As she rocked her hips back, he inserted a finger into her pussy and she moaned.

  “So tight and wet,” he half growled against the sensitive skin of her neck.

  A shiver of delight ran through her as she let her forehead rest against his shoulder. Her hips undulated against him. Each movement caressed her nub, sending ripples of desire through her cunt. As she rocked back, he’d fill her with his finger that he flexed inside her, increasing the pleasure. She wanted him. Now. “Please, Konrad.”

  He slowly withdrew the digit and she whimpered, and then gasped as he inserted a second. The exquisite torture he dished out to her body had her drunk with desire. Her hand skimmed down between them and she gripped his thick cock and began to work it as she rode his fingers. The moans and growls of pleasure he released were music to her ears, an awesome accompaniment to her own cries of pleasure. His cock pulsed beneath her fingers, matching the small spasms that racked her vagina. Her pussy quickly became drenched from the magic his fingers worked there.

  She couldn’t take it anymore. She needed to know what his smooth, marble-hard cock would feel like inside her. With her other hand braced on his shoulder, she pushed her body up, his fingers slid free and she guided the head of his cock to her entrance and glided down.

  “Fuck, Tyra.” Konrad braced one hand on the tiled wall in front of them as he cradled her ass with the other. “So soft and tight.” He rocked his hips.

  Tyra squirmed and moaned as she tried to take all of him in. He stretched her, but the slight pain was nothing compared to the wondrous feeling of him filling her. With one more pump of his hips, she felt her pelvis meet flush against his and she couldn’t stop the deep moan of pleasure from escaping her lips.

  Konrad moved his hand away from the wall and placed it back under her bottom, taking a step to bring her back against the wet tile. “Lean back. I want to watch those beautiful breasts bounce as I fuck you.”

  Tyra leaned back as instructed, bracing her palms against his shoulders. Her gaze locked with his, the warm, rich amber glazed with his desire. Then his lips were on hers and she glided her tongue against his. There wasn’t anything gentle about the kiss. His lips staked their claim on her mouth with a fiery passion. A wordless reminder that no one would ever be able to fill her and love her as he could.

  He pulled back and spoke next to her lips as a tremor ran through his body. “I wanted to take you slow and easy this first time, but I don’t think I can. I need you too much.”

  “I don’t want you
to go slow. I need you. Now. Please.”

  She moaned as he withdrew and slammed back inside her, hitting her G-spot just right. His answering growl had her pussy fisting around him. He held her bottom in a tight grip as he began thrusting in and out of her. She curled her fingers, digging into the solid flesh of his shoulders. “Yes, Konrad.”

  The slide of his cock against the sensitive inner flesh of her core drove her mad. He hit all the right spots with each pump of his hips. Her pussy creamed and quivered, begging for more. The scent of their sex filled the small interior of the shower and wrapped around them, helping to drive her toward the climax she so desperately wanted. The intensity built as he fucked her hard, each slap of his pelvis against hers wringing cries of exquisite ecstasy from her lips. She didn’t care who heard them. The world outside meant nothing to her. Only him.

  The small pulses began low in her belly, spreading through her and into her core. Her clit tingled as she gave into the tide of pleasure that washed through her. “Konrad!”

  “Hell yeah, baby. Come for me.”

  His husky whisper spread over her like an accelerant. Her pussy pulsed and grew drenched as he picked up the pace, pistoning in and out of her tight sheath. As one wave ebbed another crested and crashed over her, taking her to a new level of satisfaction. She felt the first pulses of his cock deep within her, and her quim responded in kind, milking him for his release.

  “Tyra. Mine!”

  She trembled in his arms as his climax rocked them both. She felt the jets of his hot cum filling her, sending her over the edge again as the muscles of his lower body jerked against her.

  Their breaths were rapid, and each of his stirred the fine hairs around her neck, making her shiver. Slowly his hands released their hold on her ass, and she slid down his body to stand on shaky legs. His lips found hers and she sighed into the depths of his mouth as he kissed her with a tenderness that broke her heart. Each kiss led into another as they stood flush against each other, hands roaming over each other’s flesh.

  She felt his cock twitch against her stomach and she couldn’t help but smile against his lips. With a soft laugh, she pulled back slightly. “My, my. Insatiable much?”

  He gave her a wicked grin as he tightened his arms around her body. “Only when it comes to you, my sexy mate. But this time I plan on thoroughly exploring your body.”

  Her hands ran up his chest and neck, fisting in his dark hair. He bared his teeth, and a quiver of desire rolled through her. “Only if I get to explore yours as well,” she whispered—a smooth, smoky sound.

  He growled and nipped at her swollen lower lip. “Oh hell yeah, baby.”

  She tried to capture his lips with her own, but he moved out of reach, teasing her mouth with his tongue and teeth but never delivering the kiss she craved. He drove her wild.

  Two could play at this game. She bent her knees and started a sensual full-body caress as she made her way down his body. The hair on his chest abraded her nipples and they puckered tight. He raised a questioning brow as her face became level with his upper chest. She licked his erect nipple in answer and continued her path down.

  He groaned, tilting his head back, and she smiled as her knees came to rest on the tile. His cock stood thick and proud in front of her. She caressed it from base to tip, loving the velvet-smooth slide of it under her fingers. It twitched and she saw the bead of moisture appear at the head. She moved the tip of her finger across the slit and heard his sharp intake of breath as she worked the slick pre-cum over the head of his cock. His head snapped forward and she noticed his teeth had sunk down into his lower lip. The sight caused her pussy to clench. Her gaze moved over the rugged handsomeness of his face until she met his gaze. She watched his lids pull back as she leaned forward, mouth open, a mere breath away from his hard dick.

  Her lips wrapped around the silken smoothness of his erection and she hummed in satisfaction as she watched his eyes grow heavy lidded once again. She sucked him into her mouth. The salty taste of him washed over her tongue as she moved her mouth as far down his shaft as she could. His large hand cupped her check, and she leaned into his touch, letting her eyes close as she savored the flavor of him.

  “Tyra…feels so good,” Konrad moaned.

  Her inner muscles spasmed and her core began to tingle as she pumped his shaft with her hand, licking the head of his cock, before dipping forward and sucking him into her mouth again. The sounds of pleasure he released had her growing wetter and more eager to take him over the edge. She wanted to feel his release coating her tongue and sliding down her throat. Her lips moved faster along his shaft and she felt the muscles tense in his powerful thighs as his hand moved from her face into her hair. She tilted her head back, allowing him greater access to her mouth to take his pleasure. His hips moved, but he was courteous not to harm her with his small thrusts. She moaned and squeezed her thighs together as she allowed him to fuck her mouth.

  The change in his breaths alerted her to his impending release a moment before she heard him curse, then praise her name. Warm, salty cum jetted into her mouth and she swallowed it down, bobbing her head when his movements slowed so she could maximize the sensation he felt. With one last hard suck, she released his cock. Tyra looked up and saw Konrad staring down at her, a satisfied smile lifting the corners of his lips.

  His hand released her hair and he gripped her shoulders, assisting her to stand. “Thank you, my precious mate.” He pulled her into his embrace.

  She wasn’t sure how long they stood there, holding each other, but when the water began to turn cold, she giggled. “I better get washed really fast or I’m going to freeze.”

  He gave her a quick kiss and they both washed quickly and got out of the shower. As Tyra toweled herself off, she couldn’t help but feel a little down. Inside the shower she’d been able to forget about all the pressing matters of life. For a moment it had been just them, and their passion for each other.

  “What’s wrong? Did I hurt you?” Konrad closed the distance between them, dropping his towel to the floor.

  She glanced up at him as she secured her own towel around herself, tucking the end between her breasts. “No, you didn’t hurt me.”

  His finger touched her chin, applying light pressure to bring her gaze to his. “Something’s bothering you.”

  She stared into his eyes as the burn of unshed tears assaulted her own. Could she do this? “I’m…well…I’m scared I’ll let you down.”

  He smiled. “Never.”

  “I’m serious. What if tomorrow night doesn’t go well?”

  “I’m serious too. You won’t let me down. But I understand how you feel.” Konrad slid one arm around her shoulders and scooped up her legs with his other.

  Tyra released a surprised yelp as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Why are you carrying me?”

  One side of his sexy mouth cocked upward. “Because I want to.”

  “I can walk.”

  “Maybe I like the feel of you in my arms.”

  She sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder as he sat down on the edge of his bed, cradling her in his arms. “With all the bad things in my life, I’m also scared for wanting this so much.”

  He kissed the top of her head. “Fear can be a crippling thing if you let it. But there are stronger emotions then fear.”

  “Like?”

  He brushed his lips across her forehead. “Hope.”

  She tilted her head back to look at him. “I learned a long time ago hope can be crippling as well.”

  He narrowed his gaze at her. “Are you a devout pessimist, or is this something you’re just dabbling in for a time?”

  She tried to stop the grin from spreading over her lips, but quickly lost. “Smartass.”

  He gave her a wicked grin. “Better to be a smartass than a dumbass.”

  “All right, Mister Funny. I get the point. I’ll try to stay positive.”

  He pivoted and laid her back across the bed, leaning over her. “For
tunately, I think I should be able to help you. Or at the very least keep you thoroughly distracted.”

  She sighed as he placed a warm, lingering kiss on her bare shoulder. Ripples of excitement fanned out along her nerve endings. His fingers played at the edge of the towel, tugging at the material until it gained slack and he exposed her breasts. Cool air danced across her newly exposed skin. Her nipples puckered into tight buds, begging for the warmth of his mouth. But he wasn’t in a hurry. She watched as he traced a slow pattern around each peak with his talented tongue. Her back bowed in silent invitation and she sucked in a quick breath as his teeth closed over one sensitive tip and grazed the skin.

  She moaned as he pulled back, delight from his nibbles spreading through her to settle low in her belly. He pulled the towel and she wiggled her hips to help him free the cloth from her body.

  He leaned back, letting his gaze run over her with slow appreciation. “Damn, you’re hot. I want to taste every each of your creamy skin.”

  She gasped as he came forward and sucked her nipple into his mouth. Her core clenched and she moaned. He moved, covering her body with his, and she welcomed his weight, spreading her legs so that he lay cradled between her thighs. His thick erection rubbed against her slick flesh and she rolled her hips, increasing the pressure.

  A whimper escaped her lips as he moved his body down hers and she lost the wonderful contact of his warm, solid cock against her sensitive pussy. She gripped his shoulders, squeezing the large muscles beneath. “Konrad, please.”

  A growl rumbled through his chest, vibrating near her pubic bone. She lifted her hips, welcoming any contact with his body against hers. Her hands found his hair and she buried them in it as he tongued her navel and then moved lower, dropping hot, tantalizing kisses on her skin as he went. Warm breath caressed the sensitive flesh of her cunt as his hands slid underneath her ass. Her core tingled and she sucked in a staggering breath as she felt his thumbs spread her labia.