Page 21 of Love Bites Hard

“For your magic.”

“That’s exactly what every woman wants to hear.”

Someone else came up to us with a gift, ending the conversation abruptly. Nora winked at me, and I realized they were friends.

When I unwrapped the lumpy, odd-shaped present, my eyes widened and my lips curved wickedly.

It was a vibrator.

A very large vibrator.

Porter snarled against my shoulder as the woman grinned at me. “I know arranged matings often aren’t enjoyable for sirens, but I hope this makes it just a little more fun.”

When she winked at me, I couldn’t help but laugh.

She walked away, but I saw other people holding gifts throughout the party. It was far from over.

“I’m not waiting any longer,” Porter growled, dropping that box on the ground next to the bath bomb. My chocolates went with it.

“Wait, don’t—” I began, but Porter cut me off when he shifted into his wolf form as he tossed me over his shoulder yet again. I landed smoothly on his back and buried my fingers in his fur, holding on tight as he streaked into the forest.

Howls followed our departure, and he loosed one of his own. I felt his power roll through the pack’s bond, and shuddered.

The man wasinsanelystrong.

But the wind against my face felt amazing. I liked the feel of his body moving beneath me, too.

I lifted my head just a little. Enough that I could see the trees around us as he ran through the forest thanks to the moonlight shining through. The moon was only half-illuminated above our heads, so I didn’t know how long I had until it would be full. One of the few things I did know about wolves was that the full moon affected them, somehow.

But for the moment, I focused on where I was.

On the back of a massive wolf, in the middle of a beautiful forest.

Nottrapped with the vampires—not even a little.

Sure, being a part of a pack was another kind of cage. But at least it came with fresh air and trees.

Porter ran for fifteen or twenty minutes before I finally saw a rustic, wooden gazebo in front of us. There were large, rectangular cushions set up on one side of the space below it, with blankets in a basket next to them. On the other side, there was a large, comfortable-looking chair.

“No one in my family has ever taken their mate without the curtains down,”he said into my mind.“I won’t be the first. I’ll kill anyone who sees your pleasure.”

“Assuming this is going to be pleasurable for me?”I drawled.

His chest rumbled with humor.“When you’ve climaxed on my cock, you’ll realize how completely your body belongs to me.”

I couldn’t help but flush a little.“That’s a bold promise when you have no idea the heights the vampires have taken me.”

“If a vampire could satisfy you, you would never have bound yourself to me. Some part of you knows you need my knot.”

I heated further.“Like hell I do.”

“We’ll find out tonight, won’t we?”

I gripped his fur even tighter.

“Are you on birth control?”he asked.

“Yes. I have an implant.”

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