“Yeah, of course. We’ve got to go grab a few things, anyway,” Nolan said cheerfully. His grin only seemed to grow wider when Chris gave yet another aggrieved sigh.
Will watched as they left. The second the door closed, he turned back to me.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
“As okay as I can be,” I admitted, trying to force down the tears threatening to well in my eyes. I took another deep, shaky breath.
Without thinking, I found myself resting my forehead on his chest, taking comfort in his scent. A moment later, he started stroking my hair as one strong arm wrapped around me and held me close.
We stayed like that for I didn’t know how long. All I knew was that I didn’t want it to stop. His heartbeat was a soothing metronome. I focused on it, letting that sound block out the rest of my thoughts.
After a moment, he stepped back to hold me at arm’s length. “Look at me,” he ordered.
I did, and I was struck by how blue his eyes looked in that moment. Something about his expression made the words lodge in my throat so I couldn’t speak, only gaze up at him.
“We’re going to figure out what’s going on, and we’re going to stop Cain and get your sister back. I promise.”
“You can’t promise that,” I said, my voice tight. I desperately wanted to believe him, but all reason told me otherwise. Cain had my sister, and there was nothing we could do to save her.
“I’m promising it, anyway,” he growled. “And when I make a promise, I keep it.”
“Sure. Because it’s part of your mission,” I said. “Because it benefits that. You don’t know Morgan as a person. You don’t care about… You don’t…” I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath.“Sorry,” I said. “I still appreciate it, even if the only reason you’re doing it is for your job.”
He hesitated, something flickering in his gaze that I couldn’t quite read. He stepped forward and took both my hands in his, entwining his fingers in mine, the touch electric.
“That’s part of it,” he confessed. “But not all of it. I know how much you care about your sister. I know if I were in your place, I would move heaven and earth to save her. And I want you to be happy. You deserve it after the hell you’ve been put through. And you won’t be happy until you know Morgan is safe. So I’m going to do everything in my power to save her and get her back to you.”
I don’t know what provoked it. Maybe I was tired of fighting my wolf, or maybe it was because I couldn’t lie to myself anymore, or maybe it was because I couldn’t reconcile the shifter in front of me with the one I had presumed he was when he won me. Probably, it was a combination of all those things and more. Regardless, the result was the same.
Throwing all caution to the wind, I pulled him against me until our bodies were flush and pressed my lips to his.
Will didn’t hesitate. With a primal growl, he wrapped his arms around me, hands holding my head in place as his lips claimed mine. One hand moved to my hair, tangling in it and holding me in place. Heat burned through my body, racing through me before settling between my legs. A hunger and need that I had been denying for days overwhelmed me, and I let myself melt against him.
In a few minutes, we would have to get back to the myriad of problems at hand. I knew that, and so did he. But for now, just for this moment, I would let myself go into the depths with him.
Chapter 14 - Will
My eyes had widened with shock when she kissed me, but only for the briefest of moments before the urges I had been holding at bay since I first met her took over.
Her lips were soft and warm against mine. They tasted the way she smelled: of smoke and chocolate. Perfect and seductive, just like everything else about her. At the taste, my wolf took over. All the thoughts I had been holding back since I first saw her—how beautiful she was, how much I wanted to run my fingers through her hair or feel her beneath me—came flooding back to the surface. Any reservations vanished. I needed her. I needed every inch of her. At the same time, I wanted to savor her, to make this last for as long as possible, even as the wolf inside me howled to take her right now.
I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her toward me until she was flush against me. My fingers knotted in her hair as I continued exploring her mouth, relishing her taste. I had been wondering what it would be like to kiss her for days now, the thoughts consuming me and distracting me. I had dreamt of doing this since I had first seen her, and now that it was happening, it was better than I ever could have anticipated.
My fingers roamed along her bare stomach, gripping her waist tight and holding her in place. I needed her, needed all of her. Her bare skin beneath my fingers only intensified that urge. My hands tightened on her hips as my mouth moved to her collarbone. My lips brushed against their hollow. She took a deep breath, breasts pressing into me as she tilted her head back, baring her throat to me.
I let out a snarl, my teeth nibbling at her throat, my cock growing harder as she sighed in response. She bit herlip, her eyes not leaving mine as her hands trailed downward, unfastening my jeans and tugging them down. My cock, already stiff, sprung out. I didn’t miss the hungry look that glinted in her eyes as she took it in one hand, her fingers stroking it, making it even harder, the pressure and need for her swelling and growing more intense every second.
Without prompting, she crouched before me. She gave me a wicked grin before she opened her mouth and bent forward.
Her tongue ran along my shaft, flicking the tip as her mouth wrapped around my cock. I groaned, fist knotting in her hair as her head bobbed up and down, tongue lapping my dick hungrily as if she couldn’t get enough. My head leaned back as that need that had been growing inside ever since her lips met mind continued to grow and build. I let out a snarl of longing and pleasure. Fuck the things this woman could do with her tongue.
Her mouth glided up and down, her tongue sliding along with the motion, her hand pumping in time. My grip on her hair tightened. That growing sensation, that need for release, swelled, making my dick throb almost painfully as her mouth continued working wonders. I tried to hold onto it for as long as possible, wanting to savor it for as long as possible.
Her hands went to my balls, squeezing gently and only fueling the fair that was making my cock pulse, her tongue swirling, caressing my shaft. Just the sight of her, this incredible, fiery woman, on her knees in front of me drove my wolf wild more than I had ever sensed before. I wanted all of her. I didn’t think that craving for her would ever abate, or could get any stronger.
She glanced up at me, saw my expression, and smirked around my cock. I took it back. That urge to have her could get stronger after all. I knew I was close, and part of me wanted nothing more than to finish inside her mouth, to have that tongue swipe the final traces of my cum off her perfect lips. I might have, but I didn’t want to be through with her just yet. I wanted to take my time.
One of her hands gripped my hips as she continued sucking my cock. I could tell by the way her fingers tightened, nails digging slightly into my skin, that she was enjoying this as much as I was. Her grey eyes met mine. With an excited jolt, I could tell by the wicked glint in her eye that she was trying to get me to finish. She wanted it almost as much as I did. But I wasn’t going to let that happen. I wasn’t finished with her. I wouldn’t be until I was inside her.