by Tl Reeve
“One casualty. Not one of ours, though,” he qualified, since she frowned. “A couple of arrests of some well-known senators.”
“Who was the casualty?” she hedged.
He swore to himself before if he ever got her back in his arms, he’d never lie to her again. “I shot and killed Brooklyn.”
“What about…. Katie?”
He fucking hated the insecurity in her voice and her hesitation. It gutted him. “I arrested her.”
“And Holly?”
“Hayden captured her ass.” Royce chuckled in amusement. “First, she slapped Holly across the face, like the bitch she is, declaring it was for Mac. Hayden then cold-cocked her. Knocked her ass clean out. I think Hayden might have broken a knuckle or two. Maybe even her hand. Nico is fucking pissed.”
“So where are Nico and Hayden?” Charisma inquired.
“Hayden is getting looked at by medical,” Royce replied. “Nico will make her shift to heal and then—”
“He’ll take her back to their hotel and fuck her brains out,” Saber said. “Which is what I want to do, so if you two don’t mind leaving. I’d appreciate it.”
“Saber,” Penelope admonished her mate with a playful smack across his wide chest. “That’s not being nice.”
“I’m not in any frame of mind to be nice, sweet pea,” Saber growled in warning.
Royce knew exactly where the other shifter’s mind was centered. The same place his was. On his dick and getting inside his mate.
“We’re leaving,” Royce said, gathering Charisma’s coat and purse.
“Call us tomorrow,” Penelope said with a wave.
“Not first thing in the morning. She won’t answer.” Saber opened the door and ushered them both out then closed it with a firm slam. Royce heard the snick of the locks engaging.
“That was rushed,” Charisma said as she struggled to zip her jacket up.
“He wants to do the same thing to Penny Ann that I want to do to you. Lucky bastard. He doesn’t have a drive home.” Royce pushed her hands away from the zipper. “Leave it. The car is still warm.”
A haze of need like he’d never experienced in his sexual life washed over him. The wolf howled loudly in his head, pushing to come out and take its mate. Royce fought the creature back, knowing the man was the one that would get them home safe.
He blanked out on the drive home. He didn’t know how he got from the apartment to the house, but he was happy they were there. Royce escorted her into the quiet house and right up to her room. It was only then that the tension began to ease from his big body.
Arousal still hummed through his body, amped up thanks to the full moon and the blow job. His dick ached, and the head of his cock was seeping pre-cum at a ridiculous rate.
“You okay?” she asked as she struggled to remove her heavy coat.
“No.”
“Is it Katie? Are you worried about her?” Her voice wobbled with fear.
“Fuck, no, Oasis, I’m not fucking worried about Katie. That bitch dug her own grave. She can lie in it for all I care,” he gritted out between clench teeth.
“Talk to me,” she pleaded.
“Full moon,” he said.
Her eyes widened, and her breathing sped up. If he listened hard enough, he could hear her heart racing too. “So?”
“I wasn’t joking when I told you earlier, I wanted to take your ass tonight.”
“But you’re not?” Was that disappointment he heard in her voice?
“Might not be a good idea.” He gestured to her rounded belly. “It could hurt the pups.”
Charisma laughed. “But knotting my pussy is okay?”
Shit. He hadn’t thought this through. He knew it was safe to have sex with her during the full moon and that his knot would not cause harm to their twins, thanks to his freaking genetics and the bite he had marked her with three years ago.
“I asked my sister. She assured me the babies will stay exactly where they are, safe as a bug in a rug.”
“I won’t be easy, Oasis,” he warned.
“Neither will I.”
Unable to toe off the heavy-duty work boots, Royce sat on the bed, then made quick work of unlacing them. They hit the wall, leaving dark scuff marks. Everything else came off, and he dropped it on the floor at his feet.
He stood and wrapped his large hand around his dick, stroking the hard flesh sedately as he watched his sweet little mate remove her clothes. Pre-cum ran down the long length, providing lubrication for his palm. Really what he wanted was her mouth, her pussy, or her ass stretched around him, milking his cum from his balls.
Patience. He had to find it and he had to use it with her.
When Charisma finally stood in all her glory, he groaned. “Fuck, baby. The first time, it’s going to be fast and hard. If I’m too rough, you need to tell me.”
She approached him, her tiny hand pushing his away from his shaft. He hissed in pleasure when her cool hand wrapped around his hot flesh. “Harder.” He growled, throwing back his head in pleasure when she did as commanded. “Just like that, baby. You remember how I did it earlier.”
She nodded. “I’ve been thinking about it the whole time.” She gathered up the copiously amounts of pre-cum dripping from him and used it to help ease her movements.
Royce glanced down. Her pale fist stroked the throbbing dark flesh of his dick. He wanted to eat her pussy. Wanted to fuck her with his tongue. Let her juices drip down his chin and throat. He also wanted his dick buried in her until he knotted her. Unfortunately, he could only do one thing at a time and it was pissing him the hell off.
“It’s okay, Royce,” she murmured. “We have all night.”
He buried his fingers between her thighs. “You’re soaked.” Her distended clit throbbed against his fingertip. “Fuck, Oasis. You’ve been like this the whole time?” A rhetorical question for sure.
“Yes, Royce. Please...” Her hips jerked. “This is all I’ve been thinking about since you walked through the door, safe, with Saber. Since you made me suck you off.”
He filled her with one finger. The searing wetness had his cock pulsing. He removed it, then licked it clean. The sweet taste of her essence on his tongue eased the pacing wolf. He picked her up with ease then laid her back on the bed.
She returned her hand to his cock, pumping him with a tight fist. He leaned in and kissed her. Like before he left her, it wasn’t an easy kiss. It was wet, hot. Their teeth clashed together. His hand wrapped around her hair, pulling her head back ever so slightly so he could see her eyes.
“I know you dislike the position, baby, but I fuckin’ need you on your hands and knees right now, while I fuck you hard. Making you take my knot deep in your pussy or ass.” Yeah, he hadn’t ruled it out yet. “I need to know our pups are safe and I’m not hurting them or you. In that position—”
He never finished his thoughts. Charisma released his dick, turned around on her knees and placed her hands on the bed. She went down on her hands, lifting her rear up in offering. She wiggled it then stared back at him expectantly.
“Fuck, baby.” He growled in appreciation of her willingness to show him her trust. Royce knew it was a gift, one he planned to never fuck up again.
He eased between her legs. The smell of her sex drove him wild, and he couldn’t wait another second. Royce gripped his dick and positioned himself at her entrance. He pushed forward, sliding his tip along the wet folds of her pussy. They both groaned when the tip of his cock butted up against her swollen clit. He kept doing it until her juices coated him.
“It’s going to be fast and hard,” he warned before wrapping his palm around his hard length and pressing forward. His hands wrapped around her hips as he continued to ease through the clenched muscles of her pussy.
Charisma cried out in pleasure. She lifted her fine ass higher, allowing him to sink deeper into the snug silky wet recess of her pussy.
“Fuck.” He groaned. Pleasure raced down his spine. “So tight, baby. Your
pussy feels like a snug glove.”
“Royce!” She rolled her hips, fucking him.
“That’s it, baby, work your sweet little pussy on my cock. Fuck me, Oasis.” His entire focus was where they were joined. His dick was covered in her juices. It was such a pretty damn sight. He’d crave it all the time now.
His thrusts counterpointed hers, and he slammed into her hard and so fucking deep he swore he saw stars. His fingers dug into the flesh of her hips. He knew he’d leave marks on her flesh, and he got some perverse pleasure knowing they’d be there in the morning and for the next few days.
She clenched around him. The muscles of her pussy rippled around him, kissing his tip each time he filled her. He closed his eyes, sinking into the sensations encasing his cock. Fuck, he was going to come. He’d knot her pussy then go for her ass. He promised himself he wouldn’t let her out of his sight until he did.
Wanting…needing to push his little mate over the edge, he sucked on his thumb, lubing it up before seeking the pink rosette of her ass. Carefully he pushed through the tight muscles of her ass, making sure to match the same pattern of his dick in her pussy.
“Royce…God…Please,” she begged.
“I’ve got you, baby. Come. Fly for me, Oasis.” Sweat rolled down his face and landed on her plump ass, before rolling down off her skin. He wanted to lick the salty path of every drop.
She screamed, her entire body shuddering as she came. Long, quivering pulls pulsed the entire length of his cock, and he felt the wash of her release cover him from tip to root. He fucked her through it. The wet sound of his dick powering in and out of her turned him on.
He was close to knotting her pussy. He wanted to stay inside her. Instead, he pulled out. It’d been the hardest thing he ever did, but the time had come. His dick was soaked with his pre-cum and her juices.
He removed his thumb from her rear and placed the head of his dick there. “I’m taking your ass, mate.” He felt like he’d run a marathon. His chest heaved for breath. His muscles burned from exertion.
She gasped when he pressed forward. “Too big...”
“Push back for me, baby.” The intense pressure on the head of his dick increased. Royce thought he was going to black out from it. He never really understood the draw of it before. Sure, he’d tried it when he was younger, but he hadn’t really understood the appeal. He got it now. It was the ultimate trust between lovers.
Royce knew the moment he pushed through the tight ring of muscle, the pressure eased somewhat. Fuck…her little hole held him in a vice.
“Son of a bitch, Oasis. Your ass is like heaven.” He cried out, sinking balls deep into the tight, dark recesses of her ass. Royce tucked his head against her back, hoping and praying for control of his needs. “Tell me it’s okay, baby. Tell me you love it as much as I do.”
“Yes,” she mewled as her hand, clawing at his hip, urged him on.
Royce let the wolf take control, unable to resist his mate’s request. His hips slapped against the flesh of her ass, as he powered into her.
He needed to feel her come again, this time while he was embedded in her ass. Royce wrapped his arm around her and sought out her swollen bud. While he manipulated the hard bud, he sank two fingers into her pussy.
“Royce!” she screamed. She trembled in his arms as he rang her release from her. The creamy heat coated his fingers, and he brought them to his mouth so he could taste her.
“Yeah, baby. You’ve got my dick in your ass. So fucking deep. You feel it, baby. Tell me you love it.”
She whimpered. “So good.” She dropped her head to the mattress. Her entire body shook. He tucked his head down, wishing she could see his dick deep in her. It was a fuckin’ beautiful sight to see.
“You want my knot, Oasis? Beg me for it, baby, and I promise, I’ll give it to you.”
Royce was close. So fucking close to knotting her.
“Give me your knot, Royce. I need it,” she begged, pushing her ass out even more.
“Your wish is my command, Oasis.” He pulled out almost to the tip before he filled her once more. Pleasure zinged down his spine. His balls drew close to his body, and the base of his cock started to swell bigger and bigger, locking him tight into her rear.
Her pussy tightened around his fingers, holding him inside of her as a fresh wash of her cream flowed over his fingers and hands. Royce flexed within her, emptying his release into her rear. He swore he saw stars. His breath hitched. He tingled from head to toe. Charisma went limp under him.
He didn’t want her to fall on her belly, so he tucked her against him and rolled them onto their side. Though his release was intense, he knew they wouldn’t be knotted together for very long, so he relished these moments together with her.
“Oasis.” Her eyes were closed, her mouth was open, and she was breathing. She had just passed out. Royce continued to hold her, while whispering his love in her ear.
When the knot went down, he eased his still hard cock from her. He enjoyed the sight of his cum slipping from her and leaving a trail down her rear. He could lie there all night and watch it, but he also knew they were both a sticky mess. No way he’d allow her to be uncomfortable.
Royce eased out of bed and made his way to the bathroom. After grabbing a washcloth and wetting it, he returned to the room and climbed back into bed. He cleaned her, taking his time to touch and tease her. Royce threw the dirty washcloth in the laundry basket in the closet then got another one to clean up his dick.
Charisma was awake when he returned.
“You okay, Oasis?” He tucked in beside her, pulling her back to his front. His hand went to the roundness of her belly, caressing where his pups hopefully slumbered.
“Define okay.” Her words were slurred from exhaustion.
“I love you, Oasis,” he said, nuzzling her ear with his nose, loving the warm musky scent of his mate after fucking her.
“Love you too, Royce.” Her voice was husky and sexy. “When can we go home?”
Royce sighed. “Soon. Your dad requested to see his girls before we go back to Window Rock. He know you’re pregnant?”
“No,” she said.
“He’ll know when you see him. We also need to talk,” he said, worried about ruining this moment.
Charisma looked at him then rolled her body so they were facing each other. “Is it bad?”
“No, baby, it isn’t. I found a boy, Mikey. They took him to Children’s Mass General for observation.”
“You want to go visit him tomorrow?” She pushed a piece of wayward hair off his forehead.
“Yes, and claim him for us,” he said. “His parents are most likely dead. Keeley will have to fingerprint him and search the databases for a missing person report or a DNA match for next of kin.”
“What if Keeley finds his family?” Concern filled her eyes. “We’ll get attached and have to give him up.”
“Baby, I’m already attached and the moment you see him, you will be too. My wolf claimed him just from the few short minutes after I saw his photo,” he admitted. “If Keeley finds his family, at least I know he was cared for and loved until his family was located.”
“Royce—”
“I know it’s a lot, Oasis, especially with you being pregnant with twins and due in eighteen or twenty weeks. Mikey needs us.”
Charisma smiled. “You don’t have to sell this to me, Royce. We’ll go tomorrow and bring him home with us, either temporarily or permanently.”
“Thank fuck, Charisma.” He buried his head in her hair. “I’ll make sure you never regret giving me a second chance, Oasis. I promise.”
“I know,” she assured him. “Now if you don’t mind. We’re in the full moon. I spent most of the night worrying for your safety, and we’re about to become parents to a young boy, plus I’m pregnant… I’m exhausted, and I need some sleep.”
“You’re not going to get a lot of sleep tonight.” He kissed the side of her neck. “I was just getting started.”
* * * *
The next morning, they were up early. Their bags were packed, and breakfast had been made. Liam and Riley sat at the table with Mackenzie while Royce and Charisma loaded up the van. Their flight to Washington left in two hours. Mackenzie and the kids’ flight left in three.
Since Jefferson wanted to see them, Penelope and Saber stayed after dropping off Mackenzie and the kids. Mackenzie would be using the truck to get him, Riley, and Liam to the airport. No sense in having the kids wait in the airport for hours on end. Royce glanced up at Charisma and grinned.
Last night, he hadn’t been easy with her, and though she had the golden hue of being thoroughly fucked, she also looked tired. He should hate himself, but he couldn’t knock the smug feeling coursing through him. He grabbed the last bag out of her hand then brushed his lips over hers.
“Hey, everyone!” Their neighbor, Lizbeth, joined them at the van. “Are you leaving on a trip?”
Charisma tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. “Yeah. We’re going to see my father for a few days.”
Lizbeth smiled. “I am sure he’s going to be thrilled. Absolutely thrilled.” She took a sip of her coffee. “Crazy what happened at the zoo, huh?” At some point the media showed up and had been camped outside the zoo while the forensic teams went through the penguin exhibit.
“Yeah, so weird,” Charisma answered. “We heard about it this morning too.”
“Makes you wonder about people, huh?” Royce said, closing the back of the van.
Their neighbor nodded. “It does. Well, have a good trip.” She turned from them, then stopped. “We should get together for Thanksgiving.”
Charisma glanced at him. “Sure. We’ll arrange everything when we return.”
“Perfect,” Lizbeth replied.
Charisma let out a breath as the other woman stepped back into her home. “That was way too close.”
Royce wrapped an arm around her. “We’re almost done. As soon as we leave, we don’t have to come back.”
“I feel bad about lying to her. She’s been so nice and welcoming to us.” Charisma frowned.
