Chapter Thirteen
My woman. To be his and Cad’s wife. He lowered his head and kissed her soft, sweet lips.
“Where did you come from?” she asked.
“When I couldn’t find you and your cell went straight to messages I got worried. Sara told me you might have ridden in this direction.”
“Did you bring food and drinks?”
He had to laugh. “I’ve been worried about you lying out here hurt and your first words are about food?” He raised an eyebrow.
“I’m really hungry and thirsty. I rushed off to be alone and had a wonderful rest, but I need nourishment.” She brushed her hair back from her face. “I’m a mess. The wind blew my plait apart.” She raised herself into a partial sitting position.
Garth held her face between his hands. “You are absolutely beautiful.” He kissed her again and parted her lips. His tongue slid into her moist, soft mouth and tasted her unique flavor. His cock went rock hard, and his leopard growled deep within.
“What was that?” Rae broke away and looked around.
“I growled I’m so hungry for you. But first I’ll feed you.” He forced himself to go to his horse and get the pack of supplies Sara handed him.
Rae dug into the sack. “Oh, Tessa’s fried chicken, potato salad, bananas, and chocolate cookies, with bottles of water. It’s a feast.”
Garth sat beside her. “You remind of a little girl being given a treat.”
“I’m famished. Thank you.” Impulsively she kissed his mouth, and then handed him a chicken leg. “Join me.”
“Why not? I haven’t picnicked in years. But first I’ll call Sara and let her know you’re all right.”
After the call he turned his attention to Rae. Her scent surrounded him, and he loved watching her enjoy herself. He was surprised and pleased at her pleasure in the simple things. Many of the women he’d known would never sit on the ground and eat with their fingers. If they agreed to do it, it would be to impress Garth, not for fun.
When Rae finished she went to the stream and rinsed her hands. She walked on the sandy bottom and kicked the water, sending it flying in the air to catch the sunshine.
Garth pulled off his boots and socks and rolled up his jeans. He followed her to walk in the cool stream.
“You’re much better. Your eyes are bright, and your skin cool.” He ran his hand down her arm and felt her shiver.
“Are you cold?”
She stared into his eyes. “No. I’m hot.” They stood in the ankle-deep water staring at each other.
“I want to make love to you,” Garth said.
“You did.”
“You mean in the dream.”
“Yes. That wasn’t right to come into my head that way. You didn’t ask permission.”
“I did. Your thoughts called to me in my dreams.”
“I don’t remember.”
“Let me start fresh and show you how good it can be between us.”
“And if I don’t think it’s good, you’ll leave me alone?”
Garth placed his hand over her heart. “This is beating fast, your pupils are dilated, and your breath quickened when I touched you.” His hand touched her head. “Only your stubbornness keeps us apart. Give me a chance.”
“You’re trying to seduce me. You don’t ask, you command. I don’t want to be possessed and told what to do. And you are much too arrogant.”
“Words. You don’t sound mad. You are repeating what you think you need to say to keep me away. I’ll go, if you want.”
His hand slid along her neck and down to cup her breast. Through the material of her blouse he felt her nipple tighten.
“You don’t play fair.”
“I never said I did, my love.”
Picking her up, he carried her to the blanket and sat her down. His hands started to undo the first button on her blouse.
“This is the last chance to stop me.”
The only sound between them was the snort of a horse. Rae rose on her knees, put her arms around his neck, and kissed him.
“We’re out in the open. Someone could see us,” she whispered.
“I’ll hear if anyone gets close.”
“Then I’ll put my golden web around us to protect us from unexpected flying visitors or others.” She blinked and closed her eyes for several seconds.
When she opened her eyes, her body leaned fully against him, and she kissed his neck. Her lips touched the spot between neck and shoulder where his heart pounded steady and fast. Her scent made his dick harder and his balls ache. He wanted to plunge inside her. But he held himself still and let her explore his body.
Rae unbuttoned his shirt and dropped it on the blanket. She ran her hands across the blond hair on his wide chest. Her teeth nipped at his nipples, and fire crackled down his spine, increasing his aching desire to sink into her pussy.
“I only have so much patience, my love.”
“Surely you can handle the touch of a woman longer than what I’ve done so far.”
“I can if I want to.” He picked her up, laid her on the ground, and covered her body with his. “I don’t want to.” He bit her enticing, full bottom lip. His tongue ran across the area. “Open your mouth.”
She grinned and held her lips tightly shut. Ignoring her mouth, he kissed the tender skin of her neck as he opened the front of her blouse. His fingers undid her bra’s front clasp.
“So accommodating.” His teeth raked across her pebbled nipples, and his hands caressed the tender fullness of her breasts.
He heard her catch of breath, and moved quickly to her sweet mouth. His tongue ravished the tender insides and tangled with hers in a dance of desire. Her special scent of woman and a faint hint of her cologne, that smelled like orange blossoms, had grown stronger, and with every breath he took, his hunger grew.
Pulling back, he raised her against his body and threw her shirt and bra off. Her soft, lush breasts melted into his hardness, and she moaned. He laid her down and removed her boots, jeans, and bikini panties. Then he stood and removed the rest of his clothes.
* * * *
Garth was a magnificent specimen of a man. He towered above her on long, well-muscled legs. His hips were lean and his abs hard and flat. He was a huge man, and that included his cock, which was long, wide, and hard.
Her body shook with the need to feel his touch again, and with a tiny bit of fear about whether her body could take in such a big cock.
He must have sensed her concern. “Don’t worry, I’ll have you ready when I take you.”
Straddling her body, he cupped her face. “I might be fierce, but I will never hurt you. You are my mate. Mine and Cad’s and that won’t change.”
Rae started to remind him she hadn’t agreed to be their mate. But right this minute her desire was too strong to deny her body.
Garth reached down for his jeans and pulled out a condom. He sheathed his dick. Then he turned his attention back to her.
He lay to her side, and his mouth covered her breast. Her heart jumped. His tongue circled her nipple. Below, his hand covered her mound and a finger slipped between the folds to rub her nub. Her body rose in encouragement.
“Your pussy weeps for my attention,” he whispered in her ear.
“Yes. Fill me.”
“First I intend to kiss your whole body.” And he did. His lips followed a downward path from her abdomen to her legs and feet and then upward to her pussy. He separated her folds and licked the moisture. His tongue flicked into her pussy opening.
“Sweet as honey,” he said. He rubbed his tongue and teeth across her sensitive clit. Rae tensed and called out his name.
Garth moved his dick into position. He looked into Rae’s eyes. “Say you want me to take you.”
“I want you deep inside of me.”
He moved in slowly. Her body wiggled in response to his cock invading her tender pussy. Leaning across her body, he licked and nipped at her sensitive nipples.
“Relax, my love.” Hi
s soft words soothed her tight nerves. She took a deep breath and eased her muscles surrounding his large dick.
“Good girl.” Garth moved in a little more. Gradually he slid into her tight, wet pussy until at last he plunged fully into her.
“Take a breath, love.”
Until she heard his words, Rae hadn’t realized she’d been holding her breath. She lay still, absorbing the riot of emotions created by feeling him completely inside her. She soaked in the waves of pleasure centered in her pussy.
Rae clenched her pussy walls against his cock. An exquisite ache settled in her lower abdomen. She stared into Garth’s deep-blue eyes. His lips curved in a slight smile.
“Tell me when you want me to move,” he said.
“Does it feel as wonderful to you as it does to me?”
“A shot of electricity went up my spine and through my head,” Garth said. “You are so hot and tight. Yes, it’s as good or better.”
She slipped her hand down and behind his cock to cup his balls. Gently, she moved them.
“There must be smoke coming out my ears,” Garth managed to say between clenched teeth.
Rae began to move her hips. Garth smiled and put his hands under her buttocks, tipping her hips where he went even deeper as he stroked in and out. His movements were slow, but when she matched his rhythm he went faster.
Every push and pull increased her ravenous need to feel him deeper and deeper. She moved her legs up to his shoulders. A fiery glint shone in his eyes, and he pounded into her, his sac against her buttocks.
She felt herself reaching higher, not quite able to let go until he bit the tip of her breast at the same time his finger pushed against her nub. Rae’s pussy pulsed with rapture and the feeling spread outward to fill her completely.
She managed to open her eyes and look at Garth.
A fine sheen of perspiration covered his massive, muscular body. His expression was wild and fierce. His lightning-blue eyes glowed. He plunged hard one more time and let loose a savage growl.
From her feet to the top of her head, another orgasm gripped her. It was almost painful in its intensity. The inner walls of her pussy throbbed, and her breath came in gulps. When she screamed, he covered her mouth. She bucked under him several more times, and minutes later, after he’d moved to her side, her pussy still clenched and ached for him to return.
As though he knew, Garth spread her legs and raked his tongue across her clit as his fingers moved inside her and touched the most sensitive spot. Her body shook as the third orgasm left her weak and fulfilled.
When she was able to talk, she raised herself up on her side and looked at him. “What did you do? My body has never responded in quite the same way.”
“I made you my mate. You have already bonded with Cad. I see it in the way you react to him. When we make love to our soul mate and bond, the connection will not be easy to break. I’d destroy whoever tried.”
From the look on his face and in his eyes, she knew he meant his last statement. “You can’t just mark me as your mate and say that’s it. I’m my own woman. I told you I wouldn’t be ordered around or have decisions made for me.” Rae got up, blinked her eyes to break the shield. “I can and will break our bond, if I want to.”
“Only you can,” he whispered as she dashed into the stream’s cold water.
When she walked back to get her clothes, he went past her to the stream. Quickly she put on her underwear, shirt, jeans, and boots. As he walked toward the blanket, she ran and mounted her horse.
“I don’t care how good you are sexually. I’ll make up my own mind about us marrying.”
Anger flashed through her at his smile. She gave her horse a nudge, and they went flying toward home. Her body and mind would battle this out. But she intended to make the right choice by using her logical mind.
Chapter Fourteen
Rae wasn’t looking forward to dinner. She expected the situation to be awkward between her, Garth, and Cad. Jewel was excited.
“I haven’t been out in over a year. This is a treat, but you don’t seem happy. If you’d rather stay home I don’t mind.”
“You are such a fake,” she said to her best friend. “You’re much too kind. Of course you’d be disappointed. I’m just still a little tired. Once we get on our way I’ll be fine.” She wouldn’t, but she wasn’t going to spoil the evening for Jewel.
* * * *
Jewel heard the knock on the door. “You go ahead and finish getting ready. I’ll answer the door.” She glanced at her watch. “They’re early.”
She turned on the outside light. Two men stood on the other side of the screen. Both were over six feet tall. They smiled and her heart jumped. They were gorgeous, and with both their eyes studying her intently heat ignited deep in her core. She forced herself to break the connection and look down.
“Hello, I’m Raoul Sherwyn, Garth’s brother, and this is my friend, Aleron Alois. We were ready and thought we’d come ahead to meet our date. I assume you are that person.”
“Come in. I’m Jewel Camilius. Rae and I are good friends. I’m visiting from Oregon.” Her legs were wobbly as she escorted them to the living room and motioned for them to sit. They waited until she had sat. Their large bodies made the chairs look small.
Raoul had silver-blond hair and smoky gray eyes. He still studied her closely. A shiver ran across her body when she realized she’d had the same sensation at her cabin. Silly, he couldn’t have been there.
To calm her overactive imagination, she turned her head and smiled at Aleron. “Your last name Alois means ‘famous in war.’ Are you a warrior?”
“One of our best,” Raoul said.
Jewel was almost certain she saw a tinge of a blush on Aleron’s cheeks from the praise. He wore his chocolate-brown hair longer than Raoul. It was held back by a leather tie. His midnight-blue eyes were set in a lean face. Both of the men were well built.
Her heart raced when Aleron’s eyes met hers. “You know your Latin,” he said.
“Yes, my last name is from Latin. I believe your first name means ‘eagle.’”
Something dark flared in his eyes. “Few people understand my name.”
Suddenly uncomfortable, she looked toward the hallway. Where was Rae? These men both fascinated her and made her leery.
“How do you like Wyoming?” she asked to break the silence.
“Much better since we met you,” Raoul said. His white teeth gleamed when he smiled.
Deciding to ignore his remark, she added, “The winters are colder than New Mexico, and we get lots of snow.”
“I’m ready for a change,” Raoul said.
Her skin flushed, and a spark of desire flared in her lower body. These men were dangerous to her and her peace of mind. Briefly she wished she hadn’t agreed to this dinner so eagerly.
Rae breezed into the room just as the others knocked on the door. Jewel gave a sigh of relief not to be the center of attention any longer.
She’d love to flee to her home in Oregon, but all the members of the two tribes had been warned to stay close and not leave the ranch. She had to stay for her parents and herself.
* * * *
Garth, Cad, Raoul, and Aleron talked after they’d taken Rae and Jewel home. Garth frowned at Raoul and Aleron.
“What was going on at dinner? You both closed in on Jewel and made her uneasy. She barely ate her food.”
“Her scent was driving me crazy,” Raoul said. “She’s our mate and it’s hard not to claim her.”
“She won’t agree to be your mate if you continue to stalk her,” Cad said quietly.
“Once she knows us, she’ll accept us,” Aleron added.
Garth stepped toward Raoul and Aleron. “Back off. We want and need to join with the other two tribes, and we’re going to be doing battle with a formidable enemy. We can’t afford to anger the leaders by scaring their women. We don’t want to antagonize anyone at this point. Understand?”
“We won’t actively pursue h
er, but if I get the chance, and she’s agreeable, I intend to make her my mate,” Aleron warned.
“I agree,” Raoul said.
“I’m glad we’re leaving tomorrow for our compound. I may leave you two behind when we come back,” Garth said. Raoul and Aleron glared at him, but didn’t comment.
Garth and Cad left to go to their cabin. Cad went straight to the coffeemaker and turned it on. Garth stared out the window. When Cad set his coffee cup down, Garth turned.
“As soon as we get home tomorrow I’ve got to shift and go for a run. You can keep our guests busy while I’m gone.”
“Sure. How much are you going to share with them?”
“Introduce them to your brother, Lann. They need to know our other leader. Ask if anything unusual has happened since we’ve been gone. Then if Lann is agreeable, you’ll take our visitors further into the caves. Show them what we’ve developed and what we’re working on.” Garth walked toward his bedroom.
“Do you plan on telling them about our shape-shifters?”
“They’ll insist on seeing the scrolls soon. I want to tell Rae first then her brothers.”
“It’s risky.”
“Yes. But more risky if we don’t and they find out from someone else or see one of us shift.”
“Their ancestors sent our tribe off on its own when they found out.”
“I know.” Garth went on into his room. Rae had been friendly tonight to all of them. But she’d avoided looking directly at him. She intended to control her emotions with her strong will. It wouldn’t work. His and Cad’s will was stronger.
He wouldn’t persist if he truly thought she didn’t care. But it was in her every touch and kiss. Her body opened to him like a rosebud coming to full bloom. She wasn’t ready to admit it, but there was no going back.
Garth lay in his bed and closed his eyes. He remembered her touch, her sweet mouth, those luscious breasts, and her hot pussy. His cock hardened just thinking about her.
The next time he and Cad would make love to her together and demolish those walls she kept putting up.
He sat on the side of the bed.
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