The True Beast (A Full Moon Mercy Novel) (shifter / MC romance)

by Ana W. Fawkes

  How could he be so stupid to leave her with Debbie like that?

  He figured Leah and Debbie would exchange words but eventually find common ground to share. What his mind slipped on was that Debbie had something inhuman growing inside her. Of course the hunger would come. Of course the urges would take control. If Lucas had taken just a few more minutes, the scene could have been horrifying. Debbie couldn’t shift, but she had the urges of a shifter. That meant she would have tried to kill Leah with her bare hands and teeth.

  Lucas let the rumble of his bike take away the thoughts.

  They finally made the turn into Leah’s apartment building parking lot. She parked her car and Lucas pulled next to her. He watched as she looked in her mirror and then around the car. She wasn’t being very secretive. Lucas turned his head and saw nothing. He smelled nothing either. Well, nothing out of the ordinary. There was no danger around, yet it seemed as though Leah felt there was. She sat in her car until Lucas climbed off his motorcycle and had his helmet off.

  When Leah opened the door, Lucas put his hand out for her.

  “You’re worried about something, baby,” Lucas said.

  Leah’s big eyes stared up at him, tearing into him. The connection between him and Leah was intense. More intense than anything Lucas ever experienced before. Leah got out of the car and hugged him.

  “Talk to me,” Lucas said.

  “I want to go inside,” Leah said. “I don’t want to be outside.”

  Lucas cared about Leah, but he also knew how to break people down. He forced Leah away from him and held her out by her shoulders. He stared at her and could lick the fear radiating from her.

  “You need to tell me what’s going on,” Lucas ordered.

  “I want to go into my apartment,” Leah said.

  “Not until you tell me what’s got you so afraid.”

  “The stripper you got pregnant tried to attack me,” Leah said.

  “Bullshit, Leah,” Lucas said. “That’s not what this is about.”

  “Yes it is.”

  “I hate liars,” Lucas growled. “Even a liar as beautiful as you.”

  “Lucas, please. Take me inside.”

  “You want to go into your apartment that bad?” Lucas asked.

  “Yes,” Leah said.

  Christ, is she about to cry?

  “Fine,” Lucas said. “Go.”

  Lucas took his hands off Leah and stepped to his bike. He put his leg over it and grabbed his helmet.

  “What are you doing?” Leah asked.

  “I brought you home,” Lucas said. “I have to get back to the club. Plenty to talk about. You saw the mess tonight. That’s not going away.”

  “Lucas, stay here,” Leah pleaded.

  Lucas put his feet to the ground, his hands gripped on the handlebars. “Goodnight, Leah.”

  “I think someone was watching me,” Leah said. She grabbed Lucas by the arm. “Okay? That’s what’s wrong.”

  “Say that again,” Lucas ordered.

  “I think someone was watching me.”

  “When?”

  “When I left before,” Leah said. “I was getting ready and all of a sudden I just had this feeling. Like someone was looking through my window at me. But that’s impossible, right? I’m not on the ground floor. All my windows and blinds were closed, too. I shook the feeling away and then when I stepped outside I felt it again. Like someone was right there… right next to me.”

  Lucas curled his lip. He moved from the bike and put his hands to Leah’s waist. He pushed her back to her car.

  “Why didn’t you tell me this sooner?” he asked.

  “You have enough on your mind,” Leah said. “You don’t need my worries.”

  “Worries? Fuck, Leah…” Lucas put his head back and took a breath. He didn’t want to scare Leah, or yell at her. “Where did you feel watched from?”

  “I told you. All around me.”

  “What direction?”

  Leah pointed to the opposite end of the parking lot. “Maybe there? It’s the only place where you could look into my apartment.”

  Lucas scanned the parking lot and began to sniff. There was no sign or scent of anything around, yet the terror coming from Leah was definitely real. She believed someone had been watching her. Her belief was good enough for Lucas to have concern.

  “Let’s go inside then,” Lucas said.

  He kept his eyes on the surrounding area while he put an arm around Leah. He guided her to her apartment building, smelling the air. Before stepping into the building, Lucas froze as something came to him. The smallest of evening breezes rolled through, barely enough to move Leah’s hair.

  “Go to your apartment,” Lucas said.

  “What are you doing?”

  “Just listen to me,” Lucas said. “Now.”

  Lucas slid his hand to Leah’s lower back and pushed her into the building. The door shut and Lucas turned. He felt his eyes change as he looked around. Any heat, any movement, he’d find it. He’d seek it out. And he’d kill it. This was the potential threat to Leah. She was human. She couldn’t defend herself like a shifter. After what happened with Reckindune crew on the mountain, they were definitely out for revenge. They were hungry and they knew who Leah was. They’d seen her. Lucas had basically taken her right to them before everything got bloody.

  “Shit,” Lucas said as he walked back to the parking lot.

  His nose was desperate to find some kind of smell again. Lucas walked straight. When he stopped in an empty parking spot, he felt his nose tingling. He turned and could see the windows to Leah’s apartment. A light turned on and he nodded. She was in her apartment. And this was the spot where someone sat, waiting for her.

  Lucas crouched down and touched the ground. He smelled his fingers and knew it was a car the person had been in. Not a motorcycle. But that didn’t mean it wasn’t part of a crew. Motorcycles were loud and were obvious. If someone wanted to take out Leah, they’d do it in a car. They’d do it secretly… yet whoever this was didn’t complete the job.

  Lucas’s heart pounded deep in his chest. His hands were now balled in fists. In a mere few seconds, Lucas knew he could jump and shift. A giant wolf in the parking lot of the apartment wouldn’t be such a good thing though. Lucas calmed himself and inhaled the air again. He licked his lips and wanted to throw up.

  He could taste it.

  It had definitely been a shifter here.

  Leah needed more protection than ever.

  Lucas ran across the parking lot to the door. He opened it and jumped up the steps. His body was engaged and enraged. There was no stopping what needed to be done. The urges were simply too much. The thought of any harm happening to Leah made him angry. He wanted to experience everything with her. He wanted to claim her. But the time just wasn’t right. It couldn’t be done now and it couldn’t be done with the circumstances and threats surrounding Full Moon Mercy.

  The door was locked and Lucas knew with one hit from his shoulder he could take the door off its hinges.

  “Leah,” Lucas said.

  The door opened a second later. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t…”

  Lucas was in the apartment and Leah was in his arms. He kicked the door shut and locked it while his eyes were connected to Leah’s.

  “What happened?” Leah asked. “Did you find anything?”

  “I’m going to have you right now,” Lucas said. “Tonight, nothing matters but our bodies together. You will listen to everything I say.”

  Leah nodded. She put her hands to Lucas’s face. Her thumbs grazed the corners of his mouth. “You killed people tonight.”

  “Yes.”

  “You were something else when you did it.”

  “Yes.”

  “It doesn’t scare me, Lucas. It turns me on.”

  “Good.”

  Lucas kissed Leah. The taste of her lips soon became the taste of her mouth. It took Lucas so much effort to calm himself. The strength poured through his veins. Wi
th one rough hug Lucas could crush every bone in Leah’s back. He would never hurt her though. The urges would be hard to control, but Lucas would love Leah’s body.

  He carried her to her bedroom. Again, he kicked the door shut and locked it. He tossed Leah on her bed. Watching her cry out and bounce her hair messy, eyes wide, made Lucas feel empowered. He stepped to the bed and waited for Leah to touch him.

  She placed a hand to his stomach, her nails scratching at his skin. Lucas took his leather off and stood without a shirt on. He knew there were still small spots of blood on his body but he didn’t care. Neither did Leah. Her hands gripped the top of his jeans and she began to undress Lucas. Lucas was in complete control of the scene yet he was going to be the one naked before Leah. But that was okay. He wanted it that way.

  Lucas reached back and took a gun out. Leah gasped when she saw the weapon.

  “I’m keeping this on the nightstand,” Lucas said. “If anything happens, you take this gun and shoot anything you want.”

  Lucas’s pants were open. Leah’s hands were on his legs. Her eyes were on the gun.

  “Do you understand me?” Lucas asked.

  “Yes,” Leah said.

  “Now, back to our business here.”

  Lucas ran his hands through Leah’s hair. Her hands were back to work, pulling his pants and boxers down, allowing him to pop free. Lucas was thick and hard, throbbing. His heart still pounded and the urge to shift was still lingering. When Leah touched the root of his thick shaft and squeezed, Lucas groaned. The feelings to shift started to fade. He watched Leah’s small hand slide up his cock, all the way to the engorged tip. She squeezed and moaned, licking her lips.

  Leah’s hand moved back down and she came forward with her mouth available to him. The tip of her tongue flicked at Lucas. He thrust at her, not wanting to play games. The tip of his body slid into her mouth. She was warm and small, already struggling to savor him. Lucas continued to moved his fingers through Leah’s hair, inching himself into her mouth. When he stopped, Leah pulled back. She took a deep, shaking breath and then went back to Lucas. She took him again, fighting for space to take more. Lucas felt Leah’s tongue under his shaft. She pulled at him, teasing him and groaning. For a moment, Lucas envisioned himself coming right then, filling Leah’s mouth with his warm release.

  To prevent that from happening, Lucas gently guided Leah’s mouth off his shaft. Her hand was still touching him. She quickly began to stroke him, her own salvia working as a lube to increase speed with a wet comfort.

  “Fuck, Leah,” Lucas said. “You have no idea. Just fuck.” Lucas stepped back and forced himself out of Leah’s reach. “Stand up.”

  Leah stood from the bed. Lucas grabbed her by the waist and lifted her in the air. He turned and put Leah where he was just standing while he sat on the bed. He leaned back on his elbows and looked down at his hard cock.

  “You want me, Leah, don’t you?”

  “Yes,” Leah whispered.

  “I’m going to protect you and pleasure you,” Lucas said. “I need you naked. Strip for me, Leah. Show me your beautiful body.”

  Leah nodded and reach for her shirt. She started to lift it but Lucas shook his head. “Start with your pants.”

  Even with panties and pants on Lucas could smell Leah. The scent was a pleasant torture, but his mouth and body were very hungry for Leah. He couldn’t wait much longer.

  Leah unbuttoned her pants and shook her hips as she pushed them down. She stepped out and showed a black pair of panties. Lucas loved the color black on Leah. Her hips were curvy, perfect for holding. She was a real woman, a sensual figure that made Lucas actually begin to ache.

  Leah slipped a hand into her panties, pushing down but not revealing herself. Lucas felt his eyes widen as he watched Leah’s fingers curl around herself inside her panties. She was touching herself, right in front of him.

  “Show me, baby,” Lucas said. “Show me right now.”

  Leah took her hand out of her panties and held her hand out. She was shaking. Lucas grabbed her by the wrist and pulled. Her middle and ring finger had a gentle glisten to them. Lucas smelled the desire and looked up at Leah.

  “I warned you,” he whispered. “I told you to take them off.”

  “What are you going to do?” Leah asked.

  Her eyes were filled with sexual need and fear. She was so desperate and vulnerable.

  Lucas touched Leah’s hips, feeling her skin and her panties. He then grabbed her panties and with a quick pull, Lucas literally tore Leah’s panties from her body. They fell to the floor and Leah was now exposed to him. Leah let out a soft cry as Lucas ran his hands back up her waist and then around to her ass. He squeezed her ass with both hands and pulled again at Leah, bringing her to his mouth. Lucas buried his nose for a second and then offered his tongue. With a long, deep lick, Lucas tasted all of Leah’s burning center.

  Leah cried out and gripped Lucas’s thick shoulders. Lucas groaned, loving the way Leah tried to dig her nails into him. It didn’t hurt at all. It only made the scene hotter.

  Using the tip of his tongue, Lucas circled around Leah’s body and then curled his tongue, sampling Leah’s clit. As he applied pressure, Leah’s body started to thrust at him. She wanted him so bad. Lucas offered one more deep lick between Leah’s legs before stopping. He brought his hands back to Leah’s hips and inched her away. Leah was on her toes, her hands still holding onto Lucas’s shoulders. She looked down at him, her mouth open, breathing heavily.

  “I was so close,” Leah whispered.

  “I know,” Lucas said. “I tasted. Not yet. I’ll be inside you when you come.”

  Lucas lifted Leah’s shirt up until she took over and dropped her shirt to the floor. Lucas started with his fingers at her lower back and dug into her as she slid his fingers up her back. He watched as Leah’s head fell back and she moaned. Her body started to quiver and when he unsnapped her bra, she sighed in relief. Lucas then brought his body to Leah’s, touching his chest to her breasts. He felt the fullness of her nipples. They were erect and made him throb. His hands were at the back of her shoulders and he forced Leah’s body tight against his.

  Leah touched Lucas’s waist and when she brought her head forward, she whispered one thing to Lucas.

  “I’m coming…”

  Her mouth then bit down at his shoulder as her entire body shuddered. Lucas positioned himself between Leah’s legs, allowing his cock to rest against her. He felt the heat and moisture coming off her. Her body shook with orgasmic fury and the harder she came, the harder she bit his shoulder.

  Lucas kept his hands at her shoulders, refusing to touch Leah anywhere else. The moment was soaked with erotic implication and Lucas wasn’t going to waste it. He slowly turned so that Leah’s back faced the bed again.

  “Lucas… I can’t stop…”

  “It’s okay, baby,” Lucas whispered. “I’ll take care of everything.”

  Lucas took his hands from her shoulders and Leah shuddered again. His gripped her just below her ass at the back of her legs. Lucas lifted and then jumped up to the bed with Leah in his arms. A few seconds later, Leah was on her back and Lucas had himself between her legs again. He looked down and saw the thick tip of his cock as he gently pressed to Leah. He watched her body accept him, her pussy slowly opening and welcoming him. Halfway in, Lucas felt all his muscle tighten as Leah’s warm center still throbbed from her orgasm.

  Lucas put his head down to Leah’s and he kissed her ear. “Nothing will ever happen to you, Leah. Believe that.”

  Before Leah could speak a word, Lucas came forward with the rest of himself. He was suddenly deep in Leah. She let out a long cry, making everything extra tight. Lucas pulled back and groaned as Leah’s body squeezed against him.

  He offered himself again and again, working into a motion that kept Leah moaning. His hands sought comfort in her hair, but the faster he thrust at Leah, the more her breasts moved. They needed attention too. Lucas cupped Leah’s left br
east with one hand and then tasted her right one with his mouth. He suckled her soft skin and nibbled her hard nipple.

  When Lucas came up to Leah's mouth, they kissed. Of all Lucas had seen, felt, and tasted with Leah’s perfect, nude body, it was her tongue that finally brought him to his own crest. There was no ending the kiss with Leah because the connection was too strong. So Lucas thrust forward again, deep into Leah’s body, and he began to come. Each throb of his body brought a moan from Leah. Lucas tasted her moans and grunted back into her mouth. They kissed through the orgasm and beyond. Lucas felt his body relaxing, sliding slowly and gently from Leah, yet they weren’t done kissing.

  Even when Lucas rolled from Leah, he brought her with him, bringing her on top, their mouths still together. Lucas couldn’t remember the last time he actually took time to make out with a woman. He couldn’t get enough of Leah’s mouth. The taste, the passion, and overall feel of a human burned deep into his heart.

  When the kiss finally ended, Lucas gripped Leah’s face into his hands and stared at her.

  “You know, I would die for you,” he said.

  “Can you die?” Leah asked.

  “Everything can die,” Lucas said. “You. Me. The world. Everything can die.”

  Leah closed her eyes and turned her head, kissing Lucas’s fingers one at a time.

  “You need to get sleep,” Lucas said.

  “I will.”

  “I’m going to watch guard,” Lucas said.

  “Here? We’re staying here?”

  Lucas looked down at the way his nude body was intertwined with Leah’s. “Babe, we’re both naked. We’re not done with each other’s bodies either. There’s no way in hell I’m getting dressed and going back to the club tonight.”

  “I thought you had a meeting.”

  “They can meet without me,” Lucas said. “This isn’t for you to worry about either.” Lucas ran his fingers through Leah’s hair. “Now put your head down and fall asleep.”

  Lucas pulled at the covers and took one more look at Leah’s beautiful body before covering her. She closed her eyes and let out a breath. Lucas could sense her comfort. He touched her shoulder and then kissed her cheek.