In a Dark Embrace

by Simone Bern

  “Probably easier to tell a man you’re a witch than to tell a woman you’re a werewolf. Don’t figure you have guys running away in terror quite as often. Not the same risk either. These days you’re almost in vogue. People calling themselves Wiccan all over the place. Werewolves, on the other hand, still have a bad rep.”

  “That’s true. It would be horrid if someone sold your story to one of those tabloids.” She paused then asked, “You ever told anyone else?”

  “No. My dad beat the facts of werewolf life into me pretty hard. As a kid I knew that if I told anyone our secret he’d kill them. As an adult I knew he was right. Too dangerous to trust anyone with this. Craziest damn thing I ever did was reveal myself to you. I figured you’d probably run away screaming once you put the wolf and me together. But what could you really say about some guy you only saw in the dark?”

  Lee chuckled. “I’ve got good night vision. I saw plenty.” Then she turned serious. “Your dad, have you told him about me?”

  “No.” Jeremy noticed her discomfort and put an arm around her. “Don’t worry. I’ll make sure he and the others know they’ll have me to contend with if they try anything.”

  “That’s so comforting, Jeremy.” She couldn’t help the dripping sarcasm in her voice. “Could you also let them know that if I sense a werewolf nearby who hasn’t been properly introduced I’ll act first and ask questions later?”

  “Sure but, ah…what would you do?”

  “Depends where I am. Out in the woods I’ve got a few options—one of which was the statue spell I almost used on you. In the city it’s harder because there are always people around. As soon as he touches me I’ll have him, of course. But I know how fast you are and I’d prefer to get the situation under control before then. I’ve been thinking about a spell that might serve but it needs more work.”

  “What do you mean ‘as soon as he touches you’?”

  Lee groaned inwardly that she’d let that slip. It was true confession time. “Physical contact allows me to invade another person’s mind. I can read your mind as well as mess with it. Much, much more powerful stuff than that little bit of panic I fed you the other day.”

  He stiffened and drew his arm away. “Holy shit.” Jeremy stared at her. “You’ve read my mind?”

  “I only did it once, when you first touched me in the park. Just to make sure you weren’t some serial killer or something. I didn’t go below the surface thoughts, never touched your memories. And I won’t either. I don’t like reading minds.”

  “So you can do it but you won’t. And I’m supposed to believe that?”

  She sighed. “I’ve had plenty of opportunity, haven’t I? Do I seem to know all your secrets, Jeremy? Do you think I could pretend that I’m only just getting to know you when I’d already ransacked your memories?”

  He frowned. “No.”

  “So you’ll have to trust that I won’t do it. And I have to trust that you won’t actually puncture my skin with one of your bites or break my neck with your hands.”

  “Trust. That’s a big word.”

  “Are you going to run away, Jeremy?” she asked softly. Her eyes challenged him in the growing darkness. Time to pull off the kid gloves. Might as well get the whole thing over with and see if he could take it. “And spirit magic isn’t even my strong suit. My mother can read minds at a distance. Make you believe night is day. I’m a weakling in spirit stuff compared to her. My strength is earth magic. The land itself talks to me and I can tell it what to do. I could open up a hole under your feet and have the earth swallow you up. I can cause an earthquake or pull down a mountain. I’m a very powerful witch.” She paused and let that sink in. “You’re afraid. I can sense it. Not used to meeting someone that can make you feel fear, are you?”

  He swung a leg around the log to straddle it, facing her. “Afraid? Maybe a little. I didn’t believe that you could kill me. I thought you were relying on a false sense of security to not be afraid of me. But you’ve convinced me that it’s real. And that takes some getting used to. Spirit witch. Earth witch. It’s obvious that I don’t really know you at all.” He smiled. “You did warn me. I just didn’t listen. Listening isn’t one of my strong suits.”

  “I deliberately didn’t tell you much. Just vague warnings. I’m not surprised that you didn’t believe me. I was probably hoping you wouldn’t.” She wanted to reach out and touch him but knew he had to make the first move this time. She had to know if he could do it, given what she’d just revealed. “Remember you asked me if I could understand how glorious it was to have someone know what you are and not be afraid? I understand perfectly, Jeremy.”

  He looked into her eyes for a moment then shifted his gaze over her shoulder and seemed lost in thought.

  “You had it right at the beginning. We should be terrified of one another,” he said softly, returning his gaze to her face.

  “Yes. But at the time only I knew how true that was. Now you do too.”

  Her senses were tuned on him, trying to catch every shifting emotion. The fear had spiked and settled. Not gone but calmed. He was still dealing with discomfort over her ability to read minds, hesitating to trust her. She felt it when he made his decision. He lifted a hand to her face. The gentle brush of his fingers against her cheek was the most wonderful thing she’d ever felt.

  “I still want to kiss you,” he said.

  She smiled. “Good.”

  Jeremy’s lips brushed hers lightly. “Being vulnerable is a novel experience,” he murmured against her mouth. “But I do trust you, my little witch.” He shifted closer and forced her lips apart with his tongue. Lee responded by wrapping a hand around his neck and swinging her legs over his. Jeremy lifted her up and brought her against his body. His hand found her breast and began to tease a nipple.

  “I love it that you don’t wear a bra,” he whispered. “My hand has been wanting to sneak under your shirt all evening. Play with these perfect breasts. I want to kiss them too.”

  His mouth started on a track down her throat. She tried to push him away but he wasn’t listening to suggestions. People walked along the path not more than thirty feet away. “This is a little too public, Jeremy. Why don’t we go to your place?”

  “We will. Just one lick.” His tongue brushed the edges of the t-shirt’s deep v neckline. Then he flicked the hem of the shirt up and grabbed her nipple with his mouth. He sucked hard and she couldn’t stifle a moan. Heated desire spiked in Jeremy and she felt the growing lump of his erection pressing against her. He released her nipple and let the shirt cover her again. But now his hand moved lower, rubbing the crotch of her jeans.

  “I can smell it when you get aroused. It drives me wild. Even more than the sight or feel of your body. You want me and my cock answers. Other women have wanted me and I’ve turned away in disinterest or even disgust. The smell of lust combined with fear sickens me. But you…your smell is hot and sweet. From the first moment I walked out of the trees you wanted me, didn’t you?”

  “Hell yes. You were the sexiest damn thing I’d ever seen. I was already intrigued by the power and self-confidence you were projecting. Even the hunger. There was a thrill in that. Then this gorgeous hunk of a man walks toward me in all his naked glory and my body temperature went through the roof.”

  He grinned. “And I got the mother of all erections. I thought you might run then but you kept that totally unperturbed expression. Like a werewolf with an erection is something you encounter every day.”

  She chuckled. “Everything about you screamed ‘danger’ but I still wanted to fuck you in the worst way.”

  He closed his eyes. “Time to take you home and tear your clothes off, I think.”

  “Good plan,” she said and stood up.

  * * * * *

  Lee parked her bike in Jeremy’s garage next to his black SUV and hurried to pull off her helmet. The vibration of a motorcycle between your thighs when you’re horny as hell does nothing to dispel that feeling. She opened the door to
the house and Jeremy pounced on her. He was already naked. She managed to hold on to her helmet with some difficulty. He let her go only long enough for her put the helmet down on the washing machine. Then he was undoing her pants as she stripped off her jacket and t-shirt. He pulled her jeans down past her hips and lifted her up to sit on the dryer. She kicked off her boots and he tugged the jeans from her legs.

  Lee giggled. She’d never gotten naked so fast in her life. Then Jeremy was in her arms and all impulses to laugh were swamped by his heat. His tongue dove into her mouth and his hands were roaming her body. His mouth released hers in order to make its way downward. He licked and sucked each breast until her nipples were hard throbbing knobs. Jeremy leaned back and admired the effects of his handiwork.

  “You have such great breasts. A beautiful rounded shape, firm yet soft. And such pretty, dusky red nipples. Yum.” He bent his head to pay homage to them once again. Lee smiled. She did have nice breasts. Not great swollen gourds like some women but she wouldn’t want that. No, these were perfect. And they felt so wonderful when they were given the right kind of attention. She leaned back and enjoyed the delicious sensation of Jeremy’s mouth on her body.

  Jeremy ducked lower and tickled her bellybutton with his tongue. Lee knew what was coming next and tingled in anticipation. He had such a marvelous mouth. She moaned and spread her legs farther apart. Jeremy licked and probed her cunt with his tongue. She could feel his teeth on the lips of her vagina. Flicking tongue, nibbling teeth…the man knew how to drive her wild. Then a finger moved in and probed deeper. With a deep groan of pleasure she placed her legs over his shoulders and lifted her hips up to him. Fingers and mouth worked on her until she shuddered in ecstasy and cried out.

  “That was wonderful. Let me return the favor,” she said and reached for his cock. He stopped her.

  “No. I want to fuck you. I want to bury myself in your glistening cunt.” He picked her up. “And I know just the spot.” He carried her into the kitchen and put her down on the table. The moon shone in through the windows, granting ample light for their eyes. He parted her legs. A quick hard jab and he was inside her. “I like this,” he grunted between thrusts. “I get to watch as I fuck you. I can squeeze your nipples and see your lips part with pleasure. Does this feel good, my witch?”

  “Oh god, yes. I love how you fuck me.”

  Jeremy held her hips so he could drive himself deeper inside and she groaned. He was grunting and growling. The urgency of his thrusting increased and she felt the waves of her orgasm take her away. Loud, wild cries filled the room as they climaxed together.

  Jeremy ran his hands firmly over her, taking in the mounds of her breasts, her hips and thighs. “Such a beautiful body. I could spend endless hours just admiring you.”

  “You’re beautiful too, my werewolf. I enjoy watching you move. Seeing the muscles beneath your skin. Such grace.” She sat up and caressed his chest and arms. “Such power.” She licked the sweat off his skin. “So tasty.”

  He chuckled. “I think that was supposed to be my line. I’m the big bad wolf, remember?”

  “We’re both predators…and prey.”

  His face became serious. “Yes. That’s it. Predator and prey, master and slave. With you I become both.”

  “Well, my master and slave. Take me to bed.” She knit her fingers together behind his neck. He obeyed her command and carried her to bed.

  * * * * *

  Lee dreamed of a wolf. He licked the back of her neck, nuzzled her ears and nipped at her shoulder. She laughed and pushed him away. He came back and nibbled on her buttocks then sent his long tongue between her legs. She stirred with desire. He shifted into a beautiful man with a feral smile and a stiff, erect penis. He took her with a savage thrust. She cried out. The pain subsided and was drowned in pleasure. She moaned and opened her eyes.

  The room was gray with the light of a birthing sun. She was loose and relaxed, still more asleep than awake. Lee closed her eyes again and enjoyed the feel of Jeremy pounding into her from behind. She had no will and abandoned herself to being used by him. Pleasure gushed through her, warm and wet. It was a soft climax, a cushion that absorbed his maddened blows. He let out a deep growling groan and was still.

  “Sorry to wake you, my witch,” he said softly, “but I needed that fuck. My cock was so hard it hurt.”

  “S’okay. Go back to sleep, my wolf,” she murmured and drifted back into dreams.

  * * * * *

  Lee stretched languidly and opened her eyes to the new day. Jeremy was sprawled out across most of the bed and she had tucked herself under his arm. No wonder she needed to stretch. The bastard was hogging most of the bed. She shook hair out of her eyes and sat up.

  Lee padded down to the bathroom, surprised by the stream of liquid running down her leg. Then she remembered the dream she’d had…and the early morning fuck Jeremy had given her. He had simply taken what he wanted from her. Lee smiled faintly as she went back to the bedroom. Perhaps it was time for her to take control. See how he liked being used.

  She found several neckties in Jeremy’s closet. His arms were still flung wide across the bed. That made the next step very easy. She bound up one wrist and tied it to the small knob on the end of the headboard then did the same to the other, followed by each of his ankles. He stirred a little as she pulled his legs apart but a sleep suggestion sent him back to oblivion. Then she got a washcloth from the bathroom. Lee put the warm, wet cloth over his crotch and gently massaged away the sticky fluids, remnants from last night and this morning. He woke with a start and immediately tugged on his bonds.

  “What the…” He grunted in surprise. “Lee, why tie up my legs too? A man isn’t meant to be spread-eagle.”

  “This morning you will be.” She finished cleaning him up and then snuggled next to him. “This morning I get to play with you and you must submit,” she said cheerfully. Lee kissed his cheek, nibbled his ear and let her fingers toy with his nipple. Then she leaned over him and rained light kisses all over his face. She kissed his stretched-out arms and made sure her breast would brush against his mouth as she did so. He took the bait and captured a nipple in his mouth. She allowed him to keep his prize for a moment then took it away from him.

  He snarled. “Come back here. I wasn’t done with that yet.”

  “No. No. No. Tied-up pets don’t make demands.”

  He eyed her uncertainly. “Please give me back your breast? Pretty please?”

  “No. Begging won’t do any good either.”

  “So what should I do?”

  “Nothing. Just enjoy the sensations that I deign to give you. You cannot make them start and you cannot get them to stop. It is all and only my choice.”

  “All right,” he said and closed his eyes. “Go for it.”

  Lee grinned and stroked his chest. She brought her mouth down and playfully kissed and licked him all over the sleek expanse of his chest and stomach. His penis was still flaccid and that wouldn’t do. She shifted to move her ass closer to his face, knowing that her scent would drive him crazy. Then she set about kissing every inch of his muscular thighs. Her hair fell over his cock but otherwise she did not touch him there. She watched him stiffen out of the corner of her eye. When she put her head between his legs to kiss as far down the inside of his thighs as possible she could feel his erection pressing into her shoulder. Good, he was hard. She gave his shaft a lick and sucked on the tip just long enough to hear him groan. Then she got up and left the room.

  “Where the hell are you going?” he shouted after her.

  “To the kitchen. To make coffee.”

  She came back into the bedroom some minutes later and Jeremy glared at her. He wasn’t as hard as before. She’d have to rectify the situation. Lee sat down on the edge of the bed. She cupped a breast with her free hand.

  “You like my breasts, don’t you?” she asked casually.

  “Damn right I do. Bring it here and I’ll suck it for you.”

  “I was
wondering if you might enjoy something else.” Getting between his legs, she took a breast in each hand, leaned down over his cock and squeezed it between her breasts. “How is that, Jeremy? You can fuck my breasts.” His cock stood to attention and his hips began to move. He raised his head so he could see what she was doing.

  “That’s a beautiful sight, my witch,” he said and grinned.

  She smiled back at him and let him play a while longer. Then she pulled herself up along his body and buried him in kisses again. When he was as hot as could be she got up from the bed. He growled wordlessly as she left the room.

  Lee came back with a cup of coffee. She sat down next to him and used one hand to idly play with his cock as she sipped from her cup. Every once in a while she’d bend down and lick or suck on him for a few seconds.

  “This is maddening. Finish something when you start it,” Jeremy said in a hoarse voice.

  “No. No. No. No orders from my pet.” She left to get some more coffee. He snarled at her retreating back.

  She returned and just stood and looked at him for a while as she enjoyed her second cup of coffee.

  “That smells good. The coffee.”

  “I know. Would you like some?”

  “How? I can’t sit up like this.”

  “Here. Try this.” She took some coffee into her mouth and then bent to kiss him. He opened his mouth and she let the coffee pour in.

  “Mmmm. Not bad.”

  She gave him several tastes of the coffee. Then she put the cup down, pressed herself along the length of him and kissed him passionately. Her nails dug into his scalp. She moaned and whispered, “I want you. You’re so beautiful. So strong. I crave this body.”

  Lee got on top of him and teased him by hovering over his cock. “I could have you. I could mount you and feel the hot length of you inside me. I could…but no. I won’t.” She sat down next to him again. He was breathing heavily.

  “Why the hell not? Come on, Lee. This has gone on long enough. You want to fuck me. Do it.”