Bearly Ever: An Alpha Werebear Shifter Paranormal Romance (Arcadia Knights Book 1)

by Olivia Gayle

  Gods, she tasted better than anything he’d ever had. Aidan couldn’t get enough of her; he thrust his tongue between her lips, wedging his hips against hers. She met his assault eagerly, fighting to touch every inch of him. Her nails scored his shoulders, tugging at the material of his shirt, and pulling his hands off her thighs Aidan wrenched it open. Buttons pinged against the nearby dresser and night stand but neither of them noticed.

  Aidan thrust his hands down the back of her pants and underwear to knead the globes of her ass. He lifted her higher, trailing his lips down her throat as he thrust into her, and Ever gave a small cry. The sound travelled across Aidan’s skin and he growled, the bear rearing up and demanding he take his mate now.

  His fangs grew to long points, hair rippling along his arms, but Aidan fought back. Not yet, not until he’d had time to talk to her about what it meant.

  “Aidan.” His name was a benediction on Ever’s lips, her need telegraphed with every movement. “Please I, please…”

  God he loved to hear her beg. He’d wanted this woman since the moment he’d seen her, and to have her in his arms made any more waiting unbearable. Her lips rained kisses across his forehead and anywhere she could reach; fingers tangled in his hair. Nails digging into his arms, mewling pleas for more, made him want to come right there and then.

  Pushing away from the wall, he held her against him as he climbed onto the bed with his knees. Bending her back over his arm, he pushed her onto the mattress, trailing a hand down between her breasts and across her belly. With her laid out like this, he could smell her arousal.

  “I need to taste you.” Without asking permission, he unbuttoned her pants and tore them off her hips. Not even waiting for them to fall off her ankles, he threw her legs over his head and shoulders and, parting the folds with his fingers, set his mouth to her delicious pink flesh.

  Ever screamed—actually screamed—as Aidan’s lips and tongue laved at the scent. She smelled like strawberries and tasted even better. He licked around the firm bud of her clit, flicking it lightly, and grinning as she spasmed beneath him. Hands grabbed at his ears, pulling him close, wordlessly demanding more.

  Whatever the lady wanted.

  He traced the ring of her pussy with the tip of his tongue, and was rewarded by another sharp cry above him. Pushing Ever’s legs wide, he set his mouth to her, pressing his tongue up inside her body. Her thighs squeezed his head, her hands pulling at anything they could grab. Aidan took his time, however, enjoying the taste and smells surrounding him.

  So, this is what heaven is like.

  Ever sobbed his name, her body coiled tight as a drum. Aidan pulled his tongue from her but immediately replaced it with two fingers, pressing them inside as he played again with her clit. She thrashed, arching up against him, but Aidan was in no rush. He pushed his fingers deeper, finding that small spot inside that his tongue had almost reached, as he set his lips around the small hard nub of her sex and sucked.

  She came with a loud cry, arching off the bed. Her orgasm triggered another rush of fluid, coating Aidan’s fingers still inside her. He continued to stroke, his lips and tongue teasing, and her hips rocked in time with his motions. Aidan looked up her gorgeous body to see Ever watching him, eyes wide and dazed. Pulling his fingers free from her body, he slowly licked them, never taking his eyes from hers, and Ever shuddered.

  His cock was throbbing, desperate to be deep inside her, but it was Ever who took the initiative next. She lifted her legs from around his shoulders, kicking off the jeans clinging to her ankles, then tugged at Aidan to move up her body. He happily obliged, meeting her lips with his, and he didn’t protest as she pushed at one shoulder, turning him over onto his back. Ever followed, straddling his hips.

  She gave him a small bite to the chin and rose up, digging her warm wetness against his belly. Aidan’s hands moved up across her belly, cupping her breasts and flicking the nipples. The action had the appropriate effect; she shuddered, her eyes fluttering closed, but it didn’t deter her from a mission all her own. Ever slid her hips back, the slick folds at her core gliding over his cock. Aidan surged up, wanting desperately to be inside her, but she anticipated his move and kept herself free.

  Aidan groaned as she slid through his grip, her lips and teeth grazing down his chest and belly. Ever flicked his nipples with her thumbs, laying a small bite to the underside of one pectoral. Aidan’s body shook as he tried to keep himself from grabbing her and taking her right there. She eluded his grip, her lips and tongue moving over his groin, then lower.

  She didn’t immediately take him into her mouth, just ran her lips up his length and back down. Aidan couldn’t help the jerk from his hips; the force of it pushed her back a bit but she was relentless. Her tongue was next, laving the top of his cock and running along the engorged tip, doing quick little circles before licking the underside.

  “Fuck, woman,” he gasped as she reached his balls, massaging them with her tongue. “You’ll be the death of me.”

  He could feel her lips curl into a smile, then she sucked them into her mouth one by one, and Aidan almost came out of his skin. “Fuck,” he roared, the bear’s desperation bleeding through. Hair rippled across his arms, his muscles expanding and contracting as he nearly lost control for the briefest of moments.

  And Ever? She just laughed.

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  The power she had over this man was intoxicating.

  She’d seen his reaction, seen the hair sprout across his limbs and recede almost as quickly. Far from being intimidating or scary, it had been exhilarating, a rush to see what she did to him.

  There was so much more she wanted to do. The core of her was throbbing, desperate for his touch, to be impaled and fucked. But right now he was laid out for her, a banquet for a starving soul, and like a cat to cream she pounced.

  Ever started at the head, pulling it quickly into her mouth and sucking hard. Above her, Aidan groaned, hips jerking off the bed, demanding more. She wrapped hand around the base of the thick shaft and pulled him inside, stroking him in time with her mouth’s movements.

  Hands touched her head, twisting around her hair. He didn’t force her movements but encouraged more, his fingers digging into her scalp. She obliged, removing her hand one finger at a time until she pulled him as deep as she could. When she came up slowly this time, she ran her teeth lightly along the throbbing member.

  That last bit got her a reaction; he cursed breathlessly, surging up for more, and the tangy taste of precum lit across her tongue. Ever swatted Aidan’s hip. “No moving,” she reprimanded him, her grin widening at his groan.

  His hands on her head urged her on, and she was more than happy to comply. She bobbed over him, pressing her tongue hard against the bottom of his cock and flicking the tip repeatedly. The thigh muscles under her hands were rock hard, and seemed to swell with every minute. No hair popped out this time—she really wanted to see him lose control like that again—but from the desperate sounds he made, Ever knew he was enjoying it.

  So it confused her initially when he pushed her away. Her mouth left him with a soft pop, then he hauled her up beside him on the bed. His hands grabbed her around the ribs and the world spun, then she was staring at his groin again from another angle. She looked back at him, curious, to see him staring at her, amber eyes almost glowing.

  “Straddle my head.” His words were slightly garbled, as if his tongue wasn’t working right, but she did as he said, shivering when she felt his breath on her inner thighs. Her focus was completely shot like this however. Ever rolled her tongue slowly around the tip of his cock, but when she felt his fingers open her folds, she shuddered and laid her forehead on Aidan’s hip.

  When he set his mouth to her, it was Ever’s turn to groan.

  Her hips worked automatically, pressing down and trying to ride his tongue, but his hands on her hips kept her stationary. A swat to one butt cheek made her jump. “No moving,” Aidan said, echoing her earlier command.
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br />   Asshole. Two could play at this game.

  She pulled him deep, marveling how much further she could get him inside from this angle. He surged up again, pressing deeper down her throat, and she put her hands on either hip, pressing him down onto the bed with her body weight. She sucked him down, working her throat around his tip, and felt his fingers dig into her hips.

  For a short while it became a game, see who could make the other come first. Ever massaged his balls carefully, rubbing the area between them and his cock as she bobbed over him. She knew he was close, could feel him growing tighter in her hands and inside her mouth. She redoubled her efforts, pulling him deep and giving him everything she could tell he enjoyed.

  Then he stuck two fingers up deep inside her, stimulating that spot hidden inside her with perfect precision while his mouth sucked and teased her clit, and Ever knew she’d lost. She let him go with a gasp, her forehead falling to one hard thigh, as she lost herself to the sensations his mouth caused. A second orgasm built its way through her body and she rocked against him, mouth open and panting hard.

  Aidan sat up, unseating Ever from her position. An arm snaked under her belly and she was hauled up as Aidan pull himself out from under her, setting Ever on her knees before him. Before she could even orient herself, he surged forward, sheathing himself inside her with one smooth motion.

  A cry of surprise and desire ripped from her throat. Ever fisted her hands in the bed sheets, her cries echoing off the walls as Aidan pulled himself out slowly, then pushed back in. She felt herself stretch around him, struggling to accommodate his girth, but the pain only seemed to enhance the pleasure. Biting her lip to silence her cries, she pressed back against him, pleasure spreading through her body as he stabbed into her again and again.

  He leaned over her, lips skimming along her back. Teeth much longer than a human’s grazed her shoulder blade, giving her a soft nip, and Ever’s breath hitched in her throat. Dammit, she wanted to see what he looked like, wanted to watch him lose control.

  It was sexy as fucking hell, all of it.

  His hips shifted position, rotating as if searching for something, and she knew when he found it. Sparks shimmered through her body, the orgasm from earlier rushing back up to the surface. He laid a kiss to her neck, his lips curving up into a smile.

  “Like that?”

  Lord, yes. It was hard to think, let alone speak. She communicated by pushing back against him, reaching back and raking her nails along his knee. Aidan’s response was to growl and push her down onto the bed, slamming into her. Once, twice, and the orgasm that had been tantalizing her for a while slammed into Ever. She cried out, voicing Aidan’s name in desperate need, and felt him jump inside her. His teeth caught the tendon beside her neck, thick fangs digging into the skin, and she almost begged him to bite her, to make his.

  The thought made ludicrous but reason was far from Ever’s mind. If it took blood to make him hers, she’d give it willingly. Reaching back with one hand, she scraped her hand down his thigh, digging her nails in as hard as she could. “Mine,” she whispered, and knew he’d heard her when he growled the same at her.

  “Mine.”

  His teeth on her shoulder never loosened, and he pounded into her, pulling her hard against him. Ever’s breathy cries punctuated Aidan’s, her orgasm continuing to ripple through her with each thrust.

  “Come for me,” she whispered, hugging the arm around her. “Please, I want to feel you come.”

  Behind her, Aidan’s breath grew choppy, his thrusts becoming more frenzied. Then, with a roar that sounded more beast than man, he came, shuddering against her back. The arm that had been holding her tight loosened, and Ever took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Reaching out for him blindly, she took his hand and laid a kiss on each knuckle, her lips lingering on the back of his hand.

  He pulled her sideways, collapsing onto the bed and pulling her back against him. Boneless herself, Ever let him, cuddling up to his bulk and pulling the arm around her.

  “I knew you’d be the death of me,” he murmured into her hair, his warm breath fluttering across her scalp.

  Ever just smiled, content to stay like this in silence for a moment. She traced circles with her thumb around each of his knuckles, lazily mapping out the surface of his body. He was like a furnace, radiating enough heat to power a Jacuzzi, but she didn’t mind.

  He laid a kiss to her temple, and Ever sighed happily at the contact. “Get some rest,” he said softly, pulling a blanket over them. Ever just snuggled back against him as much as she could and sighed again, allowing herself the luxury of sleep.

  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  The throbbing between Ever’s thighs wasn’t what woke her up, but it definitely helped pull her from sleep.

  She shut her eyes tight against the light streaming in from the nearby windows, turning over in bed to press against the wall behind her. Her brain didn’t find that thought at all puzzling until said warm wall of flesh moved, reaching around her and pulling her close. Ever blinked her eyes back open, focusing on the naked torso that took up all of her vision.

  Oh, yeah.

  Ever made a move to push away, but the arm around her wouldn’t allow it. She suddenly found herself squished up against the rock hard body of the man beside her, tucked under one arm, her face unceremoniously wedged between a bicep and a rather shapely pectoral.

  Yay, stinky armpit. Well, okay, not stinky in this case, surprisingly clean and fresh, but…whatever. Pits, bad.

  Awake now, she poked Aidan’s ribs, then again when the first time did nothing. He rolled over, freeing Ever’s head but pulling her back against him. Unused to waking up in a man’s arms, she tried unsuccessfully to wriggle out of his grip…until she felt a heavy poke against her backside.

  Well now.

  Aidan nuzzled her hair, kissing the top of Ever’s ear. “Morning, beautiful.”

  All the fight went out of Ever. A reluctant smile tugged at her lips, and she nuzzled her cheek against his. “Morning yourself, handsome.”

  His arms tightened around her briefly in answer. He rearranged himself so his thick length lay pressed between them, and Ever rolled her eyes. “Trying to ask me something,” she said, amusement heavy in her voice.

  He just grunted. “Why ask,” he murmured, “when you could just take?”

  Before she could work up an argument for that asinine statement, Aidan rolled them over and rotated Ever around so she was laying face down over him. She scowled down at him, straddling his belly, as he just grinned. She stuck her tongue out at him even as she scooted back, the cleft of her backside rubbing against his hard length.

  His eyes flashed amber, just briefly, and Ever grinned. She repeated the motion, slower and more deliberately this time, and the hands on her hips tightened. “I might be willing to help you with that,” she said softly, leaning down to taste those fuckable lips again.

  Somewhere in the room, a cellphone rang.

  The muffled noise made them both freeze. It kept going, each tone an unwelcomed intrusion of real life into Ever’s happy world at the moment.

  “We don’t have to get it,” she whispered, staring down at him. But there was no conviction in her words; she knew what needed to be done, what was more important right at that moment. Sadly, screwing Mr. Tall Dark And Handsome was second on the Important Things list.

  A very close second, but still not first place.

  Ever swung her leg off Aidan as he sat up, bending over the bed for his pants. Rifling through them, he fished out his partner’s cellphone and put it to his ear. “What have you got?”

  He listened for a moment, then his eyes met Ever’s. “We’ll be there in ten,” he said before ending the call. “We might have a lead. Get dressed.”

  “Can I get details?” she said, grabbing at the clothes scattered around the room and tossing him the ones that weren’t hers.

  “Someone came in this morning with some information on Kevin, and won’t talk to anyone but m
e.”

  She could hear the tightness in his voice. “Someone you don’t like?” she asked.

  Aidan grunted. “I helped his mate leave town. Her choice, but he hasn’t forgiven me for my part.”

  Ever frowned. “I thought your Shifter mates were for life.”

  “They hadn’t officially sealed the bond. She didn’t want him, so I helped her leave.”

  She rolled her eyes. “Seriously, your mating system sucks. I’d hate to be told who I had to love; would rather make that choice for myself, thank you very much.”

  “It’s not like that.”

  “Sure sounds that way. First your mom leaves your father after many, I’m guessing, happy years together just because of some mating ritual-thing. Then a girl has to leave her hometown just to get away from a guy who claimed to be her one-and-only.” She hitched a shoulder, dragging her shirt across her body. “Like I said, it sucks.”

  Aidan said nothing to that, just finished dressing in silence. Ever glanced at him, wondering if she’d struck a nerve. “Look, I didn’t mean to insult your way of life. I just don’t get it.”

  “Come on, let’s go see what he has to say.”

  Yup, definitely struck a nerve. Like, blow-with-a-sledgehammer kind of knock. Ever swallowed back the pain in her chest. She was just voicing an opinion, she hadn’t meant to deliberately hurt him.

  That was the last thing she wanted.

  He didn’t say anything, just held the door open for her as she exited the house. She got her first real view of the front yard and it was as magical as she’d imagined; all roses and color and beauty. Somehow, that made the pain in her heart worse, which was silly. She’d known him for a freaking day, so why was she going so maudlin and mopeybutt? It was stupid, it was…