Fueled by Lust: Cato (Siren Publishing Classic)

by Celeste Prater

  “Thank you, my friends. I could ask for none better. Rise.” He gave a curt nod as their eyes met his, and he left the room. The others followed him out, leaving him staring at Kallon and Maxim with wide eyes.

  “Well, shit.”

  Maxim and Kallon nodded in silent agreement.

  Cato glanced to Luna. Her eyes were sad as she stared at the closed door. “That’s a very strong man. He has to be torn up inside, but he appears so calm on the outside. I admire him.”

  Kallon spoke up. “As do we all.”

  Cato moved over to the table and clasped her hand. He looked at Kallon. “You don’t have to do this right now. If you need to get things rolling on prepping the ship, we’ll understand. Right, baby?”

  Luna nodded. “Of course. We can do it when you get back.”

  Shaking his head, Kallon moved over to a silver cabinet and pulled out a white tray. He set it beside her and started peeling instruments and vials from their wrappings. “No. I need to do this. It won’t take but a few minutes to extract. It’ll give me something to do after I issue orders instead of waiting impatiently for the sun to rise. Not only will I check for lineage, but I’ll also compare your DNA against full Insedi strands. Trust me, I’ll be fascinated and sane for hours.”

  Luna smiled and patted his arm. “Good. Glad I can help.”

  She got back a sincere smile. “I always knew I’d like you.”

  * * * *

  Cato paced around the dimly lit bedroom and wondered how much longer Lina and Cassie would keep Luna from him. They’d stolen her away after dinner and he hadn’t seen her for hours. At least he’d gotten to visit with his father for a few minutes. Labrax had seen his distraction, patted him on the shoulder in sympathy, and told him to go find his female. It was good to have that camaraderie again. His subsequent hunt had been futile. Severus finally found him and told him the girls had taken her to see the design for their new mall. They wanted to pick her brain about color schemes or some other nonsense. As much as he was missing her, he was glad they’d accepted her so readily.

  He smiled when he thought of her sitting next to him at the table and listening as she spoke with everyone. There was very little laughter due to the continued worry over the emperor’s absence, but Maxim had managed to get a few giggles out of the females. He remembered sitting there at that same table when he’d first brought Luna to be healed and wishing she was present to share the meal. It had finally happened and he was still wrapping his mind around his good fortune. His ruminations halted as soon as he heard peals of laughter coming from the hallway.

  Cato didn’t make it two steps toward the sound before the door opened and Luna slipped inside. She pressed her back against the panel and stared at him with wide eyes.

  “I met Barney.”

  He couldn’t stop his laughter.

  She smiled at him. “I’m glad you think it’s funny. That thing is demented. I couldn’t get within a foot of Cassie or it’d trill at me like I was coming at her with a knife. I’d hate to see if someone was actually trying to harm her.”

  Cato wiped at his eyes. “He’s already attacked two of the kitchen staff. He tried to strangle them with his tail. That’s the second time he’s been banned from breakfast.”

  Luna pushed away from the door and started walking toward him. He liked watching her breasts sway under her T-shirt and her long legs eating up the empty space between them. She had the sexiest voice.

  “Well, all I know is that I’m partial to Donk and glad he’s not insane. The only thing he cares about is where he can catch the next stream of sunlight so he can pass out.”

  Cato chuckled then immediately grunted when Luna pushed at his chest and his ass hit the mattress. His dick didn’t get a clue until she crawled up on his lap and latched her thighs tight against his hips. He wasn’t prepared for the pull on his shirt or her trying to wrangle it over his head. He helped her out.

  “Damn, baby. All you had to say was ‘strip’ and I’d be all over that in a beat. Let me stand up and I’ll get these pants out of your way, too.”

  She giggled and slapped a hand on his shoulder. With the other, she lifted his chin since he was eye-balling her breasts only inches away from his chest. Her nipples were hard and evident behind the soft material.

  “Look at me, Cato.”

  He looked up into her pools of deep blue and his breath caught. Her lids were at half-mast and his cock kicked in his pants. It was fully alert and ready to play. He stifled a groan when she shifted and her ass scraped along the trapped flesh.

  “Every chance I get, sweets,” he ground out.

  She smiled seductively and he felt the mating necklace slide across his skin. She cupped the tooth in her hand and raised a brow before dangling it like a pendulum in front of his eyes.

  “When were you going to tell me about this?”

  He didn’t know whether she was getting him relaxed so she could punch him in the nose or if she was genuinely curious. He swallowed hard.

  “They told you.”

  Chapter 35

  Luna nodded and dragged the smooth edge of the tooth against his cheek. “When did you know?”

  She lowered the chain until the tooth was scraping lightly against his left nipple. Chills danced across his flesh and he tightened his grip on her hips.

  “Right before we kidnapped you from the hospital.”

  She leaned forward and whispered, “Did you kiss my wrist or my mouth?” The tooth moved to the other nipple and he moaned. His voice was shot.

  He whispered back, “Your wrist.”

  She moved to his other ear. Her words were husky and as decadent as the hot, moist breath washing across his lobe. “Tell me. What happened then?”

  He felt the necklace fall and bounce between his pecs as her hand landed on his other shoulder. It was warm from holding the necklace in her palm. He felt her nails scraping lightly against his skin and fought from flipping her over and kissing the shit out of her. Instead, he nuzzled against her face and let his voice drop.

  “You knocked me off my feet. Literally. Flat on my back.”

  She pulled back and smiled. Relief skittered across his skin. He drew her a little closer until her soft shirt brushed his skin. His eager flesh tingled from the contact.

  “Good.” She slowly moved her hands up the side of his neck and ran her fingers through his hair. She latched on and pushed her body forward and he fell backward to the mattress. She hovered over him and bent to kiss his lips. Before he could take command of her mouth, she pulled her head back and licked his lower lip. Her sensuous voice brought his ball sac tight up against his body. His dick throbbed relentlessly as it begged to be released from his jeans.

  “Do you want to be my mate, Cato?”

  He didn’t even hesitate with his response. He inwardly winced at the guttural sound. He was steadily losing control. “Fuck yes. Since the moment I heard you speak.”

  She licked him again and he caught the surprise in her voice. “That day in the bedroom when I held the screwdriver at your throat? Are you a masochist, Cato?”

  He couldn’t help his deep chuckle. “No, you silly female. It was the day I heard you on the hotline call. I listened to you for weeks. I never could catch you at the booth, but I wanted you from the moment your voice came over the line.”

  Her eyes widened and she drew back to look him in the eyes. “You listened to my calls?”

  Cato’s gut clenched. Did he just fuck this all up? “Yes. I was rushing to get you before you could leave town and then you were attacked. That’s how I knew you were at the hospital. I rode with you in the ambulance and took care of you from that point forward.”

  He held his breath and watched her surprised gaze bounce back and forth as she studied his eyes. He watched as those glorious pools of blue glistened with unshed tears and it scared him. She was going to leave him. He’d frightened her. He wasn’t prepared for her next move.

  Her brows relaxed and a crystal drop
rolled down her cheek. His heart thundered in his chest. She leaned forward and placed her lips softly against his. He tasted her tear as it slipped into his mouth. When she raised her head he desperately tried to read her expression. Her voice was shaky.

  “Baby, that has to be the sweetest god damn thing I’ve ever heard in my life. If I didn’t love you already, you would have snared me just with that. I love you, Cato. I want to be your mate and stay with you forever.”

  Air rushed out of his lungs and he clamped his hands to each side of her face, pulled her forward, and crashed his mouth to hers. He sucked at her lips and pushed his tongue into the warm recesses of her mouth. He desperately tasted her sweetness and reveled in the passionate kiss she gave him back. She wasn’t leaving. She was his.

  Cato lifted his upper body from the bed and held her tightly before he sat her next to him. He leaned down and started taking his boots off. He glanced over to her.

  “Get those clothes off, female. I’m going to get up close and personal with you in a minute and I don’t want anything between us.”

  She scrambled from the bed and started ditching her clothes. He stood, pushed his pants down, and kicked them away. When he was standing nude and proud, he paused and watched her lose the jeans. He shuddered just knowing that all those plush curves and soft skin were his. She was trembling and looking up at him. She gave him an appreciative glance down his body and his cock slapped against his belly. He fisted it and ran his hand up to the tip, squeezed, and then let it loose. Her breath came out in a rush.

  “Damn, Cato. You’re the most magnificent man I’ve ever seen in my life. You take my breath away.”

  “Come to me, mea amor. Let me feel your body against mine. Venio ad mea, Angeli.”

  Luna slipped into his arms and shivered against his skin as she lay her head on his chest. “When you talk to me in your language, my legs go weak. You’re so fucking sexy.”

  He bent down and scooped her up into his arms. “You’re the sexy one, Luna. I can’t breathe when I’m around you. I want you all the time.” He sat her in the middle of the bed, packed pillows against the headboard, and leaned back against them. He crooked his finger at her.

  “Come sit on my lap, baby.”

  She crawled across the bed and threw her leg over his thighs. She looked at him expectantly. His balls drew up.

  “Scoot a little closer, sweets. I want your breasts touching my skin. Don’t be afraid.”

  She inched up his body and he could feel her cunt dragging across the underside of his cock, and he moaned. She had him so hard he could pound nails with it. His fingers dug into her hips. “That’s it, sweetness. A little closer.”

  She flashed a seductive smile and moved her breasts gently against his skin. Her nipples were hard pebbles. He cupped the luscious mounds and ran his thumbs across the tight buds.

  “Lift them to me.”

  She rose to her knees and thrust her breasts toward his mouth. He loved the sound of her low moans as he drew a nipple deep into his mouth and suckled on her sweet flesh. Her legs began to tremble when he lavished the same attention to the other. He slowly released the breast and flicked his tongue against the tightened nub.

  Cato placed his hands on her hips and lowered her back to his lap. Her soft breasts dragged across his skin and he watched as her lips parted. When her hot, wet core settled against his cock, he gently pushed her forward and back until she’d slicked him with her juices.

  Her arms shook as she reached back and pulled her braid across her shoulder. When she began unraveling the silky tail, he leaned forward and softly kissed her lips. The words rumbled from his heaving chest.

  “Yes. You know what I want, don’t you? Release that beautiful hair, Angeli. I want to see it drape your body.”

  She was a feast to his eyes when the braid was gone and she lifted her arms to shake the hair loose. Her back arched and she tilted her head back. He felt the heavy mass brush against his thighs and chills skimmed across his flesh. He ran a hand up her back and held her in position as he ran his other hand from her throat, across each plush breast, and down to her tattoo. Her belly quivered and he massaged the colorful phoenix. His voice came out deep and strained.

  “I’m going to place my child there one day, Angeli. I want to see your belly grow and know that there’s life in there that we made together.”

  Luna gasped and flung herself forward and wrapped her arms around his neck. Her hair cascaded around them both and they were locked within a black cocoon of silk. He slid his hand up and felt her heart thundering in her chest. Her words were hushed and reverent.

  “I would love to have your baby, Cato. There are not enough of you in this world.”

  Cato felt tears burn behind his eyes and he closed them to save his pride.

  “Rise up, sweetness. I need to be in you.” He clasped her hips and pulled her higher.

  “Reach down and put me inside you.” He groaned when her warm hand wrapped around his cock and stood it straight up. He gritted his teeth when her silky, hot flesh slid around the weeping tip and steadily lowered to engulf his flesh. He was a third of the way in and he felt her struggle to adjust.

  “Arch your back and grab my shoulders, baby.” When she complied, he began working her gently up and down his shaft and gained some ground with each push. But he needed her wetter. He opened his eyes.

  “Look at me.” Her eyes flipped to his in expectation. Her lips were parted and she was breathing heavily. Damn! She looked like an ethereal goddess hovering above him. He hadn’t realized he’d slid down the pillows until just his head and shoulders were off the mattress. He raised his knees and dug his heels into the bed.

  “Put your hands on the railing and hold tight. Don’t move them. Do you understand me?” When she nodded and reached up, he rumbled to let her know he was displeased.

  “Say it, Luna. I want to hear it.” He felt her pussy flutter and more of her juices coated his burning flesh. He slid in another inch. He bit the inside of his cheek.

  “Yes, Cato. I understand.”

  “Good girl.”

  He lifted her and then entered a few more inches. She was starting to tighten around him. He let his voice drop lower and he crooned to her.

  “Your pussy is so slick and hot, Luna. I want to bury myself deep inside. I love watching you ride my shaft. Lower your eyes. Watch me slip into you.” He looked down when she did and they watched as his cock slid out to the tip and glistened with her cream. As he rolled his hips forward and brought her back down, her pink lips separated and stretched wide around his rigid flesh. Her hardened clit slid languidly along his shaft. The sight brought a moan from both their throats. Her inner muscles loosened and he slid almost all the way in.

  “That’s it, baby. Let me in that sweet pussy. Roll your hips. That’s a good girl. You want me deep in your sweet body? Push down and take me. It’s all yours. I want you to ride this cock. Let me in so I can fuck you.”

  Luna cried out and impaled herself on his dick until her lush ass connected with his skin. He felt the bulbous head graze across her womb and tunnel past as far as he could go. His breath caught.

  “That’s it, baby. I got you now.” He clamped onto her ass and began bouncing her up and down on his cock and moaned at the sharp sounds of flesh smacking against flesh. Fire shot across his groin as he slid against her contracting muscles. Her lavender and citrus smell filled his nostrils as he breathed her in. Her cries mingled with his grunts and groans until he realized she had her hands buried in his hair and was panting next to his ear. If she kept that up, he was going to blow his wad. He sent her a warning growl and stopped her from moving. She whimpered in frustration when he rolled them over and withdrew from her. He stood up next to the bed.

  Cato grabbed her thighs and pulled her to the edge of the mattress until her ass hung slightly over the edge. He groaned when he looked up and saw that her hair had fanned out across the sheets and her arms were splayed out over her head. Her chest
heaved as she watched him expectantly, unsure of what he’d do next.

  He reached into the nightstand drawer, grabbed a tube of lube and bent back over her. He set the lube on the mattress above her head, clamped her wrists together with one hand and grabbed the base of his hard flesh with the other.

  “Lock those legs around me. I’m going to fuck you hard until you come on my cock and then I’m going to do it again.”

  Luna thrashed against the mattress and tried to break his hold. “God, Cato. I love it when you talk to me like that. I’m burning up for you.” She wrapped her legs around his waist and cried out his name as he impaled her loose, slick sheath in one stroke. He rolled his hips back and began to steadily piston into her accepting body. He ground his pelvis against her groin and reveled in her deep moans of pleasure.

  “Move those hips. Yes. That’s it, baby. Use those legs to pull me in harder. Ride me. I feel your clit rubbing on my flesh. Good girl. Take what you need.” His breathing became erratic and sweat dripped from his body. He knew he didn’t have much time left before he completely lost it. He had to hang on through this one. He couldn’t lose it.

  He watched as her eyes shut tight as she built herself up to orgasm. She was excruciatingly beautiful. He bit his lip and grunted as her climax caught her and brought her body into a rigid lockdown. He released her wrists. She continued to squeeze his cock in a vise grip, and he panted through the agonizing pleasure of her spasms and her nails raking down his ribs. He quickly withdrew and flipped her over and impaled her throbbing channel. She moaned and fisted the sheets as her muscles continued their unrelenting lock and release.

  Cato grabbed the lube and bit the tip away. He squirted a generous amount on her tiny, puckered hole, and slid two fingers inside. She cried out, undulated against the bed, and came again. He grabbed the base of his dick and squeezed hard as he yelled out her name. He fought for control and barely won. He felt her essence drifting up from her body and his began to move forward as well. He was out of time. He bent over her back and whispered hotly in her ear as he slowly worked the shaking fingers in and out of the clamping entrance.