Strange Lake Falls Panther (Strange Lake Falls Series Book 4)

by KD Jones

  “I caught some of his scent outside the club, but it was real faint and appeared to be in several different places, spread out. It didn’t make sense.”

  “I’ll have the twins meet you back at the club. They are two of our best trackers. Show them the scent before it disappears completely. I’ll call Adrian and let him know. Your mother and Roxanne need to know what’s going on.”

  “I don’t want to scare them.”

  “Well, they’re going to know something is up when I order them to have round-the-clock security. I won’t take a chance with their lives.”

  Connor nodded. “Thanks.”

  “You’re family. No thanks is needed.”

  Lucas moved forward. “Let me go with Connor to check the scent. I’ve had more years of tracking than your boys.”

  “Good idea, Lucas. I want everyone to meet at the pack house first thing in the morning so we can go over security measures.” Ric walked up to Connor and placed a hand on his shoulder. “We’ll find this guy and take care of him.”

  Connor nodded again in relief. He was so blessed to have such good people in his life. He and Lucas followed Ric out of the house. All three then shifted into their animal forms and went their separate ways.

  It didn’t take long to reach the wooded area surrounding the nightclub. It was three in the morning and the club was closed, but the employees were just now leaving. None of them paid attention to the wolf or the panther watching them.

  Connor lowered his nose and sniffed the ground. He pawed a leaf that seemed to have the heaviest scent of Mors on it. He shifted. “This is his scent. It’s faint but definitely him.”

  Lucas shifted. “I’ve got him. I’ll wait for the twins. You have a female to claim.”

  Connor blinked in shock. “What? I can’t. Not until Mors has been dealt with.”

  “Go, Connor. I have a silver Mercedes in the hotel parking lot. The doors to it are unlocked. In the trunk are spare clothes and the key to the hotel room. Room 335. You can access it from outside so you won’t have to go through the lobby.”

  “But there’s other issues. What if I lose control and become more like the guy who changed me?”

  “There’s the possibility of insanity no matter whether you are human, wolf, panther, or alien. It’s not based on who made you. There is a scent to sickness. I can smell the sickness coming off this guy Mors. You don’t have it. Now go.”

  Connor didn’t argue any more. He shifted to his panther and took off towards the hotel. He wanted to apologize to Roxanne and beg her forgiveness. Then he wanted to claim her body, heart, and soul for all time. He prayed she would forgive him and accept him.

  Chapter 12

  Roxanne was having the best dream. She felt strong hands caressing her back. It felt so good, almost like a massage. In her mind, she imagined Connor touching her. His fingers were warm and rough. She had kicked the covers off as she felt her body heating up. She wore her underwear and Lucas’s large shirt, but nothing else.

  Hands caressed her legs softly. Then lips nibbled at her neck. A scent reached her that had her wolf sitting up and paying attention. The hand moved from her legs up to cup her covered pussy. She couldn’t help but moan with need. “Mmm . . . Connor.”

  “Yes, sweetness?” Connor bit gently at her earlobe.

  The small bit of pain mixed with pleasure woke her up. She opened her eyes. “Connor?”

  “Roxanne.”

  His kisses trailed over her shoulder. She shivered with pleasure as she tried to turn to look up at him. “What are you doing here?”

  Connor moved to one side and gave her room to roll onto her back. “I needed to apologize to you.”

  “How did you know where to find me?”

  “Alpha Lucas told me. He stopped by to have a little talk with me.”

  Roxanne reached over and turned the light on. She didn’t really need it but there was something different about Connor’s face. She looked at him again and gasped. His chin sported a dark bruise and his lip was split.

  “What the hell happened?”

  “The Alpha had some strong opinions he wanted to express.”

  “Oh, Connor.” She got to her knees and cupped his cheek gently so she could look at his bruise.

  “It’s nothing. It’s already healing and will be completely gone by morning.”

  “I just hate to see you injured in any way.”

  They stared into each other’s eyes. She didn’t ask why Lucas punched him. She already knew it was because of her. Lucas was a good man who wanted to right a wrong. And now he had sent Connor to his hotel room to see her. She felt her heart racing. “Why did you come here?”

  He shifted closer to her. “I wanted to apologize for how I behaved at the nightclub.”

  “For kissing and touching me?”

  He shook his head. “No, for what I did after that. I sent you away from me. That was the last thing I wanted to do.”

  “Why did you?”

  “I caught the scent of Mors, the guy who changed me. He was close by.”

  Roxanne was shocked. She had never expected him to say anything like that. “The guy from South America?”

  “Yes. I caught his scent and wanted to get you to safety, but I was struggling with my cat and I didn’t handle it very well. I went searching for him but I couldn’t find him.”

  “You went after him on your own? This guy is too dangerous from what you have told me.”

  “Worried about me?”

  “You big jerk! Of course I’m worried about you.” She tried to hit him but he caught her wrist. He brought it to his mouth and licked her pulse.

  “Is apologizing all that you wanted to do?” she asked. She could feel the heat rolling off of him. It seeped inside of her, arousing not only her, but also her wolf.

  “No, I also wanted to tell you something else.”

  “What?”

  “That I want you desperately. I have ever since I first met you almost two years ago. I want you so badly I can’t sleep without dreaming of you, how you feel, how you taste.”

  Roxanne shivered. “I want you too. I’m falling in love with you, Connor.”

  “I’ve already fallen, baby. There’s no coming back from it.” Connor pulled her into his arms and leaned forward to kiss her deeply.

  The moment their lips met, passion ignited like a firestorm.

  Chapter 13

  Connor growled. She was wearing the Alpha’s shirt. The other male’s scent was all over her. He needed to change that immediately. He reached between them and ripped the shirt open. Her high, firm breasts were completely bare.

  “So beautiful,” he growled as he cupped her with his large hands. She wasn’t too big or too small, a perfect fit for his hands.

  “Take yours off too,” she demanded.

  He gave her a smile, pleased that she didn’t want to be the only one naked. He sat back on his knees and stared down at her wearing nothing but her thin lace underwear.

  “I have dreamed of this moment for so long.”

  “Me too,” she whispered licking her lips. He tracked the motion like he was stalking his prey. He stood up and quickly finished taking his boots and pants off. Then he glanced over at her lying on the bed. She opened her legs as if welcoming him home.

  He leaned down and began to crawl up the bed towards her. He licked her instep with his tongue while tracing a soft pattern on her other leg with his fingers. He nibbled the sensitive spot behind her knee. When he got to the v of her womanhood, he gripped the edges of the top of her panties and began to slide them down her long legs.

  He paused to admire her. She had no hair on her mound. He had noticed that once before when she had shifted, but he tried to not look back then. Now he could finally look his fill of her. She was smooth perfection. He closed his eyes and inhaled her unique and sweet fragrance. She was even more enticing when aroused. After getting a whiff of her on his bed sheets, he would never forget her scent, ever.

  “Y
ou smell so good.”

  “You do too. I want you Connor.”

  “You’ll have me.”

  He gripped her inner thighs and spread them further apart, opening her up to him. He could see her juices running down her delicate pink pussy lips. It was a temptation he could not refuse. He leaned down, keeping his eyes locked on hers, and swiped at the delicious wetness with his tongue.

  The taste of her hit his system. Every part of him lit up. “Mmm . . . so good.” His cat demanded more cream. He wasn’t about to deny his cat at that moment. They were in complete agreement for once.

  He buried his face against her and licked her. He nibbled her clit and the reaction he got from her was very rewarding. He kept it up until he had her wiggling and begging him for more. He was happy to oblige.

  Connor inserted a finger into her sweet channel. She was so tight, he had to get her loosened up so that she would be able to take all of his girth. He felt her fingers in his hair, pulling him to her as he continued to torment her clit in the best possible way. He added another finger to pump in and out of her. He scissored his fingers inside of her, gently stretching her more. Then he curled his fingers and reached for her inner g-spot.

  “Oh God, Connor!”

  He worked even harder, caressing her until she bucked upward and screamed her release. He caught every drop of her arousal in his mouth. Then he started moving up her body trailing hot kisses along the way. He couldn’t wait to get inside of her.

  *****

  Roxanne couldn’t breathe. At least it felt that way. Connor had taken her breath away with his hands and mouth. No man had ever made her come that hard before. She felt so relaxed, he could pretty much do whatever he wanted; she was satisfied almost to the point of being ready to go to sleep. But then her body notified her of other plans.

  As Connor slowly made his way up her body, she felt tingles spreading all throughout her, waking her up and making her needy again. Her wolf was just as aroused as she was, wanting more.

  She looked down at Connor’s dark hair as he paused above her breasts. She knew she wasn’t big-chested like Sam and some of the other female werewolves, but she was fit and all her curves matched her body. Connor didn’t seem to have any problems with her breast size either as he latched onto her nipple. The suction he applied was strong and seemed to have a direct link to her pussy. Every time he sucked, it felt like he was sucking her clit again. She was going to have another orgasm and he hadn’t even gotten inside of her yet.

  “Please, Connor, I want to feel you inside of me.”

  His eyes shot up to look at her and she could see the glow of his cat near the surface. Evidently he wasn’t going to be rushed. He moved to the other breast to give it the same treatment. She was aching for him now. She lifted her hips and found his enlarged cock not far from her. If he wasn’t going to give her want she wanted, she would take it.

  Roxanne wrapped her legs around his waist and used her leverage and muscles to rub herself against his manhood, slicking him with wetness. Connor let go of her breasts and purred.

  Damn, that was the sexiest sound she had ever heard. Wolves growled when they were excited. Her wolf was near to howling that she wanted Connor to take them. Since they were two different species, they would only be able to make love in human form, but their inner beasts would feel just as satisfied with that.

  “You are rushing me,” Connor murmured as he gently bit her bottom lip.

  “I have to have you inside me now, I can’t wait.”

  “I can’t wait either,” Connor admitted as he finally, slowly, pushed his tip into her entrance.

  “Yes, yes, please . . .” Roxanne wrapped her arms around his neck.

  Slowly Connor eased himself inside. It was a very tight fight. But finally he was rooted deep inside of her and Roxanne never wanted him to leave. She didn’t think anything could be any better, until he pulled out and then moved back inside of her.

  She met his every thrust with a lift of her hips. In and out, deep then shallow, soft then hard. The pressure was building in her, the tingling turning to a slow burn. She felt such a deep need to bite him, her wolf wanting to bite him on his shoulder and mark him as theirs. But that was crazy, wasn’t it? All thoughts evaporated as Connor found a new angle that had him hitting her inner g-spot with every thrust.

  “Fuck me harder!” Was that her demanding that or did her wolf take over for a second there? She wasn’t sure, but Connor answered her demand and ground himself into her with every deep thrust.

  Connor pulled out of her. She was frustrated and confused. “What?” She gasped as Connor flipped her over to her stomach.

  “Get to your hands and knees,” he breathed in her ear.

  Roxanne scrambled to get to her knees but with him leaning heavily against her back, she turned her head on the mattress and lowered her chest down. That move made her ass rise up and Connor purred with approval. She felt him entering her from behind and it was such an incredible feeling she couldn’t stop her wolf fangs from popping out.

  Connor plunged in and out from behind, taking her deeper than before. He pressed his chest against her back and then pressed his mouth over her shoulder. The next thing she knew, she felt his teeth pressing into her skin. Her wolf preened, wanting more.

  Roxanne pressed her ass back against him, making him growl, “Roxanne, you are mine.”

  “You are mine too,” Roxanne told him, wishing again that she had marked him.

  She felt the spasms starting deep within her. She wasn’t going to last much longer. He must have felt the same way because he started a much faster pace, in and out. His teeth sunk down into her flesh, marking her, and she screamed as her orgasm hit her hard. “Connor!!”

  *****

  Connor was filled with the need to mark her as his, claim her so no other would ever try to take her from him. He pounded into her over and over and then his semen shot out hot and hard into her womb, soaking her. His cum kept coming and he held her with his teeth the whole time. When he finally felt himself slowing, his cat allowed him to release her skin. He licked the tender spot with his tongue.

  He moved to lie on his side, taking her with him. He reluctantly pulled his cock out of her. He leaned down to her neck and inhaled. Her scent had already changed. She smelled of him and that brought a possessive smile to his face.

  “That was . . .” Roxanne was breathing hard. They both were. She had wiped him out.

  “I know. It was so much more than I had ever imagined it would be.”

  She laughed. “You’ve been fantasizing about us a lot, huh?”

  He cupped her breast and nuzzled her neck. “Yes. You have become a bit of an obsession for me.”

  “Then why didn’t you come back earlier?”

  “I couldn’t. When I went back to South America and had gotten turned, I was scared that I would end up like Mors. I still fear that.”

  He let her go so that she could turn to face him. She cupped his cheek and the heat coming off of her soothed him. “How could you ever think you were anything like this Mors guy? You are a caring and loving person. You don’t have any scent of sickness, which I am sure that Mors does.”

  Connor nodded his head. “He does. I didn’t realized until Ric and Lucas said it, that there was a specific scent to illness. Mors has it. He was probably sick for a long time.”

  They caressed each other and kissed. Neither one spoke of the fact that Connor had marked and claimed her. It was like they didn’t want to break the mood. Connor’s cell phone went off. He sighed as he let her go with reluctance to stand up and search for his phone.

  “Hello? Mom, I’m fine. Truly. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be at the pack house in the morning. I will, I promise. Love you too.” He hung up and turned to find Roxanne completely naked and watching him.

  “What’s going on tomorrow?” Roxanne asked.

  “I’m meeting the pack and Lucas at the pack house tomorrow to go over how to hunt down Mors and protect e
veryone.”

  She nodded. “That’s a good plan. You shouldn’t try to take on this guy on your own. Plus, it sounds like he knows how you hunt, so he’s been able to outmaneuver you. He won’t be able to get away from the pack.”

  “Yeah, that’s true. Sometimes I feel like he’s psychic and can predict my every move. Wish we had a way to do the same.”

  Roxanne smiled and patted the bed next to her. “Maybe we do. Come to bed. I need to get tired out and I have just the exercise in mind.”

  He stalked closer to her moving very slowly. He loved how his body made her more aroused. They were perfect for each other, and he would never let anyone take that away from him.

  Chapter 14

  Mors growled from his perch in the tree. These dogs were so stupid. They thought they would be able to track his scent. But that was not how it would be. He nodded to Pablo, the male he had managed to turn a few days ago. He hadn’t learned how to master his fighting and hunting skills yet, but he was ruthless and all too willing to learn from Mors.

  Things were working out for Mors. He had found his wayward child Connor, he had made a second child that would follow him to the ends of the Earth, and then he found out today that Connor had a woman, and what a woman.

  She was wolf, he could tell. That was unacceptable. She would have to be turned panther if she was to be a suitable mate for himself and his two male children. He wasn’t against sharing. His clan needed females to help replenish their species.

  His thoughts returned to the blond beauty that Connor had selected. She was light on curves, but beautiful in a delicate way. Just imagining her naked had him hard and aching. He jumped to the ground and shifted to his human form. He was naked and aroused. He closed his eyes, picturing the blond on her knees, serving him. He could feel his other child’s eyes on him and it made him even harder. He couldn’t wait to get his hands on that delightful beauty.

  “Soon, beautiful, you will be mine.”

  *****

  The next morning Connor and Roxanne arrived at the pack house, Roxanne was full of anxiety. She didn’t know how Mary and Ric would react to her being mated to Connor. Her wolf had plagued her all night to mark Connor, but she didn’t think it was the right timing. She saw the house and Mary standing on the front porch with Ric. How was Mary going to handle her and Connor being mates? How was Ric going to deal with it? How pissed off was the werewolf council going to be when they found out?