“I can do it,” she whispered.
“I want to. Let me take care of you.”
His emotions, more tender than they’d ever been before swept her, filled her and helpless tears burned in her eyes. Their unconsummated union loomed before her and she knew if he wanted this powerful experience now, she wouldn’t deny him. Yes, part of her was afraid of this particular act because the end result would be her shift from woman to wolf. Was she ready? Would her consummation with Gabe result in something frightening, considering her unpredictable gift? It was like walking into the unknown and though she knew she wouldn’t be alone, it was scary.
She watched Gabe, as he tenderly dried her damp body. He paid such serious attention to every detail. His eyes followed the motion of the soft cotton as he rubbed it over her throat and chest. He dried her breasts, her belly and between her legs, the soft friction making her gasp as pleasure streaked through her pussy. She hadn’t been fibbing when she said she wasn’t done. She wasn’t. Knowing she loved him beyond reason, now it was her intent to make him fall in love with her. It was only fair. None of their kind were promised love but she wanted it. How empty would life be without love?
Kat reached for the length of cloth, took it from him, and tossed it to the floor. Bravely she reached for another towel and looked into his burning eyes. “Let me.”
Giving as good as she’d gotten, Katalin dragged the cloth over every inch of his big body, gathering up the drops of water, admiring the man’s muscular fitness and thanking the gods he belonged to her. Following the movement of the towel with a rain of kisses she dried him with the attention to detail he’d shown her. The job was a joy that burst through her and filled her with a sense of her power as a woman. His cock rose up again. “Ah, I love our species,” she said, dropping the towel to the floor. She reached for his cock and stroked lovingly from base to tip. “I want to taste you. I need to feel your cock in my mouth.” Sweeping her thumb over the broad, thick head, she collected a small drop of moisture and looked up at him.
Gabe made a rough sound of frustration and hunger. Quickly removing her hands he bent low and placing his shoulder at her belly, he lifted her up and stalked from the room with her hanging over him. Shocked at the feral claiming, she squeaked a sound but then relaxed against him as he settled one broad hand on her ass. Kat’s hands reached until her fingertips brushed his hips. She wanted to touch too but then she lost all thought as he pushed a finger deep into her drenched pussy only to withdraw it suddenly. He smacked her ass lightly. Once. Then again, harder. Her ass burned deliciously and her cunt creamed. Again he slid a finger deep and repeatedly fucked her with it. Swamped. In uncharted territory, she wondered if he would continue to spank her and secretly hoped so.
Anticipation curled through her body as he made it to the side of the bed, deposited her onto the mattress. Before she could blink, he grabbed her and laid her face down over his lap. Gabe grunted a sound and pushed her thighs apart. Tenderly he fucked her pussy with one finger and then two. She squirmed helplessly against his thighs, pushing back against the sensation and then he withdrew his fingers. “You want this,” he stated with finality. A smack landed on one ass cheek and then another. Back and forth he went, swatting her flesh until her butt warmed then outright heated. Delicious, naughty fire flooded her and her pussy creamed. Gabe stopped spanking her and rubbed his hand gently over her abused skin then sent his fingers over her slit. “Creamy. Sweet. I want to taste this again. Would you like that?” He pushed two then three fingers deep and Katalin could do nothing but writhe against his lap. Gabe tweaked one hard nipple as he pinched her clit. She whimpered. She jerked. Kat wanted more of this deliciousness.
For the first time she was being treated as a person who wouldn’t break. There was no pussyfooting around with Gabe. He used a strong, heavy touch with her and she loved it. No longer was she too delicate to be treated as a normal woman.
Her pussy ached, responding to the slow steady finger-fucking as she pushed against his seductive touch. “Harder. Please.”
“Like this?”
“Mmm. Yeah. Gods!”
He flicked her clit with his thumb then pressed and Kat sucked in a gasp as she came apart. Before she had a moment to come down from the powerful orgasm he flipped her to her back on the bed. Her legs dangled from the edge and then his mouth was there forcing the orgasm to another heady peak. Fast and wild, she climbed, shaky under the lash of his rasping tongue, his teeth. Kat’s limbs trembled as she lost it, flying over that razor’s edge into a well of pleasure.
The next thing she knew, she was nestled against the pillows as Gabe drank the tears from her face. “Shh, now. I’ve got you.” His voice was a rough purr of sound. His hands stroked her body, calming and predatory all at once.
“I want to taste you too,” she managed. “Let me try.” She looked up at his face and watched his eyes close knowing he wanted it too. “Please. But you’ll have to show me what to do. Show me what you like.”
A savage expression settled over his features as he moved to his back. “Come here.”
Kat sat up, her pussy still quivering from the recent orgasm, and sent her gaze on a searching quest over his body. His cock rose up from his groin to tempt her mercilessly. Kat went to her hands and knees and moved to him. Her breath whispered out over the head.
“Take me in your hand.”
Kat obeyed, gripping the base and fisting her hand around it. Gabe went still and his emotions swamped her. Lust. Need. Raw, pulsing hunger. He reached for her still burning ass and settled his hand there. “Lick it. Suck it.”
His finger slid into her creamy pussy as she lowered her mouth over him. She licked the heavy stalk, circling the flesh with the tip of her tongue, curling it around him. While he fucked her with his finger and plucked at her tender clit, passion soared again, blasting through her like an arrow. She lowered her mouth over his erection, sucking the head and sending her tongue on a teasing quest beneath the ridge, then across the satiny flesh at the tip. Gabe made a low sound, pushing deeper into her mouth. Sucking light, then hard, alternating the strength of each pull, she finally released him to whisper against the thick head. “Am I doing this right?”
“Fuck yes. Any righter and I wouldn’t survive this. Gimme more.”
Pride surfaced as she continued to play at his cock and she paused only a moment when she felt Gabe grab her hips. As easily as if she were a feather, he lifted her until she lay sprawled over his torso. Her mate positioned her knees near his shoulders and Kat went still at the feel of his hot breath against her cunt.
As Gabe’s mouth settled on her pussy, she relaxed against him loving the way her belly pressed against his chest. She took his cock in her mouth again to steadily suck. She played with his heavy balls as he ate her out. They worked in tandem, and lust poured over her, hot and delicious. Gabe moaned a rough sound that vibrated through her cunt and then he stiffened his tongue, stabbing into her vagina. She fucked it, squeezing against it as sexual pleasure trembled through her limbs. Her legs quivered.
Yet, through it all she sucked his cock loving the way he pushed into her mouth. What began as a slow tasting became something else and they mutually increased the speed. Together they writhed, entwined and if she’d had notions of being inadequate they instantly evaporated as they climbed toward orgasm. Kat searched Gabe’s emotions, his hunger and felt him prodding too. Well matched. Yes. Two halves of a whole pressed together, pulsing together. Orgasm built, coiling through her belly tighter and tighter until she went still for one split second before splintering apart. A scream burst from her mouth, muffled by Gabe’s thick cock, which jerked heavily. His semen burst out and she swallowed it down as his penis pulsed against her tongue.
In the aftermath, breathing rapidly, Katalin rested her cheek against his groin and stroked her hands over the columns of his thighs. Gabe brushed his lips gently over her spent pussy, tenderly stroking his palms over her butt. For a moment they laid there, two lover
s broken by passion but then Gabe finally reached for her and settled her against him on the bed. He kissed her forehead then drew back to look into her eyes. Kat wanted to read his emotions now but somehow it felt an invasion of privacy. She felt his need to keep whatever he felt to himself and it hurt a little. If he didn’t want to share right now, then she wouldn’t either. Aching with love for him, she hid her hurt and smiled. “I think I did that right.”
Gabe’s teeth flashed white as he suddenly grinned. “No doubt about it. You are a pro. Hungry?”
Her tummy rumbled in response and Gabe laughed. Standing from the bed, he reached out and smacked her butt playfully. “Come on then. Let’s grab some dinner. Looks like we need to keep up our strength.” He sent her a hot look that fairly melted her bones. “For later.”
Forcing a smile, trying for all she was worth to keep things light, she buried her worries deep and swept his body with what she hoped was a leer. “Umm. Good idea, lawman. You’re reading my mind.”
* * * * *
The next afternoon, Katalin sat in the Cloverfield High School library, flipping idly through a book she’d taken from the shelves earlier. Deliciously sore in a number of rather delicate places, she shifted on the hard chair and thought back over the sex-filled night. She should be exhausted but oddly, Kat felt more energized than she ever had before. Looking around the big, quiet room, enjoying the random emptiness she figured that once the bell rang, she’d have a group of boisterous teens invading her space when they arrived for study hall.
After all these years of being virtually alone, it was oddly comforting to be in the company of others. Dr. Santos had been right to suggest that gradually integrating herself into society was a good thing. Every day she felt more confident in her telekinetic abilities. Her life really was falling into place and she figured the next big hurdle would be earning Gabriel’s love and following that up with a consummation. A shiver ripped over her when she thought of it. Every lycan female imagined her consummation ceremony and the big, boisterous party that would follow. It was rite of passage that was as valued as any human wedding. Dr. Santos had advised she and Gabe take all of that slow and Kat knew she was no doubt correct about that. They had all the time in the world but a part of her wanted it so badly she could practically taste it.
“Kat!”
Katalin looked up from her musing and smiled as one of the subjects of her thoughts walked into the library. “Hi Dee! What brings you here?”
Dee Santos was truly a stunning lycan female, Kat observed. Her Hispanic heritage was evident in the bronze tone of her skin and in her flashing, dark eyes. Her lips were full and smiling. Obviously highly educated and intelligent, she carried about her a sophistication that was largely absent from this rural, small-town atmosphere. Today she wore nicely pressed jeans, a silky black shirt and a pair of kickass red stilettos. She carried two cans in her hand and passed one over. “Here, I got you a diet soft drink.” Kat smiled as Dee continued without pause. “Got a call from the principal. One of the girls was troubled about something so I dropped by to have a chat with her.”
“Is she okay?”
Dee nodded, smiling. “Oh yeah. Typical teen angst that she’ll outgrow in a few years. She just needed to vent. I figured as long as I was here, I’d stop in and check on you. How are things going?”
“Never better.”
“And Gabe?” Dee’s eyes widened marginally and then she grinned. “Don’t answer that. You have all the markings of a satisfied woman. I’m happy for you, Katalin. After all you have been through in your life it’s so great to see the happiness on your face. Now if only you could garner complete control over your gift.”
“I’m working on it. I meant to tell you that Gabriel and I are—”
A succession of female screams sounded from the hallways. Young male voices began to yell out. Shouting and the general uproar sent both women to their feet. Kat raced into the hallway knowing Dee was hot on her heels. A crowd of young people and teachers clogged the narrow space. Tension was ripe in the air. Pushing her way through lycans young and older, she arrived at the edge of the group just as two males shifted into their wolves and leaped at each other. Fangs snapped and growls ensued. One young wolf sank his teeth into the neck of the other, who quickly shrugged him off and launched an attack of his own. It was well known that young lycan males were volatile and, much like she was with her own gift, largely unable to control things. Situations with these young folks could get out of hand in a hurry. They were like human males with all that rampaging testosterone but they also turned furry. A bad combination. Someone could get hurt.
Energy sizzled through her system along with her alarm at the situation. Her hair whipped wildly around her head as she focused on the teen lycans and she felt her gift rip through her system to practically explode from her fingertips.
“Stop!” Kat swept out an arm and one skinny wolf flew through the air to skid along the highly polished floor. Silence fell. Oppressive, heavy with anticipation. All eyes were glued to her in astonishment but she couldn’t worry about that now. The other young wolf turned his head and snarled. Kat glared back and lifted her other arm. Pointing in his direction she yelled again. “Stop!” The wolf lifted from the floor and flew backward landing on his ass several yards away. The crowd scurried backward, mouths open in disbelief. Instantly the two combatants shifted and lay naked in the hallway.
Lost to the sounds around her, the cacophony of excited voices, she felt the energy still surging through her body and wondered wildly where the hell she would put it. A door stood open on the bank of metal lockers and Kat focused her gaze on it.
Bam. Bam. Bam. The door banged shut and opened repeatedly, absorbing the telekinetic energy until finally things settled somewhere deep inside her. Blowing out a slow breath, focusing on the inanimate object, she felt the sizzling sensations subside. Her curls fell back to her shoulders and a sudden lethargy poured through her veins. And arm went around her and she realized Dr. Santos was holding her up. “Kat? Are you all right?”
As teachers rushed forward to attend the naughty wolf boys, Kat heard Dee’s voice as if from a distance along with the sounds of adults calling for the kids to return to their classrooms. Heavy footfalls sounded on the floor and suddenly Kat was wrenched from Dee and held in Gabriel’s arms.
“I’m here, darlin’. Hang on.”
Kat clung for a minute as his scent filled her head. “How did you—”
She began to tremble and his arms tightened.
“Got a call there was trouble. Luckily I was only a block away.” Gabe looked over his shoulder at the two naked boys and scowled. “Hang on to her, Dr. Santos,” he said, anger infusing his voice. “I’ve got some business to attend to here.”
Instantly Gabriel stepped away as Dee held on to her. She watched, her vision swimming slightly, as he grabbed each boy by the arm and dragged them to their feet. She couldn’t hear what he said to them but within a second or two the boys hung their heads as the school principal led them down the hall toward the office. Another teacher grabbed up their discarded jeans, tees and tennis shoes and rushed off, presumably to make sure the boys’ naked asses got properly covered and quick.
Feeling woozy and ill, Kat swayed against Dee and then Gabe was there again. “Sorry little dumbasses,” he said, his voice sharp with anger. His voice instantly gentled. “I’ve got her, Doctor. Thanks.”
Kat’s knees gave out and as she slumped Gabriel caught her up. Safety and security enfolded her like a warm blanket as he held her close. He murmured something against her hair but she couldn’t make out the words. Her mind was totally open as weakness took her over. Gabe’s emotions swamped her. Concern, anger, affection, possessiveness. Love?
Her head lolled against him as he stalked down the hallway and carried her from the building. He’d been afraid for her. He was angry with the boys. As a result his protective barriers were down, vulnerable to her and his love reached through the exhaustion to
touch her heart. Joy swam through her head, and as he settled her in the front seat of his pickup, he bent low, concern evident on his face. He cupped her cheek and pressed a kiss to her lips. “Rest, darlin’. Let me get you home and tuck you in nice and tight.”
There would be no argument from her. Katalin closed her eyes, holding her happiness to her heart like a gift. As Gabe started up the truck she gave in and fell into sleep.
Chapter Seven
Exhaustion had overtaken his mate and Gabriel was worried about her as they sat together in Joe McKinnon’s study later that night. They occupied a plush leather sofa and while he was pretty much sprawled out comfortably having been in this room a million times, she sat sort of curled in on herself. Tension radiated from her body and he sensed her nervousness. Joe, alpha of the Wolf Creek pack, sat behind his desk nursing a cup of coffee. A single small lamp provided the only light in the room. Quinn, Joe’s mate and their lupa, poked her head in the door. “You sent for me, honey?”
“Yeah, Quinn, come on in and join us.” Quinn, a tall, curvy blonde and the love of Joe’s life smiled at him but immediately upon spotting Kat rushed up to take her hands. “Are you okay, Kat? I heard about what happened at the school. I’ve been so worried about you.”
“I’m just pretty tired right now. I’ve never done anything quite like that before. It’s a little embarrassing to tell you the truth.”
“Nothing to be embarrassed about,” Gabe said for the hundredth time.
As Quinn took a chair near her mate, Kat’s eyes flashed at him and Gabe felt that tiny spark of temper like a smack. “And why not?” she said. “I’m just getting to know the people here and I was feeling so at home and accepted but now everyone thinks I’m a freak.”
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