A Wolf's Mate (9 page)

This
was her pleasure, her joy, and she was going to damn well enjoy it while she
could.

Ava’s
body went rigid, unable to move again until her very lovely climax subsided.
Nick was talented with every part of his body, lips, and fingers too, but most
of all his cock that he was now sheathing. He parted her legs some more and
pulled her toward the end of the table, letting her waiting pussy bump into the
very tip of his dick.

The
sheet she’d been lying on rumpled underneath her butt. She sat up, wrapping her
legs tightly around his hips as he slid into her. He cradled her in his arms as
he began a steady thrust.

“I
wasn’t aware my pussy was going to get massaged as well, but I’m not
complaining,” she said resting her right cheek on his chest.

“Just
wait till you get the bill,” he said.

She’d
always loved a man with a sense of humor. Top priority for her in fact.

He
picked up speed and intensity. She pushed against him, burying her face into
his chest, feeling his hair tickle her nose. Loving the heat it radiated back
at her, and also the smell. So masculine and comforting too, like he’d protect
her from everything bad out there in the world.

She
groaned into his skin as her climax began building.

“Do
your special thing on me,” she whispered.

“What
would that be?” he asked. His lips now rested against the top of her head.

“The
vibrator thingy.”

Maybe
that’s why he could do what no other man could. He was part wolf. Did wolves do
that to their mates? Oh, dear God I’m imaging all sorts of things, asking
myself stupid questions. And now it feels like I’m drunk and sleepy.

He
stopped thrusting and did that cock-twirling act she loved so much.

“Ummm,”
was all she could muster up to say. She wasn’t sure if she was spinning or the
room was twirling around her. She glanced up seeing the stars on the ceiling
twinkle. What looked like a planet glowed and it fascinated her but she didn’t
know why. She’d studied astronomy at school and in college. Her father even had
a telescope in the attic and she’d never seen a planet like that before.

“Ummm,”
she murmured again as her leg muscles seized and her first orgasm took over her
whole body.

She
cried out, clung to Nick, digging her fingers into his back, hoping she wasn’t
hurting me, but damn it was so fucking good. Another climax washed over and
this time she put her chin toward the ceiling and cried out, bringing about
laughter from Nick.

“You
obviously want more,” he said.

This
couldn’t be real. One long continual climax now. A constant state of arousal
and pleasure.

She
fell
backward
. Feeling like her heart was
going to beat out of her chest, and her pussy was so slick she was scared it
was going to slide out of her body.

“Someone
needs a back massage,” said Nick. He pulled out of her and turned her over. He
ran his hands up and down her back.

Sensory
overload.

Was
there such a thing?

****

Nick
reached for the bottle of oil and squeezed perhaps a too generous amount in his
palms, some dripped on the floor as he ran them over Ava’s buttocks which were
the most beautiful ones it had ever been his pleasure to behold.

He
moved his hands over her ass, hearing her giggle. Her skin was like porcelain
and it glistened as the lights twinkled above. He glanced up momentarily. The
human clients didn’t know it but what was projected on the ceiling was the constellation
of where their home planet had once been.

Maisey
had said that a few of the shifters had actually cried during their massage
when they’d seen it, saying how they missed home so much and always would. He
missed it too. He took one more look before glancing back down at Ava. Should
he make her look up at the ceiling and tell her the truth? Tell her that he
believed she was his mate and not to tell anyone, including the Bureau she
worked for.

“The
action’s stopped,” she said, wiggling her ass at him.

Such
a pretty one. He grabbed the bottle of oil and squeezed, draining it of its
contents and letting it cascade over her crack.

He
parted her cheeks seeing it seep down close to her pussy. That was beautiful
too. He needed to get back inside it. Nick pushed himself back into the warmth
of her channel.

“Yeah,
that’s more like it,” she said.

Some
of the
oil
dripped
onto
his feet as he pushed farther inside her.
She groaned continually as he pounded his way harder and deeper. His release
was going to be off the charts. He’d thought things were pretty wild and
exciting being in a threesome with Maisey and Lucas, but this was on
a whole
new level.

He
had to be selfish this time around so he gave one last thrust and found
paradise, almost howling but stopping himself in time. He needed to go running
again,
but he didn’t want to give her any reason
to be suspicious about him. And disappearing after they’d done the need again
would certainly do that. He’d have to keep it bottled up inside and run later.

“You
spoil me. I’ll want this sort of thing
forever
and ever.”

It
was now or never. He had to ask her.

“You
could have it. But first you have to tell me something. A secret that you’re
keeping.”

It
was worth a shot. She’d been pleasured, oiled, pampered—what woman wouldn’t
spill the beans after all that?

She
turned around and looked at him.

“You’re
right. I do have a secret,” she said.

“I’m
listening.”

“I
think I might be falling for you.”

Chapter Eleven

Stupid
, stupid,
stupid.

Hadn’t
she learned her lesson?

Tell
a man you were interested in him and he did what men always did. Silence and
ended the evening abruptly.

Nick
had told her he’d forgotten he had to make an important business call and left.
She saw a note pinned on her motel room door. She took it off and skimmed it
just enough to ascertain that some other guests had complained about the noise
coming from her room and if things didn’t quieten down they’d have to ask her
to leave.

Wouldn’t
that be embarrassing, to have to find somewhere else to stay and inform her
supervisor? She could imagine her father looking down from wherever he was,
shaking his head at her.

Another
letdown
, Ava, my girl.

She
opened the door and went inside.

No
fear of any more noises, besides her having the volume on the TV cranked up too
much.

No
more Nick.

She
couldn’t keep that big mouth of hers shut. Still it wasn’t entirely her fault.
What did he expect when he’d given her so many through-the-roof orgasms and her
inner sensor had gone out to lunch?

She
threw her keys down on the bed. She wanted to go home and she soon would. Either
she’d get solid evidence that something weird was happening in Kalispell or she
tell them what fucking idiots they were.

****

Nick
ran and ran. The snow and
wind
burning
his face despite his thick fur. He’d been tempted to round up some other
shifters to run with
him,
but he needed
to be alone so he could think. With
others,
they might know what was on his mind and some of the elders would probably
offer him advice. He’d never been good at taking that. He knew what they’d say—the
group, its secret, safety, and survival came before his desire for this woman.

He
stopped and howled. A nearby wolf pack howled back. So easy for the wolves that
weren’t shifters. It had been so easy when they’d been their own planet and
everyone was a shifter.

Ava
had revealed she had feelings for him. They’d crossed that line.
Casual
dating and sex, heading toward potential
mate and things getting to the point of no return where he’d have to sacrifice
the group’s interest over his own. A wolf waited a lifetime for this and
nothing was going to stand in his way. Truth was he was hurtling toward forty
and he wanted a wife and he wanted to be a father.

He’d
left her suddenly and she probably thought what a jerk he was. Fucked her and
then split. What sort of asshole did that to a woman?

Okay,
he’d done that more times than he’d cared to remember. But this was Ava. He
began running again, heading toward the safety of his car. It was a beautiful
night and he wished she could experience it with him. The stars and the full
moon. He stopped and howled again before slowing turning back into his human
form.

He
leaned over and got his breath back. He’d obviously run too hard because he
actually had a stitch in his side. Despite the beautiful night, it was
freezing. He grabbed his clothes and got into the car, hearing his cell phone
ring.

Nick
reached across the passenger seat and grabbed it. He looked at the caller ID
and saw that it was Maisey.

“Hi
Maisey,” he said.

“Can
you make some of your famous
chili
and
bring it for supper tomorrow?”

“Sure,
no problem.”

“And
you’ll need to pick up Ava because she doesn’t know how to get to our place.”

His
heart beat faster just hearing her name mentioned.

“When
did you invite her?”

“Earlier
today.”

“You
think that’s a good idea? I mean if she’s watching us.”

“That’s
why I’m inviting her. I want her to see how normal we are and that way she’ll
think we’re human.”

“I
guess that makes sense.”

“Is
something wrong?”

“No,
why?”

“You
don’t sound your usual confident self.”

“Just
a bit tired that’s all. Working too hard.”

Maisey
was his business partner. Both she and Lucas had become good friends to him but
what he felt and what was going through his head he had to keep to himself. If
they thought that maybe he’d choose Ava over them, well, he couldn’t blame them
for stopping him, doing what they had to.

“Okay,
see you and Ava tomorrow around six p.m. and don’t forget the chili.”

****

Ava
didn’t feel in the mood for
yoga,
but
she’d paid for six lessons so she was going to drag her butt along to the
class. She watched as Maisey showed them the pose. The girl was a born yoga
instructor and Ava wished she could get into at least half the positions she
showed the class. Guess that’s why they labeled it advanced. Ava did her best
to try and copy her but instead wasn’t concentrating and lost her balance and
fell on her ass. Maisey looked over at her.

“You
okay?” she asked.

“Fine,
really,” said Ava standing.

“Take
a deep breath and come up out of the pose and stretch your arms up.”

Ava’s
body ached just a tad today. She thought back to last night and the massage
table. Her pussy pulled recalling all the wonderful things Nick had done to
her.

“That’s
it for this lesson,” announced Maisey.

Ava
grabbed her water bottle as Maisey walked over to her.

“Did
Nick tell you he’ll be picking you up to bring you for dinner at our place?”

Nick.
Her heart beat faster at just the mention of his name. He hadn’t said anything.
Well, he still hadn’t called her.

“No,
I haven’t spoken to him since last night and he didn’t mention it.”

“Probably
before I called him. He’s making his famous chili. You’ll love it.”

Ava
smiled. Maisey was such a sweetheart.

****

Nick’s
finger’s hovered over the numbers on his
cell phone
.
She’d told him she was falling for him. He was pretty certain that feeling was
mutual, but there was one big hitch,
well besides
her not being one of his own. She was here on a mission to check out Dane and
probably the rest of his buddies.

It
would all
work out
. If this was meant to
be, fate would intervene. That was his business mantra and maybe he should
extend that to be his love mantra too. Finally taking a stab at the numbers, he
soon heard Ava’s voice on the other end. His legs shook just hearing her say
her name.

“Hi,
Ava.”

“Nick.
Maisey said that you were going to pick me up and drive me to her house.”

“Yeah,
that’s why I’m calling. How does five thirty work for you?”

“That’s
perfect because I have a report, I mean an article I need to finish and I
should be ready.”