Animal Attraction (15 page)

“Of course,” he grinned. “I thought it was obvious.”

Eliza’s smile was shy. “I had hoped, but I didn’t know for sure. But I like hearing you say it. And I love you, too, by the way. Very much,” she told him, pulling him down for another kiss.

Chapter 10

Eliza arched her back and sighed with pleasure as Hunter ran his tongue along the slick folds of her pussy. That morning, they had gone out for a run in the forest behind his house—their house—she corrected, letting out another sigh as he slid his tongue deep inside of her. After running for hours, they had changed back to their human form, and one thing had led to another. Now she was on her hands and knees in the grass while he licked her from behind. And it felt absolutely incredible! She dug her fingers into the soft earth beneath her as Hunter swiped his tongue across her pussy over and over again. If someone had told her a couple of months ago that she would be making love with the man of her dreams out in the middle of the forest, she would have told them they were crazy. After all, the great outdoors had never really been her thing. But now that she was a werewolf, being outside was the most natural and exhilarating feeling in the world.

Letting out a little moan, Eliza leaned farther forward and thrust her ass even higher in the air, hoping that wonderful tongue of his would find its way to her clit. He must have read her mind because a moment later, she felt his velvety tongue on her plump, little nub. She caught her breath as he began making slow circles round and round the sensitive flesh. God, that felt unbelievable! While she always loved it when Hunter went down on her, there was something about him doing it in this position that was decidedly primal.

Ever the tease, however, Hunter only licked her clit for a moment before going back to what he’d been doing before. Not that Eliza minded, of course. The teasing always seemed to make her orgasms that much more intense, and she moaned once more as he ran his tongue along her pussy, and then dipped it inside again. Good heavens, she might actually come just from that. Before she could find out, though, he had moved back up to her clitoris again.

Instead of making slow, little circles on the plump flesh like he’d been doing before, he flicked his tongue over her clit once, and then twice, before closing his mouth over the sensitive bud and gently suckling on it. She gasped, sure that what he was doing would immediately send her tumbling headlong over the edge into ecstasy, but just when she was certain she might, Hunter backed off and once again began to make light, circular motions with his tongue. Damn, the man knew how to get her going!

Her clitoris was even more sensitive now than when he’d first begun licking her, and Eliza closed her eyes, letting herself get lost in how good it felt. The forest seemed to disappear around her as she gave herself over to the sensations claiming her. It was like every nerve in her body was concentrated in that one little spot, and her breath started to come in little gasps as she moved closer and closer to climax. She was barely even aware of what he was doing as he lapped her clit with his tongue.

Her orgasm swept over her like a slow building tidal wave, and she dug her fingers into the soft earth, her cries of ecstasy echoing through the forest as Hunter’s tongue coaxed every possible trace of pleasure from her body.

Only when every last tremor had left her did Hunter stop what he was doing. As she felt him shift behind her, she knew that his hard cock would be sliding into her any moment. Her breathing quickened with anticipation.

Grasping her hips, Hunter teased the opening of her pussy with the head of his cock. Her arousal was musky on the air, and as he inhaled deeply, he thought he might explode from the intoxicating scent. Sometimes, it was good being a werewolf. It was very good.

Unable to resist the temptation of her hot pussy any longer, he tightened his hold on her hips and plunged his hard cock inside her in one smooth motion. Eliza gasped, but he barely heard the softly uttered sound over his own low groan. She was so unbelievably tight. It was like his cock was being squeezed by a velvet glove, and as he felt her pussy clench around him even more firmly, he knew there was no way he was going to be able to last unless he fucked her slowly. With that in mind, Hunter began to gently thrust in and out of her extremely tight pussy.

But watching his hard shaft slide in and out of her wetness was almost his undoing, and it took everything in him not to pound into her as hard as he could. Closing his eyes, he tried to focus on something else, but it did no good. His werewolf senses were too keen, and even with his eyes closed, he couldn’t concentrate on anything but how damn good she smelled, and how hot and wet and tight her pussy felt around his cock. It didn’t help when Eliza began to rock back against him, letting out little cries of pleasure with every movement. Each time her heart-shaped ass came into contact with his hips, he edged a little closer to orgasm.

Finally, he couldn’t take it anymore. Gripping her hips, he began to pump into her as hard as he could. Though he wasn’t sure how, he managed to hold off until he heard Eliza’s screams of pleasure echoing in his ears. Only then did he allow himself to find his own release, and he groaned long and low as he poured himself into her.

Afterward, Hunter stayed where he was, his cock still pulsing inside her pussy. Then finally, with a groan, he slowly slid out of her. Taking Eliza’s hand, he pulled her down with him onto the soft forest floor.

“That was amazing,” he breathed.

As she lay there with her head pillowed on his chest, Eliza couldn’t help but smile. It had been amazing. And it wasn’t just the sex, either. Everything with Hunter was amazing. They were perfect together, and she was completely and hopelessly in love with him. She would have never dreamed that it could happen so fast, but it had, and she had never been so happy in her life. She had fallen hard and fast for the hunky werewolf, that was for sure.

Actually, everything had moved so fast since that night she’d been bitten. As Andy had predicted, both of the local Fairbanks’ newspapers had immediately approached her, begging for an exclusive interview. Instead of agreeing, she had done them one better. She had written the story and offered it to the first paper that would give her a full-time job as a reporter.
The Daily News-Miner
had not only eagerly accepted the deal, but had printed her story on the front page, along with Andy’s photos, of course. They had definitely added a nice touch.

The Miner
had offered the photographer a job as well, but Andy had declined. Apparently, chasing after ghosts, monsters, and legends was more entertaining than freezing his butt off in Alaska. He had been more than happy for Eliza, though, and had reminded her that if she ever needed a photographer, to look him up.

The werewolf version of the story did actually make it into print. Carson Emory got his byline on page thirty-two of
Strange Times
, right above an advertisement for a male enhancement supplement. Eliza almost felt sorry for the man, until she remembered what a jerk he was.

As for Nate, he’d never brought up the subject of werewolves again. However, the fact that one of his strongest beliefs had been confirmed was enough to encourage him to start chasing down some of his other paranormal theories. The last she’d heard, he had signed on with an expedition to the Himalayas that was hoping to prove the existence of the Abominable Snowman. Eliza had been even more surprised to learn that he wouldn’t be going alone, but that a certain female police officer would be accompanying him. Apparently, the woman not only had a thing for Nate, but was just as big into the paranormal as he was.
Who knew?

Things had moved even faster where she and Hunter were concerned. After deciding to move in with him, Eliza hadn’t even bothered going back to San Francisco at all. She had quit her job at
Paranormal Today
, had her sister pack up her stuff and send it to her, and then canceled the lease on her apartment. To say her family had been surprised by the whole thing was an understatement. Actually, they thought she’d either gone insane or been abducted by some cult. But she had finally convinced them that neither of those things were the case. Putting Hunter on the phone had helped; her mother had thought he sounded absolutely charming. Now, her whole family couldn’t wait to meet him.

Eliza had been so busy getting that part of her life straightened out that she’d barely realized how quickly time had passed until Hunter had reminded her that it was almost time for her first change. While she had been nervous, it didn’t seem nearly as frightening with him there to help her.

When the full moon arrived the next night, she and Hunter had gone out to the woods behind their house, where they had waited for her to turn.

“I’ll be with you the whole way,” he’d told her, and he had been.

That first time had been painful. Though she’d tried not to, her body had automatically fought what was happening to it. As it had begun to change shape, she’d instinctively tried to hold on to what her mind said was normal and fought the pull of her muscles as they found their new form. Of course, that had just made it hurt even more. But Hunter’s soothing words and gentle touch had finally gotten through to her, and she’d forced herself to relax and give in to the change. Once she’d done that, the pain had immediately lessened, and almost before she had known it, the change from human to wolf had been complete.

Hunter hadn’t changed into a wolf right away, but had stayed in human form as she’d explored her new body. She had felt a little self-conscious as he had helped master her first task—learning how to walk using four legs instead of two. That had taken a little longer to master than she had thought it would. She’d always considered herself pretty coordinated, but she’d kept tripping over her big paws.

He had also helped her understand how to separate and interpret all of the hundreds of new smells that had been assaulting her sensitive nose. Her sense of smell had been heightened already since being bitten, but in wolf form, her nose had been almost overwhelmed with everything around her. He’d taught her what smells were important, and which could be ignored.

She’d been glad when he’d finally changed into wolf form. It had been really frustrating trying to communicate through yips and barks. Not that she’d been able to communicate with him any better after he’d changed, but at least he’d been at the same disadvantage. They had spent the rest of the night running and exploring the Alaskan wilderness that was now her backyard. Hunter had been right. Being a wolf was absolutely exhilarating.

That first night spent together as wolves had been an incredible experience. She had been so excited about the whole thing that she’d immediately jumped into his arms the moment they’d changed back, and they had made love right there on the forest floor. That had definitely been a first for her.

But she’d certainly gotten used to it. Eliza smiled as she ran her fingers over Hunter’s chest. They’d made love outside every night since.

Eliza let out a contented little sigh. “I could stay here all day,” she said softly.

Hunter’s chuckle was a deep rumble beneath her ear. “Me, too. But right now, I need you to hop up for a sec.”

Her brow furrowing, she did as he asked. A moment later, her frown deepened when he reached into a hole at the base of the tree they were lying beside. Her confusion quickly disappeared, however, to be replaced by surprise when she saw the velvet ring box in his hand. Her pulse quickened.

He looked at her, his gold eyes more serious than she had ever seen them. “Will you marry me, Eliza Bradley?”

As he spoke, he opened the box to reveal the most beautiful diamond engagement ring Eliza had ever seen.

She nodded her head. “Yes!” She laughed. “Yes! Yes! Yes!”

Grinning, Hunter took her left hand in his and slipped the ring on her finger. Eliza would have admired it right then, but he pulled her close for a long, slow kiss. When they finally came up for air, she held out her hand at arm’s length to get a good look at the beautiful ring gracing her finger.

“When did you have time to put this out here?” she asked.

“Last week when you were out doing that story at the museum,” he told her. “I thought it’d be a romantic way to pop the question.”

Her eyes flew to his face. “Last week? You left my ring here in a tree all week? What if someone had taken it?”

He chuckled. “Like who? The squirrels? They don’t go in for that kind of stuff.”

She couldn’t help but laugh. “I suppose you’re right. And it was a very romantic way to propose,” she said. “And here I thought this was just a random place to stop and have sex.”

He chuckled and nuzzled the sensitive spot behind her ear. “You don’t know how hard it was to wait until we got here. But seriously, are you completely sure about this? I know we just met a few months ago.”

Eliza pulled away to give him an incredulous look. “Of course I’m sure,” she said. “In fact, I couldn’t be more sure. I can’t wait to marry you!”

Hunter grinned. “Just checking. Wolves do mate for life, after all,” he said, pulling her close for another kiss.

She wouldn’t have it any other way. Now, the only question was how she was going to get her ring home once they changed back into wolves.