Dual Embrace: 3 (Shadowpeak Wolves) (9 page)

“Oh yeah. Swirl your finger around your clit. That’s it. Feel good?”

“Not as good as your tongue would,” she snapped. “Will you just get on with it?”

He chuckled. “So impatient. This isn’t going to be quick. I intend to give you so much pleasure that you’ll never want to leave this bed. Hold that finger up for me, I have to taste you.”

He was like a bulldozer—relentless, overpowering and immovable.

“Don’t you want me, Dusty?” he murmured when she didn’t move.

She stared at his erect cock. God yes, she desired him. He must have seen the answer on her face because his lips quirked into a small grin.

“Lie back, swirl your finger through those luscious juices again and hold it up for me to taste.”

“Yes, boss,” she grumbled, but did as he’d demanded. She needed him so bad. She raised her finger, glistening with evidence of her arousal. Leaning forward, he sucked her finger deep, twirling his tongue around the digit. She swore she could feel the sensation replicate itself on her clit.

“God, Cain.”

He let her finger go with a lingering lick.

“Hands behind your head, sweetheart. I’m going to feast.” He didn’t wait, coming over her, dropping his mouth to her left nipple, sucking hard. He switched to her other nipple.

Dusty arched up, slipping her hand down to grasp the back of his head, attempting to hold him to her.

He pulled back with a frown. “Do as I told you. Unless you want to be tied.”

Her pussy throbbed. Hastily, she placed her hands back behind her head.

“Good.” He grinned, lying on his side beside her. “Stay there. Just enjoy.”

“What about you?” she gasped as he teasingly rubbed her nipple with the tip of one finger.

“Don’t worry about me, baby. I have no intention of going unsatisfied.”

She shivered at the dark promise in his voice. He moved his finger to her other nipple. Her passage clenched.

Heat surrounded one nipple as his mouth engulfed her. He circled the tight bud with his tongue.

“Cain, please,” she begged. With each husky order, each touch, he was feeding her need. “Please.”

“Please what, baby?” he murmured, kissing the base of her neck.

“Please touch me,” she sobbed. It was killing her, not being able to touch him. She longed to grab him, drive him insane until he gave her what she wanted.

“I am.”

“Urgh,” she growled. “Not where I want you most.”

“No?” he murmured against her neck, sucking. Prickles of sensation ran across her skin and her hands slipped from behind her head. She had to touch him.

He sat up, his gaze stern. “Hands. Last warning.”

Part of her wanted to push him, to see what he’d do if she defied him. But she had to come, desperately. So she let him have his way.

For the moment.

“Where do you want my touch? Here?”

He lowered his mouth to nip first one nipple then the other, over and over. Bites of pain that quickly morphed into pleasure. Shudders of rapture stormed her body.

“Or here.”

He focused on her neck, sucking the sensitive column, kissing along her jaw. His lips were featherlight, covering every inch of her face.

“Yes, no, I don’t know, I can’t think.”

“Good.”

He shattered her with a hard, possessive kiss. Tongues dueled, lips clashed.

Brushing one hand down her body, he cupped her mound.

Finally, dear God, at last.

Cain shifted so his face was down by her hips, his cock bobbing beside her head. If she turned ever so slightly she could take him into her mouth, lick and nibble along his length, she could—

“Don’t move,” he growled, interrupting her thoughts. Lifting her good leg, he pushed it against her chest. When he bit her ass, she groaned. Then his tongue entered her pussy, thrusting deep. Dusty yelped. Cain brushed his thumb over her clit once, twice and her orgasm built, blooming under her skin, ready to erupt… Then the bastard pulled back.

“Fuck you, Cain!”

He laughed. “Soon, baby, soon.”

“Now, now, now, now… Ohh.” Her cries ended as he circled her clit with his tongue while thrusting his fingers deep inside her. In and out. She was so close… When he drew back again.

Gasping for breath, her heart racing, her body shuddered and rolled as he brought her to her peak again and again, knowing exactly when to draw back before she found her release.

Everything in the room faded. There was nothing but his wicked tongue, his maddening touch.

“Cain, Cain, Cain.”

His name became a chant. He changed positions so his cock was nudging at her entrance.

“Wait, stop,” she cried.

He stilled.

“Condom.”

“Shit, sorry.”

He jumped up then strode from the room. When he returned, his shaft was covered in latex, his gaze intense.

Then he was above her, in her, driving deep. Over and over, at a pace that never faltered.

“You’re killing me,” she moaned.

“No, baby, I’m showing you why you should want to live.”

Faster, stronger, he built them up together until she was so close she swore she could taste her pleasure.

“Come now.”

Her womb clenched and release broke over her, sweeping her away. Bucking hard, her world swirled before slamming into place. He let out a shout as he stilled then came.

She drifted, her body shuddering with the intensity of her orgasm. She came back to reality to find Cain above her, grinning.

Panting, he rolled off her. Dusty turned toward him and waited for him to say something.

He didn’t move. Just lay on his back staring up at the ceiling.

“Cain?”

He grunted.

She frowned. “You going to get out of my bed so I can sleep or what?” She rolled away from him, hoping she’d sounded nonchalant rather than hurt. A sigh shook the bed and he rose, moving into the bathroom. Dusty bit her lip, determined not to cry. She stiffened in surprise when he returned quickly and climbed into bed, pulling her up against him.

“What are you doing?” she asked as he turned her, holding her tight against his warm chest. “Aren’t you going back to your own room?”

“Nope, I was just getting rid of the condom. I’m sleeping here, with you.”

Dusty tried to shove herself away. She didn’t want his pity.

“Lie still.”

“No.” She was thoroughly irritated by how easily he held her. “I don’t want you here. Get out.”

“Yes, you do. You need this, Dusty, and so do I.”

“Bullshit. I don’t do this.” She waved her hand over them.

“What? Naked?” he asked, his voice amused. “You usually have sex fully clothed?”

“Urgh, I don’t do this— This holding thing after sex.”

“Holding thing? It’s called cuddling. And you most definitely do it, with me.”

“Bastard. Leave me alone.”

“Relax. I’m sorry I didn’t hold you straight away. I was caught up in my own thoughts. Ahh, baby. You are so beautiful. You felt like hot silk wrapping around me. Look at you, your face is flushed, your eyes sparkling—simply gorgeous. You are so special, Dusty. You know that, don’t you?”

“Those lines ever work on your other women?” she sneered, or at least she tried to, her voice was a little shakier than she would have liked.

“No, baby.” His large palm cupped her cheek, turning her face up so he could stare into her eyes. “Just you. Only you.” Rolling her onto her back, he kissed her. “Only you.”

This time when he drew her into his arms, she went without a word of protest. After all, he’d pretty much stolen her breath.

* * * * *

“Did Tina say why Cooper called a meeting?” Dusty asked, holding back a wince as the truck ran over a particularly bumpy patch in the road, jolting her thigh. Between the nightmare and sex, she’d gotten little sleep last night and she was feeling decidedly grumpy this morning.

Cain stared over at her sharply. “No. It’s not surprising though. We need to talk over what happened yesterday, come up with some sort of plan.”

He slowed down a gear as she grimaced.

“I’m fine,” she snapped.

He merely stared back at her calmly. “And if I slow down and take the bumps easier you’ll feel even better,” he stated.

“Look, I don’t expect you to treat me any differently from anyone else. Got it?”

“But you are different from everyone else. You are mine. This is not going to be a repeat of last time. I am not going to hide what happened and I am not going to let you either.”

“We’re not mates.”

He stared at her sternly. “Because you won’t agree to it. Yet.”

“I’m different now. What if I can’t go back to who I was? Would you still want me?” She tensed, waiting.

His answer was immediate. “I’d have you any way I could take you. I don’t care if you’re an enforcer, a housewife or head of the damn social committee. None of that matters to me as long as you’re happy.”

Her insides melted and tears pricked her eyes.

“I don’t deserve you.”

He snorted.

“I don’t,” she insisted. “I was selfish. I pushed you away. I’m still pushing you away.”

“So stop,” he said simply.

“I don’t know if I can. I don’t know if I can let you in.” She paused and took a deep breath. “I know what male werewolves are like with their mates. The slightest hint of danger and they become crazy. I won’t be smothered. I won’t be treated as though I’m weak.”

“So you think Laney is weak?”

She frowned. “No, but she’s not an enforcer.”
Well, neither am I anymore.

“No, but she’s strong, a fighter. And she doesn’t think letting Cooper look after her weakens her. You’ve seen how protective he is. Yet they maintain a balance that satisfies them both. It’s not impossible. I like your strength. The fact that you can take care of yourself is something I admire. Being with me does not mean giving up who you are.”

“I’ve already lost who I am.”

“You’ll find yourself again.”

Will I?

“I tell you what, we’ll compromise. When your leg heals and you go back to being an enforcer, I’ll stand back and let you do what you have to do. Then after, when I get you home, I’ll tie you up, strip you naked and show you how very bossy and possessive I can be.”

She bit her lip as her pussy contracted in response.

“That’s crazy,” she said breathlessly.

“Makes you hot though, doesn’t it? I want you, Dusty. Forever. As my mate. And I will do anything to have you. Anything. If that means waiting until you figure out you can trust me not to hurt you or change you, then so be it. You promise not to run from me again, and I promise not to pressure you into anything you’re not ready for.”

Her breath caught. Was she really going to do this? She wanted him more with every breath. Still, she owed him the truth. Well, some of it.

She couldn’t bring herself to tell him everything. Not yet.

“I was attracted to someone else,” she blurted out. “That night at Samson’s, I met this guy and I was interested in him. I didn’t have sex with him, but I might have if he hadn’t stopped me. There, does that make you feel any different? I bet that changes your mind about me.”

Part of her was horrified as the words spilled from her mouth. What was she thinking? She’d surely just ruined any chance of a future with him.

She waited for him to lash out. She expected the cab to fill with hate and loathing, and who could blame him? He’d offered her everything and she was throwing it back in his face.

Cain’s hands tightened on the steering wheel before he relaxed them. When he turned to look at her, he appeared calm except for the muscle twitching violently in his cheek.

“Do you plan on seeing him again?” he asked. The tension in the truck was almost too thick to breathe through.

“What? No, he was a complete stranger, why would I want to see him again?”

“I won’t lie. I want to kill him. I want to fuck you until you forget your own name, let alone his.”

Her clit throbbed in response.

“But we’ve both slept with other people. That is the past. The future is what is important. Now, if you were to sleep with someone else tonight that would be a different story. But you aren’t going to do that, are you, Dusty?”

She looked at him warily, hearing the steel running through his words. “No.”

“Good. Then like I said, the past is the past. We need to concentrate on now.”

Dusty took a deep breath, amazed by how forgiving he was being. If the tables were reversed, she was pretty sure she’d be going for his balls.

“If I do something you don’t like, tell me, fight with me. But I can’t let things go back to the way they were.”

“What about if we have sex without protection and we’re not true mates?” She remembered Cassie’s words, her worry that Jay would one day find his true mate.