Feral Instincts (The Feral Series) (25 page)

Ava
cringed at his aggression and yet a part of her was relieved that he wasn’t
willing to let her go. She was still afraid of him losing control like last
night and hurting her. She remembered a conversation she had heard at Howler’s
about newly mated Lykan males being one of the most dangerous beings in the Lore
and she was currently pinned beneath one on a bed.

Biting
back an angry response about being treated like his property, she instinctively
tried to calm her Lykan mate. She was quickly learning that if she fought him
when he was like this he would only become more aggressive. She had to
continuously remind herself she wasn’t dealing with a human male. Lowering her
angry eyes she turned her head away from him, striking a more submissive pose
and unconsciously exposing her vulnerable neck to him.

Teagan
immediately tried to calm himself when he realized he was scaring her. He hated
the thought that his own mate feared him. “Gods, Ava. I’m sorry. It’s the
mating bond. It tends to make us a little crazy at first. It will be easier
when I can get you out of this place. It doesn’t help that I can scent the
other vampires in the building. I feel like I can’t protect you here.”

Seeing
that he had control of himself again Ava felt comfortable unleashing some of
her pent up anger. Rising up on her knees, she faced him poking him in the
chest. “Vampires Teagan? You need to protect me from the vampires? Well, guess
what, your new mate happens to be a vampire.”

“Ava…”
Teagan growled her name in frustration. “I didn’t mean it like that. You know I
don’t care that you are a vampire.” Ava let out a snort of disbelief. How could
he possibly want a vampire for a mate. Neither he nor Daniel had ever hidden
their distaste for them.

“Teagan,
you don’t have to pretend for me. I’m a big girl, I can take it. I know you
would have never wanted a vampire as a mate.” Just a few days ago he couldn’t
get far enough away from her but now he says it doesn’t matter. Well Ava was
calling
bullshit
. Last night was just supposed to be… well… sex frankly.
Last night was supposed to just be one stolen moment in time when they could be
together. Ava had thought to create memories that she could cling to once he
had returned to his family. She knew going into it that Teagan would never take
a vampire as mate.

Teagan
could see the vulnerability in her eyes and knew his little mate needed
reassurance. Softening he ran the backs of his fingers along the silk of her
cheek. “Never doubt my feelings for you. Never before have I wanted another as
I have you. To me you are not a vampire, you are simply Ava. If you want to
know the truth, I love it when you bite me. I crave it Ava. I love that it is
my blood that feeds you and runs in your veins. Dam it, I’ve wanted you from
the first moment I laid eyes on you in that dam hotel. It about killed me to
let Joseph walk away with you that day. I knew I was in trouble from the first
moment I looked into those blue eyes of yours. I don’t know why I lost control
last night but I don’t regret that we are mated now. I only regret the way I
treated you. I’m so sorry Ava. You deserve so much better.”

He…
he wanted her? Ava could feel her anger melting. The reality of being mated to
Teagan was slowly beginning to sink in. She had never even let herself dream
that they could be together. She thought that the best she could hope for was
the brief time she would have him while he was here at Claymore. She had been
instinctively drawn to him since the first moment they had met. The time they
had spent together had only made that attraction stronger. She craved him like
she never had anything else in her life. Now they were mated. She really did
get to keep him. They were going to be together and best of all… he wanted her
too, fangs and all. Pure joy streaked through her fragile emotions.

Teagan
was alarmed at the tears that were forming in her eyes until she threw her arms
around him and held on tightly. “Ava?”

Ava
drew back so she could look at his face. With a laugh she wiped the tears from
her eyes with her palm and looked at him playfully. “So you like it when I bite
you huh?”

Relief
washed over her at the sight of her blindingly beautiful smile. Teagan gave her
a wolfy grin of his own in return. “Yes.”

“I’m
not sure that I believe you. Perhaps I should put it to a test.”

With
a groan, Teagan covered her lips with his own. With a tug he pulled her into
his lap and took his time leisurely exploring every inch of her mouth. Enjoying
the feel of her bare bottom on his lap he was quick to take full advantage of
the easy access his t-shirt allowed. With a growl his hand explored all of the
bare skin beneath the oversized shirt, stopping on her full breast. The mating
bond would only intensify the desire they felt for one another.

Ava
couldn’t help but arch into his palm as his fingers grazed the rosy tips. Never
had her body responded this quickly and intensely to a simple touch. Her skin
felt more sensitive than ever before. After teasing the stiff peaks for a
moment his warm palm traveled back down her flank moving beneath her bottom and
under her thigh to her core. He couldn’t hold back his growl of pleasure as his
fingertips found her body slick with need for her mate.

Suddenly
Ava stiffened against him, tearing her mouth from his demanding kiss. “Teagan
wait!” Trying to get his racing pulse under control he stilled at the fear he
suddenly scented coming from his mate.

“Ava
what is it?”

Ava
could feel a bright red blush stealing up her cheeks and rested her head under
his chin so he wouldn’t see it. “It’s just… “

Cursing
his own thoughtlessness he tensed underneath her. “I’m a fool. Of course you
are not ready for this just yet. We can take things slowly if that is what you
need.”

Ava
was tempted to take the easy excuse but that it would only put off what she
feared until the next time. “No Teagan, I think I’m healed it’s just…” Ava
racked her brain for the best way to say it but in the end decided to just go
for it. “Teagan, I don’t think we fit.”

“What?”
Ava could hear the confusion in his voice. With a groan she realized she was
going to have to tell him everything.

“Last
night, well, um, it hurt. I mean, I know it’s supposed to hurt the first time
and all but…” Ava could feel Teagan begin to tense as his muscles rippled
beneath her so she pressed on quickly. “You were so out of control and um, and…
well, so… Lykan. It scared me and… and the pain didn’t go away and I was pinned
beneath you. I’m afraid it will hurt again.” There, she said it. Ava dared to
look at his face to see his reaction.

Teagan
looked to be in pain. She could see the muscles move in his cheek as he
clenched his teeth. “Gods Ava, I’m so sorry. I’ve never lost control like that
before. At the time I didn’t know it was your first time. I thought that… “

“You
thought what?”

“It
doesn’t matter now. I don’t want you to fear me. I promise not to hurt you
again if you will just trust me.” Ava nibbled her lip in apprehension. She
ached for him and she truly wanted to trust him but she was still nervous.

“Will
you bite me again?”

“Not
unless you want me to.” Teagan gave her a wolfy grin and wiggled his eyebrows
at her suggestively. Ava couldn’t help but smile at his teasing. “The bite last
night was part of the bonding ritual. I needed my mark on you. The mark will
remain and doesn’t need repeating.”

“Okay,
just… um… don’t hold me down though.”

Teagan
looked at her in concern. “You must not pull away from me or I may not be able
to stop from restraining you.” He didn’t want to scare her but she needed to
know how to handle both the man and the beast now that she was his mate. “I am
a Lykan, not a man. At our core we are predators. You must never forget that.”

Ava
looked into Teagan’s intense gaze with a gulp. Her body still hummed with the
desire he had awakened with his touch. A look of determination settled on her
delicate face. She always believed in meeting any challenge head on and
although she was nervous she knew that they would eventually have to work
through this whether it was now or later. Her body was telling her it needed to
be now.

Ava’s
shy nod was all the encouragement Teagan needed. Grabbing the hem of her shirt
he slid it up and over her head. Ava had to restrain herself from reflexively
covering her breasts from his view. She still wasn’t completely comfortable
with being naked in front of him.

With
a growl of pleasure, Teagan eyed her up like he wanted to devour her. Lowering
his head he kissed her deeply and swept his tongue in to tangle with hers. His
callused palm brushed across her nipples sending heat straight to her core. His
large hand stroked her skin and Ava wanted to purr as he pet her.

Shifting
his weight he laid her out on the bed beneath him. Gently licking and nipping
his way down her body, he settled himself at the junction of her thighs. With a
gasp of pleasure, Ava arched her back and couldn’t hold back a moan as Teagan
began to work his magic on her core. She was certainly less shy about him
touching her this way now that she knew what she had been missing out on.

Ava’s
hands gripped the sheets beneath her as his tongue expertly sent ribbons of
pleasure pulsing through her body. Ava groaned at the loss of his heat when he
pulled away from her, leaving her burning for his touch. Vaguely she registered
him sliding out of his jeans before settling his weight in the cradle of her
hips. He held his weight above her, careful not to crush her with his larger
size. Clenching Teagan’s broad shoulders Ava held her breath and tensed,
bracing herself for any pain that was about to come.

With
a frown between his dark brows, Teagan eased back from her a bit, looking into
her eyes. “I can smell your fear again.”

“It’s
okay… “ Ava’s reassurance was cut off with a squeak as her world spun and she
suddenly found herself on top of Teagan, straddling his hips. Most Lykan males
were not fond of the more submissive position but he was willing to give it a
try if it would help alleviate some of his mate’s obvious fear.

Looking
down at the beautiful male beneath her, Ava admired the display of muscle.
He
really just couldn’t be real, and he was hers.
Her fears fading into the
background Ava leaned over his chest.
Mine.
Ava’s soft mouth met his and
he inhaled deeply, enjoying the feeling of her ebony locks falling against his
cheek.

Ava
moaned as her tender breast skimmed across the course hairs on his chest as she
bent down to kiss him. Breaking their kiss, Teagan placed his large palms
around her rib cage and lowered her breast to his mouth. With a groan Ava
instinctively rubbed her core against the tip of his hardness as his tongue
skillfully alternated between sucking and licking first one and then her second
breast.

Unable
to wait any longer, he gave one last scrape of his teeth across her nipple and
then grasped her hips, moving her over his straining erection. Gently he
settled her over him with his shaft pressed against her slick entrance.

Teagan
looked into her passion glazed silver eyes. “Now, mate. Lower yourself down on
me.”

Biting
her lip with one tiny fang, Ava gave him a nod of understanding. Ever so slowly
she sank her satiny folds over the top of him. She felt a little bit of
discomfort as her small body adjusted to his larger size but the desire to have
him filling her completely kept her going. Slowly she pressed down and then
instinctively rocked her hips, sliding back up again. Gasping in surprise at
the sweet sensation she repeated the motion, going further the next time and
taking more of him inside. Two more times and finally she found herself fully
seated on his swollen shaft.

Ava
felt her heart melt when she looked into Teagan’s eyes and saw the amount of
restraint he was exerting on her behalf. Ava moved her hips experimentally,
prepared to feel pain and gasped in surprise. He felt… amazing. Repeating the
motion she moaned at the explosion of pleasure she felt and watched Teagan’s
face as he growled low and arched his hips underneath her.

Another
experimental roll of her hips had the muscles straining in his neck and his
pecks flexing beneath her fingertips. A sly smile lifted the corners of her
full lips as she savored every grimace and groan from the male beneath her. Ave
loved the sense of power she felt at being able to bring her mate such intense
pleasure.

A
shimmer of sweat began to slick Teagan’s skin as he struggled to remain still
beneath his tiny female. The look of wonder and female satisfaction on her face
was well worth any discomfort he felt though. He wanted give her this, to give
up his control for her. To let her revel in the power she had over his body. If
she ever truly understood the power she had over him he would be truly doomed.

Slowly
she rocked against him, savoring every inch of him sliding deep inside of her,
deliciously stretching her with his fullness. Teagan grit his teeth against the
sweet torture Ava was inflicting upon him. Unable to hold back anymore, Teagan
helped her with her pace as he gripped her hips and moved her to a smoother
rhythm. Ava’s head fell back as she felt the edge of bliss creeping ever
closer. Knowing he wasn’t going to last much longer, Teagan moved his hand so
his thumb caressed her little bundle of nerves with each stroke. With a moan
his beautiful mate climaxed fiercely around him, gasping as feelings of sparkly
explosions shimmered throughout her body.