Force of Nature (19 page)

“But you said the bite you gave me wouldn’t change me. What has to be different?” She glanced over at him. “There’s more than that, isn’t there?”

“Yes. Trauma, there would have to be several bites at first. There would be deep ones in the fleshy part of your body that would be extremely painful. Then I would bite you at your neck or another place where there is a major vein or artery and hold you that way until I feel the change coming on.” He took a deep breath before he told her the last part. “I would be a wolf, full wolf, for me to change you.”

Austin watched her for any sign of revulsion. She stared out the window and frowned. He didn’t have to wait long before she figured it out.

“You don’t want to do it really, do you? You don’t want to hurt me.”

He looked out his window before answering her. “No. No I don’t. I want you to be my mate in all ways, but the thought of…” He shuddered before going on. “The thought of causing you so much pain sickens me.”

He’d seen a female human go through it once. She’d been smaller than CJ and a lot less healthy. She’d been in a bad way for a long time from one thing or another and wanted to change to be with her brother who had been changed because of a fight. Austin could still hear her screams and see the terror on her face when the wolf, her brother, had come toward her.

Her brother hadn’t done his job in changing her. He’d not bitten hard enough or held her down long enough to let the change begin. The female had died and the brother had left the pack and never returned. He’d heard that he’d hung himself.

“I’m afraid to do it.” He watched her as her hand reached for his. “You could stay with me as my mate. I could live with that.”

She held his hand and said nothing. The next few hours went by slowly for him. The traffic got heavier the closer they got to Kingman and parked. Austin saw the limo before they got out of the rig. Three men from another pack had been assigned to watch the rig until they returned tomorrow. Austin made a mental note to thank his brother.

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The wedding was a simple affair. Nancy had wanted it to be at home with pack around, but was glad her son had found someone so worthy of him. She doubted that either of them realized how much they suited each other. Nancy already liked CJ and was thrilled when the others did as well.

“I want to kiss the bride first. You can kiss the next bride first.”

Nancy nearly yelled at her sons when she saw that CJ had it under control.

“If you two want to fight then go to your rooms. This is a nice place and you guys acting like children isn’t going to be tolerated.” CJ glared at them both before she continued in a calming voice. “Now, we’ll settle this like adults or no one gets to kiss the bride.”

“How we going to do that?” Connor asked. He looked at her like she was going to tell him the cure to some major problem. “Can’t both of us kiss you first?”

“No, you can’t. But you can kiss me first on the right and left cheek. One on one side, the other on the other side. Then later when I get back to Ohio, you can trade places. Provided you don’t piss me off again.”

Nancy nearly burst out laughing when her sons got on either side of CJ. She thought there was going to be trouble when they couldn’t agree on which side was better until CJ simply walked away. They made their decision quickly and without a single argument. And they each got to kiss the bride.

Nancy looked over at the two young men Dallas had picked up that the airport this afternoon. Her heart went out to them and what they had endured. Neither of them had had an easy life and she could see that they adored CJ. Nancy didn’t even question how they had come to be a part of the wedding party, but knew that however it happened, they would be well cared for in her son’s pack. Looking over at her son and his new bride, she saw the vampire sitting well away from the others.

Phil Campbell was a good man too, she realized, and he loved CJ. But there was nothing there for anyone to be upset about. Austin and the older man seemed to be good friends and anyone could see that Phil would do anything for Austin and CJ. That’s when she noticed her daughter.

Holly seemed to be apart from everyone too. While she watched, she had a thought and then another. When all the pieces fell into place, she nearly laughed out loud. Mates—Phil and Holly were mates and both of them seemed to know it. She watched them for a bit longer when she realized something else. CJ knew it too.

~Chapter Nineteen~

The room was lovely. CJ walked around and touched all the things that had made the room look homey. She didn’t, of course, go near the bed, but she did look at the bathroom and the large living room area twice. When Austin chuckled, she turned to glare at him.

“You finished searching the room now or do you want to have another go? I’m sure there are a couple of things you might have missed the second time.”

“I was just admiring the decorations.” She hoped he wouldn’t ask her which ones because as soon as she looked at him again, every thought went out of her head.

Christ, he was beautiful. The tux that his mom had brought for him fit like a glove. A very sexy, very big glove. She wanted to go to him, strip him slowly, and kiss each and every inch she exposed.

“CJ, you keep looking at me like that and all my good intentions to make slow love to you in that bed are going to fly away.” He took a step toward her and she held up her hand to stop him.

“I want to touch you. I want to take your clothes off you and taste you. Can I do that, Austin? Will you let me explore you and not touch me?” Her voice had gotten husky, so husky she barely recognized it as her own.

When he nodded to her, she moved forward and started to unbutton the shirt. She kissed the first bit of his furred chest. He was warm and hard and wonderfully delicious.

“I never get to see much of you when we have sex.” She opened the shirt more and found his nipple. She wondered if it was as sensitive as hers were. She ran her tongue over the pebbled bit of flesh and moaned when he hissed at her.

“Because you drive me insane with need when I touch you.”

She looked up at him as she circled around behind him and reached for his jacket. “Maybe.

Or you just need to be inside of me that badly.” The jacket came off and she laid it over the chair. “I don’t know if you realize this or not, but this is the first time we’ve been in a real bed together. I’m looking forward to riding you like I did that day on the seat.” His growl made her pussy gush. “I love that sound you make. Do you have any idea what it does to me to hear you growl like a big animal? I nearly come when I hear it.”

She knew she was pushing it, but she was having too much fun not to. When she came around the front of him again, she could see that she was arousing him more than she thought she could.

This time, she stepped back. She could barely stand on her own two feet and thought that she’d have him do the rest. She sat on the edge of the bed and crooked her finger at him. “Come here, Austin. I want to take your cock in my mouth and suck you until you come.” She never saw him move. One minute he was standing in the middle of the room, the next she was pressed against the bed and he was all over her.

“You drive me nuts, woman. I can’t decide if I want you to ride me or suck me. Christ, you’ll kill me before morning.” He moved to the edge of the bed and stood. “Watch me strip for you. Then when I’m naked, you’ll do the same for me. I want to watch you peel away that beautiful dress and show me what my sister bought for you to wear under it.” He wiggled his brows at her. “Or I could strip you bare and find out all on my own.”

She smiled when she thought of what she had on…or what she didn’t have on. There was a tiny scrap of lace that fit over her pussy and then a few strings. She’d not put on a bra; the dress had one built in. And the stockings, thigh-high with heels Holly had called “fuck me” heels. But it was the dress that had her smile.

It was simply the most beautiful thing she’d ever seen and it was his mom’s. Nancy told her that she’d been saving it forever for one of the boys’ wives to use and never dreamed it would fit so well. The creamy white lace that covered her bodice and arms looked fragile and sexy. The rest of the dress, covered in the same lace, lay over a waterfall of silk and fell to the floor in yards and yards of white. The dress molded over her curves like it had been painted on then and the hips flared out enough to hide the slit up each side that showed off her long legs. She moved one of those now to show Austin what she had beneath.

“Silk stockings are expensive and you’ll have a care with this dress, thank you very much. I won’t have you tearing your mom’s dress after she was kind enough to lend it to me.”

“Then you best take it off yourself, wife, for I have a need to fuck you hard.” His words had her wet, hot, and oh so ready for him to do just that. “Watch me, CJ. Watch me undress for you.”

The cummerbund came off next. He took it off with such a flourish that she felt her breath hitch. Next came the shirt. She’d already opened most of the buttons so it was just a matter of him pulling it free of his pants and taking it off. But he only finished the buttons and then went to his belt.

He took his time now, sliding the tab out of the small eye, pulling it free of the loop. She watched his fingers as they did each movement, worked the leather from the cinch, guided it through the loops of the pants. By the time it hit the floor with his cummerbund, she was soaking wet and panting.

“Do you have any idea what it’s doing to me to smell you right now? How much I want to strip off my pants and throw you over and pound deep into you?” She shook her head, not able to speak from the dryness of her throat. “My cock aches to be inside of you. My wolf, always on the surface when you smell like sex, is snarling at me to free him so that he can fuck you too.”

“Will he?” She cleared her throat to try again. “Will you allow him to take me, Austin?”

He paused in the process of opening the button at his pants. “Would you like that? Would you like for him to take you? When the moon is full and you’re my wolf, I’ll let him. He’ll take you from behind and hold you still with his teeth deep in your shoulder. He’ll take you hard and fill you with his cum.”

“Austin, please. You need to hurry. I’m so wet and needy for you.” She lay back on the bed.

Lifting the dress up, she showed him her wet panties. His growl made her bold and she ran her fingers over the tiny lace that held it over her pussy.

“Touch yourself. Slide your fingers into your panties and deep into your heat.” His voice was hard, rough, and low. She could no more not do as he commanded than stop breathing.

“That’s it. Christ, you’re beautiful.”

She watched him strip off his clothes, quicker now as she touched her clit. It was hard and slick, and when she brushed her finger over it, she moaned. When he stood her up suddenly, she moaned when her fingers were jerked free. But when he took them to his mouth and suckled them, she felt her knees buckle.

“Strip. Take the dress off now or I will shred it. I’ve lost my ability to be gentle.” He turned her around and started on the buttons. There were nearly one hundred of them, Nancy told her, and all them had to be sewn back on after her wedding night.

“Your mother said your father scattered the buttons around the room. She said it took her hours to find them all. If you help me find them—” She never finished as she felt the dress open and buttons fell around her feet.

The dress pooled to the floor and his hands tore the panties from her. When he turned her around, she was as naked as him. But he didn’t touch her. He stepped back and looked.

“You are simply the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen. Your breasts fill my hands and your nipples fill my mouth.” He gently lifted them in the palms of his hands, leaned down, and suckled each nipple before letting her go. “You waist is so small that I can wrap my fingers around you and nearly touch, but you aren’t tiny.” He did as he said and wrapped his warm hands around her then moved them to her hips. “Hips I can fill my hands with, hold onto when I enter you. When I take your ass, and I will, it will cradle my cock deep and hold me to you. Your legs are strong and long and I love the feel of them when you wrap them around me.”

He dropped to his knees and slid his fingers up her thighs. She could feel him gather the cream that had leaked from her. His moan as he ran his tongue up the same path made her tremble. His fingers sliding into her pussy brought her to a quick climax, soft and breathtaking.

“That’s only the beginning. I plan to take you to peak all night long. You belong to me now and I’ll make sure you never forget it.” He pulled her to him and suckled her clit into his mouth.

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She flooded his mouth with her juices. When he slid his fingers into her heat, his hand soaked and cream ran down his arm. Lapping her, he could feel her legs shake and he wanted her to collapse, wanted her to scream out her release until she was hoarse.

Her climax was building and he pushed her over the edge by nipping gently at her clit. Her fingers in his hair tightened and he heard her cry out. Standing up, he lifted her in his arms and took her to the chair.

“Lean over it and brace your hands on the arms. I’m going to play back here and I want you in the position to take me.” She looked dazed and he showed her what he wanted from her.

“You’ve no idea what it does to me to see you like this.”

He opened her legs wider and saw her pussy. Rubbing the head of his cock, coating it with her wetness, he slid slowly into her. His movements were slow and easy. Just enough to keep them both on edge.

“Austin, please. Fuck me before I have to kill you.” He smacked her ass and when she started to rise up, he held her in place with his hand. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?

Let me go.”

“No. You’re going to stay right here.” He brought his hand down on her ass again then again. “You should see what I’m doing to your ass. It’s pink with my hand print.”

“I can feel it and it’s not turning me on right now. Stop that or else.” When he smacked her again, he heard her moan. “Austin, please.”