Kaleb (Samuel's Pride Series) (5 page)

“If they find me here, and I’ve no doubt that they will, your son might be hurt. Do you want that?”
He stood up and started to pace. She waited to see if he’d tell her she was right. They both knew that she was, but he had to admit it or he’d never let her go. “Samuel?”

“I’m really a werelion, Thor. I know you probably don’t really believe me
, but we’re all something extra. Something that can help protect you from this man.” She shook her head again, not believing he was still trying to tell her this. “Shall I show you?”

“Show me what? That you think you’re something more than a man?
You don’t really believe that, do you? I mean come on, Samuel, this is me you’re talking to.” The room tightened a little, and she looked around. Something was— “Mother fuckballs.”

Samuel was gone.
Not gone, she supposed, but no longer who she thought he should have been. When the large lion walked slowly to her bed, she moved back as far as she could and watched him. If he bit her right now, she’d be dead. Not from the bite but from the massive heart attack she was going to have.

“I told you so.”
She looked at him when he touched her mind and spoke
. “And the rest of us are what we said as well.”

“I’m dreaming.”
He leapt up onto the bed and laid down at the foot. “Please don’t eat me. I believe you. Christ, I believe you.”

“I’m going to change back now.
Will you be all right while I go out?”
She nodded.
“You’ll have to open the door for me.”

She started to stand up to let him out and then lock the door after him when Kaleb walked in.
He stared at her, then at Samuel before he held the door open wide. Samuel jumped from the bed and to the floor in a fluid motion that had her nearly asking him to do it again. But fear of what she was seeing made her snap her mouth closed. She only just realized she wasn’t alone when she heard the click of the lock as Kaleb shut the door.

“I see he had to convince you.” She nodded
, not sure what was really going on. “Are you all right?”

She nodded
, then shook her head. “No, I’m not fucking all right. He just changed into a lion. Right here. What the fuck is up with that?”

“I could change into a bear if it would make you forget about him being a lion.” He said this with all seriousness that had her looking at him hard.
“You believe I’m a bear yet?”

“Why are you doing this to me?
All of you? I’ve been all right in the head until now. Could it be that I’ve been in a coma all this time and you guys aren’t real?” He smiled and sat on the bed next to her. “I’m wide awake, aren’t I?”

“
You are.” He leaned forward just enough that he was a whisper from her mouth. “You’re very much wide awake. Can I kiss you? I’d very much like to taste what you’re keeping from me.”

“I don’t think so.
I don’t have anything special. I’m just me.” Her voice sounded like she’d been running after a perp. When she cleared her throat to try again, he brushed his mouth over hers so softly that she moaned slightly. “I thought I said no.”

“Your mouth says no
, but your scent says to taste. I’m going to kiss you, Thor. Will you let me in?” Let him in? Christ, she wanted to let him have her, but this was a bad idea. But before she could tell him the million and one reasons why he shouldn’t kiss her, he cupped his hand into the back of her head and pulled her to him.

His mouth was soft and firm at the same time. Kaleb moaned when she allowed him to swirl his tongue against hers
, and she knew the moment he pulled her into his lap that this was going to go way beyond him simply kissing her. Putting her hands onto his chest to push him away, she found herself curling her fingers into his shirt and hanging on. Good Christ, this man could kiss. As soon as her back touched the bed, he lifted his head.

“I want you.”
She wasn’t sure if she could say no because her entire body was screaming at her to tell him yes. “Let me taste you. Just enough so that I can take you with me for the rest of the day.”

The snaps of her gown opening sounded loud in the room.
Kaleb never took his eyes from hers as he pulled each one free and slowly peeled the material down. When the coolness of the room made her realize that she was bared to him, she started to put her hand over herself.

“Don’t. Let me look at you.”
His eyes traveled down her body to her chest, and she felt her body tighten. “Lovely. More than lovely, you’re exquisite.”

Taking his time
, he leaned down to her breast and licked the tip. Her nipple puckered so tightly that it was almost painful. But when Kaleb took her into his mouth, suckling on just her hard peak, Thor wrapped her hand into his hair and pulled him tighter.

Nothing could have prepared her for the feelings, the sensations
, or the overwhelming need she felt at that moment. When he shifted on the bed, settling between her thighs so that he was over her, Thor knew that if he wasn’t inside of her soon, she’d simply come while he ground against her.

“I’m not going to last much longer.”
He chuckled at her, and she moaned when he bit into her breast. “I need you.”

“I can smell your need. Can I drink from you? Taste your nectar as you come down my throat?”
Nodding, she nearly cried out when he sat up and stood near the bed. “I’m going to make you scream.”

“Please.
Hurry.” He nodded and reached for the chair behind him. Pulling it to the edge of the bed, she moved to sit down, not really sure what he was doing. As soon as he sat before her and opened her legs to settle on either side of his body, she leaned back. Thor could feel her juices as they poured from her.

“Come for me when you want. I want to drink my fill.”
She didn’t think she’d have any problem coming. He lifted her hips up enough to cup her ass, and she nearly cried out when he tore her panties from her. “Christ, you smell delicious.”

But instead of taking her
, he stood suddenly. Both of them looked to the door when the handle turned. The low growl from him had her body go on high alert. Someone was trying to get in.

“Don’t move.”
She nodded at his command as he moved her legs from around him. When he kissed her calf before putting it on the bed, she looked up at him.
“They smell like someone that was at the compound. I have to check it out.”

“The door is locked.”
He nodded at her and smiled.
“You’re going to go out there, aren’t you?”

“Yes. As much as I’d like to finish what we’ve started here, I think it best to do it where you’re safe and we will be free of interruptions.”
He slid his fingers over her breast to her core. She moaned when he slid inside of her.
“They’re going to release you today. Come to my house with me. I want to see you naked in my bed.”

“I
can’t stay with you. I have to get back to my job.”
He moved his fingers in and out of her, touching her clit with every move.
“Please, you’re killing me. Either make me come or go. I can’t—”

The door rattled on its hinges. Kaleb moved to the door and stood with his back to it. She watched as he licked her juices off his fingers. Every cell in her body could feel it.
When he motioned for her to cover up, she did so.

Someone was coming in whether she wanted them to or not.

Chapter 5

Kaleb reached over and unlocked the door as quietly as he could. The man on the other side was going to be surprised when he came into this room. Kaleb glanced at the bed to see that not only had Thor redressed, but she was also standing there with a silver IV pole in her hand. Christ, the woman looked like a warrior. And he wanted to go over to her, press her to the wall, and fuck her until neither of them could stand.

The door opened slowly
, and when the man slipped into the room with his gun out, Kaleb knocked the gun away and put his hand around the man’s neck. It snapped before he could think to hold back on his strength. The man now hung limply in his hand.

“You killed him?”
Kaleb looked at Thor and nodded. “Are you kidding me? How the fuck do we find out who sent him now? Damn it. Have you ever heard of waiting?”

“I was still hyped up about fucking you.” She glared at him
, but he wanted to smile. This woman was adorable when she was pissed. But he wisely didn’t tell her that. “I didn’t mean to kill him. Believe it or not, I wanted to question him, too.”

“Well that’s fucking not going to happen now
, is it?” She put the pole down, for which he was thankful. He thought she looked ready to commit her own murder. “I guess we’ll have to call the police.”

“I don’t think that would be such a good idea.” Kaleb had put the man down on the floor and was searching his pockets. When he handed her the badge
, she stared at it for a long time before looking up at him. “Do you know this man?”

Her head shook slowly before she finally spoke.
“He works in the same house that I do. The same police station. But I’ve never seen him before.”

He didn’t want to alarm her
, but they needed to get her out of there now. He reached for Samuel and told him what had happened. The man said he’d be there in a few minutes; he was still in the hospital. Samuel thought the same thing he did…they needed to get her to a safe place. Before he could speak to her, she started talking.

“I knew something was wrong that night. When Sweeney told me that I should stand down
, I was confused. He’d been hounding me to let this go for months, and when I finally found the man, he said that he’d look into it for me. Then I was talking to him and he was pissed that I was there. I think he sent the others out to kill me.” Kaleb let her talk while he pulled her clothes from the small dresser and handed her things to put on. When she didn’t seem to be making any progress with it, he pulled her gown off and hurriedly dressed her.

“I’m in trouble here.”
He nodded at her while he buttoned her shirt. “They’re going to find me and when they do, whoever is with me will go down as well. I need to get away now.”

“The only place you’re going is to my house. No one will get on my property without getting themselves killed.” She didn’t answer him but did take her pants from him when he handed them to her. “Thor, honey, you have to hurry. There might be more than just him here.
Samuel is making a sweep of the hospital, but we have to get you to somewhere safe.”

“Do you have my gun? If not, do you know who does?”
The tightening of the room was all the warning they had before Stephan and Vinnie were there. Vinnie handed her a large handgun, and Stephan picked up the dead man. “Are you going to take him to the morgue?”

“No.”
Stephan looked at him before speaking to Thor. “You need to get to Kaleb’s house. There are at least three other humans in this building that we don’t know.”

“I need to fill out a statement.
It was self-defense.” She looked at Vinnie before she continued, and Kaleb felt sorry for her. “What the fuck do you think is so funny? Let me guess, you’re a lion, too.”

“Nope. Dragon.”
She took a step back and backed right into him. Kaleb told Vinnie to behave. “I’m being very nice. When Samuel called me, I was in the middle of a huge project. I’m a little on the tense side. I don’t care for humans on the whole, and cops I hate.”

When Thor took a step toward Vinnie, Kaleb stopped her by pulling her back. “We don’t really have time for a large debate here.
When this is all over, you two can talk your differences over, and I’ll patch up the winner.”

“
You think he can take me?” He glanced at Vinnie, who winked at him. Kaleb knew then what he’d been doing. Kaleb could already feel that the tension in her was less. “I’m pretty sure I can take him.”

“
You think?” Vinnie looked her up and down and grinned. “Maybe, but when you come to fight me, perhaps you should button your shirt better. You’ll distract me this way.”

When Kaleb turned her around
, he realized that without a bra on, she was pretty exposed to them, and the fact that he hadn’t buttoned her shirt properly caused most of her creamy flesh to be exposed. And the nice little suckle mark that he’d given her was right there in the opening. Thor smacked his hands away when he reached for her to redo them.

“
I’ve got it. Damn it all to hell.” The door moving had them all turning, and he nearly shoved her behind him when he realized he might get shot if he did. Her gun was pointed right at the door about where a heart would be on a man if he came in. Kaleb lowered her gun when he heard Samuel speak.

“We have to move. Now,” Samuel said as he moved into the room.

“I’m taking you to my house.” She nodded at him
, and he pulled her to him. A quick kiss to her mouth had her standing there looking at him until he closed her mouth. She glared.

“I’m not having sex with you.” He simply nodded at her when she continued to stand there. “I mean it. I had a small loss of my senses
, but I’m okay now.”

“You and I are going back to my house
, and I’m taking you right to bed. Once I have you there, I’m going to make love to you all the rest of the day and mostly through the night.” When Samuel cleared his throat, Kaleb realized that they weren’t alone. He’d completely forgotten about everything when he touched her. “Ready?”

Thor stood there for several seconds.
He was sure she was trying to figure out if he was talking about them in bed or was she ready to leave. As soon as he got her home, he’d show her just how persuasive he could be. As they moved through the hospital and to the waiting car out front, she never spoke to him, but she didn’t really need to. He could feel her turmoil as if it were his own. They were bonded now.

The ride to his house was made mostly in silence.
When she spoke, it was to answer a question someone asked her, but for the most part she ignored him. Kaleb was fine with that for now. She was a tad overwhelmed.

“The man you stopped, did you know him?”
Samuel looked at him when she didn’t answer right away. “Thor, did you know him?”

“He worked at the same house I did. I didn’t know him
, but…. I need for you to pull over. I’m going to be sick.” As soon as the words left her mouth, the driver pulled over. Kaleb helped her out, and she ran to the bushes just off the road. He started toward her when she touched his mind.
“They’re going to kill you. I don’t need more deaths on my head.”

“He can try.
I can’t die. And neither can you, I’m pretty sure.”
And he’d be surer of that answer when they mated. She would be his in all ways.
“Are you okay now?”

“
No, I’m not fucking okay. Do you know that he came in there to kill me? To do just what his boss…my boss told him to do?”
Kaleb paused when he realized she could read minds.
“What the fuck am I supposed to do now? Go back to my job and pretend that nothing happened? I don’t think that’s going to work out.”

“Probably not.”
He waited for her to come out and pulled her into his arms when she started toward the car again. “I keep telling you this, and maybe sometime you’ll believe me, but I can protect you. I can help you protect both of us.”

“You’re not going to let me go
, are you?” Kaleb didn’t bother answering her when she pulled away from him. “I’m going to get killed trying to protect you all, and there isn’t a damned thing I can do about it. And I’m not going to have sex with you.”

“You keep telling yourself that.
But when I get you home, I’m going to enjoy showing you just how quickly you’re going to change your mind.” He watched her face and was surprised by the need he saw there. Then he stepped toward her and yanked her to him. Her scent drove him hard, and he crushed his mouth over hers.

His own need spiraled out of control
. Picking her up by her ass, he moaned when she wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. Now, he needed her right now.

Stepping toward the group of trees just in front of him
, he pressed her back to the first one he came to and tore his mouth from hers to nip at her throat. Tearing open her shirt, he took her breast into his mouth and suckled hard at her as he tried to untangle her pants from her.

“You’re going to rip them.”
Kaleb growled at her and did just what she said. “Fuck, you’re going to tear me apart. Hurry.”

His pants were suddenly undone
, and she reached into them to wrap her hand around him. It was all he could do not to come all over her. Rocking into her hand, he tried to tell himself to slow down, but she was making it extremely difficult. As soon as she was naked, he lifted her again and slammed deep inside of her even as he took her scream into his mouth.

Tasting
her tears had him still all movement. Lifting his head, Kaleb looked down at her and felt his heart twist. He’d hurt her—and badly if the pain in her eyes was any indication. Kissing her gently, he pulled her to his heart and held her.

“I’m sorry.” She mumbled something that he
didn’t understand but nodded at her. Kaleb told her over and over how sorry he was. He heard movement behind them and growled low.

“Go the fuck away.”
Kaleb heard Stephan laugh and wanted to go to him and tear his face off.
“I’m seriously going to kill you when we meet again.”

“I was told to make sure the two of you were all right. I’m assuming you are.”
Kaleb was trying to think of a polite way to tell him to fuck off when he continued.
“I’m going to tell them you’re going to make your own way home. You’re not far from your house, are you?”

“No.”
Thor shifted in his arms and looked up at him. Kaleb felt his heart fill with her.
“Stephan, do you suppose we’re supposed to fall in love with our mates as quickly as this?”

“I don’t know
, man. I’ve already decided that my mate and I missed the boat somehow.”
There was a long pause, and then he spoke again
. “I’m leaving you to this. Let me know if you need anything.”

“They’re going to leave us here.” H
e nodded at Thor, and she shifted. “You’re still very hard.”

“I am.”
He kissed her mouth gently and rocked into her before he could think not to. “And you are very tight. I’m sorry that I hurt you.”

“Please do that again.”
He moved harder this time, making his cock ache to take her again and again. “Kaleb, please. You’ve been teasing me all day. Give it to me.”

Lifting her higher
, he took her nipple into his mouth as he filled her over and over. Sweat streamed down his spine as he tried to be as gentle as he could. But she wasn’t making it easy for him. When she scraped her teeth over his shoulder, he wanted to beg her to bite him, but she leaned back and looked at him.

“I’ve never come before.”
Kaleb nodded. “I think if I don’t very soon, I might hurt you. Do you have any idea how much I hurt right now?”

Rolling his hips
, she moaned. He then slowed his movements. When she dug her nails into his skin, Kaleb smiled and pulled her feet from around him. Her whimper had him nearly take her again, but he had a better idea.

“I’m going to eat you.” Taking a step back
, he held her still until she was steadier on her feet. “Then, when I’ve had my fill, I’m going to fuck you hard and fast, filling you with my cum over and over. Will that be all right with you?”

Dropping to his knees before her
, he pulled her hips toward him. She smelled of sex and her own juices. Her blood was there, too, just a smear on her thighs, and he licked it off her. Sliding his hand up her thigh, he moved his finger deep into her pussy and felt her tightness again.

“Please, Kaleb. Please?”
He leaned in and took her hard nubbin into his mouth and nipped as he fucked her slowly with his fingers. Licking her from gate to clit, he gathered as much of her juices on his tongue as he could and moaned at her taste. Suckling her clit into his mouth again, he felt her fingers curl into his hair, and she held him to her. Kaleb brought her to a quick and loud climax almost immediately.

“Again. Come again, love.”
She did. Over and over, she flooded his mouth with her essences. Every time she begged him to stop, he doubled his efforts to bring her again. When her knees began to tremble, he pulled her to the ground and leaned over her, fisting his cock.