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sapphire orbs. I took as much as I could into my mouth, moaning and humming as I sucked him,

tasting every part of his hard steel. I stroked him firmly with one hand while he bucked in

rhythm.

Then I released his erection with a 'pop' and pulled his sac into my mouth. He panted like

a wolf and grabbed a fistful of my hair, his other hand rubbing my back.

He pulled my head up gently, his voice raspy. "Come here." I released him again and sat

on his lap. His irises were so bright that they made his eyes appear like tiny headlights. "Put me inside you. I like it when you do it."

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With a grin, I obeyed my lover's command. We cried out in unison as I lowered myself

onto his cock until it impaled me. I grabbed his shoulders and bucked against him wildly while

he drove into me like a piston.

He captured my lips, his tongue plundering inside. He growled into my mouth, and his

hands moved down to grip my ass. He set the pace and I followed him obediently.

The pleasure was incredible and I anticipated his bite. I threw my head back, gasping in

rapture, my breasts bouncing and rubbing against his chest. Our cries of passion echoed in the

alcove.

Suddenly, I felt a tingling sensation deep inside my womb. My orgasm was close, but I

wanted to share it with Riley.

"I'm going to come, but I want you to come with me."

"I will, I'm just waiting for you," he panted.

I looked into his golden eyes. "Bite me. I want you to. I want your mark." A huge wave

hit me and I groaned. "Ohhh Riley, I'm coming, baby. Sink your teeth into me
now
!"

My body started to tremble, but then...so did his. He growled and dipped his head. In the

next second, I felt him sink all four of his sharp canines into my shoulder.

I screamed, but he held me in a vice grip, his mouth clamping on me. The pain lasted a

mere second before warmth spread throughout my entire body.

Little fireworks exploded from all my nerve endings and his name burst from my lips in

ecstasy. "Riley!"

I felt my pussy gush all over his erection. At the same time, he erupted inside me with his

teeth still buried in my flesh. I released him from my embrace and went rigid. My arms extended

outwards as if a bolt of lightning struck my spine.

Riley's pelvis bucked against me as he continued to pump his seed and hormone into my

body. My vaginal muscles clenched his cock, milking it until I overflowed with our fluids.

He finally released my shoulder, but the fireworks inside me wouldn't stop. I felt warmth

all the way down to my toes. We held each other, our bodies rocking back and forth.

I looked at Riley, my eyes still wild with desire, and saw my blood coating the inside of

his mouth. He panted rapidly, his yellow eyes glazed over with lust. I attacked his sensual lips

with a hungry need. His unique hormone and my blood made his mouth taste like metallic

cinnamon.

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More waves crashed over me until I thought I would drown in pleasure. When I could no

longer stand it, I surrendered to my orgasm and cried out, my body going limp and falling

backwards. I writhed against the leafy floor, moaning and gasping as Riley's hormone made me

come over and over.

When I arched my back, he hooked his arms around my thighs and lifted my ass off the

ground. He pulled me toward him until my open legs rested on his shoulders. Then I felt his hot,

wet mouth on my pussy.

I looked at his blond head between my legs. "Oh, you beautiful wolf!" I closed my eyes,

relishing the feeling of his tongue sweeping over my swollen clit and between my inner and

outer lips. "Yes! Yes! Lick me deeper!" He plunged his tongue inside my dripping entrance,

moaning as he feasted on my girly parts. "Yes! That's it! Lick inside me! You feel soooo good!"

Riley's tongue felt electric and intensified my multiple orgasms threefold. Ripples of

pleasure continued to flow through me until I thought I would die from an orgasm.

"I love you," I chanted repeatedly in between gasps of breath.

Suddenly, the orgasmic tremors subsided and the inner fireworks finally ended. Riley

gave my pussy a leisurely lick from back to front, and then lowered my body so I could lie atop

the leaves.

He sprawled beside me, a grin on his lips, now glistening with my juices. Then he

gathered me in his arms, but I had no energy to move. My head felt like it weighed fifty pounds,

and I struggled to rest it on his sweaty chest. I felt him kiss my forehead and smooth my hair. I

gazed at him through sleepy eyes and managed to give him an exhausted smile.

Then my world went black again.

* * * * *

I heard Riley chuckle next to me. "You're snoring," his voice light with humor.

I opened my eyes slowly and they fell upon his beaming face. Sunlight streamed into the

alcove and touched certain parts of his naked body.

"Good morning," I croaked.

"Actually, I think it may be afternoon."

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A smile broke free on my face as I watched his index and middle fingers walk playfully

from my shoulder down my arm.

"Last night was intense. I've never had an orgasm knock me out cold. Good thing I fell

asleep so I didn't feel any pain once the effect of your hormone wore off."

Talk of his hormone caused me to sit up and look at my shoulder. I gasped in surprised

when I saw the mark had already healed. Riley's bite left a deep indentation on my skin

surrounded by minor redness.

"That's amazing." I looked at him with wide eyes.

He flashed me a sly grin. Then he put his hands behind his head lazily, his expression

relaxed. "I forgot to tell you something about the marking."

I raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"I'm the only male who can get you pregnant. My hormone is in your blood, so you're

connected to me now." With his smirk in place, he looked mighty smug.

I pursed my lips, but they revealed my true feelings and spread into a smile. I moved

closer and molded my naked body to his.

"That's okay." I reached up to sift his hair through my fingers. "I like being connected to you."

His gaze softened as he smoothed my dark locks. He plucked something from my hair

and held it in front of me. It was a small white hair.

"You have me all over you," he said, voice lowered. "I like seeing my fur on you. You

have my scent and hormone, parts of me mixed with you…" He flashed a wicked grin. "
Inside
you." He pressed his lips to mine. "Whenever you sleep with me, my fur gets on you." His fingers trailed lovingly down the side of my face.

I smiled. "Yeah, and on the pillows and quilt." He chuckled. Thoughts of last night

suddenly returned. "I forgot to tell you something too. I saw Máni and Freyja last night."

His eyebrows shot toward his hairline. "You did? Where?"

"Máni came into our cabin and woke me out of my sleep. Freyja was outside waiting for

me. She led me to the waterfall to meet you."

Riley's eyes widened. "Wow, you're lucky. They only visited me in my dreams."

After his last sentence, I wondered if last night was a dream.
Did I sleepwalk to the

waterfall
? I shook my head.
o, that was real...wasn't it
?

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A rumble from my stomach interrupted my reverie. "I think we should go home. I'm so

hungry...
I
could eat a huge bull elk."

Riley busted out laughing and it echoed throughout the cavern.

After I slipped on my nightgown, Riley lifted me into his arms. When we reached the

riverbank, I asked him to put me down so I could clean myself. I felt stickiness between my legs,

and needed water to help untangle my hair.

We laughed and talked on the way back to the cabin, but a loud bang interrupted our

pleasant walk. We halted our steps, our eyes wide with shock and darting around.

"What was that?" I shouted in alarm.

"I don't know."

I heard the bang again, and another one followed. They sounded like gunshots.

Riley confirmed my assumption. "The only person who owns a gun in our town is my

father."

Suddenly, five wolves appeared from over the hill and sprinted across our path.

"What's going on?" I yelled, now in a state of panic.

Riley didn't answer. He just grabbed my hand and we took off running. More wolves ran

through the woods, but headed in the opposite direction we were running. I wondered if Riley

was leading us
to
danger instead of
away
from it.

We stopped again, but this time because Riley noticed a tawny wolf laying a few yards

away. He dropped my hand and moved with inhuman speed toward it.

"Quinn!"

With a gasp, I sprinted to catch up to him. He knelt beside his sister and lifted her head

gently onto his lap. Stroking her fur, he sobbed her name. Quinn's had her eyes closed and I

noticed blood oozing from a wound on her shoulder.

"I think she's been shot," I said quietly.

Tears quickly filled my eyes. Riley’s stricken expression matched mine as he looked at

me with watery eyes. I reached out with a shaky hand to touch Quinn, but hesitated when I

noticed she was breathing.

My eyes widened with surprise. "She's still breathing!"

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Suddenly, her eyes opened and Riley's breath hitched. All around us, gunshots echoed in

the forest.
What the hell was going on
? Quinn's body shook, and within seconds, she flashed into her human form. Her half-closed eyes darted between us.

She wheezed, "The Denver Police are looking for Paige." Then she closed her eyes and

flashed into a wolf.

I gasped, my hand flying up to cover my mouth. Riley and I stared at each other, identical

looks of shock on our faces.

I heard another loud gasp and whipped my head to the left. A police officer stood with his

eyes wide, his hand trembling as he pointed a gun at us.

Riley growled and flashed into a wolf. He advanced on the officer quickly. The officer

fired a shot, and I screamed when the bullet hit the ground inches from Riley. He skidded around

it, but kept running, pouncing on the officer and knocking him to the ground. He stood on top of

him growling viciously. The officer's scream cut off in seconds when Riley ripped out his throat.

Riley turned toward me with blood and flesh hanging from his mouth. Another gunshot

came out of nowhere. It hit the tree next to him, and he jumped to the side.

I ran toward him, abandoning Quinn. Riley snarled, lowering his body to attack. As I got

closer, I saw another officer pointing a rifle at him.

"STOP! DON'T SHOOT!" I put myself in front of Riley with my hands up. The officer

gaped at me. "Please don't shoot." I knelt slowly, my hands still raised in the air. "I'm Paige Donovan." The officer lowered his weapon, but I heard Riley growling behind me. He moved

beside me and I turned my head toward him. "Don't move," I warned quietly. "Just stay there.

Don't give him a reason to shoot you."

Then I heard a voice I never expected. "Paige!"

A white SUV with the words 'Denver Police' on the side approached with my mother's

head sticking out of the passenger window. Once it stopped a few yards away on a dirt road, her

door opened and she emerged.

I got to my feet and ran toward her. "Mom!"

I heard an officer say, "Stand down!"

When I reached her, she embraced me tightly. Her voice trembled on the verge of tears.

"Paige, are you all right?"

I pulled back and looked at her worried face. "Yes, I'm fine. What's going on?"

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Her brows knit in confusion as her eyes scanned my face and body. "Why are you

wearing a nightgown in the woods? Where are your shoes?" She scoffed loudly. "Did you sleep

outside?"

Biting my lip, I cast my gaze toward the ground. "Um, yes," I replied quietly.

She gasped. "Have you been bitten?" I looked up and saw her wide eyes staring at Riley's

mark, her face aghast. "Did a wolf bite you?" Then she grabbed my right arm, her voice still raised. "What happened to your arm?" Suddenly, her eyes filled with tears. She covered her

mouth and spoke behind her hand. "Oh my God, Paige. Look at your face. What happened to