Transforming Love (A Koning Clan Novel) (11 page)

     "Gryph, baby
,
it's me. Come back to me."

      He stood and bared
his large canines. No. P
lease
,
God
,
no. This has to work. So she shifted back to her wolf. She found a place beside h
im and closed her eyes praying he would come back to her.

     Days of waiting turned into months.
The distance between them grew from a small crack to huge rift. Every day she lost a piece of herself. She hoped he would come back to her and the pain made
her
want to surrender. She couldn't. I
f she did then his sacrifice would be for nothing. She shifted into her human form because a wolf couldn't cry. She stared at the glistening waves of the creek. The wind offered its comfort by gently brushing her check
and bringing a familiar scent. A large brown bear broke through the brush. She knew him and her heart leapt with temporary joy.

     "Daddy!" She stood and ran into his arms as he shifted.

     "Oh
,
my dear sweet Jenny." He wrapped his arms around her
,
pu
lling her close to his heart. He lifted her chin and wiped away the tears streaming down her face.

     "Shh…
button. Dry your tears."

    Jenny hiccupped at her childhood nickname. "Oh
,
Daddy,
I can't bring him back. They
’
re right
,
he's gone."
Sobs wracke
d her body as her father ran his fingers through her hair.

    "So what are you going to do?"

    Her heart shattered into an infinite number o
f pieces, like
mirror
ed
reflections of her mistakes, jagged and broken.

      "I have to go back, but first I ne
ed to say good
-
bye. One more night and then I will return."

     Love softened his features, "I'm proud of you. I love you
,
button."

     "I love you
,
too."

     He gave her one last bear hug and shifted
,
leaving her to say goodbye. She walked to their home, like a phantom haunting a dream, which could never
come true
.

     Gryph lifted his head at her approach, but he seemed unbothered by her form.
She touched her face. Only then did she real
ize she was c
rying. Her heart was no longer with her. The rest of her life she would be but a mere shell doomed to ghost through her existence.

       She could try one more thing. So she listened to the faint voice of hope and
began to remove her clothes. She moved s
lowly lifting her shirt over her head, hoping her stronger scent
would remind him of who he was
.
She removed her shirt
and found Gryph
's wolf
staring at her with curiosity. Her black lace bra matched his fur. He watched her as she removed her jeans
,
reveal
ing her matching silk panties. She slowly crawled forward. He showed his teeth but she continued her course. She raised her hand to his face. When she made contact with his soft fur
,
she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She softly stroked
his neck and his growls turned to whines. She raised her other hand and stroked his other side.

     "Please come back to me Gryph." She closed her eyes trying to trap the tears flowing down her cheeks. She felt h
is tongue lick away the salt as
he whined.
He wasn't coming back.
They were
right. It was impossible. She burrowed her face in the soft cushion of his neck, as the pain from her broken heart wracked her
body. She was lost to her grief and nuzzled
him
lost in dream of what should have been
,
but woul
d
never be.
She lifted her head and met his gaze.

     "I'm leaving
,
Gryph. I have to go back. I'm so sorry
,
baby
. I love you." She whispered.

      He whined as his eyes filled with emotion. A part of him knew she was leaving
,
making it hurt more. She tu
rned away
,
severing the connection.

      She bent over to gather her discarded clothes.

     "Jenifer?"

     She closed her eyes and shook her head. She finally lost it
,
and imagining
his voice
was the final exit on the road to the loony bin
. Strong hand
s rubbed up and down her back, the sensation drawing her into the present.

     She pulled back and saw the man she loved. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
I
t was
wild, h
ard, and unskilled:
the best kiss of her life.
She only separated
to suck air into her burning lungs. He rested his head against hers.
She brought her hand up and slapped him.

 
  
“
Ouch.”
She shook her hand trying to alleviate the stinging.

     “
What was that for?”

     She brought his branded cheek to her lips and k
issed him softly.

     “
How could you leave me?”

     “
I thought
it was what you wanted.”
He shrugged.

     Jenny rolled her eyes. “
Lord, men are idiots.”

 
   "I thought I lost you." h
e whispered.

     "Me too." She smiled as her eyes roamed his face. It
was real. She wasn't daydreaming. Her hands sought his and linked their fingers
,
desperate for a connection.

     "I love you
,
Jenifer."

     "I love you
,
too. Now let's go home.
I want a soak in
our
tub.
"." She turned
,
pulling
him with her as she gathered her clothes.

     "No."

     She turned her head and saw the reason written all over his body.  His eyes burned with lust a
nd his erection was hard
,
bulging
against the denim of his jeans. His canines
were extended past his l
ips. She whimpered.

      "It's time I claimed what's mine." His eyes trailed her body
,
ending in a promising stare.

      She shivered as fresh cream pooled in her core, eager to feel his possession. She closed her eyes wanting to focus on the sensation
of his touch. The tips of his fingers grazed her calf; the heat from the slight contact was like brand. Then she felt him trace the curve of her hip. He bent his head down and followed with a trail of kisses. He unleashed his claws and easily dispensed wi
t
h her panties.

     "Lean forward. Let me see how ready you are for me."

     She rested her head on the soft grass. She heard Gryph suck in a breath.

     "Fuck, you
'
r
e
beautiful,
so pink and wet
."

      She cried out in pleasure as he
speared her with his tongue. He growled his approval as he continued licking up every drop of her arousal.

      "Mmm…
you taste like strawberries and cream."

     Jenny's breaths came in pants as she dug her nails into the so
ft grass of the meadow. She was
close to coming when he thrust two fingers inside her she
exploded
with a cry.
 

      "I have missed you
,
and
this."
His fingers separated her folds. He used his other
to unsnap her bra freeing her high round breasts.

      "Roll over." His order was bes
tial
,
with his wolf close to the surface.

      She did as he requested and sprawled out before him like his own personal feast. It was appropriate because he looked like he was going to eat her alive.

      "How long have I been lost?"

      Liquid pooled
in her eyes, "Four months."

      His features softened, he nodded to himself.

     "Thank you for staying with me. I have four months to make up for."

    
He lifted his shirt over his head
,
making her hands itch to touch all his glorious rippling muscl
es. Gryph came to rest at the v
ee
of her legs.

     "Your pants."

     He shook his head
. "I cannot. I will be unable to control myself
,
and by my count I owe you three more orgasms."

     "I don't think I can."

     His mout
h tilted at the edges. "You will do as I say."

     He pressed
his lips to hers to silence her stroking her with his silky mouth. Soon she was shamelessly
arching
herself against his erection.

     His mouth left her and blazed a trail to her navel. He dip
ped his tongue inside as if he was licking ice cream. Then his fangs graze
d
her hip
,
making her arch into his mouth. He spanned his palm over her stomach to hold her in place.

     He brought his mouth to her core and used his tongue to circle her swollen
bud. It was slow and delicious
,
just enough to keep her on the edge but not send her over.

     Her head thrashed, and then her eyes found his. This powerful male was kneeling at the apex of her thighs
,
vibrating with pleasure. She was lost to him as he su
cked her clit into his mouth
,
sending ripples of pleasure through her body. Her legs clenched
,
begging him to stay while her hands tried to push him away.

     His weight lifted for just a moment
, and
then he returned gloriously naked. "Two down." He purr
ed pleased with himself.

     
When she thought she
couldn't take anymore
,
he buried himself
with a swift thrust, all the way
to the hilt. He didn't stop his assault as he withdrew almost completely and buried himself again, the force causing the most deli
cious friction. She was building to her climax as he stroked her but she couldn't go over the edge. 
Her skin tingled and was flushed from his touch.

    
"I can't." She cried.

     He leaned forward
,
making his pelvis brush her clit as he continued his s
ensuous torture.

     "Oh God."

  
Her body convulsed as her core gripped the steel of his erection desperate to keep him inside her.

    
His breath fanned along her skin as he whispered his praise. "Good girl."

   
Then with a final push
,
he came
,
fl
owing deep inside her.

  
He fell to on top of her
,
careful to support his weight and not crush her smaller frame.

  
She closed her eyes, drained, sated, and blissfully happy.

  
"I thought you said four." s
he teased.

  
"I am not finis
hed, just resting."

   
He swelled inside her as she blinked up at him.

  
"How?"

  
"My dear
,
sweet
,
Jenifer, I will always be ready for you."

 
  He pulled out and flipped her drowsy body over to her belly.

  
"Do you remember when I said I would
fuck you in this sweet
,
tight ass?"