I pressed my palm against his thigh, fur rippling under my skin when I felt the muscles bunch under my touch. “Explains what?”
“Why my wolf has been such a pain in the ass the past few months.” He dropped his right arm and threaded his fingers through mine. “Trinity must’ve still had a trace of your scent on her clothes or something when she came home.”
I wondered if that was why my lioness had settled into Timber Ridge so quickly. Obviously, it was because she’d caught Cason’s scent but kept it a secret from me until he returned. When he turned onto my street and pulled into a driveway, I wanted to kick my butt for not catching on sooner. “Is this your place?”
“Yeah.”
“No wonder it’s been empty since I got here.” I gestured toward the house next door. “That’s mine.”
“You mean it was yours. Now your place is with me,” he growled as he threw the vehicle into park in his driveway and wrenched his door open.
He swept me off my feet and carried me toward his house as soon as I climbed out of the passenger seat. I didn’t try to get out of his hold as I complained, “I really like my house. I’ve gotten comfortable since I arrived.”
“If you want to stay there after the memories we make at my place today, we’ll move all my stuff over.”
I loved how his promise made me feel, especially the first part. I had zero experience with sex, but I was really looking forward to what was about to happen.
4
Cason
Getting my mate inside my house took the edge off my wolf, but not by much. He was urging me to sink my cock inside her tight pussy, marking her with my come so I could sink my teeth in her soft skin and finally mark her as ours. I needed her upstairs in my bed, and it had to happen right away since I wasn’t sure how long I’d be able to maintain my control.
I was happy as fuck that crime was nil in Timber Ridge because it meant that I hadn’t bothered to lock my door when I headed over to the hospital. I was able to keep Peppa in my arms as I turned the knob and shouldered the door open. Kicking the hard surface shut behind me, I headed straight for the stairs and our room. When I dropped her onto my mattress, my wolf eased even more. “I never thought I’d be this fucking lucky.”
“I can’t be that much of a surprise.” Peppa got up on her knees and arched a brow. “Every shifter grows up hearing about how magical the moment is when you find your mate.”
I kicked off my shoes and ripped off my jacket and shirt before I explained, “Not me. I grew up listening to stories about the awful luck the males in my family have when it comes to finding their mates.”
Her plump lips curved down at the edges, and her golden eyes filled with sadness even as her gaze stayed glued to my bare chest. “But Damon and Trinity found each other and just had twins. Didn’t that give you hope?”
“Nope.” I shook my head as I undid the button on my jeans and slid the zipper down. “Before me, there hadn’t been a generation where more than one male Kemp ended up happily mated. I thought I’d end up like our brother Aaron, destined to be alone for the rest of my life. But then I walked into the hospital, and there you were. My miracle. My mate.”
Tears welled in her eyes, but her smile was blinding. “My food has been called a miracle before but not me.”
“Because you were meant to be all mine, baby.” With my jeans hanging low on my hips, I crawled onto the mattress and nudged her until she was sitting on her ass. Then I wrapped my hand around one of her ankles to lift her foot so I could remove her shoe and sock. While I did the same to the other side, she shrugged out of her jacket and tossed it onto the floor. “I’m going to spend every minute of the rest of our lives showing you how grateful I am to have been blessed by fate.”
“Look at you with all these hard muscles.” She trailed her fingers down my chest, and my cock tried to bust through my boxers at her touch. “But you’re a big softie on the inside, aren’t you?”
I chuckled and shook my head. “Only for you. Everyone else thinks I’m a cranky bastard.”
“Maybe we should do something to improve your mood.” She traced my happy trail down to the waist of my boxers, licking her lips.
Fur brushed against my skin, my wolf urging me to get on with it already. “That sounds like a fucking brilliant idea to me.”
Her hands went behind her back, and I slid her bra straps down her arms after she undid the clasp. Her plump, round breasts spilled out, the pebbled peaks practically begging to be sucked. I couldn’t resist. Lowering my head, I wrapped my lips around one tip and flicked it with my tongue. Peppa arched her back, pressing her tit deeper into my mouth as her fingers dug into my scalp. After I gave the same attention to the other side, I pushed her back onto the mattress and trailed kisses down her body.
Kneeling at her feet, I pulled her pants down her legs, hooking my thumbs in her panties so they came with. Her pupils flared, and the scent of her need filled the air. I loved the fact that she’d never felt desire before me. That no other male had seen her with her walls down in an intimate moment. That I was the only man who’d ever see her naked body sprawled beneath them with her blond hair spread out like a halo around her head. Every inch of her belonged to me and only me.
“You’re so fucking gorgeous.” My nostrils flared. “And I bet you’re going to taste even better than you look.”
Peppa lifted her leg to press the sole of her foot against the rock-hard bulge in my jeans. “I bet you do, too.”
Just the thought of her plump lips wrapped around my cock had pre-come leaking from the tip. “That’s going to need to wait until next time, baby. I wouldn’t last very long if you got your mouth on me.”
“I don’t think I will, either,” she admitted on a gasp as I lowered my head to lick over her pubic bone.
I flashed her a cocky grin. “Yeah, but we don’t need to worry about how long it takes me to make you come the first time because I plan on getting you off over and over again tonight.”
Her plump lips parted, but whatever she was going to say was swallowed by a gasp when I followed my boast up by flicking her clit with my tongue. Her hands dropped to the mattress, and she clenched the sheets in her fists. Then I made a long, slow lick through her drenched folds to her tight little hole. I had to grip her hips to stop her from squirming away from me as her cries echoed off the walls. My hold on her tightened as her flavor burst over my tongue, proving how right I’d been about her taste. It was indescribable, and I was already addicted. “So damn good. I’m going to want to get my mouth on you every day.”
“If it always feels like this, you won’t get any arguments from me.” I explored every inch of her pussy with my mouth. A low chuckle rumbled up my chest when she tried to break my grip to chase my tongue as I thrust it in and out of her channel. “Cason, please. I’m so close already.”
“Give it to me, baby. Come all over my face.” I kicked my pace up a notch, devouring her pussy as though it was going to be my last meal. I was rewarded for my efforts when her body went taut beneath me right before she flew apart in my arms. I licked her through her release, waiting until the shuddering subsided to work a finger into her tight channel. It wasn’t long before I was building the pleasure in her again. It took me a little while to be able to work my digit all the way in. When I added a second, I started to flick her clit with my tongue. By that point, she was riding my face, her hands tugging my hair and spurring me on. “That’s it. Give me another one so you’ll be ready for my cock.”
“Yes,” she cried out, my words sending her over the edge again.
I quickly shucked my jeans and boxers before I settled between her splayed legs and gripped the base of my dick. As I rubbed the crown through her wetness, more pre-come dribbled from the tip. I hadn’t even gotten inside her yet, but I was already so close to losing control. “Need you.”
“Then take me,” she urged, spreading her legs wider.
My mind told me that I needed to go slow, but my body was p
ushing me to tear through the proof of her innocence quickly. With my wolf urging me on, I lined my dick up with her opening, and just the feel of her pussy wrapped around the tip snapped my control. With one brutal thrust, I slammed into her virgin hole. Pressing my body against her curves, I cradled my beautiful mate against my chest as I gathered the tattered reins of my control so I could hold still long enough for Peppa’s pain to fade. I trailed kisses along her jaw and murmured, “I’m sorry, baby. I hate that I had to hurt you, but it shouldn’t last too long. When you’re ready, I’ll make up for the pain with another orgasm before I fill your tight pussy with my come.”
She wiggled her hips, just the slightest movement, and then the tension drained from her body. “I think it’s better already.”
Her pussy was still clamped down around my cock. “Are you ready for me to move?”
“Oh, yes,” she purred, her nails raking down my back.
“Thank fuck,” I breathed as I levered my hips back, my hard length dragging against her walls. I instantly missed her constricting heat and drove straight back inside. “I’ve waited so long to find you and sink inside your sweet pussy. But I never imagined it would feel like this. Fucking incredible.”
“So good,” she moaned, reaching up to pull my head down so we could kiss. Our tongues tangled together, mimicking the motion of our bodies as my cock stroked in and out of her tight heat. My pace continued to build while I devoured her mouth. She spread her legs wider to accommodate my thrusts until I bottomed out, my balls slapping against her ass.
“And we get to do this for the rest of our very long lives.” I felt a tingle at the base of my spine, and I suspected that I wouldn’t be able to hold out much longer. “Please tell me you’re close. That your pussy is ready to milk the come from my cock until it drips down your thighs.”
“Yes,” she whimpered, meeting me thrust for thrust.
I wedged my arm between our bodies and pinched her clit with my thumb and forefinger. The tight clench of her pussy sent me over the edge right along with her.
5
Peppa
Since I had never felt even the tiniest bit of desire, I’d always wondered what all the hoopla was about when it came to sex. But now that I’d felt Cason move deep inside me, I finally understood. As our chests heaved, the scent of our combined releases filled my lungs as it dripped down my thighs. “Holy crap.”
“You can say that again,” Cason rasped as he dropped onto the mattress and rolled onto his back, taking me with him while he somehow managed to keep his dick anchored in my pussy. His hand swept my hair off my shoulder as I sprawled on his chest, and his thumb brushed over my pulse point as it fluttered beneath his touch. “But it’s about to get a fuck of a lot better, baby.”
The sensual promise in his husky voice made my inner walls spasm. I knew what came next—the mating mark that would cement the bond between us. Tilting my head to the side, I whispered, “I can’t wait to feel the sting of your teeth.”
Cason’s hand trembled as he stroked over the spot where he was going to bite. “My sexy and fierce miracle.”
My heart melted at the awe in his tone. If there had been even the slightest bit of doubt in my mind about my readiness to accept his mark, it would have been wiped away. But I was just as ready to be fully mated as he was. “Please, Cason. We’ve both waited long enough. I don’t want to waste another second before our bond is cemented.”
“Neither do I.” Gripping my hips, he hauled me farther up his chest as he craned his neck until his teeth scraped against my skin. Goose bumps popped up on my flesh, and then it felt as though lightning struck when he sank his incisors in me. My connection to Cason deepened, filling a hole in my soul that had been waiting for this moment and triggering an orgasm that was more powerful than anything I’d ever felt before.
The intense pleasure he’d given me three times already paled in comparison, but my tigress still wanted more. Fur brushed against my skin as she came close to the surface, and my canines lengthened. With my mate’s cock jerking inside me, I gripped his head and twisted it to the side so I could mark him as mine. My bite brought our orgasms to a whole new level. I could barely see straight by the time it was done and he finally pulled out of me. “Whoa.”
I collapsed against Cason’s chest, curling up against him as he stroked his hand up and down my spine. “I’m so fucking happy I found you. And I’m sorry it took me a whole month to drag my ass back to Timber Ridge. If I’d figured out why my wolf was being a moody little fucker sooner, then I would’ve been here when you got into town.”
“There’s no way you could’ve known.” I rubbed my cheek against his chest, scent-marking him like I was in my animal form. “It’s not as though I figured it out either. I was living right next door to your house, and my lioness never clued me in. Although that was probably for the best or I never would’ve gotten Timber Treasures ready to open last night.”
Cason’s hand drifted down to my butt and lightly swatted my left cheek. “You know damn well that Trinity would’ve pushed back the opening date. My family would’ve done anything for me to find my mate after what happened to Aaron.”
“Sorry.” I tilted my head back and grimaced. “I’ve been focused on my career for so long. It may take some time before I figure out how to let go a little. This may surprise you, but I kind of have a reputation for being a workaholic.”
“That doesn’t surprise me at all.” He rubbed his palm over my butt, soothing the sting his spanking had left behind. “You never would’ve become a kick-ass chef if you hadn’t put a fuck ton of time into building your skills.”
I’d received plenty of compliments about my cooking before, but none of them felt as good as hearing praise coming from my mate. “How do you know I’m that good?”
Cason chuckled and shook his head. “Trinity strutted around here like she’d just guaranteed the success of Timber Treasures after she hired you, and my sister-in-law knows her shit when it comes to opening restaurants.”
“I definitely can’t argue with that logic.” I patted his six-pack abs. “But I’m still looking forward to showing you exactly how good I am in the kitchen.”
His hips rocked up when my hand slid lower. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had a really good meal.”
I jabbed my fingers into his sides before he could say anything else, going up on my elbows to glare down at him. “My food is a heck of a lot better than ‘really good.’”
“Sorry, baby. I have no doubt you’ll wow me with your cooking skills.” He cradled my cheeks in his palms, curling up to brush his lips against mine. “All I meant was that I’m no good in the kitchen, and I was stuck cooking for myself the entire time I was gone. So I was really looking forward to having dinner at Timber Treasures last night.”
Understanding dawned, and I settled onto his chest again. “But then Trinity went into labor, and you missed out on the best meal of your life.”
“Yeah, I was ten minutes away from being able to try one of your incredible creations before I turned the car around to head straight to the hospital.” His fingers toyed with the ends of my hair as his bottom lip stuck out in a pout. “And nobody brought anything for me to eat when they came to see the babies.”
“You poor, neglected man.” I nipped at his lip and gasped when he claimed my mouth in a deep kiss that quickly turned heated. When he finally lifted his head again, it took me a moment to remember what else I’d been about to say. “I promise to make it up to you today.”
His hips surged up, grinding his hard length against my core. “You already did, but I’m not going to argue if you’re ready to go again.”
“Not like that,” I sputtered, lightly slapping his chest before I rolled off him to stretch my arms above my head and arch my back to work out some of my aches. “I think my body could easily handle another round or two before I head into the restaurant, and then I can whip you up as many dishes as you’d like to try.”
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fed up, staring at me in shock. “Are you planning on going into work today?”
“Um, yeah,” I whispered, just now realizing how little I was looking forward to being in the restaurant today. The kitchen had always felt like home to me, but that was before Cason. Now that I’d found my mate, he was the new center of my world, and I wasn’t ready to leave our little bubble after such a short time together.
A muscle in his jaw bunched. “Will there be any unmated males in the restaurant?”
“Yeah, two of the chefs I brought with me from Chicago are shifters.” I explained how Aero and Bexley, along with Larken and Thora, had taken my back during the crap William had pulled with me.
“I respect the fuck out of all of them for putting their careers on the line for you, and they sound like great friends to have.” Cason stroked his finger over the mark on my shoulder. “But my wolf wouldn’t be able to handle you being around them in tight quarters yet. Even with my mark on your shoulder and my come spilling out of your pussy, I’m feeling uber territorial.”
Between my desire to stay here with my mate and his need to keep me away from other males, I didn’t need much convincing to play hooky from work even though it was only the day after we opened. “I get what you’re saying, and I’d love to stay right here with you. But I’m not sure how Trinity is going to feel about the idea.”
“I don’t think you have anything to worry about there.” He rolled over and grabbed his jeans off the floor. Then he pulled his phone out of the back pocket and jabbed his finger against the screen. “There’s only one way to find out.”
I bit my bottom lip while the line rang. Trinity picked up much more quickly than I expected since she was still in the hospital after giving birth to twins. “Please tell me nothing went wrong.”
“Everything will be perfect as long as you don’t need my mate in your restaurant anytime soon,” he growled, his wolf flashing in his eyes as his gaze connected with mine.
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