“Go to hell. Get off me and pull my pants back up.”
He shook his head again before he lifted away from her and sprang backward from the bed. He landed on his feet gracefully with his thighs spread apart enough to make room for her legs between them. He smiled at her while raking his gaze down her body. Desire showed clearly as he examined every exposed inch.
She gasped, trying to shove her shirt down over her bare breasts with one hand as she also reached frantically for her pants to pull them back up with her other. Holy shit! How did that happen? She was completely exposed to the guy.
He gripped her slacks with both hands and jerked them out of her frantic hold, tore them down her legs, and tossed them to the floor. Shocked and miffed, Tammy stared up at him but then he dropped down on her again. He braced his arms, pushup style, legs still spread, and his body hovered over hers. He didn’t touch her. Inches separated their bodies as they stared into each other’s eyes.
“Spread your legs for me, sexy. I’m going to touch you.” His voice came out gruff, raspy and deep.
She locked her thighs tightly together and reached up to push against his chest again. He had a sexy voice when turned on, but she couldn’t allow him to have sex with her. She needed to remember that she didn’t do strangers, no matter how much she wanted to, or how bad she ached for his touch. New Species. Part animal. So wrong. Yeah. Remember that. She pushed again.
He wouldn’t budge and looked really amused that she even attempted to move him. She tried to ignore how sexy he looked with those exotic eyes and those bulging muscles, from holding his weight off her. She had the urge to stroke about every inch of his amazing body that her fingers could reach.
“This is so not happening, Valiant.” Saying his name sounded strange coming from her lips but she got it out. “You stated I’m ovulating, right? You can really smell that? For real?”
He chuckled and gave a sharp nod. “I can scent it. That’s why I’m so aroused. Do you know how hot and wet you’re going to be for me with your body in heat? Haven’t you been feeling your sexual desire rise while you’re in this state?”
She swallowed. “Nope. My fingers were a little swollen this morning but that’s about it. I wouldn’t have known that was the reason without you telling me.” She cleared her throat. “I’m not having sex with you. I don’t know you and I don’t do that with strangers.”
“Spread your thighs and I’ll change your mind.”
She stared up into those beautiful eyes of his. She knew how he kissed and how he could make her feel when he touched her. No one had ever tempted her that much and her body had reacted to him in ways it never had before to any other man. She still ached between her thighs and her breasts were tender.
“Spread your thighs,” he softly growled. “I want to taste you so bad I’m trying not to drool from the need.”
He drools? That’s totally NOT sexy. Yeah. Focus on that. She frowned and pushed against his hot-skinned chest once more but he didn’t budge an inch. He shifted his weight, lowering down her body and his legs slid a little off the bed so, instead of hovering over her face, he hesitated over her stomach. His gaze left hers to stare at her thighs. Another soft growl came from deep in his throat.
“Open up for me. I need that at least. Your scent calls to me so strongly I hurt. Let me lick you until you come, screaming for me. Let me enjoy your cream.” He purred suddenly, his head lifted until those catlike eyes of his locked with her shocked gaze. “I love cream.” He licked his lips slowly.
Her body throbbed. Damn, he doesn’t fight fair. Her traitorous body responded full force to his words when mental images shot through her brain of him settling between her thighs. She bit her lip hard before softly cursing, losing the battle with desire and knowing she shouldn’t.
“I can’t believe this. This never happened, okay? I’ve lost my mind but I’m hurting for you.”
She unlocked her knees and felt her cheeks heat with embarrassment. She had let few men go down on her and while it wasn’t bad, it wasn’t that great either. She’d sworn off doing it again unless she was drunk or with someone she really, really cared about. She didn’t do strangers but she’d never seen this situation coming.
She spread her legs a little and watched Valiant’s head snap down. Another growl rumbled from his throat, this one deep and a little scary. She grabbed for his thick hair, holding his head up until he met her gaze.
“Don’t bite me. You’re not going to do that, right? I want to be sure we’re on the same page and you need to be careful with those vampire teeth of yours. You’re not into blood, are you?”
He suddenly flashed a grin. “I know what I’m doing and there will be no pain. I’m not going to bite you.”
She released his mane of hair, embarrassed as she spread her legs a little more, and tried not to tense up. She glanced down once when the bed moved to see that Valiant had totally slid off the bed and knelt next to it.
Big, strong hands gripped her hips, pulled her ass to the edge of the mattress and gripped her knees, gently nudging her into the position he wanted, which was her heels on the edge of the bed, legs spread wide apart. His gaze fixed on her totally exposed pussy, a purr came from him and she looked away to stare up at his ceiling as her fingers clutched at his comforter. She wasn’t sure about this at all.
“You have no hair anywhere.” He sounded surprised.
She wondered if she could actually die of awkwardness. “I shave it off. Either get on with it or let me go. I can’t even believe I’m agreeing to this because it’s totally insa―”
She gasped instead of finishing her sentence when Valiant pushed against her knees to widen them even more. The guy had broad shoulders and his hair fell over her stomach as he leaned in closer to her until she couldn’t miss feeling his hot breath fanning over her exposed sex. His hands were gentle as he spread her labia to expose even more of her to his view. Another loud purr came from him and his hot tongue swiped her clit.
Her fingers clawed the bedding as he started to lick her in rapid, long strokes. Pleasure was instant and intense. Valiant’s tongue was raspy and he could move it in ways she’d never thought possible while he teased and zoned in on the exact spot that sent raw ecstasy cascading through her body.
She tensed hard, her back arched, and she would have slammed her legs closed to stop the too-powerful feeling but his shoulders held her pinned open and his hands held her labia spread to expose her clit to him. He held her down when her hips started to rise from the mattress.
The climax tore through Tammy brutally and she cried out. She was shocked at how fast and hard she’d come. Her eyes were closed when she floated down from the euphoria and tried to calm her ragged breathing. She heard Valiant panting harder than her and gasped when his tongue suddenly lowered to the opening of her pussy.
He growled, vibrated against her, and his thick tongue breached her body as he parted her vaginal walls. Her muscles were still twitching and contracting with her release and his hands slid under her ass, lifting her from the bed a few inches to give him deeper penetration.
“Oh God,” she moaned.
He growled deep in response and his tongue moved inside her, in and out, before it withdrew completely. She forced her eyes open and stared in stunned shock as he lifted up until he bent over her. He had a wild look in his amazing eyes and he nearly lunged for her breast, drew it into his mouth hard and frantically suckled on her. It made her cry out again at the new, wonderful sensation. Something thick and hard nudged her pussy. She gasped as his cock started to press into her where his tongue had just been.
He was thick and incredibly hard. He lowered over her, her body pinned flat under him with just enough weight on her to keep her where he wanted her. Her muscles stretched to accommodate his size. He entered her slowly, allowing her body to adjust to his cock, and her fingers grabbed at his head, sliding into his thick tresses for something to hold on to. Pleasure and near pain gripped her as he sank into her.
She experienced a wave of panic when he drove in even deeper.
“Stop!”
He froze and his mouth left her breast. He had a definitely wild look in those exotic eyes, the sheer need of his desire marked clearly by the harsh tension of his features.
“Don’t make me stop.” His voice was so deep and gruff that he didn’t sound human. “I need you.”
“You’re too big.” She was afraid.
“I’m turning us, all right? You’re going to be on top and take as much of me as you can. I don’t want to hurt you.”
He rolled, displaying his immense strength. One second Tammy had been under him and the next she straddled his lap. He made sure he didn’t enter her any deeper by holding her slightly away from him and waited until she braced her knees on either side of his hips before he released her. One of his hands wrapped around her waist, holding her in place, while his other hand slid under her to position his fingers to massage her clit. She threw back her head and sank down on him a little more.
His cock felt really thick. It had been a long time since she’d had sex. She lifted up and the pleasure of him inside her forced a moan from her lips. He was merciless with his fingers as he played with her sensitive bundle of nerves, making her pant. She moved up and down, only taking as much of him as her body desired.
The feeling of being stretched, filled, the sheer bliss of those sensations, shocked her because it was the best thing she’d ever experienced. She could feel every extremely rigid inch of him inside her and, combined with what his fingers were doing, she needed to come again.
She rode him frantically, taking his cock a little deeper each time she ground her hips down. Moans tore from her throat as her body seemed to ignite into flames. The man under her growled and snarled, making noises she’d usually find terrifying but instead it just heightened her passion. Her body tensed, shook, and she cried out when she climaxed hard again, her muscles clamping around his thick shaft as she jerked violently from the force of it.
Valiant roared as he climaxed and she wasn’t even startled at the sound. His steel-hard cock was buried deep inside her and his hips shook under her and warm heat spread into her pussy as he kept coming. She collapsed onto his broad chest.
They were both winded. One of his hands gripped her hip and his other hand moved to her back to caress his fingertips up her spine until he fisted her hair in his hold at the base of her skull. He didn’t hurt her but he forced her head up until she had no choice but to meet his gaze. His golden eyes appeared absolutely gorgeous in the aftermath of sex. He smiled at her, showed sharp teeth, and his hand slid from her hip to cup her ass gently.
“I’m keeping you forever.”
She stared at him in shock. “What?”
“I decided I’m keeping you forever. You’re mine.”
He was good at making her speechless. Tammy stared at him and was absolutely mute. He wants to keep me? Forever? For real? Does he think I’m a pet? She wasn’t even sure how to take his words or exactly what they meant. I’m his? He decided? She didn’t even know where to start or what she thought of him making those wild statements.
The smile died on his lips as he suddenly tensed under her, his big body seeming to turn to stone. Tammy gasped when he rolled them over and slowly withdrew his still-hard shaft from her body. He gave her one last passionate look before rolling away to leave the bed.
“They are coming for you but I won’t allow anyone take you from me.”
Who is coming for me? Tammy sat up on the bed. She realized her shirt remained on, bunched up over her breasts, and her sliced-apart bra cups were under her arms. She watched him quickly yank up his pants, growling and cursing under his breath the entire time.
She removed her damaged bra and pulled down her shirt while she scooted off the bed to stand next to it. She watched Valiant carefully. His expression was scary when he turned to face her. She hadn’t known him long but she could identify rage when she saw it.
“Stay inside this room while I handle them. No one is taking you away. You’re mine now.”
Mouth open, she watched him put on his shirt and fasten his jeans as he paced the room. Like a caged animal. Lion. That’s what he looked like. Only there weren’t any bars between them. What did I do? Oh yeah. Had sex with lion guy. Hot, screaming, came-so-hard-I-think-I-hurt-myself sex. And he was going to hurt someone or be hurt to keep her.
Tammy backed away, stepped on something and glanced down. Her pants lay on the floor by her feet. Her shoes were there too. She didn’t even remember them coming off but they were just slip-ons so he’d just brushed them off her feet when he’d yanked her pants off.
Valiant walked to the window, glared out and snarled viciously.
“Six of them are approaching.” He snorted. “They think only six Species males could do it. It’s insulting. I won’t be gone long, sexy. Why don’t you climb back into bed and wait for me? I’ll grab some food before I return. You’re little and I want to feed you. I’m going to take very good care of you and you’ll want to stay with me.”
Tammy glanced at the lamp nearby, her mind working frantically to stop what she feared might happen. Valiant was a big guy, ferocious, and she didn’t want him to be killed or seriously hurt by the New Species coming to save her. He would fight them to keep her in his bedroom. She saw the outlet next to the bedside table where the lamp was plugged in. She turned her attention on him, noted that his back remained to her while he watched out the window, and another growl tore from his lips.
“I’ll beat them until they go whimpering away before they take you away from me. I’ll try to scare them off first but there’s no way they are taking you, Tammy. I’ll do whatever it takes.”
She wouldn’t be able to live with it they killed him. Tammy bent and yanked on the cord. Her gaze stayed trained on Valiant to make sure he didn’t turn around and notice her movements. She gripped the lamp with a shaky hand, hesitated, and realized it would hurt him less than a bullet. She couldn’t allow that to happen. She inched forward but he didn’t turn, too focused on whatever he saw out the window.
“Idiots.” He growled, bent forward a little, and his hands gripped the windowsill with enough strength to make the wood groan. “I want you to stay inside this room. It shouldn’t take more than five minutes. If they won’t leave, I’ll―”
Tammy brought the lamp down hard on the back of his head. The glass base shattered and rained down Valiant’s back to the floor. He grunted and spun around to face her. Oh, I’m so screwed. I didn’t hit him hard enough. She could have hit him with more force but had been afraid of hurting him too severely. He appeared utterly taken aback as he stared down at her when he straightened to his full height but then his eyes rolled back and he swayed before collapsing onto the carpet. Tammy stared down at him with the broken lamp still clutched in her hands.
She instantly tossed it aside and dropped to her knees beside his body. She checked Valiant’s pulse, found it strong and steady, and her fingers brushed through his hair where she’d hit him. She could feel a slight bump forming but there wasn’t any blood. His chest rose and fell easily as she climbed to her feet, sure that he wouldn’t be out long. She needed to leave before he woke. She was pretty sure he’d be super pissed at her for knocking him out.
“Son of a bitch.” Her hands shook as she quickly finished dressing and shoved her feet into her shoes. She shoved her destroyed bra down the front of her pants, not wishing to leave it behind but wanting to keep it hidden after she left. A glance at Valiant showed he remained sprawled on his side on the floor. She took a step closer, hesitated at leaving him, and a twinge of regret flooded her. Maybe I should stay and— No! What am I thinking? He wants to keep me forever and we’re strangers. That would be nuts! She fled.
He’d locked the bedroom door and she had to unbolt it to leave. She glanced down the hallway at a few closed doors but the stairs were within sight. She ran for them. When Valiant came to she knew he would be really upset. S
he’d hit him with his own lamp and knocked him out cold. It was very doubtful he’d understand she’d done it to make sure he wasn’t hurt and she didn’t want to stick around to find out if she could reason with him.
She ran down the stairs to the large entryway. She unlocked the double doors, tossed them open and stumbled from his house.
She slammed the door behind her and walked quickly down the path. Her arms crossed over her chest to hide the fact that her bra was missing. She hoped no one would notice since she didn’t want to have to explain. She spotted her work van, four Jeeps, and the other catering truck parked on the other side of the fence. Men had already entered the yard through the gate.
They were New Species. All wore black fatigues with NSO emblems in stark white on their chests and they carried real guns along with what she assumed were tranquilizer guns. She’d seen a few of the New Species officers from a distance at the front gate when she’d entered Reservation. A thirty-foot wall protected the boundary of it and men dressed in those same uniforms had patrolled the top of the wall. The ones in Valiant’s yard stopped.
“Hi.” Tammy didn’t look at their faces, keeping her gaze averted instead. “I’m fine.” She walked faster toward the gate and around the men who stood blocking her way.
“Tammy!” Ted rushed forward. “Are you all right?”
She kept moving and nearly plowed into one of the NSO officers, but he jumped back.
“I’m fine, Ted. I’m going home. I’ve had a stressful day but I’m really fine. We talked and he let me go. Problem solved,” she flat-out lied.
A man moved into her path when she walked through the open gate to where the vehicles were parked. “Are you all right?”
She recognized the deep voice immediately as being Tiger’s. She stopped and lifted her chin to peer into his strange features, not shocked that he appeared to be part feline. Not only did his name give it away but he had some features that were similar to Valiant’s.
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