by Elaine Marie
Nate nods hesitantly.
“Yeah, she bought the yellow colonial down over at the edge of town. It isn’t far from the river.”
I picture where the house meets up with the south side woods. The house sits on the border of my town. How convenient.
“What kind of name is Nevaeh?” I wonder.
Nate shrugs. “I think it goes back a long time. I can ask around.” He motions to the group of witches sitting in the back booth.
I recognize Kendal and her brother, Brock, the head of the Coven. Kendal slams her hands down on the table and walks out. They have been having issues lately and hope they can work things out. Karla’s voice brings my attention back.
“Oh, it’s a beautiful name,” Karla says. “It’s heaven spelled backward.”
I can’t hold back the smile. Heaven fits her perfectly. When I’m near her, everything else settles. My worries disappear. My thoughts get unscrambled. Yeah, she’s my heaven. I place money on the bar, motion to Levi, and we jog out to my truck.
”Hey, where are we going?” he asks, slamming the truck door.
How do I tell him I’m checking on my girl when I don’t even have a girl? “I want to run. Gonna go along the river. You in?” I pull my door closed.
“Sure, but it’s a race, not a run.” He laughs and rubs his hands together.
My brother and I have always competed with each other. The only exception is women. I like the outgoing party girl. He likes the shy type. We are different yet the same. Being only a year apart, we’ve had our battles but learned from them and respect each other for each lesson.
Chapter Six
NEVAEH
I’VE BEEN HERE A FEW DAYS and am adjusting well to my new surroundings. I love the crisp, evening air and the bright light of the moon which shines through my window at night. This environment empowers me.
The loft has become my home. Wow, I never thought I would use that word again. I spread my notebooks and laptop across the coffee table. I’m ready to find out the truth about my father. The library provided a little information on my family’s background, but I still have questions only the locals can answer. The news clippings and reports only tell me what I already know and I can’t find anything on my mother.
Bewildered, I decide a run might help clear my head. I slide my legs into my spandex with a yellow and black mesh pattern. Then throw the matching sports bra over my head. I love the way the black and yellow mesh run down the sides. It holds my girls in and protects me from getting black eyes when I run. I tie my runners tight and set my timer on my watch for an hour.
Within seconds I’m out the door and taking quick strides across the green lawn and to the path into the woods. Once I place my earbuds in, I switch my playlist on and start off at a steady pace.
The sun is setting and the breeze feels nice as I pick up speed. I follow alongside the river for about two miles before I look down at my watch. I’m making good time, but I must turn back soon. It’s getting dark. I take a turn around a tree and trip, falling flat on my face.
My vision goes dark, but then I see Lucienne whimpering by the tree. I try to call out her name but nothing passes my lips. I shake my head and Lucienne disappears. The trees tower over and around me, and I feel light headed. I try and push myself up.
“Mother fucker!” My leg gives out and pain radiates down my foot. “Shit, shit, shit!” I look down and notice the rip in my pants at the knee. I pull my earbuds from my ears and let them fall around my neck. Using the huge oak tree for support, I twist around and rest against it.
After three deep breathes, I push off the hard bark to try to walk again. Instead, my foot gives and I fall forward, using the next oak tree for support. This isn’t happening. I must have sprained my ankle.
As I breathe through the shooting pain, I sense movement and hear leaves wrestling behind me. Suddenly, a snout is in my crotch, and I hear a low growl. I spin around despite my injured foot. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing flea-bag?”
Another, but smaller, wolf stands on the rock to the right and the one near me shakes his head. The smaller one takes off. I glance down and the eyes capture me. My God! They’re beautiful. They’re sexy. And shit…damn it…they’re…fuck! They belong to Kato.
“Kato, twice this week you put your nose in my pussy. Next time it better not be just your nose, you flea-infested beast.” I lean back against the tree as he steps back. The shift happens so fast it throws me off guard.
His muscle ripple into stone and his eyes flare with need. My eyes follow his tattoo along his V, and wow! His cock is hard and thick. It’s making my mouth watery and dry at the same time.
I swallow and he steps forward. “Are you okay?” he asks gliding his thumb across my cheek. Concern passes along his face.
“Yeah. I’m heading home. Thanks.” I place my foot down and falter. Kato’s arm wraps around my waist and he picks me up, cradling me against his hard chest. My heartrate quickens.
“I’ve got you, Sugar.” He presses a light kiss on my forehead and carries me back to the house. Once he stops at the platform of the loft, I reach down and turn the knob pushing the door open.
Before I lose the nerve, I kiss his neck and let my tongue trail up to his ear. I hope he doesn’t dismiss the subtle hint. I want to fuck this man so bad. It’s all I’ve thought about for days. I tighten my grasp around his neck and kiss his jawline.
He doesn’t skip a beat as he kicks the door closed behind him. My insides are tingling, and I take a deep breath. He smells of the earth and all man. I’m not sure what it reminds me of, but I can’t get enough. So, I nuzzle my nose into his neck.
He places me on the bed, and I lay back begging with my eyes for him to take me. His piercing blues eyes watch my expression and smolder with lust. The slight touch of his fingers gliding down my cheek to push my hair away causes my core to tighten.
“Thank you,” I whisper. My pulse is rapid, and I take a quick breath as he leans down and presses his hard body against mine. His eyes look deep into my soul. The sudden flare sets my pussy ablaze.
He nods his head as a sign for me to expose my neck. As if I have no control, I tilt back. His tongue darts out and lands below my ear and he drags it down over the exposed part of my breast before dipping into my cleavage. Oh, fuck me. I squirm beneath him.
I run my hands down his bare back feeling the muscles and tautness of his body. When I reach his ass, I apply pressure and he thrust his hips. His cock pressed against the seam of my pants hitting my swollen clit. I think I may combust.
“I need you,” he says and I know the feeling. I’m so wet and filled with desire. I lift my head and press my lips to his.
Tender and gentle at first, he nibbles on my lower lip and I gasp giving him the opportunity to deepen the kiss. Our tongues tango, sending shivers down my spine. The need to have him overwhelms any common sense I may have once had. His cock twitches against my entrance, but my pants prevent him from entering.
“My pants,” I say breathlessly as blood thunders through my veins.
“What about them?” he asks with smiling eyes.
“Get rid of them.” I lift my hips from the bed.
In one swift move, I hear a tear and the cool breeze from the window caresses my skin. A deep growl escapes his throat and he howls as he lowers himself and pushes his face into my entrance. He inhales deeply and then his tongue dives in, nipping and pulling at the ball of nerves. My back arches off the bed and my eyes float to the back of my head.
“Oh. My. Fucking. God!” I scream out in ecstasy as he adds his fingers. I’ve never felt anything like it. His facial scruff rubs against the inside of my thigh adding to the invasion of my body and I run my fingers through his hair.
“Mine, all mine,” he moans and at that moment yes, yes, I am. My core tingles and my walls contract when he pushes his fingers deep, hitting the back wall…the spot that makes me see stars.
“Don’t stop, for the love of God, don’
t you dare stop.” He continues to thrust his fingers in and out—over and over. He raises his head and licks my nipple and then clamps down.
“You’re mine. Give it to me,” he says and clamps down on my nipple harder. I buck and his thumb presses on my clit and I soar. My climax spirals as I rake my nails down his bulging biceps.
Before I can come down from the high, he flips me over and lifts my ass in the air. He smacks the right cheek and my pussy vibrates with need.
“Yes!” I scream out clinching the comforter below. I’ve never felt so alive and I am on the verge of another orgasm.
“Don’t you come again until I say. Understand, Sugar?”
I groan as he slides his fingers in from underneath and spreads my arousal to my back entrance. My head falls forward. “Yes.”
He continues the slow torture for a minute more and then takes hold of my hip and slowly pushes into me. The skin on skin contact echoes through the loft. He growls out a moan and sends my body into convulsions. “Please, Kato, I need to come.”
He smacks my left cheek and then leans forward. “You’re mine. Say it.” He licks the back of my shoulder.
“Yes, yours. Please,” I choke out and he bites down, marking me. My head shoots up and I thrust back, my walls contract around his fingers taking him deeper.
When he pinches the bundle of nerves I shake and my orgasm begins to explode around me. His cock swells and the thickness fills me completely. My body trembles as he quickens his pace, thrusting over and over with both his cock and fingers.
“I can’t. I can’t!” I beg him to let me come.
His fingers slide out and he pulls his cock from my ass, driving hard into my pussy. Smack. “Come, Sugar. Coat my cock with it. God, you smell so fucking good.” He thrusts repeatedly. “Mine you hear me? Mine. Now come.” He smacks my ass again and I do. I fall apart. My arms turn to jelly and my legs give in as I coat his cock. It overflows and drips leaving the sheet marked below me. He thrust hard again and roars out my name as he fills me with his juices.
His breath is erratic as he leans to the side taking me with him. “You are one beautiful woman, and you’re finally mine.”
My eyes are so heavy and close involuntarily. My energy is depleted.
I whisper, “I belong—” Suddenly, I see white and purple Catalina flowers swaying in the afternoon breeze as he tucks me under his arm and runs his fingers up and down my side, lulling me to sleep.
Chapter Seven
A LOUD BANG FROM THE DOOR startles me awake. I jump from the bed and notice I’m naked. What the fuck? I glance around the room and realize it wasn’t a dream. Grabbing my robe from the chair, I slip into it and run to the door to find Luci with her hand on her hip. I look past her and the evening sky confuses me.
“You couldn’t get through a week without having the hounds at your door?” She glances down the stairs where Kato and some other guy stand in the driveway and are looking in our direction. My face flushes, full of embarrassment. I glance at my watch and back to Luci confused.
I don’t understand. “No work?” I ask and Luci shakes her head.
“You must have been really drunk. You’ve been sleeping forever.”
I tighten my robe. “What’s today?”
Luci throws her hands in the air. “Saturday. Let’s go. Dinner and drinks!”
How in the world did I lose two days? I run my hand through my hair and glance down to Kato who smiles.
“Give me a half hour and I’ll be ready.” I turn and rush back into the loft and into the bathroom. I toss my robe on the floor and jump in the shower. My body still feels sore. I’m not sure if it’s the run or the amazing sex I had. I hear movement from within the loft and pull the curtain back.
“It’s me don’t worry. Have you slept all day?” Luci asks with concern.
“I guess.” I close the curtain and squirt shampoo into my hair.
“Do you feel alright?” I smile knowing the nurse she is will be ready to take care of me if needed.
“I’ve never felt better.” And it’s the truth. I’m a little sore in the lady parts but it was worth it.
“You could have told me you invited the guys to dinner.” Luci sounded frustrated and I can’t blame her, but wait—
“I didn’t,” I call out to her.
“Kato said you and he are together. Where you go, he goes.”
I stop rubbing the shampoo. Who the fuck does he think he is? Just because he is a good lay doesn’t mean I’m spending all summer with his gorgeous ass. Although, it wouldn’t be too bad. He is hot as hell and the man can fuck. I quickly rinse and pull the towel around my body. When I enter the bedroom area, Luci lets out a loud whistle. “Nice bite. So, it is serious.” The moment he let me orgasm comes to mind and I put my hand over my shoulder. He sure as shit left a mark.
“Rough sex doesn’t mean we’re serious.” I grab my black thong and lace bra and then slide into my mini-skirt. “He’s a wolf. He marked you. You really should know more about this stuff. Your family is from here and you’ve spent the last few summers here.”
I glance back at the bite mark. “Like a hickey? Big deal, I’ll cover it. No-one will know.”
Luci giggles in her innocent way and turns and rummages through my papers on the coffee table.
I pull a sequent tank top from the closet. It’ll cover the bit mark. After I pull it over my head, I look in the mirror and smile. “Let’s go have some fun,” I say stepping into my stilettos.
A couple of minutes later, we descend the stairs. We’re met at the bottom by Kato and the guy he introduces as his brother, Levi. When Kato takes my hand, I pull back and roll my eyes.
“Not today, fleabag,” I say and walk toward my car. I click the key fob, slide in, and open the window. “We’re headed to the Steak house and then watching the men strip at Naked Wolfe. If you care to join us for dinner, that’s fine, but the rest of the night is ours.”
Kato’s face turns a shade darker. His anger fills the atmosphere.
“We’ll be happy to join you for dinner,” Levi says smiling at Luci. Hmmm. Wonder what that’s about.
“Great let’s go.” I turn on the air conditioner feeling a bit heated. I can feel the tension and it excites me. How I would love for him to press me against the nearest wall and... Oh, whatever. I shake the thought from my head.
The glare Kato shoots in my direction strikes me hard. I don’t mean to hurt his feelings, but I’m not ready for a steady relationship. Nor do I want another dominate in my life. I’m here to have fun and find myself.
***
KATO
The animal in me wants to take what’s his and teach her right from wrong. How dare she treat us like this after we marked her. The fur tries to break through the skin, but I bat my wolf down. Yes, we marked her, but that’s it. She still must come to us on her own. However, if I would have sunk my teeth in a little more, we’d have been mated, and she’d be ours.
“She’ll come around. Give her time,” Levi says. “You can see it in her eyes. She’s yours just as much as you’re hers. She just has to find herself.”
I nod hoping he’s right. Since when did my little brother grow up?
I’ll bide my time, there is so much more to her than she even knows. She’s classy yet sassy and it says a lot. I need to give her time and space to learn who she is. I’m grateful it was us who found her in the woods the other day. She shouldn’t have been alone. I won’t let anything happen to her. I’ve hurt her enough as it is.
She and I belong together. With her in my arms and the sex…like she said, she belongs.
Her body is like peaches and cream. It’s pale with a hint of pink. Her long legs go on for days, and her toned midsection rivals that of a person who spends a lot of time in the gym. And I love her brown hair. It frames the most beautiful face I’ve ever laid eyes on. The way my wolf keeps pushing to mate with her, I know it won’t be long now. When her pussy milked my cock, I couldn’t stop him from claiming eve
ry inch of her, inside and out. She came hard and even harder as I began the ritual but stopped and emptied myself. I could never live with myself if I mated without her permission.
Levi’s voice pulls me from the memory. My cock is rock hard so I adjust and exit the truck. Lucienne stands at the top of the stairs waiting for us.
“Where’s Nevaeh?” I ask, looking through the windows of the steakhouse. I spot her talking to the host and push my way into the restaurant. All eyes swing in our direction. They know she’s mine and the disappointment on all the faces is priceless.
Chapter Eight
NEVAEH
AS WE LEAVE THE RESTAURANT, Kato asks to speak to me privately. I roll my eyes and he yanks me closer. His warm breath caresses my skin.
“If you don’t stop rolling your goddamn eyes, I’m going to spank that ass of yours and punish you for being rude.”
My core tightens at the thought of him spanking me again.
“I can smell your need for me, Sugar. You want me as bad as I need you.”
I sigh and tilt my head not wanting to give him the satisfaction of being right.
“You can still feel me, deep inside you. My hand on your ass and…”
My pussy quakes and my eyes involuntarily close as my head falls back, willing his words to continue.
But the words never come. My head springs forward with disappointment and anger. Kato smirks, knowing he got to me, like the cat that caught the canary.
“Look, Kato, the other night was fun, but—” He pulls me closer and slides his tongue along my bottom lip and tugs on it with his teeth. My pussy is dripping. Damn him for ruining another pair of panties. All this sexual tension is taking me off my game. My smart-ass comments falter in my head.
“You smell divine, and you’re mine.” His tongue dives in my mouth and I let him kiss me long and hard. My fingers run through his short blond hair and I pull him closer, taking the control away from him. He moans. His cock presses against my stomach. My greed to feel him again takes the upper hand and to hell with it. I lean back against the car taking him with me.