by Elle Thorne
She had never felt anything like it before. Not just pleasure, though the pleasure was overwhelming. It was knowing the perfect, beautiful man on top of her was moving with her, groaning and grunting because of the taste of her body and the sound of the pleasure he brought to fruition within her.
Her pleasure turned him on. It made him growl and pant. This further fueled the desire within her as his hands slid over her hips before his fingers dug into her flesh.
She parted her legs, and he groaned. Smyrna looked down and watched as he ran the sides of his face along the insides of her thighs, letting his lips touch her most sacred places, and the primal nature of it made her want to scream.
Her hips rose from the bed in response to his mouth. She released a moan.
Caayn’s breath came in short hard bursts as he licked and tasted her essence, his fingers digging into her thighs, holding her down when she threatened to buck him off and when she came to a climax, stiffening all over.
He waited until she finished before running his tongue over the insides of her thighs.
She could tell he was barely holding back, nipping at her sensitive skin, breathing hard and heavy. She looked down and he glanced up at her. Her heart raced faster than ever, she opened her legs wider.
“I can’t take it slow,” he grunted.
“Then don’t,” she whispered, her voice a low rumbling sigh she didn’t recognize.
He crawled up the length of her—gorgeous specimen of manhood that he was—and settled over her.
His hardness parted her lips and pressed against her entrance. Their gazes locked just before their bodies did and something passed between them. Something wordless and instinctual. Something deep and basic and primal.
And then he drove forward and she bit down on her lower lip to hold back the soul-shattering shout that threatened to fill the room.
He moved over her, inside her, taking what he wanted while he gave her so much more.
Tears filled her eyes as he pumped in and out, tears of wonder and knowing something so much bigger than her was happening. Tears she hadn’t wept in so long. Tears she didn’t even realize that were forming and escaping.
Smyrna tightened her grip on every part of him she could, dragging her nails across his shoulders and back, squeezing him with her thighs.
He rewarded her with a barrage of deep, sharp thrusts that made her dig her teeth into his shoulder as he filled her completely, over and over.
“Yes… yes…” she grunted, meeting his kiss, thrusting her tongue against his in time with his thrusts into her body. It was so sweet, so hot, so right. They both moved faster, breathed faster, harder, their sweat-slick skin making their bodies slide against each other as the tension grew and she knew she was going to explode again. And when she did, he did, and they both froze in one delicious moment before collapsing together.
Her heart swelled and she smiled as she stroked the back of his head while he rested against her.
“Are you okay?” he whispered against her neck.
“Better than,” she whispered back with a smile.
He pushed himself up just enough to look down at her. “You were crying. I can still taste your tears on your skin.”
She sighed. She didn’t want to think about it. Or to talk about it.
He waited, patiently, eyes narrowed, then finally said. “Rather not discuss it?”
She raised a shoulder in a shrug. “It’s… I haven’t cried, since…”
“Since Leticia?”
She nodded, glad this man understood her.
Smyrna and Caayn fell into an easy half-sleep, drifting in and out, touching and stroking and kissing. Whispering the sorts of things people whisper in the dark, especially when they’re just starting this sort of thing.
His hands roamed, over her body and her face.
She lost herself in his touch, his kiss. Strong, firm, demanding lips which landed on her jaw and slid down her throat. His tongue flicked over her skin and set it on fire—the louder she sighed or gasped, the more pleasure rained down on her.
“I need you.” Over and over as his hands owned her body, stroking and caressing.
As he rolled her onto her back and she opened her legs to take him inside. When he thrust forward, she closed her eyes and let him carry her away to a plane beyond what she knew existed.
A new world so far beyond what she expected.
A new world she was ready to embrace, next to him.
Epilogue
Rush ran up the ramp into the Javelin. There was something about the look in his eyes that bothered Smyrna.
“Caayn’s looking for you. We were wondering, hoping you were okay.”
He shook his head, panting, then bent over, his hands on his knees while he tried to capture his breath.
“It’s Katrina. She’s missing.”
“Missing?” Smyrna was by no means prone to psychic abilities, but a shiver ran through her. “Caayn!” She called for him.
Caayn stepped out of the corridor that led to the bridge. “Rush. Ready to go?” He looked at Smyrna. “What’s up?”
“Katrina’s missing.”
No sooner than Smyrna had given voice to the words, she heard footsteps on the ramp.
Emily and Boron were rushing toward them.
Boron’s fierce face was a mask of consternation.
Panic ruled Emily’s features.
“What’s wrong?” Smyrna ran toward Emily and hugged her.
Boron stepped close to Caayn. “I’ve heard word that there’s a woman on Marcomal.”
Rush uttered a word that must have been a curse word.
One that even the translator seemed not be able to give to Smyrna.
She pulled out of Emily’s embrace sluggishly, confused. Everything was in slow motion.
“A woman on Marcomal? What do you mean?” she asked Boron, afraid of the answer.
“Katrina,” his tone was somber. “It’s probably her.”
Smyrna remembered what she’d heard about the reputation of that planet.
Afterword
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SHIFTERS FOREVER SERIES
Are you ready for it?
I have a whole world full of shifters, vampires, witches, elementals, and hybrids to share with you. I’m listing them here, in the suggested reading order, though I’ve tried to make it so that you can pick up anywhere in the series as we all have probably done that at one point or another.
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Where’s the best place to start? Well, probably with Shifters Forever.
SHIFTERS FOREVER starts the series off with grizzly bear shifters and their mates that steam up the pages in these swoon-worthy paranormal romances. From trespassers with hidden agendas to curvaceous women who are ready to take a chance, the stories in this collection will capture your heart.
•Protection
•Seduction
•Persuasion
•Invitation
•Temptation
•Attraction
ALWAYS AFTER DARK is a spinoff with the white tiger from Shifters Forever: Vax, born Vittorio Tiero. He’s the one that helped Kane out during a shifter b
attle. Follow the Tiero family, a group of white tiger shifters, as they head to America to find love... and heart-stopping danger. Full of romance, suspense, and gritty drama, this red-hot collection is sure to entertain!
•Controversy
•Territory
•Adversary
•Sanctuary
NEVER AFTER DARK is another spinoff that takes place in Europe. Here we visit cities along the Mediterranean and meet the old school Tiero white tiger shifters who are resistant to change.
•Forbidden
•Forsaken
•Forgotten
•Foreplay
ONLY AFTER DARK takes place in New Orleans. The Arceneaux shifters, led by Lézare, Vax’s white tiger cousin—on his mother’s side. The Arceneaux are the black sheep of the family. Lézare doesn’t cave to public opinion. He dictates policy in the area he rules and he shuns old school European rules and regimes.
•Desirable
•Insatiable
•Combustible
•Undeniable
MORE ONLY AFTER DARK takes place in New Orleans. The Arceneaux shifters and the Matthieu witches wreak havoc and find love within this city set on the steamy Louisiana coastline.
•Inevitable
•Inescapable
BITTER FALLS FOREVER features Mae Forester’s nephew Dane Forester, a freewheeling, sexy, successful, movie star who uses every role and every woman to escape and forget the heartbreak he left in Bitter Falls.
•Unbound
BARELY AFTER DARK features more of Mae Forester’s nephews! Grizzly bear shifters steam up the pages in these swoon-worthy paranormal romances. From trespassers with hidden agendas to curvaceous women who are ready to take a chance, the stories in this collection will capture your heart.
•Cross
•Lance
•Judge
Ever After Dark introduces us to the white tigers you learned to love in Always After Dark, Never After Dark, and Only After Dark. See their heritage. Visit Giovanni Tiero and his brothers Federico and Tito. Get reacquainted with Isabel Tiero and meet her sister Capriana Valenti.
Stonebound
Formidable
Shifters Forever After follows a group of polar bears in New York. Russian and rumored to be mobbed up, they are a powerhouse of shifters, determining the fate of many on the East Coast. Mikhail Romanoff, Layla’s father, runs this outfit with an iron fist. Layla’s sexy cousin Malachi features prominently in this series.
•Complication
•Fascination
•Motivation
•Captivation
•Flirtation
•Infatuation
Forever After Dark takes place in Denver, Colorado. Enter a world of secrets and forbidden love. Panther shifters who who share their worlds with elementals must decide who they can trust — and who they can’t live without.
•Notorious
•Scandalous
•Delicious
•Perilous
UPCOMING SERIES:
Shifters Forever More
Finally After Dark
I do hope you’ll be able to join me on this wonderful journey with our Shifters Forever Worlds Shifters and their mates!
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About Elle
Elle Thorne spent almost as much time denying that she wrote romance as she has writing it. It took her a few years to stop being a closet romantic.
Originally from Europe, she wouldn’t dream of living anywhere else but Texas. Unless it was another southern—translation: warm!—state. A southern European by birth, she wants to be near the water and the Mediterranean temperatures if possible.
Where does she like to hang out? Near a lake, a beach, preferably with a latte—extra shot of espresso, please! She’s inspired by the everyday men who make dreams come true. She loves a roughneck, especially one with a callous or two on his hands. A man who knows how to fix a car, please a woman, and protect what’s his. Nothing less will do.
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