Tane's Mate: A Paranormal Shifter Romance (Shifter's on the Run Book 1)

by Serena Simpson

  She made him want to be better than he was, to live up to the things he saw in her eyes. Reaching down, he allowed his hand to settle on her stomach, caressing her slightly through her shirt.

  Her hand covered his hand pressing it down on her abs. “I want you, Tane. Who knows what tomorrow will bring. I simply know I need you tonight.”

  His fingers moved down to the hem of her shirt before finding its way underneath. Her skin was silky soft under his fingertips making him want to rip her shirt off. Slowly he raised it, not breaking eye contact with her.

  He loved the way her eyes flared and the pulse in her throat worked as he slowly revealed her abdomen. Her breath caught making her breast flare up.

  “I love the way you’re looking at me.”

  “How’s that?” Her tongue darted out to lick her bottom lip.

  “Like I hung the moon and the stars.”

  “Didn’t you?”

  The smile on his face overtook his eyes. He leaned over and sucked her nipple into his mouth through her shirt and bra bringing little breathy sounds to her lips that almost killed him they sounded so good.

  She raised her arms and he drew her shirt over her head. The cuts they made to take the trackers out were faded, he could barely see them. The bullet wound was still there, it had scarred making her look badass.

  Leaning up, she reached behind her and took off her bra making his breath catch in his throat. She was gorgeous. How could she not be made for him?

  “You’re beautiful.”

  “I bet you tell all the girls that.” She gave a half smile.

  “I do, but none of them ever drove on my land and expected me to let them live. Not one of them ever looked at me with fire in their eyes when they challenged me. None of them ever tried to break my hand when a tracker was being pulled out of their spine. None of them were you. You, Leza, are beautiful.”

  She batted her eyelashes as a drop of moisture hit her cheek.

  “You, Tane, are like my own super hero.”

  His fingers came up and caught her nipple between them while he sucked the other into his mouth. Her body jerked with her hips coming up. His name came out her mouth making his heart swell as his cock got even harder.

  Leza was special for reasons he was just beginning to understand.

  *~*~*~*

  He was going to drive her crazy. The contractions of her pussy moved in time with the suction of his mouth. Her nipples were hard and aching. She needed more; his fingers were pulling at one of them making her needy. Never had she wanted like this.

  Her hips were lifting needing his touch. Instead all she met was air, deepening her frustration.

  “Tane,” his name came out as a plea as her head lulled from side to side. His lifted his head and gave her a sexy grin before he bit down on her nipple making her body buck wildly.

  This was so good. Her animal stretched in her wanting to be petted too. Almost as if he understood, he placed his large hand on her stomach and rubbed caressing her. The animal in her purred claiming the male and all the animals within him as hers.

  Can he change? Her animal asked the question and there was jealousy in her voice. She wanted out to hunt with Tane. Her animal wanted him to see how beautiful she was. Leza pushed her down not wanting to leave the moment or the feeling Tane was causing in her body.

  Taking her hands, she grasped the hem of his shirt pushing it up. Her hands were shaking as she pushed it further up. Her tongue was caught between her lips as she revealed mile after mile of male skin.

  “Beautiful male,” she hummed.

  His skin was marred but still it held masculine beauty. It was striped as if he had been in fights. She touched several wounds made with knives. All of them could be fights but some were too straight, surgically straight. They had operated on him repeatedly.

  Her fingers traced the scars noting his indrawn breath as she touched him. Leaning up, she took a flat nipple in her mouth and sucked on it. His cock pulsed under her hand so she did it again biting it this time.

  A growl of pleasure left his lips spurring her on. She licked his nipples before working her way down, biting at his hard chest and his flat belly. His corded muscles made her greedy for more. She touched his belly button before flicking it with her tongue.

  “You keep this up and you’re going to find yourself full of me.”

  “Mmm,” a decadent sound left her lips.

  He pushed her back as his hands went to the waist of her cargo pants. A flick of his hand had the button undone and the zipper pulled down. He pulled at them finding a red scrap of cloth at her waist. Stopping, he stared at how beautiful she looked.

  He flicked his eyes over her before the pants came down pooling around the boots she still wore. He quickly got rid of them and the pants until she lay with nothing but that scrap of red around her waist.

  “I pictured these on you when I bought them, how they would look against your brown skin. You don’t shave.”

  She gave a husky laugh. “They didn’t trust me with a razor.”

  “They were scared you might kill yourself?”

  “No, they were scared I might kill one of them. I think if I had a chance I might have.” Her voice came out low.

  “I would have killed them, all of them given a chance. There’s no shame in that.”

  His hand lowered and pressed over the top of her mons making her suck in a breath. He lowered it slowly until he could caress her clit.

  Her eyes closed as she raised her hips to meet his hand. The circular movement combined with the pressure of his finger made her feel like she was flying.

  “I want you, Tane.”

  “Do you?” His hand traveled further down as his fingers entwined with the hair between her legs. It was wet from her desire and she closed her eyes. “Beautiful.”

  His finger delved deeper until he was pressing into her channel.

  “So tight.” He added a second finger.

  Slowly he went deeper before pulling out and sinking in again.

  “Tane,” she moaned, lifting her hips trying to take him deeper.

  “Slowly, Leza. It’s been so long for both of us.”

  She tried to answer but her breath came out in loud pants as his tempo increased. Her body was stretched tight as he played with her keeping her on edge, making her want him more.

  He teased, filling her but never taking her over. Her hips arched off the ground as she watched him, her animal scratched inside of her begging for the pleasure he was promising. She couldn’t reassure her animal because she was too close to falling.

  Had she been looking for this her whole life? This moment where the right male, her male, would have her held in the palm of his hand as he played her body like a maestro. Controlling every breath that came from her. She conceded as her hand went to her nipple and pulled at it.

  That seemed to be his breaking point. He plunged deeply into her and circled her clit with his other hand before taking it between two fingers and tugging on it.

  Her body stiffened and then shook from the release of her orgasm. She shouted loud enough to be heard by people miles away and didn’t care. The pleasure flowed over her, taking her away to float on an island where only the two of them existed.

  Her body slumped down. Her shaking legs turned to a quiver and still she couldn’t pull herself together.

  He caressed her before lying next to her.

  “Hey,” her hand smoothed over his chest. The smile on her lips was wondrous.”

  “Hey,” he responded. “Are you good?”

  “I never felt anything like that before.”

  He drew her close and kissed her. “I want to tell you it’s because I’m the best lover ever, but that was more than I’ve ever experienced. I think it’s more than the long abstinence.”

  Her hands worked their way down until she was gripping his hard cock, feeling it jerk in her hands.

  “It’s still a long abstinence for you.”

  “I can wa
it.”

  “I can’t.” Her hands found the buckle to his belt and began undoing it. She undid the button on his pants and slid the zipper down.

  His hand came down over hers stopping her movements.

  “Are you sure? You don’t have to.”

  “I want to, Tane. I have a need deep inside of me to touch you. To feel your body under my hands. I desire to feel you deep within me, surging inside of me making me yours, but only if you want me.”

  “I want you.” His voice came out ragged as if he were fighting with himself.

  He moved away and stood up kicking off his boots before he dropped his pants allowing her to take her first good look at him.

  She sucked in a deep breath. There were more scars on him as if he had been tortured yet he stood tall and proud. Her tongue licked her bottom lip as she realized she was panting. Seeing him before her in the flesh was making her hot. Only knowing she had to get her hands on him she went to her knees, running her hands downs his legs.

  “You’re beautiful.”

  He gave her a wide grin. “That’s my line, not yours.”

  “I think we’ll share it.”

  He dropped down beside her and pulled her into his arms kissing her deeply.

  “I need you, Leza.”

  “Please,” she rubbed herself against him fanning the flame.

  His fingers stroked down feeling her wetness before he lifted his body over hers.

  She watched his eyes how they changed as he lowered his body rubbing his hardness against her. She arched into him feeling his thickness against her.

  “You’re so hard, but so smooth and silky at the same time.”

  “I’m just hard with need for you, Leza,” he rasped against her ear.

  His body shifted as his cock found her lips opening her up and sinking in just a little. Her breath caught as he slowed the pace. Taking his time, he sank in slowly making her eyes roll with how good she was feeling.

  “You’re killing me here.”

  “You will survive.” He sank down a little further, his breaths coming out in small puffs of air around her.

  She lifted her legs and wrapped them around him as he sank into her leaving no area untouched. A moan of pleasure left her lips as she ground herself against him.

  “So tight,” he breathed into her ear before lifting his hips and sinking back again.

  “So large,” she responded, tightening around his shaft, trying to keep him inside of her.

  He gave a husky laugh full of passion as he picked up the pace.

  “I want to go slow, but you’re driving me crazy.” His hips moved faster making her heart race with him.

  She knew what he meant. Desire sang through her veins like a drug. The feel of him deep within her was worthy of a sonnet or a song. She’d write them if only her head were clear. Now all she could see were bright colors and vague pictures of a future she wanted with him. Then he changed the tempo making her eyes cross as her body stretched to meet his.

  Her hips thrust up and any coherent thought disappeared. Sweat slicked her body as she met him thrust for thrust. When she came it caught her off guard overpowering her body, racing to be free until a shout of total abandonment left her and her body went into a freefall.

  Her mind clung to pleasure until his ragged sounds caught her ear. She focused on him feeling his thrusts, seeing the thick vein in the side of his neck standing out and twitching. His body caught for a moment before he sank into her one last time, letting out a wild animal sound.

  She felt the kick of his cock in her and felt the jets of his seed filling her. She curled around him protecting him in his vulnerability. Her breathing slowed and she vaguely wondered if they could have children together.

  Chapter Thirteen

  Leza opened her eyes to see Tane looking at her. They had spent the night wrapped in each other’s arms. It was hot and sweaty and she wouldn’t change it for the world. A deep blush took her cheeks as she remembered the things they did.

  “Hi.”

  He leaned down and kissed her. His tongue plundering her mouth. She sucked on it as her hips twitched wanting him again.

  “Hi, yourself.” He caressed her face.

  “Looks like it’s morning.”

  “It is.” He lay back down and rolled her on top. “Are you embarrassed?”

  “I acted so needy last night, like I couldn’t get enough of you.”

  “If I remember it was me who reached for you the fifth time.”

  “Five times, how did we do that?”

  “The stamina of the different animals I have inside of me.”

  “What if…”

  “What, Leza?”

  “I’m not on the pill or anything. I could get pregnant.”

  He nodded his head looking thoughtful.

  “What will we do about it?”

  “Make sure we get a good doctor.”

  “Huh?”

  “Leza, I knew you weren’t on birth control. I can smell that you’re fertile, but here’s what I won’t do. I won’t stop living because the government or the military want me to. When the others find their mates, somebody will end up pregnant, hopefully all of you. So we will find a good doctor or recruit a good doctor. Also, we will make sure where we’re going is safe and secure. Until we get where we’re going we’ll buy some condoms or whatever will make you feel batter.”

  “You’re saying you won’t flip out if nine months from now we have a child?”

  “No, I won’t. Believe me, I understand how scary that is. If you had mentioned it the night I met you or even a few days later I would have flipped out. I’m drawn to you. I need to be around you, to protect you. Knowing just how deep the need is makes me wary but I can’t shake it. That’s why you have to be safe, because if the government captured you, they would have me.”

  Her head sank down into his chest. She didn’t know what games the government was playing with them; all she could see was a cruel slash of a smile as Peterson said he was taking her someplace new.

  “Tane, did you ever meet a guy named Peterson?”

  “Yeah, he is an evil son of a …”

  “That’s him. He was the one who moved me. I think he set this whole thing up. It bothers me.”

  Tane agreed. “We have to be careful. He has a plan; let’s hope our plan is different from what he was expecting. Come on, let’s make our way back to the camper.”

  “Should we break everything down?”

  “Not yet, I think we will spend another night.”

  She nodded and got dressed, thoughts of what the future held for them racing through her mind. He took her hand. They walked back to the camper like that, a small smile of satisfaction on her lips.

  “Look who decided to show up, our cook and our fearless leader.” Dai gave them a look before disappearing into the camper.

  “I think they’re hungry,” Leza said before disappearing into the camper after Dai.

  She came out carrying a towel and some toiletries. “I’m going to take a quick dip in the lake I saw.”

  “Leza.” Tane’s hand touched her shoulder.

  “I’ll be fine. If anything happens you’ll hear me.”

  He nodded and let her walk away.

  She sang a tune she used to like before all of this started. Last night was wonderful. There was no way she could have anticipated the pleasure. If it was just pleasure she would have thought about running again. It was so much more than that. It felt right, like the two of them connected on a deeper level. Even now she could feel him; she wondered if she would be able to find him if something went wrong?

  Was it because of the animals they carried within them, or was it more? Had the doctors somehow changed them fundamentally that once they found each other they couldn’t live without the other? Was she a ticking time bomb that would bring him to his knees with her lack of military skill? She needed a skill that would allow her to be an asset to the team and not a hindrance.

  Stop
ping at the edge of the lake she undressed and waded in. The weather was warm but the lake still held onto its coolness. Quickly she washed before taking a few minutes to enjoy floating in the water. Getting out she dried and dressed. She turned to leave before she heard the hesitant steps coming her way.

  She took a seat and waited for Amy to come into view.

  “Amy, nice to see you again.”

  “Hi, Leza.”

  “What happened to you?”

  The side of Amy’s face was bruised and turning purple. She quickly combed her hair over her face hiding the bruise.

  “I was out exploring not watching where I was going and tripped over a downed tree branch. I crashed down on my side and hit my face pretty hard. I think it might leave a mark.”

  “Let me tend to it. Maybe it won’t leave a mark.”

  Leza took her over to the stream washing her face before asking if she had anything to put on the scratches back at her camp site.

  “I have a few things I can use. Do you think it will help?”

  “I do. If you treat the scratches, I don’t think they will leave a scar.”

  Amy gave her a smile. “Thank you, Leza. I haven’t had a friend in a while.”

  “I could come talk to your parents; tell them it might be time to take you back to the city.”

  “No!” Amy’s eyes clouded over in panic as her hand clutched at Leza’s arm. “Thank you but they really need this time.”

  “If you’re sure.” Leza took a deep breath noting the change in Amy’s scent. Something about the smell plagued her. “Amy, where are you camped?”

  The girl lifted her hand and let it flutter off in a general direction. Leza came closer and drew her into her arms holding her. The teen broke down and cried.

  “Amy, how can I help you?”

  “I’m fine, Leza. I think I just feel silly about tripping. I should have known better. I have to go; they’ll be looking for me.”

  “Your parents?”

  “Yeah them.” Amy disengaged from Leza and gave her a watery smile before walking away.

  Leza watched her disappear before collecting the things she brought with her. Amy wasn’t her responsibility, she reasoned. The teen was here with her parents and she had no right to interfere with their lives and how they raised their child.