Beowulf stepped over to them and took the baby from his mate’s arms. “I’ll hold her until you’ve settled down a bit, Rox. And since she feels and smells as if she’s wet, I’ll go upstairs and change her.”
Roxie waved Beowulf off before she linked an arm through Kye’s, and led him out of the room. “Let’s sit in the living room for our little chat.”
He rolled his eyes. “Roxie, I already know about your stupid rules. You don’t need to tell me.”
Inside the room, she pushed him onto the couch before she settled next to him. “Too bad for you. You’re still going to hear them, anyway. Rule number one: do not take mate claiming advice from Beowulf.
“I never said I would, did I?”
“Still, don’t bother. His ideas contradict my rules.”
“Whatever,” Kye said with an exasperated sigh.
“Rule number two and the final one: you will not claim your mate until you’ve told her what you are, and what being mated to a werewolf entails. So far, no one has taken this one to heart. Here’s your chance to come up better than the rest of your brothers-in-arms.”
“I don’t think any of us can forget that one, Rox. And I’ll do my best to not break it.”
She shook her head. “Not good enough. You’ll do better than try, do you understand me? You just have to have better control over yourself and the mating urge.”
Kye looked at her as if to say she were crazy. Ever since meeting Michaela, he’d walked around with a hard-on, or at least been semi-hard. Desire and need for her were like living, breathing things deep inside him. The instinct to claim his mate demanded he act on it, but he had it under control for now. That wouldn’t remain the case, though. As each day went by and he didn’t make Michaela his, the mating urge would only get worse, making it harder and harder on him.
“Rox, you have no idea what it’s like to be ridden by a mating urge. This isn’t just something I can tell myself I have to ignore. And I’m sure it will only get worse after I go out with Michaela tonight.”
She sighed. “Just do your best, okay? So your mate’s name is Michaela. Does she work at the zoo, or was she just visiting, like you?”
Kye was relieved Roxie had let the subject of her rules drop. “She works there. She’s an animal keeper.” He saw Rox try to hold back a laugh, but she ended up failing. “What’s so damn funny about what Michaela does?”
It took a few seconds for Roxie to get herself quieted down. “I just thought with her line of work, she’ll be able to manage you in your wolf form quite well. It shouldn’t be a problem for her to chain your ass up in the backyard if you piss her off.”
He scowled, something he tended to do a lot around Roxie. “I doubt she’ll be doing any such thing. As far as I know, chaining up werewolves in their wolf form in a backyard as if they were dogs is only something you do as a punishment.”
“And I must say it’s quite effective.”
“As long as I’m not on the receiving end of it, I’m not going to say too much about it, one way or the other. Now that you’ve given me your rules, I’m going back to the kitchen and grab something to eat. And to give you the heads up, I have to pick Michaela up at seven, so I’ll be leaving shortly after Nevaeh goes to bed.”
“That won’t be a problem. I don’t expect you to stay here overnight. Beowulf and I are quite capable of watching over her then.”
“Good. Now I’ll go satisfy the one hunger I can.”
Kye stood and headed for the kitchen. He could put an end to the hankering he had for food, but the one he had for Michaela wouldn’t quite so easily be remedied.
Chapter Three
She was nervous. Michaela looked at the clock for the hundredth time, at least. It still didn’t show it was any closer to seven than when she’d looked at it five seconds before. According to it, Kye would arrive in the next ten minutes.
Michaela had spent the rest of her day at the zoo reminiscing about her time with Kye, and especially about the kiss they’d shared. It caused her to have more than one daydream about what it would be like to sleep with him. If he made love half as good as he kissed, she’d be one happy and satisfied woman. She hadn’t made up her mind about how far she wanted things to go tonight, but she was willing to go along with all the options.
Now with only five minutes left, Michaela gave her living room one final inspection. After coming home from work, she’d done a quick cleaning job of dusting and vacuuming before taking a shower. It still looked respectable. Her apartment wasn’t large, by any means, but she didn’t want anything bigger. She thought it was just the right size for her.
With a deep breath, she sat on the couch. She had some beers cooling in the fridge, and if Kye wanted anything to snack on, there were some frozen finger-type foods in the freezer she could throw in the oven. As for entertainment, there were a few good movies on The Movie Channel she hadn’t seen yet.
At two minutes to seven, her telephone rang. Since she could use it to buzz people into the building, Michaela felt butterflies in her stomach as she answered it. “Hello?”
“Hi, Michaela. It’s Kye. I’m here.”
“I’ll let you in. I’m on the sixth floor in apartment 610.” She punched in the code to let Kye through, then hung up.
A few minutes later, a knock sounded on her door. Michaela wiped her sweaty palms down her jean-clad thighs before crossing over to it. It was stupid that she was so nervous, but she knew it mostly stemmed from her not wanting to blow it with Kye. She’d never had a chance to date a man as good-looking as him, and doubted she’d ever get to again if things didn’t work out between them.
After she formed a smile on her lips, she pulled open the door. Kye just about took her breath away as her gaze landed on him. He was still dressed in the same clothes he’d worn the last time she’d seen him, right down to the t-shirt she’d bought for him in the zoo’s gift shop. Staring him in the face, he was even better looking than she’d remembered. How the hell she’d ended up attracting a man like him, she had no idea. She just thanked her lucky stars she had.
Michaela took a step back, and said, “Hi, Kye. Come on in.”
“Thanks for inviting me over,” he replied as he stepped inside.
She closed the door and locked it behind him. “I’m glad you could come. How did the rest of your visit to the zoo with Nevaeh go?”
He smiled. “Pretty good, though she slept through the rest of it.”
She motioned him to follow her as she led him into the living room, then took a seat on the couch. Once he lowered himself next to her, she asked, “Do you look after Nevaeh often?”
“I haven’t in the past, but it looks as if I’ll be doing a lot more of it from here on out.”
“Won’t it interfere with your work?” Realizing that had been a pretty forward question, considering she didn’t know Kye all that well, Michaela felt her cheeks heat in a blush. “Sorry, I should have held that back.”
Kye chuckled. “No need to apologize. I don’t mind. Actually, it won’t, since it really is my job.”
“You mean babysitting is what you do for a living?”
“No,” he said with a laugh. “I’m in the protection business. I guess you would call me a bodyguard. Roxie, Nevaeh’s mom, is sort of a client as well as a good friend. Today, she decided I’m to be her daughter’s personal protector.”
“Ah, I get it. So that means you got a crash course on looking after a baby.”
He nodded. “And as you saw, I still need some work in that department.”
“You didn’t do all that bad for your first time.”
“What about you?” he asked. “Have you worked at the zoo long?”
“A couple of years now. I love it. Being an animal keeper is something I’ve always wanted to do. When the opening came up I jumped on it.”
“So you’re good with animals then?”
“Yeah. I used to drive my mom nuts when I was younger. I’d bring home all the strays I’d find. An
d sometimes, they weren’t really strays but the neighbors’ pets.”
“And I figure they knew which house to go to if their dogs and cats came up missing,” Kye said with a smile.
Michaela nodded. “At least, they never got upset with me.”
“If you were anything like you are now as a kid, I can’t see anyone getting upset with you.”
She felt herself blush at what Kye had said, but especially from the way he stared into her eyes. He looked at her as if she were something special. “Thanks. Ah, would you like something to drink? I have some beers in the fridge. I can even whip up some snack food if you’re hungry.”
“The drink would be great. Don’t worry about the food unless you want something.”
With a nod, Michaela got up and went to the kitchen. She took two beers out of the fridge and twisted off the caps. Not bothering with glasses, she returned to the living room and handed one to Kye before sitting beside him once more.
After taking a couple of sips, Michaela picked up the TV remote. “I figured we could watch something on The Movie Channel, if you’re interested.”
Kye shifted a little closer, and said, “Sure. Whatever you want to see is fine with me.”
She turned on the television and switched it to the right channel. Figuring Kye was more into an action flick than a romantic drama, she selected that and settled back against the couch. Kye had put his arm along the back, so his fingers brushed her shoulder. A small thrill shot through her at so simple a touch. As the movie started, she found she had a hard time concentrating on it, all too aware of the man sitting close to her.
Michaela drank her beer and watched what was on the TV at the same time. The scent of Kye’s aftershave filled her head, making her want to turn toward him and press her nose to the hollow of his throat and breathe deep. But she didn’t, not wanting to be the one to make the first move.
Once she was close to finishing her drink, she turned her head to ask Kye if he wanted another. The words died on her tongue when she saw he wasn’t watching the movie, but had his gaze totally focused on her. There was an intensity in his eyes that had her pussy clenching. She felt herself falling into them, unable to look away.
Michaela swallowed and licked her suddenly dry lips as Kye reached over and took her beer from her. He then set both bottles on the end table next to his side of the couch. Turning back, he leaned in toward her. As his lips descended to meet hers, she met him halfway.
She shifted on the couch so she was turned in his direction, her hands sinking into his longish hair to pull him closer. Her taut nipples brushed against his hard chest, causing them to tighten even more. Michaela opened her mouth for his tongue, sucking on it before stroking it with hers. Arousal pulsed through her body, an ache building deep inside her pussy.
In a quick move, Kye wrapped his arms around her and pulled her onto his lap, straddling him, as he shifted to sit with his back against the couch. She moaned at the feel of the hard length of his cock pressed against the spot where she wanted to be filled. Deepening their kiss, he put his hands on her hips and ground against her pussy. Michaela couldn’t hold back the moan that pushed out of her. Wetness leaked into her panties.
All pretense of awkwardness disappeared as she rubbed herself against the large bulge in Kye’s jeans. He made a sound that was a cross between an animal-like growl and a groan.
Completely turned-on, she broke their kiss and straightened on his lap. Keeping her gaze locked on his eyes, which were open to mere slits, Michaela reached for the bottom of her t-shirt, then pulled it up and off over her head. “More, Kye. Touch me.”
“I intend to do a lot of touching, baby,” he said in a deep, husky voice.
He reached around her back and undid the hooks to her bra. His large hands skimmed from her shoulders and down her arms, taking the straps with him. Michaela tossed the garment to the floor.
Kye cupped her head and brought her mouth down to his. He thoroughly kissed her until her breath came in short pants. Dragging his lips along her jaw and down the column of her neck, he made a trail to the top of her chest. He licked his way to one of her nipples. He flicked it with the tip of his tongue before circling the whole thing. His breath blew against it, then he sucked it inside his mouth.
Michaela threaded her fingers through his hair and held him to her. The sensation of him sucking her nipple caused a corresponding pull deep inside her pussy. She ached to have him take her with his cock.
He switched to her other one and gave it the same attention. She rocked against him, making her even wetter. As Kye pulled away, Michaela fisted the front of his shirt and lifted it. She needed to feel his skin next to hers.
He yanked it over his head and tossed it to the floor before he leaned back against the couch and spread his muscular arms along the top of it. “How about you do a little touching of your own?”
She didn’t hesitate. All that male bared flesh was too much of a temptation to resist. Her fingers traced his well-defined pecs as she leaned in and nibbled on his chin. Taking the same exploratory path Kye had on her, she trailed her lips along his square jaw and down. She sucked and licked his skin until she reached where his neck and shoulder met. A large hand sank into her hair at the back of her head and held her there as he loudly panted. She bit him gently and dragged her tongue over the same spot.
Kye’s hips bucked as he ground his erection against her. “God, Michaela. I love the feel of your mouth on me.”
And she liked it there as well. Growing bolder at his words, she continued downward. His wide, hairless chest was a whole new terrain for her to explore. She made sure not to leave his flat nipples out, laving them with the flat of her tongue, as she slowly worked her way farther down his body.
Michaela slid off his lap to kneel between his legs. She learned the ridges of his abs with her mouth while her fingers busily undid his jeans. Once she had the zipper down, she reached inside the parted material. A smile spread across her lips when she found Kye had gone commando.
With nothing else to get in the way, she wrapped her fingers around the hot, hard length of his cock and stroked up and down. Kye groaned. Michaela looked up and found he had his eyes closed and his head leaning back against the couch. His features were tight with what she assumed had to be arousal. It gave her a sense of power that she was capable of bringing a man as large as Kye to this state.
Turning her attention back to what she held, she released his cock only long enough to pull his jeans down past his hips. Satisfied that she now had better access to him, she gripped him at the base of his shaft and dragged her tongue up his full length. Another animalistic growl filled the air as Michaela circled the broad head before taking him inside her mouth.
She sucked him in and out, stroking what she couldn’t take with her hand. The taste of pre-cum hit her tongue as Kye groaned, rocking his hips to match the pace she’d set.
He buried his hand in her hair to hold her to him as he fucked her mouth. “Just like that… Christ, I’m going to come soon. Don’t stop,” he said thickly.
She increased the suction, almost taking him to the back of her throat. She felt his cock grow harder, each breath he took harsher than the last. He moaned, his fingers tightening in her hair as he stiffened and came. Michaela took everything he had to give. Her arousal increased and her pussy throbbed in time with her rapidly beating heart.
Releasing his cock, she looked down to find it still hard, even though he’d climaxed. She’d never known a guy who could do that. With no recovery time needed, it meant she didn’t have to wait to have him. Michaela rose to her feet and undid her jeans, then shimmied out of them until she kicked them away. Her panties quickly followed.
Aching with need, Michaela moved to climb up to straddle Kye’s hips. His erect cock stuck out straight from his body, and she intended to ride him until they both reached orgasm. She had one knee on the couch beside his thigh when he caught her around the waist and took her to her back, onto the carpeted
floor.
He kissed her, using his teeth and tongue until she clutched at his shoulders. As he shifted down her body, she panted, “Please, Kye. I need…” Her words trailed off in a gasp when Kye sucked a nipple into his mouth.
After he released the taut peak, he said, “I know, babe. I’m going to give you what you desire. But I have to taste you. If I don’t, I think I’ll go crazy.”
Michaela shifted restlessly under Kye as he drove her insane with his lips and tongue. She whimpered when he nibbled on her hipbone before inching down to the top of her thigh. As he settled between her legs, his broad shoulders forcing her to open wider, she raised her hips in offering.
With a low growl, Kye dipped his head and dragged his tongue along her pussy. Michaela’s eyes just about rolled back into her head as he circled her clit with the tip of his tongue before sucking on it. He licked and sucked before he slipped a finger inside her slick opening. She moaned, riding it as he moved it in and out. But when a second joined the first, and Kye laved her clit at the same time, it was all she needed to fall over the edge into climax. With a loud, keening moan, she shattered, her pussy clutching at the fingers that still worked her.
After the last spasm left her, Michaela went limp. She had to give Kye credit, he sure as hell knew how to give a woman an orgasm with just his mouth. She’d never come this hard during oral sex before.
Kye rose between her legs and rolled them until she lay sprawled, completely boneless along his chest. She felt his erection pressed between them against her stomach. Michaela lifted her head to look at him. He had his eyes closed and he breathed hard. He didn’t look like a man who was sated. More than willing to take what they started further, she brushed a hand down his side and over his hip until she reached the top of his jeans. Clutching it, she pushed down, but Kye stopped her before she got too far.
“No, Michaela.”
At the sound of the strain in his voice, she asked, “Why? You’re still hard. Obviously, you’re still worked up. I know I want all of you.”
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