Banished

by Anita Philmar

  He automatically reached for her, but she avoided his touch by stepping back, then shoved her skirt down her legs. After shedding the multi-colored fabric, she wore only a pair of black, lace-up boots. “If you want to make it to my cabin before the light disappears, you better remove your clothes, too.”

  The sight of her exquisite body held him prisoner. Full plump breasts lead to a narrow waist then widened into the round curve of her hips. The light bush between her legs revealed her natural blonde hair color. He smiled and grabbed her around the waist. “And what if I can’t wait until then to claim you?”

  A sly grin kissed her lips before a tiny pop broke the silence between them. The smooth texture of her skin changed into the soft caress of feathers as she shrank. The tantalizing aroma of her transformation filled his loins with a barbaric thirst for sex.

  A loud call pulled his gaze skyward as a hawk soared above his head. Words filtered through his head. Do you know the hawk’s waltz?

  He recalled the mating rituals performed above the trees and envisioned the joy of flying.

  After a small hop, he flapped his wings and raced after her. With their destination unknown to him, she quickly outdistanced him. He sped through the air and slowly closed the gap between them. Yes.

  The wind rushing over his feathers fought to cool his carnivorous hunger, but the brief teasing fragrance of her lust continued to feed his desire. The sun, escaping the pursuit of the night beast, fell below the horizon. Red, yellow, and purple lights filled the evening sky.

  Why flee? he called.

  Her answer stroked his thoughts. Oh, but if you can’t catch me, what kind of pleasure could you really give me?

  Inflamed by her words and the fire burning through his loins, he soared higher and charted the circles she drew beneath his flight’s course.

  Marking her position, he took a steep dive through the center of her path and then moved in a sharp angle upwards. He repeated the maneuver several times, coming closer and closer to her until his wing brushed hers. On his climb back to the heavens, he grabbed her talons.

  Interlock in a spiraling fall, her hoarse raspy cry echoed around him. The ache in his cock intensified. How much longer would she make him wait?

  Seeing the ground rising up at an incredible rate, he released his grip and pumped his wings to rocket back into the endless abyss above.

  A screech followed his ascent.

  No more games, he echoed back.

  After leveling off, he glanced at the ground. Her hawk form contorted and transformed into her human shape.

  Don’t keep me waiting. She walked toward a log cabin nestled among the trees and disappeared inside.

  Chapter Two

  Danni whispered a chant to light the kindling in the fireplace. A spark flickered, and the soft glow sent whimsical shadows across the oak walls. She strolled to the bed in the corner of the room.

  A bearskin rug covered the top. The rich brown color represented a dark oasis in the night. She ran her hand over the smooth fur and imagined the scene about to unfold in the subdued light.

  Would Omar still find her attractive after all these years?

  Draping herself across the bed, she rested her head on a square pillow of fluff.

  An instant later, her gaze fell on the man at the cabin door. She’d waited endless hours, hoping for the day when she could stroke her hands and mouth over Omar’s body. Tonight, she’d finally satisfy her craving for him. Then she could finally kill the dream of being his mate and be free.

  Power sizzled through her veins, the drugging wine awakening her lust for sex. She wiggled restlessly over the mattress and stared at the doorway.

  The dark colors in the evening sky framed his broad shoulders, full chest, trim waist, and thick thighs. He stepped forward, and shadows played along the long length of his rock-hard erection like a hungry lover.

  I can’t wait any longer.

  She rose to her elbows and drew in a sharp breath. Her clit throbbed with need. “Why did I wait until we arrived here before I seized the opportunity to taste you?”

  She scooted to the edge of the bed, and her feet met the cold wood floor. A shiver sizzled up her spine. Widening her knees, she allowed him a view of her pussy. “Just close the door and come over here. I want to suck on your glorious cock.”

  He followed her directions but stopped a few paces from the bed. “Will you tell me your name or do you plan to keep it a secret?”

  His sharp glare revealed his longing to learn the truth. The handsome soldier still hoped to find the innocent princess of their youth.

  That girl is dead. And in her place is a woman, who’ll enjoy every sexy inch of you.

  She waved him forward. “What does it matter? By tomorrow you’ll have grown tired of me and will leave without a moment’s regret.”

  “And if I don’t?” He stepped closer but remained out of reach.

  “Then...” She licked her lips and inspected the smooth skin covering the head of his cock and the dark veins running along its length. “I’ll expose the lustful nature of my soul.” She dropped to her knees eager to touch him, hold him in her hands, and savor the flavor of his sex on her tongue.

  Danni circled her fingers around the extended length. His unique scent filled her with memories of unfulfilled desires. Tingles of awareness beaded the tips of her breasts, and she dipped her head to lick his cock. The crisp taste of his skin reminded her of a mid-summer breeze off the lake near the palace. Air so hot it heated the tongue and left one thirsting for relief.

  She massaged his shaft between her hands and rubbed the tip along the seam of her mouth. A drop of pre-cum coated her lips. Wet need dripped between her legs, and an ache pulsed in her womb.

  How can he taste so incredible?

  Unable to wait any longer, she wrapped her lips around the head and fluttered her tongue against the crown. Arousing flavors sang through her taste buds, and a deep groan echoed through the room.

  Omar drove his hands into her hair and gripped her head. “If only you knew how wonderful that feels.”

  Pleased by his response, she worked his cock deeper into her mouth and sucked hard. The heavy sound of his breathing excited her as she eased back the length then quickly drove his rod deep again. In, out, she glided her lips up and down his shaft while it stretched and grew harder.

  A deep moan vibrated through his body, and he rocked his hips forward. He worked his hands through her hair and caressed her scalp.

  Raw, untamed desire coursed through her blood. She increased her pace, working faster and faster, drawing him deeper and deeper until he groaned. Her hands ran across the muscular swell of his ass, and she squeezed the firm muscles.

  “Witch, I’m about to come.”

  Without slowing her movement, she guided her fingers between his legs to toy with his full sacs. He roared, and hot semen shot down her throat.

  After licking him dry, she stood and stared into his crystal blue eyes. Lids drooping with contentment, he appeared ready for a nap. But she couldn’t let him rest now. He’d be lucky if she allowed him to rest at all.

  Easing back onto the bed, she cupped her breasts and watched his slumberous gaze widen. “I guess now that you’re satisfied...” She circled her thumb and forefinger around her nipples and flicked the aching peaks. “You expect me to satisfy myself.”

  He shook his head, and his wet tongue traveled over pale red lips. “No, I’m more than willing to perform the task required to satisfy your desires.”

  Danni laughed and slid her hands over her belly. The crisp hair on her mound tickled her fingertips, and she dropped her hands to her thighs. Sitting on the bed, she spread her legs wide and reclined. Her fingers once again found the lips of her sex, and she stroked the juicy folds. “And how exactly do you plan to do that?”

  His gaze locked on her pussy, and his cock twitched with renewed life. His perusal traveled upward to caress her stomach and then zeroed in on her nipples, “There’s not a part
of you I don’t long to taste. You’re absolutely gorgeous.”

  The heated lust in his eyes heightened hers. Did he have the same dream of finally claiming her body? Or did he hope to read her thoughts?

  Her heartbeat increased. What would he learn about her while their minds linked? The gift shape-shifters shared during sex would allow him access to her deepest secrets. She forced a smile. “And where do you plan to begin?”

  A wicked grin flashed, and the dimple by the right side of his mouth winked. He dropped to his knees and grabbed her foot. “I’ll start here,” a teasing finger ran over her ankle, “and work my way up.”

  His electrifying touch sent energy pulsing along her leg. Need bloomed, and the difference between satisfying a man for money and discovering a man’s body for pleasure filtered through her mind. Would he ruin her? Make it impossible for her to enjoy other men?

  He stroked his hands over her knees, and tiny spasms quivered along her inner thighs. She wiggled, eager for his touch.

  Omar groaned. “You smell like sweet ambrosia.” His gaze met hers. “Are you hoping to bewitch me into being your love slave forever?”

  I wish. She grabbed his wrists. “No, but I might hex you if you don’t give me some attention soon.”

  He grinned, freed his hands from hers, and released her ankle. “Then I better get busy.”

  A wet lick tickled her instep, and she squirmed. “That’s not exactly what I’m looking for.”

  He traced his tongue along her calf. At her knee, he lifted her foot and laid it over his shoulder then continued his journey along her thigh. Again, he paused. “Once I place my mouth on your pussy, I won’t stop until you come.”

  He traced her labia with the tip of his finger and parted the outer lips. She caught the hunger in his eyes before he ducked his head. A brief touch teased her hot flesh, then his tongue ran the length of her slit.

  “Oh, my.” She groaned as nerve endings lit with erotic sensations and her blood burned with desire.

  “You are so incredibly hot.” He pressed his finger against her clit and then dipped inside her vagina. She arched her hips, and he pumped his fingers deeper into her core.

  “Yes!”

  He leaned closer and lapped at her clit. One stroke, two, then he clasped the kernel between his teeth.

  A heavenly buzz pulsed through her, and she grabbed his shoulders to hold him in place. “I’m so close.”

  His tongue, ever busy, circled and licked, and drove her higher and higher into dizzying heights.

  “Please.”

  The excitement coursing through her registered, but she charted his gratification of the moment as well. Tears fell from her eyes and pressure built until a massive explosion ripped through her body in the strongest orgasm of her life.

  Gasping for air, she marveled at his hypnotic touch on her belly. Moist lips kissed her navel and brushed the underside of her breasts.

  The hair on his chest grazed the peaking nipples as he moved over her. “Have you ever made love to a shape-shifter before?”

  Danni opened her eyes. Crystal blue heat met her gaze. Their minds hadn’t linked. Intense ecstasy, yes—invasion into her past, no.

  “Isn’t it the same as making love to any other specie?” She stroked her hands along his back and gripped his firm ass. “Your cock might rival the length of a giant’s, but size isn’t everything.”

  He pushed off her, resting his weight on his arms. His stiff rod bobbed between them, and the mushroom head brushed the outer lips of her pussy. “You’re not worried about my cock. It’s my link to your thoughts that has you concerned.”

  She smiled and slithered deeper onto the bed. “And what do you hope to learn that you don’t already know?”

  “Your name.” He straightened and placed one knee on the bed between her legs. “And if you are who I think you are, you’ll never escape me again.”

  “Really. And how do you expect to control a witch?”

  He grinned and leaned over her. “Love is powerful magic.”

  Love?

  You don’t even know the meaning of the word.

  Chapter Three

  Omar read the fear in Danella’s eyes just before it turned into anger. He grabbed her hands and held them against the bed. “You promised your heart to me once, and now I plan to hold you to your word.”

  She squirmed, and her face contorted with disgust. “Right. I’m a witch, a whore for any man’s pleasure. Why would you want more than a quick roll in my bed?”

  He studied the voluptuous woman beneath him. No longer an innocent girl, yet she enticed him as no other woman had. “I don’t care about the other men you’ve had sex with. Once I’ve made love to you, you’ll never be satisfied with anyone else.”

  “So? Do you think that’ll keep me from pleasuring other men? I’m a whore.”

  Unwilling to argue further, he captured a rosy nipple. The tight morsel stabbed his tongue as he licked the sweet berry. Testing the other taut tip, he alternated between the two.

  “Quit playing, Omar.” She tugged her hands free of his grip, and her fingers tunneled through his hair to pull his head closer.

  He wrapped his hands around her breasts, and the lush swells filled his palms. Need drove him as he sucked her plush flesh deeper into his mouth and milked her body for a response.

  She circled her legs around his hips, and her wet heat tempted his cock closer. Excitement sizzled through his veins. Every other woman he’d known paled in comparison to Danella. Rapture filled his soul. She was truly his mate. The one he needed to make his life complete.

  She arched into him, and his cock nudged her moist center. The ache to plunge deep raged through him, but he delayed. Instead, he gathered his control and fed on the rich bounty of her breasts until short little cries rang through the room.

  “Omar, you have to...”

  He shifted, and his eager cock kissed her velvet-soft cunt. She surged upward and swallowed the head. A deep groaned rumbled in his chest, and he slammed forward.

  “Yes.” She squeezed her legs around his waist. Pressure enlarged his loins. He drew back and thrust again and again into her heated depths.

  “Harder,” sprang from her lips.

  He increased his pace and drove deeper. Emotion raced through him, wild ecstatic feelings that mirrored his own. The telepathic link binding them flashed pictures of their homeland in his head, and a warm glow of love spread through his chest.

  “Please, don’t stop.” Her words sank into his soul.

  Finally, he held the woman he’d waited a lifetime for. He wanted this moment to last forever. Forcing himself to hold back until the pulsing rhythm of her release rode his cock, he set a break-neck pace. Fire lit his groin, igniting an explosion that shot cum deep into her womb.

  She moaned as a second orgasm sucked his cock and drained him dry.

  The connection between them deepened. Clarity identified the woman in his arms. Peace settled over his uncertainty.

  Danella would never escape him again.

  He rolled onto his back and arranged her on top of his chest. Exhausted, he relaxed. At last, he’d located his mate, and tomorrow, he’d take her home.

  ****

  The warm cocoon around Danni confused her for a moment after waking. Then the prior night’s events came rushing back. Strong arms held her tight against a muscular chest. She opened her eyes and squinted at Omar’s square jaw. He’d confirmed her identity when they made love, and he believed she’d willingly share her life with him.

  But he hadn’t learned the ugly truth, about how she enjoyed practicing witchcraft and making a man scream while she pleasured him. Both had fed her soul and helped relieve the pain of losing her people.

  They’d never let me go home after all the things I’ve done.

  He, of course, would argue that her family would welcome her back. All of Ardenia would want her to resume her position as princess and help rule the kingdom with her sisters and mother. But they,
like him, didn’t have all the facts. She’d worked and conspired with a sworn enemy of the crown. She also knew the evil secrets of the deceiver on the people’s council, even if she didn’t have proof of his traitorous acts.

  An ache grew in her chest. She’d never see her family again or...

  Omar’s handsome face fell under her gaze, and she slowly eased away so as not to wake him. He might believe himself still in love with her, but after learning of her wicked ways, repulsion would spread and kill his desire.

  Keep it together. Right now isn’t the time to grow weak.

  She had to learn about the events occurring in her homeland. Then, after assessing the danger to her family, she could proceed. Her encounter with Omar would turn into nothing more than a blissful day of exquisite sex.

  Later, she’d cast a spell. His memory erased, he’d never recall her true motives.

  If I’ve played my cards wrong, this could be a moot point.

  She hadn’t told her sister or brother-in-law about the special features of the amulet when she placed it around Jack’s neck. Yet the magical item had helped them escape their enemies and return to Ardenia safely. Now, ignorant of how the piece related to their father’s death, they could be doing fine, without a worry in the world.

  Or...I might have put them in more danger.

  Destiny still teased her, offering different paths, but she rejected any plan involving her return to Ardenia. She’d already ruined too many lives. They might appreciate her skills to rescue them from a traitor, but they wouldn’t want her living with them on a daily basis.

  Danni slid off the bed and turned to Omar. Tears filled her eyes. You’re right. I’ll never find the same satisfaction with another man.