Warriors,Winners & Wicked Lies: 13 Book Excite Spice Military, Sports & Secret Baby Mega Bundle (Excite Spice Boxed Sets)

by Selena Kitt

  Chapter 7

  Oh, boy, the night had been hot. Too hot to handle to be more precise. It was almost morning. The sun was just coming up and the room was filled with balmy orange light. Celine was so tired she couldn’t even move a finger. The only thing she could do was stare at the ceiling. She had no willpower to hang on to. What she thought would be just one more round of sex, had turned into an all night fucking marathon. This man’s lust was insatiable. How the hell he could just go on and on, she had no idea. She didn’t mind it though. It hurt, obviously. Everything hurt, all her body parts were in serious need of a hot bath and a massage and a week’s worth of sleep. That didn’t bother her as much though. What kept her awake was how disturbing her wild side was. She had ridden him like she a wildcat. What was wrong with her? She was so embarrassed. She hoped he didn’t bring it up. Like never.

  The last time he took her had just ended almost fifteen minutes ago by her estimates. He looked really tired and was now using her boobs as a pillow. One of them, anyway. He was caressing the other and he was humming. As strange as it was, it felt so soothing. She didn’t want him to fall asleep and stop making that noise, so she kept playing with his hair. It sounded like a lullaby.

  Ryan’s bear was satisfied and it disappeared somewhere at the back of his head. The human side of him was a mess. He loathed himself for being so weak and losing the battle over his body. He had fucked her without a condom more times than he was willing to acknowledge and that meant only one thing. She might be pregnant very soon. Why hadn’t she stopped him? The damage was done now. He had to deal with it somehow. He could only hope it wouldn’t blow up in his face. He had wanted to be a father for so long before that horrible night about seven years ago. He still wanted though. The problem was she was human and she had no idea he could change into a wild animal in a blink of an eye.

  “Why are you afraid of being in a forest, Celine?” he whispered.

  She didn’t want to tell him, but she was leaving in a few anyway, so it didn’t matter much if he knew or not.“You’ll laugh, but when it happened it wasn’t funny and it left me quite shaken.”

  “I won’t laugh, baby. You can tell me,” he said on a very serious tone.

  The way he called her “baby” gave her goose bumps. She liked it and it turned her on way too much than she was willing to admit. The man had his way with words. And orgasms. And he was so caring. Her heart was already envisioning a future for them. STOP! This can’t go on. Be realistic.

  She continued caressing his hair. “When I was fourteen, I went on a hiking trip with my parents and my brother. I had begged them to go all summer and at the end of August they finally decided to indulge me and go. I was so excited to be in the forest that I didn’t realize we got separated and I got lost for two days. I was so scared I was going to die there when nobody found me and I had to spend the second night all alone in the forest. I bumped into some mountaineers the next morning and they took me home. I was starved and dehydrated, but happy to be going home,” she said with a sniff. Remembering all this and sharing it with a guy was painful and it brought up all the feelings she had kept bottled up inside her.

  He got up and took her in his arms. “Sshh… It’s okay to cry, baby,” he cooed. He caressed her hair and kissed her forehead as she cried uncontrollably. That went on for some time until she calmed down. She felt much more peaceful now that she got that boulder off her chest. She lifted her head and looked into his eyes. “I’m sorry you had to witness that. I don’t usually do that.”

  “There’s no need to apologize. We are only human, we feel things and they’re not always positive ones. Not everything is pink butterflies and flowers,” he said in his persuasive voice.

  “Yeah, I guess you’re right. The thing that really hurt me the most wasn’t that I got lost and almost died in the forest, though. My parents’ attitude when I got home shocked me. They had thought I was dead so when they saw me, instead of being relieved I was home safe and sound, they just said I was stupid and childish and I couldn’t be trusted to make my own decisions. I was grounded for a long time and that led to other things. They still don’t trust and see me as a grown woman. I’m twenty-eight.”

  He didn’t know what to say. That sort of thing never happened to Ryan. Not even to his twin, Adam. They had always been encouraged to make mistakes and learn from them. What could he say to this gorgeous and strong woman in his arms?” They’ll get over it in time.”

  “I sure hope so, but I’ve lost faith in them. The older they get, the grumpier and more dissatisfied they are. I don’t know what to do anymore. Nothing I do is good enough for them,” she complained.

  He held her closer and debated if telling her about his past was the best of choices. He decided to take that chance. She was the mother of his future cubs now anyway. His bear had made sure of that. As soon as he lost control of the animal inside, he couldn’t get it back, so he had just watched his mate open up to him, welcome his seed in her and enjoy the orgasms his bear’s will had pulled out of her. He was sure in a few days he would smell her pregnancy. He wasn’t thrilled of how things went. She would lynch him when she discovered she was pregnant, but he had thick skin.

  “I don’t know what that’s like for you, so I’m not just going to pretend I do, but I want you to know I’m here for you.”

  “What about your parents?”she asked.

  “We only have our father. Mum died when my brother and I were five. It was a hard hit for our family, but my dad’s strong and he managed to get us through. He has been very supportive of us making mistakes and learning from them. The restaurant had been my mother’s dream. She had never been to Europe, but it was her dream. The plan was to take a family trip around Europe when the business was up and running. She never got the chance to see that happening because she passed away just two years after they had opened it. My father made it quite successful and involved me and my brother, Adam, in the decision making since we were young. He said we had to know every aspect of the business so we started with menial jobs and climbed our way up the ladder. I’m grateful for his approach. I’ve learned so many things I wouldn’t have learned without those experiences.”

  She sighed. “That sounds like a sad and happy story. Thank you for sharing it with me.”

  “You’ll get to meet him soon,” he whispered.

  Oh, boy. That didn’t sound so good to Celine. She didn’t plan on getting involved with Ryan so meeting his father was out of the question.

  “Okay… Can you cover us up, Ryan? I’m stiff and cold.”

  “Yeah, sure,” he said as he pulled the blanket over their bodies. “I’m stiff too, I think we should do something about it,” he said in his persuasive and mischievous tone.

  Celine slapped his shoulder. “I don’t know how you can sport a boner like that for that long. Are you on drugs or something?” she chuckled.

  “Oh, no. No drugs or pills, baby. It’s all you,” he bragged, quite satisfied of the answer.

  She laughed so hard her cheeks hurt. “You sure know how to make a woman blush. I have a better idea. Since you made me sore, you get to make me better… with a massage.”

  His grin spread all over his face. He got to touch her again without it being about sex. That was all that mattered to him. He couldn’t get through another round of sex without having a heart attack anyway.

  Chapter 8

  Late morning. Liquid warmth spread all around her. Celine’s mind was a bit foggy and she would give anything for some water. If only she could move. A huge hand was holding her right breast in a tight embrace. His hot breath was making her left nipple hard. He was using her as a human pillow. She smiled at how funny that was.

  Ryan.

  Memories of the previous night came flooding her already confused mind. The man was a storm of pleasure and ecstasy. She couldn’t believe this had actually happened.She was glad she had been on the pill for years now. She had to get the hell out of there. Put some distance and get h
er shit together. First things first, some water.

  She yawned louder than she intended and her neck muscles hurt so bad she thought she would never be able to move again. Same thing in her legs and abdomen and back muscles. As if sensing she was awake, Ryan mumbled something she didn’t understand. The mess that was his long dark wavy hair covered half her chest and she couldn’t see his face even if she tried. The man would soon have hair longer than hers. Now that she thought about it, he was kind of hot with all that hair. She didn’t realize how much she liked the view of him pumping her senseless while threading his fingers through his hair for his face to be visible. How it turned her on.

  There was something about his touch and his presence that was so pacifying. She had to shake that feeling off. Water. Clothes. Leave.

  “Ryan?”

  He groaned. “Yeah?” he asked with a sluggish deep voice she didn’t recognize. It’s the first time you hear his morning voice, dumbass! Her brain started making fun of her. That was bad. Very bad.

  “Is there any water around? I’m thirsty.”

  He lifted his head and tried to comb his hair into submission with his sweaty, warm fingers. It wasn’t working, so he gave it up. He went for the sexy-disheveled-right-after-sex hairdo, hoping his mate found it attractive. Even as drowsy as he felt, he grinned with satisfaction to have her here with him. Mate. He kind of liked the sound of that.

  He got up and looked down to check on his manly parts. He should feel weird for walking around the house naked with the most throbbing boner ever on display while his mate was still here blushing because of it. It was his favorite thing about having his own place, though. He was a shifter and walking around naked was part of him.He didn’t bother putting on any clothes. He went downstairs and came back with a jug of cool water and two glasses. While gulping down the water, her stomach growled like it hadn’t eaten for a full week.

  Oh God, that was humiliating.

  Ryan took that as a cue for him to start preparing breakfast. “What would you like for breakfast?” he asked with a glow in his eyes. He wanted to cook for his mate. He also wanted to take her hiking. Unfortunately, she was also very sore.

  “That sounds tempting. I wouldn’t want to put you through that much trouble. I can cook. If and when I manage to get up, that is,” she said laughing while holding her stomach. Everything hurt.

  “Nice try. I’m the reason you’re sore right now, so let me make it up to you. Omelet and coffee?”

  “Yeah, do you want some help?”she offered and then her face turned scarlet when she realized what she might be offering given that they were both naked and still in bed.

  “I could definitely use some help in the shower. I’m afraid I might slip and fall so you holding me would be a great idea,” he said, putting on the most angelic face possible.

  She burst into laughter.

  He continued. “But you’re hungry and a shower now, regardless of how much I need and want one, would mean you starving so I might take you up on that offer after breakfast if that’s fine with you.”

  After some long minutes of staring out the window and reliving every position they had gone through the previous night, Celine decided to get out of bed. With great care and a lot of swear words on her mind, Celine got in the shower and for long minutes the steaming hot water worked on relaxing her strained body. She felt lighter today. Like a boulder had been lifted off her chest. Her satisfied body wanted more of the sweet torture. It almost asked where to sign-up for more. There would be no more. She had to think of an excuse to get him to drive her home. Thinking on a full stomach was better.

  Coming into the room from the adjoined bathroom, her stomach growled again. Even louder this time. She opened the door. The food Ryan was preparing smelled divine. It was a pity she had to take her time getting down the stairs to get to the kitchen, but fast was not a defining word for her right now.

  When Celine stepped on the section of the floor that creaked, Ryan asked her to stay there because he wanted to carry her down the stairs. Given it hurt to even breathe at the moment, he quickly jogged upstairs, scooped her in his arms and got her down in no time.

  Munching on her omelet with everything in it, Celine heard her phone ringing. It was upstairs. Ryan stood and brought it from the nightstand.

  It was her friend, Antonia, who was supposed to be visiting her next week. They had been childhood best friends and they still kept in touch from time to time. She lived in another state. Celine had lost count of the places her friend had lived in and wasn’t sure where she was calling from now.

  “Hey, love!” Celine almost sang as she answered it when the phone rang again.

  Ryan’s full facial expression changed. His lips pursed. For a second he raised his brows and then he frowned. Who was she calling “love”? His anger was to be short lived because a feminine voice answered back. Ryan went back to focusing on his extra-everything-omelet.

  “Morning, Cookie! Did I wake you up? I hope not!” Antonia spoke in her usual fast-paced style and answered before Celine even realized she had to say something. Antonia continued. “Are you sitting, Cookie?”

  “Mhmm,” Celine confirmed. “What’s up?”

  “I’m coming to see you!”she shrieked with excitement.

  Antonia had been working on her list of things to be done by the time she was thirty for a few years now. That included traveling like a lunatic and meeting many people. She was a people person. A real people person. In the sense that she enjoyed the company of people more than anyone Celine had met. Not like Celine who only pretended to like people and who secretly wanted to be hurled up in her favorite armchair catching up on some reading.

  “I know, love. Next week. You’ve been calling me every three days ever since you decided six months ago. Thanks for the reminders, but there’s no way I could forget about your visit.”

  Antonia cleared her throat. “Yeah, about that… Things didn’t turn out the way I planned and I’ll be there earlier. I’m on the train right now.”

  “Don’t tell me you are arriving this second. I’m not even home, Tony!” she raised her voice a bit dramatically, recognizing this could be her chance to get the hell out of this hot-yet-probably-serial-cheater’s house.

  “No, I’ll be there tonight. The train gets there at nine-thirty. Can you pick me up or would you like me to get a taxi?”

  “Okay. No. Don’t take a taxi, I’ll be there to pick you up myself. What do you want me to cook for you?”

  “Your killer chicken! I miss it. Thanks, cookie! You’re the best!”

  “Yeah, sure. When you take advantage of me, I guess I am,” she joked.“See you later, love. Safe trip.”

  “Byeeeee!” was the last thing Ryan heard before Celine’s friend hung up.

  Pretending not to have heard anything of the conversation, Ryan asked if that was her boyfriend.

  “Oh, no. I don’t have a boyfriend. It was just my crazy friend Antonia. She was supposed to be visiting me on Thursday and spend the weekend together, given that it’s the town celebration and she loves it. Only she’s getting here tonight.”

  “So that means you’re leaving?” he asked, visibly hurt. His bear wasn’t happy about leaving his mate’s side.

  “I’m sorry, but I have to. Not right now, but later today,” she clarified.

  Celine couldn’t believe her luck, though. She would have to thank Tony later about this. She continued her breakfast and sipped the steaming coffee that was missing cream, but was still delicious.

  “We could go hiking if you feel up for it,” he said and searched her eyes for traces of panic. As he didn’t smell fear or panic from her, he continued. “Not far though, around here. It’s so beautiful and peaceful. I think you would love it if you gave me a chance to show you around.”

  He waited for her answer. It was clear she was debating what to do.

  “Are you sure you know these woods like the back of your hand? You speak so nicely about this place that I’m dyi
ng to see what all the fuss is about. I’ve never been on this side of the mountain.”

  “Well, I’ve never got lost in almost twenty years since I discovered this place, so I think that should be a clue of how well-prepared I am to take you on a hiking trip,” he grinned, flashing his white teeth in the process.

  “You will have to carry me if I panic and freeze, or if my legs decide to take a long break. You know that, don’t you?”

  “My pleasure, baby,” he said as he leaned over the table and kissed her still-tasting-like-coffee-lips.

  * * *

  Parking into her driveway, Ryan took out her shopping bags and carried them into the kitchen. Her house smelled like her and it calmed his bear. He had insisted on taking her shopping just to spend more time with her. She had decided walking was too much for her and she hopped into the shopping cart. It had been so much fun that he decided to repeat the experience.