by M. L. Briers
“Then how is it Cade- because I don’t like that side of you much.” Vicky admitted- still tense within his arms, but feeling the pull of herself towards him- everything within her screamed of wanting to stay like this within his arms- within the safety and love he offered her and yet she didn’t think she would be a good mate for him- not the Cade she had just witnessed.
“I won’t deny to you that my wolf will raise his head if he feels the need- it’s a part of who I am- what I am- but my wolf doesn’t define me-“ His words were soft and it was hard for her to believe that this Cade was the same man that she had just witnessed downstairs.
“If I disobey an order-?” Vicky had no choice but to turn towards him within his arms- his strength had her facing him, before she could even put up any resistance.
Cade stared down at her, but she refused to lift her eyes to him- he ducked his head until he was in her line of vision and she had no real choice but to look at him- it would have been childish to turn away.
“The only time I would issue an order as you put it, would be if there was danger to you or the pack- I don’t go around barking orders to people all day long Vic- when I make a decision it’s for the good of the pack- not for my own personal needs- I’m not a dictator-“ There seemed a little more amusement in his face than she would have expected to see and she balked at it.
“Didn’t sound that way downstairs-“
“Blue is complicated-“ He admitted on a slight sigh, “Like Marcus, she lost her mate to an accident and has been a little over protective of the rest of the pack ever since- which is probably why she decided to step out of the trees and save you from the trap- she’s too damn over protective sometimes- she’s injured and I want her here with you and the pups- not out there facing down the Were’s if they attack.” He took another long breath- tension washing through him.
“But she’s stubborn- she thinks, even injured she should be on the front line- if she was fully fit I’d have her fight at my side any day of the week.”
“So you were protecting her from herself.” Vicky offered and he nodded before giving his shoulders another shrug.
“The wolf within her wants to fight- I want her as safe as she can be while she’s not fit- the wolf inside is not going to respond to anything but my dominance- she challenged her Alpha and she needed to be put in her place for her own good.” He sounded reasonable enough- it was logical what he was telling her and yet it still troubled her, the way Cade’s switch had flipped so suddenly.
“I understand what you’re telling me Cade- but I’m not a Lycan- I don’t have a wolf inside me to recognise your Alpha status- what if I don’t back down from a fight with you?”
Cade reached up and brushed her hair away from her face- his eyes smiled down at her with a brightness that shone his love for her and she recognised that feeling echoed within herself.
“I would never hurt you Vic- I might shout- I might glare- or growl- I might even take you down beneath me on the bed and make ferocious love to you until neither of us could remember what we were fighting about- but my wolf recognises your human- he would never attack you.” Cade’s lips brushed over hers with such a delicate touch, that it could have been the breeze, but her whole body knew differently- would know his touch anywhere.
“I want to meet your wolf.” She considered it the only way- she had seen him last night in his wolf form- he was ferocious- but that was in the heat of battle- she needed to be in his presence to see for herself just how dangerous he was.
Cade grinned down at her- his eyes washing over her face as he let his arms slip from around her and took a couple of steps backwards away from her, he reached up and pulled the jumper from him body, baring his naked torso to her eyes and saw her swallow down her instant desire for him as realisation swept through her and she balked.
“What here? Don’t you have to be outside?”
Cade couldn’t help the chuckle that rumbled through him as he kicked off his shoes and unbuttoned his jeans, “Don’t worry, I’m house trained, I won’t pee up the furniture.” He mused and she giggled in response, rolling her eyes as he stripped naked in front of her.
“Ok. One rule-“ Cade offered in all seriousness as her eyes travelled over his body- her mind caught up in thoughts of last night and he sighed.
“Are you listening?” He asked raising his brows in amusement as her tongue poked out and ran over her dry lips and damn just with that look she was giving him, he could have taken her down to the floor and stroked into her as he felt himself getting hard under her gaze.
“One rule-“ She echoed dragging her eyes back to his and finding desire and amusement there, but also a seriousness that held her attention.
“Don’t run from me- or the wolf- ever. It’s like a red rag to a bull- he’ll see it as a challenge to chase you down and when he has you- although he wouldn’t take you in wolf form- he would let me shift to human, but his personality would still be very dominate within me and I would just take you-“
Vicky swallowed hard- the thought of Cade on top of her- all fiercely dominating was a thrill that she didn’t realise would turn her on as much as the thought did.
“Ready to meet my wolf?” He waited for her to nod before he dropped down onto his hands and knees before her- his whole body seemed to shiver- there was no great fanfare to his transformation- no bones breaking- no fur growing through his skin- one moment he was human and the next he was a beautiful animal- his chocolate brown eyes staring up at the amazement on her face as the grimace she that was threatening her, not knowing what to expect, disappeared into awe as she stared down at him aghast.
When Cade tipped his head to one side to take in just how beautiful she looked, standing there appraising his beast she giggled slightly, the movement amused her as she imagined Cade doing exactly the same thing. His eyes narrowed on her for a moment as though he questioned her.
“You’re amazing.” There was a nervous tension within her tone that reached out to him and his beast, she was still weary, and he could understand it- it wasn’t everyday a wolf appeared at your feet in the middle of a bedroom.
He padded towards her, not bothering to take things slowly, she seemed to be accepting him- a little nervous, but she wasn’t backing into a corner or anything, so he didn’t feel he needed to gain ground slowly and when he stood right in front of her, he waited with a nervous tension to see what she would do.
A tentative hand lifted at her side, “Damn I forgot to ask you if I could touch.” She mumbled as much to herself as to him and Cade reached up with his head for her hand, brushing his fur against her skin as her eyes sparkled with the feel of his soft fur between her fingers.
“Ok. So this isn’t weird much- I’m petting you-“ She mused to herself, she hadn’t asked him if he would be able to understand what she was saying either. “Do you know what I’m saying to you?” He nudged her hand with his snout- his tongue darting out and licking over her skin as she pulled back for a second- not unsure of him- just coming to terms with the fact that the man she had made love with just licked her like a dog.
It was crazy strange and yet it was the most amazing experience of her life- this was Cade, but this was still a wolf and she had never been this close to an animal like this in her life- it was an honour and she was going to revel in it- dropping to her knees, she used both hands to stroke down over his fur getting more comfortable with him by the second.
Cade nuzzled into her with his snout against the softness of her neck, his fur brushing over the healed wounds where he had marked her last night- his wolf eager to imprint her on his memory as he left his scent against her skin causing Vicky to chuckled to herself.
“So if I said roll over and show me you tummy- would you understand me?” She teased and he whined for a long moment, if he could have rolled his eyes he probably would have, instead he eased down onto the floor- rolling onto his back and he watched the glee cross her face as she sank her fingers into his fur and slowly s
troked over his body.
His mate touching him with such gentleness made his wolf putty in her hands and he whined his love for her as she ruffled his fur.
“You’re just a big softie-“ She beamed and saw the shiver that ran through his body, withdrawing her hands just as he shifted back- her eyes seeing one thing that her brain was telling her was impossible.
Cade shifted into human form and came up on his hands and knees before his mate- his eyes alive with amusement as he moved towards her on all four, “A big softie? Are you challenging me?” He gave a low playful growl as he closed in on her- using his forehead against her chest to gently nudge her backwards on the floor- her palms coming up flat against his chest as he climbed up over her body, she giggled her amusement.
“It’s a shame you can’t be as well behaved as your wolf-“ She mused as he rubbed his erection against her mound and she squirmed beneath him, his lips came down on her neck and he growled gently again.
“Shifting makes me horny- besides your hands were all over me-“ He breathed into her skin, before his blunt teeth nipped at her, his hand running under the fabric of her skirt as he brushed the material up towards her thigh, with his hands running over her leg and she shivered against the feel of him, starting the fire of need within her.
“I like the wolf better than I like you-“ She chuckled and felt him still about her, he lifted his head and stared down at her, brows raised in amusement.
“Is that so?”
“It is.” She teased back and he ran his fingers beneath the soft fabric of her panties, finding her moist folds and delving one long finger into her core as she gasped her breath, her hips rising to meet his touch, searching for more.
“Are you sure you’d rather be spending time with my wolf right now?” He asked against her lips as he added another finger inside her and stroked her deeply, curling his fingers within her to tease the silken walls of her inner muscles, searching for the cluster of nerve endings and knowing by her intake of breath when he found it.
“How horny does shifting make you exactly?” She asked on a heavily drawn breath as he nipped against her lower lip and he grinned down at her.
“I get- ferociously rampant- dominate and demanding.” He slipped his fingers out of her and she mewed at the loss, but when he snagged the fabric of her underwear and tore it away from her, she gasped her approval, the excitement within her soaring as he moved between her thighs.
“How ferociously rampant, dominating and demanding- exactly?”
Cade nudged against her core, but didn’t enter her, even when her hips lifted to his, searching for him. Instead he circled her wrists with his fingers in a tight, but not a painful grip, pushing her arms up high above her head, he pinned down both of her wrists with one hand as he reached down with the other and yanked up her jumper, his teeth circled the thin lace strap that held her bra together at the front and she watched breathlessly as he tore the fabric in two with a quick shake of his head, the fabric falling away as her breasts spilled out, hard pebbled nipples begging for his touch, the jolt of excitement sending her crazy with need.
“Want to find out?” His eyes were dark with desire when he looked up her body at her and she felt the tremor of anticipation wash through her from head to toe as she nodded, not trusting her voice as he grinned at her, like the cat that got the damned cream, a moment before his mouth closed over one desperately in need of attention nipple and he sucked hard as he thrust in one stroke- deep into her to the hilt and her body arched with the feel of him.
His wolf was still prowling within him, he needed to be careful not to let the beast take over- the moment the wolf had met its mate he had the burning desire to claim her, bond with her- that desire was simmering beneath the surface now as he thrust up into her over and over as she met his thrust, her inner muscles tightening around him in a claim of her own- her arms pulling against his hold as she arched up into him with each thrust.
His wolf sensed the act of defiance and threatened to break through- Cade growled against the beasts interference- he needed to keep the wolf down- needed to dominate his mate in his own way, without a threat to her safety- he wouldn’t allow his beast to become unleashed without her knowing what to expect.
Cade pulled out of her in one quick movement, she immediately protested the loss of him as he pulled her up onto her knees- turning her away from him and trapping her against the bed with his body- her stomach pressed to the side of the mattress as he spread her knees and entered her from behind, taking her deeply as she gasped in a moan- his hands capturing her wrists again as he pushed her arms onto the bed, holding her there with one hand, as his chest pressed against her back, his knees holding hers as wide as he needed to stretch her core around his hardness as he thrust into her.
Cade reached around her body with his other hand, his fingers searching for and finding the sensitive nub, swollen with desire and he worked his fingers over the flesh, the moans that escaped her lips being caught by the covers as she dropped her forehead to the bed- no other choice for her body but to submit to his actions- not that she wanted any- she had never felt so desired in her life- so free to experience the pleasure he was giving her.
Cade nuzzled her hair from her neck, his tongue feverishly running over the vein in her neck as he started to pump his hips against her backside, her muscles tightening within her like a silken cage around his thrusts- her legs quivered as she exploded around him- the tight spasms of her inner muscles worked over him as he buried himself deep within her to ride out her release and the sensation of her body fisting around his length, making him growl with pleasure as he continued to work over her nub, not relenting his speed or his pressure on the highly sensitive spot as she tried to buck free of his touch- looking for some release from the pressure.
Cade gave her none, pulling back his hips he thrust up into her, a slow deep building rhythm, that had her moaning and trying to break free from him until her body was once again caught up in that steady build towards climax.
When his fangs threatened to descend he pushed the need to bond away- his blunt teeth nipping at the flesh of her shoulder instead- his hips were now more powerful in their stroke as she bared down on the gathering climax that threatened her sanit.
He felt her tense and gathered speed over her nub, thrusting her over the edge and into a ferocious climax that had her crying out against the spasms that tore through her body, ravaging her senses as he worked harder, faster against her nub- his hips pounding against her backside, giving her body no time to climb back down as he carried her release along and she cried out into the covers feeling the twister build within her again.
“I can’t-“ It was too much, her mind and body were reeling from the emotional and physical rollercoaster he had created within her- frustration from being so sexually heightened to his touch, mixed with the constant onslaught of what he was doing to her, sending her almost frantic with the need for him to stop and yet never wanting it to end.
“You will-“ His deep growl against her ear sent a shiver through her- it was a commanding tone- demanding in its assuredness- her mind was close to shutting down against everything else but the pure pleasure he was creating as he dominated her body with his ferocious desire- his body demanding of hers as he ravaged her with his rampant actions.
His fangs descended- he was too caught up in her body- submissive beneath him for him to hold back any longer- too close to climaxing to be totally in control of the wolf within- he sensed her body tensing in preparedness of another release and let himself go- let his release build to boiling point and when she bucked against him- the cry from her lips as she shattered into a million pieces around him, he sunk his fangs into the soft flesh of her shoulder as he exploded within her- another cry torn from her lips as he tasted her blood.
His wolf roared within him- claiming their mate as Cade felt her mind reaching for his- the mixture of pleasure she felt mixing with his own as their worlds collided, opening her mind t
o his as the flood of emotion soared through him- almost too exquisite to take as he continued to spill his seed within her on long deep thrusts.
But he wasn’t done, his body building to another climax almost immediately as he thrust into her- their joint minds, joint bodies and joint pleasure bringing them both to release one final time, he exploded his seed again, a first for him, pulling back to bury himself deeply inside her over and over until he was done, he collapsed against her sated body, drawing his fangs from her flesh and tenderly tending her wound, before he allowed himself the luxury to relax.
He pulled her back into his arms, turning her body against him as he crumpled to the floor, Vicky’s spent body splayed over his, with her head against his chest as she gasped in breaths- the aftershocks causing her body to quiver against him as he dragged in the air he needed into his lungs- the enormity of what he had done not lost on him and yet his guilt not yet getting elbow room among the sensations that gripped his mind and body- the bond that he shared with her- the connection that was overwhelming in its enormity.
His arms felt like lead as he reached around her- locking her against his chest- safe and protected within his embrace as he tried to sort through what were his emotions and what were hers in his mind- she was spent- sated and yet somewhere within her mind there was a rampant flow of feelings- lust- desire- love.
Love.
Cade felt his heart lift within him- there was still hope, even after what he had done- he would need to explain to her, but if there was love there she may forgive him- if there was love there he still had a chance to keep her with him.
“That was- intense.”
They were still on the floor with Cade flat on his back and Vicky draped over his chest- she put her palms on his chest and rested her chin on the backs of her hands, staring up at him as he stroked down her back with one hand, while the other hand propped the back of his head up so he could see her properly.