by Anya Nowlan
He wasn’t a violent snorer or the kind of guy who put an empty milk carton back in the fridge. He had a healthy appetite and loved it in her as well. The man even cooked and picked up after himself! And, most importantly, he walked around the house naked all the time and that totally sealed the deal for Blair.
“Can’t get enough buck?” Dash teased, walking up to Blair as she was sipping her coffee in the kitchen, leaning against the counter and watching him with hungry eyes.
“You think you’re so smug and smooth,” she snorted as he picked the mug out of her hands and put it on the table. “Maybe I was looking at the view, hmm? Maybe that was catching my attention?” Blair argued, grinning playfully.
He was wearing some sweatpants this time, unfortunately, but he was still shirtless as she preferred him. A couple of tattoos ran up his strong arms, creating a half-sleeve on his left side. His muscles seemed even harder than when she’d seen him the first time before New Year’s. Dash claimed that they all looked better slightly after Christmas, when they stopped working like their lives depended on it and they could actually eat and sleep again.
Making a confused face, Dash looked over his shoulder at the gorgeous vista laid out for them outside, with Wolf’s Eye Lake catching the sun’s refection and practically glittering behind the dense, dark green forest. He looked back at Blair, his brows tight in a mock confused frown, resting his hands on either side of her body. He was so close that his scent permeated her lungs, filling her with every breath. She loved it.
“You mean to tell me that you prefer that over this?” he asked, standing up straight now and flexing in ridiculous poses for Blair, hamming it up.
She couldn’t help it. Blair burst out in giggles and as soon as she did, his arms were around her, picking her up and pushing her on the counter. Dash slipped himself between her thighs and she locked them around his sides, sidling close to him so her hands rested on his shoulders. He sought out her lips and she kissed him eagerly, that happy smile still on her lips as he pecked and teased.
“Fine, you’re cute too,” she finally admitted.
“Only cute?! Woman, I think we need to get your eyes checked,” Dash snorted, throwing his head back.
“Could you get any cockier?” she asked, laughing.
“Yes. Yes I could,” he said after a short pause, smirking.
But then something changed about him. That playful, boyish energy dissipated and was replaced by the serious Dash. The man who could move the world if he needed to, if he decided to. Blair could feel it in the air almost, the universe vibrating around him a little bit differently, and she caught herself holding her breath as he looked at her with those solemn hazel eyes of his.
“What is it?” she finally asked, her hands still around his neck.
He licked over his lips, practically inviting her to kiss them, but she held her ground. Dipping his head with a smile, he thrust his hand into his pocket and pulled out a small red velvet box. Blair’s was pretty sure her heart stopped, at least for the time it took him to pop the lid on it and show her the dazzling diamond ring hidden in it, shining brighter than the clearest Arctic ice.
“I’ve been thinking about this for a while. I know it’s soon. I know it’s maybe a bit sudden,” Dash said, pausing as adrenaline pounded through Blair’s veins. “But I think this is right. I know this is right. I’m not always around and my lifestyle is a lot to handle, but you’re my mate. I have no doubt about that. For you, I’ll always make time. For you, I’d do anything. Blair Welsh, would you marry me?”
Like on New Year’s Eve four months ago, Blair didn’t need an extra second to think about it. She’d promised to grab life by the horns and hell, she had a buck now, so she’d been pretty damn literal about it. She wasn’t going to let go now that she’d finally found her love.
“Yes! Of course I’ll marry you!”
He grinned like a kid and she knew she was doing the same. Dash hastily slipped the ring on her finger and before she could properly admire it, he’d thrown her over his shoulder and was walking toward the bedroom in long, purposeful strides.
“Good! Break’s over!” he hollered, Blair’s laughter echoing through the high halls of the Frost cottage.
Sometimes life really worked out perfectly.
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BEAR MY BABY EXCERPT
Wolves.
It was always fucking wolves.
He’d never been in the building but he already knew it like the back of his hand. A looping left, a straight, narrow corridor, the elevators, and then her apartment. It had two adjoining rooms, she liked the color lavender and her home was kept spotless. And she was in so much fucking trouble that it took his squad to dig her out.
The carpets on the floors softened his steps as he pounded down the corridor, the black pants, combat boots and long-sleeved tee making him look like something out of an action movie gone wrong in an upper class apartment building. He was almost expecting a doorman to pop up from somewhere and give him a snooty comment about how the building had a dress code.
“They’re up on the fourth, Gunny. You don’t have a lot of time,” Grant drawled, a note of tension in his voice.
Connor grinned. Close calls. He loved those.
His sure-footed step wavered for a moment when he rounded the corner and her scent hit him. He stumbled over his feet a little, narrowly avoiding face-planting into the wall. Connor swallowed the growl, a mix of annoyance at himself and a reaction to her smell. She smelled like… she smelled like heaven.
Get over your fucking self, he mentally snarled.
And then she came into view. At the same time, another ping sounded in his ear.
“They’re on the fifth. Not only in the apartment. She’s at the door. Get the fuck out.”
Thatch’s voice was tinny in his ear. He didn’t need to tell Connor twice.
Distantly, he found himself taking in the mouthwatering shape of the woman he was set to rescue. The heavy swell of her breasts, the pleasing curve of her wide hips, that chocolate skin that begged to be licked. Connor could see a fleeting flash of her soft, ruby lips, the ones he’d admired when they’d kept watch on Robertson’s house. But there was something about seeing her through the lens of a pair of binoculars and then in person that really threw Connor for a loop.
Still, reaction and training kicked in when his brain wanted to take a moment to truly appreciate the gorgeous creature that fate had landed before him. He looped an arm around her waist and slammed his hand over her mouth, squeezing hard so even if she tried, her screams would be muffled yelps at best. Instinctively, she clawed at his arm.
His body reacted immediately. There was a sudden flash of heat travelling through him, claiming him with a ferocity that he’d only expect from a bullet to the chest. It felt like someone had knocked the wind out of him, but his body still worked. His legs still moved. Connor almost lifted her up as he dragged her backwards, angling her towards where he’d come from and shoving her on along the well-lit, bright corridor.
“I’m here to help. Move or we’re both dead,” he hissed in her ear, hit with the sudden and indescribable urge to bite and lick at that delicate part of her instead.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anya Nowlan loves sex and writing about it. The sexier and naughtier the better. She mostly writes paranormal and fantasy erotic shorts, focusing on shifters and their lucky mates. Her stories are bite-sized, just what you need to soothe that craving for brave women and growly alphas with a big side-order of smutty sex.
Anya lives in Boston with her boyfriend and several dogs of varying sizes and levels of mischief. She can't go through a day without chocolate and has an unhealthy addiction to purses, but every girl is allowed her little vices, right?
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Table of Contents
BUCK ME… FOR NEW YEAR’S
A LITTLE TASTE…
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
EPILOGUE
BEAR MY BABY EXCERPT
ABOUT THE AUTHOR