Decker nodded his understanding but she continued. “No, I don’t think you understand. If we were to mate you would not be able to be, uh, physical with anyone, other than me or risk becoming violently ill.”
Decker laughed. “I understand more than you realize. I was Katie’s best friend and partner during her mating with Conner. I saw her get ill, and I helped her to accept his bond. I know what a commitment it. You should know that I’ve never been unfaithful to anyone, and I will never be. I don’t need a lecture about that. The only part I am unfamiliar with is the actual claiming. I didn’t talk to Katie much about that. She’s like a sister and that’s just-gross. Is it just sex that completes a bond?”
Tara didn’t know how to proceed, best to just be blunt. “It’s sex with a bite.”
“I bite you? That doesn’t sound too bad, I’m game.” He leaned in to kiss her when he felt her warm palm on his naked chest. It felt like a bolt of electricity.
“No, Decker, I bite you. With my fangs. And when the bond is complete you’ll have some of my magic. Your senses will be heightened.”
He thought about it only a moment before saying. “Okay, I’m ready. I’ll be able to help raise the twins? And you’ll stop pushing me away? Will I turn into a shifter?”
“Yes, yes and no.”
He smiled and leaned toward her.
Tara became uneasy even though she was yearning for him, she pulled back. “I haven’t…umm, ya know. I’ve never-”
“I know Tara, I’ll be gentle. I’m pretty eager, but I can restrain myself and make sure this is good for you. I promise.” Decker leaned forward and his lips touched Tara’s.
It was magic. Her lips were full and soft. She unconsciously moved toward him and he pulled her even closer melding her body to his. They were still fully clothed. When her thigh grazed his groin he almost exploded in release. Decker had to slow this down.
He pulled his lips from Tara’s and ran his hands down her upper arms then to her abdomen where he ducked his hands under her shirt to make contact with the smooth skin of her belly. Tara moaned and he felt comfortable enough to raise her shirt further and snake his hands around her body to unsnap her bra. He went slowly so she had time to protest if she didn’t like what was going on.
He unhooked her bra and stopped with his hands on the bare skin on her back. He rubbed up and down her back hoping to comfort her and slow himself down. Tara was arching her back unconsciously requesting him to speed up.
Tara didn’t know what was going on. Her breasts were heavy and her nipples tightened, she could feel them tingling. She needed more but she didn’t know what. She felt wanton and for a moment was ashamed remembering Victoria’s cruel words from earlier...
“Don’t ever be ashamed of what we share, and how you respond to me. I love it.” His voice sounded scratchy and raw.
Shit! She must have said something out loud. She’d intended to come here and seduce him, but she was caught up in the lust swirling between them both. She needed this to be done, fast. She wanted the comfort of her mate. To be able to read his feelings better, she knew love would come later.
Decker held Tara close and wasn’t sure how to proceed. He didn’t want to scare her, or make her uncomfortable. He’d seen her breast while she fed her pups, but this was different. He decided to just go for it. He reached down to the hem of her shirt and pulled it up and over head, taking her bra with it. She didn’t attempt to cover her naked chest but she was sitting rigid with her eyes tightly closed.
Decker began to hum in her ear, leaning her back on the bed and running his hands all over her body. He was thinking of Toby Keith’s country song, ‘You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This’ when without knowing it he began whisper the words to the song in her ear. “I got a funny feeling, the moment that your lips touched mine, something shot right through me, my heart skipped a beat in time,” more humming “You shouldn’t kiss me like this, unless you mean it like that, ‘cuz I’ll just close my eyes, and I won’t know where I’m at. We’ll get lost on this dance floor, spinning around, and around and around and around.”
She was in heaven, her mate was singing the sweetest song in her ear and he was making her tingle in places she had no idea existed. Her panties were wet, was that normal? She couldn’t think, let alone be expected to move. His clever tactic was working, she was boneless. He was rubbing his cheek against her jaw, placing small kisses to her face and neck. Decker’s kisses went lower onto her chest and she arched her back in silent, unknown invitation.
Decker had his hands on Tara’s hips when she arched her back. He couldn’t ignore the encouragement. He went lower and rubbed his closed mouth against the swell of her breast and when she moaned he ran his tongue over her chest and swirled it around her pebbled nipple. She tasted sweet and he knew part of it was her milk but he wasn’t repulsed, quite the opposite. He teased her nipple by licking, sucking and nibbling gently and then moved to the other.
Tara screamed her pleasure arching her hips of the bed. She was so unbelievably aroused that she thought she might explode. She felt Decker’s hand skim down from her hips to unbutton and unzip her pants. She lifted her hips to allow him to draw her pants off. As soon as her pants were off and she wasn’t warmed by Decker’s heat she became cold and tried to cover herself.
Decker sat back on his heels in between Tara’s legs and looked his fill. Tara tried to cover herself. “No, don’t cover up. You’re beautiful and looking at you makes me so hot. I want to get to the main event, but I’m really trying to slow down.”
Tara felt empowered at his words and ran her shaking hands down her breasts to her abdomen, to the patch of hair hiding her tingly bits. “I don’t want you to wait Brett, I’m ready. I’ve been ready since I set eyes on you wearing your tux at the wedding. You were so handsome, still are. Please, show me how to do this.”
When Tara said his first name his heart stopped. He hadn’t been called Brett since before he started the police force. He loved the sound of his name on her tongue. “Say it again.”
WTF, he wanted her to beg? She guessed she deserved that. “Please. Pretty please, with sugar on top.”
He chuckled. “No, say my name. It sounds so sweet coming from your lips.”
There was a wicked glint in her eyes. “You’ll have to earn it, big boy. Make me happy, show me how to please you, and when we’re both sated and snuggled in each other’s arms I’ll give you what you want.”
“Deal.” The word was barely out of his mouth before he had her flat on her back and pushed his shoulders between her legs. Decker could see the shocked look on Tara’s face a moment before she squeezed her eyes closed. “Uh uh, open your eyes and watch me. I want you to know it’s me giving you pleasure.”
Tara took a deep breath and could smell her own arousal. She was horrified and tried to close her legs but Decker’s shoulders were stuck between her legs. He must know how aroused she was, he could probably see it. Ack, how embarrassing.
“Relax Tara. If you keep stiffening, it won’t feel good. I’m not going to continue if you’re not comfortable. Do you want me to stop?”
“No please, no stopping. I’ll try.” She took several deep breaths and took in his scent. He smelled strong and powerful, she couldn’t deny this attraction any more, didn’t want to.
Decker felt Tara’s legs relax but felt like she still wasn’t ready. He climbed up her body and lay next to her. “We can wait Tara. It actually makes me upset seeing you so distressed. I don’t understand this bond thingy at all.”
Tara smiled, snuggling into his warmth. “I’m so sorry, I feel like a prude. After all, you’ve seen all my naughty bits already.”
“True.” He wanted to do more than see, he wanted to feel, touch, taste. He was rock hard and it was becoming painful. He grit his teeth and decided they could play another time. He couldn’t take the start-stop any more, after being aroused around her for so long not touching.
Tara still had the tingly achy sensation an
d it was driving her mad. Decker had stopped fondling her; he simply lay down beside her rubbing her hair. Here they lay, their bodies warming each other, but no was getting any satisfaction. She sighed loudly.
“What’s wrong?”
“I really didn’t want you to stop. I’m all wet and achy and I have no idea what to do. I thought you were going to drive.”
It was Decker’s turn to sigh. “I don’t want to force you, and it felt like you didn’t want what I was giving. I’ve never been this unsure before. Just tell me what you want.”
“I want you to do what you were doing earlier.” Tara demanded.
Decker looked down at her and kissed her with care.
Tara could taste herself on his lips and in made her arousal build. After a few minutes the kiss was no longer gentle, but filled with all the pent up sexual tension they’d felt. Decker broke the kiss and climbed back down her body, stroking her the whole trip down. Tara was having a hard time letting Decker into such a secret place, she felt vulnerable.
Decker forced her legs open with strength she didn’t know he possessed. “I need to see if you’re ready for me. If you object, you better say so now.”
Before she could utter a single sound Decker had his face pressed between her legs and she felt his tongue where her moisture was collecting. “Uhhhh,” She must have sounded like a moron, but she couldn’t speak.
The tingling got worse and she felt a tightening low in her abdomen. Decker began to hum and inserted a finger in her channel, barely. She exploded screaming, “Brettttttt.” Followed by a series of, “Oh God, Oh God, Oh God.”
*****
Decker was enjoying Tara’s flavor when he could feel her sudden tension and somehow knew she was close. He inserted a finger, as in one to the first knuckle, and she came apart yelling his name and squishing his head with her legs. He sat back and watched her sleepy dazed look. “It’s not over hot mama. It gets better.”
He tore off his pajama pants, which felt way too tight, and positioned the tip of his steel pipe at her soft entrance. He saw Tara’s drowsy expression change to one of keen interest.
“What do I do?”
“Darlin, you just sit back and enjoy the ride. I’m sure I won’t last this first time because I want you too bad.”
“Giddyup then cowboy. If it feels half as good as that, I can’t wait.”
Decker loved her playful banter. He exerted a slight amount of pressure by rocking forward and at her moan he kept rocking against her. “If I hurt you just say so.”
“You could do less talking and more thrusting.”
Decker’s husky chuckle was lost on Tara as he pushed into her, to the hilt. Her muscles were obviously unaccustomed to having so much stimulation. He stayed as still as possible and let her muscles tense and relax. When he felt her open up to him a little more he began a slow plunge and withdraw. He kept a steady rhythm trying to hold off his orgasm until she had found her satisfaction again, but he was having a hard time.
Tara was restlessly moving her pelvis against his when she noticed he had a pained look on his face and he was sweating. “Everything okay? Am I doing something wrong?”
He tiled his head down to hers. “Never.” He gave her a sweet kiss and smiled. He tilted her hips up so that when he shoved into her he hit her G spot. She instantly came alive.
“Oh God, Oh God, Oh God.”
“That’s it Tara love, let go.” Because he couldn’t hold on any longer.
Decker could feel her orgasm milking him and it threw him over the edge. Decker’s eyes were closed in bliss when he felt Tara lick his neck, followed by something sharp. He could feel Tara’s fangs pierce his skin and he anticipated pain. Instead, it was the ultimate pleasure and his orgasm lasted, what seemed like, forever.
When they had both stopped twitching Decker felt Tara lick the blood from the fresh wound. He would never forget her softly whispered, “mine.”
He rolled to the side so he wasn’t crushing her. “Yours forever.” He wrapped her in his arms and held her for a few minutes before excusing himself to the bathroom to get stuff to clean up.
Turning on the light he looked at his neck/shoulder area in the mirror and saw proof that he was, indeed, Tara’s. He couldn’t have been happier. He glanced down at himself to clean off and noticed red streaks on his penis. He panicked.
Chapter 8
Decker ran back into the room leaving the bathroom light on so he could see. Tara appeared to be sleeping so he eased her legs open and gently cleaned her. She had bled at some point during their lovemaking. He felt like the worst person, he’d hurt his mate. Was he too rough?
He shook her awake. “Tara, love, are you okay? You seem to have bled. Did I hurt you?”
She still appeared sleepy. “No, I feel wonderful, actually. Thank you, Brett.”
He wasn’t sure what to make of her. She said she didn’t hurt but she was bleeding. Maybe he tore her open. “I think I should take you to the hospital.”
Tara came awake at that. “No, are you kidding me? I feel amazing. It was the first time I’ve had sex, in human form,” she corrected herself. “Although I don’t have a hymen it’s still my first time and you’re quite large and,” she giggled, “pointy. I’m sure it’ll be fine. Truly, I feel no pain.”
He was reassured, for the moment, but he wasn’t sure he would be able to sleep anytime soon.
“In fact, I feel so good I’d like to do it again. Soon.” What was she thinking? Boys probably didn’t want to do that when there was blood involved.
“If you insist, I’m not squeamish.” Decker could feel her emotions and it was an altogether different feeling. She felt content and through their link he picked up no feelings of pain.
Tara drifted to sleep right away but Decker remained awake, content to simply hold her in his arms. He’d just fallen asleep when he heard an irritating buzzing. He softly placed Tara on the nearest pillow so he wouldn’t wake her, and went in search of the buzz.
He picked up his cell phone and looked at the screen. It read, ‘Alert, Alert, Alpha house. Emergency, come right away, possible security breech.’ “Oh shit!”
He didn’t know he’d yelled it until Tara sat up in bed. “What’s wrong?”
His stormy green met her brown. “Where are Abby and Brady?” He asked the question even though he knew the answer.
“Shana and Jake have them why? Why do you look like you’ve just been kicked in the gut? You’ve only been mated to me for a couple hours, it can’t be that bad.” She tried to smile but it looked strained.
“Get dressed; we need to go back now.” He was scrambling to find clothes to wear when he noticed her sitting in the bed. “I’m serious Tara, get moving. I just got and alert that there’s an emergency at Alpha house.”
Tara jumped up and ran to his car naked. Decker collected her clothes as well and slammed the hotel door, locking it. “How often does Alpha house get burglarized?”
Tara was pulling a shirt over head with no bra. “It has never been breached, that I’m aware of. Jake prides himself on security. Once, when Shana had that guy Ryan after her, a brick or something was thrown through the window. Do you think it’s something like that? What do you think it is?”
Decker hesitated to answer because he knew Tara was going to freak. “I dunno, maybe a robbery.”
She inhaled. “You’re lying to me! Mated, a couple hours, and the lies begin. Fuckaduck!”
He turned to her keeping one hand on the wheel of the car. “I have no idea what’s going on, but Jake and Shana should have called one of us if the twins were involved. I also think it’s suspicious that you inform your old pack the twins are born, you’ve found a mate, and there is a break in.”
Tara sat silent in the seat next to him before resting her hand atop his and saying. “The twins are safe, they have to be.” She wouldn’t be able to live with herself if something had happened to her twins. Especially while she was fucking and claiming her mate. Unacceptable.
Decker pulled into the drive and Tara jumped out of the car before it was even in park. She ran through the open door and saw a furious Jake pacing in the entryway, talking to Paul.
“Where are they?” Tara was shaking and furious.
Shana came in from the kitchen. “Oh Tara.” She was crying, why?
“Where are my kids?” She roared without thinking of pack placement. These were the people that took her in, and supported her through trying times. “Where?” She yelled again.
Jake turned a remorseful look to her “Tara, we think they were taken. Someone taped the door so that it wouldn’t lock, that’s how they got in. They made the mistake of removing the tape on entry and couldn’t get out so they broke through the window and left.”
Tara lost all feeling in her legs and collapsed. Decker was there to catch her. Unfortunately she was so livid, at everyone and everything, she pushed him away. “Don’t touch me, don’t ever touch me.”
Damn, not again Decker thought. He didn’t have time for this shit. He couldn’t break down until the twins were found. He left Tara on the ground and went to Jake. “What do we know? Any new scents?”
Jake shook his head. “I’m sorry. Whoever came in sprayed pepper spray and that stuff sticks in your nose. We can’t smell anything.”
“Wow, you gave up easy.” Decker turned to Shana, “where were they sleeping?”
Shana looked stunned for a moment that Decker would talk to Jake that way, but answered. “They slept in the room next to ours with a baby monitor, we didn’t hear anything.”
“And you can’t smell anything? Where is Trevor?”
“Nothing smelled out of place before. Trevor’s door was closed when we went by. He stayed up late talking to the babies. We had him close and lock his door. He tends to get up and wander to where the babies are to talk to them.”
Decker’s neck started to prickle. “What was he saying to the pups tonight?”
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