Fated Treasures

by D T Strange

  “Well Anna, it seems you weren’t kidding when you said you weren’t one of those women when it comes to eating a damn fine meal. Tell me though, did you leave any room for dessert, or should we maybe get some to go and share it later?”

  Cam’s mother cleared her throat. With reluctance, Cam drew straight in his chair once more, an unrepentant smirk quirking his lips when he met his mother’s scolding gaze. Fianna’s slight laugh had him turning his head to her. “Care to share what you find so funny Anna?”

  It was Fianna’s turn to clear her throat. She didn’t shirk from his question though as she nodded to him. “I suddenly found myself having to admit that just maybe Gerri got at least part of this double date right.”

  Cam’s brows shot up, but it was his mother’s laughter that had his head snapping over to her. Before he could say anything, Fianna pushed on. “Tell me if I’m wrong, either of you. I dare you to because from what I’m seeing, there’s definitely more than a spark between the both of you.”

  Cam watched his mother blush like a schoolgirl getting her first complement and even as she did, she stole a look over at Zeke. Cam’s attention followed her gaze and he saw the male was also quite taken, his eyes only on Cam’s mother. Fuck if he could deny the lust and desire wafting off the both of them, no matter how hard he tried not to notice it.

  It was that look in Zeke’s eyes as he watched Cam’s mother that had Cam also clearing his throat. ‘Nothing like the pot calling the kettle black,’ he thought to himself. Still, Zeke seemed like a moral kind of guy and Cam knew his mother wasn’t anything like Cam himself was.

  His mother spoke up. “I won’t deny that I do believe Gerri knew what she was doing when she matched Zeke and I together. I only hope that the two of you see just how well you have been getting along also. You may have only come for the sake of research, Fianna, and my son here might have come just to humor me, but I think there’s something between the two of you as well.”

  That statement had Cam closing his eyes as he drew in a breath in the attempted to keep from saying something his mother would reprimand him over once more. It was Zeke’s offer to drive his mother home that had Cam giving the shifter one last hard look before nodding his head in allowance.

  Cam’s mother had signaled for the waiter. Zeke simply smiled when the waiter handed him a receipt and credit card “I’ve taken care of dinner and may I say, this was a very interesting and enjoyable evening.” Cam’s mother huffed with as much dignity as she could, but Cam knew she was inwardly impressed and charmed.

  “My thanks to you Zeke. You’ll have to let me take care of things the next time around though.”

  Zeke chuckled and nodded. “I’ll be sure and remember that. After all, it just doesn’t do to have a lady pay for a meal when you’re out on a date with her.”

  Cam nodded and rose as both his mother and Zeke pushed their seats back to stand.

  “Well, I think on that note, we old timers will let you two youngins enjoy the rest of your night alone.”

  This from Cam’s mother and for a second, he started to doubt his decision to let Zeke drive her home. Then Zeke was saying goodbye to Fianna and his mother was kissing his cheek, whispering in his ear. “You two have fun, but make sure that you respect Fianna young man, or you can expect I’ll tan your hide and good.”

  That being said, she moved to Fianna, brushed a kiss to her cheek and whispered something Cam couldn’t make out. Rolling his eyes in wonder at how they managed to do that, he caught Zeke’s amused look as he shrugged in bemusement as well.

  Then, Zeke was escorting his mother away from the table and out of the restaurant, leaving Fianna and Cam alone together. Cam drew in Fianna’s scent, catching her desire as it flared up. He turned to her, knowing full well his eyes reflected his wolf, having gone from chocolate brown to bronze.

  “So, how much of a youngin are you Anna? Are you up to enjoying some dessert with me? Maybe we go somewhere a little more private where we can really get to know one another better? After all, I wouldn’t want you to feel like you aren’t getting the whole experience Gerri has obviously planned on the two of us having together tonight. All in the name of research that is.”

  Cam didn’t usually put the ball into the woman’s court when he went out on a date. Normally, he didn’t even have to ask if they wanted to spend the rest of the night together. This date however hadn’t been normal in any sense of the word. So, on a hunch, he’d gone with what wasn’t normal hoping his gut was right about how Fianna was feeling about him right then.

  When she didn’t answer right away, just sat there, chewing her lower lip with her head tipped slightly away from him, he started to second guess his gut. His wolf however, snarled in response to that.

  His answer came in the form of her standing, clutch in hand and looking down at him, one brow quirked and a smile tugging on the corner of her lips. “I say, what are you waiting for slick? You stay sitting there and I’m just going to have to have dessert with a bottle of wine and bob.”

  Cam had just reached for his beer and was finishing it off in preparation of standing when she mentioned bob. He damn near spit beer all over her. As it was, he was choking from it going down the wrong tube. Fianna was laughing as she started for the door, leaving Cam to recover then scramble to catch up.

  Nine

  Edited Is it Hot in here?

  Fi took a deep breath as the cool evening caressed her overly heated skin and let it out slowly. Cameron Bishop was one seriously hot wolf and she had this nagging little voice in her head trying to remind her that she was only here for research. She had more than enough information to write what she needed to. So why had she just agreed to have dessert with him somewhere private where they could be alone and get to know each other better?

  By the time Cam was by her side, Fi had made it to her jeep and was full out laughing. When she heard him behind her she turned and was startled to see him as close as he was. Wolves moved fast when they had their prey in sight and right now, the way Cameron Bishop was looking at her, she definitely felt like prey. She took a step backwards as he stalked closer, then stopped when she felt her jeep at her back. He watched her, his deep brown eyes rimmed in bronze as he approached her.

  “I take it I’m not going to be eating dessert alone?” Cam growl low in his chest as he stopped in front. She was suddenly surrounded by the scent of the earth and something exotic and rich.

  “You can still have dessert alone if you want Anna. I’m sure bob would be adequate at pleasuring you all night. Still, I’m certain we’d both enjoy dessert much more if we shared it and gave bob the night off.”

  Fi smiled nervously, her heart fluttering. She raised her hand slowly, her lips parting, and touched Cam’s chest. Covering her hand with his, she could feel his heart thumping a rapid beat as he, stepped closer to her. “I think you’re right.” Her voice was husky, low and breathy and a smile tugged at his lips as he reached up and tucked her hair behind her ear.

  Cam leaned in, his lips brushing across hers lightly, teasing her lips before pulling back slightly, as if waiting for her to say no. Instead she stepped into him, her hands moving up his chest and around his neck as his hand cupped her neck and pulled her to him. Definitely a dominant move and damned if she wasn’t surprisingly turned on by it. His tongue swept across her lips, encouraging her to part them, letting him in. She let out a soft whimper as the kiss deepened, a growl rumbling up from his chest was his answer to her.

  He pushed her back against her Jeep, his body molding against hers as their tongues dueled for control. They tugged at clothing until the sound of laughter and the crunch of gravel pulled them apart. The smile Cam gave her had Fi’s heart beating so hard in her chest she was sure everyone could hear it like it was hooked up to a loudspeaker. They looked over at the couple as they walked by then back to each other.

  “I have wine at my place.” Fi’s eyes dropped to his lips then back up to his heated ones. “I don’t live that fa
r away.”

  Cam reached up and brushed his fingers lightly over her silky cheek then caressed it. “Are you sure?”

  Fi laughed softly and nodded then slid from in front of him, taking a moment to get her keys out of the small black clutch bag she carried. Unlocking the door, she opened it, leaning against it and looking at him. “You want me to drive or you want to follow me?”

  Cam grinned. “I’ll follow you. But I warn you. I’m a pretty good tracker so don’t try and lose me.” Giving her a wink, he walked to over to a Toyota SUV then turned back to her. “No, this isn’t my normal ride, but it’ll keep up with you, so lead the way green eyes.”

  Fi got in and started her jeep, then pulled out of the parking lot glancing in the rearview mirror to see if Cam was following her. When she saw him behind her, she gave it a little more gas and led him the short distance to her little bungalow that sat on the edge of town. Doubts started to fill her mind the closer they got to her house as she started asking herself what the hell she was doing. She gripped the steering wheel until her knuckles turned white, then loosened her hold shaking her head.

  “It’s one-night Fi.” Her voice echoed through the dark jeep as she pulled into the driveway, Cam right behind her. “One night and then you can move on.” By moving on, she meant going back to Gerri and finishing the interview. Once she did that, she could write and close the book on this particular bit of mystical lore. She glanced in the rearview mirror and watched Cam getting out of the SUV and just knew that even though this might be one night, she probably wouldn't be able to move on as easily as she'd hoped.

  Fi got out of her jeep and smiled at Cam as he approached her. He reached out to her, but she dodged him and headed toward the front door, unlocking it and stepped inside without a glance back to see if he was following her.

  “Nice place.” Fi turned to looked at Cam then looked around her place trying to see it through his eyes. It was small but homey with a sofa and chair sitting in front of a fireplace where, if she could carve out enough time, would curl up with a book and relax. There were pictures of her and her grandfather everywhere and pictures of some of the places she had traveled to. She loved taking pictures and framing them, even in this day of taking pictures on your phone and sharing them through social media. She much preferred to be able to hold it in her hand and stare at it, letting the memories soothe her.

  “Thank you.” Cam looked up at her, his eyes still ringed in bronze, and moved to her, wrapping his arms around her and tugging her to him. He cupped the back of her neck and leaned in to kiss her, but she stopped him.

  “Wine.” The word came out as a whisper just as his lips brushed against hers. Cam pulled back slightly looking down at her with a slight frown creasing his forehead.

  “What?”

  “Wine. Do you want some wine?” She took advantage of his confused silence and slipped from his hold, once again dodging his advances, a smile tugging at her lips at his soft growl. Walking toward the kitchen, she stopped a moment to kick off her heels then walk into the kitchen.

  Fi went to the refrigerator and opened it, pulling out the bottle of red wine she kept and turned around to find Cam standing right behind her, looking down at her. “You are a tiny thing aren’t you.”

  She lifted her chin and looked up at him, temper flashing in her eyes. Without her three-inch heels, he stood a good foot taller than her five foot three inches and right now, he completely surrounded her. The fridge door was open behind her cooling her bare legs and Cam stood in before her heating her front. But she hated that she was short and had worked most of her life to make sure her height wasn’t handicap.

  “I’m short but feisty. You best remember that Cameron Bishop.” She stepped around him and put the bottle on the counter. Reaching to get glasses she felt him press behind her while his hand swept her long hair to one side. His lips pressed against the sensitive skin of her neck causing her to close her eyes, her head tilting slightly as he kissed down to her shoulder.

  Fi turned around wrapped her arms around his neck, her lips pressing against his. His hands went to her hips and lifted her until she was sitting on the counter, pushing her knees apart with his hips as he stepped into her. He kissed her slow then, gently teasing a response out of her. Her lips parted as his tongue swept inside her warm mouth, brushing against hers. Lifting his head slightly he looked down at her.

  “I like kissing you Anna and I definitely want more but you seem nervous. If you want me to leave tell me now because once I get started I don’t think I’ll be able to stop.”

  Fi’s heart hammered in her chest as her eyes dropped to his lips then back up to his bronze-rimmed eyes. She was nervous, and she didn’t know why. She’d never been nervous about sleeping with a man before, but something about Cam made her feel like she was about to take a ride on a bike for the very first time, rather than knowing what she was doing. But did she want him to stop? She felt something deep inside her settle into place and she knew the answer to that question. Giving him a smile, she shook her head as she pulled his lips to hers. “Don’t stop Cam.”

  Ten

  Shake, Tumble and Moan

  Cam let Fianna tug his head down, his lips meeting with hers as his hands slid from her hips, down her thighs. The dress she wore was short, black and sexy as hell on her. Cam couldn’t wait to strip her out of it inch by slow inch.

  Fianna was controlling the kiss, something oddly enough, he found he didn’t mind. What started as a slow flick of flame between them took off like a flame hitting a knot of pitch. Their tongues licked along one another, teeth nipping at lips. A growl for more trickled up Cam’s throat only to turn into a hiss as Fianna caught his tongue with her teeth and slid her own tongue along the underside of his.

  Cam’s hands slid up under the silk of the dress tempted by how soft and smooth her skin was. Her thighs were hot to the touch as his fingers trailed further up He kept expecting to encounter silk or lace the higher up he went. There was no lace or silk to be found though and man was that a hell of a turn on.

  Fianna moaned a little as his hands caressed inside her thighs, moving closer to her well of heat. That’s when he discovered the silk of the thong she wore. When he brushed his fingers lightly over the silk, it was damp with the desire he’d been scenting from her a good portion of the evening.

  Fianna pulled back from their kiss, her eyes heated and somewhat dazed. Her smile though was one of impish pleasure. “Thongs make me feel so much sexier than going commando or wearing tons of silk or lace.”

  Cam smiled a wolfish smile that was full of promise to devour every sexy inch of her before the night was done even as he slid a finger under the thong, dipping into the wet heat of her sex. Fianna’s eyes went wide as she moaned, her hips bucking as she tried to get closer to him.

  “Wrap your legs around me Anna. Now.”

  There was no doubting the command Cam had just given her. He figured it would penetrate that spurt of lust that seemed to have hazed over Fianna’s brain. He hadn’t removed his finger and was moving it slowly in and out of her pussy, her juices coating his finger clear up to his knuckle.

  When she didn’t respond fast enough, he leaned in, nipping that soft spot between neck and collarbone. His words came out as a whispered growl over her skin as he started to trace lower with his tongue.

  “Wrap. Your. Legs. Around me Anna. NOW!”

  His lips found her pert nipple, pebbled behind the silk her dress and bra. He sucked on it, nipping when she still didn’t respond. Her gasp filled the room as her legs wrapped around his waist in a vice like hold. “Gods do that again Cameron.”

  Cam slid his other hand from her thigh to her ass, sliding it under both of her firm asscheeks, nipping at her nipple once more. She squirmed, her ass settling more firmly into his hand as he lifted her up off the counter and turned, eyes landing on the sofa in the living room. That wasn’t going to do it, he thought. Not for this round anyway. Carrying her back into the living room, he
spots two closed doors and figures one has to be her bedroom

  “Anna! Which door leads to your bedroom?”

  Anna’s hands had slid into his hair, her head was back, eyes closed. She tugged on his hair with her right hand and he chuckled, his finger crooking inside her pussy to rub along that bundle of nerves that sent women soaring into ecstasy. The walls of her pussy clenched tight as she bucked in his hold. “That’s it baby, show me how this makes you feel and I’ll make sure to reward you in ways that will have your body and mind going up in flames.”

  She pressed into him as he rubbed that sweet spot once more, all while covering the distance between kitchen and door on a matter of a few strides. The bedroom door was partially open, allowing Cam to use his foot to push it all the way open.

  Fianna’s hands were all over his head, neck and back. Her lips and teeth covering every inch of face and neck she could get to. She was devastating him with each step closer they came to her bed and both of them were still fully clothed.

  Cam looked down at a queen size bed, decked out in wrought iron. Perfect he thought, for tying someone up. He then quickly chastised himself. Whoa, down boy. This is one night of what should be incredible sex. Nothing more. Cam had been with several women that had gone right into bondage and all sorts of shit with him on the first date and had even made it to a second and third date. That wasn’t what was happening with Fianna though.

  “Damn, your bed is almost as much of a turn on as you are Anna.”

  Cam had moved around to the edge of the bed, one knee down upon it’s form molding mattress as he lowered her back until she rested fully upon it. He wanted to rip that sexy little dress off her, ditch his own and slam his throbbing cock into her. That was a long time in the happening though. No, this was going to be about exploring every inch of her. Which, ironically enough, his wolf wanted as well.