Shadows of Fire (The Shadow Realms, Book 1) by Brenda Davies (free e books to read .TXT) 📕

and his hand bunchedin her T-shirt as he pulled it up. When he slid his hand down tocup her ass again, his cock became rock-hard as his fingers tracedthe lacy edge of her underwear.

He slid his fingers over those edges beforetugging her underwear down to cup her firm ass. She was so rightand beautiful, and he couldn’t believe he was holding her. Afterwhat he’d done to her tonight, she should hate him, but instead,she’d come to him.

Growing frustrated with her underwear, hecarefully sliced them from her silken skin, and the ruined materialfell to the floor. Sensing her uncertainty, he cupped her ass againbefore sliding his hand down and between her legs.

He would keep her so aroused she wouldn’thave a chance to change her mind. She gasped as she swayed towardhim. His fingers slipped between her thighs and touched upon thewetness spreading between her legs.

He’d considered himself hard before, but nowhis dick throbbed with its need for release. Plucking her from theground, he lifted her and settled her on his lap.

He could be inside her in seconds, somethinghe wanted more than his next breath, but he didn’t take her.Instead, he planned to cherish every bit of her and this momentbefore entering her.

By the time he finished teasing her, shewould be mindless and panting with need. When he finally did enterher, he would ensure the pain of her first time was minimal.

He teased her clit until she trembled againsthim. He teased her until her legs were trembling around him.

Rising from the bed, he broke the kiss whilehe lifted her. She locked her legs around his waist and clung tohim as their eyes met.

The hunter and emerald green mixture of hershad darkened, and her pupils were dilated. Her lips, swollen fromhis kisses, were as lush as her. She licked them as her gaze fellto his mouth.

“You should run, Lexi,” he said.

He didn’t know where the words came from; hecertainly hadn’t expected to utter them, but he had to give her onelast chance to leave. She had to realize that once he possessedher, he would never let her go.

It had been a while since he fed, and the faewas hungry, though he wouldn’t take from her tonight. Tonight, itwould be about her.

For the first time in his life, he planned todeny himself. The realization would have been shocking, but he wasfar too lost in her to absorb it fully.

When her beautiful green eyes continued tohold his, he didn’t see any sign of her changing her mind. Therewas apprehension in her gaze, but it wasn’t of him. How she didn’tfear him, he didn’t know, but it only made him care for hermore.

And he did care for her, he realized with astart. He didn’t want to protect her because she was Del’sdaughter; he wanted to protect her because she was his.

Excitement pulsed through him at therealization. She was his, and he was not going to let hergo.

He squeezed her ass before turning to lay heron the bed. When he set her down and stepped back to gaze at her,her eyes fell to his erection.

He thought she might change her mind and boltthen, but she bit her lip and looked to him again. Her fangs hadextended until the sharp points showed over her bottom lip.

With tender care, he traced the tip of one ofthose fangs, and when it pricked his thumb, he ran the blood acrossher lips. When her tongue darted out to taste his blood, a spark ofhunger flared in her eyes.

He smiled as he pulled the robe from herbefore gripping the bottom of her T-shirt and sliding it up toreveal her belly. Tugging it higher, he exposed her pert breastsbefore pulling the shirt from her.

He tossed the clothing aside and gazed downat her. She was long and lean, and her time working on the manorhad toned her body. However, she still possessed shapely thighs andluscious curves that begged to be explored. And he was more thaneager to do exactly that.

His mouth watered as he climbed onto the bedbeside her and cupped one of her breasts. It filled his palm andspilled over a little as he ran his thumb around her nipple beforebending to suck it into his mouth.

Her fingers entwined in his hair, and shepulled him closer. He ran his other hand down her stomach. Itslipped between her legs where he rubbed her clit before dipping afinger into her. She arched beneath him as he turned his mouth toher other breast.

Her hips rocked as she fucked his hand untilher breath came faster. Releasing her breast, he lifted his head togaze at her as her head fell back.

While she was so focused on the pleasure hegave her, he slipped another finger into her. He stretched herfurther in preparation for his invasion when it came.

As she rode his hand, he drank in thebeautiful sight of her while he pushed her closer and closer toorgasm. When she came apart, he muffled her cry with his kiss asthe walls of her sheath contracted around his fingers.

He broke the kiss and leaned back to savorher beauty as her eyes fluttered open. A sexy smile curved herswollen lips while the lightning bolts illuminated her sun-kissed,silken skin and exquisite beauty.

She was the most stunning woman he’d everseen, and she was his. The wolf within him bellowed thisknowledge over and over again.

Always the more subtle part of himself, hewasn’t used to having the primal lycan part of himself seeking totake control, but it had been asserting its dominance since shewalked into his life.

He had no idea what would happen if the beastbroke free, but he was willing to find out if it meant making herhis.

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Lexi floated on a haze of passion as Cole remainedkneeling beside her with a look of wonder and something more on hisface. She couldn’t quite place what that something more was—confusion, disbelief, a dawning understanding that seemed out ofplace—but when his silver eyes met hers, the wildness in them madeher breath catch.

He was magnificent, powerful, and on theverge of losing control. After what transpired earlier, and herstill sore throat,