Mate Set (Mating Heat #1)(12)

She turned her head and stared into his dark eyes. They weren’t almost black anymore, they were completely black and didn’t look human, even in shape, since they appeared wider and rounder now. His lips were parted and she saw his canines as he breathed hard. She knew she made a soft, terrified sound.
“Easy,” his voice was really deep—too deep. “I’m that turned on and I’m slipping just a little but I won’t hurt you. Look away if I’m scaring you, babe. It’s still me.” Mika turned her head away from him, not really wanting to see just how far he was going to slip. She was a little freaked out by having him turn a little into his wolf but he wasn’t hurting her or changing much except for the shape of his eyes and a show of his longer teeth. She glanced at his arms, not seeing a mat of hair but tan, smooth skin instead, and relaxed completely. She lowered her face into mattress as the blunt tip of his cock nudged against her pussy. He was thick enough that her body resisted slightly even though she was wet and ready for him as Grady gently pushed into her, going really slowly but deeper until he was fully seated inside her body.
“Balls-deep,” he growled. “Thank God you can take me because I was afraid you couldn’t. You ready? I won’t be real gentle but I’ll try damn hard to not hurt you.” She nodded into the bed. Grady braced his arms next to hers until they were touching, pressed skin to skin. He withdrew partially from her and thrust forward.
Mika moaned at the sensation. It felt really good as every thick inch of him brought sensitive nerve endings roaring to life.
Grady growled and withdrew then pushed into her deep again. He had her pinned tightly between the bed and his body. She was unable to move, so all she could do was feel the pleasure as Grady rode her faster and harder, increasing the pace. Mika had never felt anything close to the way Grady made her feel and she was no slouch in the sex department. She’d had lovers before but none of them had even come close to feeling as good as Grady did. She realized another climax was coming. She never came during straight sex without more stimulation to her clit but that wasn’t the case this time. She tensed and came hard.
Grady rode her harder, if that was possible, as her muscles went crazy and the pleasure made her scream. She clawed the bed and bucked frantically against Grady.
He suddenly gasped in air loudly and his hips started to jerk violently against her ass.
A loud groan came from him as he lifted his chest off her back. His hands gripped her hips to hold her steady as he snarled something she couldn’t understand as he came. 
His hips stilled.
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They were both panting. Mika acknowledged silently that Grady had just given her the best sex she’d ever had in her life. Grady was still gripping her hips but his hold eased and he shivered against her. When he slowly withdrew from her body she was glad she was lying half across the bed as he backed away, knowing that if the bed wasn’t holding her up she would have collapsed. She forced her eyes open and turned her head.
She watched Grady straighten and tear off the used condom before he turned away to go into her bathroom. Mika was shaky as she forced her legs to move. She climbed all the way onto the mattress and collapsed on her side. She lay there while Grady turned on water in the other room and quickly realized he was using her shower.
She was tempted to go join him but she couldn’t find the energy to get out of bed.
She had to catch her breath. The shower shut off in under two minutes so she guessed that Grady must have just wanted to rinse off. He walked out of her bathroom with dry hair but water beaded on his chest and arms. One of her pink bath towels was slung low around his hips. His dark eyes had lightened from black to dark brown when his gaze locked with hers. He looked grim.
“Did I hurt you?”
Mika couldn’t resist grinning. “If that was pain, sign me up for more.” His eyes widened in surprise and then a smile tugged at his lips. “You’re signed up for the duration of mating season.”
Questions filled Mika’s head. The top one came pouring out of her mouth. “Does that mean that I’m the only woman you’ll be sharing a bed with for the next two weeks?
I don’t share.”
He blinked and his smile faded as he studied her.
Mika found the strength to sit up. “I know we’re not in a relationship or anything but don’t expect me to be a part of that shit. It won’t happen. If you plan on bed hopping then don’t try to climb back into mine.”
He slowly nodded. “That’s fine. Any other rules you want to lay down?” She shook her head. “That’s the only one I can think of.”
“You shouldn’t worry about that since we’ll be in your house until you go home. I won’t be around other women.”
“We still have to stay here? I’m marked by you and carry your scent. Aren’t I safe from being a walking sex toy?”
He cocked his head and then nodded. “You should be safe but if we do go anywhere you aren’t getting out of my sight since we aren’t mated. You’re just marked with my scent. Some bastards might still go for you.” He raked a heated look over her body. “You’re very tempting, Mika.”
Her eyes lowered down his body and saw he wasn’t soft anymore. His cock was growing hard as she watched the bulge under the towel lift it slightly. Her eyebrows arched as she looked into Grady’s eyes.
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“Let me guess. Werewolves have good recovery time?” He nodded. “Excellent. We’re very sexual.”
Mika smiled at him and rolled onto her back, stretching out. “Lucky me. Want to play nice and slower now?”
The towel dropped to the carpet as Grady got on the bed and crouched over her until he caged her under his body with his arms and knees but they weren’t touching.
Mika moved first, reaching up to open her hands on his chest. He had hot skin. He was hard bodied but his skin was soft and she ran her hands over his nipples, loving the feel of him. The cool drops of water made her lift her head to open her mouth and lick at some between his nipples.“Babe,” Grady softly sighed. “You’re playing with fire.”
“So burn me up.” Her hands slid to his shoulders and she tugged.
Grady lowered his bigger body until he was totally on top of her. He braced enough of his weight to not totally crush her under his large frame. Mika spread her thighs wider to give him room for his hips to snuggle against her body. Her legs lifted and she wrapped them around his firm ass. Grady moved his hips and she felt his arousal pushing against her still-wet and welcoming pussy. She wiggled her hips, feeling the hard press of his cock right there, and wanted him to enter her.
“Condom,” he said softly.
Mika bit her lip. “I’m on the Pill and I’m clean. Are you disease free?” She saw something wild flare in his eyes. He shook his head and then nodded.
“Damn,” he rasped. “No, I don’t have any diseases. We don’t catch them. Our physiology is different enough from yours that most diseases can’t be passed on to us. I can’t come in you. It’s too dangerous right now with mating heat. You’ll scent stronger of me and it’s the kind of scent that could get us in deep shit.”
“Deep shit sounds bad.” She smiled at him. “Of course I like trouble.” He suddenly laughed and his dark eye color lightened again. It amazed Mika how the man’s eyes could change color so quickly. She was learning that emotions lightened and darkened them. Smiling back at her, Grady caressed her cheek.
“I wouldn’t trust myself not to bite you while I was fucking you. My control isn’t the greatest when I’m in heat. Without a condom it would feel too damn good. We’d be stuck with each other forever. During sex all kinds of hormones and chemical changes are happening in my body that weren’t present when I marked you. If I lost control and bit you during sex all those would be introduced into your bloodstream. It would bind us together and make you my permanent mate.”
“Ah. That kind of deep shit.”
He nodded. “I wish I could risk it. I hate condoms and I want to feel you so damn bad I hurt. I just can’t risk making you my mate.” Pain at his words hit her. She’d heard him tell her uncle he wanted a werewolf woman as a mate. It shouldn’t be any skin off my nose, she reminded herself, if he doesn’t 47
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want me on a long-term basis. The problem was, she was too strongly attracted to him and the idea of him settling down to have babies with some literal bitch made jealousy rear its ugly head inside her.
Grady was a great guy and he was fantastic in bed. Mika rolled her hips again, wiggling until she felt the head of his cock pressed right where she wanted him. “Pull out and put on a condom in a few minutes…but right now I want to feel just you. It feels different.” 
“You don’t have to tell me the difference between a condom and skin, babe.”
“Just let me feel you.”
“It’s a bad idea.”
“Just a few minutes and then put on the condom.” She paused. “They irritate me and make me a little sore. I’m usually in long-term relationships with men I have sex with so I’m not used to using them since I’m on the Pill.” He nodded. “I’m dying to know how it would feel with nothing between us.” He pushed into her and Mika knew heaven as his cock slid home. Her lips parted to release a moan of sheer rapture. Her nails raked his shoulders and she tightened her legs around his hips so her heels dug into his ass. The sensation of Grady’s cock, with nothing between them, was the most wonderful thing she had ever experienced. He was fuller, the sensation was different without latex, and as her vaginal walls gripped him, Grady groaned softly. She met his intense gaze. He looked hungry and wild, if eyes really were the windows into someone’s soul.