“I should have known there are assholes all over,” she grumbled.
She’d just taken a step onto the landing of their floor when she heard other footsteps behind them. She and Gerri turned to see Talen coming up the stairs, a brooding look on his face.
“Talen,” Gerri smiled. “I’m so glad you made it.” The way she said it made Cassie think she’d asked him to come after them. “I’m heading up to my room, which is one level up, but maybe you’d do me the favor of walking Cassie to her room?”
Cassie opened her mouth to tell them she didn’t need an escort but the hallway tilted for a second so she shut her mouth and leaned back on the wall. He nodded and glanced at Cassie with a piercing gaze that warmed her to her toes.
“I’ll walk with her.”
Gerri winked at Cassie and turned to go but stopped and gave Cassie a smile. “Remember that thing you wanted?”
Cassie glanced at Gerri’s face for a moment before it dawned on her what she was talking about. Heat crowded her cheeks and she was sure her face was flaming red. “Yes.”
“I’ve done my part.” She waved them off. “Have a good night.”
Cassie’s jaw dropped as she watched Gerri turn and head down. Gerri had set up some hot sex for Cassie. She blinked at Talen. His gaze roamed her face with so much lust it made the decision easy for her. Tonight, she’d take whatever came from the big, sexy shifter. Tomorrow, she had to go home, but at least she’d have the memory of what a real wild night of sex truly was.
She cleared her throat and started walking. “So, Talen, what type of shifter are you?”
He was quiet a moment before finally replying. “Bear.”
“Oh, a bear. They’re so cute and cuddly,” she remarked with a grin. Damn, she’d had a lot of wine. Now she sounded like an idiot.
He frowned and his lips curved into a grin. “I think you have my kind confused with the stuffed version.”
“What do you mean?”
They were steps from her door but she didn’t want to get there, so she slowed. She liked listening to his raspy voice when he spoke.
“Bears are big and dangerous. There’s nothing cuddly about them.”
She snorted a giggle and sighed. “I have a collection of teddy bears from my childhood. You will not get me to believe bears aren’t cuddly.”
The door to her room was at her back. She stopped and turned to look at him. There was a dark, hungry look in his eyes. “Bears are hunters. We stalk.” He took a step toward her, the movement making her press her back to the door. “We capture our prey,” he said, pushing against her. She was stuck between him and the wood at her back.
“Is that all?” she mumbled. She could have told him to back off, but she wanted to see where he went with this. The attraction she felt for him short-circuited her brain cells and left her panting for a touch of his lips, a graze of his fingers and visualizing things so dirty he might have her bleach her brain if he knew.
A bright golden glow lit in his eyes. The change in his face was instant. It went from sexy to downright dangerous. “You want more?”
She bit her lip, gulping at the nerves in the back of her throat. He placed a palm to either side of her head, effectively caging her in.
“Doesn’t sound too dangerous to me.” Her voice was low and husky.
There was no warning after that. His head came down, crashing his lips to hers and using her gasp to plunge his tongue into her mouth. There was no finesse to his kiss. It was wild and untamed. And exactly what she needed in her life.
He drove deep, savoring every crevice of her mouth. He curled his tongue possessively over hers. It was clear, he was the hunter and she his quarry.
In the distance, she heard the door to her room open and was lifted off her feet for a moment. She took the time to curl her arms around his neck and take the kiss deeper. His low groan traveled through their kiss to make her belly vibrate.
Then she was on her back on the bed with Talen pressed to her body. He cupped her face, rocking his hips into the juncture of her thighs. Lord that felt amazing! She couldn’t even voice how wonderful his rocking was for her.
Instead, she focused on the strained breathing filling her mind. Oh, and how slick she’d gotten from the feel of his erection pressing at her pussy through her thin dress. There was a not so gentle tug and her breasts came loose from the strapless dress.
He nibbled her lips, sucking and licking and trailing his tongue down her neck to the valley of her breasts. Then he took a hardened nipple into his mouth and sent electricity shooting to her clit. Every suck felt like a new shockwave of fire jetting through her body.