“Yes.”
Ethan’s gaze softened, yet there was no doubting the intense control in the depth of his stare. The color of his irises changed from dark to yellow, his wolf showing itself through his eyes, speaking to her soul, telling her everything would be all right. To trust, and let him take care of her.
She moaned, but the sound was foreign and came from somewhere hidden inside of her. As if her wolf understood what was happening and wanted to come out and communicate with Ethan's wolf.
He captured her mouth and slipped his tongue between her lips. He growled against her mouth and urged her to open more. Wanting to please him, she teased, sucked, explored, and kissed him back.
She grasped his wrist, holding him in place as she ground her pussy against his fingers, heightening her pleasure. She groaned into his mouth, her wolf growing stronger.
She was close.
He rubbed her nub harder, faster. She pulled away from the kiss and arched her back. The muscles in her lower stomach tightened and somewhere deep within her womb a delightful pressure sent her over the edge filling her with the sweetest release.
Dani collapsed in Ethan’s arms. He slipped his hand out of her pants. Unable to keep her eyes open any longer, she curled against his chest. His heart drummed alongside her cheek.
She couldn’t make herself move.
“Rest, little one.” Ethan strummed her cheek with the pad of his thumb. “I’ll protect you.
* * *
Even after her breathing evened and she sighed in her sleep, Dani never gave up her hold on his shirt. Ethan stared down at her face, trying to figure out why his heart seemed to come alive since she found him. Her eyes were shut, but underneath those eyelids, the rapid movement told him she dreamed. His gut tightened. It bothered him that someone so young and alone had spent months worried about Greggoire, her brother, and her life.
In the dim light of the room, he let his head fall to the back of the couch. He closed his eyes.
His balls ached. It helped that Dani had orgasmed earlier, but she was still in heat. She’d wake up ready to mate and wouldn’t stop until he took her virginity and claimed her as his own.
Life mate.
Once he took her, they’d be linked forever.
Her wolf with his wolf. A telepathic communication would exist only between them.
Forever. They’d walk side by side through their lives concentrating on each other’s happiness before their own. Forever.
I’m scared to death.
Unlike humans who met, fell in love, and made a responsible decision to live together until death takes them apart…or they found someone new and moved on to a happier union , werewolves were different. An attraction from the male started at the onset of the female’s heat cycle. The ritual of mating would bind them forever. Never would he turn to another she-wolf in his lifetime.
But would that be so bad? He found her sexier than hell.
Ethan combed his fingers through her shoulder-length hair. He smiled. He had to wake her up. He wouldn’t argue with himself any longer, for he was anxious to go back home.
Back in the pack, he’d have the best chances of taking out Greggoire once and for all. And he was tired of being alone.
Damn, there’s so much to teach her.
“Dani?” He trailed his thumb over her lips.
She turned her head. With her eyes closed and her mouth slightly open, she tried to locate his touch. He teased the edge of her bottom lip and she latched on, sucking his finger to the first digit. He sucked in a breath and his dick hardened. She used her tongue to caress his skin as she tried to suck more into her mouth.
He stopped touching her and chuckled at the way she whined for him to continue. “How did this happen, little one? All these years, and you are the one who grabbed my attention. You made me believe I have a chance to go back to the pack and mend the wrongs from long ago.
And I don’t want to let you go.” He lifted her up, carried her to the one bed in the cabin and laid her down.
Dani blinked awake and stretched her arms above her head. “Ethan?” She sat up in a rush.
“Oh, God, I thought you’d left me.”
“Never.” He lay down beside her and pulled her into his embrace. “You’re mine and I want you.” He laid tender kisses along her neck as he worked her pants down. He lowered his head and raised her shirt. Rubbing his face on the bare skin of her stomach, he inhaled.
“Yes, do it.” Dani wiggled out of her shirt and tossed it off the bed. She pulled on his shoulders. Kicking off her jeans, she wrapped her leg around his hip. “Make me complete.” Ethan moved on top of her and paused, staring into her eyes. “Think about this. Don’t do it for revenge. This will change your whole life. I want you as my mate. Do you want me or do you just want to bring your wolf out? I’ll stop…for you.”