She closed her mouth. She gazed back at him with such intensity that he held his breath, afraid she'd change her mind. He was so close.
All he had to do was unzip his jeans and he’d fuck her without a second thought. He’d never take her that way though. He wanted her to accept him, not as a protector or someone to help her avenge her family, but as a man…a wolf.
“Ethan…” The pulse at the base of her throat throbbed. She cupped his cheeks with her hands and held him, smiling tenderly. “I want you. You were an idea, a wish…a dream, but once I saw you, I had no doubts. You are the one for me, and it all makes sense now. Call it fate, love, lust, I don’t care. I just know you’re supposed to be my mate. I’ve always known it.
We’ll figure it all out. We’ve got a lifetime together.”
“Thank you, little one. I won’t disappoint you.” He leaned on one hand, undid his zipper with the other, and tugged his jeans past his hips. He trembled at the release of his cock.
She wrapped her arms around his neck. Her eyes changed to golden. “Take me.” She thrust her hips up in the air not quite connecting with his hardness. “Help me…”
He lowered his body, placing his cock at her opening. As he pushed himself all the way inside her pussy, he claimed her mouth and groaned.
She stiffened at the shock of having him inside her body, and he held himself still, letting her become accustomed to his size. The walls of her vagina squeezed, pushed, yet caressed the length of him. Afraid of shocking her, he used his tongue to show her what he was going to do.
She picked up on the rhythm he set with his mouth, sucking his tongue and tasting him. He rocked his hips from side to side, stretching her.
Soon, Dani matched his movements, her body accepting his. He shuddered as the reality of finding his mate struck.
Unable to hold back, he pumped his pelvis back and forth in a slow, deliberate pace. She arched her back and broke their kiss. He took longer strokes, gazing at her fluttering eyelids.
“That’s it, baby. Let it happen.”
She bucked against him harder. Braced with his weight off her, he thrust harder, deeper, giving her what she needed.
“Ethan!”
She quivered against him as her orgasm milked his cock. He plunged fully inside of her, held himself still, and emptied his cum deep inside her. He trembled as his climax continued to pleasure his body. He rolled to the side, arms around her, taking her with him.
“Ah, little one.” He kissed the top of her head before tucking her against his chest. “You are mine.”
She gasped. “I can hear you.”
“Yes.” He nodded. “We’ve connected our wolves.”
She sighed.
“Forever.” Ethan stroked her back. An giddy feeling overcame him and he smiled. “We’ve made our wolves happy. They have found each other.”
Dani pushed up onto her elbow. “Ethan. I’ll be able to shift now.” She tried to rise from the bed, but Ethan pulled her back down beside him. “I want to let her come out.”
“Slow down, little one. You’ll be able to experience it all, but…” He reached out and tugged a strand of her hair, bringing her face closer. His gaze slid over her eyes, nose, and down to her mouth. “We still have your heat cycle to enjoy first.”
“I did okay?”
“You were perfect.”
Chapter Three
Dani marched across the clearing, reached down to the ground beside the fir tree, and picked up the knife. Straightening, she blew the bangs off her forehead. She’d practiced for two hours and she still couldn’t hit the tree. Every time she threw the weapon it bounced off the trunk as if she had thrown a rock.
Jogging back to the front of the cabin, she gazed down the dirt road and cocked her head.
Even with her advanced hearing, she couldn’t hear the drone of Ethan’s truck coming. He should have returned already. She figured the trip to tell his boss that he’d quit would be a quick one.
She rotated her shoulders to loosen her muscles the way Ethan had shown her. Inhaled through her nose and slowly let the air out her mouth. Relax. I can do this.
Turning the knife around, she laid the pointed blade against the side of her longest finger and pinched down with her thumb. She had to relax. Ethan had said it was all in staying calm and keeping your thoughts clear and focused.
She timed her breathing to match her movements. Raising her arm, she brought her hand up beside her ear, stepped forward, and threw the knife ahead of her in one fluid motion.
Thunk.
Dani squinted, squealed, and ran toward her intended target. Deeply embedded in the rough bark, the knife stuck out exactly how Ethan had told her it would if she threw it right. She’d thrown it straight, solid, and now it was harder than hell to get out.