Suddenly, without warning, she jerked in his direction and glanced down at his cock. Shocking him further, she dropped onto her knees, grabbed his thighs with both hands, and sucked him deep into her mouth.
Zach nearly fell over backward. He wove his fingers into her hair and fought to keep from pushing her against his dick. Zero to one hundred in two seconds flat was astonishing. He couldn’t form words to describe how aroused he was.
His mouth fell open, but no sound came out.
Laurie sucked harder. Deeper. Almost too hard.
“Baby…” He pulled her head away from his cock and tipped her chin back. It was cold out. She was kneeling in the snow. Though admittedly, he felt nothing. All his concentration was on Laurie and her lips. He barely noticed the weather.
“Let me…”
He shook his head and dropped to his knees to face her. His cock bobbed against her belly. “Not like this.”
“Not like what?” She stared at him, her gaze whipping back and forth between his eyes at this close distance. “I need to feel you.”
“Fine.” He grabbed her shoulders. “Turn around. All fours.”
She hesitated and then smiled, quickly following his direction.
The second she landed on her hands and knees, he shoved her legs apart and reached between them from behind. He thrust two fingers into her pussy and moaned. She was so wet. So hot. “Jesus.”
She rocked into his hand, and he had to grab her around the waist with his free hand to steady her and keep her from getting away.
“Zach…”
“I know, baby. Let it build. Feel my fingers.” He turned them around and dragged them against her G-spot. He avoided her clit, knowing she would shoot off the second he touched the sensitive bud. She always did.
“Zach…” Her voice was weaker. Her head dipped as she relaxed her body and let him make her hum.
“That’s it, baby. Just feel.” He should be cold. It was below freezing out there. Why didn’t he notice anything but his mate? Why didn’t she?
When he thought she was as aroused as she could be without going over the edge, he released her waist, removed his fingers, and gripped her hips with both hands. Before she could catch her breath, he thrust into her tight sheath.
Laurie screamed. If there was any living being around, it had to hear her.
Zach smiled and fucked her harder, faster, in and out. Over and over. He didn’t let up until with a cry of sound that had no meaning, she came, her pussy gripping his cock so hard he shot off at the same time.
He emptied his seed into his sweet mate’s body and continued to rock forward until her arms grew weak and shook. Finally, he pulled out, loving the sound of their bodies separating, knowing his semen filled her.
He breathed heavily, his own arms shaking also. He reached for her shoulders and pulled her onto her knees, smashing his front against her back and wrapping his arms around her middle under her breasts. He kissed her shoulder and nibbled a path to her ear.
They stayed that way for a long time, silence their only companion. A welcome silence that allowed them to escape reality for this brief moment in time.
Without a word, or even a glance, they eventually separated and shifted back to wolf form. Their trip back to the pile of clothing wasn’t at the same breakneck pace.
Zach could sense the switch in his mate’s demeanor to something calmer, less frantic. He was concerned still, but at least she wasn’t screaming at the night anymore.
Though what worried him more, as they dressed and headed back to the truck, was her complete lack of emotion. She seemed defeated. Let down. Even her shoulders sagged under the weight of the world.
He ached for her. And he knew instinctively now was not the time to confront her. She needed to grieve. And he knew that was what she was doing—grieving. Grieving for a life she thought she would lead until Fate brought her family to Sojourn a week ago and changed the course she’d expected to live.
He couldn’t blame her.
From her view, the world was a mess. A week ago, she had no way of knowing she had powers that had been dormant her entire life, the powers of a long line of shaman. She hadn’t known the two men who were now her mates. She hadn’t known the kind of strife that could be caused by bigoted humans and shifters alike who refused to embrace tolerance.
His mate was hurting in a way he couldn’t fix. Only time would lessen her grief.
And Zach had all the time in the world. He just needed to be patient.
When he turned the truck around and eased back to the main road, he spotted two cars pulled off to the side of the gravel. How had he not noticed them when they pulled in?
“Shit,” Laurie said. “There’re people in that car.” She pointed to the spot where the headlights hit the windshield. “Do you think they need help?”