Forgotten (61 page)

“
Is this what
you
were feeling the
whole time you were waiting for me to let you touch me again?” she
asked, still rubbing against him. “God, how did you hold yourself
back from fucking me?”

“
I didn’t,” he said
grimly. “My Beast—”

“
Fuck your Beast!” she
snapped. “Actually, that sounds like a
really
good idea right about now.”
She groaned and ground her crotch lower, as though looking for the
hard ridge of his cock to rub against. “Can you change into him any
time? Can you change now?”

“
Even if I could I
wouldn’t,” Rone growled, but he had to admit that despite his
determination not to touch Kate in a sexual way ever again, she was
getting to him. “I wouldn’t do that to you a second time,” he said
sternly, frowning at her.

“
Well you have to
do
something.”
Kate was nearly crying with need now. “I’m so hot I feel like
I’m about to
explode.”

Rone sighed. “It's just
the
hunger
making
you think that.”

“
But is it true? What does
it do if you don’t, uh,
feed
it?” Kate demanded, panting.

“
With a male Wulven, it
forces him to change—to release his Beast,” Rone said. “And with a
female…”

“
Well?” She was deep in
need now, her breath coming short and her eyes heavy-lidded with
lust.

“
It…it can kill a female
if left unchecked,” Rone said reluctantly. Damn it all to the Seven
Hells, if only Kate’s
hunger
could have held off a little longer! Honestly, he
didn’t even understand why she was having it in the first
place—he’d thought their connection was almost completely severed.
The plans he had made would end with a complete dissolution of the
bond between them, but he wasn’t ready to put those plans into
effect yet. And it would take too long—Kate would be dead if he
left her
hunger
unfed.

I can’t though—can’t give her what she
needs. I don’t deserve to. Don’t deserve to ever touch her again
after—

Kate cut off his guilty thoughts with
another searing kiss. She was climbing him like a tree, rubbing
every part of her lush little body against him that she could and
enflaming his own need almost beyond reason.

Rone knew he had to be
careful—the
hunger
of one partner in a Wulven pair could easily spark
hunger
in the other as
well. Although in most cases, it was the male’s
hunger
that sparked the female’s—he
had never heard of it starting in the female instead. But
apparently it had in this case and if he wasn’t damn careful,
Kate’s insatiable appetite was going to start a fire in him that
might end with his Beast coming out again—something he
definitely
didn’t
want.

“
Rone,” she moaned in his
ear, nibbling his lobe and then biting his neck in sharp, painful
little nips that made his cock rock hard. “Rone, please…I
need
you.”

“
We
shouldn’t…
I
shouldn’t,” he protested, but he was already taking her to
the bedroom.

Just once more—this one
last time,
he promised himself.
One sweet memory to take with me into
oblivion.
After all, he couldn’t let her
die. Even if he didn’t deserve to have her—even if their bond was
almost completely severed—he still had an obligation to her as his
mate.

And Gods, how he
wanted
her! His sweet
Kate—his luscious little
Lalli—
how he wanted to hold her and
fill her just one last time.

But first, before he gave her what she so
desperately needed, Rone had to be certain she wasn’t hurt.
Commander Sylvan had told him that Kate had refused the rape exam
Rone had asked him to conduct—she’d only let him examine her ankle
and take a few vials of blood. So there was no way Rone was going
to make love to her without first making sure he wouldn’t injure
her worse than he already had.

Gently, he laid her down on the bed. First
he would examine her and heal her if he needed to. Any damage from
the night with his Beast would not have been made by his claws or
teeth and thus should be healable now. Rone swore to himself that
no matter how much he wanted her and Kate wanted him, he wouldn’t
take her until he was certain she wasn’t wounded or in pain.

* * * * *

“
Rone…Rone,
please!”
Kate struggled
against the broad mattress, trying desperately to get up—to get
back into Rone’s arms. The
hunger
inside her was growing by the minute, threatening
to consume her in a fire so fierce she thought she might be burned
to ashes if she didn’t have the big Kindred’s body against
hers—
inside
hers—soon. Restlessly, she yanked at her blouse, not caring a
bit when it popped open and the buttons went flying everywhere. All
she knew was that she needed to be naked—needed to be completely
bare and feel his skin against hers.

“
It’s all right…all right,
baby,” Rone murmured soothingly, stroking her thighs. “Just take it
easy—everything is going to be all right.”

“
Please…Rone…” Kate tugged
off her bra, finally baring her breasts. Looking down, she realized
that her nipples had gone from their normal pale pink to a dark
color that was almost maroon. “Oh my God,” she muttered.
“What…what’s wrong with me?”

“
It’s just the
hunger,”
Rone assured
her, but he looked grim. “It can cause pigment changes if left
unchecked for too long.” He frowned. “To look at you, anyone would
think you’ve been in need for hours—days—not just a few
minutes.”

“
I…I’ve been feeling weird
ever since you knocked on my door this morning and told me it was
time to go,” Kate admitted. “But I didn’t start feeling
so…so
empty
until
you came back aboard the ship a few minutes ago.”

Rone frowned. “I’ve never heard of it coming
on so quickly or so strong before but the symptoms are still
normal.”

“
So…my nipples are okay?”
Kate’s mind was fuzzy with lust but she still had the sense to be
worried.

“
They should be. Your
inner pussy should be the same color,” Rone told her.

“
If they’re okay, then why
do they ache so much?” Kate demanded. “God, they’re so hard
they
hurt.”

“
They need to be suckled
by your mate.” He sighed. “Honestly, without our bond, I’m not sure
your body recognizes me that way anymore.”

“
I don’t care what it
recognizes—I’m going
crazy
here. Please, help me!” she pleaded. She managed
to sit up, despite his restraining hands, and thrust her breasts
into his face. “Please,” she begged shamelessly. “Please,
Rone!”

The look on his face was a mixture of guilt
and desire.

“
All right,” he murmured
at last. “All right, but only because there’s no other way to ease
your pain.”

Leaning forward, he cupped her full breasts
in his hands and took one taut peak between his lips. At first he
only laved it gently with his tongue, but when Kate pressed
forward, trying to get more of her breast into his mouth, he
finally relented.

Kate gave a cry of mingled pain and pleasure
as he pulled hard on her nipple, sucking it deep into his hot
mouth.

Like his Beast,
she thought deliriously as she tangled her
fingers in his hair and pulled him even closer.
He’s sucking me hard—like he did when he was the
Beast!

The thought brought back
memories of her total submission to him and she felt lust surge
through her once more. She remembered him filling her…fucking
her…owning her completely. That was what she wanted now—what
she
needed
so
desperately.

“
Please, Rone,” she gasped
as he switched to the other nipple and sucked it into his hot
mouth. “Please, I need…need you in me. I need you to fill me with
yourself.”

“
I’m going to, baby—I
swear it,” Rone promised her hoarsely, releasing her nipple at
last. “I just need to see you—to be sure you’re all right before I
help you out.”

“
What…what do you mean?”
It was hard to think with the lust clouding her mind.

“
I mean I want to see if I
hurt you when I was the Beast the other night.” He looked at her
sternly. “Many females have been torn and savaged during an attempt
to tame a male Wulven’s Beast. I want to make sure I didn’t do that
to you before I make love to you.”

“
You didn’t hurt me,” Kate
promised. “I mean—it was a
little
painful because you got so big—but mostly it felt
good.”

“
I have to see for myself
before we can go any further,” Rone said sternly. “Now will you let
me or not?”

“
All right,” she agreed.
Anything to get him inside her—anything to fill the aching void
that seemed to have opened between her thighs.

He unfastened her jeans and Kate raised her
hips eagerly, helping him strip them down her legs, leaving her
wearing only her little white panties. The crotch of them was
already soaked with her juices, making the white silk cling to her
cunt mound obscenely.

“
Gods…” Rone looked from
her panties back to her face. “Kate, I have to ask you—is this all
right with you? Do you mind letting me take off your
panties?"

“
Do it!” she groaned. “Do
anything you want—just please,
touch
me.
I’m going crazy and the only thing
that seems to help is having you touch me!”

He hooked his fingers into the sides of the
panties and gently tugged them down, baring her pussy for him
completely.

Kate moaned as she felt a cool breeze play
over her naked mound. When she looked between her legs, she was
shocked by what she saw—her pussy was wet and swollen with need,
opening on its own like a flower spreading its petals for the sun.
Her inner folds were the same deep maroon as her nipples, just as
Rone had said they would be and her clit looked like a ripe berry
that needed to be sucked.

“
Gods, baby…” His deep
voice was hoarse as he knelt between her legs and framed her pussy
gently with his big hands.

“
Is everything all right?”
Kate somehow managed to ask through the lust that was clouding her
mind.

“
I think so. It’s hard to
tell because the hunger is making you so wet and swollen. Do you
mind if I open you a little more—to look at your inner
pussy?”

“
All right,” Kate agreed
breathlessly. Though once this would have made her feel incredibly
tense and uncomfortable, now all she could think of was how
desperately she wanted his touch on her hungry flesh.

Still being incredibly gentle, Rone spread
her pussy folds with his thumbs and bent closer, trying to get a
better view.

Kate moaned as she felt his hot breath on
her inner cunt.

“
God…Rone!” she cried as
he circled her swollen clit slowly with his fingertip.
“Please…please help me…please touch me more!”

“
I can’t tell if I hurt
you or not—the
hunger
has made you too red and swollen.” He looked up at her, his
eyes blazing. “I need to lick you, Kate. Need to bathe your pussy
with my tongue—it’s the only way to be sure you’re all right before
I fill you.”

“
All…all right.” She
nodded almost at once. Though this act had once made her cringe
with uncertainty and shame, now it felt like she would die if she
couldn’t feel his hot tongue laving her swollen pussy. “All right,
please, yes!” she moaned again, nodding.

“
All right,” Rone echoed
her. “But I’m only doing this to heal you—that’s all.”

Before she could answer, he spread her pussy
even wider and, starting at the very bottom of her slit, dragged
his tongue in a long, slow stroke up to the very top of her
mound.

Kate moaned and jumped as
his hot tongue connected with her tender clit. God, she couldn’t
remember ever feeling so sensitive—so
needy!
After a minute, she realized
that the big Kindred was moaning too—a deep, needy sound was being
drawn from his throat as he lapped her gently. Clearly he was only
doing what he thought was necessary to heal her but just as clearly
he wanted to do much…
much
more.

“
It’s all right, Rone,”
she murmured, trying to think past the lust that wanted to take
over her brain. “It’s all right if you need to taste me more…if you
want to…to go deeper.”

He looked up at her and his eyes were
silver-blue.

“
I shouldn’t,” he said
hoarsely. “I don’t…don’t deserve to taste you as deeply as I want
to.”

“
Yes, you do,” Kate
assured him. “You licked me when you were your Beast too, you
know—you weren’t as gentle as you’re being now but you weren’t
cruel to me either.” She stroked his hair. “It helped get me ready
to have you inside me.”