Wild Craving (7 page)

Kiel lifted his
head and looked at her. “You’re too much of a temptation. You make me want to
forget about the things we have to do today.”

She licked her
lips, and his gaze zeroed in on them. “Well, we could have time for a quickie.”

He shook his
head. “No way. What I want to do to you, a quickie wouldn’t be good enough.”
His voice dropped to a husky timber. “Once I get you into bed I don’t intend to
let you out for hours.”

Oh, god. He’d
just turned her body to jelly. The ache between her legs intensified as wetness
pooled deep inside her. How was she supposed to work with thoughts of what he
would do to her filling her mind? It was going to seem like forever before they
had a chance to be alone again.

“I don’t know if
I can wait that long,” Neha said as she rubbed against Kiel’s hard-on, which
jerked in response.

“You’ll manage.
Just as I will. Now go take a shower.”

Kiel released
her and turned her in the direction of the bathroom. Neha huffed out a breath
full of frustration. It was going to be one hell of a long day.

* * * *

After they
arrived in Helena, Kiel took Neha to the Capital Hill Mall. Since it’d only
opened a short time before they’d gone there, it wasn’t busy and Neha was able
to quickly get what she needed. She bought a pair of sneakers for knocking
around, a pair of jeans and a couple t-shirts. She didn’t go for the expensive
items so her credit card didn’t take much of a hit.

Once they were
back in Kiel’s pickup, they headed over to the hotel where the others were
staying. As planned, David, Joan, the makeup artist, Ron, the hairstylist, and
Mia were all waiting outside at the front. They stood by a rental van.

“That’s them,”
Neha said as she pointed to the small group.

Kiel pulled in
behind the van. Neha got out and walked over to the others. She looked around
but couldn’t see Vlad or Gary, the other male model.

“Hey, David,”
Neha said as she reached them. “Is everyone ready to go? We seem to be missing
two.”

“Neha. Hi,”
David returned. “Vlad should be on his way down. As for Gary, well, he’s headed
home. He had a family emergency. So I don’t know what to do about replacing
him. With this location change, and having to start over again, we really don’t
have time to wait for your agency to find another model and then fly him here.”
He stopped talking and looked at something over Neha’s shoulder. “Wait a
second. Who is that?”

She looked
behind her and saw Kiel standing at the side of his truck, looking in their
direction. Neha turned back to David. “That’s Kiel. He owns the cabin where
we’re going to do the shoot.”

“Has he done any
modeling before? He’s perfect. He looks to be around the same size as Gary.”

“No, Kiel has
never modeled.”

“Yeah, he’s a
hunk,” Mia said.

Neha looked at
the other woman. “Just so you know, he’s taken.”

Mia smiled. “Got
ya. With a guy as good looking as him, I’d stake my claim on him as soon as I
could too.”

David cleared
his throat. “If the two of you are done, Neha, do you think Kiel will take
Gary’s place? I’m sure between the two of us we can teach him what he has to
do.”

She shrugged.
“I’ll have to ask him.”

“You do that
while we’re on the road.” David glanced at his watch. “We really need to get a
move on. If Vlad doesn’t get down here soon, I’ll have to go up and drag his
ass to the van.”

“That won’t be
necessary,” Vlad said as he came up behind David.

When Neha had
first met Vlad, she’d expected him to have a heavy Eastern European accent,
which wasn’t the case. His parent may have come from the old world, but he’d
been born and raised in Texas and sounded like a Texan.

David turned
around. “About time. What took you so long?”

“You woke me up
when you called. I had to shower and have a cup of coffee.”

That used to
drive Neha nuts when she dated Vlad. He was constantly late for everything. He
either had no concept of time or he figured everyone could wait for him to show
up when he felt like it. Considering he was on the obnoxious side, she guessed
it was the latter.

David shook his
head. “All right, everyone get in the van.” He turned his attention on Neha.
“You can tell Kiel we’re ready to leave now. We’ll follow you guys.”

Vlad scowled.
“Neha isn’t riding with us?”

Mia answered his
question with a smile. “No. She’ll be going with her new boyfriend. The hottie by
the pickup truck over there.” She pointed to where Kiel stood. She also knew
Neha and Vlad had dated for a short time, and that the breakup was recent.

“I’ll see you
there,” Neha said, then quickly headed over to Kiel before Vlad could say
anything more.

During the shoot
at Yellowstone, Vlad had tried to batter her down to get her to take him back.
Neha had refused with each attempt. And now that she’d met Kiel, Vlad didn’t
stand a chance. Hopefully he realized that and left her alone or working with
him over the next couple days would be a major pain in the ass.

Chapter Seven

They were almost
at the cabin when Neha told Kiel about the one male model having to leave and
how David wanted Kiel to take Gary’s place. He quickly looked at her to make
sure she was serious. There was no laughter on her face or in her eyes so he
figured she wasn’t trying to be funny.

“He actually
told you that he wanted me to model in the photo shoot?” Kiel asked as he
turned his gaze back on the road.

“Yeah, he did.
He’d been telling me how Gary had a family emergency and had already left. And
how it was going to be hard to get someone to replace him on such short notice,
then fly them down here. You’re about the same size as Gary so the clothes
should fit you.”

“Did you tell
David I’ve never modeled before? I wouldn’t have a clue what to do.”

Neha chuckled.
“It really isn’t that hard. Plus, David and I will help you. You mostly have to
just stand there and look hot, which shouldn’t be a problem since you’re a
hunk.”

Kiel had to
smile at that last part. “So if I do this, does it mean you’d be posing with only
me?”

Once he’d seen
the male who’d joined the others at the van last, it’d dawned on Kiel that the
other man could possibly have his hands all over his mate during the shoot. The
wolf side of him had wanted to snap his teeth at the male to warn him away.

“Probably not,”
Neha answered. “I’ll have to work with Vlad too. And you’ll have some shots
done with Mia. Believe me, I won’t have fun posing with Vlad. He’s my ex, and
we broke up not too long ago. I ended it once I found out how self-centered he
was.”

Even though
modeling wasn’t something Kiel had ever aspired to, he already knew he would
take Gary’s place. Now that he’d learned Vlad was Neha’s ex-boyfriend, there
was no way in hell he’d stand at the sidelines and watch Vlad handle Neha. If
he had his way, he’d make sure her ex didn’t come anywhere near her.

“Okay, I’ll do
it,” Kiel quickly said.

“You will?
That’s great. And don’t worry. David and I will help you every step of the way.
You’ll be paid just like any other model, along with what you’ll get for the
use of your property as the location.”

Kiel hadn’t
agreed to do it for the money, but now that he thought about it, it would be an
added bonus. He was going to need all the cash he could get to make needed
improvements to his cabin if he wanted to keep Neha happy. The first thing
would be getting electricity put in. It seemed important to his mate.

After they
reached the cabin, Kiel parked his truck next to the shed and the rental van
pulled in behind him. Everyone got out of the vehicles and met in the middle.
David looked around and nodded.

“Constance was
right,” David said. “This is a perfect location. And the cabin is definitely
what the client had in mind.” He turned to Kiel. “Did Neha talk to you about
filling in for Gary?”

Kiel nodded.
“Yeah, she did. I said I’d do it, but I’ve never modeled before.”

“Great. You’ve
just saved me from a major delay. You’ll be fine. As long as you can listen to
instructions, it’ll turn out.”

“I think I’m
pretty good at that.”

“Good. Not
everybody can or will,” David said quietly as he looked briefly at Vlad, who
stood a short distance away. He then spoke louder. “Now that we’re here, we
need to get set up. Our makeup artist and hairstylist, Joan and Ron, will also
need a place to work.”

“The cabin isn’t
very big, but they should be able to find a spot,” Kiel replied.

“All right.
Let’s get down to business.”

Kiel basically
took a step back and allowed the newcomers to take over his home. He was
introduced to everyone, even Vlad, who tried to look down his nose at him,
which was impossible since Kiel was three inches taller.

He was quickly
swept up in the preparations for the shoot. Kiel had never had his hair styled
before. His mother usually cut it when he felt it was getting too long. He
didn’t mind it, though. Ron talked the entire time, giving him all the gossip
on the models he’d recently worked with. There was no question in Kiel’s mind
that Ron was gay, which didn’t bother him in the least.

The one thing
Kiel did draw the line at was when they expected him to allow Joan put makeup
on him. She’d wanted to use foundation, powder and clear mascara. In the end,
he settled for the powder since she’d insisted his skin would appear shiny in
the pictures and the client wouldn’t like it.

Next he was
given the clothes he was to model. While Kiel, Neha, Mia and Vlad were getting
their hair and makeup done, David had scouted around outside the cabin and had
picked the places where he wanted to take the pictures.

After that it
was a blur of posing, being told to look at the camera, not to look at the
camera, look off in the distance, be flirty, be sexy and every other thing
David threw at Kiel. Neha said it was easy, but he didn’t think it was. And it
didn’t help to hear Vlad snicker whenever David had to correct Kiel’s pose more
than once.

They’d been
working for almost two hours when all five of his brothers showed up. They knew
the photo shoot would start today, but Kiel hadn’t told them what time.

Of course as
soon as they saw him posing with Neha and Mia they started cracking jokes,
which had Kiel growling on the inside like the wolf he was. His brothers were
lucky he was busy and couldn’t go knock their heads together.

“Holy crap, who
are those five?” Mia asked in between pictures being taken.

“Those are my
brothers,” Kiel answered.

“Kiel is the
oldest of sextuplets,” Neha added.

“Wow,” Mia said.
“Good looks definitely run in your family.”

“They’re not
that great,” Vlad said from where he posed beside Mia.

Both Neha and
Mia looked at each other, then burst out laughing. Vlad scowled, which made
them laugh even harder.

“All right,”
David cut in. “It looks as if you guys are ready for a break. You can have a
half hour, then we’ll start again.”

Kiel headed
straight for his brothers. “Okay, you’ve had your fun. All of you can leave
now.”

“No way,” Talon
said. “We had no idea you were going to model with Neha.”

“Well, neither
did I until this morning. The other male model had to go home for a family
emergency. David, the photographer, figured I was close in size and that I could
fill in.”

“Are you sure
they don’t need another guy model,” Rhett said. “I’d be more than happy to
volunteer. The other girl is beautiful.”

Cyrus nodded. “I
wouldn’t mind getting to know her better.”

“You’ll stay
clear of her,” Kiel said with a hard stare.

“What’s with the
other male model shooting daggers at you with his eyes?” Memphis asked.

“That’s Vlad.
He’s Neha’s ex-boyfriend. They split up not so long ago.”

Gage whistled.
“That must be driving you nuts. You haven’t claimed Neha as yours yet and you
have a male she was close to hanging around her.”

“And apparently
Vlad wants to get back with her.” Kiel had learned that tidbit of information
from Ron. The hairstylist had wanted to give him the heads-up.

“Then I suggest
you claim Neha today. As soon as you can,” Talon said. “Then you won’t have to
worry about him.”

Kiel nodded. “I
already plan to.”

Rhett clapped
him on the shoulder. “And, bro, I don’t suggest you tell Neha what you are
before you get to the claiming. Being human, she might freak out and then run
from you.” He smiled. “We want you to keep your humanity as much as you do. I’d
hate to see you permanently as a wolf. I don’t want to have to clean up after
you when come and crap in my yard.”

Kiel flipped him
off. “What’s to stop me from shifting and doing that now?”

Gage laughed and
shook his head. “He got you good with that one.”

“I don’t know if
I’ll tell Neha before or after yet,” Kiel said, growing serious. “I’m afraid
she will run, though she’s used to me in wolf form and doesn’t know it. I went
wolf and spent last night in the cabin with her.”

“So that’s where
you slept,” Cyrus said. “If she didn’t run from your big furry ass, I guess
you’re halfway there.”

His brothers
were so full of compliments for him today. Not. At any other time Kiel would
have been putting them in their place, but already his nerves were stretched
too thin. Between trying to get the hang of modeling, keep an eye on Vlad to
make sure he kept away from his mate and having to pose with Neha in his arms
or pressed up against him, he had to fight to keep his wolf side at bay. He
especially wanted to take her into the cabin and his bed and take her in all
the positions his mind could come up with.

Kiel met each of
his brothers’ gazes before he said, “If you want to hang around, enough of the
wise-ass remarks. I’m walking a fine line here and none of you are helping.”

“Fine. We’ll
behave,” Talon replied. “Besides, Mom and Dad will be showing up soon. Mom will
smack us.”

And she would.
Their mother had no problem bringing any of them into line, and she’d had lots
of practice over the years.

Kiel looked over
at the others, standing and talking a short distance away. “I’d better get back
to Neha. I don’t trust Vlad.”

He left his
siblings and headed over to Neha. Once he reached her, Vlad and Mia, he stepped
to Neha’s side, put his arm around her shoulders and tucked her under his arm.
That he had to almost push Vlad out of the way to do it had Kiel staring at the
other man in warning. Vlad scowled, then stalked off.

“Thank you,” Neha
said as she lifted her head to look at him. “Vlad was being a pain in the ass.
He kept asking me how close we are, and if we would end things once I returned
to New York.”

“The guy’s a
jerk,” Mia said. She looked at Neha. “I warned you about him when you first
started seeing him.”

Neha sighed. “I
know. I guess I just had to find out for myself.”

Kiel caught
Mia’s gaze. “If you’ll excuse us, I’m going to steal Neha away for a bit.”

Mia smiled. “Go
ahead. Remember not to mess up her hair or makeup.”

He steered Neha
across the yard and into the trees. Once the forest closed around them, he
scooped her up into his arms and carried her since she wore heels. Kiel didn’t
stop until they were far enough away and no one would be able to see them from
the cabin.

Kiel slowly set
Neha on her feet, holding her close so she slid down his front. With his arms
still around her, he bent his head and claimed her lips in a heated kiss. She
eagerly kissed him back as she placed her hands on his chest. He instantly went
rock hard, his cock straining against the front of the tight-fitting jeans
they’d put him in. He released her mouth and nipped a path along her jawline
and down the slim column of her neck.

Neha moaned.
“God, here comes that sinful smell again that you give off. It makes me ache
for you. How are you doing that?”

He carefully
brushed her hair over her shoulder to bare the spot where her shoulder and neck
met. He kissed it, sucking on her skin. “You make it happen.”

“Well, whatever
causes it, I like it. A lot.” Neha rubbed herself against his cock. “Once the
shoot is over and everybody leaves to return to the hotel, you’re going to make
love to me. No more excuses.”

Kiel skimmed a
hand down to her bottom and pulled her tight against him as he rocked his
erection into her. “That’s what I intend to do. All night long.”

She groaned.
“I’ll talk to David and try to convince him to end today’s shoot early.”

“What will you
say to him?”

Neha sucked in a
sharp breath as he nibbled and sucked on the area where he wanted to sink his
teeth into her to claim her as his mate while he sank his cock deep inside her
at the same time.

“I don’t know,”
she replied, her voice breathy. “I’ll come up with some excuse. Leave it to
me.”

Kiel reluctantly
loosened his hold on Neha and lifted his head to look at her. “Then we’d better
get back. The faster we can get more work done, and the faster you can come up
with a way to send them away early, the better.”

* * * *

Neha had a hard
time concentrating on what she was doing after she and Kiel returned to the
rest of the group. All she could think of was how good it felt to be in his
arms. Her body burned in anticipation of what they’d be doing once they were
alone. And having to pose with him, standing so close and act as if she wasn’t
completely turned-on, was a feat in itself. It didn’t help that he continued to
smell so damn good.

She would have
talked to David shortly after the break he’d given them, but Kiel’s parents had
shown up by then. Neha didn’t think it would be nice to have the shoot end
before they’d gotten to see anything.

After they left,
Neha went to work on David. It really wasn’t all that hard to get him to call
it a day earlier than planned. She mentioned how she had cramps from her time
of the month and he’d quickly said they were off to a good start and it
wouldn’t be a hardship to call it quits until tomorrow.

Neha and Kiel
stood in the yard and watched the rental van drive away after they’d changed into
their own clothes and everyone was packed up. The vehicle was barely out of
sight before she turned toward him. He gathered her into his arms and kissed
her while he carried her into the cabin. They were so desperate for each other
he bounced her off the doorframe as they went inside and she barely felt it.

Once in the
bedroom, their embrace really heated up. She sucked on his tongue and yanked on
his hair as she angled his head to better kiss him. Neha pressed herself as
close as she could get to Kiel. His hard cock lay against her stomach. She’d
finally get to see it, hold it, have it deep inside her. Wetness pooled between
her legs.