Wolf's Promise (Caedmon Wolves) (16 page)

Before long, they’d laid out on the picnic blanket side by side.
The night sky blanketed them and the crescent moon seemed to shift against the clouds.

Nick sipped at her lips gently. “Let me make love to you under the stars.”

“Now why would I refuse that?” she teased.

He grinned and bent to slid
e
his mouth down the column of her neck. His fingers worked with the buttons of her blo
use. He unsnapped the back of her bra
and slipped his palm over her breast. His touch was
just
hot
enough against her that
the chilly night air did nothing to faze her. The passion building within her was all the warmth she needed.

He quickly helped her out of her pants and underwear, and shed his own in a flash. When his body blanketed her, she felt secure and shielded from the night air.

His cock was already between her thighs, sliding against the wet folds of her sex. She lifted her hips and he plunged slowly inside of her.

“Yes. Just like that,” he hissed, holding her about the waist. “Offer yourself to me.”

Selene trusted him completely, and this time it was painless
.
Her raw flesh contracted around him, milking him.
H
e pushed up into her
,
brushing against her clit
. A
wave of
ecstasy
consume
d her and her pussy quaked with carnal desire. He moved with ease inside her
, rocking his pelvis
back and forth
.

Nick’s thrusts became faster and more demanding. She gripped at his back, as he pounded into her pussy. Her eyes rolled up to the sky as a wave of euphoria washed over her. She came, panting against his shoulder. Her vision blurred as he continued plundering her with skillful strokes. He rode her through her orgasm, feeding it more energy as he came to his climax.
She felt him te
nse and spasm inside her. A
low growl
vibrated in his throat, followed by
a resounding
moan of satisfaction. His hot seed seared her
core, and flooded through her like a rupturing volcano.

What had
begun
as an
eveni
ng of observing the setting sun
had ended as a night
of pure passion rising
under the moon and stars
.

***

As soon as Nick entered the Caedmon mansion with Selene at his side, he already knew something was amiss. He sensed the angst and an air of uneasiness from the front door. Not stopping at the kitchen to drop o
f
f their empty picnic basket, he headed straight for the conference hall.

Devin and two other members were standing around the Council table when he entered.

“What is it?” Nick asked, his eyes moving across their hardened expressions. He felt Selene grow tense beside him, mirroring his own emotions. This was what he’d wanted to prevent her from experiencing. Everything was in upheaval here, and he didn’t
want her worrying over it
.

“Darius has sent a written reply to our offer,” Devin said.

“With threats.” Jayson added
from the other side of the room.

Heat rose up to Nick’s
neck. “He’s a lunatic.
”

Devin thrust a slip of paper at him. “According to the land surveyor, he holds fifty one percent.”

Nick snatched the paper, and his
eyes skimmed the note. His attention
fell on one st
atement despite the many
accusations in the letter
.

It read:
Step down or I’ll destroy you.

He didn’t repeat this aloud, but he lifted his gaze to meet that of the Alpha’s.

Nick
pressed his lips together to keep from saying something he’d regret, and swallowed down his building rage.
“
You know what we have to do.
”

Devin frowned. “Yes.”

“Selene and I just got here. Give me an hour, and I’ll meet you back here.”

“Hurry,” Devin hissed. “Before I do something I will regret.”

“Patience, brother,” he said. “We need a plan.”

As they approached the staircase leading to their room, Selene paused. “I know what this means.”

“This was precisely what I wanted to protect you from.”

“If something happens to you…” She buried her face against his chest. “I can’t bear to think—”

He held her at the shoulders. “Don’t worry about me.”

“I’ve seen firsthand what Darius and his followers are capable of.”

“Didn’t we escape, Selene? What does that tell you about his capabilities?”

She grew qu
iet, but her face still donned a worried
expression.

“Besides,”
he said, keeping a straight face.
“You’ve also seen what I’m capable of.”

“Yes. I remember.”

“Then don’t worry…”

Even though he warned her not to worry, Nick knew she’d do just the opposite. One thing was for certain, something needed to be done. The Caedmon people shouldn’t have to live in fear. And he certainly would not live his life being held captive in his own village.

Nick following Selene’s scent to the library. She stood directly in front of a book shelf reading from a novel. Her black hair was undone and free and cascaded down the middle of her back. Just the sight of her sent warm jolts up his spine. Her body and her scent was like a magnet, and he reacted on impulse every time. He wanted her.

“Find anything interesting?”
He stepped inside the room.

She turned around, grinned, and
put the book in its place back on the shelf.

“It would take me forever to read all of these,” she said.

“You should get started sooner rather than later.” Nick pushed off the door frame and prowled toward her. When he reached her, he pressed his lips sensuously against hers.

The bottle of wine and box of chocolates he held in his hands prevented them from embracing fully.

“You’ve come bearing treats.”

“I found the chocolates hidden in the cupboard of the main kitchen. Very rare these days given the sweet tooth everyone
has around here
.”

Nick
s
at down in a plush leather chair
and she straddled his lap.
He opened the box of cho
colates and offered one to her.

She closed her eyes.
“Mmmm, the
se are better than my favorite candy bar. What kind are they?”

“Homemade.
Dark chocolate with almonds.
We have a family in the
village that makes a living off chocolates
. They have mail order through the internet.”

“You have everything here for such a small town,” she said, gra
bbing another piece of candy
and biting into it.

“When you have a chance to read about our history, you will see that our heritage and community is quite diverse.
It’s part of what has made our pack so successful.
”

“I spoke with my dad earlier. He wants to meet you.”

“I want to meet him too. Wait.” He shot her a crafty look. “H
e doesn’t have plans to kill me, does he
?”

She giggled. “No
. He just misses me and all.”

“We’ll take a road trip and go visit him. Soon, of course
. I know he must be
curious about why you took a leave of absence from your job.”

“I told him lots about you.”

“Like what?”

“That you’re the big bad wolf.”

“You did not…” His lips parted in disbelief.

“Don’t worry. I haven’t told him that part.” Selene slid her hands up under his shirt and smoothed her pa
lm over his chest. She kissed his lips, parting them with her tongue
. “You taste good with chocolate.”

“A little aggressive, are we?” he asked.

“You ha
ve candy
to wet my appetite
but this
…” She reached down between them and massage
d
his manhood. “…
will
satisfy my hunger.”

His dick pulsed uncontrollably and his testicles were already filling with his seed. If she kept pumping him in his hand, he would explode right here and now.
Nick drew a line up the column of her neck with the tip of his nose. “I’ve taken you three
times today
.”

She arched into him. “
E
xcuse me for being so greedy.”

Nick loved that about her. She knew what she wanted, and obvious she was not afraid to demand it. He
stood up with her still in his arms. “Let’s see what we can do about that,” he said, carrying her out of the library, down the hall, and up the staircase.

Once they were in the privacy of t
he room, he set her down in front
of the bed. As he began shedding his clothes, she
did the same. She teased him,
taking her time
giving him a show as she rid herself of her own garments.

Unbuckling the back of her bra, she eyed him daringly.
The
bra slip
ped
from her fingers onto the floor.
His cock grew even more, becoming painfully erect.

His eyes dropped to her red silk panties. The thing was so flimsy and scandalous that he could already see her plump pussy lips against the lace. He licked his bottom lip. “Take the panties off.
”

She hooked a thumb on either side of her panties, turned, and bent over as she slid them down her legs.
Damn it, he wanted to take her there. He could just imagine how tight she would feel just as her virgin pussy had felt around him that first night. He bit into his lips to keep from cursing aloud, and warm pre-cum slowly pulse from the head of his cock.

A low growl resonated from his chest, and when she peeked over her shoulder to look at him, his gaze burned with lust.

He walked up behind her, pressing his chest to her back. And his dick to her ass. After moving her hair away from her shoulder, he nipped at her neck gently
, tasting her cinnamon flesh
. His cock sli
d between her globes and
he groun
d his pelvis against her.
He embraced her and delicately massaged
her breasts and nipples.

Selene moan
ed and pushed back against him
.

His fingers roamed down the front of her to find
he
r aching clit and wet pussy. His desire for her was potent and his
need for release grew with every stroke of his fingertips.
He could not wait to see her beautiful face and hear her screams when he brought her to orgasm.
He dipped in and ou
t of her and roved
over her throat
with his tongue
.

“I want to make you mine, Selene. Completely.”

“I
give myself to you, Nick. You know that.”

He removed his fingers.
She whimpered.

“Oh, don’t worry.” He grinned. “I plan to satisfy your every need. Position yourself on the bed.
”

Selene lay on the
bed and looked at him with those innocent brown eyes
.

“Let me see how wet you are,” he commanded. “Play with your pussy.”

Heat engulfed him as she leisurely parted her legs. S
he slipped he
r fingers down into slit and stroked herself. He wished it were her tongue delving between her labia, sucking on her clit, and pushing into. She tasted heavenly there. He could almost taste her now.

He moaned and grabbed his
cock, pumping it as he watched her. “Beautiful.”

“Por favor
…”

The way she begged in her native tongue turned him on.
“Please what?”

“Take me.” Her hands moved to
caress her breasts and squeeze
her sensitive nipples.

“Did I tell you to stop?”
Nick
reached for her hand and her fingers disappeared within his lips. He licked her juices off, savoring it.
He tasted just the way he thought she would.

“No…”

Cradling the back of her head with his palm, he
took her lips once again. Her body arched against him and she pulled him down on top of her
.