Joy to the Wolves (Red Wolf #1) - Terry Spear Page 0,90
and love you always.” He rose to his feet and reached under her skirt to pull off her black leggings. Once he had stripped her out of them, he kissed her mouth.
“I feel the same way about you.” She kissed his bare chest. “That first day you walked into my shop, I knew I shouldn’t have been falling for the detective who was accusing me of stealing his reindeer, but I couldn’t help myself. You were so annoyingly frustrating and yet—”
“Lovable?”
She laughed and tweaked one of his nipples gently. “Hot and sexy. And you were so concerned about me, so protective, when I totally needed the protection. And helpful. I meant what I said about all the assistance you gave me. I was able to get so much more done with us working together. Most of all, you are the only wolf who has ever sent my pheromones reeling. Yes, I want you for my mated wolf, to love and to cherish and to enjoy the time we have to spend with each other—both as wolves and in our human forms. I love you. But—”
“There are conditions.” He gave a dramatic sigh, even though he was ready to meet any conditions she set for him.
“I want you to stay on the force until you can help Adam learn who is responsible for the armed men coming to the shop so you’ll still be able to question people about the case. I know Adam would tell us what is going on, but I think that having both of you working this investigation will help get results faster.”
“I was going to say I wanted to stay until this case was done, though we’ll have to wait to marry. I don’t want anyone taking me off the case because I’m involved personally with the shop’s owner.”
She smiled. “I’m sure they already think that.”
“True. But I don’t want to make it official in a human way. They know we’re seeing each other, but we’re saying it’s for your protection.”
“Then mate me and make an honest wolf out of me.” She smiled up at him. “That’s as official as we need as wolves. We can have a ceremony later.”
“After the holidays.”
“After we resolve this case.”
“Sure.” He didn’t want to consider the possibility that it could be a very long time before they could resolve the case. He was certain she was just as aware of it. All that mattered for now was they were going to mate. He kissed her forehead, then their lips melded with pent-up passion. “I want to be there for you. That’s what I want to do too.”
“I want you,” she whispered in his ear, her hands sliding up his bare chest, “any way I can have you. You are the only one for me. Especially when you found the real culprits in the theft of Jingles.”
His arms wrapped around her waist, he chuckled. “You will never let me live that down.”
“You had what it took to get my attention.”
“I’m sure glad I did something right.”
“Hmm, you sure did.” She pulled his face down to kiss him, their lips merging.
Chapter 21
Brooke was eager to make love to Josh and become mated wolves. She swept her hands down his delectable chest, her fingers reaching her mission, and began to tug to unfasten his belt. While she was struggling with that, he angled his head so he could kiss her earlobe and then her neck and her shoulder, taking her red bra strap in his teeth and pulling it off her shoulder.
Feeling sexy, playful, and loved, she smiled. “You are such a wolf,” she whispered, licking his chest.
He growled in a hungry, fun way. She chuckled. She loved her wolf.
He caressed her skin with his mouth until he reached the other bra strap and grabbed it with his teeth and pulled it down. Then he nuzzled his face in her cleavage, and she giggled when his whiskers tickled her. He smiled, and she moved her hands down to his trousers zipper and gave a smart tug, then pulled them down.
He reached behind her and unfastened her bra, his chest pressed against her breasts as if he wanted to hug her at the same time. Her hands slipping to his backside, she pressed his growing arousal against her thigh and wiggled a little.
“Hmm, I like this kind of dancing,” he said, his voice low but rough against her ear as he pulled her bra loose.