seems weird,” she said. “I’m not sure if you meant for me to actually pet you.”
He ducked his snout farther and rubbed her leg with the side of his head, letting her know she was welcome to do whatever she pleased.
She continued to stroke him. “Your fur is coarser than I expected. I love the color. A combination of black and gray. It’s gorgeous.”
Caleb closed his eyes and soaked in this moment. Every second with her was precious, but her acceptance of his wolf side was monumental. If she’d been afraid or unable to look at him, he would have been devastated.
When she seemed to be done exploring, he stepped away from her, tipped his head toward the tree line, and took off at a run. It felt good to be in his lupine skin, freeing. It always did. He hadn’t shifted since last weekend when he came out here with Hunter to go for a run. It always helped clear his mind. Center him.
Today he ran with purpose, showing off a bit. He loped toward the trees faster than usual, the wind whipping at his ears and pushing his fur away from his face. He glanced back several times, checking on Elena. Nothing would happen to her out here, not standing next to the car like she was, but he wasn’t going to waste time galivanting.
When he hit the trees, he made a wide arc and started back toward her. Even from a distance, he could see her smile. Her face was lit up with excitement. He skidded to a stop right in front of her.
She giggled. “Now I’m jealous.”
Caleb settled, going into his head and concentrating on the shift, letting his body return to human form. Fifteen seconds later, he was once again standing next to her, winded, naked, and covered with a slight sheen of sweat.
She threw herself at him so fast he lost his footing when he staggered backward and almost fell. Her arms went around his neck, and her lips came to his.
He grabbed her waist and tipped his head to one side to enjoy the kiss. Nothing he’d ever experienced compared to the raw passion between them. Her scent was intoxicating. Perhaps his was too, considering the way she rubbed her belly against his thick cock.
Her fingers slid to his shoulders, the tips digging into his skin. Her lips were swollen and needy, nipping at him while she let her tongue explore as if this might be the last kiss they ever experienced.
Caleb walked her backward until her ass hit the side of the SUV, never breaking the kiss or even the pressure against his cock. This situation was way out of control. He had no intention of fucking her here in the middle of nowhere, and yet she was driving him to the brink of sanity.
Her damn hands… They strayed down to his chest and then lower, working between their bodies until she gripped his cock.
He groaned into her mouth, his brain cells dissolving. All he knew was the driving need to be inside her. Claim her. Take her as his.
She broke the kiss, but only to continue nibbling down to his neck and then his chest.
Caleb held her waist, forcing himself not to tear her clothes off. How ironic that he could have shredded his in the shift and would have grabbed a spare set from his trunk. Instead, it turned out her clothing was in far more danger of being ruined.
He tipped his head back and gritted his teeth. When she dropped to her knees in front of him and immediately licked a line down his shaft, he growled. He was so fucking gone for her that he might howl like a wolf without being in his lupine skin.
He slammed his hands against the side of the car, his feet planted, his body rigid.
Elena wrapped one hand around the base of his shaft and sucked him into her mouth, moaning the entire time. Every movement of hers was desperate, as if she hadn’t eaten in weeks, and he was her first meal.
A part of him thought he should stop her for so many reasons, but he couldn’t. He didn’t have that amount of willpower. He knew he’d be even more bonded to her from this experience, perhaps not as deeply as he would be after he thrust into her tight warmth, but far more than he already was.
Fuck. Her mouth. Jesus. Her head twisted and turned in every direction as she