Total pages in book: 126
Estimated words: 120031 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 600(@200wpm)___ 480(@250wpm)___ 400(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 120031 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 600(@200wpm)___ 480(@250wpm)___ 400(@300wpm)
She was far too dominant and independent to let him wrap her up in cotton wool and tuck her away someplace safe, where the world could never harm her—and yeah, he’d do that in a heartbeat if he thought she’d let him get away with it. Perversely, he liked that she wouldn’t. Liked that she’d refuse to allow him to steamroll her.
“Drive me crazy?” she echoed. “Why?”
“I don’t have to tell you that I’m not an easy man, Casey. I’m pushy and stubborn and selfish. I’ll want more of your time and attention than I’m entitled to.”
She narrowed her eyes. “You’re warning me that you’re going to be clingy.”
“Clingy? No. Overprotective and all up in your space, demanding everything you’ve got? Yes.”
“So, clingy.” She circled the claiming bite on his neck with her fingertip. “Just know that I’m no pushover, Eli. I might cede some control during sex, but I won’t do it outside the bedroom.”
“Believe me, I like that you’re someone who’ll push back. Like that you’re strong, confident, and know exactly who you are. It means I don’t have to worry that I’ll crush you.”
She tilted her head. “And why would you ever have such a dumb worry?”
“I told you, I’m not an easy man. There was once someone … It didn’t end well, Casey. I was too much for her.”
Her nose wrinkled, and he got the sense that she didn’t want to hear about the females in his past. “Or she just wasn’t enough for you. Whatever the case, it doesn’t matter. What happened between you and her … that was then. This is now. And I’m not her.”
“No, you’re not.”
“I’ll be no easier to handle than you’ll be, you know.”
Oh, Eli had no trouble believing that. He kissed the hollow beneath her ear. “You were a good girl for me last night. Gave me your throat. Came when I told you to. Followed almost every order I gave you. ‘Almost’ is fucking astounding when the female in question is as dominant as my baby is.” He took her mouth, need rising inside him as memories of their claiming flashed through his mind.
Her own hunger rose to match his, spicing and warming her scent, inciting his wolf. Eli slowly peeled off her top and tossed it aside. “I’ll give you a tour of the lodge later.” Right then, he needed to touch and kiss more of that soft skin.
Eli perched himself on the wide arm of the sofa. “Come here.” He saw the struggle on her face, knew her natural instincts would be prodding her to challenge him. She took a long, deliberate breath, and the tension in her shoulders fell away. His wolf rumbled a growl of approval.
Eli hummed as she came to stand between his spread thighs. “That’s my good girl.” It took serious strength for such a dominant female to fight that reflexive urge to challenge orders, but she’d done it. He loved that she wouldn’t defy him for the mere sake of it.
Flicking the front clasp of her bra open, he brushed the cups aside and filled his hands with those silky-soft breasts. “Perfect.” And so very his. He latched onto her nipple and sucked hard.
Inhaling sharply, Casey grabbed his hair and arched into him. Damn, but he was good with that mouth. A mouth that felt even better when pleasuring … other places. She put a slight pressure on the top of his head. “Heaven is further south, Eli.” He let out a deep, throaty chuckle that made her stomach clench.
“I’m happy where I am. For now.”
Gripping his shoulders, Casey held on as he licked, flicked, bit, and suckled her nipples. Sparks of pleasure shot to her clit, which only made her pussy burn for more. She gasped as he raked his teeth over one taut bud. “Would you stop playing with my tits!”
He lowered the zipper of her slacks. “They’re not yours anymore, baby. They’re mine. Just like this”— his hand delved into her panties and cupped her hard— “is mine. There’s not a single cell in your body that doesn’t belong to me.” He bit down on her nipple just as he sank two fingers into her pussy. “Hmm, nice and wet.”
Casey moaned as he pumped his fingers in and out of her. The heel of his hand rubbed her clit with each thrust, winding her tight as a drum. He hooked his fingers and stroked her sweet spot, and she felt her orgasm bubble up. Then the fucker slowed his pace. She hissed. “Eli—”
“What do you need?”
“Your cock.”
“Where do you want it?”
She jerked as his finger pressed on her sweet spot. “My pussy.”
“Then that’s what you’ll have.” Eli withdrew his fingers. “Strip. Now.” He whipped off his own clothes as she shed her own. “Good. Get on your hands and knees right there on the rug.”