Total pages in book: 23
Estimated words: 21831 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 109(@200wpm)___ 87(@250wpm)___ 73(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21831 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 109(@200wpm)___ 87(@250wpm)___ 73(@300wpm)
Shaking her head, she laughed softly. “It sounds as though I have a lot to learn about life with a shifter.”
“We’re not so different from everyone else. We’re a family, just like any other.”
She poked my abs with a sigh. “One full of people who shift into bears. And a dragon.”
“We also have a cougar, a couple of wolves, some human mates…and you’ll see for yourself what kind of animal Cressida is at some point.” Thinking about how she was bound to react to seeing a mythical creature that was only supposed to exist in fairy tales, I grinned.
After climbing into the car, she smiled up at me. “I guess I already know some of those secrets she mentioned when we talked before I left.”
Thinking about the surprises in store for her, I chuckled as I circled the vehicle to get into the passenger seat.
Now that Evette knew about my grizzly and us being fated mates, I couldn’t wait for us to get to the next hotel. With more than a full day between when we would arrive and her appointment with human resources, there would be plenty of time for me to mate and mark my gorgeous nurse. And I intended to take full advantage of every minute.
7
EVETTE
Icouldn’t believe Leyton wanted me so much that he’d followed me three more hours away from his hometown. That was almost harder to wrap my head around than him being a grizzly bear shifter.
One who was ridiculously strong. After leaving my bags near the door, he carried me as though I was lighter than air through the suite’s living room toward the bedroom.
“You know I can walk,” I said with a giggle.
“And you know that I can carry you,” he said with a swat on my butt.
It was gentle and didn’t even sting, but something about the pat already had my frenzied body heating. I wasn’t sure what to think about my reaction, but I wasn’t too surprised since I hardly recognized myself around Leyton.
My knees hit the back of the bed before he was hovering over me. His dark eyes roamed over my body as he licked his lips.
“I’ve been thinking about this moment for so long,” he whispered, trailing his fingers down my chest, my nipples puckering beneath my shirt.
His openness was such a turn-on. “I have to admit that being in bed with you has been on my mind since I saw you jump out of your truck at the hospital.”
“I can’t believe you’re mine,” he said as he delicately pulled off my shirt as if it was tissue paper instead of something random I bought because it was black, machine washable, and in the right size.
It was my first time—his too—and I knew he was being gentle for me. But I wanted more. I needed it. And judging by the look in his dark eyes, I had a feeling it wouldn’t take much to get it.
Quickly, I tossed my bra aside, watching as his eyes widened while he inhaled a sharp breath. With his heated gaze locked on mine, he hovered over my left breast, his warm breath tickling my nipple.
“I love that you’re so responsive to me,” he murmured before swirling his tongue around the hardened bud.
“Oh,” I moaned, bucking my hips forward.
He laughed, tickling my chest with the vibrations. “Someone is greedy.”
“Yes, please, Leyton. I want to feel you.”
He locked my gaze again, trailing his fingers down to the waistband of my pants. “I know, baby. And I want nothing more than to claim you, but I need you to be ready for me first.”
He didn’t wait for my response as he slowly slid down my pants along with my panties, letting them fall to the floor so I was naked and exposed in front of him.
“I love everything about your body. So fucking gorgeous,” he murmured, spreading my legs as he kneeled between them, putting his mouth to my sex. “You ready for me to taste you again, baby?”
My words were caught in my throat, so all I could do was nod.
“Words, baby. I want to hear the words.”
“Yes, please,” I managed to squeak.
He grinned before swiping his tongue in one long stroke over my sensitive sex.
My thighs trembled from his touch.
“Fuck, you taste just as amazing as I remember,” he murmured, nuzzling his mouth closer to me.
Spreading my legs, I opened myself to him, letting his tongue explore every inch of me. He moaned against my sex, the vibration causing my entire body to hum. I’d never orgasmed until he’d put his mouth on me yesterday, but my body seemed to already be attuned to his touch.
Once Leyton added a finger alongside his swirling tongue, all sense left my body. My legs shook around him as I bucked my hips closer, chasing the delicious heat low in my belly.