Collared for a Night (Crimson Romance) (6 page)

Diana pushed up on her hands and knees. “Are you ready?”

“Not for what you think.” He caressed her hip.

She settled back on her heels, peering over her shoulder. “Whatever you suggest.”

He lifted her chin. Green fire danced in her gaze. “During our first time, I want to face you and see every one of your expressions, kitten.” He gently flipped Diana onto her side. He coaxed her knees apart and climbed in between her legs. Her pussy glistened pink. He rubbed his cock over her wet folds, making them both shudder.

“Shawn, please hurry.” She bared her claws.

Diana raked her hands down his back. Her scratches pushed his alpha dominance to the edge. His fangs nipped the air, fighting the need to taste her skin. He tore open the foil packet, very much aware that Diana continued moving against his cock as he removed the condom.

Shuddering, he clamped his jaw shut. He took hold of his shaft and unrolled the condom down his length. His voice came out a hoarse whisper. “Give me a couple of rounds to wear the edge off you. We’ll both feel better.”

Shawn pressed his cock into her opening, then rocked back. She arched and he thrust full force into her. A sultry cry fell from her lips. She closed her amazing liquid eyes and he let loose the leopard nature inside him. Shawn struggled to keep from shifting.

He caught the skin of her neck between his canines and held onto her. He slammed himself into her lush body again and again, using his hands to lift her bottom. His balls slapped against her ass with the force of his thrusts.

It took a conscious effort to release his teeth from her neck; he settled for rubbing the side of his face against her cheek. The craving to go deeper, further into Diana’s body spurred him into grinding his hips between her legs, seating himself as far as he could go. He drove his length into his kitten and then pulled out, almost disconnecting them. At the last centimeter he stopped and plunged deep into her pussy. Shawn continued hammering into her, again and again, rocking back only to thrust deeper into Diana, until his lungs burned and she whimpered.

Somehow he had let go of his complete control and link with her. This feeling burst apart in his brain. This woman-leopard captivated him into wanting her pleasure more than his own. He slowed, not giving into rushing Diana too soon toward climax.

Shawn pushed up on his arms, and without leaving her body, he knelt between her legs. He inched back and watched as his dick slid out from her body. He arched up, easing back inside her velvet grip. Again, he pulled his dick slowly from her pussy, rubbing his head at her opening.

“Oh, kitten, if only you could see this sight. Damn, Diana. I can’t get enough of you. I think mirrors may be in order.”

“Come back inside me. Please, Shawn. Do it.”

His latex-wrapped shaft was wet from her juices, and the sight of them joined pussy to cock almost shattered his will not to shift and mount her. Leopard to leopardess. He plunged back inside Diana and ramped up his tempo. Her soft whimpers gave way. She cried out his name, giving him leave to take care of his needs. Her second heat orgasm drenched his cock and balls. Her pussy clenched around him, alternating a relaxing and contracting grip. The rings of her muscles rippled as if seeking to siphon the semen from his balls.

Diana had an energetic force field about her that made him want to tear off the condom and deposit his cum into her body. Not fucking, but true mating to produce offspring. This went beyond a physical connection into the sphere of a mating bond he craved with her. The leopard in him sought a perfect mate, never before had he experienced this urge to fuck a woman to make a baby.

He slammed into her one last time and shuddered as a burst of semen left his cock. Twice more he spurted and his balls tightened up against his groin. Her pulsating pussy milked the cum out of him. He eased from her body and tore off the condom. He lifted off the futon with leopard grace and deposited the used condom in the wastebasket.

Her figure curving over the futon whetted his appetite all over again. This was going to be a long night and he was just getting started. Her glazed expression brought a smile to his lips.

“I know I haven’t knocked your socks off yet, but is there even a dent in the insanity?”

She reached out her arms to him. “More than a crinkle; the haze of heat twisting my thoughts is much less. Thanks for rescuing me from
crazyville
.”

Chapter 4

The searing hunger that had raged inside her body eased from the point of pain. Her thoughts cleared and she sipped a long, calm breath. She stretched, unable to remember if they’d shifted partially or not at all.

Shawn’s mind-blowing fucking made it difficult to think backward. His cock was magical in her world. Now was not the time to do a body check for bite marks.

He returned to lounge next to her on the futon. His skin was as spotted as hers. He gazed, unblinking, with leopard eyes. His dilated pupils shone reddish-black at her.

Oh shit
. She touched her neck and inhaled a shaky breath. They had protected sex. His semen hadn’t come in contact with her skin so there was no way they’d mated or bonded. But he’d definitely marked her. Maybe this type of marking didn’t count.

She didn’t know what to think. His erect cock glistened at the tip and she didn’t care about the details. Not yet at least.

“Your scent is delicious. Let me taste you,” she murmured in a husky voice.

Without waiting for his response, she crawled over Shawn, rubbing her body over his skin. The feel of his male hardness perked her hunger. She bent over his waist, running her hands over his body.

Shawn trailed his fingers over her breasts. He drew his tongue along her legs, easing them open under his hands. He followed a leisurely path, slowly traveling toward the place where her legs connected to her body. He pushed her legs apart, spreading her pussy wide open to him. She felt him blow on her. The cool air made her opening pulse. His hot mouth found her. He licked her from one side to the other. Shawn came back to her clit where he sucked on her with a maddening intensity.

He thrust his finger into her. She had to taste him or give into to an unfolding climax.

“Mmm. Will you come in my mouth?” She took hold of his cock. She licked the rim, tasting him, and sucked him across her tongue.

He gazed up at her. “Baby, is that what you want? Or this?” He pumped two of his fingers into her.

“So close,” she murmured against his crown, then wrapped her mouth around him. Removing his fingers, he tongued her opening. Hard and deep.

The waves of another orgasm were building, making her shudder. Diana pulled his cock out of her mouth, sucking the tip, savoring the texture and taste of his cock driving her to the edge of insanity as he licked her slit. She convulsed under his mouth. His actions delivered her to a cliff, suspending her over a sea of desire. A hunger broke free, urging her to act.

“Let me please you. Shawn, how does this feel? Tell me.” It was a wild plea erupting from her leopardess nature. She didn’t comprehend this drive to please him. She was the one insane and in heat.

“Perfect. Do you like the feel of my tongue between your legs?” His voice mirrored his tongue — rough, hot, commanding. She squirmed under his dominance. A force within her wanted to snarl and roar and hiss.

“Yes. But let me taste you. I need to know your essence.”

He held onto her, pulling her bottom across the sheet. “No backing away. You agreed, Diana. Tonight, you’re mine.”

“Shawn, one taste,” she begged amidst her spiraling loss of control. The hunger was returning, broiling her skin. “Please, do anything you think will help.” She consented without thought, intoxicated on the overload of sensory pleasure. She relished in being his for the night.

He smiled shamelessly at her and complied, adjusting his hips and fanning his fingers across her jaw. “Open your mouth,” he growled. “Be careful of what you wish.”

He glided his cock into her mouth just enough to tempt, and he withdrew, just enough to tease. She clasped his shaft between her hands, preventing the removal of his crown from her mouth. Her throbbing pussy moistened with each of his strokes into her mouth. Craving him so badly, she couldn’t think straight and, finally, Diana gave in to her physical nature. She sucked him hard as he pumped into her mouth.

“Oh, sweetheart. That’s it, kitten. Now, my turn.” He slowly ran his tongue over her clit. He sucked on her bud, squeezed his fingers over her bottom, and probed between her cheeks. She moved her fingers along his cock and held him between her lips. Replicating his hold on her, Diane squeezed the rock-hard muscles of his ass, pumped her mouth up and down his shaft, and opened her thighs wider.

Shawn and she groaned simultaneously. They synchronized their movements and she submitted to him, fully trusting that he knew what to do with her body. Her desire spiked. She excitedly took him down her throat. He shuddered and she did it again. Diana let go of all thoughts. Instinct took over. She used her tongue to stroke the ridge of his erection, absorbing some hidden knowledge in perceiving what Shawn desired.

As he licked her and suckled her without mercy, her bliss drove her to bring him to the same cliff. She used skills she’d never known she possessed to drive him wild. She teased and nipped at his sweet spot, underneath his head, licking and sucking, and pushed past his dominance. “Suck me harder, sweetheart.” Shawn’s voice was an inhuman, hoarse whisper. He stopped tonguing her pussy and held her head. He fucked her mouth, pumping and thrusting across her lips.

She adored the feel of his cock in her mouth and did as he instructed. Diana ran her claws across his flesh.

He followed suit, rasping the tips of his nails over her skin. Shivers broke out from the tiny pain-pleasure scratches over her skin. His muscles quivered around her. His scent filled her mouth and head. She could savor him without fear and, at this moment, had to taste his orgasm. A savage hunger tore into her.

Previously, her mouth had been a safe spot on her body where an alpha’s semen couldn’t cross her physical barrier. Yet now, her whole body convulsed and shifted, a sign of error in her judgment. This man was different. Her leopardess nature pushed outward. She told herself she must absorb his musky scent and taste if only to recognize his marking in the world beyond this room. He pulled out of her mouth and her leopardess mind quaked in frustration, on the edge of claiming her mate.

“No,” she roared. Her pelt rippled and she shook, flexing feline muscles. Spontaneously she’d let go and shifted. The experience was more than exhilarating. On all fours, she crouched next to him on the futon. Her long tail slapped against the wall. Never had shifting felt this powerful. She licked his face, stared at him from behind twitching whiskers, and she flicked her tail, snapping his leg.

“Diana, reel in your leopardess nature. Come back to me.” His whispered command eased her nature. “Now, sweetheart.” He rubbed his thumb on the ridge between her eyes, then petted the side of her cheek. She could feel his essence without responding to the content of his words. Deep within her, primitive instinct was a force that drove her, and she responded by purring and rubbing up against him, marking her scent over him.

Shawn’s voice lulled her. She calmed instantly. Acquiesced. Her animal and human forms flickered.

The scent she released as leopardess would be near impossible for him to resist. She dropped beside him, blinking, and lowered her lids. For him, she began the process of shifting back. She hissed, and then moaned, curling up next to him.

“I’m sorry,” she said, opening her eyes and contemplating him. This was the first time she had shifted in front of an alpha male for over a year. Was Shawn taken back at her lack of control? Her fur receded, emitting sparks of energy over the length of her skin, tightening and smoothing into her human form. Her claws got caught in the futon. She tugged each curved spike free, then focused and steadied her nature. “I understand if we shift during sex, things will get away from us.”

“That’s an understatement. We’d lose control. Short and simple, Diana, we would mate. I think if I come in your mouth, I’ll shift. I was borderline a second ago. I don’t know if I can control myself without being fully conscious. The human forebrain controls the leopard nature. You said you wanted your independence, but you’re absolutely wild, too. Have you ever been trained? In the very basics?”

“Trained? As in controlling my nature? You can see I lack any measure of resistance. I left home when I was young. So, no. Nothing. Are you appalled? ”

“You’re an alpha leopardess, darling. Rare, and a prize for a male. If you can harness your power, I can only begin to imagine the things you’d be capable of doing. Didn’t anyone ever explain what all this means?”

“Not really. My husband and I were alone. We ran away from home when we graduated and made our own way in the world. My parents were against our getting married. They prohibited us from coming home. We never went back.”

“I don’t doubt it. Females such as yourself are usually placed in arranged marriages. Your power is untapped, so you can’t just go around and have sex with any Tom, Dick, or Harry. And you can’t go this long without relief.” Shawn ran his knuckles across her cheek. “I do know that we’re a good match in bed.”

“I don’t agree about being an alpha leopardess. You might be mistaken there. But for argument’s sake, where does a woman find a trainer?”

“Diana, I’m right. You’re a full-blooded alpha leopardess. An alpha male would train you. Or another alpha female can provide training, if you’re open to such experiences. There aren’t many alpha leopardesses here in Denver, though.” He grimaced, seeming to contemplate her for a silent moment.

“But you’re alpha and a male and leopard,” she said.

He exhaled. “That I am. Are you saying you’d allow me to train you?”

“You know I don’t have many choices, now do I?” She nodded at the dawning of her understanding. He would be perfect and he couldn’t back out after marking her.