Highlander's Seduction (The Matheson Brothers Book 3) (4 page)

“I shouldnae be doing this, only I cannae think straight right now.” She clutched his shoulders, her nails digging into his flesh then she shoved his collar to the side and exposed his skin.

“Don’t think about anything, only about doing.” He razzed her skin with his teeth then bit her.

“Oooh, that I like.” She arched into him, then dipped her head and sank her teeth into his skin in return.

Arousal hit him hard and fast.

“More, I need more.” She rocked against him and likely the same surge of desire raced through her as it did through him. Their bite wasn’t just a mark of claim but also a bite that brought on fierce sexual desire.

“If I do anything you don’t like, then tell me.” Slowly, he eased his hand inside the fabric of her bodice, the silk sliding sensuously across the back of his hand. He palmed her full breast and thumbed her peaking nipple. He needed to taste her. Gently, he eased the fabric over her shoulder and exposed her breast. He certainly damn well wished he could see her. Swiftly, he drew the bud deep inside his mouth and played the tip with his tongue. She tasted exquisite, and as he imbibed on her, she clung to him and pushed the sweet morsel even deeper into his mouth. He couldn’t halt his desire, didn’t even have the chance of doing so. He freed her other breast from its silken bond and gave it as much attention as he’d laved on the first.

“Dinnae stop. Bite me again, Kirk.”

“I’d love to.” He nipped the upper swell of her breast as he swept upward then sucked on the sensitive skin where her shoulder and neck met. “Ready?”

“Aye, I’m beyond ready.”

He bit down and she cried out, her gasp so sweet, as if she was on the brink of an orgasm. Damn it. If she was close, he intended to take her right over the edge and to the heights he desired for her to soar. Everything within him demanded he see to her every need. She’d given up her life for the care of her people, and he would do the same in a heartbeat for her as well. He rolled her onto her side, patted down her body and scrunched her gown’s hem up.

Even though he’d never touched a woman before, he certainly wasn’t unaware of what she’d need in order to reach the heights of ecstasy. Few would be who lived in his time. He slid his palm along her inner thigh and nudged her legs farther apart. She widened them and her heat and honey scent called to him. At the entrance to her core, he halted, his fingertips touching the soft curls guarding her most private place. “I need to touch you,” he rasped. “Deep inside. May I?”

“Kissing you is clearly dangerous.” Softly whispered words as the ties of his pants loosened at her invisible touch. “I’ve lived a long time, past, future and present included and there is little I’m unaware of that can happen between a man and a woman. I mean, I’ve never slept with a man, but if you touch me right now then I intend to touch you in return. I want to give you what you desire, or at least what I can for this one night.”

“I desire you and whatever you need.”

“And I desire the same for you, Kirk. Touch me.” She wrapped her hand around his cock and he nearly exploded at her touch right then and there.

“I’m all yours. Touch me too, as you please.” He eased his fingers between her folds and rubbed her slick nub. “And I mean for all time, Cherub, not just this one night. You’re my mate, the only woman I’ll ever touch, the only woman I’ll ever desire.”

Her need called to him, her sweet scent swirling seductively around him. All he wanted to do was wriggle down, flip her skirts higher and imbibe at the very heart of her. His bear fairly raged at him to do so. Instead he plunged one finger inside her hot channel and bumped his nose against hers as he tried to find her lips.

“I’m right here.” She angled her head and captured his mouth and kissed him, just as ravenously as he kissed her. She was the only one who could provide him with the ultimate sustenance he needed.

Aye she was his one and all, the only woman his soul would ever seek. He stroked deep inside her then pulled out to caress her clit, his desire to give her everything she needed roaring through him.

“Oh, that feels sooo good. Dinnae stop.” She worked his cock in long pulls then swiped her thumb over the head. His cock wept for more and he pushed deeper into her delicious touch.

“Your hand on me feels exquisite.” He licked along her neck and laved the mark he’d given her then plunged two fingers deep inside her channel. He intended to love her however he could. He nipped her skin, dotting each and every inch under his mouth as he moved toward her breasts. Living a lifetime at her side was a dream he intended to make a reality, although clearly convincing her of the same would be a challenge, although one he was more than up for. “Cherub, tell me exactly what you want me to do.”

“You’re doing everything and more than I could ever ask for.” She cupped his balls with one hand and with the other, she pumped his shaft. His spine tingled and a low burn hummed at the base of his spine, one that ricocheted around to the front and had him gritting his teeth to keep from coming.

“Damn it. I won’t come before you.” He drove his fingers into her and she whimpered and pushed her breasts against his chest.

“And I won’t come afore you.” She bit his neck and fire raced through his blood.

He exploded, his essence spurting from him in one fast burn. He coated her fingers and as he did, he sank his teeth into her neck and she cried out his name. Her inner core dragged his fingers in even deeper inside her and she came, over and over. He roared his pleasure. Never had he experienced such satisfaction as he had in this very moment, a satisfaction he intended to imbibe in again. Now, he just needed to convince his mate that he’d never accept another. Only her. He’d also never take her away from her duty but aid her in any and every way he could. She was his, if she was but willing to take a chance on him.

* * * *

Pure pleased raced through Cherub and she muffled her cries against Kirk’s neck. His cock pulsed in her hand just the same way as her inner channel pulsed around his fingers. When he’d slid his hand over her entrance and touched her very core, nothing had ever brought her such pleasure. He’d devoured her with his kisses and bites, as if he knew exactly what she needed and how to deliver it. Even now, he continued to slowly caress his fingers inside her as he gently brought them both back down.

She’d wanted this moment with him, just as desperately as he’d wanted it.

“Are you all right?” he whispered in her ear.

“Very.” She cuddled into him and he wrapped his arms around her, his breaths coming slower until his beautiful golden eyes slowly slid shut and the long sweep of his eyelashes brushed his high cheeks. Long minutes passed. Quietly, she whispered his name, “Kirk?”

He didn’t stir.

Well, it appeared she’d exhausted her mate. How interesting.

Smiling, she carefully straightened his clothing then hers. Goodness. She’d been so hungry for him, and although born in an era when a woman would never act so wantonly with a man, she was different. She hadn’t remained in her true time for long before traveling the ages. And of late, she’d spent more time in the twenty-first century than here in the past. She was at home wherever her kin were, no matter the time or place.

With one finger, she touched her mate’s lower lip. He held such a deep well of love within his heart and she could see why the fates had allowed their bond to take form. She’d adored each and every one of his kisses and even though she hadn’t allowed a complete joining, in that moment when his seed had rushed forth from him and coated her fingers, she’d secretly wished his essence had instead spurted deep inside her.

More than a thousand years old and she’d never once been bedded. From the very beginning she’d chosen to remain alone, not once experiencing any desire to lie with a man. Those emotions had been a clear warning, that she would one day have a mate, that it would be just a matter of time before her soul became bound to another’s. It was as Nessa had said. There was only one…for both of them.

Kirk’s hold on her loosened as he fell deeper into sleep.

With a sigh, she wriggled free, her fingers so sticky. She’d wash up then wake him. Slippers kicked off and skirts scrunched high, she waded into the lapping surf and dunked her hands.

“Cherub?” Kirk groped the sand then scrambled to his feet, his wakefulness hitting him the moment she’d left his side.

“I’m right here, my tempting bear.”

Eyes closed, he breathed deep and followed his nose toward her. “I can scent you.”

“And what do I smell like?”

“You smell like sweet honey right now.” He dropped to his knees in the water, clutched her waist and burrowed his nose into her belly. “It’s completely intoxicating. I didn’t mean to fall asleep. I was just so content and I’ve hardly gotten any rest of late. I’ve been too anxious as I awaited this night.”

“You didnae offend me, so say no more about it.” She buried her hands in his silky black locks as the surf splashed his pants and molded the black leather to his thighs. “You’re getting wet.”

“I care little about the water, only being close to you. My bear also wishes to meet you, actually he demands it.” He rose, gripped the hem of his billowy white tunic, hauled it over his head and pitched it toward her cloak on the beach. He kicked off his boots then extended one arm. His skin rippled with fur as dark and as silky as the hair on his head, there one moment then gone the next.

“If you need to shift then do so. I’d like naught more than to see your other half, even as furry as he is.”

“He might get a little possessive. He knows you’re ours.”

“There is naught you can do that will scare me, if that is your concern.”

“I’ll need to lose these pants so I can Change. Shredding my clothing is a pain in the butt and I prefer not to do it. Can you handle a little more nudity?”

“I believe I can.” She licked her lips and near panted at the thought of seeing him fully unclothed. Oh dear, she was far more than just wanton. She was downright greedy. She stepped closer, stroked across his broad shoulders gleaming in the moonlight then traced one finger down the center of his wide chest and along the dusting of hair narrowing between his impressively hard abs and disappearing below the waistband of his pants. Only minutes ago she’d touched him below and doing so had brought her such pleasure. She swept her finger along his trim waist, back and forth as her desire to touch more of him flooded her once again.

Kirk caught her hand in his, his lips lifting. “My elusive imp, should you touch me again as you did just before, then I won’t be held responsible for my actions. My cock is already trying to spear right through my pants for more of your exquisite attention.”

“Then shift.”

“As you wish.” He shoved his pants down his heavily muscled legs, stepped out of them and tossed them aside. Under the moon’s glow, he stood before her, so magnificently male and all hers.

Goodness, ’twas just as well he couldn’t see how desperately she wanted him. Living more than a thousand years without any true companionship wasn’t easy, and with him offering himself to her on a platter, the thought of leaving him was becoming more difficult by the minute. “Make the Change, Kirk.” Husky words, which barely made it past her lips.

“Don’t leave me while I’m in my other form.” He fumbled to find her, grasped her face between his hands and brought her mouth to his for a searing kiss before he backed up and in a burst of brilliant lights, shifted and dropped to all fours. A big bear, his pelt a stunning midnight-black, lumbered toward her. He rose up on his hind legs and roared, his growl demanding all stayed far away from this place.

She swished through the lapping waves onto the sand and as she moved, he stalked her. She halted, held out one hand and he stuck his muzzle into her palm and licked her. Giggling, she knelt. “Your bear is beautiful, Kirk.”

He rubbed the side of his body against her, almost knocking her over. She wrapped her arms around his neck to keep herself in place then stroked down his back and petted between his ears. When she stopped, he flopped down, rolled onto his back on the dry sand and exposed his belly.

“Do you wish for a tummy rub?”

One long rumble, which reverberated deep within his chest.

“That sounded like an aye to me.” Hands spread over his belly, she stroked and as she did, he closed his eyes and fairly purred. There was naught more stunning to see than his bear. She laid down beside him and snuggled against his side. This was one of the most magical nights she’d ever had, and with her mate allowing her to see both sides of him, it made it even more special. Although what kind of a mate was she when she wouldn’t even show him her true form?

“I’m sorry,” she murmured in his ear. “You deserve so much more than to be bound to me, a woman who remains from your sight when you’re fully prepared to show me all of you.”

He growled and in a bright array of lights, swiftly made the Change then loomed over her, his dark hair falling forward over his brow as he narrowed his gaze on her chin.

“Look higher.” She caught his face and directed his gaze to hers. “See, I hide from you. I’m sorry to cause you that pain.”

“It’s a pain I can bear, and you’re only doing so in an attempt to protect me. The moment I have your image in my mind, it’ll make our separation all the harder, whereas right now, I have only the knowledge you’ve shared. Blue eyes and blond hair. But I know exactly what counts, and that’s what’s on the inside and deep within your heart. You have such pure intentions and think only of others. You’re all I could ever desire in a mate.”