Sapphire (Rare Gems Series) (13 page)

“I want you to fuck me.” She stood up,
and he reached for her. “No, as a wolf. I want him to fuck me, take me hard and
fast. Then I want you to take me, too, right out there in the forest. Can you…please?”

She tore at her skirt, and the material
joined his shirt in the grass when her panties came off. She shifted so quickly
he had a moment to wonder at it. But she took off, and he let his own wolf take
him, tearing his pants from his human self as he disappeared. He caught her
scent just as he entered the darkened area.

Her scent was everywhere because these
were her woods. Blair had to concentrate hard on finding the freshest one, and
when he found it, he moved after her. She seemed to be everywhere. When she
jumped out from under a bush, it was all he could do not to run after her
immediately. He wanted to chase her, hunt her down, and take her on his own. So
he let her run again. He was going to enjoy this.

He found her ten minutes later. The game
had gotten frustrating for him, but he was determined that he would get his
prey. When he saw her move, he slid up behind her and bit deeply into her
shoulder until she lay still. She snarled at him twice before he moved over
her.

Nothing in the world could have prepared
him for the feeling of entering his mate this way. His cock seemed to fill
almost immediately, and when she lifted her hind quarters up for him, he let go
of her shoulder long enough to cover her. Planting his paws over her shoulders
to lower her, she did as he directed her.

He wants to mark you.
Her wolf
snarled at him, but Sapphire laughed.
You won’t think this is so funny when
he bites you. He will scar you.

I’m going to scar him too when he’s
finished. I want the world to know that you belong to me.
He started
moving in and out of her, and she moaned through his mind.
Harder, she wants
it harder.

He didn’t want to deny his mate or her
wolf. His body slammed into hers. He didn’t want to hurt her, but he also
didn’t know if he could stop. When she tightened around him, Blair knew his
wolf wanted to tear into her muscles, and no amount of begging him to be
careful would slow him. As soon his wolf bit down into her shoulder, he came
with a roar against her, and his balls emptied. She howled. Blood filled his
mouth as he came inside of her.

The wolf held her down while he licked
the wound closed. As soon as he shifted slightly to allow her to move, she
flipped him off her and stood over him. His wolf was not happy with the turn of
events, but before he could knock her back, Sapphire’s wolf leapt at him and
bit hard into his shoulder.

His beast stilled. Blair wasn’t sure if
he was gearing up for an attack on her or he liked her biting him back. When
her head tore at him, he felt the pain of the mark burn into his flesh and
waited for her to finish. When she licked the wound closed and moved back, his
wolf stayed where he was.

Her human came over the she-wolf in degrees
this time. Slowly, the fur receded, and skin and muscle appeared by the time
she was fully human Blair knew what his wolf wanted. He wanted to taste the
human, too.

Moving forward, she didn’t try to stop
him but spread her legs for him. The wolf, his wolf, gently licked at her thigh,
then up over her hip. When she moaned, his wolf moved his muzzle to her wet
curls and licked. Her body shuddered, and his wolf drank deeply.

Come for him.
Blair watched
her body seem to bow, and when the wolf licked her clit, she came apart
screaming out his name and holding his wolf to her. When he stepped back,
Sapphire crumbled to the ground, and Blair shifted. It was his turn.

He wanted to drink from her as well.
Wanted to taste himself on her, but his need to fuck her overwhelmed him. Nearly
tossing her to her back, he opened her legs wide and looked down. She was
soaking wet, and he couldn’t wait any longer.

Fisting his cock, he held it at her entrance
as he watched her. Sapphire was watching him, and he entered her hard. As soon
as his cock was to the root, she wrapped her legs round his waist and her arms
around his shoulders. Christ, he was as deep as he’d ever been in a woman.

“Hard. Fuck me hard and fill me.” He
cupped her ass and brought her as tightly against him as he could and rocked
his hips. Every time he moved into her, she’d beg him for more. As soon as his
balls tightened against his body, he licked her shoulder in the place where his
wolf had bit, and sank his teeth into her.

Sapphire screamed as she came around
him. She had him wrapped so tightly inside of her that he almost couldn’t move.
When she sank her own teeth into his scar, he came. His entire body seemed to
shatter, coming apart in a storm of pieces, only to come back to him. He
dropped over her even as her body continued to tremor around him.

Blair lifted his head to look down at
her. Her eyes were closed, and her body was lax beneath his. Smiling, he
started to move off her when she put her arms around him.

“I love you.” Blair stilled at her
words. “I think I have for a long time but didn’t want to.”

“Sapphire?” She smiled, and her arms
went limp, dropping to the ground. “I love you too, darling. I love you with
all my heart.”

Blair held her to his body. She loved
him was all he could think about. Sapphire loved him, and he loved her. Everything
was going to be all right.

Chapter 13

Pulling into the drive after fighting
with the traffic, Annabelle was exhausted. She thought of going inside and
simply letting the things stay in the car, but knew she wouldn’t do it. First
of all, there were frozen things in the bags, and she wasn’t going to enjoy a
bath knowing she’d not finished a job. Getting out, she noticed something
seemingly leaping across the yard. When she went to pick it up, she was
dismayed to find it was one of Sapphire’s blouses. Then she found a pair of
Blair’s shoes. Laughter burbled from her mouth when she realized what had happened
and looked out toward the woods.

She picked them all up and was ready to
toss them into the trash when she thought of using them. She had no idea why a baby’s
blanket came to mind to use the scraps for, but she started cutting out the
tiny squares as soon as she put on a roast for dinner after bringing in all the
bags. She had a bounce in her step, she noticed, that hadn’t been there before.
She was nearly finished with Sapphire’s things when the phone rang.

“I was looking for my son. We were to meet
at the bank an hour ago, and he’s not answering his phone.” Poor man had
sounded so mad she nearly laughed.

“I think he and Sapphire have come to
terms with their being mates. I just picked up their clothing that was blowing
all over the yard. I think they’re in the woods.” He was quiet, and she thought
she’d lost him when he spoke.

“They really are? I mean, you think that
they’ve finally gotten over this aversion and are now going to make us some
grandbabies?” He sounded so hopeful that she smiled. “Christ, if he asks, tell
him I’ll take care of the loan. Tell him…tell him…. I have no idea what to tell
him. I love him is all I can think of.”

“I’m sure he’ll be happy to hear it.”
She looked out the window to the woods and thought of something. “Oh my, they won’t
be able to come inside now that I’m here. I’ll put them out some clothes. Why
don’t you come for dinner tonight and we’ll congratulate them together?
Hopefully they’ll come down for food sometime.”

“I’ll be there. With bells on.” She
heard his laughter. “Hot damn, I’ve a new family. More daughters than a man
could hope for.”

After they hung up, she found some of
Blair’s clothing in the laundry room as well as some things of Sapphire’s. She
set them out on the deck railing and closed the door behind her. She wanted to
watch to see when they came to get them, but knew it would embarrass not only
them but her as well. She set up the ingredients to bake a few pies.

Two hours later, she was pulling the first
of three pies out of the oven when the door behind her opened. She didn’t
bother turning, thinking it was the kids. Smiling, she set the apple pie on the
cooling rack.

“I was beginning to wonder if you were going
to stay out there all day.” When neither of them answered, she turned and saw Jeffery
standing in the doorway. “What are you doing here?”

“I’ve come to kill Sapphire and Henson. Where
are they?” She didn’t look out to the woods as he continued. “She’s fucked
around long enough that now she has to die instead of just being punished. She’s
not a good she-wolf.”

“What she did to you, you deserved. More
if you asked me.” She moved her body toward the block of knives, but he stopped
her.

“Move again and I’ll tear your throat
out. I’m not here for you, but if you fuck with me, I’ll kill you just as
easily.” She felt her wolf stir, and he took a step back from her. “You shift,
old woman, and you’ll be dead before you can become wolf. I promise you that.”

“You’re a bastard, and we’re well rid of
you.” The fist came out quickly and slammed against her mouth hard enough to
knock her off her feet. She didn’t get up but watched him pace. Annabelle
reached for Sapphire.

Jeffery is in the house. You have to stay
away because he’s crazy pissed off at you and Blair. I can handle him.

I’m on my way; so is Blair. Don’t you
dare take him on, Grandmother, or so help me, I’ll be really pissed myself.
Annabelle knew
that when Blair got to Jeffery he was going to be a dead man.

“They’re coming now. Both of them.” He
stopped pacing and stared at her. “I’ve contacted them, and they’re on their
way.”

“What hotel did they go to after they
left his office?” She frowned at him, not understanding. “I saw them today. Out
on the street in front of his office. All lovey-dovey that it made me want to
puke. When will they be here?”

She saw the big wolf out of the corner
of her eye but didn’t say anything. She knew it was Blair and was taken aback
at his size. He was twice the wolf that Jeffery had ever been, and she was
actually somewhat afraid of him. When he moved into the room with them as quietly
as a mouse, she looked at Jeffery again.

“You should really learn to understand
defeat. When Blair attacks you, he is going to kill you. I’ve no doubt about
that whatsoever.” Jeffery snorted, and she saw Blair sit. “Why are you doing
this? What on earth do you hope to gain by harming either of them? Or me for
that matter.”

“Harming you is a bonus. The other two
I’m doing simply for the pleasure of it. And pay back. He’s taken my pack from
me, did you know that? Even my own fucking brother left me for that fucking
prick. Why, I ask you? What on earth does he have that I didn’t have?” When Jeffery
sat down, she could see the gun in the front of his pants and could barely
focus on his words, much less him. “Harris turned me in. He actually had the
nerve to tell them that I’d hurt him.”

“Did you?” He grinned and nodded. “Then
what are you so upset about? If you hurt him, he had full right to turn you in
to the Board. What did you expect him to do?”

“Be loyal. Respect my position as his
alpha and brother. I don’t think that’s too much to hope for from your own
brother, do you?” She didn’t answer him. “Anyway, he’s healed up now. What does
it matter?”

She felt Sapphire touch her mind.
Keep
him talking. The Board is on their way. Blair said that if he touches you,
he’ll kill him, but he doesn’t want you hurt in the process. The people at the
Were office are better able to handle this for now.
She felt her love.
I
do love you, Grandmother. More than I’ve ever loved anyone before. And I love
Blair as well.

Well, of course, you do. Why would you
not?
Annabelle looked at Jeffery as she continued with her granddaughter.
He’s
insane. I don’t mean that in a smart-alecky way, but I really think he’s off
his noodle.

He is. That’s another reason we need to
call the Board. The wolves that work there are a force that will make sure he gets
the help he needs.
She looked up when Jeffery came toward her. “I wouldn’t if I were you. I’m not
in the mood to have my kitchen all messed up. I have a guest coming.”

“Well, fuck me, then let me hire you a
maid service to come in.” He drew back his hand just as the sounds of the crunch
of gravel came through the doorway. Jeffery turned just as Blair stood up. Neither
of them moved as Emerald came in the doorway.

The quietness was profound, and Emerald
stood very still. Annabelle was afraid to say anything to Emerald for fear of
scaring her. When she looked at Blair, then at Jeffery, she smiled.

“I got a ride home. I have to say this
isn’t what I expected to find in my kitchen when I got here.” She glanced at Blair,
then back at Jeffery. “You really don’t think you’re going to walk out of here,
do you? You simply can’t be that stupid.”

“Shut the fuck up, cunt. I didn’t come
here for you, either.” Blair growled at him, and Jeffery stopped moving toward
Emerald. “You think this is funny, bitch? You think me being here is funny
somehow?”

“I do, actually. And more so because you
just don’t get it. You’re a dead man, and not only do you not see it, you think
somehow you’re going to come out on top.” She laughed, put her backpack down on
the floor, and moved slowly behind Blair. “I hope he lets you suffer for a
little while before he rips your throat out.”

“My throat? He’s not going to get the
chance to do anything more than sit there and let me do as I want. I’ve got
something he wants.” Annabelle felt a hand touch her arm and looked up at Sapphire
as Jeffery babbled on. She helped her stand, and then she led her out of the
room. She could still hear Jeffery as she sat down on the couch.

“I thought he was going to kill me.” She
put her head down between her knees and took slow, even breaths. “I know that
Emerald will be fine in there with them, but could you please tell her to get
out of there? I don’t want to see her hurt, either.”

Sapphire stood up and walked to the door
again. Annabelle tried to calm her pounding heart, but she’d never been so
afraid in all her days. When the timer went off in her pocket, she let out a
scream that had Sapphire come running back, and she shoved the timer at her.

“It’s for my pies. Damn him. If I burn
them, I’m going to kill his butt. You know how much I hate wasting food.” She
looked up at Sapphire when she laughed. “I’m fine, dear, I really am. He scared
me, that’s all.”

The first cruiser pulled in the drive,
and she thought of Blair. Before she could say anything, she saw him come
through the door and toward his room, his big wolf running like his tail was on
fire. Annabelle giggled, something she’d not done in years, when she thought of
the move that was going to happen soon. Blair moving to the smaller bedroom had
been funny; him moving his stuff up four flights of stairs was going to be hilarious.
The man had a lot of big furniture. Maybe they’d just share what Sapphire had.
Annabelle had a feeling that the two of them would be partners in everything
else, including furniture.

~~~

Sapphire put the last plate on the table
when Blair walked in. He had pulled on a pair of gym shorts and a really beat
up tee-shirt. She flushed when she had a sudden thought of his wolf and how
he’d licked her until she came.

“He loved it.” She looked up at him when
he spoke. “You were thinking about my wolf and him tasting you. He loved it and
your taste.”

“I don’t know what came over me to let
him do that.” She picked up the plate she’d just put down to set the table and
held it in front of her. “Is that normal?”

“I’ve never done it before. Did it
really bother you?” She shook her head no. “Good. Because I’m pretty sure he’s
going to do it again. I know I would. I love the taste of you in my mouth.”

“Someone will hear you.” She stepped
back when he took the plate from her. “Blair, my family is just in the other
room.”

“I know. And unless they want to see me
kiss you, I hope they stay there.” He pulled her into his arms. “I need to talk
to you anyway.”

He held her for several minutes, and she
realized that she really could get used to this. Having big, strong arms around
her didn’t just feel good. It made her feel good too. Silly, she thought, but
that’s how she felt. When he lifted her head up, she moaned, and he touched his
lips to hers.

“You have any idea how much I’d like to
lay you across the table and eat you?” She had a feeling she did know and ran
her hand down over the front of his shorts. “Reach into my pants and take me
into your hand.”

She did as he asked and moaned when she
realized he had no undershorts on. When she wrapped her hand around him, he
rocked into her palm and turned her toward the wall. No one coming from the
kitchen would be able to see what she was doing.

She felt the wall touch her back, and he
took her mouth. Christ, she was never going to get enough of this man. When his
fingers grazed over her breast, her nipple puckered and she moaned. He lifted
his head, and she could see his need.

“Lift your blouse. I need to suckle at
your nipple.” She moved back, but before she could do as he asked, he pulled
her blouse up along with her bra. His mouth was hot, and when he licked his
tongue over her, then blew softly, she moaned again and tightened around his
cock. When he suckled at her, she knew that she was going to come if he didn’t
stop now.

“Blair, someone is going to hear me when
I come.” She felt his growl across her breast. “Please, you have to know how
close I am.”

He lifted his head and picked her up.
She had no idea where they were headed, but so long as he finished her off she didn’t
care. When she saw he was headed to his bedroom, she turned the doorknob as
soon as they were near enough for her to do so. She was barely in the room
before he was down on his knees before her.

“I want you to come like this.” He
pulled her shorts down and nipped at her through her panties. “Come hard so I
can drink my fill of you.”

His tongue entered her almost
immediately after he moved her panties out of his way. She looked at the bed
and sobbed when she pulled away from his incredible mouth.

“Bed. Please, before I fall.” He nodded,
and she backed to it only to have him push her back on it the moment her legs
touched it. His mouth was over her; his tongue seemed to be everywhere. When he
lifted her legs up and put them over his shoulders, she cried out when he
suckled hard on her clit. When his fingers entered her, she rode them as
quickly as he fucked her. As soon as he bit her clit again, she climaxed so
hard she felt her vision blur. Then he stood up.