Unexpectedly Mated (BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance): An Alpha male. A curvy but sassy BBW. A trip to Sin City neither will ever forget. (Sassy Mates) (9 page)

Grady turned on his heel. He watched her, his gaze raking up and down her body.
It was a bold look given by a man who wanted a woman. “You.”

The back of her legs hit
the side of a chair hard. She winced from the sharp thump against the unforgiving metal. That was going to leave a bruise. She slid sideways and fell on the cushion. He didn’t kid around. The way he said the words, with that self-assurance that made her want to punch him in the nose, told her he was telling the truth. “What the hell do you mean me?”

She wanted to jump to her feet and argue, but her body
didn’t listen. Her muscles burned and all kinds of weird stuff moved under her skin. It took forever, but when she glanced down she didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.

“I was promised a mate.” Grady grinned, showing his extending canines.
Oh. Shit. “And I have to say, you are absolutely perfect for what I have in mind.”

No!
Not in this lifetime. Even if she didn’t have the struggle of her feelings for Jake, she’d never want Grady. Danger emanated from him. He wasn’t Jake with his sexy smiles, sweet words and unbelievable hot sex. Grady had nothing on the shifter she knew she belonged with. He might be Alpha but he knew nothing about how to treat a woman. “I am already mated.”

Grady’s eyes flashed
gold. His facial structure started to change. Jesus Christ. She couldn’t fight a shifter and definitely not an alpha. She needed to keep him as far away from her as possible or she’d be the loser in that battle.

“I don’t care. I’ll mark you as my own. Even if I have to tear the flesh he bit to do it.”

Nic pushed to her feet, only to fall to the ground with a loud groan. Pain bounced around her side from her fall. Her leg muscles turned soft on her. She didn’t know what was wrong, but if she didn’t do something, Grady would be tearing bits of her shoulder off. Anxiety grew wings in her chest. Her fear for her life increased with every passing second, choking the air out of her lungs. He closed the distance, his steps those of a predator on the hunt.

“Stay away,” she whispered. Her limbs shook.
She fought her body and won, able to move up to her knees. That small movement felt like swimming against the current in the ocean. “I belong to Jake.”

“N
o. You don’t.” He laughed, shaking his head slowly. He acted as if her words were some sort of joke. “I plan to fuck you tonight. I’m going to make you mine. And then I’ll hunt down the Wolfe who dared touch you.” Fur sprouted from the sides of his face. He inhaled and frowned. She wondered what he had in mind. Her body turned sluggish, as though she’d lost all will to move. “Yes, I can smell your heat. I want it for me. I’ll bury myself deep inside you and make you mine.”

Nic fell back on the ground. A loud growl tore from her throat.
Twinges started at her feet and shot up to her arms. Painful throbbing expanded with every breath she took. Muscles burned, bones ached and she lost her ability to move. Getting her body to do what her brain commanded was impossible.

“Never. I don’t want you!”
She felt the something happening inside her then. It was new, scary and she had no idea what the hell was going on. She fought it, the way her muscles burned too much for her to handle.

He backhanded her across the face. So hard she thought her jaw was broken.
The stinging pain shot up to her ear and down to her neck. Acid hit the back of her throat along with the metallic taste of blood. Her limbs stopped shaking. The sound of bones breaking filled the air. Grady was going to shift. He dug his claws into her neck, ready to bite down. Suddenly, a flood of energy and power filled her.

She pushed hard, knocking him off her. His body flew across the room, breaking an expensive antique glass table in the process.

Another growl sounded from her throat. Louder. Angrier. The world seemed different now. The colors brighter. A new furious fire flourished at the pit of her stomach. Grady stood, appearing unaffected by the blow against the table.

“Feisty.” He licked his lips. “I like that.”

He was fucking crazy. She didn’t get a chance to say anything because just as she started to stand, he ran for her. She tried to move out of the way, but it was too late. He took her down, her back hitting a chair and flipping them over. The air was knocked out of her. Intense throbbing continued to spread through her body in a wave of pain. He grabbed her by the hair and gripped a chunk to hold her head still.

“Oh, yeah,” he groaned, thrusting his hips between her legs
so she could feel his erection. “I’m going to love taming you.”

B
ile rushed up the back of her throat. She bit back the urge to gag. Any second now, he’d bite half her arm off and her body refused to help push him off. She twisted her face, trying to get it away from him. He dug his claws into her cheek. The metallic scent of blood filled her lungs. Her blood. She tried to shake him off again.

“Get off me, you
sick bastard!”

He licked the side of her face, inhaling when he reached her ear. “You smell so fucking delicious. You’ll be in heat soon. I can tell.”

“Get. Off. Me!” she growled. “I will kill you for this.”

“No.” He
punched her then. Hard. An explosion of agony sprouted over the side of her face to her cheek and jaw. “You’ll spread your legs and let me fuck you.” He grazed his teeth over her aching chin. “I’m the Alpha here.”

The fury growing in her belly expanded.  Some wild animalistic need to kill him filled her brain.
A growl sounded in her head. Louder and louder until all she could hear was a beast howling for blood. She managed to free her hand and dig her nails into his body. A smile curved her lips. She shouldn’t be smiling, but there was no stopping it at the feel of his blood soaking her fingers.

“Ah!”
he screamed, caught unawares.

Calmness spread through her. Knowing he hurt, even if only mildly, gave her a measure of comfort.
She kicked her knee up hard, connected with his balls and shoved him off as soon as he loosened the grip on her hair. He moved from her and she yanked her nails down, tearing through the shirt and his side. He had deep visible cuts. She watched the side of his torn white shirt soak up the blood leaking from the massive scratches she’d given him. Her gaze snapped down to her fingers. Her nails. Dear God! They were claws.

What in the hell was going on?

The sound of gunfire filled the room. Letty walked in with a handgun pointed in Grady’s direction. Slung over her shoulder was one of her step-father’s prized possessions, a double-barrel shotgun.

“You get the fuck out of here, or I will shoot
,” Letty promised, her voice deathly soft. She pointed the gun directly at Grady. “I don’t care if it doesn’t kill you. It will hurt like hell.”

He growled.

Letty shot his left leg. Grady growled and fell to his knees with a loud thump. His features turned deadly.

“I’m a great shot,” she s
houted. She switched weapons to hold the shotgun with one hand. With quick, efficient moves, she shoved the gun in the back of her pants. Then she held the shotgun with both hands, aimed at Grady. Ready to shoot again. “And I’m not kidding. Get the fuck out of here or die.”

He hesitated, eyeing the shotgun.

“I have another loaded gun at my back. If you want to take the chance, go for it.”

Grady
snarled. He headed for the front door with a limp. A red trail of blood followed him to the door. He stopped at the entrance, his gaze never leaving Nic. “This isn’t over. You belong to me.” His evil smile grew wide. “You’ve been bought and paid for, little one.”

Once
they were sure he’d gone, Letty rushed over to her side. She helped her stand, half carrying Nic out of the house. “Let’s get you back to the hotel. I can’t believe mom and dad would do that. She locked me in a closet and they left the house,” she said, bundling Nic into the passenger side of her car.

“They’re lunatics
.” Nic groaned in pain.

Letty hurried into the driver side, turning the key with enough aggression
Nic wouldn’t have been surprised to see it break in pieces. The engine roared to a start and the immediate coolness from the air conditioner filled the inside. “This isn’t the fucking middle ages. You don’t sell your children!”

Nic’s entire body
, from the tip of her bangs down to her golden toenails, burned as if pieces were being torn off. She fought whatever it was that wanted to break her from the inside. “I need help.”

Jake arrived at
Nic’s door early, but he’d been dying to see her all day. He knew she’d been out with her sister to visit her family, but he didn’t mind waiting for her to finish getting ready as long as he was near her. His animal missed her and he did too. The wolf had paced restlessly in his skin cage. He’d tried to push for a shift, but Jake held his composure with the reminder that he’d see Nic later. They needed to discuss their relationship. He didn’t like seeing her so distant from him.

He readied to knock when the door opened in a rush. Ellie glanced at him and
lifted her lips in a small grin, the smile never reaching her eyes.

“
Jake. You look really nice.”

“Thanks. I—”

She hauled him inside and threw the door closed.

The minute he stepped in the room, the scent of Nic’s pain filled his lungs. He rushed forward to the bedroom, where she was curled into a ball on the bed.
The wolf wanted out. He had to yank back his control to keep from shifting.

“What’s going on?” He
watched his mother and the others stare at Nic’s body with distress.

“I...” Nic mumbled. “I hurt.”

Barbara hurried to his side, her face creased in fear. “She’s rejecting the change. She doesn’t understand it will only hurt a little but she needs to let it happen.”

Jake’s heart thudded painfully in his chest. He had to help his mate. “What do I do?”

“Her body is trying to decide if she should allow the animal to roam or if she should reject it altogether.” She patted his shoulder. “You have to try to encourage her to let her wolf loose. To embrace her, not reject her.”

He nodded
. Nic’s bloodied and swollen face pinched in pain and fear. A growl rumbled from deep in his chest. She’d been hurt. He needed to know how and when. More importantly, he needed to know who. “What happened to her face?”

The women glanced back and forth at each other. Jordan jumped into the conversation. “We can talk about that later. Right now, you need to reach her. Get her to allow the change. If she doesn’t...”

She never would. It went without saying. He had to get Nic to trust him. To follow his lead and embrace the animal.

“Can you help her?” Letty bit her lip, her eyes filled with tears. Her
anguish over her sister’s pain twisted his gut.

“I’ll try. If she can trust me.”

Nic moaned, the sound tore at his heart. She curled her fingers into fists and rocked herself stiffly, shoving half her face into the pillow. “Make it stop,” she begged. “Please.”

They smiled sadly at him as they left the suite. He stood there for a moment, watching her muscles shake with tension, her face shoved into the pillow muffling her groans.

“Nic.” He marched forward and stopped by the side of the bed. “Look at me, beautiful.”

She opened
her eyes to stare at him, the rim of gold bright around her iris. Her wolf was winning. Her usually soft and beautiful features were harsh. Her skin pulled tight against her face, bone structure easily visible. Harsh breaths puffed out of her chest along with low growls of pain. Yes, her wolf wanted out. He just needed to help Nic let it loose. He took his time unbuttoning his dress shirt, knowing fully well her eyes were on him still.

“You’re going through a change, baby.” He removed the shirt and tossed it to the side.

The glow in her eyes increased. “Jake...”

“It’s natural when you’re turning for your body to ache while it decid
es if it wants to shift or not.” He unbuckled his pants and toed off his shoes.

Nic sat up on the bed, her body clearly no longer in her control. She inhaled deep and moaned. “You smell good, Jake.”

She scented his animal. The one ready to mate her newly created wolf. The pants dropped to the floor and he was left completely naked. He couldn’t control his body’s response to her scent. His cock was hard and there wasn’t shit he could or wanted to do about it.

“Come here
,” he ordered, his voice low and rough with the distinct bite of the wolf within.

She dashed forward, oblivious to her previous pain
. She stopped in front of him. Her gaze slid down his body with clear appreciation and lust. She wanted him. Through the pain and discomfort of whatever was happening to her, she knew he was hers. Just like he knew she was his.

He watched her features shift
some more. The shape of her eyes changed. She was so close.

“Do you feel the animal inside you?” He lifted a hand and caressed the bruises on the side of her face, slowly.

She nodded, pressing her cheek into his palm. Christ. He loved her so fucking much. Just knowing she’d been hurt made him ready to kill someone.

“I want you to loosen your limbs.” He kissed her neck, nuzzling her collarbone and curling his other hand around her waist.
He loved her curves and the fact she was proud of them. It made her that much sexier.

“I’m scared,” she mumbled, searching for his lips.

He kissed her. He couldn’t fight the pull of his mate. Of the woman he loved. “I know, love. But you have to do this for me,” he whispered over her lips.

Placing butterfly kisses over her swollen jaw, he continued to encourage her.

“Feel the animal within, Nic. Let her take control.”

He helped her remove the dress she’d had on along with her underwear until she was naked. Fucking hell she was so damn sexy. All those luscious curves and he could
n’t touch them until she accepted her change.

“Do it, baby. Let your wolf loose. Then we’ll play.”

Fur replaced skin. He pulled back and watched her wolf emerge. It was beautiful. Nic dropped to all fours. Once she stopped fighting the change, the shift was over in the blink of an eye. Bones popped, fur replaced flesh and a petite golden wolf was left in her place.

He called his own animal forward. Which wasn’t hard since he’d been salivating to get a taste of his new mate. Once he’d shifted himself, he called to her through their wolf bond.

“
How do you feel?
” He worried she was still in pain even though she shouldn’t be.

“You can hear me?”
she asked tentatively, her wolf sauntered around him daintily. Even as a wolf she was such a girly thing.

“
I can hear you,”
he said, watching her tail swish and curl around his hind legs.
“What are you doing?”

“I don’t hurt anymore
.”
She rubbed her muzzle over the side of his neck.
“In fact, I’m feeling really needy.”

She hopped on the bed, lowered her body and lifted her tail.

“Are you sure?”
He jumped up behind her. The scent of his mate was addictive. He’d follow her to the ends of the earth for the promise of a taste.
“Are you really sure you don’t hurt?”

A moment later she was back to her human form,
slick and naked on the bed. She lifted her head and smiled, her bruises almost gone. “I’m sure I want you. That much I’m sure of.”

He
went back to his human body and cupped her face carefully, still worried over her bruises. Their lips meshed into a hard kiss. He tried to control the hunger he felt for her, but it was useless. A growl built up his throat. She moaned and he lost it. He drove his tongue deep into her mouth loving her readiness to match him all the way. Lust exploded in their embrace. Their lips clung to each other, sharing energy and the need for tasting each other. Nothing had ever tasted as good as he did at that precise moment. The wild side of her rumbled moans through their kiss. Then, to drive him even crazier, she rubbed her tongue over his. She enticed him to go further and devour her with his mouth.

Gliding his hands down her neck, he cupped her breast and squeezed. She moaned, the scent of her arousal thick in the bedroom.
She grazed her nails down his arms, leaving a trail of stinging pain over his biceps. She still had claws. Her control over her wolf wasn’t all there. For some reason all that did was turn him on even more.

She tore away from him, her eyes glassy with need
and bright with her beast. “Wait,” her voice sounded low and rough and sexy as all hell. “I got some toys I wanted us to play with.”

His cock couldn’t get any harder at that moment. “Toys?”

Her lips curved into that naughty smile that spoke volumes. The one that had his dick twitching to get inside her wetness. “Yes, I’ve been a bad girl.”

Fucking hell he’d died and gone to heaven when he found her.
Her grip on his arms tightened, her nails almost breaking skin. “Where are they?”

She licked her lips
. Her tongue swept over her swollen lips in an erotic caress. She shifted under him. The perfume of her arousal grabbed him by the balls and wouldn’t let go.

“The drawer next to the bed.”
She inhaled and groaned. “Hurry. I need you.”

He reached over
, opened it and grabbed a handful of whatever was in there. A G-Spot massaging vibrator. Lube. Nipple clamps. Oh, hell fucking yes!

She smiled and got on all four
s, wiggled her ass and chuckled. “I’m ready when you are, my sexy mutt.”

He slapped a hand on her ass, the sound reverberating through the room. The scent of her arousal drifted with more power from her body along with a loud moan.

“I think it’s time I get a taste of that gorgeous ass.”

She bit her lip. “Do it. Fuck my ass, Jake.”
Her eyes sparkled with need. “But make sure I come or I’ll hurt you.”

He grinned. God, he loved her sass.
“Get on your back and show me that delectable pussy of yours. I’m feeling kind of hungry.”

She lay on her back with her legs spread wide, showing her swollen and drenched pussy. Her clit peeked from its hood.
His mate was fucking gorgeous.

“These first.” He sucked a nipple into his mouth and nibbled the point until it was nice and hard. She
gasped, moaned and groaned. Then to add to his painful erection, she dug her nails into his hair.

“
God, Jake. Do the other too,” she mumbled, pushing her other breast toward his lips. “Suck them both. That feels amazing.”

He placed the first nipple clamp on her, tightening until she
mewled at the bite of pain.

“How does that feel?”
he asked, rubbing the tip over the clamp.

She glanced at him with passion-glazed eyes. “Fuck me. Please.”

Almost there. Thank God for whoever invented sex toys. They sure made this a lot more interesting. He did the same with her other nipple and attached the second clamp. A metal chain connected the two. He did a gentle tug and watched her whimper. She looked so fucking sexy, and ready to be eaten.

He
crawled down her body, kissing a trail down her belly to her clean shaven pussy. He settled between her legs, curling his arms around her thighs. His breath hovered over her clit and he watched her squeeze the nipple clamps and moan.

“Lick me
,” she said breathlessly. “Eat my pussy and make me come.”

He inhaled the sweet aroma of her
arousal flowing from her core. Then he buried his face in her folds, flattening his tongue and sweeping it up in a single wide lick.

“Oh,
yessss
.”

Her moans of pleasure intensified his own enjoyment of his task. He lick
ed her repeatedly. She was so wet and hot. He sucked her clit, pushing down on the little nub with the tip of his tongue. Her body bucked and she rolled her hips wildly on his face.

He reached for the vibrator and turned it on. The soft buzzing was barely audible over her groans and moans.

“Please, Jake. That feels fucking amazing.” She gasped.

He rubbed the toy up and down her pussy, coating it with her
honey. Then he slowly slid it into her. She mewled and pressed down into the vibe.

“Oh,
God!”

She
yanked on fistfuls of his hair as she tried to ride the vibe. Her legs trembled and pushed at his back.