Zarina thought for sure she’d melt into a puddle right there on the bed. Just when she couldn’t envision this getting any better, he gently nipped at the skin at the junction of her neck and shoulder with his teeth.
No, not his teeth. His fangs.
He didn’t bite down hard enough to hurt, but she felt it in the most delicious way she could have ever imagined.
Considering Tanner usually treated her as if she were made of glass, she was a little surprised at how aggressive he was. Maybe it had something to do with him opening up to her. Perhaps he felt like he could finally be himself with her. Not that she was complaining. If he wanted to let out a husky growl and nibble on her neck, that worked for her. Actually, it more than worked for her. It drove her insane.
Zarina was so caught up in how good his fangs felt as they grazed her skin, she almost missed his hand sliding down to cup her butt. However, when he pulled her close, she couldn’t miss how hard his erection was beneath his jeans. The rest of his clothes needed to go—now.
She pulled away from him, only realizing after the fact that doing so when a guy with sharp fangs was still busy nibbling on her neck might not be such a great idea. But she avoided injury and managed to get his attention. The raw lust in his gaze was enough to almost keep her from forming coherent thoughts, and she had to really focus.
“Take your jeans off,” she commanded softly.
Even as she said the words, her hands slid down his bare chest and tight abs until they found his belt. She was half afraid he’d insist they do this his way, like he had before. Fortunately, Tanner was of the opinion that foreplay was over, too.
Working together, they got his jeans down, and Zarina laughed a little as he tossed them aside and climbed into bed with her. She blinked at the sight of his extremely hard cock straining at the material of his boxer briefs.
She reached for the waistband of his underwear, eager to free his hard-on from the confining cotton fabric, if for no other reason than so the material wouldn’t tear apart. But on the way there, she decided to take a detour, pausing to caress the outline of his erection, easing herself as much as him.
Zarina smiled at the growl that slipped from his throat as she toyed with him. “Don’t worry. I’ll take these off when I’m good and ready.”
He groaned at the way she tossed his own words back at him but then grinned. “You’re forgetting my nose, which is telling me you’re as ready for this as I am.”
She didn’t argue, knowing there was no way she could deny it. Still, she moved slowly as she inched up and hooked her fingers in the waistband of his briefs, dragging them down until she finally freed his shaft. Like the rest of him, it was strong, beautiful, and perfect, and it took all her efforts to keep her hands off him long enough to get his underwear the rest of the way down.
Once that was done, she eagerly wrapped one hand around him, putting the other on his chest and nudging him back onto the bed. The look he gave her suggested he was thinking about resisting, but he must have realized she already had him firmly in her grasp, and it was obvious she wasn’t letting go. So he settled back and let her have her fun.
Zarina moved her hand up and down his erection, marveling at how he pulsed under her grasp. She especially liked the little bead of essence that formed at the very tip. She smiled as she ran the pad of her thumb over the silky liquid pearl, swirling it around him.
Tanner’s abs and thighs tightened and flexed as she caressed him, and she had to admit she enjoyed watching his rippling muscles as much as she did touching him. But soon enough, her hunger for more made her lean forward and take him into her mouth. She felt as much as heard the low rumble that came from his chest. His sounds of pleasure only grew louder as she took him deeper and swirled her tongue around his most sensitive parts.
Zarina had every intention of continuing exactly what she was doing until Tanner exploded in her mouth, but he had other ideas. Reaching down, he gently but firmly urged her up until she was lying atop his chest with her lips inches from his. She opened her mouth to make a quip about him interrupting her, but Tanner rolled her over and pinned her to the bed with his big body and smoldering gaze. Vivid blue, his eyes were lit from within by a soft red glow.
A woman could lose herself in eyes like those.
“Were you about to say something?” he teased.
She wet her lips with her tongue. “I’m sure I was going to say something witty and insightful, but for some reason, I suddenly can’t remember what it was.”
Tanner grinned, his mouth a mere hairsbreadth from hers, his hard-on pressing urgently against her tummy. “Perhaps we should wait until you remember. It might have been important.”
“No more waiting,” she told him, pulling his head down and kissing him hard on the mouth.
He chuckled, kissing her back, then carefully nudging her legs wide and settling between her thighs. But just as the tip of his cock touched her wetness, a look of concern crossed his face, and he froze.
“What’s wrong?” she asked.
Had he picked up a scent or sound that made him think danger was close? Her mind started spinning at a hundred miles an hour as she tried to imagine what it could be. Crap. What if the camp was about to be attacked again?
“I can’t believe I’m bringing this up now, but I just
