Torrance heard the alpha, felt the order rolling over her, but all she wanted was to lick and suck, and oh my goddess, she needed to get naked.
“Wait until I get you home, upendo. I’ll get us both naked.”
“Did I say that with my outside voice?” she asked. Pulling her mouth away from his skin even though she thought he tasted better than Godiva chocolate dipped in caramel topped with whipped cream.
“Hmm, I think you taste really good too.”
She looked around them, amazed to see cornstalks flying by at a rapid rate of speed. “Such a good mate.”
Thadd grunted.
The wind stopped blowing about them, or rather, they stopped moving at a speed that would rival a speeding bullet. Thadd’s steps bouncing her over his hard abs with his arms holding her securely as he carried her up a set of stairs.
“Where are we?” she asked, taking a quick peek around them. The porch stretched across the entire front of the house with a swing on one side and two chairs on the other. She didn’t get to see much else before he was taking them in, and her body was heating up, need flaring so fast and hot she thought she’d die if he didn’t touch her skin on skin.
“Oh, I’ll do a lot more than touch you, upendo.” Fabric ripping echoed as he took more stairs.
Her mind was awash in need. She gripped his head, her mouth covering his, growling into the silence of the night. Her panther was pushing to claim her mate just as she was wanting to claim hers.
A loud bang behind her should’ve alarmed her, but knowing Thadd was with her let her relax or rather let her give him control.
“I’ll always protect you and keep you safe.”
Her back hit a soft surface, but she didn’t want to release Thadd, holding onto his head with her arms, his waist with her legs. He nipped her lip, giving her a warning bark.
“I need to see you, all of you.” His hands went behind his head, forcing her hands to release him. She allowed her legs to relax, whimpering at the loss. “Easy.” Thadd stood up, ripping the T-shirt over his head, kicking his boots off like they were on fire. He shimmied the jeans and shorts down along with his socks in one swift action, his lion humming as the cool air hit his skin.
“Now, I’ll undress you. Where should I start?” He tapped his chin. Taking her foot in one hand, he took off one then the other shoe. His hands went to her pants whisking them down, leaving her in the thong she’d put on that morning.
TORRANCE WAS THE SEXIEST female he’d ever seen. Bar none, she was heads above any other in sexy, gorgeous, and intelligence. How had he gotten so lucky? He was the male who was a bastard, father unknown. When he’d killed the bastard who’d raised him, taking his memories inside him, he’d found that madness had eaten most of the male’s cognitive brain matter. What did it matter? Here he was with a mate, who was too good for the likes of him, yet she was accepting him with open arms.
“Ssh, you are more than good enough for me. I don’t even know who my parents are. It doesn’t matter who birthed us, my love, but who we are, who we become. Together we will build something greater, a family that knows true love and strength. Thank you for being my rainbow after the storm.”
He kissed her cheeks, tasting the salt of her tears. “If I did anything right in my life, it was giving you my heart. Kupenda sio kitu. Kupendwa ni kitu. Lakini kupenda na kupendwa ni kila kitu.” He brushed his thumbs under her eyes, settling his body over hers, holding his weight on his arms, wedging his thighs between hers. As his dick felt the moisture already coating her pussy, he hissed.
“What did you just say? It sounded so beautiful.” She lifted her head, kissing his chin.
“I said that to love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved is everything. You, ma penzi, are my everything, ma kupendwa.”
Torrance stole his breath, his mind, and his heart as she wrapped her arms and legs around him, bringing his body closer to hers. “Make love to me, Thadd. Claim me and my panther for all time.”
He could deny her nothing especially when it was what he wanted. He claimed her mouth as he slid his cock into paradise, a slow glide in, working to ensure she didn’t feel any pain even though the Heat she was in was spilling arousal from her, driving his lion nearly out of his mind, Thadd was the one in charge. Finally, he was balls deep, holding himself back from rearing back and slamming forward. “Nakupenda, Torrance.”
Watching her eyes flash the dark brown of hers to the smoky ones of her cat made him pull back with a snarl. He felt as if a sledgehammer hit him each time they connected. He tugged her head back with one fist in her hair, slamming back into her, setting a pace sure to push them both over the edge quickly while he gave her a hard kiss on the lips. “Gonna claim you now, Torrance.”
“Do it,” she growled.
He moved his lips across her jaw, down to her neck where the tendon was, licking his spot. Oh yeah, that was gonna be his favorite place. A shiver wracked her body when he licked her again. His cock shuttled in and out, her purrs getting louder. Before he could
