Yeah right. We both know that’s exactly what I’ll be doing, impatiently waiting for her to return.
Scooping my backpack up off the floor, I leave the command center and cross over to the IT hub, settling in at the bank of monitors in the back of the room that displays the camera feeds. Each screen flickers between live views of the perimeters and inroads to the territory, covering all the spots where the borders could be breached. Everything appears to be in working order, but I decide to run a quick diagnostic on the system just to be safe, settling in and getting right to work.
As I wait for it to process, my gaze shifts from the monitors to my phone, the screen black and devoid of any notifications. It’s not like I’m going to get any messages tonight. There’s nobody left to hear from, everyone out running with their respective packs beneath the full moon. I’m starting to feel like I fit in here on a daily basis, but tonight, I’m definitely the odd man out.
The diagnostic comes back clean, and I tinker with the surveillance feeds as the minutes tick by. There’s nothing out of the ordinary on any of the screens, which is more than I can say for my current situation. Three months ago, I was actively hunting shifters. Now, I’m living and working amongst them, entrusted with monitoring their safety during their sacredmonthly ritual. It’s nothing I can’t handle, but it still amazes me that they trust me enough to leave me at the helm.
Even more amazing is that Blair actually trusts me now, too. That stubborn, sarcastic, stunning she-wolf was the hardest of the hard to get, but now that I have her, I’m never letting her go.
The faint howls of wolves outside start around the thirty-minute mark, continuing for the next hour or so. They provide a soundtrack to my solitude as I monitor the feeds, ensuring that everything is as it should be. My mind drifts, thoughts of Blair occupying every corner of it. I’ve never felt this way about anyone. It’s a relief to finally be on the same page with her; to have to hide the way I feel or second guess the way she does. We can finally just…be.
I glance at my phone again, halfway tempted to pick it up and start scrolling, but I resist, keeping my focus on the task at hand. More time slips by as I watch the monitors, the building dead silent but for the hum from the servers and the low beep of the systems alerts. I tinker with the diagnostics again, patching a couple outdated lines of code to make for quicker transitions between camera feeds.
By the time the packs are ending their runs, my eyes burn from staring at the monitors for so long. I rub them with the heels of my hands, stifling a yawn as I glance at the clock. The wolves should be done by now, so I start packing up my stuff, ready to return for the dorms and wait for Blair to come back home.
I startle at the sharp sound of a howl– the call of a lone wolf, so close that it sounds like it’s right outside. Pushing up from my chair, I stride over to the window, looking out over the practice field below.
I’ve never seen Blair in her animal form, but I know it’s her the second I see the sleek black wolf standing in the middle of the field. Her eyes seem to glow as she spots me through thewindow, letting out another long howl that feels as if it slams straight through my chest, lighting me up from the inside.
She’s beautiful. She’s mine.
I only stand there gawking for a few more seconds before my feet start moving, carrying me out the door and down the hall. I pick up my pace and jog through the halls of the squad complex, overcome with a sense of urgency to get to Blair. I may not be a wolf, but I swear the moon’s calling us together, and there’s no way I’m not answering.
I push through the double doors to exit the squad complex, the soles of my shoes pounding the earth as I race toward her, my heart beating harder and faster the closer I get. By the time I reach her, it’s the only sound I can hear. I drop to my knees, Blair’s usual dark-eyed gaze a molten gold as she moves in to nuzzle against me, allowing me to sink my hands into her thick fur. It’s impossibly soft, slipping through my fingers like silk.
Slowly, she backs away, and I rise to my feet while I watch the air begin to shimmer around her. The snap of her bones echoes in the night, her body rearranging, fur receding. The air clears as she rises to stand in her human form, naked and breathtaking, like her body was made to drive me crazy.
We both lunge for one another, crashing together with the force of a tidal wave. I catch her in my arms, lifting her off the ground as our mouths fuse. Her bare legs wrap around my waist, and she kisses me with a fierce intensity that sends every thought racing from my mind except how much I want her. I stumble, struggling to keep us both upright as she winds her arms around my neck, kissing me harder, like she can’t get enough.
I usually try to play it cool, weighing the situation and making sure I don’t step over any lines or boundaries, but all of that goes out the window when Blair’s body is pressed up against mine, her mouth slanting hot and wet over my lips. The rest ofthe world disappears and it’s just the two of us beneath the stars, coming together in a rush of desire.
I squeeze her tighter, pouring everything I have into the kiss while I fight to maintain my footing. She’s writhing against me, legs locked around my waist and mouth locked over mine. She bucks her hips and it knocks me off balance, sending us tumbling to the ground. I break her fall, catching her against me and making her breath hitch in the best way possible.
We land on the practice field in a heap, panting and kissing as Blair claws at my clothes with frantic urgency. She throws her weight to roll me to my back, stripping away my shirt with the finesse of a girl on a mission. My own hands aren’t idle– I explore every inch of her bare skin with them, etching her into my memory so that I’ll never forget how she feels beneath my fingertips.
Her hands move to my pants next, popping the button.
“Blair,” I murmur, breathless and amazed and already halfway to oblivion. “What if someone sees us?”
She’s just as breathless when she answers, her lips brushing against mine and sparking every cell in my body. “I don’t care.”
Well shit, that makes two of us.
I don’t care who sees us. I don’t care if the whole damn squad comes back to find us splayed out beneath the stars, fucking like animals in the middle of the practice field. I don’t care about anything except the way she makes me feel and the way I feel about her, and I want everybody to know this incredible woman is allmine.
Blair’s lips are swollen, her hair is wild, and I’m more than happy to take the blame for both. I’ve been careful with her for so long, taking everything slowly to make sure I don’t fuck it all up. It’s time to let the heat between us take control.
I flip her onto her back, pinning her wrists over her head and groaning as I press every inch of myself against every inchof her. She arches into me, panting and needy, biting her lower lip as I kiss my way down her neck and over her collarbone. I drag my teeth and tongue across her skin, and she lets out a soft moan that makes it even harder for me to practice any kind of restraint. Taking her nipple between my teeth, I circle it with my tongue. Her body responds instantly, the soft skin pebbling and the low sound in her throat turning to a gasp. I know she likes it when I play rough, and her reaction has my cock thickening against her hip, straining against the confines of my jeans.
I continue teasing her breasts for a few minutes, loving the sounds she makes as I graze her nipples with my teeth and nip them gently. Kissing my way back up to her lips, our bodies align, her heart beating frantically against my chest. I kiss her hard, relishing the swell of her tits against me and the roll of her hips as she presses into me with equal parts urgency and abandon. I want to stay like this forever, lost in her heat and softness, but Blair has other plans. She takes advantage of my momentary distraction, twisting beneath me and flipping us over so I’m on my back again.
It’s not a fight I want to win.
My hands bracket Blair’s hips as she straddles me and tugs at my waistband, dragging my pants down just enough to get what she wants. My dick springs free, eager and hard and no match for her determination. She wraps a hand around it and strokes me a few times, a smirk playing across her lips as she clocks my reaction, then pushes up on her knees to align her body over mine.
I grab her hips and try to slow her, angling to stay in control for just a few more minutes, but it’s another losing battle. Her dark hair falls over her shoulders as she positions herself over me and lines my tip up with her entrance, sinking down with a breathy moan. I groan low in my throat as she takes me insideher, soft breasts bouncing with the motion as she works her way down until I’m fully seated.
We start moving together, first at a maddeningly slow pace, then faster and harder until we’ve both lost all control and the entire world melts away. Blair pants and whines, rocking her hips against mine in a frenzy. My fingers bite into her waist, my hands trying to slow her as she rides me toward oblivion. The bounce of her tits, the look of bliss on her face, it’s all too much.
