Oz
God,her lips were soft. Unbelievably so. I sank into her, crushing her down under me, and captured her face between my hands to hold her still. Not that I needed to. She was the one who had kissed me. Laura wanted this, she wanted me, and I was more than ok with that. In fact, I was ecstatic
Sighing happily, I traced the seam of her lips with mine. They opened, the tip of her tongue coming up to tentatively touch mine. And it was like an explosion happened inside me. Groaning, I plundered her mouth with mine, exploring. She met every swipe of my tongue with one of her own. Our breathing was hot and laboured as we gave into the temptation of each other.
She pulled back slightly, her lips puffy and swollen. “Oz.”
She liked saying my name, and I liked her saying it just as much, especially when she had that look on her face. Her eyes glazed with want. Staring down at her from beneath my lashes, I didn’t even try to hide my smile. Why would I when everything I had ever wanted was lying half under my body and looking up at me like she had never been kissed like that before? The thought made me pause.
“Laura?” I didn’t want to spoil the moment by asking, but I needed to know. Even if it was ludicrous. “You’re not a… I mean you’ve fooled around with men before, right?”
Silence, and then she started to giggle, hiccupping into her hand as she moved her face away from me. I didn’t like her laughing at me, but I knew what a stupid question it was. Of course she wasn't a virgin. A woman like her, with curves like hers, would have men crawling over themselves to get between her legs.
“Yes, Oz, I’ve been with men before.” She tugged on my hair, urging me downward so she could kiss me again. I resisted, a low growl tumbling from my lips. I don’t know why I was angry apart from the fact that I wanted to be the only man to have ever touched her. Which was absurd. I didn’t expect my mate to be a virgin. I would have to make do knowing that I would be the only man for her from here on out.
“Did you just growl at me?” Her giggled stilled; her eyes went wide.
“Yes, but don’t worry I won’t bite.” I tried to lighten the moment. “Not unless you ask me nicely or…” I let the full weight of my eyes fall on her. I could tell by the way my face felt that my wolf was half looking out of my eyes, but I was hoping the dim light would hide it from her. “You talk about other men around me.” Catching up her wrists, I pinned them to the bed on either side of her head. “I don’t share Laura. Not ever.”
“Oz…” She didn’t fight against me pinning her down. She just stared up at me with her wide eyes.
“Jesus, woman, if you keep looking at me like that…” I trailed off. “Do you trust me?”
She didn’t hesitate. “Yes.”
“Good, then trust me that I’m going to make you feel good.” Loosening my grip, I ducked my head to her jaw, peppering it with kisses before drifting lower. She moaned softly, and the sound went straight to my cock. It jumped against my zipper, demanding to be let out. “Hands above your head, hold on to the headboard.” My hands guided hers, closing her fingers around the thin metal bars above her head. “And hold on.”
“Oz, what are you doing?” She didn’t sound scared. She sounded excited. Which was just the way I wanted her. Before the night was over, she would be more than excited. She would be mine.
“I’m going to make you feel good, Laura. Because you’re mine.” My fingers tightened around hers. “Now hold on.”
Her skin tasted like peaches, sweet and sticky and it made me wonder what else would taste like the ripest fruit. Not that I had much of a wait to find out. I planned on exploring every inch of her with my tongue. Making sure her hands were where I left them, I let my lips drift lower, tugging down the already dangerously low neckline of her tank top. I kissed over the swell of her breasts. Her back arched from the bed, thrusting them upwards towards my mouth. With my right hand I cupped one of the creamy globes in my hand, the other hand moved lower, my fingers playing over her lower stomach.
She sucked in a breath.
“Don’t do that,” I growled again. “Don’t be ashamed of your body because it is beautiful. You’re beautiful.” To prove my point, I flicked the tip of my tongue over her nipple. It puckered up, standing tall and proud. I couldn’t wait any longer. I sucked that pretty pink point into my mouth, my teeth grazing against the sensitive little nub. But carefully. I didn’t want my canines to graze her skin and make her bleed. I could feel them lengthening in my mouth. My wolf wanted to bite her and make it official. I wanted that as well. But not before she had a chance to know me and fall in love with me. And then there was the little matter of telling her what I actually was.
“Oz.” Her fingers curled into my hair, pulling my head away from her with a wet pop.
I growled up at her, my eyes flashing. “I thought I told you to hold on. Do I need…”
She didn’t let me finish. “Your phone is ringing.”
It was only then that I heard it. I had been so focused on her that I had let the world drift away. “Fuck.” I bounced off the bed, rushing to pick it up from the countertop where I had left it. I didn’t need to answer it because only the troop had that number. “I need to go.”
What kind of bad luck was following me? I had finally managed to get her under me. My beautiful mate had been arching her body into mine with wanton need and now I was being called back into work?
“Ok.” She sat up, clutching her arms to her naked breasts.
Fuck, she sounded downtrodden. Padding over to her, I sat. Forcing her arms down I kissed her full on the mouth, my tongue snaking between her lips to tangle with hers for a second. “Believe me, I don’t want to go, but when Ace calls, then I have to go running. But this isn’t over, Laura. We are going to pick up where we left off the moment I am back.”
“Ok.”
“I mean it, Laura.” My phone started ringing again and I swore. “I’ve got to go.”
“Yeah, I get it.” Huffing loudly, she pushed herself off the bed. “Thanks for the dinner and well...” A shrug. “Thanks. I’ll see you around?” Without looking back at me, she walked barefooted towards the door. I watched her silently. Sure, I had to go but was she really just going to open the door and send me on my merry way like I hadn’t just had her nipple in my mouth?
“Laura, don’t be like that.” My hand slipped around her waist. “If I could get away with not going then I would do it in a heartbeat, but this is my job and it’s important.” I tried to kiss her and she turned her face so my lips landed on her cheek.
“And thanks for the rescue, the other night.” She smiled up at me sweetly. But there was nothing sweet about her words. They cut into me like a knife. “I think we are even now, right?”
Before I could answer, she had given me a little shove, sending me out of the door as she let it close on my face.
What the hell?
