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He shrugs his shoulders. “Hold still,” he says, not responding to my question. “I’m going to lather this in your hair. It’s an old recipe that will heal your wounds. It’ll tingle.”
Without waiting for me to respond, he smooths the liquid over my head, kneading his fingers into my scalp as if he’s washing my hair. And holy fuck does it feel amazing. A moan escapes my mouth, and my body relaxes as the pain dissipates.
It feels like magic. It is magic.
“No one has ever cared for you like this before, have they?” Kellan shifts and guides me to rest against him.
The closeness of his body leaves me fighting against my rationale, screaming not to get comfortable with him. “Does it matter? I’ve had a difficult life. But you know that, don’t you?” I tip my head to look at him.
His piercing blue eyes search over my face, and a flicker of sadness sheens over his gaze. He blinks it away and shakes his head. “I didn’t. Only the pack alphas pick the chosen. I didn’t know about you until you arrived.”
“But how did they find me? I haven’t exactly been on the grid. I have no social media. I had no permanent address. All of the work I’ve done has been off the record. After my parents died, I kind of just disappeared.” I never really thought about it much until now. It wasn’t by choice. I couldn’t hold a job that offered a living wage. It was like I had been cursed with bad luck. It was one thing after another until I just existed. There was no meaning to my life. It feels like this is the most purpose I’ve had in a long time, and it sucks that it’s just about surviving.
Kellan grimaces, and I realize he’s listening to my thoughts. I try not to react. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to him having the ability.
“Your purpose isn’t about surviving, my love. It’s so much more. I want to tell you everything, but you have to discover some things for yourself. And as for locating you...we can track your blood line. It’s a gift. Every alpha who creates new packmates is gifted with a sense. You were found by an ally. You can’t join their pack as a mate, which is why you were given to us.” Kellan pours more liquid into his palms and begins massaging it into my shoulders next.
“And who are you exactly? Which pack are you from?” I shift until I sit sideways. Draping my legs over his, I practically crawl onto his lap. I don’t know what it is about this moment, but he’s distracted me enough to forget he’s naked until now.
Fuck. Me.
I beg my eyes not to look away from his, but I fail miserably. Kellan tenses under my attention, his body awakening with desire. Something snaps inside me, cracking me open, and I explode with unexpected lust.
Kellan clears his throat. “I’m part of the Twilight Cove pack. Your grandmother was brought into Crystalrock.”
His words should distract me enough, but I can’t shake the longing feral need humming through me. And then I kiss him. It’s as if my body takes control and my mind decides to say fuck it and follow along. It helps that I’m no longer in pain, and Kellan feels so open in this moment. Honest. It’s hard to explain, but I want to prod deeper into his mind. I can do so by getting close to his body and using that to my advantage. Part of me knows it’s wrong, but another part of me has lost control. I can’t think rationally with the heat of his body close to mine and how his scent, like salt and woods and warm musk permeates the air, being the only thing I can breathe.
“You could never take advantage of me, Eliana,” he murmurs, guiding his fingers lower down my arms until he reaches my legs and massages my thighs. “I do fear that you might feel as if I do that to you. These emotions...they’re not all yours.”
My body trembles in anticipation, and I squirm, wishing he’d continue to explore my body in all the right places. I crave it. I feel as if I’ll explode if he doesn’t.
“I don’t care. This is the first time I feel as if I have control.” I lean closer, leaving only an inch of space between our mouths.
“It’s not in my nature to give you so much. If it will help you see things more clearly, do what you feel like. But fair warning. This will change everything. My soul claims you, but I can’t. It goes against the arrangement.” Kellan grazes his lips to mine, sending sparks across my body and zinging right between my legs.
“You think I care about some arrangement? It makes me want to do this more.” I kiss him harder, shifting to straddle his lap. “I want you. I want to show the alphas they can’t control me. You’re going to help me.”
“Goddess, guide me. I can’t resist.” His words trickle through my mind, and I’m nearly certain they were never intended for me to hear.
Is it wrong of me to push him? Maybe. But it’s wrong that he has gone along with kidnapping humans and bringing them here. It’s wrong that he keeps answers from me. There is nothing right about the situation except for how I feel in this moment.
“She’s mine.” The thought strikes through me, shoving away my thoughts about the island and the packs and whatever they intend to do with us. All I can think about are the words that Kellan projects into my very being.
It’s as if he fills me up with something unexplainable, and I feel an imaginary rope tangle around the two of us, bringing us together. A wave of emotions crashes over me, and I moan. Kellan’s hand travels from my thigh and slips between my legs. I push him back, not letting him take control.
Grabbing my knees, he slides me up his body until I sit on his chest. I arch my hips and let him tug off the shorts. He abandons them beside us, and I strip out of my shirt and toss it into the pile. Dragging me closer, Kellan growls as he licks between my legs, drawing his tongue over my clit, making me arch in pleasure.
I squirm and moan, rocking my body as he digs his fingers into my ass cheeks. Ecstasy steals my breath. I lose myself to every sensation he creates with his mouth. I play with his hair, trying to stay still. He keeps me in place, making me sit with my weight on him. Our eyes meet and gold flashes in his gaze. He enjoys this as much as I do, his need to get me off, sending me over the edge until I orgasm. I smother him with my body, rocking and tugging his hair as I ride through the bliss he elicits in me.
My chest heaves, and I shimmy back, fighting against his strength to keep me on his face to make me come again. But I want more. A soft growl hums from his pouty lips, and I press my index finger to his mouth, stopping him from trying to have his way.
I scratch my nails lightly down his taut chest, memorizing every muscle and groove of his body until I feel the hardness of his cock tap my back. Stretching up, I align my body with his, not even taking a moment to think things through. I’m tired of thinking. I’m tired of constantly having to strategize and plan. I just want to feel good. I want to make this man weak in his knees.
Bowing forward, I brush my lips to his ear and suck his lobe into my mouth. “I want you to know that I don’t belong to you or anyone else. This is purely for me.”
Kellan narrows his eyes. “For now, Eliana.”
I shake my head, glaring at him. But it doesn’t stop me. I align my body completely and sink on to him. Kellan grabs my hips with a groan, his eyelids heavy with pleasure and lust.
