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Riley’s heart still fluttered when she thought of Allie as Alyssa. Dannika’s mother. Her mother. She had time to accept her origins, but the omission still hurt. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
“To protect you.”
“Children are adopted all the time,” Riley said.
“It wasn’t that. You are... taken without going through proper channels. I couldn’t risk losing you. Once Cami brought you home, you were our world.”
Riley hugged her father’s frail frame. “I know I was lucky. I loved my childhood and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.” She held her father’s hand for a couple of minutes, but patted it and stepped away when he fell asleep. Her chest squeezed as she swallowed the lump in her throat. Tears rolled down her cheek when Colton led her outside.
“I didn’t get to ask him about his research.”
“He is too weak. We will try again when he regains his strength,” Colton said.
His shadow enveloped hers and guided them back to the tree house in a matter of seconds before coalescing in the living room. Her arm slipped around his waist as she cried into his chest; releasing the tension, anger, and pain of the day’s events.
His kisses were meant to comfort her, but her cougar rose, seeking comfort from its mate. In seconds, her tongue dueled with his.
Colton’s tongue swept forcefully into her mouth. Demanding entrance. Acceptance. Love.
She clutched the back of his shirt as adrenaline flooded her veins. Need, want and desperation surged through her body. An unstoppable force, and she was addicted to it. She didn’t wait for him; she shifted her clothes to the shadows a split second before his.
He growled into her mouth. The low vibration only enhanced the burning hunger. She nipped his lip, drawing blood. The sweet liquid coated their tongues as they devoured one another. She was unprepared for the scorching lust that poured like lava into her bloodstream, replacing pain with passion and ecstasy. This was the power of her mate. He lifted his head, locking his fiery gaze with hers.
She wanted to look away, but her blood sang as her heart melted. She was paralyzed with fear and anticipation. He owned her body. Her soul. Her future. No matter how short that might be.
Her hands went to his lips, caressing him with her fingertips. The sane part of her feared what he was becoming, that she would lose him. But that made her focus on the here and now. Whatever time they had; she would make the most of it. She gasped when he grabbed her wrist, holding it in a steel embrace as he sucked her fingers into his mouth, performing an erotic massage with his tongue. The sensation sizzled through her body straight to her pussy, causing the sensitive muscles to clench together in wanton need. A rush of liquid coated her thighs in response.
He picked her up, forcing her legs around his waist as he carried her to the bedroom and lay her down before nestling between her legs. She expected him to be gentle, but as she connected with his shadow, she felt the dark haze of fury in his mind. His demon burned in a black rage. Anger, fear and frustration all swirled with arousal and lust, choking any semblance of sanity.
She screamed when he drove into her. A steel spike ripping through her soft flesh to anchor deep within her. Each hard thrust from his hips, slapped against her heated skin. She thought the sensation of his cock pumping into her so savagely would be the death of her, but his hand sought the slick flesh at the opening of her vagina. He pressed against the engorged bud, pushing her over the edge violently. When she clutched his skin, his fangs pierced her neck.
Pain and ecstasy combined to make an erotic cocktail that had her panting in pleasure. Each deep pull of his mouth, pushed her to the brink of orgasm. Threatening her with ultimate satisfaction, then holding her there in complete torture. Her mind fragmented when she came.
He thrust into her hard. His hot jets, coating her inner walls, caused her to clamp down, forcing him to groan as he retracted his fangs.
He rolled to the side, tucking her into the crook of his arm. They lay together, waiting for their breathing to return to normal, when the familiar black script formed in the air.
“What does it say?” Riley asked.
“It’s time to meet the clans.” She detected the hesitance in Colton’s voice.
“There is more. What is it?”
“Ferguson encountered two female demons. He was forced to kill one.”
Her heart stuttered. “Was it Leah?”
CHAPTER17
Riley and Colton coalesced outside the wolf caves. They nodded to members of the clan and entered the tunnels, then made their way to the large meeting room deep inside the mountain. Raine and Dannika were seated at the large table, their heads bent together in discussion.
Her sister’s serious face brightened when their eyes met. She stood from the table making her way to Riley before giving her a hug. “I’m glad you’re back. Sounds like you had more of an adventure than you bargained for.”
“That’s one way to put it. We’re tasked with the burden of informing a grandmother at the Haitian village that she has lost two of her three grandchildren.”
Dannika stepped back. “Anaisa’s family?”
“Yes.”
