skin of her pussy quivered and clasped around his fingers.
“Oh, yes!” she cried, gripping his hair with both hands.
He pushed his thumb into her soaking cunt and she came, strong and hard. It seemed to last forever, cocooning her body in a splendid symphony of moans and spasms. Her vagina clamped around his thumb, milking him as her orgasm pulsed and peaked. He groaned and damn near came in his jeans. He bit down a little harder on her nipple and she went a little wilder in his arms.
What felt like hours but was probably only two or three minutes later, she finally settled, easing her grip on his hair until she patted his head, stroking him with her thanks. “Oh, God. That felt good.” She turned her head to the side to send him a lazy, satisfied grin. “Do it again.”
He shook, literally shook, with the need to fuck her hard and deep and long. Prying his dry tongue off the roof of his mouth, he swallowed. “I should…I should to tend to your ankle.”
“Hmm?” She glanced down at the trap. “Oh, yeah.” Frowning, she studied the dried blood. “How strange. It doesn’t seem to hurt anymore.”
“Well, it looks bad. I’m going to have to carry you to my compound and break out my medical kit.”
Riley didn’t seem to mind spending more time in his company. Face brightening, she reached for him. “Okay. I’m ready.”
Chapter Three
The man carried Riley through the forest with ease. She wanted to stretch and purr in his arms like a pleased cat but didn’t think the hunter would appreciate that. Probably best not to remind him she wasn’t fully human.
But Lord have mercy, his large male fingers had eased her ten times better than her own had. Then they’d been gentle as he set his gun aside and dug into his jeans pocket for a key to unlock her trap and pry it off her swollen, mangled ankle.
She should be a lot more apprehensive than she was. The man had held a gun on her, pointed it at her heart not ten seconds before he’d held that same gun in one hand and gave her an orgasm with the other. She should be scared shitless. He killed her kind.
“I can’t believe I’m helping a goddamn shifter,” he muttered under his breath, mirroring her thoughts.
“And yet you still want me,” she murmured, resting her head on his shoulder and batting her lashes in a playful manner.
He grunted, not deigning to answer.
“Your arousal smells really good, you know,” she went on, cuddling even closer. “It’s like…I don’t know. I can’t explain it. It’s like every scent I’ve ever loved all rolled into one amazing perfume. It’s all male, and dominant, and musky.” She shivered. “I just want to—”
Her words cut off with a choke.
He sliced his gaze down to find her face pale and her eyes sallow. “Oh, God,” she whispered, tightening her grip on his neck. “I think the fever’s coming back. Oh, God. It feels stronger already. Faster.” Before she could say another word, pain captured her. Her body went taut in his arms. Invisible talons of agony ripped the screams from her lungs.
“Wait. Just—” The human stumbled toward a tree to set her down, but she could do nothing but clutch him for dear life.
“Breathe,” he commanded when the pain stole her breath and her face went red from gasping.
“I-I’m…trying.” Her teeth began to chatter like she was cold, but it felt more like flames were engulfing her.
“Goddamnit.” He pressed his damp forehead to hers a split second before he kissed her.
Like magic, the unbearable pain morphed into all-consuming arousal. Opening her mouth, she sucked his tongue in deep. Wiggling in his hold, she twisted around until she had her legs wound around his hips and her arms around his neck. He pressed her spine against a nearby tree and ravaged her mouth.
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Shaw couldn’t stop himself. Her naked skin was warm and soft to the touch; he went a little overboard, caressing and