sleep. She looked sated. Her skin held a natural gloss as if her flesh was bathed in rich suntan oil.
Why did she look like she’d been the one fucked one way and then another? Why did he seemingly get comfortable with one of the shifters only to wake up in the arms of another?
When he tried to ease away from her, she dreamily asked, “Where are you going?”
“We need to get back,” he told her, a little uncomfortable to be lying in the middle of an open field, naked. To make matters worse, they’d apparently been there for some time, cuddling like two lovebirds when they lacked the intimate value of a true couple.
“I’m still sleepy,” she whined, stretching her arms far above her head. “Besides, you don’t have to run from the sun.”
“How do you know?”
She grinned. “I’m your mate. I know everything about you.”
“I was one of the few in my family to have the blessing of sunlight.”
“There you go again, talking about things a vampire shouldn’t discuss.”
“That’s your opinion. I don’t believe it’s necessary to play by the rules just because individuals from certain cultures are predicted or expected to behave in one way or another.”
“The damned can’t be saved.”
“I never sold my soul to the devil.”
“Well, the devil’s always buying.”
“I ain’t selling.”
She sighed. “Conrad, if you go to heaven one of these days, you’ll be the first of your kind there.”
“I like setting new trends.” His gaze dropped to her breasts, and he couldn’t help but feel the stiff rise between his thighs. What he’d give to lower his head over her chest and lap at her nipples long enough to remind himself he wasn’t only attracted to men—something he could’ve almost believed after having hours upon hours of incredible sex.
Kimberly flipped onto her stomach, and as if she were showing off her best assets—first her breasts and now her firm ass—she crossed her legs at the ankles. She stretched again, a soft giggle falling from her lips.
“We should go,” he said. “I have to feed the cattle and horses.” Shit, he might not speak another word if he kept staring at her bottom.
She turned her cheek to the side and smiled up at him. “Remind me why I should care if your animals are fed a few hours later than what you consider on schedule?”
“Kimberly, we need to get a few things straight. First—” He paused, watching when she rolled onto her back again and started fingering her nipples. Clearing his throat, he swiped her hands away. “First of all, everything between us cannot be about sex.”
“Us,” she purred. “I do love the sound of us.” She moved her searching fingers down her body and sighed when she twirled them around her opening. “I love the sounds of our bodies slapping together, our lips smacking out an erotic kiss…” Her voice trailed again, and she patted her pussy.
Holy fuck, she was beautiful. He’d never been one for exhibitionism, and he wondered why. He could watch a woman like Kimberly for hours upon hours and never lose interest. In fact, right then, all he needed was a few minutes to watch her arouse herself. He longed to see her fuck herself. Come for him and because of him.
“Please, Conrad,” she mouthed. “Let me play for you.”
She’d probably read his mind.
Kimberly waggled her brows, which only infuriated him. He deliberately pushed aside his growing need and continued spouting his demands. “Secondly, I need to give our mating some careful consideration. I’ve heard about sex shifters, and there’s a lot you probably don’t know. A mate will change my life considerably.”
Her eyes twinkled.
“And finally,” he gasped in the middle of his statement, watching as she shoved her fingers in and out of her pussy, “you can’t do things like this in order to convince me to take you to bed.”
“I don’t need a bed, Conrad,” she pointed out, slapping the hard ground. “I can fuck anytime,