Page 66 of Nikolai (Kansas City Reapers)

“Niko, you are not… OH MY GOD!” she screamed as I lunged for her. I’d never seen a person flip around on their heel and high tail it so fast before. I cackled out loud, letting her flee the scene as the birds scattered through the trees at our commotion.

She took off like a bat out of hell, squealing as she ran — half with delight and half with fear, from the sound of it. I waited only a short bit before taking off after her.

“You’re going to get it. You better run, princess!” I shouted. She took off to the left, up ahead of me, but I was hot on her tail.

As I rounded the corner a few moments after her, I stopped short, realizing she was nowhere to be found. However, the sound of twigs snapping and birds scattering off to my right told me exactly which way to go next.

I stalked her like prey, hunting her with only thoughts of devouring her in mind. As I cleared the next thicket of trees, I finally caught sight of her. I’d know that ass anywhere, as she slipped behind a tree, likely trying to catch her breath.

I stalked her, careful of my footfalls as I approached. Coming up on the opposite side of the trunk that she hid behind, I moved quickly, lunging around the tree to grab her.

But my hands grabbed only air. She shrieked and dodged out of the way, leaving me off balance and stumbling, as I’d expected to tackle her to the ground.

“Gonna have to be faster than that…Sir,” she giggled. The little tease.

I lunged at her again, but she was a slippery little thing, quickly ducking under my arm and bolting off in the opposite direction. I gave chase enthusiastically, enjoying both the thrill of the hunt and the sight of her sexy little ass ahead of me as she fled.

But as our little game went on, my primal fervor was slowly replaced with admiration and respect as she continued to elude my grasp, sometimes by a mere finger’s breadth.

Slowing about twenty feet away after once again sending me nearly sprawling, the little minx turned and looked back at me over her shoulder and stuck her tongue out playfully. “I thought you were supposed to be some big, bad Marine. Bested by a tiny woman like me? Who’da thunk?”she tittered, teasing me as she ran off further into the woods.

“You little tease!” I called out after her. “This is just flirting, you know?” I caught my breath and took off after her. She wasn’t far ahead of me, but damn, the girl could run! I was already winded with our little game, and that was saying something. I kept myself in pretty good shape,but Maddy was like a speed racer, jetting out ahead of me as I swiped for her time after time.

“Sneaky little bitch,” I called out after her, only to have her giggle in response once again.

Finally, I caught back up with her, my legs pumping hard as I lunged towards her. My arms wrapped around her, tackling her to the ground as I rolled so that I took the brunt of the fall instead of her. This was supposed to be fun and end in sex. Not a trip to the hospital.

Barrel-rolling us clear around until her back was on the ground, I pinned her down with the weight of my body, my hands holding her arms down as I leaned in close, snarling softly.

She grew still for a moment, and fear gripped me. Had I pushed too far? I hadn’t crossed any explicit boundaries; I was certain.

Suddenly, the memory of her words came flooding back to me, clear from that night we had first negotiated.

“If we are going to do this, you have to trust me. I’ll tell you when I’m not ok. I’ll use the safewords. I promise. If I’m going to trust you, that means you have to trust me, too.”She had such insight for a woman with little to no knowledge of kink before she stepped into our home.

“Not much fight, for such a feisty thing,” I teased her lightly, watching her for any signs of distress while still holding onto my facade of dominance. Just as soon as the words left my lips, that spark reignited in her eyes.

With a grunt of effort, she began fighting me. Legs twisted and kicked, arms and hands fighting my grip as she swatted at me. Her entire body writhed beneath me, further arousing my ardor. Fuck, I wished I were burieddeep inside her cunt at that moment. That kind of fighting combined with our kind of fucking? Fuck yes, sign me up!

“You want a fight, buddy? A fight… you’ll… get,” she grunted out, her claws coming out as she scratched and swiped at me like a wild hellcat.

Pinning her hands down, I tried to keep her still, but her feet were another story. She shifted her weight, kicking at me until she landed a cheap shot — a knee to my groin.

“Fuck!” I groaned, immediately releasing her and cupping my precious ball sack for dear life. She took her chance, slithering out from under me and making a run for it as I lay on the ground groaning.

I stayed right there on the ground, groaning for a moment, cursing her very existence as pain radiated through my groin. It wasn’t the worst kick of my life or anything, but damn, getting kicked evennearmy balls was painful enough. I grunted as I stood back up, taking just a moment to catch my breath before taking off after her yet again — this time with a renewed sense of vengeance.

This time, finding her was much harder. She had gotten one hell of a head start on me, and she was nowhere to be found. I broke out into a sprint, not caring if she could hear me. I needed to make up the distance.

Finally, I found her. She had wound her way around the property, and we weren’t far from the garage at this point.

I watched as the leaves of a bush up ahead rustled, giving her position away. I pulled out every stealth tacticin my arsenal, secretly wishing I had Carrick’s skill set in a moment like this. That man was basically invisible. He was an artist of a rogue if I’d ever met one.

I slipped around the other side of the bush, watching as she hovered there, crouched just above the ground. Christ, her ass looked good from this position. She leaned over, peering around the corner of the bush to try and see me.

“Silly princess. Tricks like that won’t work on a Dom like me,”I thought to myself with a smirk.

Carefully, I crept forward, my arms snaking around her waist as I tackled her firmly this time, rolling us both to the ground and pinning her there with my entire body.

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