Page 51 of Understanding Fate

Chapter 20

Cain

“Absolutely not!”

The words fly out of my mouth before I let her even finish her thought.

Yes!

My wolf perks up, hearing exactly the words he needs to try and fight me for control.

You shut up!

Not like this.

“Why not? You said I get to choose. I’m choosing,” she says, her hands flying out dramatically.

“You can’t just choose. Not like this. You’re under duress! ‘I want you to Awaken me.’ Are you out of your mind, Firefly? This is a life-changing, can’t go back kind of decision. You can’t just say that while I’m putting away the guacamole like you’re commenting on the weather!”

The fire in her eyes tells me she has no plan to let this go, and I have to physically look away from her to keep the parts of me and my wolf from jumping at the opportunity to make her ours.

When I finally look back at her, I see the sparkle that tells me all I need to know about what's coming.

Well, shit.

She stomps herself over to the table and picks up the burner phone as the pieces of her plan put themselves together, and I lunge.

“Oh, no, you don’t!” I say, swiping the thing away from her seconds before she places the call.

“Why not? If you won’t do it, Casper surely will! He wants me safe, for whatever fucking reason, so having me be Awakened makes his job a hell of a lot easier.” The defiance she places in her jaw as she swipes at my hand, trying to get the phone back, has me wanting to punish her for even attempting to have someone else Awaken her.

Feigning right, I let her get just close enough, and I pull her into me, locking her body to mine. Her eyes slide up to mine, surprise and anger simmering beneath them.

“No one. And I mean, No. Fucking. One. is allowed to put their mouth on this,” I drop a kiss on her shoulder. “Perfect,” A kiss on the edge of her collarbone, sliding her oversized hoodie to the side. “Fucking.” A kiss right above the fluttering pulseat her throat. “Skin,” I say, nipping lightly at her jaw before slamming my lips onto hers without any hesitation.

The sound of her moan hits my ears as she opens, allowing my tongue to delve deeper and taking me right back to the moment in the cab of the truck. Reaching down, my hands slide across the curve of her ass, and I lift her, placing her on top of the table before me.

My teeth dig into her lip, and I pull on it before leaning away, wanting to fully take her in.

“In case I haven’t made it crystal fucking clear, Firefly. You. Are. Mine.” I pause for effect before continuing, enjoying the light panting coming from her and seeing the pure arousal on her face. “Maybe you just need to be reminded,” I growl out before grabbing the bottom of her hoodie and pulling it along with her shirt over her head in one fell swoop. My lips reclaim hers while I reach around her to unhook her bra.

Her hands tug my shirt out of the way before unbuttoning my jeans and dropping my zipper, distracting me from the bra hooks.

Fuck.

I’m so hard my cock pushes onto her hand before the zipper gets to the bottom, and she wraps her fingers around it, gripping me over the thin fabric of my boxer briefs. It takes everything I have not to explode right then.

“Naked. Now.”

The order is quick before I tear my shirt over my head, and my lips start trailing kisses down her neck to her shoulder, sliding the bra strap off as I go. Her soft whimper hits my ears just as the undergarment springs free, revealing her already-taut nipples.

Absolutely perfect.

Before I can even complete the thought, my thumbs slide under the fabric, gripping the top of her leggings and tugging them off with a single pull.

I pause momentarily, admiring the look of her splayed out for me on this table like my very own last supper.

My eyes meet hers, and I can see the lust in her gaze as she pants with need.

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