Page 10 of Savage Fate

“Not from me.”His wolf form towered over mine, and as his eyes burned, challenging me, my legs trembled.“If Kaspin’s spell took over, I could easily kill you. I’ve come too close to doing just that.”

“Kaspin’s spell could take over any time and not just during sex. Why aren’t you completely staying away from me?”

Of course, we’d run the risk of experiencing that separation anxiety since our bond was still so new. He could simply remain in the same house as me, though. He didn’t have to torture himself by sleeping on the floor in his room or attempting to watch my every move.

Fane stepped closer, his hot breath blowing down my face.“Because I have very little control when I’m buried inside of you, whether it’s my fingers, tongue, or cock.”His nose traced the side of my head and then nestled in my neck, inhaling me.“You have no idea how much effort it takes to have even one rational fucking thought.”

Shivers scuttled down my back, and heat infiltrated my bloodstream. If he was trying to scare me off, he was doing a horrible job.

Mine.

He was fucking mine.

And I wanted him.

My shifter instincts raged at me to take what was mine, mixing with the demon side I inherited from Fane. A vicious snarl slithered between my teeth, and before Fane could move,my head darted forward, and I bit his neck in a show of possession and dominance.

“Mine.”

The coppery tang of his blood settled on my tongue.

“Damn it, Tate!”

As soon as I released Fane, he drew back, red flashing in his irises. The air shimmered around him, and I felt his shift coming through the bond. A few snaps rebounded as he smoothly rose on two feet, the onyx spikes vanishing and the fur making way for tattooed and scarred flesh.

I followed him, and we faced off in our human form, completely naked.

Air fled from my lungs as I studied his marvelous form. Tousled ebony hair was wild around his flushed cheeks, the moon glinting on the scar along his left cheekbone and the one by his right ear. Crimson smeared his corded neck from my bite. His two-toned eyes glowed through the darkness like beacons drawing me in.

Fane’s chest heaved with heavy breaths as he took me in from head to toe, a mixture of fury and lust ricocheting within the bond. My nipples hardened, and goose bumps prickled my skin under his intense scrutiny.

When I licked his blood from my mouth, a threatening growl rolled off his tongue.

He was fully erect, every muscle taut.

“I think you should run, fiera mika.” Danger wrapped around each syllable that dropped from his sinful mouth.

I scoffed. “I’m not running from you.”

“You better if you want to see the next sunrise.” His fingers curled into fists, and his muscles rippled. The delicate lacy tattoo that appeared over his heart after we claimed each other seemed more prominent than usual within his scars and slashing black ink.

Or maybe I just wanted it to be.

When I didn’t heed his warning, Fane bared his teeth in a snarl and then pounced. His fingers tangled in my hair and yanked my head back so hard I whimpered.

“You have no idea of the beast you’re provoking.” His mouth crashed on mine, and his tongue thrust inside, licking and swirling in a possessive dance.

A moan echoed between us, and moisture collected at the apex of my thighs as I longed for him to fill me. As he rocked his hips against mine, his hard length thick and heavy between my legs, I raked my nails down his back. The scent of blood spilled into the air.

“You are the literal death to my control.” He nipped my lip and then dragged his teeth down my throat, licking the mark his bite had given me.

My husky laugh turned into a gasp. “Like I said, I can protect myself, Maverick.”

“Have you learned nothing from the few times I’ve nearly killed you?” His fingers slipped between my slick thighs and plunged into my throbbing center, yanking a cry from me. “I’m already fantasizing about the gasping sounds you’ll make while I’m choking you as I take you roughly in the dirt.”

Instead of scaring me, his threat sent a bolt of fire right to my clit as he worked it with his thumb, and my knees almost gave out.

Maybe I should have taken his warning seriously.

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