Page 157 of Shadow City: Silver Wolf

My body responded to his smell and sexy voice, and I turned to face him.

His lips parted as he erased the distance between us. He kissed me with so much passion, my mind grew hazy.

I can’t risk losing you again.His arms wrapped around my body, and his fingers dug into my ass.I almost went insane. It gets worse each time.

Our bond strengthened every time we had sex or spent time together. I’d heard that mates fell in love more each day, and now I knew it to be true. At first, it was lust, with love taking root within our hearts, but the lust never went away. Fated mate bonds ever deepened within each other.

You know I wish things weren’t like this.In a perfect world, we’d have only regular pack issues to take care of, not someone breathing down our necks, wishing captivity or death on me.Maybe fate messed up, putting the two of us together.Griffin deserved to not live under constant threat. He should’ve been given a mate who could not only make him happy but didn’t put him at constant risk.

He growled and lifted me, his body pressing my back against the wall. One hand snagged my wrists and held them over my head.Don’t ever talk like that again.He pulled his mouth away from mine and kissed down my neck, all the way to my breasts.

Last time we’d almost lost each other, he’d demanded slow and tender lovemaking, so when he bit my nipple, I gasped in both surprise and delight. His tongue flicked out, giving me the sensation of both pleasure and pain, and my fatigue left me.

All I wanted and needed was him.

My wet hair clung to my shoulders as I leaned my head against the wall. He nipped and teased me as one of his hands slipped between my legs.

Now that one hand was free, I took a fistful of his hair, pulling his head toward me. I wanted to taste him.

No,he chastised me as his fingers increased both the pressure and pace, rubbing the place that built the friction inside me faster.

My breathing grew ragged as his mouth devoured me and his hands pushed me toward the peak. Every time I tried getting closer to him, he pulled away and bit and touched harder. My body was teetering so damn close to the edge.Fuck me now.I growled.

I was done playing nice. There was only one way that I’d get fully sated.

Take it back, then.His teeth grazed against my skin, making my body somehow warmer.Tell me you’re glad that you’re mine.

Of course I am.I had trouble even forming the words in my mind—my body had never been through so much torture and excruciating pleasure before.

Say fate had it right,he linked as he slipped a finger inside.

Right as my body almost contracted, he removed his hand, causing the building sensation to stall.

I bucked under his hand, wanting that release so damn badly.

Say it,he growled, commanding me.

I’d never been so turned on in my life. As an alpha, I thought I wouldn’t like being dominated, but Griffin was the exception to the rule.Fate had it right, okay?

Good.He stumbled back and yanked off his clothing. His scent of arousal was as strong as mine, though I hadn’t even touched him. He grasped my waist and tried to turn me around so I wasn’t facing him, but it was my turn to dominate him.

My wolf surged, and I pivoted so that we switched sides with him against the wall. His eyes widened, which meant my plan had worked. He thought he’d be in control the entire time.

I climbed him, and he bent his knees enough that my legs could touch the floor on either side of him. When he slippedinside of me, I rode him fast and hard. After the torture he’d just put me through, I wouldn’t take it easy on him.

He thrust into me, slamming deeper, and soon, I was close to falling over the edge again. My fingers fisted his hair, and I pulled, wanting to give him a taste of the pain he’d given me as I sucked on his neck. He shuddered against me, making me feel even more powerful and sexy.

One of his hands slipped between us, pinching my nipples as I pierced his skin with my teeth. Our bond filled with raw attraction and need, and I could feel him as he orgasmed with me. Our bodies rocked in sync as he filled me, and we stilled as we floated back to reality.

Damn, that was amazing,he said huskily, as he started to pull back. He scanned my breasts.I didn’t hurt you, did I?

Just the perfect amount.We’d done “fast and hard” before, butthatwas something a little different, raw and carnal.And that was amazing.

He chuckled and kissed my lips sweetly.Yeah, you can say that again.He scooped me up in his arms and carried me to the bed. He laid me down and pulled the covers over me.Get some rest. I’m going to jump in the shower and then join you.

My eyes grew heavy, and before he even made it into the bathroom, I’d fallen asleep.

I woke cuddledin Griffin’s arms. On mornings like these, life felt normal. The exact way things should be.

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