Free To Catch His Mate (Crescent Moon Series Book 5) by Savannah Stuart, Katie Reus

server approached the table with two plates of steaming food, interrupting their conversation. Though she hated to, she withdrew her hand from his. Immediately her entire body mourned the loss of their connection. Soon enough, she planned to feel what it was like to have his skin on hers though.
    “Full disclosure though,” he continued. “I waited outside the bar and watched you head back to the condo with Charlie. If you’d left with a male, I don’t know that I’d have shown any restraint… I know I wouldn’t have.” A single pulse of energy rolled off him then, the power he contained undeniable.
    She shivered at the dominant note in his voice, liked that he was possessive of her. Because she returned the sentiment. Shifters didn’t share when it came to their mate.

Chapter Eight

    “This is a nice place,” Alyssa said, energy humming through her as she glanced around the living room of the guest condo Reece was staying at. She was barely seeing anything though. The furniture pieces were just shapes as she stared at Reece in the reflection of the sliding glass door. He’d asked her back to his place after dinner and she’d said yes.
    There’d been no pretense that she was coming over for anything other than sex, but now that they were here, she was feeling nervous. Not because she wanted to walk away, but because… sex . Reece was one of the most powerful males she’d ever met and she knew he had experience. Likely more than she wanted to think about. She was worried she’d be a disappointment.
    “You don’t want to talk about the condo,” he murmured, moving in behind her. Her back collided with his chest, the heat he emanated all-encompassing as his big hands settled on her hips.
    “No, I don’t.” Taking a deep breath, she decided to just tell him the truth. “I’m a virgin.”
    He froze, that big body going impossibly still, but he didn’t pull away. His fingers tightened on her hips. “Do you want to stop?”
    “No way.” She turned in his arms and linked her fingers behind his neck. She didn’t want to stop or talk about anything. She just wanted to feel.
    His mouth was on hers before she could blink. Moaning, she arched into him, feeling as if she could crawl out of her skin as his tongue teased against hers. The worry was still there, pulsing through her, but when he kissed her like this it was hard to focus on anything but the moment.
    He growled in a purely possessive way she’d only ever heard mated males make. The sound sent spirals of pleasure to all her nerve endings, knowing it was for her, that she brought out this side of him.
    Before she could lose her nerve, she reached down and tugged on the tie to her wraparound sweater. Her friend had been right. Easy access was the way to go. When it loosened, Reece pulled back a fraction, looked down.
    His gaze was pure wolf as it tracked down to her now gaping top. The cheery red sweater was open, revealing just the hint of a lacy black bra with a red bow in the middle and the curves of her breasts. He’d seen them before but it didn’t matter. He let out a groan. “Everything about you makes me crazy,” he murmured, pushing the sweater off her shoulders so that it fell to the floor.
    She was barely aware of anything as he bent his head to her covered breasts. She clutched onto his shoulders and it was as if he read her mind. He hoisted her up, letting her wrap her legs around him. He immediately began walking, heading…somewhere. She didn’t care where as long as it had a flat surface.
    Reece stumbled into the first door along the hallway even as he sucked on one of her covered nipples. The sensation of his warm mouth and wicked tongue through the lacy material made her moan.
    Her head fell back right as she found herself flat on her back on cool sheets. Reece pulled away, making her reach for him. But he was fast, stripping off her boots, jeans and everything else until she was naked on his bed.
    She didn’t have time to