Free Wolf Games: Granite Lake Wolves, Book 3 by Vivian Arend Page A

lap. “How
    did you figure it out? Do you have training in chemistry or something?”
    “Nope. PhD in Slavic languages.” She gasped in surprise, her eyes widening and he laughed at her
    expression. “With a master’s in Classic Literature.”
    “But…you work with Keil as a wilderness guide.”
    He shrugged. “When he looked into starting the company, he knew his brother would be too young to
    be a real help for a number of years. I offered to partner with him until TJ is able to take over.”
    “But why, if you have all this education…”
    Maggie wrinkled her brow and he smoothed the skin on her forehead with his thumb. “He’s my best
    friend. I’m currently tutoring a half-dozen students online, so I’m still using my skills, but it would have
    been very selfish to let his dream die when I could help him.”
    Her bright eyes examined his face closely, as if she was trying to see if this was some kind of trick to
    impress her. “You’re a very complicated man, Erik Costanov.”
    He shook his head. “I’m as simple as they come. I believe in the golden rule, and I try to live by it.”
    She knocked him off balance by crawling across his legs and straddling him, her butt resting on his
    thighs. He lay very still, afraid to scare her, but savouring the sensation of her weight on top of him.
    “What are you doing?” There, that managed to come out sounding reasonably intelligible. Damn, he
    spoke seven languages and right now English didn’t seem to be one of them. His tongue was glued to the
    roof of his mouth.
    She wiggled a little closer and he bit back a groan. Her hot core now rested against his groin and his
    cock rose like new bread in an oven. “I want to kiss you.”
    Hallelujahs rang in his brain. Holy freaking exclamations of jubilation, rejoicing and unending glee
    broke out in a full chorus. But when he spoke, he delivered a measured, “Okay.”
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    She leaned forward and brushed her lips over his, and the electric sensation he’d felt before when they
    kissed buzzed through his torso and up his spine to his brain. Before he knew it, he’d buried the fingers of
    one hand in her hair, moving her the way he wanted her, while the other wrapped around her body to pull
    their torsos together. Her sweetness filled his senses, tantalizing his taste buds with the desire for more.
    Eager noises rose from her as their tongues brushed.
    The night remained warm, and they both wore only shorts and T-shirts. Having a barrier between
    them was torture. He broke off their kiss, sat with her still straddling him, and whipped off his shirt. Her
    eyes bulged for a second before she reached down to caress his abdomen, the fleeting strokes tormenting
    him even as he savoured his mate finally, finally touching his skin again.
    “Please take off your shirt.” His voice cracked, he needed this so much. He closed his eyes against the
    disappointment of her saying no, then the rustle of fabric hit his ears. When he looked again, she still wore
    her bra, but the creamy smoothness of the rest of her skin more than made up for that small disappointment.
    He touched her reverently, stroking from her hips up the gentle indent of her waist until he covered the
    swells of her lace-covered breasts. She sucked in a gasp as he rubbed his thumbs in small circles over her
    nipples, the tips beading to tight points that stabbed his flesh through the fabric. “You’re beautiful.”
    He ignored the driving urge to roll her over and take her, and instead slipped his hands back around
    her torso so their lips met again.
    They kissed leisurely, exploring each other’s mouths and necks, tongues stroking, teeth nibbling. Erik
    wasn’t sure how long they sat there and frankly, he didn’t give a damn. He’d waited his whole life for her,
    and they were finally doing what his wolf had been howling at him to do for days. Although the beast was
    going to be sorely disappointed when they