Free Scent of a Wolf's Mate by Tory Richards

truth. “I
don’t think he would have killed you the other night, but he would
have hurt you in the most savage and degrading way.” He wrapped his
arms tighter around her when she shivered. “Clive has always had
jealousy issues, and it seems the older he gets, the worse he gets.
Mother refuses to acknowledge it.”
    “He wants to be the alpha?” Connor felt her
warm breath against his neck where she rested her head.
    “Yes, but that will never happen. As the
youngest, he has to get through my brothers and me before he can
reach that rank. So realizing he can’t hurt us, he’s decided to
hurt the ones we care for.”
    Serena lifted her head and pulled back to
meet his gaze. “How can you care for someone you don’t know?”
    Connor chuckled. “It’s different for us, and
I do know you. I know where you’ve spent the first twenty-four
years of your life, I know what schools you went to, the college
you attended, and I know who you went to the high school prom with.
As your mate, and alpha, the elders are required by our laws to
keep me informed.”
    “So what happens now?”
    “Right this minute?” He put his hand beneath
her chin and tilted her face so he could look into her eyes. “I
believe we have some unfinished business,” he grinned, lowering his
face and covering her mouth with his.
    Connor had only meant to kiss her briefly,
but as soon as their mouths meshed, it turned into something long
and needy. She was so damned sweet and responsive. She opened her
mouth willingly, letting his tongue slip inside to graze over hers.
Lost in the moment, he buried his hands in her soft hair, and held
her to him tightly.
    In no time, their earlier desire returned.
Sounds of mutual hunger surrounded them as they tasted and explored
each other’s mouths. Serena arched into Connor, as if willing his
body to absorb hers. When she began squirming on his lap he lay
back, arranging her on top.
    “Maybe this time we won’t be interrupted,”
she said between kisses, covering his face and neck with tender
pecks.
    God, I hope not. He thrust his hips
against her, seeking relief for his aching cock. Serena was working
her way down his chest, unbuttoning his shirt as she went until she
was able to open his shirt all the way. He sucked in his breath
when her open mouth traveled back up his abs and chest, bathing his
flesh with damp heat, before latching on to a nipple.
    Sweet Jesus! A sharp feeling of
pleasure traveled straight to his cock. It wouldn’t take much to
send him over the edge. He let Serena nip and tongue his nipples
until he couldn’t take it anymore. Then, grasping her by the upper
arms, he hauled her up his body so he could place his mouth at the
base of her throat. Tugging her blouse open, he lifted her higher
until her breasts were level with his mouth.
    Connor didn’t hesitate in taking her breast
into his mouth. Her little cry of pleasure fueled his hunger and he
suckled her flesh hard, feeling it swell inside his mouth, aware at
the same time that she was moving her lower body against his as if
they were already fucking.
    Suddenly Serena pulled away from him and
their gazes met. Connor watched her eyes turn gold with arousal,
knowing his were probably the same color. As they stared at one
another, their heavy breaths mingling, Connor wondered what her
hesitation was.
    “What, baby?” He brushed the hair out of her
face, sensing her unease.
    “Something wild flows through my blood,” she
whispered, almost in awe. “It makes me want to do things.”
    Connor tried not to smile, but he was elated
inside. Serena’s wolf was getting closer to the surface, making
itself known in a rollercoaster ride of confusion and emotions that
kept her on the edge of knowledge. Once she stopped fighting her
new condition, the rest would be explained.
    “What things?” he asked.
    Her pupils flared. “Things to you,” she said
softly. “I have an urge to do something to you that I’ve never done
to anyone