Free Untamed (Wolf Lake) by Jennifer Kohout

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    Launching herself from the ledge, Sam jumped over deadwood and darted around bushes, the bottom of the basin rushing up to meet her. Seeing Sam coming, Maddie spun on her back legs and took off running.
    Sam hit the bottom of the basin but didn't stop. Heart pounding, she poured everything she had into cutting across open ground, determined to catch her prey before Maddie disappeared back into the forest.
    Maddie could feel Sam coming for her, a powerful force streaking across the wilderness. She hadn't wanted to run, and already considered herself caught. But the chase was exhilarating, and Maddie was high on adrenaline at finding herself prey instead of the predator.
    Sam closed the distance just as Maddie made it to the trees. With a last burst of strength, she launched herself, knocking Maddie off her feet and sending them both tumbling to the ground.
    Sam shifted and came up laughing, her body covered in a fine sheen of sweat.  
    "You caught me," Maddie said, breathless from their run.
    "Now I get to have my way with you?" Sam asked, her body quickly cooling.
    "I really wish you would," Maddie huffed with a hint of exasperation, making Sam laugh.
    Sam turned her head. Maddie lay on the grass beside her, one arm above her head, the other resting lightly on her stomach. Laughter lit her eyes, laughter and a very clear invitation.
    Rolling over slowly, Sam crawled to cover Maddie, her body seeking out and settling between the female's thighs. Maddie opened up for her, lifting her knees to Sam's hips, and cradling her alpha between her legs. Sam sighed and sunk deeper.  
    Home .  
    The thought came unbidden, Sam realizing that Maddie was home to her in much the same way Nafarius was.  
    Maddie moaned as Sam settled between her legs. Generous hips pushed her thighs wide, exposing her to the cool air before Sam was there, pressing herself up against Maddie's core.
    "I love your curves," Maddie murmured, running her hands up Sam's arms and over her shoulders.
    "You can have them," Sam said, dipping her head to nibble at the tender skin along Maddie's jaw.  
    "I plan to," Maddie said, tipping her head back and exposing her neck.
    Sam laughed as she took the vulnerable skin of Maddie's throat between her teeth. She had thought to tease, to nip and nibble along the delicate column of Maddie's neck. But something shifted inside, something dark and sweet that had her biting down, the need to anchor Maddie in place suddenly riding Sam hard.
    Maddie hissed in a breath as Sam bit down, her body arching up off the ground in pain tinted pleasure. Sam growled, her wolf straining as Maddie pressed their bodies firmly together. Maddie responded, knowing the mating hold was instinctual, and surrendered to Sam's need to dominate and conquer.  
    Mine . Sam's wolf brushed at her inner barriers, trying to get close to Maddie.
    Ours , Sam reminded and thrust her hips.
    Maddie's fingers clenched at Sam's arms, her body taunt as she strained and shuddered. She could feel Sam's wolf, the animal's fur brushing up against the pack bond. Her own animal responded, moving closer.
    When Sam lifted her head, it was to find Maddie watching her with blue eyes rimmed with gold. "I can feel her," Sam whispered, bending her head to brush her nose along Maddie's jaw. "I can smell her. I can smell you, too," she said.
    Maddie whimpered. Desire was flooding almost too fast for her to handle. Sam, pressed as she was between her thighs, was a source of pleasure Maddie longed to touch. While inside, her wolf paced, rubbing along the pack bond with sensual heat.
    Sam felt all that desire swirling into the perfect storm and knew that she wasn't going to be able to hold on much longer.   Her body hummed with desire, the need to touch and taste rolling over her as she lowered her head and captured Maddie's nipple.
    "Oh, god," Maddie moaned, arching her back and pressing her breast more firmly against Sam's mouth.
    Sam used her teeth and tongue to tug at the