Reaching for My Angel [The Royal Wolves 5] (Siren Publishing Allure) (13 page)

“I know, which is why I was thanking you, Ben, for giving me all of you. Your heart and soul,” she said with a smile and rubbed her cheek to his chest. “I love you, Ben. I will protect you as well.”

“That’s what mates do, love, we love, we care, we protect each other for all time,” he murmured. He wasn’t like his brothers, completely that was. If his mate wanted to protect he was all for it, but he would protect her from herself if necessary. While he would never doubt her abilities, he also knew that sometimes females just couldn’t or wouldn’t do some things, thus why there were males.

She smiled and nodded, her cheek once more rubbing lightly on his chest as sleep tugged at her. “No more talk, sleep okay?” were her whispered words as she let her eyes close and body fully relax into sleep.

“Yes dear.” He grinned, kissing her cheek lightly. Hugging her closer, he wondered how many more secrets his mate had that she’d yet to share.

Chapter 4

“More juice?” he asked as he came to the table with the second batch of pancakes. Sitting he held up the container of juice as he poured a refill for himself. Setting the pancakes between them he grinned. “Come up for air, love,” he teased chuckling at her. She was just going full bore into the meal.

She paused and snickered. “Sorry. When you have lived on truck and only have so long to stop food it’s the little things like having really good and homemade pancakes that really…” She trailed off in her thoughts. It was heavenly. The truck stops mostly had really good food, but no one made really good homemade pancakes.

“There is more where these came from, love, no need to inhale them all in the first five minutes.” He chuckled. Pushing the refilled plate closer to her, he stole two off the top and left the other six for her if she wanted them. Drizzling syrup over his, he took a couple more sausages and more eggs. “What are your plans for today, darling?” he asked as he started to cut through his cakes.

“Well, I need to go by the bank,” she said as she forked in another bite. “And then you are going to take me by the car dealership so that I can get a new car,” she said with a grin. She paused and licked the dripping syrup from her upper lip. “But I want you there as well to help me choose it, all right?”

“You just want me there so you don’t have to go through the whole process of being hosed by the salesguy. You batting your lashes and getting him all confused and then raking him over the coals for even daring to think you are a fluff-headed woman,” Ben translated dryly.

Shrugging and then grinning she eyed him. “That could be, Ben. But you know as well as I do they try to fleece the women and when a woman comes in who knows all the facts they suddenly get all pissy and stuff. So yeah, I want you there so that you can be my handsome, sexy as all get out buffer from the big bad salesmen.”

Snorting at that, he just shook his head. “Yeah,” he murmured as he continued to eat and eye her with great suspicion. He somehow knew he was getting played and that whatever poor and hapless salesperson they got stuck with was going to get a huge show. “Just promise me, if you decide to gut the poor bastard verbally,” or otherwise, “you’ll warn me so that I can go pretend to be interested in something else?”

“I have no intention of verbally eviscerating anyone today, my love,” she said with a smile. “I just want what I want. I know what I want and I refuse to deal with some asshole who thinks that because I don’t have a dick that I don’t know what I want.”

“Yes ma’am,” he told her with a grin. “But don’t take it out on your mate, love. I’m the innocent here and just because I have all the parts does not give you the right to bash me in place of this yet to be met salesman.” If they were lucky they’d have a woman showing them the vehicles but Ben knew, his luck wouldn’t hold.

Moving to stand before him, she grinned and placed a hand on his chest. “I won’t hurt you, Ben. You make me so very, very happy. I am never going to do anything to hurt you, would never do anything to hurt you.” She cupped his cheek now and leaned in, brushing her lips over his. “I love you, Benedek, now and for all time I love you.” She would never harm him, she would never do anything that would cause her mate any pain or harm.

Wrapping his arms around her he held her close. “I know that, love,” he said softly. “It’s how I feel about you, darling.” He smiled nuzzling her neck gently. “I can’t hurt you it would be like hurting myself,” he whispered nipping at her throat lightly loving the taste of her skin.

“I know that, darling. I know you would never hurt me,” she said with a smile and nodded. “Now then, sweetheart, take me car shopping? I have a serious hankering to smell some new car scent and break in a new seat.” There was only a small pause before, “And if I get a large enough car, we can even break in the back seats.”

Growling softly at her suggestive words, he nipped at her flesh a little harder before laving his tongue over the small wound. “Let’s go and find you a new car, my love,” he whispered dragging his teeth up her neck slowly and gently.

“One with really big backseats.” She tossed in and then let out a happy peal of laughter. “But if you keep doing that we won’t make it out of this house.” She had heat, but he was like living and breathing flames. His body was so much more beautiful than hers would ever be.

Lifting his head he looked at her. “Fine, we’re going,” he told her softly with a sigh. “Grab your jacket, love, it’s going to be cold on a car lot,” he said as he turned and forced himself to walk from her to get his own. Picking up the keys to his car he walked to the door. “Ready?” he asked as he looked to her. “Credit card, comfortable shoes, attitude?” he grinned.

She pulled out the jacket that he had bought her with the faux fur lining and trim and pulled it on. “Credit card, lots of cash money, cashier’s check if needed, and shoes.” Leaning up she brushed her lips over his at the door. “And I always have my attitude with me, Ben. It’s part of the little package, my love.”

Smiling, he made a sound of agreement. “And what a delightfully entertaining attitude it is, too, my love,” he assured her softly as he followed her out. Locking up, he put his arm around her waist as they went down the steps and around the house to where he’d left the car.

She had just laughed and shook her head as they moved into the car, away from their home and toward the car dealerships. She knew the car she wanted when she saw it. It was a Lexus Hybrid, the LS 600h L. It was a beautiful car, and she would have it.

Parking at a dealership that had obviously caught her eye, Benedek got out and, wandering around the car, helped her out and, with a sigh, reluctantly unleashed her on the salesmen. Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he followed along dutifully and just plain admired her form. He loved watching her move and god, her ass, it was enough to make him weep if he were that kind of man.

When the man went to grab keys so they could take a test drive, Evan moved back to him and smiled, leaning into him. “Keep looking at my ass and we will be arrested for lewd behavior.” She felt each glance he afforded her. She felt each hot gaze on her body and it made her hurt with need. “I know what I want, bad thing is that I have to order it. I still want to drive the lot’s one like I want just to make sure and then we can go, all right?”

“I happen to like staring at your ass,” he told her wrapping his arm around her waist and holding her to him loosely. “You have a superb ass, a splendid ass, an ass worthy of a man crawling on his hands and knees to grovel for a bite of one perfect cheek,” he teased, knowing he was getting her revved up.

“I have an ass that is desperate for her wolf. God, I need you, Ben. How long do you think it will take to finalize the paperwork with the salesman so that you and I can get out of here, go find a place to park and work out in your backseat?”

Shrugging, he glanced over her shoulder. “Well here comes said salesman now, we do the test drive, come back, you sign the paperwork, give them money, we jump in the car and find a low bridge somewhere and get as naked as we need to. About…” He thought it over. “An hour, give or take ten minutes,” he guessed.

“Forget the test drive, we move straight to the paperwork because I need you sooner than an hour.” She would likely climb the walls if she had to wait that long. “God, I need you.” It was a low sob of need, desire.

He hated that she sounded so steeped in despair. He didn’t like her hurting or aching for anything. Pain had been part of her life before and any in the life they had was unacceptable. “We could ask for the ladies’ room, love, and have a, what is the colorful phrase Janos uses?” He thought for a moment and then looked at her. “We could have a ‘quickie,’” he pointed out gently. It would take the edge off and she’d be able to conclude the business at hand. “Just tell your salesman that something you ate is not agreeing with you, I escort you, in we slip, lock the door and…” He shrugged.

She nodded. “That works.” She didn’t like how she was feeling. It was a burning need. It hurt her to be so turned on, to be so needy. “What’s wrong with me?” she grumbled as she rubbed against him. “Bathroom. Yes, the bathroom because I hurt, Ben.”

Making his excuses to the salesman, he guided her toward the building and the bathroom. Locking the door behind her, he stroked her hair. “You’re starting to pick up on the Wolf traits, love,” he told her. She hadn’t turned yet, hell, he hadn’t even given her the mating mark, but she’d been around the other women enough to start picking up some of their traits. “You’re having sympathetic heat symptoms, darling,” he murmured stroking her hair back and kissing her lightly.

“Remind me to beat them senseless,” she grumbled and moved against him. “I love you, Benedek,” she whispered up against his lips and smiled before kissing him with the hungry need that she had rolling around inside of her body.

Shaking his head at her, he kissed her back as he pushed at her clothing, getting her pants down so that he could lift her to the vanity. Pushing his own down just far enough to free himself he stepped into her and slid into her wet heat, a gasp exploding against her lips as she took him in so easily. “God,” he breathed out softly his hunger coming up to a fever pitch that he couldn’t control. Before, out of doors, he’d been fine staying just upwind of her so he wasn’t pushed to the brink by her scent, but now, in the enclosure of the bathroom, he was a goner.

“I know,” she panted against his ear. “If this is only sympathy heat, how will we survive the real thing?” She bit his earlobe and lifted herself slightly. “Faster.” Because they didn’t have a lot of time and they both knew it.

Cupping her ass in his hands, he lifted her up and drove into her in a brutal rhythm because he needed her just as desperately as she seemed to need him. Pounding into her, he scraped his teeth over her shoulder. “We will survive anything as long as we are always together, Angel mine,” he whispered. Then, in a moment of pure driving need and instinct, he bit her flesh breaking through until he tasted blood. In one part of his mind he couldn’t believe he was giving her the mating mark in a toilet and in the other he was thrilled that he’d finally given in to the baser instinct to claim what was his fully.

She felt the bite and all the breath left her body. Her legs tightened around him and her hands moved to his head to hold him close, to hold him there. She fought the need to scream and instead whispered, “Harder, Ben, we both need to come, please finish it.” Finish the tie between them, finish their mating bond, finish it all.

Growling at her words he took longer, harder strokes that, had he not been holding her to him, would have had him chasing after her across the vanity. Squeezing the cheeks of her ass a little harder, he felt himself swelling and knew they were fast approaching the end. How fast even shocked him and all he could think of was to lift his head to capture her mouth in a kiss to keep her from screaming out, and he came barely a second later, his cock swelling on the last thrust so that when he buried deep that last time, his seed spilled hard and deep into her body.

She was ever so thankful of his lips sealing over hers and sealing off the scream that she would have let loose. Her body leaned heavily on his as she gasped for air. “I think that they are going to think I really,
really
love to shop.” She pressed a kiss to the side of his neck. “I love you, Benedek.”

Lowering his head Ben lapped at the mark he’d given her even as he cursed his lousy timing. “I love you, too, Angel mine.” He breathed softly as he double checked to make sure the bleeding had stopped. He couldn’t take her out if there was a trace of blood. He didn’t want anyone to think he was beating her. That would really not end well for anyone concerned.

She felt the loss of him as he began to shrink inside of her and cupped his cheeks in her hands. “I love you so very much, Benedek. Later I will recall that you marked me in a bathroom.” She smiled brightly however. “And kiss you again for it.”

Pulling back from her he tucked himself back in his pants and shook his head. “I don’t know if that is such a good idea,” he said with a wince. “Not sure I want to remember marking my mate in such a public place,” he murmured fully embarrassed that he had had no control over it. “I wanted to do that in our space, surrounded by only each other, candles, and silk sheets. You naked, stretched out, and relaxed as I took my time,” he told her trying to make her understand he hadn’t wanted to rush it, that he’d wanted her to have a beautiful memory to always hold with her.

Taking his face into her hands she shook her head. “No.” She saw the horror in his eyes. “Baby, don’t. This was perfect.” It was perfect because it had been the right time and place. They had both needed the marking, the branding she knew it as did he. “Don’t, Benedek. I love that you lost that control, please don’t be upset about it?”