I suspected the woman didn’t understand what was happening—shock and confusion were etched on her face—yet she licked her lips, our eyes still locked to each other’s, and I lost control.
We met halfway in the interrogation room, not stopping when we came together so that we each pressed our body against the other.
“What is happening?” I vaguely heard Ben ask.
“Gray, don’t,” Dane warned me.
“Get out!” I commanded my men coldly, using my alpha voice to enforce obedience.
“Gray—” Dane said. Being alpha-born, he was more resistant to my command.
“I said, get out!” I roared, my voice deep and harsh as my wolf took over completely.
My teeth were elongating, and the yearning inside my chest was about to burst.
They needed to get out of the room and fast.
If they didn’t, I wouldn’t be able to keep them safe from the monster that was about to explode out of me.
But before I could attack, the woman’s warm fingers found my face, turned my lips to hers, and she embraced me.
I was kissing her passionately, but it wasn’t enough. I deepened the kiss, she let out a moan when our tongues intertwined, and it was the most beautiful sound I’d ever heard, sending me over the edge.
My inner wolf was in the driver’s seat, my body was on fire, and the urge was overwhelming. It took every ounce of my self-control not to claim her right then and there.
I didn’t even know her name and…
“Gray!” Dane’s voice cut through the moment, forcing me to break the kiss.
Ben and Jack had left as instructed, but Dane was still standing in the damn door. I grunted, and my wolf bristled. He had no business being here. He should’ve left with the others.
Now, he was a potential threat.
“Don’t,” Dane warned, stepping back as I crouched, ready to pounce.
I was still holding the woman in my arms, but I was prepared to set her aside to deal with this intruder.
“Get a grip, for God’s sake!”
My face twitched menacingly, and my wolf and human sides fought for control.
“What’s happening to me?” the woman in my arms asked, her voice filled with panic.
It was enough to end my standoff with Dane. I needed to reassure her, to tell her this was fate and…
“Love, we—” I began, pulling her closer.
“You don’t even know her!” Dane interrupted loudly, making my inner wolf even angrier.
He wasn’t one to respect the bond and what it meant, having one-night stands like they were something to be collected. He couldn’t understand. We needed the woman. Alone.
If I weren’t about to claim this woman, I would have already shifted and attacked my beta for his defiance.
That thought stopped me in my tracks. What the hell was happening to me? Dane was my closest friend. He was like a brother to me, and I was treating him like an enemy.
What was this woman doing to me that I was turning against my most trusted friend?
I saw my beta’s eyes widen, and he opened his mouth to speak, but before he could utter a word, a sharp pain exploded in my neck.
I cried out in surprise, then immediately groaned when the pain morphed into pleasure.
The woman’s mouth was on my neck.
Dane stepped forward, but I raised a hand. My inner wolf purred, and it felt like heaven. A deep and endless pleasure coursed through my veins.
I was so high, it took me a moment to understand what had just happened.
And then everything spiraled out of control…
A low moan escaped the woman’s lips as she continued to bite my neck. Waves of desire coursed through my body, fueling my already intense need for her.
My legs gave out as she deepened her bite, and we both collapsed on the cold floor.
She climbed on top of me so that my hard arousal was pressed against her wet center. I could feel her readiness through our clothes. She was as ready as I was.
My inner wolf growled deeply. We needed her. More than anything.
The woman pulled back, whimpering for a moment when her teeth left my neck, but our mouths quickly found each other again, and we let out a symphony of moans and groans as I tore our clothes off.
When my fingers found the only thing she was wearing under her dress was lace underwear, I couldn’t take anymore. My wolf became frantic, singularly focused.
I completely forgot about Dane still standing there, too shocked to move, and I ripped the thin fabric separating her from me while simultaneously freeing my arousal.
I was hard as steel and throbbing against her sweet center. She was whining and moving her hips, almost in a trance.
“Gray…,” Dane’s distant voice attempted one more time.
But it was too late. My wolf needed it, she needed it, I needed it.
Part of me was aware that I didn’t know this woman. She could be anyone, even an enemy. But the bond was too strong for me to resist. I’d deal with the consequences later.
As I entered her in one swift move, we both cried out.
She felt so good. I needed to move, or I was going to climax right then and there like a teenager.
Flipping us over, so I was on top, all my focus was on her. Her flushed face, her hair spread around her head like a halo, her beautiful green eyes wincing as I thrust into her harder each time.
My inner wolf was ecstatic, my whole body was on the brink of exploding. With each thrust, I became more demanding, and she became tighter.
Clutching at my shoulders, she started to move under me, her moans and cries music to my ears. Her eyelids flickered so fast, I almost thought I saw her irises changing color.
Her scent was everywhere, enveloping us in a mix of daisies, honey, and sex. She dug her fingers into my shoulders and moved her hips frantically against mine.
She took me so well. She couldn’t get enough. I couldn’t get enough.
And just when I thought I couldn’t feel more pleasure, she did something unexpected. She licked my mark—the mark she’d just made on my neck—sending me soaring higher than the moon.
A wave of pure ecstasy traveled through me—from my head to my toes, from my soul to my throbbing arousal.
Something was…building.
“Fuuuuuuck!” was all I could manage as I felt my knot swell inside her.
She tried to say something but was overwhelmed by the pleasure.
She trembled beneath me, never taking her emerald eyes off me. They plunged into the depths of my soul, stirring up a tidal wave of longing and affection.
Just when I thought I had nothing left to give, my inner wolf re-awoke my arousal, and I drove myself deeper into her and moved my lips to her neck.
As my teeth broke her skin, she let out the softest whimper before we were both swept up in another surge of passion.
The reverberation of the bond that now connected our souls triggered another climax in her, and she rode out her orgasm and my arousal for what felt like an eternity.
I wished the moment could stretch on forever. I felt physically drained, yet emotionally, I was overflowing with warmth, reverence, devotion.
A soft laugh escaped her lips as she descended from her peak. “Hmm…” She suddenly seemed bashful. She tried to wriggle out from under me, but I held her close. “Who are you and what just happened?”
“I’m Gray.” I pressed a kiss to her mark, earning a moan in response.
My inner wolf hummed in satisfaction at the sound. Everything about her was just right.
“I’m your mate, and I think you might be pregnant.”
