Arctic Bound by Tigris Eden Page B

of her kiss was more than he could stand. Victor couldn’t wait any longer. He had to taste her. His mouth descended fast and hard. His hand tightening in her hair as he brought her closer. He knew his growls and grunts were nothing civilized as he devoured her lips. Their tongues clashed and her own moans fueled his beast into a frenzy that took him by surprise. He felt her knees shake a moment before she slumped forward in his arms. Unable to hold herself up, he gripped her tighter. He couldn’t tell if she was still healing from the ordeal with the bear, or if he literally made her weak in the knees. He wasn’t sure but he was going to go with the latter, because he knew his kisses were that good.
    Their teeth clashed. His arm at her hands tugged her closer as he lifted Nerina. She didn’t need instruction, her legs immediately wrapped around his waist where she clenched his sides. Victor tore his mouth away, breath sawing in and out of his chest as he tried to fight off what was overpowering them both. He practiced control in all things. With her, his control faltered and became unbalanced. He was on the edge.
    His wolf wanted to mount her, the man wanted to mark her, and right now the two parts of him were not seeing eye to eye. Placing his forehead against hers, he gave his omission.
    â€œYou make me lose control.”
    â€œGood.”
    â€œNo, not good.” She didn’t understand what that would mean for either of them. Talking was starting to sound like the best course of action. She needed to know about him and what he did to her in order for them to continue and move forward. “I think we should talk first. I want to make sure you understand that if we do this, what this will entail.”
    The look in her eyes said it all. She was disappointed. But she also wanted to know what he was talking about. Slowly she took a deep breath, untangled her legs from around his hips, and slowly slid down his body.
    â€œUntie me.”
    Victor released her hands and returned her boy shorts. Quickly, she slid into her underwear and then went about the task of putting the rest of her clothes on. They were ruined, but did the job of covering most of her up. When she looked up and realized he was still naked, she tilted her head to the side eyeing him in curiosity.
    â€œYour clothes?”
    â€œDon’t wear any during the change.”
    â€œHuh?”
    He had a lot to explain.
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    Could women get blue balls? She’d heard him say something about no clothes during a change, but once again she was dazzled by all that was him. He was hot with clothes on, but damn, he was hotter without them.
    Head in the game.
    Right. They were supposed to be talking. He wanted to talk. They would talk.
    â€œHow long is a few hours? You said we’d been here a few. Two hours? Three—”
    â€œJust a little over nine hours. Demon and Daar are back at your cabin.”
    â€œHow would you know that?” The last thing she remembered before the bear attack was Demon and another wolf playing in the woods, or chasing each other in the woods. “Never mind, don’t answer that. Let’s go with the million dollar question instead, how is it that I’m alive, healed, and well?”
    â€œLong story,” Victor said stretching his arms behind his back and then rolling his neck on his shoulders until she heard a distinct pop.
    â€œWell, we’ve got time. Explain.”
    â€œWhat I’m about to say is a Pack secret. If you let on that you know about us to the outside world, well there’s no other way to put this,” he stepped closer, his large body crowding hers. “Death would be the least of your worries.”
    He was serious. Nerina could see it in the way his eyes flared and his jaw tightened as he said the words. They stared at one another in silence before he began speaking again.
    â€œThis is going to be hard for you to