trying to stop what was happening. Slow down . His beast ignored him. His control galloped farther down the rutted path leading to complete savagery. God, what would he do to her if his raptor slipped its leash? She thought just because he remained in human form that he’d act human. Not so. Mating for raptors was primitive, brutal, and usually ended with a complete loss of control. He’d hurt her.
Lia’s hand stilled. She’d finally sensed the wrongness. “What’s the matter?”
“Losing it.” His voice was a tortured rasp. Need battered his defenses, knocking them down brick, by brick, by brick. Soon there’d be a hole big enough for his beast to crawl through. Damn. He’d been with women during the last few months. Control hadn’t been an issue with them. Why now? “Want this too much. My beast doesn’t understand gentleness, doesn’t realize that humans can break. Might hurt you.” His beast’s frustration was a primal howl, beating at his mind, tightening his muscles into agonized knots.
Lia didn’t freak out and pull away from him. Thank you. She remained silent for a moment before removing her hand from his cock. No. Touch me. Now. He forced the words back. She was doing the right thing even if the right thing killed him.
“I’ll take your word for it.” She slid her fingers through his hair, a calming gesture. “But I’m not exactly a delicate flower. I could hold my own.”
Not against my beast. “Yeah. Better safe than sorry, though.” He leaned away from her. What the hell had just happened?
His body screamed its fury. Hunger denied. Deal with it.
She bit her lower lip before releasing it. He riveted on its damp fullness—a reminder of lost pleasure—even as he tried to force his beast back into its cave. Finally, it went, growling and clawing every inch of the way.
He watched her pull down her top with fingers that still trembled. She took a deep breath. Then she smiled. “We’ll have to practice. Sort of work up to it slowly. Practice can be fun too.” Her smile faded. “I’m selfish. I want it all now.”
Time for hard truths. “No matter how human I look, I’m still raptor here.” He tapped his heart. “When my brain shuts down, and my senses take over, the beast runs free. Oh, I might not change forms, but he’s still in control. He doesn’t understand words like ‘gentle’ and ‘foreplay.’ He goes for the kill every time.” As explanations went, that was an epic fail. Sounded like he had zero control.
She didn’t look disgusted, but he was glad he couldn’t read her mind right now. Let him keep his illusions.
“Has this happened before when you were . . . ?” The rest of the sentence faded into the obvious.
“No.”
“Well, hey, that’s something at least.” For whatever reason, she almost looked pleased. Go figure.
Suddenly, he froze. What the hell? Someone was in his head. No one he recognized. He pushed against the presence. It didn’t budge.
“I tried to wait until the main event was over, but since it’s been canceled, I decided now was an okay time to connect. We need to talk. Now. I’ll meet you in the lobby. Bring Lia with you.”
Utah sent an automatic denial. Not. Now. Who was this?
“Forgot to introduce myself. Seir, the bad seed. Hurry. Fin’s not paying attention right now. Don’t know how long that will last. Have to strike while the iron is hot and all that crap.”
“What’s wrong?” Lia frowned. Her lips were slightly parted, swollen from his kisses.
“Son of a bitch.” He heaved himself from the couch. “We have company down in the lobby.”
She raked fingers that still shook through her hair, leaving it tousled and beautiful. “Who?”
“Fin’s brother.”
Chapter Six
F in’s brother ?” Lia was still trying to catch her breath after what almost happened, an “almost” that had torn her down to her most basic components. Those basic components had nothing to do with protecting herself or staying
Lia’s hand stilled. She’d finally sensed the wrongness. “What’s the matter?”
“Losing it.” His voice was a tortured rasp. Need battered his defenses, knocking them down brick, by brick, by brick. Soon there’d be a hole big enough for his beast to crawl through. Damn. He’d been with women during the last few months. Control hadn’t been an issue with them. Why now? “Want this too much. My beast doesn’t understand gentleness, doesn’t realize that humans can break. Might hurt you.” His beast’s frustration was a primal howl, beating at his mind, tightening his muscles into agonized knots.
Lia didn’t freak out and pull away from him. Thank you. She remained silent for a moment before removing her hand from his cock. No. Touch me. Now. He forced the words back. She was doing the right thing even if the right thing killed him.
“I’ll take your word for it.” She slid her fingers through his hair, a calming gesture. “But I’m not exactly a delicate flower. I could hold my own.”
Not against my beast. “Yeah. Better safe than sorry, though.” He leaned away from her. What the hell had just happened?
His body screamed its fury. Hunger denied. Deal with it.
She bit her lower lip before releasing it. He riveted on its damp fullness—a reminder of lost pleasure—even as he tried to force his beast back into its cave. Finally, it went, growling and clawing every inch of the way.
He watched her pull down her top with fingers that still trembled. She took a deep breath. Then she smiled. “We’ll have to practice. Sort of work up to it slowly. Practice can be fun too.” Her smile faded. “I’m selfish. I want it all now.”
Time for hard truths. “No matter how human I look, I’m still raptor here.” He tapped his heart. “When my brain shuts down, and my senses take over, the beast runs free. Oh, I might not change forms, but he’s still in control. He doesn’t understand words like ‘gentle’ and ‘foreplay.’ He goes for the kill every time.” As explanations went, that was an epic fail. Sounded like he had zero control.
She didn’t look disgusted, but he was glad he couldn’t read her mind right now. Let him keep his illusions.
“Has this happened before when you were . . . ?” The rest of the sentence faded into the obvious.
“No.”
“Well, hey, that’s something at least.” For whatever reason, she almost looked pleased. Go figure.
Suddenly, he froze. What the hell? Someone was in his head. No one he recognized. He pushed against the presence. It didn’t budge.
“I tried to wait until the main event was over, but since it’s been canceled, I decided now was an okay time to connect. We need to talk. Now. I’ll meet you in the lobby. Bring Lia with you.”
Utah sent an automatic denial. Not. Now. Who was this?
“Forgot to introduce myself. Seir, the bad seed. Hurry. Fin’s not paying attention right now. Don’t know how long that will last. Have to strike while the iron is hot and all that crap.”
“What’s wrong?” Lia frowned. Her lips were slightly parted, swollen from his kisses.
“Son of a bitch.” He heaved himself from the couch. “We have company down in the lobby.”
She raked fingers that still shook through her hair, leaving it tousled and beautiful. “Who?”
“Fin’s brother.”
Chapter Six
F in’s brother ?” Lia was still trying to catch her breath after what almost happened, an “almost” that had torn her down to her most basic components. Those basic components had nothing to do with protecting herself or staying
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