STORY EXCERPT

Misty Kane hugged her friend good-bye, then exited the restaurant and walked toward where she’d parked her car.

For a Friday night, the town of Aztec, New Mexico, was quieter than she’d suspected it would be, but maybe that was because Shelley, her friend, had chosen a place to get together for dinner that wasn’t in the main hub of the town. She hated that she’d gotten here so late and had to park her car a couple of blocks from the restaurant since the streets had been lined with cars, but now she wished she’d found a parking space a lot closer.

It was late, just going on midnight, and now the outskirts of Aztec were practically deserted. Shelley, who lived in Aztec, had beat Misty to the restaurant nearly an hour before her.

She sighed as she hurried along the pavement with weariness. This week had been a long busy one, but today had been busier than the other four days. She was exhausted since she’d also had trouble sleeping lately. The doctors’ office where she’d worked as a receptionist/administrative assistant was down a person, and she’d been trying to cope with everything by herself.

The two doctors had both been booked solid with patients and appointments, and she’d left work far later than she usually did.

Thankfully, she had the weekend off since both docs didn’t work on the weekends. She now had two whole days to catch up on her chores and her sleep.

A shiver of apprehension raced up her spine when she heard what sounded like a shoe scuffing the pavement somewhere behind her, but when she gazed over her shoulder to scan the area, she didn’t see anyone. Speeding up even more, she dug into her purse for her car keys, wanting them in hand so she could get into her vehicle as quickly as possible. She tripped over a cracked piece of concrete in the path and almost fell, but she managed to stay on her feet after a few stumbling steps.

Up ahead was a dark alleyway that gave her the willies, but her car was not far from there.

The hair on her back of her neck stood on end when she heard a vicious growl, and just as she was close to the alley, she spied a set of golden glowing eyes.

Misty stopped in her tracks, and as she backed up, she once more glanced about, hoping to see someone else walking the streets of Aztec, but there was no one.

Her heart thundered in her chest when she saw what was attached to those evil-looking golden glowing eyes. There was a huge black dog, and he was staring right at her. She took another step back and another, but the vicious-looking animal kept pace with her.

She was shaking and sweating with a fear so intense she wasn’t sure how she was still standing since it felt as if her knees were knocking together and were about to give out on her. Because she was so scared it was hard to think, but though her instincts were telling her to turn tail and run, she couldn’t take her eyes off the dog.

When the beast stepped under one of the few shops signs in this part of town, the quaking in her body intensified until she felt as if her whole body was trembling.

She’d never seen a dog as big or as wild-looking as this one and couldn’t help but think it wasn’t a dog at all. It looked like a huge-assed wolf.

Just as her mind and body decided to work in tandem and she managed to turn away from the massive beast, she saw him leap in her direction from the corner of her eye.

Misty screamed and tried to run, but she didn’t even make it two steps before the wolf rammed into her, knocking her to the ground. She punched and slapped at the snarling rabid beast, but it seemed oblivious to her blows.

She screamed again, but this time in pain when the animal bit into her upper arm, tearing at her flesh and crunching down through bone. She kicked and clawed at the dog’s face, going for one of its eyes, but she missed when it started shaking its head back and forth as it dragged her over the ground. Misty’s stomach roiled as agony seared into her arm, and she wondered if the beast was trying to tear her limb off.

It wasn’t until the wolf-dog released her arm that she noticed it had dragged her into the alley she’d been fearful of crossing.

The canine stood over her body on all fours with its teeth bared and blood dripping from its fangs.

Tears rolled down her face as she stared into the cold, glowing, yellow eyes, and she knew she was facing her own death. A sob burst from her mouth, and another followed.

There was so much left she wanted to do, wanted to experience, but she was never going to get the chance.

Misty was going to die a horrid painful death and never know what it was like to fall in love and be loved in return.

When the dog backed up, she almost sighed in relief, but the moment the animal’s mouth and snout was level with her knees, the wolf-dog halted.

Even though she was hurting all over, she wasn’t going to give in. Misty was going to fight with everything she had to survive.

She didn’t want to die and was determined to live.

Just as she shored up her resolve, the wolf-dog struck after a scary growl.

She kicked her legs and screamed as excruciating pain seared deep into her thigh as the animal bit into her flesh so deeply her ears started ringing. The animal bit her again and again and again.

The shadows in the alley grew darker and darker. She shivered as she got colder and colder until finally everything faded away, and she felt nothing.

ADULT EXCERPT

Heaven!

That was the only word Billy could think of when Misty had taken his dick into her mouth, and as much as he would have loved to let her continue, he was too fucking hungry for her. The first time he came with her he wanted to be embedded deep in her wet cunt as he claimed her.

He had no idea how he’d managed to keep himself from sinking his cock into her pussy the moment Decker had moved aside, but thankfully he’d remained seated. If he’d as so much as moved a muscle, he would have fucked her like the animal he was.

He’d thought he’d had his hunger back on a tight leash, but as soon as she licked him, he’d been hanging on by the tips of his fingers. It had been all over when she sucked his dick into her wet heat.

He took about a second to eye her sexy naked body over after tossing her onto the bed, and then he leapt up onto the mattress. Taking a few deep breaths helped him to curb his lustful excitement until the flames leaping inside of him were somewhat subdued. When he lifted his hands, reaching out toward her, he was shocked to see them shaking.

Billy had never felt anything like this in his life. Now, he understood what all the other wolves in his family were talking about when they’d spoken about the need to be with and claim the other halves to their souls. The need to complete the bond between a werewolf and their mate was almost a possessive compulsive necessity that he couldn’t and didn’t want to deny. How the hell he’d waited for her consent he had no idea, but he was glad that they had.

He wanted to kiss and lick every inch her of, taste her, and consume her, but he was too hungry to take his time. Hopefully the next time he made love to her he could do everything he wanted, but right now he felt as if he didn’t get inside of her, he was going to die.

Instead of covering her body with his, the way Decker had, he clasped her upper arms and pulled her toward him. As he sat back on his bent legs, he lifted her up and onto his lap. She gasped then moaned as she wiggled on his thighs, his cock rubbing against her cunt and her belly.

“Lift up, darlin’,” Billy said raspingly. As she pushed up higher onto her knees, he gripped her ass, kneading her butt cheeks, then clasped the base of his dick. Again, he drew in a couple of deep breaths, trying to bank the hunger raging inside of him. He wanted to align his dick with her cunt and spear into her until he was in all the way, but he held still, hoping she’d be the one to take the initiative. He would have asked, no, tell her to take him inside of her, but he couldn’t seem to get his tongue to form the words.

Thankfully, she wanted him as much as he wanted her because she clutched at his shoulders and lowered herself down. He growled as she enveloped the head of his dick in her wet heat and groaned when she rose up slightly.

She held his gaze with her heated blue eyes, sucked in a deep breath, then dropped down onto him hard and fast. His wolf howled as he headbutted his insides, trying to get out to claim his mate. Though his fangs had already partially lengthened, he kept his mouth and teeth away from her neck.

Misty skimmed her hands over his shoulders, his arms, then over his chest before caressing up again. She wrapped her arms around his neck, gripped his hair, and started moving up and down over his aching dick. When she lowered her gaze to his mouth, licked her lips, and kissed him, he thought he’d lose his mind.

She stroked her tongue into his mouth, twirling and curling it around his. He tilted his head and took the kiss deeper, caressed his other hand down her back, and gripped both of her ass cheeks just as she took all of his cock inside of her hot, tight cunt. He squeezed her ass, broke the kiss, panted, and held still as he waited for her to stop clenching around his cock. She was so fucking wet her juices were dribbling down and dripping off his balls.

When he felt her tense, about ready to move, he used his upper body strength and helped her rise. He lifted and lowered her off and onto his dick as he rocked his hips, sliding his cock in and out of her snug cunt.

Lewis crawled up behind her, cupped both of her breasts, and rolled her nipples between his fingers and thumbs. Each time his brother applied pressure to her sensitive nubs, her internal muscles rippled around and along the length of his erection. He growled and tried to keep himself from moving her too fast, but when it felt like her cunt was sucking at the head of his cock, it was an impossibility.

The tips of his fingers tingled, and just before his claws elongated, he eased his grasp on her ass so he wouldn’t hurt her by puncturing her soft, silky flesh.

Lewis drew his hands away from her breasts just before Billy lifted Misty from his dick, turned her around, and placed her on the mattress on all fours. She gasped and gazed at him over her shoulder. Again, he wanted to apologize or say something to reassure her, but he was too far gone with lust to speak. He surged forward up onto his knees, gripped one of her hips with his hand, grabbed the base of his dick, notched the head to her cunt, and pierced her with one thrust.

“Oh,” she moaned.