Her Reluctant Bear: A Hot Paranormal Fantasy Saga with Witches, Werewolves, and Werebears (Weres and Witches of Silver Lake Book 5) (18 page)

Touch me lower
. While they didn’t have a telepathic link yet, she hoped he could sense her desire. Ever so slightly, she arched her back for more, pressing her rear against his groin.

“No moving. That’s cheating.”

Cheating? Was he kidding? “I need you.”

“In due time.” Brian lowered her arms and stepped around in front of her.

“Can I touch you now? I really need to.” Her teeth had already sharpened, and having Brian in front of her, naked, and not being able to indulge in him was testing her resolve.

“No.”

To her relief, he cupped a hand between her legs then pressed a finger into her wet opening. When he wiggled his digit and then pushed on her most sensitive spot, bolts of pleasure rocketed through her, forcing her to squeeze her inner walls together. “Got anything bigger?” she panted.

“I’ll let you be the judge.”

In a flash, she was in his arms and then on the bed. Jillian expected him to crawl on top and impale her with one long thrust, but instead, he knelt between her thighs and lifted her legs over his shoulders, his mouth an inch from her apex. As he hovered over her opening, she grabbed onto the knobby bedspread.

Eat me
. She tried sending the message to him mentally, but either he didn’t receive it or else he chose to ignore her. Never would she have expected Brian to be so seductive. It thrilled her to think he wanted their first experience to be so special.

When he leaned over and flicked her clit, she nearly flew apart at the seams. Holy goddess almighty. Slipping a hand between her legs, he pressed his thumb into her weeping opening while he sucked on her clit. Jillian firmed her butt to help lift her hips and nearly ripped the bedspread with her now-sharpened nails. The intensity was too much, and she couldn’t control her glow that was pulsing brighter and brighter with each stroke.

“I swear I’ll shift if you don’t take me now.” Jillian rarely demanded anything from a lover, but she was desperate.

“That so?” Brian lowered her legs and crawled up her body, his gaze focused on her tits.

He swooped down and plucked the left breast while he palmed the right one. Drawing the nipple taut, he sucked hard, sending spikes of need straight to her core. Jillian grabbed his shoulders and dug her sharp nails into his skin. She couldn’t last much longer.

“What are you waiting for? I’m on the pill. Please.”

Brian moved his attention to the other tit and drew a lazy circle around the delicate peak before dragging his mouth down her belly. With each inch, her need grew. If he didn’t plunge into her in the next two seconds, she’d have to take control. Her breaths shortened and her teeth sharpened.

Ride him
, her tiger urged.

Jillian was tempted.

Brian reached the apex of her thighs and pressed his mouth over her mound. His tongue went to work, ratcheting her desire off the charts while his hands roamed up to her breasts and captured them. Twisting her nipples slowly while he licked her up and down was driving her crazy. It was too much. Her bones cracked and white hair sprouted.

“Brian!” In one quick move, she rolled out from under him, her body pulsing. Jillian pushed on his shoulder. “Get on your back, please.”

He winked at her. “Feel like taking a ride, do ya?”

A second later, she was straddling him, her hand holding his thick, hard shaft. For good measure, she leaned over and drew him deep into her mouth, and dragged her tongue around the rough edge of the head of his cock. Brian groaned and mumbled something she couldn’t make out.

When he reached up and pinched her nipple, her body convulsed with need, and her tiger screamed for release. Jillian lifted up then guided his shaft straight into her. As she plunged down, overwhelming desire consumed her. His cock stretched her wide and stars burst on the back of her lids as bolts of pleasure tripped up her spine.

Jillian gulped in oxygen as she waited for the slight pain to subside. It had been too long since she’d let herself be with a man.

You were waiting for your mate,
her tiger reminded her.

I never thought I’d find him.

You have now.

Brian clasped her waist and lifted her up. “Stay there.”

It would be impossible not to move, but she’d try. Brian eased out, waited a long second, and then plunged back in, sending her closer to her climax. Wanting it all, Jillian leaned forward and kissed him. His beard had turned rougher and his nails had extended, but he probably had no idea that his bear was clamoring for freedom.

She cupped his face and kissed him hard, needing him, wanting him, desiring him. Sparks flew as he pounded up into her. When his hard cock banged against her back wall, she lowered her mouth to his neck.

Bite him
, her tiger urged.

No, it’s too soon. I don’t want to pressure him.

Just break the surface, enough to coax out his bear.

“Jillian,” Brian shouted. “I’m so close.”

So was she. As if the floodgates were about to open, she met each of his thrusts with equal power. He clamped his mouth on her shoulder and her breath hitched. He dug his fingers into her butt and squeezed tight. She pressed her teeth to his neck, hoping to coax out his bear.

On the next thrust, she lost all control. Her orgasm swept down so hard she had to gulp in air to keep from passing out. As Brian let loose his seed, she slid her hands under his body and hugged him tight.

His cock pulsed, and she soared. Exhausted, she collapsed on top of him. A minute later, he lifted his hands and gently rubbed her back. “Did I feel you bite me?”

“No, I was merely tasting you. I was hoping your bear would rear up and roar.”

“Well, something just reared up.” They both laughed. “How’s this? Ro-ar.”

She laughed again. “Close, but no cigar.”

“I guess you’ll have to keep coaxing him then.”

“It would be my pleasure.”

*

Brian was sure
he’d succeed at shifting tonight. Making love with Jillian last night had altered something inside him, and he wasn’t just talking about the self confidence and joy she’d brought. She’d woken up his bear; he could feel it. While it might not have been noticeable to Jillian, his incisors had definitely been sharper, his hearing more acute, and his body stronger. Jillian had made a difference—or else her little taste of him had been more than she’d let on.

He returned to the same field where she’d brought him yesterday. The moon looked about the same, only this time, dark clouds were scudding across the sky, and the air had more of a bite to it. He reminded himself that bears liked it cold. So what if his human did not?

Stop being a wuss
, that voice said.

Without Jillian to watch his attempt to shift, he was more relaxed. If he didn’t shift, at least he’d get some much-needed aerobic exercise.

In case he succeeded, he’d brought a change of clothing and stashed them at the edge of the field. He then did what Jillian suggested and performed a series of warm-up exercises including an attempt to touch his toes. Yeah, that wasn’t going to happen anytime soon, but he still tried. If nothing else, he needed to add stretching to his daily routine.

Stop procrastinating
.

He slipped off his jacket and mentally blocked out the cold. Brian started out with a jog then slowly increased his speed, focusing on his inner bear. The image of Jillian popped into his head, and his cock stirred at the thought of her naked, tempting, delicious form. His foot slipped on a patch of snow and broke his train of thought. Damn. When he was making love with her, his bear had urged him to be more aggressive. So where was his randy bear now?

Pay attention!

As his body warmed and his muscles loosened, he was sure he’d suddenly find himself on all fours lumbering across the field. But so far, it hadn’t happened. He changed his stride length thinking that perhaps one speed was better than another.

As much as he tried to bring his bear out, it was Jillian who sat at the forefront of his mind. He thought it might have been the calm he experienced around her that was blocking his excited bear from escaping. If he had to choose between being with Jillian and shifting, his bear would have to stay hidden.

The clouds passed over the moon, hindering his sight and forcing Brian to slow down. He’d encountered the uneven terrain last night, along with some rocks in the field, and he didn’t need to show up with bruises if he fell.

Learning to shift was more than just about him connecting with his bear. He wanted to shift so that Jillian and he could run free together. She claimed she wasn’t in her tiger form often, but hopefully he could change that.

After one more lap, Brian admitted to himself that it wasn’t going to happen tonight. He lacked the concentration mostly because his thoughts kept jumping to the two of them in bed the night before. Everything about that woman was perfection, which made him want to keep trying—night after cold night.

*

As Jillian trimmed
some greenery for Anna, her thoughts jumped to Brian’s green T-shirt he’d worn the night they’d made love. She could tell he had a nice body under all his clothes, but she hadn’t expected such thick shoulder muscles. And he certainly hadn’t been shy or fumbling in any way when it came to using that body. In fact, no man had ever excited her the way Brian had.

Anna came into the back room with some wild flowers and smiled. “Thanks for cutting the greens for me.”

Jillian liked watching Anna create bouquets. She said she wasn’t as good as Elana, but Anna could have fooled her. “No problem. You want me to flip the door sign to Open?”

“Sure.”

Just as Jillian stepped into the main room, Brian’s voice sounded from the back and her pulse sped up, causing her body to throb. Really? It was as if their lovemaking hadn’t satisfied her.

You want more
, her tiger snickered.
Or rather you need more.

It was true. One little taste of Brian seemed to make her cravings worse.

Brian entered the main part of the store. “Hey, I was on my way to work and wanted to say good morning.”

Brian looked not only professional wearing jeans with his orange work shirt, but he was sexy too. “Good morning to you. How was your
field
work last night?”

Most likely he hadn’t shifted. If he had, he would have called her. She just wished there was something she could do to help his bear emerge.

“Nothing’s changed.”

She tried to hide her disappointment. “Did you get any sleep afterward?”

He looked over his shoulder and moved closer to her. “Not really. It was lonely in my bed.”

Heat raced up her face. Brian wanted her to stay with him, but she thought it was too soon. He’d asked her what too soon meant, but she wasn’t able to articulate her thoughts. All she knew was, for this mate stuff to have any chance of working, they needed to take it slow. Brian seemed to understand, but she feared if he became frustrated over one of her quirky habits, it might cause more tension. It was hard enough keeping him upbeat since he hadn’t been able to shift.

Besides, with that crazy killer-cop on the loose, she was safer with Dalton. Probably because she didn’t know how Brian would react, she hadn’t divulged why she was even in Silver Lake—other than to visit her brother.

A customer appeared outside the store’s front door and then entered. Brian moved closer. “I have the late shift tonight, but do you want to have dinner tomorrow night?”

Her muscles relaxed. “I’d love to.”

“Great. I’ll call you later.”

When Brian leaned forward, she smiled and pressed her finger to his lips, not wanting to kiss him in front of the customer. In part, she feared one kiss would lead to something else. When she was around Brian, her control wavered.

Brian left just as Anna emerged from the back with the vase of wild flowers. She placed them in the cooler first then helped the woman pick out a nice bouquet for her boss who was retiring. All throughout the interaction, Anna kept shooting Jillian sly glances.

Once the women chose the bouquet, Anna wrapped a pink ribbon around the vase while Jillian rang her up. The woman thanked them both and left.