Her mind raced. What should she say? Oh, she felt the same, but she needed the words! She stood. She couldn’t, wouldn’t have this conversation with him towering over her. “You think you are falling in love with me,” she repeated.
Kurt just nodded.
She grinned. “Well, that’s a good thing. Because you belong to me, Kurt Moore. Just as I belong to you.” She grabbed his shoulders and yanked him forward. He grunted when their bodies slammed together. “Me too!” she admitted. “Me too.” She grasped the back of his neck and pushed her mouth up to cover his.
He tasted like coffee, spice and something that she thought was his own unique flavour. She rubbed her tongue against his, ran her hands over his shoulders, while settling into his embrace.
When they had to back away to breathe, she met his gaze. “I want you to mark me, to claim me,” she assured him. “I want to belong to you, Kurt.”
“Sweet Jesus!” he exclaimed before kissing her again.
She pulled his shirt out of the waist of his jeans so she could get her hands on his warm flesh. She kneaded his back as he plundered her mouth.
It was right. It felt awesome. This man was everything she had ever wanted in a partner. When her fingers brushed under the back of his pants, he pulled back.
“I wanted to make you hot chocolate, have you relax in a hot shower, romance you, show you how much you mean to me,” he told her with a huff of breath.
“After,” she insisted. “After you can take care of me. Right now I need to feel you.”
He lifted her right off her feet. His strength always surprised her. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he carried her out of the kitchen through the hall. She nibbled his neck, nipped his ear, causing him to groan as he passed through the bedroom doorway.
He laid her on top of the bed covers and looked down lovingly at her. “You belong there,” he said. “On my bed.”
She reached for him. “With you.”
“Yes.” He caught her hand and kissed the inside of her wrist. “With me always.”
She sat up and grabbed the hem of his shirt. “Prove it,” she challenged.
They undressed each other quickly. It wasn’t the time to go slow. No, that would have to come later. Her blood felt like it was on fire as his hands ran over her body. She was already wet for him and he was hard for her.
They rolled around on the bed, marking each other’s skin with lips, tongues and fingers. She laughed when he sucked behind her knee then shivered when he ran his tongue up her thigh. He pushed her legs apart before concentrating on her pussy.
“Oh!” she cried out as he started to lick her pussy. She bucked up and grasped the bedspread under her hands.
Kurt didn’t hold back. He feasted on her, adding his fingers inside, bringing her pleasure higher and higher until she almost sobbed with it.
It was too intense. Her entire body tightened, bowed as he brought her to climax with his fingers buried inside and his lips on her clit. She rode out the consuming orgasm, going weak under the assault.
She was still vibrating as he slid his body up and over hers. His cock brushed against her folds. She lifted her legs and wrapped them firmly around his waist.
His hands grasped her hair and he lifted her head. Eyes locked on hers, Kurt entered her slowly. He pushed inside, filling her, connecting in the most primal way.
She shuddered as he withdrew, gasped when he plunged back inside. In long, deep strokes, he claimed her body. Savannah gripped his shoulders as his thrusts rocked her body. The tempo of their lovemaking sped up gradually until Kurt drove himself inside hard. His head tipped back with ecstasy apparent in his face.
It was beautiful. Powerful. And she wanted more.
She lifted her hips to meet each and every frenzied thrust. His fingers tightened on her hips and her breath caught at his growl.
“Baby,” he called out to her. “Mine.”
“Yes!” she yelled. “Yes, yes, yes.”
His mouth came down on her neck and she buried her fingers in his hair. When she felt a sharp prick on her neck, she tilted her head back.
“Bite me,” she urged. “Mark me.”
Hips snapping, Kurt rumbled before he bit down. Savannah screamed out as the most intense orgasm was torn from her. Kurt’s teeth pierced her skin, his lips at her neck as he sucked. Before she could even catch her breath, another orgasm slammed into her. She whimpered.
He lifted his head and roared out his own release.
* * * *
Kurt stepped out of his bathroom, towel-drying his hair. He padded naked across the room on silent feet.
Savannah was still curled up on her side, face buried in the pillow. His heart felt light seeing her there in his bed—
their
bed, if he could convince her to move in sooner rather than later.
He reached down and ran his index finger over the bite mark on her neck. She hummed happily in her sleep.
Kurt couldn’t believe that he had actually told her the night before that he was falling in love with her. Oh, he had meant it, but it just shocked him that he’d confessed it to Savannah.
But the feelings that Savannah stirred in him were intense. He’d been unable to let her go the night before, not without telling her how he felt. He wasn’t worried about flying out today. He had just needed her to stay the night with him.
His wolf had been just as adamant, wanting to claim Savannah before he left her for several days. Once he’d marked her, all the tension had left his body. He’d slept deeply, not waking until his alarm had buzzed.
He sat on the side of the bed and ran his hand softly over her shoulder. She mumbled something and rolled over onto her stomach. He chuckled as he bent his head to kiss the back of her neck.
“Hmm,” she murmured.
“Are you awake, darling?” he asked with amusement.
“No,” she replied back sleepily.
Kurt used his teeth to nip her.
“Hey!” she grumbled. She flopped back onto her back and peered up at him. “Did you shower?”
“Yeah,” he answered. “I’ve got to get ready to go.”
She frowned and looked over at the clock on the side of the bed. “Five a.m.?”
He laughed at the disgust in her voice. “We’ve got to get an early start. Everyone has arrived and we’re going to take off at first light.”
She sat up. He reached over and tapped a key he’d laid on the nightstand. “Here’s the key to lock up. I wanted to give it to you before I left.”
She lifted a brow. “Giving me a key?” she asked. “I might not give it back.”
“That’s the plan.”
The grin she gave him was warm and bright. “Come here,” she ordered.
He bent forward and she kissed him thoroughly. With reluctance, he pulled away. “As much as I would like to climb back into this warm bed with you, Clint will be here soon to pick me up,” he told her.
She pouted. “But you’re already naked for me.”
He grabbed her, making her squeal, and slammed his mouth down on hers.
Her eyes were wide and her breath was unsteady when he finally released her. “That’s just wrong,” she grumbled unhappily.
Kurt shook his head and stood back up. Any more and he wouldn’t be ready when Clint arrived. He could feel her eyes on him as he walked to the closet and started to dress. He pulled on black cargo pants and a long-sleeved black shirt. He grabbed his boots and socks before strolling over to the bed.
Savannah had the pillows stacked up behind her back. She ran her hands over his back as he pulled on the socks and boots. He approved of the touch—just the connection that he needed. Plus it would have the added benefit of leaving her scent on him.
He turned and gave her a quick kiss. “I’ll call you.”
“Be careful,” she replied.
“I will, I promise,” he said and forced himself to leave her behind.
Chapter Ten
Kurt and Clint met up with Tony, Cain, Austin and another shifter, Gray Mason, at the airfield. It was convenient that the Council had their own private plane the men could use.
The five of them boarded the plane and took their seats. Clint was speaking with Gray, and Cain and Tony were huddled together. Kurt used the chance to watch the men.
Gray and Clint were talking about Gray’s recent move to a town in New Mexico where the community was filled with several different shifter species. Kurt was shocked to learn that Gray was mated to a bobcat. He didn’t think he’d ever met a wolf shifter mated to a completely different species. But the smile and love in Gray’s eyes as he spoke about his mate showed that the man was extremely happy with his choice. Kurt was amazed.
Tony and Cain had pulled out a map and spread it out on the table in front of them. Kurt moved over to see what they were looking at. It was a satellite map of a neighbourhood.
“Is this the house?” Kurt asked, pointing at the circled building on the map.
“It is registered to a childhood friend of Dan Carter. It was the only connection we could find in Rolling Hills,” Cain said.
“I wish we had someone close to watch it,” Tony commented. “But it was quicker to just come out ourselves than try to locate someone. The closest Pack is in Vegas and we would have to request help and wait to see if their Alpha would provide it.”
“You’d think there would be an easier way,” Kurt mentioned.
“Yeah,” Cain agreed. “Even with the word of the Council, it would still be up to the Alpha. And probably take a couple of days.” Kurt snorted.
Tony laughed at their reactions. “That’s politics for you.”
Maybe, but Kurt would have to think about that. If there was a way to coordinate better, it would be something he’d definitely need to look into. His position with the Council would help with reaching the Alphas of different Packs. He had access to the information of every Pack under the Council in the United States. Tony could help with contacts from other countries. But that was something he could think about once he was back home.
The announcement came through the speaker box that they were cleared for take-off and Kurt braced himself. He hated to fly. It unsettled his wolf. He gripped the arm of his chair tightly and closed his eyes.
When the plane levelled out, Kurt opened his eyes and looked around. It seemed the others were just as uncomfortable as he was.
Gray grinned over at him. “I hate that.”
Kurt nodded back. “Yeah.”
Gray and Clint moved closer and they went over the plan. “I say we head straight to the house. It will be light out, but we should still be able to get a feel for the area,” Cain suggested.
“If they are holding Colt,” Gray added, “they probably have some kind of security.”
“I agree,” Cain said. “There is no real good place to shift. I think we need to stay in human form for now.”
“Here are two good exit plans.” Kurt pointed to the map.
It took the entire short trip for them to formulate a decent plan. Once they had arrived in Nevada, they departed the plane to the waiting SUV. Cain took the driver’s seat, while Tony sat beside him, and Kurt, Clint and Gray climbed in the back. Luckily, the vehicle was spacious enough for the five large men.
Cain tapped the address to the house into the navigation system before heading out. Kurt took in the half-deserted airport. It didn’t seem to get a lot of business.
“It’ll take half an hour to get to Rolling Hills,” Tony told them. “There is a small landing strip there, but we didn’t want to take the chance that Dan Carter has someone watching it.”
“That’s good,” Kurt agreed. He liked working with Cain. Cain seemed to have control of the situation. Kurt had gone into missions with a lot less information and was glad he didn’t have to again.
As the scenery passed by, Kurt really couldn’t see what anyone would see in this part of the country. It was a desert. Even at the end of November, the early-morning heat was uncomfortable.
Kurt much preferred his new home in the mountains of Northern California, where they actually had all four seasons. Even as cold as it was right now, there were good points to winter.
He couldn’t wait for a break so he could enjoy some time at home with Savannah. Soon it would be time to decorate the house for Christmas. He hadn’t had a home for such a long time—it would be nice to put up lights and a tree. He would rope Clint into helping him with the lights outside and was sure Savannah wouldn’t mind trimming the tree with him.
As a matter of fact, he could start planning that now. They could start a new tradition together. Dinner, decorating and making love in front of the fireplace.
Yeah, that will work
.
“I’m going to park a couple of blocks away,” Cain said, interrupting his thoughts.
Kurt shook himself back to the present. He needed to get Colt back and take care of the current problems first.
Cain pulled into a large grocery store lot and parked towards the edge of the street.
“Just in case they do have someone watching out for them, I think Gray and I should go first,” Cain told them.
“Clint and I are pretty recognisable. Tony too,” Kurt agreed. “Sounds good to me.”
“We’ll walk over and get a feel for the neighbourhood,” Cain said, opening his door. “I’ll try to get some up-close pictures on my phone camera, too.” Cain and Gray slipped out of the car.
Kurt’s phone rang and he pulled it out and looked at the caller ID. “Hey,” he greeted Savannah.
“Just wanted to give you a heads up. We got the warrants. We’ll be taking in Bruce Carter and several other men under arrest,” she told him.
“When?” he asked. That could add a complication to their mission.
“In a few hours. We’re waiting on backup from the State Police. The sheriff wants to offer again to call in the local authorities out where you are.”
“No,” Kurt said. “The Council doesn’t want the humans to know yet. They want to keep this under wraps for now. Tell him I’ll let him know if anything changes.”
“I understand.” She lowered her voice. “We’ll try to put off allowing them to call their lawyers as long as we can. You know what a hassle paperwork is.”
He chuckled. “Yeah, that damn paperwork sure is time-consuming.”
Kurt knew that Tony and Clint could hear their conversation. Tony was looking even more worried.