When Lust Rules (6 page)

“I need to fuck you hard, but I don’t want to hurt you.” He
didn’t even recognize his own voice. His wolf laced his words with a rough rasp
and his muscles tensed with the need to move inside her and find his own
glorious release.

“I won’t break, Luken. Please.”

He gripped her hips as he drove his cock into her. Flesh met
flesh with a satisfying slap. Her wetness coated his dick and ran down his
balls as he fucked her. The sounds she released had him increasing the speed.
Each pump of his hips had her beautiful tits bouncing. Julie tilted her head
back on a low moan, arching her back.

Luken took one pert nipple into his mouth and sucked it
fiercely. She cried out as her pussy spasmed, releasing warm cream. Her tight
sheath squeezed his cock and he felt the pressure rise in his balls. The
bliss-filled climax was in reach, but he wouldn’t go without her. She was so
damn close. He could feel it in the way her inner muscles trembled. Could hear
it in her erratic breaths. With purpose he slammed his dick deep and rotated
his hips, grinding against her clit.

She screamed as her slick quim fisted his cock. He couldn’t
hold his release back any longer. Not with that pretty pussy milking him. He
released her nipple with a shout as he pumped hot cum into her. His climax rode
through the muscles of his body hard. He released one of her hips as he leaned
farther into her, gripping the counter. Never had an orgasm rocked him to this
point.

His head pitched forward and he placed gentle kisses on her
chest and neck. When he pulled back and looked at her face, it stole his
breath. Her pouty lips were red and swollen, parted by her quickened breaths.
Her skin still held that slight-red tint that came from a good fucking. Easily
she was the sexiest and most beautiful woman he’d ever laid eyes on.

Julie splashed water on her face a few times then reached
for the hand towel on the rack. She looked at her reflection in the bathroom
mirror as she dried the drops from her face. Her skin still held the heat of
passion. Passion unlike anything she’d felt before. Her pussy tingled and she
squeezed her thighs together as her lids slid closed, the memory of Luken
moving inside her sweeping through her body.

Damn, she could nearly come again just on the vision alone.
Her eyes opened. But she didn’t need the memory. Not now anyways, because the
sexy werewolf was still in her living room.

Werewolf?

She turned toward the doorway that led into her bedroom, her
fingers working quickly to right the buttons lining the front of her dress. How
in the hell was this even possible? She had a freaking werewolf in her home.
Her hand rose to cover her mouth as a giddy laugh threatened to escape. A sexy
fucking werewolf.

She needed to get back out there. Julie had excused herself
to freshen up and had walked back to her room on shaky legs in the aftermath of
the best sex she’d ever had. She’d only needed a minute to come to grips with
this new reality. So many questions.

One last glance in the mirror let her know that she looked
like the freshly fucked woman she felt like. Her hands came up and she smoothed
her hair as best as possible and then swiped at the underside of her eyes to
remove any makeup smudges. It would have to do for now.

She exited the room and made her way to where Luken waited,
thinking she was prepared for the talk she knew was coming. Damn if she wasn’t
prepared though. Her gaze fell on him and he smiled. He sat on the middle seat
of her black sofa, his bare arms stretched out along its back. His dark hair
flowed loose around his bare shoulders. The golden skin of his chest taunted
her. Already she could feel the familiar heaviness in her breasts.

Her gaze slid down, taking in the hard contours of his chest
and abs. Without thought she bit into her lower lip. Things had been rushed
earlier, fueled by both of their needs being denied too long. But now she found
herself wanting to trace each chiseled line with her tongue. The fly of his
pants remained open and she could see wisps of dark hair that let her know his
shirt wasn’t the only thing he hadn’t put back on.

“Looking at me like that is going to land you on your back
with me planted between those sexy thighs of yours.”

Her pussy quivered. “And what if that’s where I want you?”

He growled. She creamed as she repressed a moan. It was so
damn sexy when he did that.

He patted the seat next to him. “Don’t tempt me. We need to
talk. After, I’ll make you scream again.”

A shiver of delight ran down her spine as she walked over to
him. She took a seat next to him, folding a leg beneath her as she turned,
facing him. “I don’t even know where to begin. I have so many questions.”

He cupped her cheek lightly and leaned forward, rubbing his
lips against hers in a gentle kiss. Julie moved toward him, wanting to deepen the
contact. Already her body hungered for his again, but he pulled away.

“You’ll have to wait to question me on my wolfish ways.” He
skimmed a finger down her cheek and across her jaw before turning serious. “I
need to know if there is any possible way your ex could be stalking you.”

Julie blinked, sitting back and keeping her gaze fixed on
him. He’d switched gears so fast that she had to give herself a slight mental
shake. “Why?”

“The other night when I went into the woods when we were at
Harry’s, it was because I caught the scent of another male.”

Her head began moving back and forth as her pulse climbed.
“No.” She stood up, retreating from the sofa. “No. It can’t be.” Her mind
whirled as she stumbled over the coffee table. Before she hit the ground strong
hands seized her upper arms and she was brought up against Luken’s hard, warm
chest.

“Whoa, Julie. You have nothing to fear. I promise I won’t
let anything happen to you.”

“No, you don’t understand.” She pushed against his chest so
that she could meet his gaze. “Ivan’s in jail. They have evidence against him.
They promised me they’d put him away for a long time.”

Luken ran his hand down her back in an effort to sooth her.
“Okay. So is there someone out there who might follow you or stalk you other
than Ivan? Maybe a guy who came into the bar or something?”

Her gaze fell to his chest as she thought back. She couldn’t
think of any patron from the bar who would fall into the stalker category.
Yeah, most of the guys got drunk and would occasionally try to grab her ass and
such, but she couldn’t see any of them being a stalker.

Arik
. Oh God. What if he’d found out about the money?
She shivered as a wave of nausea rolled through her belly.

“What is it?”

She swallowed back the bile that threatened to choke her.

“You just thought of someone, didn’t you?”

“Arik Markovic,” she rasped. Her throat suddenly felt raw.

“I have a feeling Arik isn’t a very nice guy.”

She swallowed hard again. “He’s Ivan’s boss. And cousin,
albeit distant. If it’s him I’m screwed.”

Julie pulled out of Luken’s embrace and made her way to the
bedroom. If Arik had found out about the money she was a walking dead woman.
She heard Luken’s footsteps behind her, but she didn’t slow. This couldn’t be
happening. She flung the closet door open and grabbed the duffle bag in the
bottom. The only thing she could do was run.

Luken grabbed her arm, halting her. “What are you doing?”

Julie tried to free her arm but he held her steady. “I have
to go. He’ll kill me.”

Luken pulled her back into his arms. “Just calm down for a
second and explain things to me. I can keep you safe.”

She wanted to believe him. Wanted to trust the security she
felt in his embrace, but these weren’t just your run-of-the-mill bad guys.
These guys had caused deaths for years and got away with it. They made it a
practice of making others disappear. “I want to believe you, but I’m scared.”

He slid his hands up to cup her face. “I promise you can
trust me. But you have to let me know what we’re dealing with. Tell me about
Arik.”

She sighed, leaning into his body. He wrapped his arms
around her and it felt so nice. Safe. “I don’t want to endanger you.”

He laughed. “Baby, you have no idea. Nothing is going to
happen to me and nothing is going to happen to you.”

“How can you be so sure? This isn’t just one bad man. It’s
the really, really bad man in charge of a bunch of really bad men.”

“Julie. I’m not only a werewolf, I’m an alpha. Do you know
what that means?”

She shook her head and pressed her cheek tighter against his
chest.

“I am in charge of a lot of other wolves. A small army if
you will.”

She lifted her head to look up at him. “Really?”

“Yep. So when I said I’d keep you safe I wasn’t just pushing
pretty words your way. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. We don’t know for
sure this is Arik we’re dealing with. But I need to know why you would think
that.”

She bit into her lower lip. Would he think her awful for
taking the money? Did she really even have a choice to not accept his help? If
Arik was indeed after her, then she didn’t have a chance on her own. But could
she really put him in that position? “Are you sure you want in on this? I have
a lot of baggage and I wouldn’t blame you for walking out the door now.”

He leaned forward and kissed her lips. The tenderness of the
act made her chest clench. A warm tear tracked down her cheek.

He whispered above her lips. “I’m not going anywhere.” He
brushed away the tear with his thumb. “Now tell me what’s going on.”

She let him lead her to the bed and took a seat next to him,
dropping the duffle at their feet. Where to start? She sucked in a breath and
let it whoosh back out between her pursed lips. “I did something stupid.”

She waited for him to interrupt, but he didn’t. He waited,
giving her as much time as she needed to stumble through this confession. His
patience only endeared him to her more. “When Ivan was arrested, Arik wanted
the money that was stashed in our home. I took it to him. Most of it.”

“Hmm.”

“Hmm. Is that all you have to say?”

“Did Arik not realize there was some missing?”

“Yeah, but I told him I had to use it to pay for Ivan’s
defense attorneys. Attorney fees are really high these days. I took a hundred
thousand. I needed it to restart my life. I had nothing. That was a year ago
and he let me leave, so I figured whether he believed me or not he was good
with it.”

“I tend to agree somewhat. Drug dealers are really picky
about their money, so if it’s been a year since you left then I am inclined to
think he brushed it off. Unless he believed you and found out different. Has
Ivan gone to trial yet?”

“I’m not sure. I refused to testify and they couldn’t hold
me. I didn’t want to be the next missing person.”

“That may be the reason Arik let you go with the money. What
I don’t like is that we’re basing a lot of our conclusions on assumption.”

“So what do we do?”

“We need to do some research. What state did you come from?
We need to look for news related to Ivan. Surely this is a high-enough profile
case that at least the local media should be on this, right?”

“Yes. At least they were before I left town. When I left, I
cut ties. I didn’t follow the case or stay in contact with old friends. Well,
honestly, none of the people I associated with at that time were my true
friends. Most of the women I was around were nothing but trophies to decorate
the arm of whatever man they were with.”

He took her hand into his and she turned to face him. “We
need to be careful. And we can’t rule out someone local with some crazy
infatuation. It could be just a coincidence that your past lends to the
thoughts of something coming back to haunt you. But I won’t brush it aside
either.”

Her gaze fell to her lap. “I don’t understand why you would
want to help me. Most guys would be running in the other direction.”

Luken tipped her chin upward with his knuckle, bringing her
gaze back to his. “I’m not most guys. There’s something about you, Julie.
Something very special. And I want to keep you around. So what if you have
baggage? So do I. Hello. Werewolf here.”

She laughed.

“Stop worrying. We’ll get through this. But I was wondering
if you might consider moving in with me until things settle down. I would feel
better knowing you’re safe in my den.”

Wow. Moving in with him presented a whole new set of
worries. No way would she be able to resist the sexual attraction that continued
to grow between them. And she didn’t want to. Hell, even though she should be
worried about her safety right now, her body still buzzed with the awareness of
desire. It was hard not to notice how his leg touched hers from hip to knee.
And what if more than sexual attraction started growing between them? He said
until things settled down. “I don’t know.”

He smiled a sexy movement of his lips that held a delightful
promise. “Maybe I could convince you?”

She sighed as his mouth came down over hers. Damn, if it
wasn’t hard to think straight when he kissed her like this. She parted her
lips, allowing his tongue to dip inside the depths of her mouth. The sensual
slide had her relaxing and leaning into his warm body. His hands traced down
her back and gripped her hips. Without losing possession of her mouth, he
lifted her, and she found herself straddling his hips.

Luken released her mouth and trailed kisses down her throat
as he tugged at the material of her dress.

“Oh yes,” Julie whispered as he pushed at his own pants,
bringing his smooth, hard cock in contact with her slick labia. She rocked her
hips, letting her wetness coat his length. He released a low growl and nipped
at the flesh of her neck. There was no stopping the smile spreading across her
face. She rocked her hips again and his fingers bit into her hips. “You like
that?”

“Hell yeah, baby.”

Each rocking motion stimulated her clit in a wonderful way
as his length slid through her wet slit. His gaze fell to where their bodies
met and she moaned as he bit into his lower lip, watching her pussy dance along
his cock.

She’d never rode the length of any man this way—had always
had their cocks inside her as she’d rocked her hips. The silken skin covering
his marble-hard erection teased her clit to perfection. She moaned as she
tossed her head back and worked her sensitive flesh along his dick.

Luken’s hands left her hips and she cried out as he pinched
her nipples with just enough force to bring her arousal even higher. Her hips
undulated faster against him as he massaged her breasts.

“That’s right, Julie. Rub that pretty pussy against my cock
till you come.”

Throbbing pulses racked her cunt, matching her accelerated
heart rate. Her clit tingled as she creamed. So close. A moan tore from her
lips and transitioned into erratic breaths as the pulses of climax swept
through her pussy.

He gripped her hips, lifting her until she slid down onto
his cock. Her climax reached a new peak as he moved her up and down on his
erection. Julie gripped his forearms and held tight as he bucked beneath her.
The orgasm continued to roll through her. As one wave ebbed, another began to
crest. He fulfilled his promise as a scream ripped from her throat. Wonderful
sensations flooded her body.

In the background she heard the phone ringing, but didn’t
care. Her mind remained focused on each movement of his dick and the pleasure
it would bring.

“Fuck, Julie. I can’t hold back any longer.”

Warm jets of cum bathed her insides and her cunt clenched
around him as he half growled, half moaned with his own release. Her body
became so sated she fell forward, lying across his chest. Their labored breaths
mingled. His heart beat steady beneath her ear. So relaxed, her lids started to
flutter closed.