The Alpha's Forbidden Mate (Blood Moon Lynx Book 2) Read online

  “We can make that a standing rule in this room if want.”

  More kisses, and now her tongue gently licked his skin. Arizona’s cock grew rock hard in seconds. “That’s a great idea. I like that. I’m in. No discussing real life issues, especially unsettling ones, in this room.”

  “It’s a deal.”

  “What should we do instead?” Her hand slid between their bodies and grasped his dick.

  “Oh, fuck, woman. What do you think we should do?” Arizona licked the wound on her neck, shivering when she moaned. “I will never tire of making love to you. Do you hear me?”

  “Yes,” she whispered, her hand moving up and down the length of his shaft.

  “You belong to me.” Arizona grasped her hair and smashed his lips against hers, shoving his tongue into her mouth. She moaned again, and he ground his cock against her hand while he ravaged the inside of her mouth with his tongue.

  All thoughts of the Elders and Stone were gone in an instant. The only thing that existed was Gillian, and the sensations racing through his body as he touched her and kissed her.

  When he didn’t think he could last much longer without coming, he rolled her onto her back and slid his dick into her pussy. She arched her body toward him, crying out in pleasure, and clung to him as a strong orgasm shook them both. He was amazed by how easily she came. He’d always heard most women needed a lot of time and patience, but not this one. Her response to his touch made him feel like the sexiest man on the planet, human or not.

  “Arizona, I want to give you a blowjob. Can we do that?”

  “Ah … fuck yeah.”

  Sweet laughter filled the room as he withdrew and straddled her, moving toward her face. “Like this? Will this hurt you?”

  “No, it won’t hurt me. Anyway you want to do it is fine with me.”

  This had been a fantasy of his all weekend, but every time they had made love, he hadn’t been able to think of anything else once inside her pussy. He also wanted to fuck her in the ass. Would she let him do that, too?

  As the tip of his penis touched her lips, all rational thought was gone once more. She played with his balls, and Arizona was certain he’d lose his mind. By the time he pushed his cock into her mouth, he had partially shifted. It took every ounce of control not to completely cross over.

  If she minded or even noticed, he couldn’t tell. She made sexy noises in the back of her throat in addition to soft moans as he fucked her mouth. One hand was on his balls, sending fireworks through his brain with every caress, while the other controlled the length he tried to shove inside.

  It was a good thing she kept herself from taking more than she could comfortably handle, because his mind was only focused on the incredible sensations of his cock sliding past her tongue and lips. It was unlike anything he’d ever felt, and it took no time at all before he reached the point of no return.

  “Hon … I’m going to come. Can’t stop.”

  Filling her pussy with his seed was heavenly. Pumping it into her mouth was dirty and raw. He prayed she loved this as much as he did. When he finished, he glanced down at her beautiful face and blinked a few times to regain focus. “Please tell me you’re okay.”

  “I am. Thank you.”

  “Oh my stars, Gillian. Thank you.” Arizona climbed off her and rolled onto his back, still breathing hard. He closed his eyes and was almost asleep when he felt her move. She straddled him, and he opened his eyes to find her grinning down at him.

  “You’re not going to sleep yet, are you?” He watched, mesmerized as she pushed the hair off her neck, letting it fall back down slowly.

  “I’m not now.” His cock twitched when she grasped her own breasts and rolled the nipples between her thumbs and forefingers. “Oh, Gillian. Do you have any idea how fucking sexy that is?”

  “Glad you’re enjoying it.”

  As he reached up to cover her hands, she swatted his away. “No. You lie there and enjoy. This is all for you, my incredibly sexy mate.”

  “What did I do to deserve you?”

  Her eyes went all soft, and Arizona’s heart melted. When she leaned down and kissed him, he realized he could taste his own jizz on her lips, but suddenly it didn’t matter. He loved this woman with entire being, and he would die to protect her if necessary.

  After she straightened up, she continued playing with her nipples and Arizona pulled on his cock, slowly, while he watched. One hand moved to her pussy and he growled. “Damn. I can’t watch this and not come again.”

  “That’s the idea, Arizona.” She closed her eyes and moaned softly as she stroked her clit. He could hear her juices, and now he smelled them as well. The partial shift began again. His dick was swollen and painful, and once more Arizona wasn’t sure how long he could hold out.

  But he didn’t want to stop her. Watching this was intoxicating. Both hands were on her pussy now, pushing hard as she let out small cries, her head slightly back and her eyes still closed. “That’s it,” he whispered. “Keep going, beautiful. I love to watch you come.”

  Although he’d never watched it like this. When her climax began, she moaned loudly and tossed her head back and forth. He was close himself, but he stopped moving his hand because he had a better idea. He waited until she finished, and then he reached over to the nightstand and opened the top drawer.

  After Canyon had given him a few tips on anal sex, Arizona had bought condoms and asked Leah for a bottle of the lube that she made for Canyon and Fiera. Canyon’s mother wasn’t shy about helping her children or their friends make sex more enjoyable with their mates.

  “What other secrets do you have hiding in there?” Gillian asked, eyeing the items in his hand.

  “You’ll find out soon enough. Climb off, love. I’m going to fuck you in the ass.”

  “Aw, that’s so sweet. You sure know the way to a girl’s heart.”

  As he lifted her off him and rolled her onto her stomach, she laughed and his heart soared. How he loved to hear that sound. “Good to know this is the way to your heart.” Arizona smacked her ass cheeks. “On your hands and knees, woman.”

  “Oh, my mate has commanded me. I’d better obey.”

  “That’s right. Also good to know you actually read that contract.”

  Once she was in position, still giggling, he spanked her again, hard. He thought she’d try to get away, but all she did was stay put and moan, shoving her gorgeous ass further toward him. This woman would be his undoing, and he would love every second of it.

  “Do you know how sexy that is?” she asked.

  “I’m getting an idea. Maybe I should make an old-fashioned switch from one of those trees outside to use on you?”

  “What an intriguing thought. I think you should do that.”

  “Gillian, I wish I’d met you years ago.”

  The sweetest look graced her face as she glanced over her shoulder. “We met when we were supposed to. And now we have the rest of our lives to love and laugh together.”

  How could any man fail to be head over heels in love with this woman? But she’d recognized him as her mate, not the others. He was the luckiest male on the planet. He kissed her, hard. When he released her mouth, he dragged his tongue over the wound on her neck, before sliding it down her back and into her ass crack. She moaned loudly as he licked around her asshole. Arizona reached underneath and massaged her clit until she whimpered and her juices soaked her labia and inner thighs.

  “I want you so hot and ready for this you’re begging me to fuck you in the ass.”

  “I’m already there.”

  “No you’re not.” He returned to licking around her asshole while at the same time, teasing her clit, until the tiny nub was hot and swollen under his fingertips. He licked the juices off her skin, then swirled her puckered opening with his tongue, over and over again.

  “Please,” she whispered.

  “Please what?”

  “Oh, God!”

  “Not until you beg me, Gillian.” Arizona
wet two fingers with the lube and gently slid them into her asshole, stretching the walls. She was so damn tight he wondered if his cock would actually fit without hurting her.

  “Fuck me.” He’d never heard her voice like this, so low and smoky.

  “Fuck you where?”

  “In my ass. Fuck me hard. Shove it in there and fuck me until I can’t take it anymore.”

  A shaky breath escaped his throat as he withdrew his fingers. His hands trembled. Getting the condom on while this excited was not easy. Not to mention he’d never done it before, but finally it was on. Before he went near her with it, he wet the tip with more lube. Slowly, which just about killed him, he slid his dick into her ass. It hurt for a few moments, and he prayed she was all right.

  “Gillian, do you like this? I’m not hurting you, am I?”

  “Oh, God. No. You’re not hurting me. It’s heaven. Please don’t stop.”

  Arizona licked the wound on her neck as he fucked her slowly at first, letting her get used to his size in that tight hole. She yelled and moaned loudly in pleasure, and he didn’t know how in the world anything could be better than this.

  When he slipped two fingers into her pussy, another orgasm began, and he had to concentrate hard not to come as well. His thrusting increased until he fucked her as hard as he would inside her pussy, and until he couldn’t hold off any longer. This was simply too damn incredible.

  The climax was unlike anything he’d ever experienced. It went on and on, and each time hers peaked again, so did his. By the time he finally finished, withdrew, and pulled off the condom, he could barely breathe.

  After rolling her onto her back, he gathered her into his arms and pulled her onto her side, holding her as close as possible. Both were slick with sweat, and he could feel her heart hammering. Arizona closed his eyes and held onto his mate, happier than he’d ever been. This was the woman he was meant to be with, and he’d move heaven and earth to protect her and keep her with him, always.

  Chapter Eleven

  Life in her new home proved to be far more peaceful for Gillian than she would have dreamed possible. She’d taken a week off work to spend time setting up the house, plus moving most of the things from her office in Seattle to the one she would now occupy in Port Angeles. Fortunately, the technology in Port Angeles was far more reliable than in their village. Gillian had been worried she wouldn’t be able to accomplish enough from such a small town. She’d been wrong.

  It was still bizarre not to have reliable Internet, cable, or a cell phone signal at home, but in a couple of days, she’d figured out where in the house the signal sucked, and where she could almost always rely on it to work. To distract her, Arizona kept her busy with plenty of hot sex, which certainly helped a great deal.

  The man was insatiable, but that was fine with Gillian because she had always enjoyed it herself. She’d never met anyone, though, who could wear her out like her mate did. How he had the energy to help her move not only her office but everything in her apartment, was beyond her comprehension. He had also moved all his things out of the house he’d shared with Stone, and he’d done that in less than two hours. It must be “the shifter thing”, as she had begun calling it.

  During the week, Canyon and Fiera came over several times, and one afternoon Luke and Leah stopped by with Canyon and Fiera, bringing the three Benedict daughters along. Fiera didn’t yet have a baby bump, but she certainly glowed. Gillian got her alone that afternoon and asked if being pregnant was as awful as she’d heard.

  “Awful? No way.” Fiera laughed. “Not even close. I was sick for a while, but most women are. Now I’m just anxious for April to get here.”

  “Will you give birth at home or in a hospital?”

  “At home unless something goes wrong.”

  “Are you afraid?”

  “A little, but Leah will be there. She knows everything and is such a calming influence.”

  Gillian knew that Leah had a knowledge of herbal medicine and was considered a gifted healer by the people in the village. She had also welcomed Gillian with open arms, and her three girls were adorable. Having them in the house made Gillian feel like she truly was part of the village, and not merely an unwanted human in a shifter world.

  “What else can I do to help with the mating ceremony?” asked Fiera.

  Their ceremony was planned for the following weekend. Arizona had told her the Elders expected them to have it within a few days, but Gillian had been so overwhelmed with having to move both her home and her work at the same time, that she’d asked him to hold it off for another week.

  “It’s only a party, right?” Gillian gave Fiera a hopeful look.

  “Officially, you’re mated, but at the ceremony you will also say your vows out loud, and Arizona will give you a ring.”

  Vows and a ring. Shit. More stuff she had to do. “I have nothing planned for that. Do I need to write vows and buy a ring?”

  “No. Relax.” Fiera rubbed her arm, which had an odd comforting effect. It must be wonderful to have mystical gifts like all these women had. “The vows are standard, and you can’t change them. It’s as close as you’ll come to a human marriage ceremony. And as for the ring, only you will receive one from him. The males don’t wear them.”

  “Why not?”

  “It’s just our way. You have nothing to fear. We recognize a mated male when we see one.”

  “How do you do that?”

  “I don’t honestly know how to explain it. We simply know.”

  So much of what they did was intuitive. Gillian wondered if she’d ever truly understand the life she’d chosen in order to be with Arizona. “I want everything to be perfect for this.”

  “Don’t worry. It will be.”

  “No wonder Luke insisted I take a second week off work.”

  Fiera laughed again. “He said he knew you, and if you came back after only one week, you’d be in the office sixteen hours a day and would have no say-so in your own mating ceremony.”

  “Yeah, I know.” Gillian rolled her eyes. “Even after I pointed out that Arizona is going back to work on Monday, he said Arizona will only work four hours a day, if that.”

  “His family business runs like a well-oiled machine.” Fiera shook her head. “If only Canyon and his father could stay on top of things like that with so few hours in the office.”

  “Apples and oranges. The two businesses couldn’t be more dissimilar.”

  “Very true. So, you are taking the extra week, right?”

  “Luke didn’t give me much of a choice.”

  “Well, to be fair, he’s a blood moon alpha lynx, too.”

  “Yeah. All this time I’ve been working for two of them and until now, I never really understood why they were such control freaks.”

  The two women chuckled as they returned to what they’d been doing.

  ****

  In order to finally get Stone alone, Arizona had to leave the office he worked out of in Port Angeles, and track down his friend at the shipping depot, where Stone almost never went these days. His family ran a very successful farming corporation that supplied hops, barley, wheat, hazelnuts, and potatoes around the country. Stone was in charge of accounts payable, and so had very little reason to be near the trucks.

  “Hey, what are you doing here? Working another two-hour day?” Stone asked, grinning. For a second or two, Arizona wondered if he’d imagined Stone’s odd reactions two days earlier. If not for the fact Canyon and Gillian had noticed them, too, he might have believed he’d tracked Stone down this afternoon for nothing.

  “Got a minute? We need to talk.”

  “Uh-oh. This sounds serious.”

  There were too many people around for Arizona to say out loud that Stone had been avoiding him since Sunday evening, when he and Canyon had left the house. Instead, Arizona merely nodded.

  Stone led him to one of the offices that wasn’t currently being used. “What’s going on?”

  “What’s going on? You avo
id your best friends for two days, after telling us you opposed the petition, and you ask me what’s going on? Gillian barely knows you and she asked me what was wrong. Even she sensed something off about you.”

  “I never said I opposed the petition.”

  “You didn’t have to say it. Your actions showed that much.”

  “Why are you telling my business to your mate?”

  “I’m not telling your business to anyone, Stone. We’ve been best friends all our lives. Canyon said you haven’t talked to him, either, since you left my house Sunday. What the hell is wrong?”

  An agonized look passed across Stone’s features, but it was gone so quickly Arizona wasn’t certain he’d actually seen it. “Nothing. Trying to decide if I should stay in Cash’s house. He wants to sell it to me for a ridiculously low price.”

  That was bullshit, and Arizona knew it. “It’s his house to sell or give away if he wants. Why should the price concern you?”

  “It doesn’t.”

  No kidding. “You love the house. We both do. Surely some blood on the door hasn’t got you spooked.”

  “No. It doesn’t.”

  His tone of voice dismissed it as if it meant nothing, which was also odd. Granted, neither one of them was worried about it, but someone had put it there. There was a reason behind the action, and until they knew who and why, they would have to be on their guard.

  “Do you side with the Elders’ assessment? You think it was nothing more than a prank?”

  “I don’t know what it was, but we no longer live there.”

  Which made no sense at all. “So it was the house itself they targeted, not one or both of us?”

  “That’s not what I mean.”

  Was he sweating? What the fuck was going on here? “What do you mean?”

  “Arizona…” Stone ran a hand through his hair. “I’m busy here. Some of us work a full day.”

  “This isn’t about my work hours.” Arizona stepped closer until they were inches apart. He placed a hand on each of Stone’s shoulders, and swore the man flinched. “Look, I don’t know what the hell is wrong with you, but I’m not the only one who noticed it. We’ve been friends forever. I can’t help you if you don’t tell me.”