His hands and mouth were everywhere.
Kissing along the edge of my bra.
Under my dress, his hands were fighting with the clasp.
My body quivered and I moaned; he was driving me crazy.
“Quiet,” he whispered in my ear, “we don’t want to be interrupted”.
Under his hands, I was putty.
As I thought I couldn’t take it, he dropped to his knees in front of me.
The feeling of him settling in between my thighs was enough to send my body into a frenzy.
I needed him, and I needed him now.
The first kiss to the inside of my thigh was gentle, soft. The next was far from that. He held my legs as far apart as he could; punishingly wide. Before I could even think, his mouth was on me.
He licked around my clit, the movement unforgiving. He licked up and down, again and again whilst I moaned above him, my hands tangled in his hair, nails scraping along his scalp.
I cried out, seeing stars, as he thrust two fingers inside me, never once letting up the onslaught on my clit.
Just before I could reach my climax, I was rudely awoken by the sound of my alarm. I sighed, stretching my legs out. I could definitely tell it was the day of the full moon. No other day would I wake up pissed because dream-Effie didn’t get an orgasm.
And I was extra-pissed knowing who it was that hadn’t let me reach orgasm in that dream. It was Nathaniel. Why did he have to smell so bloody good when I saw him yesterday?
Today was going to be rough. I planned to get to my club, Underworld, in just a couple of hours. At that point, I’d have to see Luke. And I did not want to be doing that whilst I felt like this. At this point, I could not trust myself around him. Apparently I couldn't be around Nathaniel either.
I stumbled around the kitchen, simultaneously pouring coffee and trying to call today’s donor, Caroline, to see if she could get here any earlier.
She answered on the second ring. “Effie, hi!” Her voice sounded a little breathless.
“Are you busy? Is there any chance you could get here early?”
She paused for a moment before replying.
“I can get to you in about half an hour?”
“That’s perfect… I’ll see you soon.”
“Looking forward to it!”
I smiled. Caroline was a sweet girl in her early twenties. I paid my donors quite well, and she was saving that money towards a deposit on a house for her and her partner.
Before I even knew it, she was knocking on the door. I welcomed her in, engaging in light small talk on the way to the living room.
Once she indicated that she was ready, I bit into her offered wrist.
I pulled away when she moaned, her heart rate increasing with desire.
“Caroline,” I whispered. “Are you okay?”
She opened her eyes again. “That was so good.” She pulled her dress down, tilting her head to the side and exposing her neck. “Please, bite me again. Please, Effie.”
Her eyes were begging.
Fuck.
“Caroline, I can’t. This isn’t you saying this.”
“It is, please. I’ve always wanted you.”
When I refused again, she burst into tears, running for the door before I could stop her.
Swearing under my breath, I called Luke. He didn’t live too far away and would be able to track Caroline down easily.
He was back at mine within half an hour.
“She’s safe at home, ma’am.”
I nodded my thanks, sinking into the armchair, and motioning for Luke to take a seat too.
“What happened, ma’am?”
“She reacted how you did. She wanted me to bite her again, it was as if it was orgasmic, and it shouldn’t have been.”
I closed my eyes, my head falling back.
“I didn’t want any of this to happen. I don’t know how this happened. I didn’t spend decades mastering perfect control to lose it now.”
“Ma’am,” he paused for a moment before continuing. “I think your power has suddenly grown. I think that’s what has happened.”
I glanced at him, my face sceptical.
“It’s your succubus, ma’am. It’s stronger. The pull is stronger.” He sighed. “I’ve always felt it, but it’s been getting stronger for a while. I thought it was just because…” He winced before continuing. “Because I’ve always wanted you. I’ve also been fighting off more unpleasant types from coming for you than I had previously been. You’re calling them, even if you don’t realise it.”
“Luke, I…”
“You don’t have to respond, ma’am. We just need to work out how to shield your pull at least a little to keep some of these unwanted suitors at bay.”
“Say this theory is correct. That explains Nathaniel’s behaviour, and we can assume Caroline’s too…”
He nodded. “It’s making existing attraction much more… potent.”
I let my head fall forward into my hands. I needed to get my shit back together before something happened that I’d come to regret.
Luke’s hands appeared, cupping my face. “Effie, just take this as it is, for a while anyway. At least with me. Please.”
I winced. His tone was begging, just like Caroline’s.
“Luke… I can’t. Not anymore. This isn’t you talking.”
“Oh it is, I can promise you that. I told you I wanted you, I wanted this before your power spiked. Just now… I need you, it’s like I’m not complete without you.”
“That doesn’t make me feel any better about this, Luke.”
He gave me a small smile. “Are you saying… you don’t feel anything for me at all, ma’am? Because if you are, I’m not sure I believe you.”
Of course I felt something for him.How could I not feel something for him?I groaned, sinking back into my chair. We needed to head to the club to get going on the day’s to-do list, but I could tell work was the furthest thing from Luke’s mind. To be fair, it wasn’t particularly high up my priority list either.The delicious man in front of me, however, that was a different story entirely.Before I even knew what was happening, he ended up on his knees in front of me, hands still cupping my face. He leaned in, lips brushing against mine in the chastest of kisses. I don’t do chaste.I wove my fingers into his hair, pulling him in for a deeper, harder kiss. He groaned against me, his hands sliding down my sides, fingers digging into my hips.Breaking the kiss, I stood, taking his hand and leading him towards my bedroom. I have to say, it’s nice having an actual bed this time.Immediately after stepping foot in my bedroom, I turned to face him, undoing the buttons of my blouse, pushing
Luke had tried to get in my pants another three times before we made it to the club, including once in his car, which made us even later.By the time we did eventually get there, the rest of the team were waiting outside the doors for us to open up. The two keyholders ending up late because they were too busy screwing each other isn’t really an ideal situation, or one that I particularly wanted to explain…Fortunately, no one questioned it. They possibly didn’t want to know either. A lot of the team was supernatural in one way or another, so a good chunk of them probably would recognise the smell of sex.Oops.Tonight’s team was on it, they were prepped and ready to go for opening time, even though Luke and I were nearly an hour late.The club was roaring within ten minutes of the doors opening. Mondays were a strange night. Once upon a time, they were deathly quiet. Then we launched the Monday night shots specials, and suddenly they were as busy as most other days. It was mainly stu
Nathaniel was still sitting across from me in my office sipping another whiskey and I was halfway through my third mojito when Edward called.“Ed, what can I do for you at this late hour?”“My apologies, Ophelia, I’m sure you’re busy, but I have some concerns about something going on in my territory.”I held my finger up to my lips, telling Nathaniel not to say anything. I needed to hear where this was going to go.“Carry on,” I replied.“There seems to be a couple rogue wolves that have been hanging around, we’re concerned that they may pose a threat.”“What kind of threat?”“They’ve been loitering predominantly around my house and Nathaniel’s house, I’m concerned someone is planning a takeover.”“Ed, you know I can’t get involved with any challenge attempts. Has anyone threatened you, your son or anyone else?”The door opened. Luke was back, finally. I gave him a small smile, before turning my attention back to Ed.“No, but rogues are always a concern.”“They should be, yes. Have th
We parked a mile away from the location of the sighting. We’d go the rest of the way on foot, the cars are too obvious. On foot, we could all slip through the trees, and hopefully not draw too much attention to ourselves.Hopefully being the operant word.“Alpha, in position,” I called over the radio.“Beta, ready to go,” came Luke’s voice over the radio.Once teams Charlie and Delta called in, we all got going.“Call in any trouble, people. We need to keep this tidy and above board. Beta, please be subtle, there are probably civilians on the beach, even at this time of night.”“Always, alpha one.” I stifled a chuckle. Luke wouldn’t recognise subtlety if it bit him on the backside.My team fell into step behind me, fanned out, ready to go at a moment’s notice.We moved through the woods, over tree roots, around bushes and under branches. The woods were cold, misty, and visibility wasn’t very good. Not the best conditions for this kind of trip.The full moon added a whole new layer of
The rest of the team finally caught up and I’d changed back into my own clothes. Fingers crossed I wouldn't need to shift quickly, I liked these leggings. I also would rather not rip another holster, but that’s just inconvenient. Maybe I should just start stocking spares.Fortunately, I had my radio and earpiece back now. I should really commission something custom so I had access to it even in wolf form… but that’s a problem for another day.Rather than filling Nathaniel’s house with all 28 of us, I sent Beta, Charlie and Delta (excluding Luke) off to carry on searching the woods for any hint as to what was going on. The rest of Alpha was close by, hiding in the trees. Fives, Luke and I sat down in Nathaniel’s living room.“So,” I said, voice firm. “We know there are at least thirty, if not more, and there’s something or someone very old and powerful with them. Would you agree, Fives?”He nodded. “The air is thick with it.”“What else do we know?”“Ma’am, one of the scents we found e
“FUCK!” I kicked the wall on the way into HQ. Possibly broke a couple toes, but that’s an inconsequential detail, it’d heal within a matter of minutes.“Ma’am, are you okay?” Luke asked, hanging behind me, ever the diligent shadow.“I swore to take care of those people, Luke. A long time ago, before many of them were actually born. I protected their parents and some of their grandparents, and I’m going to continue to do so. Right now, I’m just not sure how.”I sighed. “Let’s just debrief, try to work out what we’re dealing with, and go home for the night.”The leaders had already debriefed their individual teams and sent them home for the night. Just Luke, Julienne, and Grayson remained. “Right,” I said, leaning on the table in the middle of the room, my head tilted down. “What do we know?”“We know Edward was with the rogues and likely Maximillian at the beach, and that there are a minimum of 30 wolves, plus Maximillian.”I nodded to Luke. “Julienne, did Charlie find anything?”“The
“What the fuck?”Luke looked sheepish.“You marked me? I’m not your mate! What the fuck were you thinking?”“Effie, I… let me explain.”“This had better be good, Luke.”“I panicked, Effie. I don’t want to lose you.”My head was in my hands. How the fuck did this go so wrong.“You wouldn’t have lost me. But now, you’ve bound me to you without even mentioning it first, so now you’re going to lose me.”“Effie, I…”“Get out of my house, Lucas.”“Effie, please…”“Lucas. Leave.” The power behind those two little words gave him no choice.Once the door shut behind him, I sat on the floor in the hallway and cried. I couldn’t believe he’d marked me. My wolf couldn’t believe he’d done it. She was absolutely furious.Really, my kicking Luke out was probably the least-worst outcome.If my wolf had been left to deal with it, his mark wouldn’t have mattered anymore. He might not be my mate, but he is my oldest friend and confidant. I don’t want to hurt him, of course I don’t.But with this new span
I promised Caroline I’d stop in and see her on the way to work, which usually wouldn’t have been until about 5pm. By the time 4pm rolled around, I just wanted to get this done. I don’t know what I was going to do, but I needed to try to do something.I sat in the car for a while just staring at the steering wheel, my fingertips tracing the matt black Maserati badge. I had absolutely no idea what I was going to say to her.My wolf was surprisingly quiet too. She was usually so opinionated, but now, she had no idea either. We both felt bad that Caroline had ended up in this position, but that doesn’t help either of us at all.I couldn’t keep doing this. We needed to talk to Caroline.She was waiting for us, apparently she’d seen that we were sitting outside trying to work out what to do. “Come in, Effie. Make yourself comfortable. Did you want a coffee?”“Please, Caroline. That’d be lovely, I’ve not exactly had much sleep.”She gave a small smile. “You do look rather tired, Effie. Get