Page 32 of His to Defend

Even with the hot water blasting their bodies, she was wet and ready for him. Perfect.

It didn’t take long to work her into a frenzy with his fingers. He knew she was close to release, and he wanted to wait. No, what he really wanted to do was sink his teeth into the soft flesh of her plump, round ass. She’d scream out her release, and he could take her as his mate and—

No.

He couldn’t. He needed to talk to her. He needed to—

“Ryker. I need you.” She interrupted his internal battle. “Now.”

His bear roared in his head, his senses too clouded to make sense of anything except her request. In a flash, he removed his fingers from her heat, gripped her hips with both his hands and thrust into her.

She responded with a moan as she pushed her hips back into him, meeting each thrust, their need for each other equally matched.

He couldn’t think of anything but having her. It was the most important thing. It was the only thing.

She pressed her hands against the tile in front of her, bracing herself against his pounding. “Yes, Ryker. Oh my God. More.”

Each word was part submission and part command. Either way, it was a call he gladly answered.

But he needed her closer, needed to feel more of her. Taste her.

He slipped one hand around her body to squeeze her breast with his full hand and tweaked her nipple until she screamed out in pleasure. He could feel her vibrating, tensing around his thickness. She was almost there.

She needed to be closer.

He used his grip on her breast to lift her, so her body was pressed against his. Nina moved so she could use the wall for support as he continued to take her from behind.

“I’m going to come.” She worked to control her voice, but the last thing he wanted from her was control.

“Let it go.” He leaned forward and whispered roughly in her ear. “Lose control.” Ryker dipped his head and sucked roughly on the back of her neck.

She was delectable. One taste was never going to be enough.

He lifted his head long enough to order, “Come for me, baby,” before once more taking her sweet skin into his mouth.

Only this time, as Nina lost control, her orgasm shattering around him, Ryker, too, lost control. As she cried out in pleasure and release, he bit down—his teeth bared—into the back of her neck and took her as his mate.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

For the next twenty-four hours, Nina and Ryker attempted to stay holed up in Nina’s room. After their shower, neither of them could get enough of each other. It was as if she’d just discovered something for the first time.

And maybe she had.

Sex had never been so…gratifying before. Being with Ryker was intense and hot. But it was the release she got with every orgasm—and there were plenty—that left her wanting more. Needing more. She’d always had a healthy sexual appetite, but she’d never before been insatiable this way. As if every little taste of him just made her hungrier for more.

But they couldn’t hide forever. After all, she was there for a reason and Nina refused to let her best friend down on her special day. It was bad enough she’d ignored the bride for an entire day. Harper might forgive one day, but with the wedding now only twenty-four hours away, Nina really needed to pull herself together. Which was why after yet another sexy session that left her wiping the sweat from her brow and gasping for breath, she forced herself to roll away from Ryker and reach for her phone.

“Don’t tell me you have to make a call?” he teased and gripped her hip in an effort to pull her back to him.

She laughed and rolled onto her back, her phone still in her hand. “I need a break from you.” She grinned and stretched her arms over her head.

“Is that right?”

Nina took a moment to feel the ache in each of her muscles that came from more amazing sex than she could have imagined and used her free hand to attempt to work a kink out of her neck. “Ouch!” She pulled her hand away from her neck and sat up. “That’s more than sore.” The night before, she vaguely remembered Ryker biting her as they came together. At the time, the delicate line between pain and pleasure had only served to skyrocket her orgasm and she hadn’t given it another thought.

Until now.

Ryker shrugged and wouldn’t quite meet her eyes. He was focused on her neck, an intense look on his face. “I think I got a little carried away.” He moved to touch the spot, but she swatted his hand. “I’m really sorry, Nina. I didn’t mean to—”