“Is that what I’ve done?” she asked, shivering lightly as he nipped her neck.

“God, I hope so.”

Flicking his tongue, he tasted her skin, the salty sweetness of her essence. His cat growled, loving that, ready to play. His cock hardened, lengthening to press along her butt and the small of her back. There was no way she didn’t notice, but she remained relaxed, her body language letting him know that she was very much on board with his attentions.

Encouraged, he let his fingers inch under the hem of her blouse. For a few moments he savored the smoothness of her skin under the pads of his fingers. Her waist was trim, her belly flat. He explored her insy and she giggled some, wiggling in his arms. Chuckling, he let his hands roam to the flimsy fabric of her bra and hesitated. When she merely arched her back in invitation, he grazed the nipples, plucked them through the material until they were hard, tight peaks.

“Oh,” she groaned, reaching around to cup the back of his head. She buried her fingers in his hair.

“Do you need me, baby?”

“Yes, please!”

That was all he needed to hear. Finding the front clasp of her bra, he deftly unhooked and parted the material. Her breasts spilled free and he sucked in a breath of appreciation as he let them fill his palms. Squeezing gently, he enjoyed her squirming against him and realized the mounds felt heavier, more full than they had been the one time they’d been together. But it could be his imagination.

“Spin around, baby.”

He helped her maneuver so she sat straddling his lap, facing him. Before he could reach for her blouse, she stripped it off and tossed it aside, then slipped out of her bra. Her skin was creamy, flawless.

“You take my breath away,” he said in a low voice. “You’re so beautiful.”

Bending, he tasted a dusky nipple, worried it carefully with his teeth. Moaning in pleasure, she buried her fingers in his hair and urged him on. He laved and suckled, first one nipple then the other, until she was writhing on his lap.

Reaching to the waist of her slacks, he hesitated and met her hungry gaze, asking silent permission. She nodded and he unbuttoned them, then helped her stand. Quickly, she shed her shoes, pants, and silky underwear. He stripped his shirt, boots, and jeans, then resumed his position on the grass, his erection pointed at the treetops.

He reached for her hand. “Come here and stand over me.”

She took his hand and straddled him again, feet on either side of his thighs, and remained standing. Her look of eager excitement told him she knew what he was going to do and couldn’t wait.

Neither could he. The first lick of her slit detonated his senses, sent an explosion of pure lust rocketing through his blood. There was nothing as fine as the taste of his woman on his tongue. Warm and wet. Inviting.

Prying her apart with his fingers, he laved her channel, getting as deep as possible. Tongue-fucked her as she pressed into his face, rubbing, needing more. He ate her, slow and easy, enjoying every second. As she made little sounds of ecstasy, he took himself in hand, spreading the seeping pre-cum around the head. After giving himself a few strokes, he couldn’t wait any longer.

“On my lap, baby,” he breathed. “Sit on my cock.”

Kneeling, she positioned herself over him. Then, capturing his gaze with those gorgeous blue eyes, she lowered herself, sheathing him inch by inch. “Ah, shit! Good, honey. So damned good . . .”

Twining her arms around his neck, she gave him a feral look. “You like me fucking you like this, Sorcerer? Want me to milk your big cock so good your balls explode?”

Jesus! Who knew his baby had such a filthy mouth? Christ, he was a lucky bastard!

“Yes,” he croaked. “Fuck me, honey. I’m all yours.”

When she was seated, she began to rise and fall. As promised, she fucked him so fine, her pussy a hot, wet glove that stroked him from base to tip. Again and again. He let her control the pace, every aspect of their lovemaking. She quickened the tempo until she rode him hard, their bodies slapping in perfect rhythm, sticky with sweat, the pungent aroma of sex in the air.

His panther roared in pleasure, demanding that he sink his teeth into the vulnerable juncture of her neck. Especially when she tilted her head in what he believed was an unconscious gesture of submission.

Ours! Mate!

No. As much as he longed to bite and claim her, he couldn’t do that without her agreeing to it. And it was much too soon for that, their relationship too new. Resisting his beast was the toughest thing he’d ever done, but somehow he won the battle.

Instead he lost himself in a red tide of desire and soon felt the familiar tightening of his balls, the quickening in his groin and the base of his spine that signaled impending orgasm. He came with a rush, slamming into her several times, pumping his seed on and on, filling her. Clasping him to her breast, she clutched at him as she found her peak as well and went over. Together they shuddered for long moments, until they clung to each other, replete.

He kissed her moist temple. “That was amazing, just like you. Thank you.”

“Likewise.”

Sitting back so he could see her face, he grinned at her smug expression. “Satisfied?”

“Very!”

“When did you get such a naughty vocabulary, lady?”

“The potential was always there, but it’s just how you affect me, I suppose. You bring out my inner slut.” She winked.

“Damn, now I do feel lucky!” Laughing, she eased off his lap. His softened dick slipped out of its cozy home and he winced at the mess. “I think a shower is in order for both of us.”

“I think you’re right. Was that an invitation?”

“Are you kidding? You can soap my back anytime you want.”

“Well, what are we waiting for?”

As they dressed and gathered their clothes, Kalen smiled at this cool, playful side of Mackenzie’s nature. He loved it. He tried to recall a time when he’d felt lighter. Happier. Not in years had he felt this way, and he wished with all his heart that it could last.

A man could dream.

And he would, because dreams might be all he’d ever have.

On the return drive, Mac went back and forth between cursing herself for a fool and basking in the sheer wonderment of making love with Kalen in her favorite spot.

Lord, that had been hot! No man had ever affected her the way he did, made her long to crawl under his skin and stay there. Made her need to hold him, feel his body moving against hers, possessing her.

The man was trouble, but he was her trouble. And she was falling for him harder every day.

There had to be a way to help him defeat Malik, and they’d just keep searching until they found it. Kalen couldn’t go on much longer being torn between good and evil. Earlier, when he’d shown such hatred for his parents and when he drifted off a couple of times with that blank expression on his face, he’d frightened her. The Unseelie was doing his best to control the Sorcerer, but the longer she and Kalen were together, the more that seemed to help him come back to himself.

She fervently prayed Malik didn’t catch on.

Kalen’s hand came to rest on her thigh, bringing her back to the present. He just left it there, and she liked the way his palm on her leg felt warm and sort of possessive, as though he couldn’t bear not to touch some part of her even for a little bit.

Stealing a quick glance at him, she admired his profile. She loved how his black hair feathered around his handsome face and fell to his shoulders. It was a noble profile, she thought, his nose straight, brow arched, with a jaw that wasn’t square, but curved. His lips were full, and his air of vulnerability was at war with his strength—both figuratively and literally.