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“I need a shower…” Jacob announced; almost the moment that they set foot inside his cabin and he’d flicked on the lights.

“If you follow that up with the words; care to join me, then you and I are going to be…”

“I hadn’t actually…” Jacob growled at the thought of it.

Her naked body all wet and soapy and pressed up against his. His hands exploring. His lips on hers…

Now that she’d put that image within his mind it was kind of hard for him to think about anything else.

He rumbled a deep, gravelly growl within his broad chest and she turned her head to eye him, pulling her head back on her neck a little, and raising just the one eyebrow in disbelief…

“That wasn’t my fault!” Jacob bit out.

“Fine…” she said. “I’ll give you that one for free.”

“Would you…?” Jacob said, motioning towards the bedroom and the shower beyond…

He was in no doubt that he wanted her. His hard length was twitching inside of his jeans and it ached with need … but the moment that her lower jaw slowly fell downwards, and she looked at him with so much disbelief – he cleared his throat and mentally slapped himself upside the head…

“Like to go first?” He backpedalled at breakneck speed…

“Oh…” Lily said, and then she narrowed her eyes on him the moment that he grimaced… “Nice catch.” She offered.

“Yeah…” he grinned, and then shook his head. “That wasn’t…”

“Sure…?” She twisted her head on her neck and glared up at him.

“Ok, fine – sorry…” he grumbled another growl as his head sunk on his neck and he at least tried to look apologetic…

Lily couldn’t contain the small snigger that reached her lips.

“Look, I’m not very good at…” Jacob took in one, long, deep breath that raised his chest and made it look tantalisingly bigger – her fingers twitched with the need to reach out and touch it – touch him – feel all that strength beneath her fingertips…

“Sex?” Lily tossed back, and the man’s eyebrows shot up towards his hairline as his manhood took a blow…

“Nope … that wasn’t it…” he grumbled a growl.

“Sure…?” she teased again.

“Damn certain…” Jacob shot back. “I’d say I’d prove it to you, but…”

“You don’t want a kick to the balls…?” Lily offered with a sickly sweet smile.

“I’d prefer that didn’t happen,” he nodded in complete agreement with himself over that one.

“Weren’t you going for a shower?” Lily asked, and he frowned as he tossed that one over within his mind…

“I thought you were.”

“You expect me to get naked around you?” Lily asked, and then thought that one through, because it just didn’t sound right to her ears.

What did sound right was the deep, hungry growl that her mate let rumble through his chest…

“At some point – very naked – and very around me…” his deep tone got a whole lot deeper, gravellier, and very growly as he took just one step towards her…

“Oh you wait right there…” Lily held out a hand and her index finger to ward him off…

“Or what…?” Jacob growled back, but his eyes were backlit by amusement, and his lips were starting to stretch into a very wolfish grin…

“Or…” Lily was lost in the sight of him coming towards her.

All man.

All alpha.

All wolfishly sexy shifter with a smile that made the elastic in her panties slacken…

Jacob reached out one strong arm and wrapped it around her waist. He didn’t need to close the gap between them with steps, because he yanked her soft body up against his hard body, and for one long moment – she froze in place…

He half expected her to zap him, try to knee him where it hurt the most, or do something equally as bad, but he was taking his chances with her wrath already, and he figured that he was in for a penny…

Jacob brought his lips down on hers.

Soft, warm lips that seemed frozen in place along with the rest of her, but then she started to melt…

Mine…

 

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Lily’s mind raced as fast as her heartbeat.

When Jacob had reached out and yanked her towards his body … well, her heart had kicked her in the ribs, her stomach had flip-flopped like a fish out of water, and her womb had kick-started with such a jolt that it fired every single inch of her body to respond.

His lips came down on hers … so soft … so damn soft compared to the hardness of the rest of his body … muscle upon muscle … and his strength, so much strength that he could have snapped her like a twig if he’d a mind to do it, and she swooned at the gentleness of the man…

Then she zapped him.

It wasn’t a hard, muscle wrenching, gut twisting zap that would cause him a lot of pain – just enough so that it got his attention and he thought twice about kissing her, and he pulled back slightly from her lips to stare down into her eyes, questioning her sanity with just that one look…

“Wanna tell me what that was for?” He growled, and oh that growl sounded as good to her ears as it felt rumbling through his chest and vibrating against her aching nipples…

“Taking liberties…” she gave a small shrug, and it wasn’t lost on her that he hadn’t let go of her yet … she didn’t want him to let go, not now, not ever… “My turn.”

Then she reached up on tiptoes, flung her arms up to rest on his shoulders, and kissed him right back.

Jacob got the point.

He’d thought about questioning the mixed messages that she appeared to be sending out, but there was no way in hell that he was going to stop kissing her to point that fact out.

No, he wanted his mate in his arms, in his bed, and forever in his life, and that new life started then and there.

Maybe he was being presumptuous, but the way that she was kissing him right back said something different.

But, he was male. He had testosterone for blood and brains, and the kind of libido to match those hormones.

Above all – he didn’t want to get it wrong.

That didn’t stop him from grabbing two handfuls of her curvy backside and lifting her up his body … he practically waved the white flag of anticipation as he waited to see what she was going to do.

When Lily wrapped her legs around his hips he growled so damn hard that every inch of him vibrated. He managed to walk her backwards to the nearest wall and use the solidity to prop up her back while he let his hands wander over her body, and wander they did, everywhere that they could.

Frustration clawed within him – or it could have been his damn wolf – he wasn’t certain of anything but the fact that he wanted her – wanted her naked, wanted to be naked with her, around her, inside of her… every inch of him touching every inch of her, at least once, especially his tongue…

  His mind spun like it was on a spin cycle.

His heart raced.

His cock ached and twitched against her sex, and she … moaned in appreciation…

Damn, but he wanted to hear that sound again and again…

He needed to hear it.

Mine…

He felt that urge to mark her, claim her for his – it clawed beneath his skin – inside of his mind – his soul… he needed her…

Only she could make him feel…

Only she could make him whole.

Only she could tame the wild wolf within him, and that wolf was crying out to be tamed…

Mine…

With so much damn regret Jacob broke away from her lips…

“Mine…” he growled.

It wasn’t a love song.

He hadn’t written her a poem.

He’d spoken his heart.

He’d told her what was in his soul.

It was her move next and he hoped and prayed that it was the one he so desperately needed.