RAE I was losing my mind. The man I had been angry with, who said horrid things to me and wanted to fuck my best friend, held my gaze as he knelt between my legs. I was so lost in his gaze that I wasn’t prepared when he put his lips on me. No foreplay, no messing around. Heat shot up my body as his mouth closed around me, and he gently sucked. My whole body tightened as I gripped the counter behind me and tried to clamp my thighs together. But Rhys kept a tight grip on them, his fingers biting into me as his eyes fluttered closed. And then he groaned, vibrating against me as if I was the best thing he had ever tasted. I had never seen anything so hot. Six years with my battery-operated boyfriends had not come close to this. His tongue worked on me, lapping me up and winding my body tighter than a string. I was sure my toes would remain permanently curled. The night at the club and in the elevator had been nothing compared to the surge of need that took over me. “Rhys...” Was
RHYS I sat still with my fists clenched, not focusing on anything else. Even the monster’s laughter didn’t get a reaction from me. I was supposed to have just kissed her; that would have been good enough to calm Rae down. Instead, I could still taste her, and I was hard as a rock. I licked my lips and closed my eyes, my head against the headrest. I couldn’t stop the moan. Rae would have let me fuck her, even with all those people who’d been listening in. I moaned again and shifted in my seat. ‘Maybe I don’t have to do anything after all,’ the monster laughed again. It wasn’t like that. Even though I felt the bond growing, I could still walk away. What happened with Rae was only because I’d been starved of any intimate contact for six years. I dared any man to try that. It was a wonder my nuts hadn’t turned blue and exploded. The monster laughed again, and I shoved him from my thoughts. I’d often wondered why I couldn’t get it up for anyone else, but Rae being alive explaine
RAE I saw red. Literally. I didn’t know if whatever triggered my perfect vision was finally wearing off, but a red haze fell over everything and everyone in the parking lot. My good mood disappeared as if it had never been. The smile that had been fixed on my face all afternoon completely dropped off as I looked at my friend’s face. If I had been standing next to her, I had no doubt I would have sensed how much she wanted Rhys. My brain conjured the nightmare I’d had, but instead of the man, It was Vickie I saw. And instead of cutting off after the scream, I saw the wolf lunge at her. I saw it sink its huge teeth into her neck and pick her up like a doll. I saw it tear her apart, limb from limb. I could almost taste the blood in my mouth. I could almost taste the fear. Vickie stepped away from Rhys but that did nothing to stop my violent imagination. The anger inside me had morphed into something else, something that distorted my auditory functions because I could hear more tha
RHYS I loved my truck but it was not comfortable enough to sleep in. It smelled like flowers now, after I’d left it at the local carwash so I could patrol. I’d found nothing. And a walk in the park had shown new cameras set up. I hadn’t touched those because I didn’t want to be a suspect when they found the body. I could already smell rotting flesh without trying too hard. And I knew the rogues weren’t coming out that night. Not if their target was Rae. The thought frustrated me. I was sure I wouldn’t catch that horrible scent again until Rae went to the park; that was the last place she needed to be. That insane woman had likely been doing something crazy that had drawn them to her. Like killing humans, for example. That had to be the explanation, but how would I tell Tyson that? When I’d decided to head back home to finally sort things out with Rae, I’d seen Vickie’s sleek car still in the car park. I wasn’t going to risk going home. Psychotic wolves were best left alone to
RAE My resolutions crumbled at the chance to sleep with Rhys. I sold Vickie out so I could get railed by a playboy bastard. Heat flooded through my veins like I was a nymphomaniac. My core clenched as if it had a life of its own. I tried to keep calm when his fingers bit into my chin, but my heart beat sideways when I met that cold gaze. He towered over me, but the fear I’d once felt around him had long since disappeared. His anger matched mine, but he couldn’t hide that he wanted me, too. I could sense it. “Are you going to deny you’re getting wet right now?” Rhys growled. Despite my body going crazy, I knocked his fingers off me. “Whatever madness this is doesn’t matter. I have more important things to worry about, something you’re well aware of,” I said through my teeth. “You said I was nothing to you. We’ll keep it that way—” I hadn’t finished speaking when Rhys pushed me against the wall and caged me with his arms on either side of my head. His eyes glittered in the late af
SIX YEARS AGO RHYS My balls tightened as her muscles gripped me, and I shot my load inside her. Whatever was left, anyway. I’d made love to Rae most of the night despite how exhausting the mindblowing orgasms were. I kissed her lips gently before I rolled over, taking her with me so she lay on top of me. Her contented sigh was enough to quell some of my anxieties. The supermoon was coming. I could already feel the stronger pull in the air, even though it would be days before the moon was full. And on that night, Rae would shift and feel what I felt. I tightened my arms around her and kissed her head before looking up at the sky. I liked that spot. The trees provided some cover in case some fool decided to wander too close to me while I was with Rae, and the grassy patch I’d taken her on was as soft as a mattress. The lake was calm even though it held such monstrous things. But then again, since Ares had claimed Rae, even the strange wildlife in the forest didn’t dare get too clos
RAEHow could I fall for that? Why had I let him touch me?I couldn’t stop scrubbing my skin. Rhys’ touch had branded me, and I could still feel him between my legs. My body still hummed and was overheated. Whatever he had done had awoken something terrifying in me. The anger was still there, but so was the hunger. I’d truly lost my mind.But I’d be damned if I let him touch me again.How could he just walk out like that? How could he look at me as if I was disgusting after he’d done that to me?His words flittered over and over in my mind. I was nothing, and he wanted me to remember that. My chest squeezed even when I knew his hatred was irrational. He was the one who’d rolled up into my life and knocked everything sideways. I stopped scrubbing when I realised my skin was raw and bleeding. It matched the handprints Rhys had left on my wrists and thigh. My neck was marked, too. Again, my core clenched. After all these years with my head straight, why had it turned like that? He wasn’
RAE “Are you wearing contacts?” I self-consciously brought a hand up to my bare face. I’d tried to wear my glasses so I wouldn’t get any awkward questions, but they had made everything blurry and my eyes hurt. My head already pounded from the lack of sleep due to the nightmares. “Your eyes are quite stunning,” Dr Whitman said. “I don’t know why I’ve never noticed that.” My cheeks warmed up. I wasn’t used to compliments. “You’re still not sleeping?” Unlike at our last appointment, Dr Whitman had come to sit opposite me. She'd crossed her legs as she sipped on a cup of coffee. Her writing pad was on the chair beside her, but her recorder was going on the table between us. I hadn’t seen that recorder out in a long time. It was the only technology the doctor used, indicating that she knew something was wrong with me. As relaxed as she was right now, I knew the doctor would pour over every word I would say and every tone I’d use once I was gone. “Not very well,” I admitted. “Are yo