already beginning to suspect the truth.
She hissed out a sharp breath as the power of his cat glowed in his eyes, filling the room with a golden light. Not that she was afraid. Not his foolishly brave Isi.
It was the same raw hunger that clawed at him.
“I need to taste you,” he said thickly, his fingers at last reaching the edge of her thong. “I can’t wait any longer.”
Her eyes darkened, her hands tightening in his hair as he allowed a claw to form, slicing through the delicate fabric. His cat growled in pleasure as the satin fluttered to the table, leaving her bare to his avid gaze.
Damn.
She was beautiful.
His mouth watered as he slowly leaned forward, closely monitoring her reaction. As desperately as he wanted her, he was prepared to halt the second she revealed any hesitation.
She watched him from beneath lowered lashes, her face flushed with passion. Then, for one breathless second she tensed, her expression troubled. Talon swallowed a curse.
Isi had been forced to the Wildlands, and then bullied into staying.
He wasn’t going to pressure her into sex if she had doubts.
But before he could pull away, she tightened her fingers in his hair and tugged him forward.
He met her smoldering gaze. “You’re sure?”
“I’m sure.” She gave a slow nod, her dark hair with its blue highlights shimmering like satin in the dim light. “Don’t you dare stop.”
He studied her for a long moment, waiting until he could see the frantic urgency smoldering in her midnight eyes.
Only then did he lean forward, at last allowing his tongue to stroke through her slick fold.
His eyes slid shut in pleasure.
Christ.
She tasted of magnolia and woman. Sweet, luscious cream and power.
Talon’s cock twitched, pressing painfully against the zipper of his jeans.
He needed to be in her.
He needed to mark her. Not only with his passion, but with his musk. Hell, with his very essence.
The thought should have been terrifying. Instead, nothing had ever felt more right.
This female was precisely what he needed. Strong. Independent. But with a heart that was aching for the opportunity to love.
They’d both lost their families and deep inside they were both searching for a place to call home.
Something they could build together.
Isi, however, instinctively shied from his possessive animal instinct.
“Keep your cat leashed, fur ball,” she muttered.
His hands grabbed the curve of her waist, holding her still as his tongue found her swollen clitoris.
“My cat is the least of your concerns, darling.”
“You…oh, shit.”
For once, she was speechless as Talon flicked his tongue over her tender nub, her hips rocking upward in a silent plea for release. Again and again he stroked through her damp heat, his cat snarling in satisfaction as he wrenched a low whimper from the stubborn female.
In this moment nothing was as important as giving her more pleasure than she’d ever experienced before.
“Isi, come for me,” he commanded in thick tones.
She moaned, her body trembling as she hovered on the edge of climax. “No, Talon,” she breathed. “I want you inside me.”
Her soft plea sliced through him, and he reluctantly pulled back. As much as he wanted to taste her orgasm on his tongue, he wanted to please her more.
And if that meant waiting to give her an orgasm when he was buried deep inside her…then that’s exactly what he would do.
Gritting his teeth, Talon rose to his feet, hastily yanking off his boots so he could dispose of his jeans. The taste of Isi lingered on his tongue, the scent of magnolias making his head spin.
Unaware of how close he was to the edge, or perhaps simply enjoying her power over him, Isi stared at the throbbing length of his cock, a hectic passion glowing in her dark eyes.
He reached to grasp her around the waist, hauling her up his body to claim her lips with an intensity that branded her as his.
“I can’t wait,” he muttered.
She deliberately wrapped her long
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