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  He smelled good. He felt even better.

  She let her fingers wander over his shoulders and down his torso as he made love to her breasts. Slipping her fingers through his hair, she felt the connection between them growing tighter, more concentrated. Tendrils of emotion, not only desire, but affection and friendship, wrapped around her.

  More than sex. They were definitely making love.

  Robyn lifted her head to stare at him. He sat back and leaned against the wall. His eyes were full of raw emotion.

  It was all too amazing. Almost overwhelming. “Did you feel that? That was… Wow.”

  “I felt it. Wow is right. Your turn. I need you to touch me.”

  He took her hand, guiding it to where his cock stood rigid between their bodies. He was so hard the swollen head tapped his belly, a drop of moisture clinging to the small slit.

  She stroked softly, velvet over steel.

  His eyes closed, and a shiver ran through his body.

  Robyn swallowed hard. She used both hands to explore, trying not to freak out at how big he was. “Umm, Keil? I think I’m afraid again. No way will this thing fit in me. Ugh. I’ve read that in stories before, and it sounded stupid, but seriously, you are hung like a damn horse.”

  Laughter shook his body. “And in all the stories you’ve read, does the ‘thing’ fit?”

  “Yes, but—”

  “No butts. Not today.” His strong hands slapped her ass gently. “We’ll save that for another time.”

  “Now you’re really scaring me!”

  He lay on the bench and made her straddle his body, his cock pressed hard along the cheeks of her ass. His hands continued to smooth over her. Dipping and gliding over her back, her breasts, her belly.

  Each stroke raised her temperature as tremors grasped her.

  He touched her clit, making small circles along the wet lips of her pussy until he pushed her over the edge into another orgasm.

  When her breath was halfway back to normal, Keil lifted her hips and supported her over the tip of his cock.

  She took her weight onto her knees and he used one hand to rub the wet head of his shaft against her pussy lips again and again.

  “Ride me. Go as slow as you want.”

  She joined her hand to his as he directed his cock into her warmth. She checked his face before she moved, tenderness reflected in his eyes along with need and desire.

  She pressed down, freezing as the head of his shaft stretched her wide. The sides of her passage were wet, and excitement blurred her senses.

  “I…think it feels good.”

  “Little bit more, babe. I promise it will feel great.”

  They were barely moving, more forward and back than up and down, but every tiny pulse of her hips fed the fire building in her belly until she zigged instead of zagging.

  His cock slipped deeper, and a shot of pain cracked through the haze of desire, and she hesitated.

  “Keil?”

  “Lean forward, and let me have those beautiful lips for a minute.”

  His mouth met hers, and she tangled their tongues together, letting him regain control of her hips as he continued to rub against her.

  He licked from the corner of her mouth to her neck, and her brain shut down. He suckled at her skin then put his teeth to her.

  One solid thrust with his hips drove him through her barrier to rest deep inside. Simultaneously he bit down on her neck and the joint pleasure/pain of the two piercings flashed through her body, her inner walls clutched at his cock, her hands tangled in his hair.

  “Sweet mercy, what have you done to me?”

  He pulled her torso against his body and held her tight, waiting as she adjusted to his girth stretching her.

  The feel of his hard body under her hands, the beating of his heart mixed with the pleasure still tingling through her washed away the remnants of pain.

  Slowly he began to move, pulling her hips high enough the tip of his cock clung to her entrance, then lowering her all the way down, angling to go as deep as possible.

  Robyn pushed her body upright so she could watch, one hand pressed to his chest, one hand dropping to feel where they connected to each other.

  The intimacy of touching his cock, having it brush along her fingers as it slipped into her body made her head spin with delight.

  Keil smiled up at her and added his hand to hers, linking fingertips, rubbing her clit with each drive of his hips.

  She pressed down in tempo with his thrusts, needing him to go faster, go deeper. The air from the sauna around them seemed to cool as their bodies warmed to boiling, passion driving higher and higher until she climaxed once more, her sex clenching tight around his cock as he joined her, the warmth of his seed bathing her with fire deep inside.

  He clung to her, holding tight until the tremors subsided.

  Limbs tangled, Robyn’s head resting on his chest, Keil felt the tendrils of connection complete and settle into his soul.

  His mate.

  He stroked one hand over her hair, brushing the strands off her face to stare at her. Her bright eyes were filled with a touch of bewilderment and a whole lot of satisfaction.

  Her full lips were wet from where she’d licked them, and he found himself hardening at the thought of leaning down to nuzzle her mouth.

  Not yet, he told himself sternly. “How are you?”

  “That was…well actually, that was amazing. If I’d known it was going to be this much fun I’d have tried it sooner.” A frown crossed her face. “Keil? Are you growling at me? I can feel the vibrations.”

  He pulled back the anger that had flashed through him at the thought of anyone touching her.

  “Sorry, love, under control now. How about we go again if you enjoyed it that much? Or try a few other things?”

  “Not the butt, wolfman. You’re not going there. What should we do about TJ, though? He’s sitting in the cabin all alone.”

  He lifted her and carried her back to the shower, gently rinsing the signs of their lovemaking off her limbs. He couldn’t resist caressing her pussy softly and stirring her fires again.

  “Actually, TJ isn’t in the cabin anymore. I told him to go home. He may not be able to ski by himself, but since the silly boy lost all his equipment in the accident, he’ll have to run home as a wolf anyway. We’ll meet him in Haines Junction at the condo the pack owns. The cabin is all ours. Welcome to our honeymoon suite.”

  Robyn touched his cheek and pulled him into the shower stall with her. She picked up the cloth to wash his chest, teasing down his happy trail and making his mind turn to mush.

  “That’s the best news I’ve heard in a while. Keil?”

  He’d closed his eyes as her fingers traced over his shaft, one hand stopping to cup his balls, the other slipping from side to side over the sensitive skin on the head.

  “Yes?”

  “It fit. It fit just fine.”

  Chapter Eight

  Keil managed to keep one hand tucked around her even as he finished scooping up the rest of the noodles from the dinner pot.

  He never seemed to be far away. He touched her constantly. Over the past three days, they had made love in the sauna, in the cabin, even enjoyed a quick romp on the porch under the moonlight.

  One night he’d eaten a piece of cheesecake off her belly, then proceeded to lick every inch of her thoroughly before taking her quivering body to the shower house to continue.

  When they weren’t making love they skied, built a snow fort and talked for hours about everything.

  Robyn couldn’t decide whether she liked the talking or the loving better. Being with Keil was amazing. There were definitely benefits to this mate thing.

  “It’s only Tuesday but I think we should ski out tomorrow like TJ and I had planned. There’s a lot we need to do before Saturday.”

  She nodded hesitantly.

  “What, little bird?”

  She pressed her lips against his cheek. “I don’t want to go home yet. Thi
s is the shortest honeymoon on record.”

  “Oh, the honeymoon isn’t over, sweetie. We’ll have to delay the rest until after…” He broke off, his body tensing up next to hers.

  Robyn stood to clear away the dishes, fighting to keep tears at bay.

  The pack challenge. She understood from their talks that it had to happen, but she wasn’t ready to share him yet. With anyone.

  He swung her to face him, speaking into her mind, a smooth caress of love accompanying the words.

  “This is not how I would have chosen to make you my mate, forcing changes on you this quickly. But we needed each other. I needed you. I won’t apologize for taking advantage of finding you and loving you.”

  Her heart pounded at his affirmation of love. “Oh, Keil.”

  “You’re going to have your first full moon as a wolf on Saturday, and the challenge isn’t until Sunday. Come back to Haines with me. I’ll introduce you to the pack members who support me. I will win the challenge. Especially now that I have you. Trust me.”

  “I do trust you, but I can’t go to Haines. I’m supposed to phone my brother today because he plans to meet me on Saturday at the trailhead. I have to talk to him if there’s any changes, and this is going to be tough to explain. Oh, hell.”

  He looked puzzled for a minute. “You said you had a satellite phone. How were you planning on using it? You can’t hear.”

  “Text message.”

  “On a sat phone?”

  “Ain’t technology great?”

  “I’d hate to know what that costs per message. Can I talk to your brother for you?”

  Robyn considered. Tad was the kind to worry, but he also knew when to back down. She thought Keil would be able to talk it out with her brother.

  It might, however, take a while. “Only if you plan on paying the charges.”

  “What are you, cheap?”

  “Like borscht.”

  He pulled her in for a kiss, the kind that made her toes curl and her heartbeat increase.

  Just as it was getting interesting, he broke it off. “Damn, you get tastier and tastier. I’d better make that call before I get too distracted. What’s the number?”

  She pulled out the phone and handed him one of Tad’s business cards that she kept with it.

  Keil choked for a second before flashing a big grin.

  What was the damn wolf up to now? The expression in his eyes was way too mischievous.

  He linked the call through then sat back to talk, making sure she could see his lips.

  “Hi, Tad, this is Keil Lynus. How are you, man?” He winked at her, and a warning signal went off in her brain. Something stunk. “No, TJ doesn’t need any rescuing, we already dug him out… I know, he’s a total pain in the butt. I do need something… She’s fine. In fact, Robyn and I are mates, and I was—”

  She stared in shock. How could he blurt it out like that to Tad? Her brother must be freaking. She slapped at Keil’s shoulder, trying to take the phone away from him.

  “Hang on, Tad, she’s getting a little frisky right now. I think she’s worried you’re having a fit or something over there. Want to talk to her?”

  With a violent yank she stole the phone away from him to check the screen. Maybe he hadn’t phoned anyone at all and it was a joke.

  But there was a return message on the screen.

  Tad: Congratz, sis, Keil is awesome. I’m happy for u

  Her jaw dropped to the floor. She typed in quickly: U know Keil? U know what he is?

  Tad: Ya. Wolf. u work fast sis

  Robyn: U are so dead next time I c u

  Tad: luv U 2

  Robyn: Jerk

  Keil pulled the phone away, said “hi” and paused to listen for a minute.

  “Well, thanks. It was a surprise, but she’s incredible, Tad. Hey, there’s a little thing shaking down this weekend if you’d like to join us. Robyn’s first full moon will be on Saturday… Of course you can come! You’re family, even if you aren’t triggered yet… I know, Tad.” Keil rolled his eyes. “It’ll happen sometime, man. Gotta go. Robyn’s making me pay for this call… Of course I can afford it, but why would I want to spend more time talking to you when I can be with my mate?”

  She fought to control her breathing as Keil hung up and packed away the phone. The smirk on his face was more than she could handle, and she pounded on his arm.

  “Hey, what’s this? I thought that went rather well. Tad will even be able to join us for the full moon. Great, hey?”

  “You ass. You never told me you knew my brother. How does he know you, and how come he knew you were a wolf, and—”

  He wrapped his arms around her and lifted her off her feet as she continued to struggle against him.

  Robyn fumed. Keil had known Tad all along? That meant Tad knew about werewolves and never once said anything to her about the fact she was one.

  Good grief. That was probably the “big secret” he’d kept trying tell her.

  They were both dead.

  Keil lowered her to the sleeping platform and covered her body with his own, stopping her from wiggling away. The thrill of his touch battled with the desire to kick his kneecaps off.

  “Tell me what’s up, or I’ll be forced to hurt you.”

  “You’d never hurt me.”

  “Oh yeah? Ever eaten a granola bar with a laxative additive? I can arrange it.”

  He laughed and rolled to the side, running a hand over her body as he spoke. “I didn’t realize the connection when you said you were a Maxwell. You told me you had a brother, but you never told me his name.”

  Robyn opened her mouth to protest then froze. “Damn. Are you sure?”

  He nodded. “I would have recognized the name. I know Tad from my guiding business. He flies us on trips all the time. He told me he had a sister, but he never said she was deaf. He found out we were wolves on a trip when TJ did one of his not-so-amazing Houdini tricks while Tad was still around.

  “I’m going to kill him,” she announced.

  “Your brother is a half-breed wolf, still untriggered. We guessed it was your Grampa who gave him the genes. If you’re wondering, yes, he knew you were a wolf.” She tensed under his hands. “Hey, think of it this way. He can’t shift until he gets triggered, and that’s complicated for a male half-breed. Telling you about werewolves wasn’t going to work because he had no proof. He probably thought your mate would be someone from one of the Whitehorse packs.”

  Robyn dropped her head back on the bunk with a flash of insight. “Is that why he’s been introducing me to all these different ‘clients’ over the years? Were they all wolves?”

  “Maybe. He did mean well, remember that before you slit his throat, my vengeful hussy.” He slid his hands over her possessively. “Since it’s our last night here I vote we take advantage of it. Dinner was great, but I want my dessert.”

  He opened her shirt and proceeded to bury his head in her breasts, rubbing back and forth over her torso like he was painting himself with her scent.

  “You can’t tell, but you smell absolutely amazing. It’s something to do with being recently triggered as well as being my mate, but your pheromones are off the chart right now.” He licked a long slow line up from between her breasts until he reached her lips and proceeded to tease the corners of her mouth with gentle nips and kisses.

  “TJ said it could be a problem with the pack. That all the guys would be attracted to me.”

  Keil pulled back and stared at her for a second. “He’s right, I never thought about that. I mean, you’re marked as mine, and your scent is clearly our scent, but as a full-blood until after your first full moon, you’re sending off killer hormones.”

  He traced a finger down her body, circling the globes of her breasts as he considered. “I’ll be careful who I introduce you to. Only mated couples and females until after the weekend. You’re too beautiful. I’d be fighting everyone for you otherwise.”

  “You wolves seem to like fighting.”
/>   “It passes the time and keeps us warm. It’s cold in Alaska.”

  Robyn grabbed his hand from where it teased her and pushed it farther down her body until his strong fingers cupped her mound. She pressed her hips upward gently, encouraging him to explore. “It’s cold in the Yukon too, but I know of lots of other ways to stay warm. Fireplaces, hot tubs…”

  “…saunas, beds. I’m looking forward to trying them all with you.” He spread his fingers over her belly and finally lowered his head to her breast. His tongue flicked out to moisten the tip of her nipple. Her body responded and a tight peak formed.

  His contented smile warmed her heart. He didn’t simply go through the motions. He seemed to enjoy touching her, making her feel wonderful.

  He blew a stream of cool air over her breast, sending a shot of pleasure down to her womb. Slowly he lowered his mouth until he could suck the erect tip into his mouth, tugging sharply. He followed with a gentle lap. A delicate nip with his teeth.

  The alternating tugs and soft caresses built up the pressure burning deep in her core. She reached her hands to massage over his shoulders, holding him close to her body.

  Suddenly she needed more. She wanted to touch him, make him feel as good as he made her feel. He’d been such a tender lover over the past days, but he’d been controlling as well, never letting her take charge.

  “…oh damn, that feels good. I want you to roll over. Please?”

  She felt his chuckle against her breast. “You going somewhere, little bird?” His mouth continued to feast as he pulled her into his arms and flipped them over, finishing with her nestled on top.

  He was still sucking.

  Robyn tucked up her legs to straddle his strong body, giving her leverage. She slowly lifted her torso away from his caresses.

  The expression of loss on his face made her smile. “It’s okay, wolfman, I’m not going anywhere but down.”

  His puzzled expression faded as heat flared in his eyes. She winked and started the exploring she wanted to do.

  His body was amazing, and all hers to enjoy. Taut chest muscles that flexed under her hands, nipples that tightened as she stroked over their tips. He seemed to enjoy her touch there as much as she had enjoyed his.