20. Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Cain

" A bsolutely not!"

The words fly out of my mouth before I let her even finish her thought.

Yes!

My wolf perks up, hearing exactly the words he needs to try and fight me for control.

You shut up!

Not like this.

"Why not? You said I get to choose. I'm choosing," she says, her hands flying out dramatically.

"You can't just choose. Not like this. You're under duress! ‘I want you to Awaken me.' Are you out of your mind, Firefly? This is a life-changing, can't go back kind of decision. You can't just say that while I'm putting away the guacamole like you're commenting on the weather!"

The fire in her eyes tells me she has no plan to let this go, and I have to physically look away from her to keep the parts of me and my wolf from jumping at the opportunity to make her ours.

When I finally look back at her, I see the sparkle that tells me all I need to know about what's coming.

Well, shit.

She stomps herself over to the table and picks up the burner phone as the pieces of her plan put themselves together, and I lunge.

"Oh, no, you don't!" I say, swiping the thing away from her seconds before she places the call.

"Why not? If you won't do it, Casper surely will! He wants me safe, for whatever fucking reason, so having me be Awakened makes his job a hell of a lot easier." The defiance she places in her jaw as she swipes at my hand, trying to get the phone back, has me wanting to punish her for even attempting to have someone else Awaken her.

Feigning right, I let her get just close enough, and I pull her into me, locking her body to mine. Her eyes slide up to mine, surprise and anger simmering beneath them.

"No one. And I mean, No. Fucking. One. is allowed to put their mouth on this," I drop a kiss on her shoulder. "Perfect," A kiss on the edge of her collarbone, sliding her oversized hoodie to the side. "Fucking." A kiss right above the fluttering pulse at her throat. "Skin," I say, nipping lightly at her jaw before slamming my lips onto hers without any hesitation.

The sound of her moan hits my ears as she opens, allowing my tongue to delve deeper and taking me right back to the moment in the cab of the truck. Reaching down, my hands slide across the curve of her ass, and I lift her, placing her on top of the table before me.

My teeth dig into her lip, and I pull on it before leaning away, wanting to fully take her in.

"In case I haven't made it crystal fucking clear, Firefly. You. Are. Mine." I pause for effect before continuing, enjoying the light panting coming from her and seeing the pure arousal on her face. "Maybe you just need to be reminded," I growl out before grabbing the bottom of her hoodie and pulling it along with her shirt over her head in one fell swoop. My lips reclaim hers while I reach around her to unhook her bra.

Her hands tug my shirt out of the way before unbuttoning my jeans and dropping my zipper, distracting me from the bra hooks.

Fuck.

I'm so hard my cock pushes onto her hand before the zipper gets to the bottom, and she wraps her fingers around it, gripping me over the thin fabric of my boxer briefs. It takes everything I have not to explode right then.

"Naked. Now."

The order is quick before I tear my shirt over my head, and my lips start trailing kisses down her neck to her shoulder, sliding the bra strap off as I go. Her soft whimper hits my ears just as the undergarment springs free, revealing her already-taut nipples.

Absolutely perfect.

Before I can even complete the thought, my thumbs slide under the fabric, gripping the top of her leggings and tugging them off with a single pull.

I pause momentarily, admiring the look of her splayed out for me on this table like my very own last supper.

My eyes meet hers, and I can see the lust in her gaze as she pants with need.

"You're beautiful like this, Firefly. Naked, on display, dripping for me," I say, sinking to my knees, my tongue tasting its way up her glistening center. I can't hold back the moan that spills out as I get to taste her again.

It's been too fucking long.

My arms grip around her thighs, holding my head between them as I suck on her clit lightly in a hurried rhythm. I don't have time to ease her into this; the precum is already soaking its way through my boxers.

I adjust my grip on her, dropping my arm to allow me the freedom to tease her with my fingers. Slowly, I slide one inside her, curling it and applying pressure before I slide it back out again, and repeat the process before I add an additional finger. Her gasp has me pulling my mouth off her and leaning back to glance up to see her.

She's a vision.

Her head is thrown back, her back arched, and her chest pulsating with each rapid breath. I drag my tongue along the inside of her thigh before returning to her now swollen clit. Flicking it gently.

"Damn, you taste amazing. I'd say they should bottle it, but I'd kill anyone who tried," I state, dragging my teeth across the creamy skin and nibbling my way back, never stopping my assault with my fingers. In. Curl. Out. In. Curl. Out.

"God, I'm so close," she says, her voice barely above a whisper.

"What did I say about you calling me that, Firefly?"

My lips drop back to her, sucking in her clit with less care and thrusting my fingers at a more hurried pace before she can even respond.

Three. Two. One.

The sight of her falling over the edge and the sound of her crying out is almost enough to have me lose my control. My wolf sits just beyond the wall I'm holding up, and the feel of her walls clenching my fingers and the taste of her orgasm on my tongue has me almost handing him the ability to claim her. To make her ours.

Not yet.

She asked for it!

Not yet.

My fingers slow, and I release her clit, peppering light kisses up her leg and standing to continue onto her hip.

All mine.

By the time I make it back up her throat, I freeze, pulling back in a silent question. Her eyelids part, barely opening as she searches my own.

"I need you inside me, Cain. Please." She leans forward, moving her arms around my neck as I kiss her, loving the fact that I know she can taste herself on my tongue and that it causes her no hesitation.

"As you wish," I say with a grin, remembering the line from that pirate movie she talked about during one of our study sessions.

Without removing my lips, my hands quickly slide my jeans and boxers the rest of the way off, freeing my cock from its cotton prison.

I pull her forward, scooting her to the edge of the table, and I line myself up at her entrance. Taking my time so I can feel every inch of her, I slowly fill her, inch by inch, and allowing her to adjust to the size difference between my two fingers.

"You take me so well, Firefly. It's like the Fates made this cunt just for me," I pause, seating myself fully within her and leaning to nip at her ear before continuing. "Think they'll be mad if I destroy it right here on the kitchen table? Huh? Let's find out," I finish before wrapping my arms around her and squeezing her ass cheeks to go just a little deeper. Her intake is all the encouragement I need, and I'm sliding out and slamming back into her, her legs twisting themselves around my hips as she clings to me.

That's my girl.

I'm so transfixed by the moment that I forget to hold back, and it only takes me four pumps before I can no longer hold back. My eyes open, flashing to her to see how close she is, and the vein in her neck has me dropping my thumb to her clit, circling with enough pressure to send us both into oblivion. Stars burst in front of my eyes as I fill her. The warmth of our climaxes and the pulsing of her walls around me are the only things I feel as my heart rate returns to normal and the world comes back into focus.

"Okay, I guess I'm yours," she says, her voice playful.

"You guess? You guess ? Sounds like you need round two," I say before picking her up, throwing her over my shoulder, and carrying her toward the bedroom with the sound of her laughter bouncing off the hall.