Vox was fighting a losing battle with his control. He wasn’t kidding when he said she fired his blood. The feel of her soft, sweet flesh under his hands and the taste of her lips ignited his blood to a raging fury. He could feel his cat pacing back and forth, determined to mark his mate with his essence. Her hands running up over his stomach to his chest tore at him.
The soft, sweet hands moved slowly, as if unsure of his response to her tentative touch. How any male could resist her was beyond comprehension. He believed Tor and Lodar when they said it had been killing them.
Riley had an innocence about her that brought out the protectiveness in him and his cat, and her natural sensual nature was enough to cause both of them to want to pounce on her. The sway of her hips, the flash of humor in her baby blue eyes, and the way she nibbled at her bottom lip when she was nervous all played havoc on his system.
Vox deepened the kiss, sliding his arm down under her knees so he could pick her up. He silenced her objection with his kisses, holding her tightly against him so she would know there was no more protesting. He would take her.
He carried her across to the large bed. Bending, he gently lowered her onto the soft covers, never releasing her lips. He didn’t want to give her a chance to change her mind.
The way his body and his cat were reacting at this point, he wouldn’t have stopped anyway. It may have been wrong, but he knew she was his even if she wasn’t sure. There was absolutely no doubt in his mind.
He had talked privately with Creon Reykill. Creon had been very receptive, even amused, and if Vox wasn’t mistaken, relieved when he had explained he would not be able to fulfill the requirements of the treaty between his people and the Valdier. Creon had laughed and slapped Vox on his shoulder and told him there was no need to worry, he was positive Zoran would have no problems with the changes. Creon had explained that each of them had taken a human female as a mate and could appreciate the effect the species had on a male. Vox had to admit after he met Creon’s mate, Carmen, he was thankful she had come into the young lord’s life. He could see the difference in his friend and thanked the Gods for sending the female to help Creon heal.
His fingers trembled slightly as he gripped the thin straps of the gown that Riley was wearing. He pulled them down as he continued running kisses along her swollen lips and down along her neck. He drew in a deep breath as her large, plump breasts brushed seductively against his chest. His cat was in heaven. The only thing that would make it completely happy was when it could mate with the she-cat that was about to be born.
He would give a part of himself to his mate, allowing her body to change. His cat couldn’t wait to see what its mate would look like. The thought of her silky fur brushing against his male was enough to make him want to bite her and release the chemical regardless whether she was ready or not.
Riley’s gasp and loud cry spurred him on as he sucked one of her succulent n*****s between his teeth. He nipped it gently, purring as she arched up into him in response, her body flushing in response to his touch.
“Vox,” her husky voice panted out. “Oh God!”
He chuckled and sucked deeply, pulling and tugging on the swollen nub until her legs fell apart and she tried to wrap her long legs around his in an effort to draw him down to her. He sighed deeply as he realized there was no saving the delicate fabric of her gown. It didn’t matter anyway. After tonight, she would not be wearing any type of clothing to bed again. He wanted to feel her silky flesh against his without a barrier between them. He doubted she even heard or realized he had ripped the thin silk away. She was muttering hoarsely as she unconsciously kneaded her fingers against his shoulder, her nails digging into his flesh as she became more frantic.
“Please!” she wailed. “I need you.”
He released her n****e with a loud pop, then pulled away far enough to shuck his pants and kick them away. He knew he would take her hard and fast the first time. He would have loved to be able to take her at a leisurely pace, but he was beyond that. He would take his time when he made love to her again.
Vox reached down and gripped Riley’s thighs in his large palms, pulling them apart and bringing them up to his waist. Aligning his c**k to her slick, heated core he gazed down at her. He shook his head as he realized he was having problems catching his breath. She was magnificent!
Lodar was right, her breasts were going to overflow his hands when he cupped them. The rounded globes with the dark roses of her areolae drew a groan of pleasure out of Vox as he rocked his hips forward, sliding his thick c**k into her tight vaginal channel. The hot, smooth walls surrounded him, calling him to claim her in the primal ways of a male. His arms shook as he tried to hold himself still long enough for her to adjust to his hard length.
“Vox?” Riley’s frightened gaze turned to him as she felt the sudden fullness invading her body.
She squirmed as he pushed in another inch, his thick c**k resting against the barrier she had protected. “You are mine, my beautiful mate,” he groaned as he fell forward, burying his face in the curve between her shoulder and neck at the same time he buried his c**k all the way to her womb.
He felt her stiffen in surprise at the sudden intrusion. Her cry of pain tore at his soul even as he let his teeth sink into the tender flesh of her neck, releasing the mating chemical that would forever bind her to him. His large hands moved to pin her wrists to the sides by her head when she started to struggle.
He pulled his hips back slowly, allowing the feel of his c**k to stroke the sweet, sensitive lining of her v****a before he drove it back in. He repeated the movement over and over until her hips were rocking in rhythm with his. He continued sucking her sweet blood into his mouth even as he allowed his cat to release his essence into her blood in return.
The exchange was even more erotic than he had read about. Thin threads wove between them, connecting their souls together as one in both two-legged and four-legged forms. The snarling hunger and restlessness of his cat calmed, rubbing and purring as the hunger that ate at him was sated for the first time.
He could taste the difference in her blood as her body accepted the gift from his cat. His body picked up the increased heat coursing through her as the chemicals mixed with her own genetic makeup, shaping and changing her even as he f****d her harder and faster. They both groaned loudly when he finally released her, swiping over the mark on her neck with his rough tongue. He would have to show her just how good his tongue could feel against other parts of her body.
He pulled back far enough so he could look down into her eyes as he took her. Damp paths still glistened near the corner of her eyes where tears had fallen from his possession of her. There was no pain reflected in her eyes now. The beautiful clear blue eyes were glazed with desire and need. Her swollen lips parted as the essence of him and his cat swept through her body in a ferocious wave, taking, molding, and changing her into their perfect mate. Vox rode Riley hard and fast, his need to claim her overwhelming him.
Her shattered cry exploded as her body convulsed around his. Her fingernails dug into his back as she bowed into him, her body milking him as her orgasm held her in its grip. A loud roar ripped from his soul as he felt his c**k lock into her and his seed burst from his body in wave after wave of delicious ecstasy unlike anything he had ever felt before.
Vox’s arms strained as he tried to hold his upper body off Riley so he wouldn’t crush her. It was an impossible feat. The power of his orgasm sucked every ounce of strength from his body, leaving him weak as a kitten.
His head fell forward until it rested in the curve of her shoulder where he had bitten her just a short time earlier. He rubbed his nose along the vivid mark he had left. He could feel the hot walls of her v****a still pulsing around his c**k as he remained locked to her. He gently licked his mark; a deep rumble of contentment coursed through him as he gathered her closer.