“He’s so…oh yes, there, right there!” she gasped when I changed the angle and hit a spot deep inside that clenched and made me moan with her. “He’s bossy and mean!”
I smiled, enjoying the hell out of her gasps and the way she clutched my ass, trying to force me to speed up. These moments were my favorite. I enjoyed the rough, dirty, sometimes frantic sex, but these slow, easy, tender moments were what I loved most. Leaning in, I smooched her lips, giving her my tenderness and the care I had for her. Even if I couldn’t love Ren, I did care. So deeply, I sometimes quaked when I thought about the future and if she’d still be here.
“Only when you don’t listen.” I chuckled, gritting my teeth when she tightened, and I felt her body get slicker with approaching climax.
“Only when…oh God, Caleb, you need to go faster. Please!” Ren whined, reaching down to rub between her legs.
And just like that, I lost the easy and tender. Her openness and the way she writhed while her eyes turned an electric blue set me off, and I was soon pumping hard and growling, my face buried in her neck to muffle the sounds I couldn’t contain.
“Fuck.” I snarled, my balls growing so hard and tight I felt like I was about to shatter. “Ren, baby. You have to come.” I groaned, reaching down to help her rub herself.
“Oh, shit!” She moaned, clutching at me and turning her face to-
I snarled, coming so hard it felt like I was flying apart when the pain hit me. It was intense, but more than that, the feel of Ren’s teeth sinking into my shoulder turned an already epic climax into a nuclear detonation. Stiffening and releasing so hard I nearly passed out.
I felt her orgasm with me, the tight clench going on forever before we both fell still, and I pulled back, my body stiff with denial. Only, it was a denial I couldn’t hold onto when Ren licked her lips and gave me a look so filled with hope I knew it was true.
“Did you just fucking bite me?” I croaked, wanting so badly for it not to be true, even as I pulled away and stumbled back, my back slamming into the wall.
“Caleb, I’m, I’m sorry. I didn’t…mean, I didn’t…” she choked, tears filling her eyes while raged and betrayal filled me.
“You just bit me!” I roared, emotions swirling within and turning my shaky peace to dust.
“I didn’t mean to. I couldn’t help it, though. I, I love you and, and I tried not to, but I couldn’t stop her anymore. She knows!” Ren yelled, tears streaming as she sat up and pleaded with me.
“What? I don’t…”
“My wolf. She knows. Knows we’re…fated.” Ren rasped, her chin quivering when I shook my head sharply.
“No.”
“Yes! I didn’t…I tried to ignore it, Caleb; I really did. At first, I was, I thought it was just love, and I was okay not saying anything because I knew…but then it happened. She…she just said it one day, and it’s been so hard. So hard not to tell you. I wouldn’t have told you if…but she wouldn’t let it go. We’re fated.” She cried, her face crumpling when I shook my head and snarled, the denial a silent assault that made her jerk back and sob louder.
“No!” I yelled, turning to stumble out to the sound of Ren’s cries and my roars of denial.
Fuck no.
Wolf.
Chapter 21 Ren
Iwas hurting all over. My head felt full to bursting, my heart was shattered, and my soul cried out for me to go back. We were fated. I hadn’t wanted to accept it the first time my wolf whispered the possibility, but the more time went by, and we became closer, the less I could deny the call. It was agony knowing that I belonged to Caleb and that he belonged to me because no matter how right it felt, it terrified me.
For good reason, I thought, a whimper of hurt leaving me when Caleb’s horrified expression roared denial flash through my memory.
Sobbing, I kept running, my destination the only place I could go because I couldn’t go back to my trailer. Stopping, I skirted the trees and took a minute to suck in air, but ended up crying harder. Taking a deep breath, I kept going and jumped the steps to the house I had been running toward.
Still crying, I attempted to pull myself together but failed miserably when the door opened, and a shocked Trey looked at me, his mouth opening and closing as he took it all in.
“Ren?” he asked softly, yanking me to him when I sobbed and nearly crumbled to the floor. “What’s wrong? Do you hurt? Is Caleb not home yet?”
I cried harder still at the mention of Caleb’s name, but it wasn’t just because I was hurt. No, I was trying, even now, to find a silver lining to this, and right now, that wasn’t easy. Okay, so things looked bad, but after some time, I was sure everything would be fine.
That’s the spirit, Ren. Everything will sort itself out, and you’ll laugh about it later. Why I bet, Caleb is going to feel like a real fool as soon as his temper wears off.
I didn’t think that was true, but it helped enough to ease my crying and stop the ache that had grown within. I needed to calm down and stop thinking the worst.
“Renny? You need to stop and tell me what's wrong. Did someone hurt you?” Trey demanded, dragging me into the house and setting me on his sofa to look me over.