“Let’s go for a run. Down to the lake,” she replied.
“That sounds like a great way to cool down.” He laughed.
“It does. Race you there.” Allie threw her clothes off, shifted, and took off running, needing to get away from Marc before she turned back and tossed him to the ground. Images of her riding his cock flashed through her mind. It took every thread of strength she possessed to keep her feet moving forward toward the lake and away from the hunky man who Gerri had sent to her.
She was going to have sex with him, and the sex would more than likely be life changing, but she just wanted to know a bit about him before they did the no-pants dance. Her tiger wasn’t happy with her decision, but it’d just have to deal with it. She had never been one to jump someone’s bones without getting to know at least a little bit about them first.
She raced along the well-worn path with Marc hot on her tail. He was fast, but not quite as fast as her. Giggling like a schoolgirl, she kicked it into high gear and left him in the dust, wanting him to chase her.
A series of chuffs sounded behind her. Marc’s frustrations were starting to show. He’d figured he'd be faster because he was the larger of the two, but he was wrong. Allie had always been fast, able to outrun anyone anywhere. Though she wanted to turn and ease his frustrations, she didn’t dare because, deep down, she wanted him to work for it. To prove that he was a capable male.
Just when she thought she’d had a good lead on him, she went flying through the air. Marc had pounced on her and held her tightly in his grasp. Quickly shifting back to her human form, Allie let out a loud laugh. Marc growled playfully before shifting back to human as well. He had positioned himself, so he bore the brunt of the force when they hit the ground.
“Gotcha!”
“Color me impressed. I usually outrun everyone. But not you.” She smiled down at him. The visions of her riding him rebounded in her mind.
“I’ll chase this fine ass to the ends of the earth if I have to,” he said, gripping her ass and dragging her farther up his body until she straddled him.
“Is that so?” She wiggled her hips against him.
“Yes, ma’am. I like you in this position.”
“Ilike me in this position. It could be lots and lots of fun.” She leaned down and nibbled on his lower lip.
“Could be?” he asked quizzically.
“Yes. When we finally get to that point.” She rocked her hips back over his hardened length.
“Mmm. That point …” he said, latching onto her hips with his hands.
“Yep. That point when I let you slide your rock-hard cock balls deep inside me.” Her words were bold as fuck, but she didn’t care. They both knew it was only a matter of time before it happened.
“I like the way you think, but I think you should change that previous sentence fromcould betowill be. Because I guaran-damn-tee that it will be hella’ fun for both of us when I’m pushing myself into you, making you moan for me,” he said, lifting his hips off the ground and bucking up.
“I think you could be onto something here. It will, indeed, be fun,” she said with a laugh.
“So, what are we waiting for?” he asked.
“I can’t just roll over and let you have your way with me. What kind of a woman would I be if I didn’t make you at least work for it.”
“Ahhh … so the goal is to get me all hot and bothered.”
“Something like that.” She smirked. “Now, I think we were going to the lake,” she said, jumping off his body and sprinting away on foot this time.
“Frustrating woman.” Marc laughed.
FIVE
MARC
Marc had to admit that Gerri had been so right about his mate that it wasn’t even funny. The woman was incredible. Damn incredible. The way Allie teased him made him want her more than he’d ever wanted anything in his life. More than he even wanted his next breath or next meal. Since he’d laid his eyes on Allie, his life had flipped on end. Everything he did or said was now about her.
He hadn’t been joking when he told her that it would be hella’ fun sliding balls deep into her. It was his main mission at this point. Claiming his mate. Yeah, yeah. So what? They had just met. That was the way it worked in the shifter world. He knew his mate the second he had scented her.
Now, thanks to her games, it was all about the chase. He hadn’t thought he’d ever catch her in her tiger form, but somehow, he had done just that. Maybe it had been the thrill of the chase, or maybe it had been that he had just wanted her so damn bad. Either way, he’d kicked his ass into high gear, wanting to prove his worth.
When he’d finally caught her and pounced on her, having her in his arms had been pure heaven. When she’d shifted and landed on top of him, a thousand explicit thoughts bounded through his brain. All of them involved them getting naked and her fabulous breasts bouncing up and down as he rammed his cock into her heat.