Once she had him naked she looked up at him. Mike was leant back against the front door. His head was down as he stared at her.
She gripped his erection and jacked him a few times. He moved his hips.
“Please, baby, please.”
She loved the begging. She bent her head and licked at the moisture escaping from his slit.
He hissed.
She kissed and licked some more before sliding her mouth down his hardness.
Mike gripped her head, although he didn’t direct her in any way, just held on as she moved her mouth over him.
He pumped gently into her mouth but she didn’t want gentle. She wanted to feel him lose control.
Using her hand and tongue, she increased the suction. She enjoyed the hardness against her tongue, the salty essence she got small tastes of. With her free hand she caressed his muscular thigh. He shook under her touch.
“Good, so good, baby,” he murmured, thrusting harder.
She encouraged him with a hum and he started to rock into her faster.
It wasn’t long before he was grunting and gripping her hair harder. “Gonna…”
He was warning her. She could let off now if she wanted. She didn’t want to, though. She hummed again and he stiffened before releasing into her waiting mouth. She relaxed her throat to take all of him that she could.
She gave his cock a few more licks before pulling away and sitting back on her heels.
“God, you’re beautiful,” he praised and reached for her.
He helped her stand before his lips closed over hers. She opened her mouth and he swept his tongue inside and tasted himself.
When he reached down and lifted her, she easily wrapped her legs around his waist and held onto his shoulders.
“Bedroom?”
“Right behind you,” she told him.
He carried her into the dark cool room and closed the bedroom door behind them. He undressed her slowly, taking time to kiss and caress every inch of her skin.
By the time she was naked and they’d fallen onto the soft mattress, she was more than ready for him. He covered her with his body, sucking on her neck.
She bucked up against him. He chuckled into her skin. “Impatient.”
She moaned. “Don’t tease.”
As he ran his hands over her body, learning and caressing, she hummed in approval. She wasn’t thin but didn’t consider herself overweight either. She was a happy size fourteen and proud of her body. Having Mike touch her, though? That was everything.
Just when she couldn’t stand it anymore, Mike finally trailed his fingers down her stomach to her pussy. She was wet for him and his digits slid inside easily.
She rode two fingers as he pumped them. As good as it felt, it wasn’t nearly enough. “Mike…”
“Yes, baby,” he said and finally…finally pushed her legs wide and positioned himself.
He plunged inside and Becca arched. “Yes…yes.”
He rode her hard, grasping her hips as he thrust deeply.
Skin slapping against skin echoed around the room. She met each and every frenzied move. It was wild, and hard, and just what she wanted.
But as good as it was she couldn’t help but grasp at the peak of completion. Several more hard thrusts and she was calling his name into the dark room.
Her body milked his orgasm out of him as he buried himself deep and let go.
They lay there for several long minutes, Mike’s heavy body pressing her into the mattress. It felt right. He brushed the hair off her forehead with a gentle hand and she opened her eyes.
With a soft expression he stared down at her. Becca reached up and cupped his cheek.
No words were needed. As connected as they were, she didn’t need any reassurances or promises.
There was so much they needed to talk about.
She’d been in love once before. At least that was what she had thought it was at the time. And she’d almost let the pressure from family and friends, the Pack, push her into a mating ceremony.
Kurt had stopped the madness before it had got that far. Although it had broken her heart when he’d left her, she understood now why he’d had to go.
If he hadn’t, she wouldn’t have had this chance with Mike—this big, scary, exciting chance.
Mike dropped his forehead against hers and breathed deeply.
Becca smiled. This was something she was glad she hadn’t missed.
Mike peppered kisses across her nose and cheeks before groaning as he lifted himself up.
“Shower?” he enquired.
She waved in the direction of the bathroom.
“Tired?” he sounded amused.
“Comfy,” she corrected before turning on her stomach and hugging the pillow to her. “Hurry and come back to bed.”
The bed shifted as he got up. She was almost asleep when Mike’s weight was back on top of her.
She wiggled her ass under him and felt him start to respond. He cupped her hips.
“None of that,” he said, bending to kiss the back of her neck. “Time for sleep.”
“’Kay,” she mumbled, already sinking again.
He laughed and moved off to her side. She picked up the sheet and let him slip underneath. When he pulled her close, she settled against him. He made a better pillow anyway.
She laid her head on his chest and wrapped an arm around his waist, content and happy.
* * * *
The shrill sound of a cell phone woke Mike and he heard Becca’s quiet voice as she answered, but it was the caller that woke him completely. He could hear the frantic voice through the line. The lamp beside the bed switched on and Becca sat up.
“Todd, slow down,” Becca snapped. “What are you talking about?”
Mike could clearly make out Todd’s response. “Where are you? Your car’s not in front of the cottage! Where are you! Are you okay?”
“Todd!” Becca said loudly. She glanced over at Mike with a frown. “I’m fine. We’re at my apartment.”
“Oh God! Oh thank God! I was so scared!”
“Todd, what is going on?” Becca asked.
Mike ran a hand down her back. The call was obviously upsetting her.
There was a pause then another voice on the line.
“Becca? You’re at your apartment?” Kenny asked calmly.
“Yes! Now what is happening?”
“I’m sorry, honey, but your cottage was torched.”
“My…my house?” she cried and jumped from the bed. The sheet fell away as she scrambled for her jeans.
“Yes I’m sorry. Is Mike there with you?”
“Ye-yes.” She looked over at him and he saw the tears gathering in her eyes. “My house?” she asked again.
“Yes, sweetie. I need you to remain calm. Between Todd and your dad, we already have our hands full. Can I talk to Mike?”
She held the phone out to him. Mike moved since she seemed frozen.
He brushed her hair out of her eyes and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips. “It will be okay, baby,” he told her. He waited for her nod before he took the phone. “Kenny?”
They spoke briefly. Mike promised to bring Becca back as soon as possible. She hadn’t moved. She still stood in the middle of the room, gripping her jeans.
He disconnected the phone and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close.
“My house?” Her voice shook and sounded far away.
He kissed her again. “I’ll get these guys. I swear I will, honey.”
She nodded.
They dressed quickly and Mike took her hand and led her down the stairs. What a difference a few hours made. When they’d arrived at the small apartment they’d been blissful and horny.
Now he was leading a heartbroken Becca down to her vehicle and he wanted to strangle someone.
The drive back to the Pack property took no time at all. Becca had remained quiet, staring out of the passenger window. There were more cars around than Mike could remember seeing since he’d arrived.
Becca sighed and turned to him. Instead of tears, he saw anger. “This is it. This ends. No one else is going to lose what they love.”
Mike nodded. “Yes.”
She surprised him by leaning over and grabbing his face. She kissed him hard. “And make them pay for ruining the most wonderful night.”
Mike smiled. “You got it.”
She reached for the door handle, took a deep breath, and climbed out of the SUV. Mike hurried to follow. Instead of going to the main house, she walked around the large structure and followed the path to her house. Mike stayed by her side on the short walk.
Ahead of them, he could see the Alpha, several guards, Todd, Kenny and Eric.
Todd broke away from the group and jogged towards them. He threw himself at Becca.
“I’m so sorry! I was just so scared.”
Becca laughed and patted his back. Mike felt better when she released Todd and shifted closer to him. Mike squeezed her shoulder.
“It’s okay, Todd,” she told her friend.
Todd nodded. “Come on. Let’s get this over with.”
They followed behind him. When Becca reached her dad, he opened his arms, and she buried her face into his chest.
It wasn’t until he sniffed her and glanced over at him with a look close to shock that Mike remembered that she hadn’t showered yet.
But whatever Alpha Nelson was thinking, he didn’t show it. He just rocked his daughter and told her how they would build bigger and better.
She pushed away finally. “Okay, let me see it.”
Alpha Nelson placed an arm around her shoulder and slowly the group walked closer to the cottage. It was still standing, unlike the community centre. But the fire was evident. The beautiful front porch was gone and the left side of the house still had water dripping from the exposed beams.
Becca gasped.
Mike wanted to comfort her but her dad was already there. “At least you weren’t here.”
Mike avoided looking at anyone else as he moved closer and tried to pick up any differences between the first four fires and this one.
He motioned to Kenny and stepped back away from the group. Kenny and Todd followed.
“I want to shift,” Mike told them.
Kenny nodded. “Okay, I’ll tell Alpha Nelson and see if he can take Becca and everyone else into the main house. Todd, go with him.”
Todd looked between Becca and him. Mike had a feeling he wasn’t happy at letting Becca out of his sight so soon.
“The best way to help her is to find who is responsible,” Mike told him.
Todd sighed but nodded and waved him over. “Okay.”
They moved away from the others and both scented around to make sure they were alone. Todd turned his back and Mike quickly shed his clothing then started his shift.
Once in his other form, he shook then butted his head against Todd’s side.
Todd reached down and patted his head. “Okay, Fido, let’s go.”
Mike growled at the dog name but Todd just laughed. By the time they’d made their way back to the cottage, only Kenny and Becca remained.
Mike trotted over to Becca. She dropped down and grabbed his head. “Thank you.”
He licked her face, making her laugh. She let him go and he looked over at Kenny.
Kenny shrugged. “Like you could have gotten rid of her either.”
Mike just huffed at him.
Becca patted his head, then smacked Kenny’s arm before waving towards her ruined house. “Well, have at it.”
Mike blocked everything out but the house and the scents surrounding it. Burning wood was the strongest but he did his best to ignore that. He could now smell the gas that had been used on it. He separated the scents of the others. Some he knew and a few he didn’t.
He climbed and hopped over the mess and the part that had fallen. He sniffed and scented, taking his time, wanting to do right by Becca.
When he finally gathered all the information he could, he made his way back over to the other three.
Becca followed him when he trotted back to his clothes. She didn’t turn around but watched him shift and dress.
As soon as he pulled his shirt over his head, he felt her arms around his waist.
He hugged her close. Her body was cold and he briskly ran his hands over her arms. “Let’s get you inside.”
“That’s going to have to wait,” Kenny said, coming into view.
Mike glanced at him.
“There’s someone who wants to talk to you two.”
Chapter Six
Kenny wouldn’t say anything more, just led Mike and Becca into the dense woods that they had run in the night before.
Mike held Becca’s hand while they stepped over a fallen log. He didn’t like heading into the unknown but Becca hadn’t argued. He kept an eye on Kenny and Todd in front of them. The two men didn’t walk close at all. There was more distance between them than Mike had ever seen.
That gave him even more reason to be uncomfortable.
Becca squeezed his hand. Mike tried to smile for her. No matter what, he would protect her. Even if he didn’t know where the threat might come from.
They were close to the creek before Mike finally got the scent of other shifters. Not all wolf. Becca stiffened and he pulled her closer. She shook her head.
“Kenny!” she whispered quietly.
Kenny looked over his shoulder. “Sorry.”
Mike didn’t know what was going on but more and more he found he didn’t like it.
“He just wants to talk to you and meet Mike.”
Mike looked down at Becca. Her jaw was clenched. “What’s going on?”
Becca snorted. “Everything’s okay. I’m just going to kill Kenny later.”
They reached the water where two men waited. One stepped away and walked towards them. Becca paused and, still holding his hand, let the other two meet with the stranger. The stranger stopped at Kenny and pulled him into his arms.
Mike expected Todd to react. But he didn’t. Once the man had released Kenny with several slaps on his back, he shook Todd’s hand.
Kenny glanced in their direction. Mike didn’t know what look he sent Becca but it didn’t help calm him any.
The man stepped towards them. Mike could see the resemblance between him and Kenny. He was bigger than Kenny but had the same brown hair and crystal blue eyes. His hair was shaved and he screamed military.
Mike would guess it was Kenny’s older brother.
The stranger smiled at them and his gaze lingered on their joined hands.
“Hey, Becca,” he greeted warmly.