Page 13 of The Blood Wolf

Nicola wet her lips, her hands twitching as she reached for him. "Is it?"

She wished she could think of something clever and flirty to say, but he was too close for her to think straight about anything.

"You have no idea what being this close to you does to me. The power you have over me," Thor said and then brushed himself against her.

Nicola whimpered as the bulge in the front of his jeans pressed against her. Holy gods, he felt huge. It was crude to bedoing this in the middle of a hallway where anyone could walk in on them, but she couldn't have stopped it for the world.

"I've been this hard all night, just smelling your scent of blackberries and sex," Thor whispered hotly and ground against her again.

"Fuck," she gasped as the throbbing between her thighs grew painful. Thor licked the soft skin of her throat, and they both groaned.

"Even your skin tastes good. I bet your cunt tastes even better," he growled. "If you let me, I'll show you just how good of a mate I can be to you. How good I can make you feel."

Nicola's hands were somehow under his shirt, her nails digging into hard, hot skin, pulling him closer to her. Somewhere, a phone alarm sounded, breaking the spell.

"Fuck, I have to go to this fucking meeting," Thor hissed.

Nicola removed her hands from his shirt, heat burning her cheeks. Thor made another disgruntled sound as he moved back from her. His eyes burned into her, and her eyes dropped to his full lips. She wished she was brave enough to lean in and kiss him.

"You're killing me, Nicola. If I kiss you now, I won't stop." Thor brushed his fingers over her cheek before dropping his hand away. "We will continue this later."

Dazed, she asked, "We will?"

Thor smiled in the dim light and was as handsome as any winter god. "Oh yes, little wolf. I'm going to get my taste of you before dawn. This, I promise."

With that, he was gone. Nicola put her hands on her burning cheeks and tried to catch her breath.

She had always been forced to be the perfect daughter and groomed to be the perfect mate. If her father was alive and knew that any vampire had touched her in such a way, let alone the Blood Wolf, there would've been hell to pay.

Nicola pushed the thought aside. Her father had also always thought everyone was as honorable as he was. Her training had always emphasized loyalty to the pack first, but as soon as he was dead, look what they had done to her.

"Fuck the pack. Fuck his stupid rules," she muttered angrily under her breath.

For the first time in nearly a year, she couldn't stop smiling. She finally felt like she had someone who had her back. She didn't care what the rest of Inferno would think of their union. She wanted Thor's protection, and her body was still singing from his touch. They would stop Kaleb's schemes, and then she would do the first selfish thing in her life and take Thor as her mate.

10

Claudius Pelas was one of the few vampires Thor respected. Blessed (or cursed) with truth magic, he made having honest discussions easy. Thor didn't like wasting words or time, and Claudius was much the same. He was the best chairman the Vampire Council had ever had.

"I think this is the first time you have requested a meeting with me in fifty years. What is wrong?" Claudius asked.

Thor took a seat on the opposite side of the chairman's desk. "First, you have a mole in the council building selling off floor plans to people with enough money."

Claudius's lips pursed in annoyance. "I see. Do you know who?"

"I might be able to get a name for you by tomorrow," Thor replied.

"And your source is reliable?"

Thor nodded. "She is my mate."

Claudius's brows furrowed. "I thought you wargs didn't have mates."

"So did I, but that was before I met her. This changes everything."

Claudius nodded. "I'm sensing there is more to this than you seeking happy felicitations."

Thor didn't waste any more time. He told Claudius about Nicola arriving bloody at his doorstep, Kaleb's plans, and the meeting with the emissaries.