Page 23 of The Hunter's Heart

Then she realized that his cock hadn’t softened when he came. She opened her eyes and met his intense gaze.

“What’s happening?” she asked.

“I don’t know. I…do you want me to stop?”

“What? Hell the fuck no.”

He grinned, swinging her away from the wall and settling on his back on the hospital bed. She straddled him, his thick length still hard inside her. She rested her hands on his chest, stroking his smooth skin. The tattoos were fading before her eyes, some of them already gone from his skin. She wanted to ask what that meant, but he pushed up into her and grasped her hips, and all thought fled.

Another climax rose inside her, aided by Lucian’s fingers, and another after that. He came inside her twice more, their bodies slick with sweat. The scent of their passion filled the air. He looked down at her as they made love for the fourth time, stroking his fingers through her hair and kissing her. Their feverish pace slowed, as they rocked against each other. She was tired, and deliciously worn out.

Out of her subconscious, her wolf howled as she was finally released from the drug’s dampening effects. Mia felt her strength returning, her wolf’s abilities to heal coming to her aid. Her fangs elongated. Her wolf wanted to mate with Lucian, to seal their bond together. He stopped moving inside her, staring down at her as she panted for breath and struggled against the wolf who wanted to pounce on him.

“I see her,” Lucian said, his voice low and reverent. “I see you and your wolf, Mia.”

He tilted his head, offering her his neck. She smiled and sank her fangs into his flesh, marking him as hers. He groaned, his hips flexing as he began to fuck her again, burying his fingers in her hair and holding her tightly. She released her hold on his neck and wrapped her arms around him, holding on as he took them both to the heavens. Just as her climax hit, she felt his sharp teeth at her neck and shouted her pleasure.

He bit her with more than just fangs – all of his teeth were sharp, and each one buried itself deep into her skin. She felt a connection between them snap into place, a bond that was stronger than she’d ever thought possible.

He came inside her, following her into bliss. Her vision winked out, and her fingers and toes curled at the delicious pleasure that arced through her. Nothing had ever felt as good.

“Mine,” she whispered, her voice hoarse from screaming in pleasure.

He kissed her, brushing at tears that she hadn’t realized she’d cried. “Are you okay?”

She waited for another wave of desire to assault her, as it had each previous time she’d climaxed, but nothing came. Just peace. And exhaustion.

“I’m good.”

He chuckled. “More than good, baby. You’re wonderful.”

“If the drug works like a real heat, I’m pregnant.”

“I know. Are you angry with me?”

“For coming for me?” She arched a brow.

“For all of it.”

“Right now, all I am is tired. And happy.”

“Let me find you something to wear so we can get the fuck out of here.”

“I second that.”

It took a few minutes, but Lucian found a lab coat and a hospital gown, which she put on. Then he carried her out of the room where she’d been held. They reached the first floor, where she met his father, Jasper, who was waiting for them. Jasper had dumped all the bodies in the foyer and covered them with a harsh-smelling accelerant.

She was inclined to look away from the gruesome pile, but she forced herself to really look at the bodies. She knew she’d sleep better if she saw that they were really all dead, and wouldn’t ever harm her or anyone else again. Her gaze swept over the corpses, and she saw Dario and his mother among the dead, along with the males who’d touched her. In the midst of the pile she saw Fawn, who had brought her food and an antidote. Her sightless, glassy stare shook Mia to the core.

“You killed her,” Mia whispered.

Jasper cleared his throat. “She tried to take my head off with a kitchen knife. No one in this nest was innocent.”

Mia couldn’t control the tremble that wracked her body. Whether it was nerves or shock, she didn’t know, but she wanted to be gone from this place.

“Don’t cry for her,” Lucian murmured. “I would level a city to keep you safe.”

Burrowing against him, she pressed her face to his neck and inhaled. “I don’t want to be here anymore.”