Chapter 41

ACE

“Doe,” I scolded.

Her sneaky little hands had somehow found their way under my shirt and were quickly traveling up my bare chest.

“Just what do you think you’re doing, baby?”

It was around eight o’clock at night, and Doe and I had just eaten dinner. She had almost finished three plates of the chicken Alfredo I made her—one of her favorites.

It was the most I had ever seen her eat in one sitting, but that wasn’t surprising. Her body was carbo-loading in preparation for the days of physical activity ahead of us.

I was just glad that the food had distracted her from her never-ending attempts to put her hands down my pants. My dick could have cut glass at that point. A strong wind would have made me go off.

Now, I had her in the bathroom and was trying to get her in the shower and clean without it ending with me throwing her against the tiled walls and slamming my aching cock into her slippery sex.

Her wandering hands and rogue touches had returned and definitely weren’t helping.

With gritted teeth, I grabbed her wrists and pinned them to her sides. Doe didn’t let that stop her from falling against me and rubbing her face into my chest.

She giggled. “Smells like pine trees and sex.”

I couldn’t tell if she was talking to me or herself. I wasn’t sure she knew either.

“I love pine trees and sex.”

~Damn, she’s cute.~

Doe was hours, if not minutes, away from her heat. And, boy, was she acting like it. She was constantly trying to climb me, begging for my touch, whining when I moved more than a foot away from her.

Not that I minded. I was just as wound up as she was, and, ironically enough, keeping physical contact with her was the only thing preventing me from losing my mind.

Maybe it wasn’t the best idea to close myself in the tiny bathroom with her when she was like this, but bathing was the last thing we needed to do before we were both completely sucked into the haze.

We would be grateful for clean bodies once we were getting down and dirty, especially since omegas were known for refusing to leave their nest during their heat.

But at the same time, my wolf and I were incredibly aware of the wet smell surrounding us. Doe was so aroused and so close to heat, my mouth was fucking watering.

My canines had even elongated, my body demanding that I sink them into her swollen mating gland.

~And once we are bound together, I’ll bend her over the counter and sink into her wet heat over and over again until she spasms, her slick dripping down my balls, and my knot locked deep inside her.~

~Fuck. Air. I need air.~

Maneuvering both her wrists into my left hand—I didn’t trust her not to get up to more mischief if I let her go—I reached for the doorknob behind me and pushed the bathroom door open.

It didn’t help much—the whole cabin was filled with the scent of Doe’s preheat at this point—but it was better than nothing. I breathed in the fresh air, willing my animal side to calm down.

~Just get her in the shower and get her clean,~ I said to myself. ~Then we can take her to her nest and fuck her to the high heavens.~

Doe looked down at my grip on her hands and gave me the most adorable pout I had ever seen. “I was just taking off your shirt. Aren’t we getting in the shower?”

“Yes, but this isn’t a fun sort of shower. The only thing we’re doing in this bathroom today is getting clean. There will be no funny business.”

Doe jutted out her bottom lip further. “Well, that’s boring.”

I couldn’t help myself as I cupped her cheek and dragged my thumb over that perfect lip. How I wished it were between my teeth.

“I’m going to spend the next several days making your sweet cunt cum so hard, you’ll see stars.”

Doe rasped at my dirty words, her body swaying toward mine. The black of her dilating pupils nearly ate up her brown irises.

“But we need to get clean before we get dirty. Now, arms up.”

Doe whined softly. The sound made my spine tingle.

“So, you get to take my clothes off, but I get reprimanded when I touch yours?” Despite her grumbles, she happily lifted her arms and allowed me to pull her shirt over her head.

She was now standing in front of me in just her leggings and a sports bra.

“Well, that’s because when you take my clothes off, it comes with wandering hands and little omega whines that set my rutting instincts on fire. And we can’t afford to be distracted right now.”

I grabbed the bottom of her bra and yanked it over her head. Doe’s tits sprang free, full and swaying and perfect. Her rosy nipples were hard and pointed and desperate for my attention.

~How will she react if I take one into my mouth right now? Will she melt against me in relief, or squeal and beg for more?~

Doe crossed her arms over her chest, obstructing my view. “Look who’s distracted now.” She sounded far too smug for someone who had been begging to take my cock for the last several hours.

“Just get your pants off, missy,” I said. “The sooner we get in the shower, the sooner we can get in your nest.”

Doe was already reaching for the waistband of her leggings. “And then you’ll let me touch you?”

I smirked. “And then some.”

The moment I stepped in the shower behind Doe, I realized what a terrible fucking idea it had been.

It was hard enough to resist her when she was needy, dry, and clothed. But now that she was naked, soaking wet, and nearing the point of mindless desperation, it was almost impossible.

My situation only worsened when my grip on her slipped, allowing her to whirl around from under the shower spray to face me. Instantly, her eyes zeroed in on my hard-as-fuck cock.

There was no denying how much it was achingly ready for her.

Letting out the sweetest whine, she reached for me. She almost managed to wrap her fingers around my length before I grabbed her and tugged her forward so she went crashing into my chest.

I thought that might deter her a bit, but she let out a content humming noise and smiled up at me, happy to have more contact with me.

I grabbed her chin between two fingers and studied her face.

Fuck, she was hot. And I don’t mean physically attractive, although she certainly had that going for her as well. She was burning up under my palms.

Her beautiful brown eyes were glazed over, and her scent was spiking. Yet she continued to smile at me, content simply to be in my arms and let me take care of her.

~Such a good omega.~

My wolf rumbled his agreement, although he tried to convince me she would look even better on her knees, licking the head of our cock the same way she was licking my thumb at that moment.

She watched me through half-lidded eyes as she took the digit into her mouth and swirled her tongue around the tip.

~Fuuuuccckkkk.~

Tearing my thumb from her sinful mouth, I shoved my wolf to the back of my mind and shook the image from my head. I cursed as my dick jumped, and my balls were drawn up so tight I was seeing double.

Doe moaned and squirmed. Her stiff nipples brushed up against my upper stomach, and she pressed her belly directly against my member.

Thankfully, my instincts to care for her remained stronger than my instincts to mount and claim her, so I was able to get my thoughts back on the right track after a few calming breaths.

“We’re so close, little mate,” I said, soothing her. My voice was so deep I almost didn’t recognize it.

I gently turned her body around so she once again had her back to me. “You can hang on just a little longer. I know you can.”

“I just…” Doe rolled her head mindlessly against my chest as I reached for the shampoo.

She squeezed her eyes shut. “I just want you.” She was slurring her words, her voice laced with high-pitched whines. The sound nearly sent my wolf into a frenzy.

“I’m right here. You have me. I’m not going anywhere.”

Keeping my arms around her, I brought my hands to her front and squeezed some shampoo into my palm. Then, with most of her body weight against me, I rubbed the shampoo into her hair.

I massaged her scalp and purred extra hard for her, hoping the combo would calm her down a little bit, at least long enough for me to rinse her hair out and run a bar of soap over her sweaty body.

If only.

My devious mate took advantage of our new position and my busy hands by raising up onto her tiptoes so she could wiggle her round ass against my cock.

I hissed and grabbed her hips, intent on stopping her, but it was too late. She had already bent herself over and spread her legs so my cock slid through the swollen folds of her pussy.

Slick gushed from her clenching core in invitation, dripping between her legs and onto the tiled floor beneath her.

And that’s what broke me.

Feral impulses plowed through me, unrelenting in their intensity. ~Claim. Fuck. Mate. Knot.~

With a vicious snarl, I yanked her to me and started to pound my cock up against the dripping slit she had presented so perfectly to me.

I didn’t have it in me to be gentle. I humped her like the fucking animal I was, grinding the head of my raging erection against her clit until she was nothing but a moaning, gasping mess in my arms.

My rough handling caused more slick to flow from her and coat my cock, and I roared. The sight was so fucking beautiful that the edges of my vision blackened, and all I could see was her.

Doe’s scent thickened until I was sure I could have licked it out of the air if I’d wanted to. Her skin heated. She whined and bucked in my hold, begging and whining for me to fuck her—knot her.

My mate was officially in heat.