Force of the Dark Wolf (Force of Nature Series) (13 page)

Gordon wondered
,
not for the first time
,
what she was.
Phil had hinted that she was something special. He already knew that.
Gordon thought maybe the vamp already knew but was almost afraid to tell anyone for fear of being wrong.
What on earth could make him think that he wasn’t sure, but he could almost smell the fear.
When she stirred he tightened his arm around her
,
fearful that she was pulling away.

He closed his eyes and smiled. Gladys had told him that tomorrow she would more than likely wake enough to go to the bathroom and then it would be a couple more before she took food.
Alexis had given so much of herself to him that he couldn’t help but want her to wake now. But also knew that her awake would mean an end to his sleeping arrangements.
He slid into a deep sleep thinking about the child Darcy and her fear of her father.

His last thought before he drifted off to sleep was that Patrick Booth had a great deal of explaining to do and even more to be sorry about. And Gordon was planning to make the younger wolf feel sorry for a very long time.

“Come in,” Gordon said to the office door when someone knocked the next morning.
He was distracted or he might have looked up soon
er
when no one said anything.
When he did finally realize
d
he wasn’t alone he looked at Tim and Jake.

“We come to talk to you.
You hit me or my brother and I’ll who
o
p your ass.”

Gordon fought the smile and leaned back in his chair
,
motioning to the two boys to take a seat across from him.
He decided to ignore the cussing. This was going to be a serious conversation between men and he thought that it deserved serious words.
“For the record, I don’t hit.
I punish
,
but not hit.
You think I might have a reason to hit you?”
The boys looked at each other and it was then that Gordon realized that he’d never heard the other boy speak.
“You have something to add to this
,
Jake, or are you the strong silent type?”

“Our mom is dead.”
Jake glanced at his brother before he continued.
“We don’t have nobody to keep us ‘cause the mean bastard won’t let them.”

Okay, he thought, he was suddenly
in
over his head.
Gordon looked at each boy and knew without a doubt that this was going to be the changing of their lives.
They would either trust him after this or not and he wanted their trust.
He had a feeling he was going to be a huge part of their lives from now on.

“Why do you think your
a
unt Alexis won’t want you?
The bastard, I’m assuming you mean your father?” Both nodded
,
looking relieved he was sure
,
about not being in trouble about the name calling or
,
for that matter
,
the word itself.
“I’m very sorry about your mom. I love mine very much and I can see where you’d be worried.
But I’m pretty sure you have a home with your aunt.
She’s trying to make sure that your father is out of the picture.”

“He’s very mean.
Very.”
Tim said the word like it was a curse word.
“And he…he can do stuff.
Like we seen on television once.
He can grow hair.”

Gordon thought this was the perfect time to win their trust
,
or scare the shit out of them.
He pulled back his sleeve and told them to come closer to him.
He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

“Okay, I’m going to show you something.
Something that I don’t share with many people
,
but I trust you guys to keep my secret.
I don’t want you to freak out.” They both gave him the look that said
,
“
please, we don’t freak out
,”
and he smiled.
“I can grow hair too.
I’m a wolf.”

He let the change move along his arm.
The hair sprouted quickly, thick and dark.
Both boys took a step back
,
but surprisingly neither of them ran from the room.
Jake was the first to take the step forward again
,
but Tim ran his fingers along the fur.

“Can you change all over like that?”
Gordon nodded at Tim’s question.
“Does it hurt?
I mean
,
you can probably take it
,
but it’s gotta sting a little bit.”

Gordon grinned.
“Sometimes it hurts when I have to do it quickly.
Like the other day when I wanted to protect your sister and Alexis.
But I didn’t let it bother me.
I had to see to the womenfolk.”

They nodded, understanding the role of a man better than he had at their age he was sure.

“Do you get to bite people?
You could bite our dad and we wouldn’t care one bit.
He’s not a nice person and I hate him.”

Gordon wasn’t sure how to answer Tim’s request so he let it go.
He covered his arm back up and called his beast to him.
It really didn’t hurt.
At times when he was really stressed
,
sometimes his wolf would appear just to remind him he could help out
,
but he’d never lost control of him.
He started to tell them that they needed to keep his secret once again
,
but he could suddenly smell Alexis.
She was getting closer to him.

“Your aunt is awake. She’s coming here now.”
They were all staring at the door when it opened.
And with wide eyes Tim and Jake looked back at him.
“Maybe you guys should go and ask Gladys if she has a snack for you.
I think your aunt and I have to talk.”

They didn’t hesitate but flew out the door like the hounds of hell were after them.
Gordon couldn’t blame them. He thought maybe he was in for it by the expression on her face.
He stood and moved toward her.

“Hello
,
love. Sleep well?”
H
e was only a foot away when she moved.
It was to move away from him
,
but he pulled her to him before she got far.
“No.
I need to taste you first.”
And he brushed his mouth over hers.

~~~

Alexis wanted to tell him no
,
but her body seemed to know it was going to be a losing battle.
She had her arms around his neck and her length pressed to his before she could make a sound.
His low growl made her heart pick up in speed and her nipples peak under her shirt.
When his tongue slid along her lips she opened and let him in.

She’d been kissed before.
Not a great deal
,
really
. H
er work had always come first.
Men seemed to think she was okay looking
,
but she was usually bored to death by the first hour or so talking to them.
Mostly she went to functions with people she worked with.
When Gordon cupped her ass and brought her softness to his hard cock she moaned deep in her throat.
No one had ever made her feel like this.

“Do you have any idea how hard I’ve been sleeping with you every night and not being able to make love to you?”
He licked her neck and her entire body went into overdrive.
“Alexis, I can smell you.
Your heat, your arousal is making me ache to make you mine.”

She pulled back slightly and his growl made her pussy wet.
She couldn’t seem to stop touching him
,
but she needed to make things clear to him.
But every thought she had in her head flew out the window when he dropped to his knees before her.

“Gordon, you shouldn’t—
”
Her pants were suddenly down and off. She was hanging onto his shoulder as he lifted her leg to remove them completely.
Her body was like a live wire now
. N
eed didn’t
just
wash over her
,
but stormed over her like a torrent
ial
rain.

“A taste
,
love
.
I need to taste you.”
He lifted her leg and put it over his shoulder.
She looked down at him as he said her name.
“You belong to me
,
Alexis.
Now and forever
,
you’re mine.
Say it. Say the words
. S
ay you belong to me.”

“Please, you’ve no idea—
”
H
e touched her inner thigh with his mouth.
The kiss was wet, hot
,
and full of promise.
She wanted him, wanted him to take her.

“Say it, Alexis. Say it for me so I can drink your sweet nectar and feel you come in my mouth.”
This time when he touched her with his mouth he ran his tongue up to the elastic of her panties.
She could almost feel him there, taking her into his mouth.

“I’m yours.
Now and forever.”
She grabbed a handful of his hair before he took her. “But know this, you are mine as well, understand me?”

“I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
The panties, the only thing keeping him from her
,
were suddenly floating to the floor behind him. He’d ripped them from her.
Before they touched the surface Alexis was being devoured by him.

His hands seemed to be everywhere. And as soon as his mouth covered her mound she started to shake.
He suckled at her clit and she cried out. Then when he slid his finger deep into her she felt the room tilt.
Begging him now, begging him for everything and not really knowing what
,
she began to moan and ride him.
He cupped her ass even as she started to undulate into his mouth.