Tempting Whispers: The Kategan Alphas 6 (22 page)

The SUV started slowing. She started
chanting a victory in her head then looked out the window.

“What are we doing at the airport?”

“All part of the surprise.”

Pouting, she frowned at him, then
scooted back across to her side of the car. She wouldn’t be getting any after
all. She shot him a dirty look, which he caught, and then grinned at.

“Jerk.”

“Beautiful.”

Okay, so that was really sweet, and
maybe she didn’t hate him after all.

He parked in long-term parking then led
her inside. O’Hare was busy, to say the least. People rushing, talking loudly,
sitting in seats eating quickly before their flights, or piled up against the
wall with a laptop or book in their hands. The excitement started to catch on
as he led her through the security checkpoint, then past terminal after
terminal.

“Where are we going?”

“To the bathroom.”

Her smile fell. “Oh. No, I meant where
are we
going
?”

“Just answered that, beautiful.”

She glared at his back as he half
dragged her through the crowds. They made a right down a hall, this one less
crowded, then stopped her outside the bathrooms. The door on the left said ‘men’
and the door on the right, which was much busier, said ‘women’.

“Wait here,” he ordered, then
disappeared inside the men’s room.

What the hell was he doing, washing his
hands? The man was a vampire; he didn’t have to use any facilities. Her own
question was answered a moment later when he came out, grabbed her hand, then
pushed her inside. Surprisingly, the bathroom was very white and clean looking.
A sweet fruity smell permeated the room. He pulled her inside, then closed the
door behind him. The metal deadlock clicked into place a second later.

He was on her in a second, hands on her
ass, lifting her against the door. “What are you doing?” she hissed.

His mouth created havoc at her throat,
making her legs weak and her will even weaker. “You started it. No way am I
going to sit on a flight next to you without taking you first. God, I wouldn’t
last.”

Then his tongue thrust into her mouth
and she let herself go. Her arms wound around him, his fingers dug deliciously
hard into her bottom and she cried out against his mouth.

Breathing hard, he drew back. “We don’t
have much time. I can take you standing up or turn you around. Which do you want?”

Oh, fuck. Both sounded hot as hell and
she knew would be amazing. Someone pounded on the door, then pushed. It didn’t
budge.

“We’re out of time. Sorry, beautiful,
but this is going to be quick.”

“Fine by me,” she managed to mutter,
before he spun her around, lifted her skirt until it bunched around her waist.

She heard him groan as his finger petted
her, playing with her.

“God, your panties are soaked.”

Words became difficult, so she nodded,
but she still managed to wiggle her hips at him, and arch her back low so her
hips thrust back. He groaned low, then she heard his zipper slide down.
Oh,
God, she was panting and he wasn’t even...

Her breath caught, a low moan stuttered
from her...

Inside her yet...

She never finished the thought. His lips
and teeth took her neck, holding her in place, his hands cradling her hips and
he took her hard.

“So wet,” he panted against her neck.

Her mouth fell open to breathe. Her eyes
closed. Her entire body tingled from her nipples to her clitoris. Each thrust
slapped their flesh together creating erotic pulses inside her.

Someone knocked on the door again and
somehow that made her hotter. They could get caught. A thrill rushed through
her.

Him, too, it seemed, because his grip
tightened on her and he fucked her faster, his cock spearing into her wet,
tight flesh with the determination of a man needing to come.

His hand reached up and tweaked her
nipple and that was all it took. The second the half-moan, half-scream started
to spill from her lips, his hand slapped over her mouth. She screamed into it
as her body pulled impossibly hot and tight, then released in a violent climax.
She shook around him, heard his labored breathing as he worked himself in and
out, then he pressed deep and hot, while wet pulses spurted inside her.

Only after her breathing calmed did he
take his hand away. She didn’t know how he did it, but in record time, he had
both their clothes righted, the door unlatched, then he quickly ushered her
through the airport.

Her face had flamed as a hefty man
glared at them from outside the bathroom door. But even as she averted her gaze,
a giggle left her, then another. She was still warm and wet with the afterglow
of sex rushing through her, and yet they were walking through the airport with
his arm across her shoulder, like nothing had happened.

She looked up at him and smiled. “I love
you.”

“I love you.”

“So, now tell me where we’re going.”

He looked away, then sighed. “Fine. Are
you sure?”

She nodded fast, biting her lip. “Yes,
really, I swear.”

He stopped in front of a terminal
filling with people, then nodded toward it. “That plane’s headed toward St.
Louis. We’re on our way to visit the Kategans.”

“Why?” Not that she minded, but that
seemed odd. She’d rather spend more time in bed together first, for like, a few
months, at least.

His eyes turned soft and serious. “Because,
the next eldest male in your family is Vane and I’m going to ask him for your
hand.”

Her heart jumped. She had the sudden
urge to cry, but she didn’t want to look weak, so she kept it at bay, barely. “What?”

He pulled her closer her, cupping her
jaw, then pressed a soft kiss to her lips. “I love you, Vanessa. I want you to
be my mate for ever and ever. But I’m going to ask him, then ask you the proper
way.”

“What proper way?” she asked, stupid
tears burring her vision anyway.

“I’m going to stand before Alpha Vane
and his pack and ask you if you will take me to be your mate.”

Her chest rocked with emotion. She’d
never been asked before. She’d been told. She’d been ordered. Tears streamed
down her face and he wiped them away, his eyes intently watching hers. Her
hands dug into his back, pulling him even closer.

“But, baby, I’ve already said yes.”

His lips twitched, relief flooding his
face and she couldn’t believe it. He’d actually been worried that she wouldn’t
accept him. How could she not, when her whole heart lay in his hands.

He kissed her long and sweet. A kiss
between two people in love.

He pulled back, then smiled brilliantly
wide. The whole smile lit up his face like nothing else. She could only blink
at it and try to memorize it.

“I’m still going about this the proper
way, and then you’ll say yes in front of everyone.”

She smiled back at him. It was
contagious, she couldn’t help it. And she didn’t care that they were clinging
to each other in the middle of a bustling airport, because she could see the
love in his eyes.

 So she leaned up and kissed him one
more time before she let him take her to St. Louis where he received Vane’s
permission and hers, in front of the entire pack. She’d never felt happier and
more honored in her life. And the crowd cheered him on as he dipped her over
his arm and kissed her in front of all.

About the Author

T.
A. GREY
lives in Missouri where she spends her days writing
and reading heart-pounding stories in the comfort of her home. She has three
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old music, and trying out new recipes. After graduating with her Bachelor of
Science in Professional Writing, she now spends her days filling up pages with
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