“If you don’t listen to reason, don’t do what’s in your best interest, then yes, I’ll force you to do as you’re told.”
Delicious shivers washed over me. Now was not the time to get turned on by his dominance.
I took a step toward him, my anger now unleashed. The electricity between us danced like lightning.
“Let’s get a few things straight, shall we?” My voice was firm and rough, matching his. “You don’t get to decide how I live my life because you offered to shield me from those who wish to use me. Never forget that shielding me from them helps your cause, too. Taking me to your dragons was always your end goal—I’m now helping you do that. I didn’t deliver myself into your care so that you could control me or push me around.
“That horror village, as you called it, was my home. It wasn’t pretty, but it was all I had. If nothing else, have a little fucking respect for my feelings. If I get fully addicted, which I plan to do, I’ll take notes on how it feels and prevent myself from taking more to see how long it takes to wane. All of that is relevant. Like I said, I need to understand it in order to combat it. You came for me in order to stop the drug trade, and now that I am gathering information to do exactly that, you’re pushing back and ordering me around? Fuck that. I am in a unique position to help you here. Do not prevent me from doing my job.”
“If you get addicted, you won’t be able to prevent yourself from taking more. That’s not how it works.”
“I know exactly how it works. I spoke to those who were in the throes of it. Unlike them, I know what I’m getting into. I’m approaching this the right way. You have to trust me to do my job, Weston, just as I am trusting you to do yours.”
“You’re naive, Aurelia. You don’t know how the world works.”
I scoffed. “And you do, you insufferable prick? Expecting everyone you meet to jump when you give an order is not howthe world works. Not for me. Didn’t you read about all the beatings I took when I wouldn’t do as I was told?”
“Damn it, Aurelia, you stubborn—” He leaned down into my face, breathing heavy, the air between us like fire. “You will stop taking those drugs. It’s the last time I’m going to say it. Youwilldo as you’re told.”
My whole body was vibrating with energy. With desire. With the need to fight this fucker until one of us submitted. Usually I’d want it to be me, writhing in climax. This time, I’d be damned if I let him get his way.
I held his steely glare with a matching one of my own. “Orwhat?”
We stared at each other for one more intense beat as I challenged his alpha authority.
Like a damn bursting, he collided with me, hands ripping at clothes, lips fused together. He pushed me up against a tree trunk, shoving down my pants and then spinning me around. My palms hit the rough bark. One of his palms slapped down onto my bare ass and the fingers of the other hand plunged into my pussy, slick from my juices.
His growl was feral, carnal. He fell to his knees behind me and licked up my center.
He ripped my pants down further with his free hand until I could step out of them and then he pushed my legs wider. He angled his head to suction my clit in his hot mouth as his other hand finger-fucked my pussy. My mouth dropped open at the onslaught, quickly and roughly stimulated.
“Fuck... you,” I said, defiant and angry all while fucking loving this.
His thumb applied pressure against my asshole. He sucked harder at my clit, angling his other fingers just right to hit where I needed.
“Holy—“ I exploded in orgasm and he moved to drink it in. It was filthy and sexy and I was still really fucking angry at him.
He yanked off his clothes as I turned. I shoved him away, only to be caught by the hair and pulled after him. He fell back into a bush and I rode him down, scratching down his chest before tweaking one of his nippleshard. He grunted as I landed on top of him, slapping him across the face even as I sank down onto his hard cock. Hand still in my hair, he yanked me closer until he could capture my lips, consuming me.
“You’ll do as you’re told,” he ground out before biting into my neck.
I slid back and forth on top of him, grinding hard on that big dick, working him in deep.
“I’ll do as I want.” I yanked his head to the side and sucked at his neck before leaving a bite mark of my own. Two could play this game. “The next time you want to fuck me, you’ll say please.”
He jerked away from my lips. The taste of blood lingered on my tongue from the vicious bite I’d inflicted. His lust-filled gaze connected with mine, fire and frustration and...
Respect.
He held me firm while he fucked up into me. I felt the swell of his cock. I rose up to get away. I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of knotting me.
He grabbed my shoulders, one hand firmly in my hair, his eyes rooted to mine. I saw the alpha’s need, felt a strange primal buzz between us, felt my desire to resist melting away. He fucked harder, pounding me, pushing in deep. I gasped as he pulled me down, overpowering me. Dominating me.
Fuck, that felt good.
I groaned, tilting my head back to close my eyes.
“Look at me,” he growled, his strength enveloping me.
