He was suddenly caging her in against the rock but unlike with the other three, she wasn’t afraid. No, what she felt could only be described as excited.
“Oh? I think I like that idea,” she purred.
“Do you now? Careful, you might get yourself caught up in something you’re not ready for.”
She leaned forward enough to reach behind her and grip the zipper to her dress. The sound of it was loud as she lowered it before she shrugged the bodice down to expose the tops of her breasts. “Does this look like the actions of a woman who isn’t ready for so much more than a kiss?”
Chapter 6
Lauchlan
When he’d heard the screams of the griffins on patrol, Lauchlan had headed in their direction to find out what the trouble was. The moment he spotted the trio surrounding a woman with dark red hair, it had taken every ounce of control he had to not tear into them with his claws. Instead, he’d shifted and made them leave.
With the moonlight shining down on her, she was even more beautiful than he’d imagined. He was doing everything he could to keep from touching her. He knew if he did he wouldn’t want to stop.
When she lowered her dress, exposing the swell of her breasts, his control snapped. A growl escaped him and he wrapped her in his arms. “Don’t tempt me, woman,” he growled against her lips. “I’m barely holding onto my control by a thread.”
“Then let go, Lauchlan. I’ve been drawn to you since the first time we met, when you stopped that bully from picking on me when I was five. When you touched me earlier tonight, I knew the connection was still there. No one has ever made me feel so alive with just a touch.”
Who was he to deny her if she was certain this was what she wanted? “Not here. Hold on.” He partially shifted—something not all griffins could do—so that only part of his body took on his griffin form. His wings lifted them both into the air and he flew them to a more secluded area. Once there, he returned to human, and set her on her feet.
“That...was amazing. I’ve never seen anyone partially shift before.”
“It’s rare, even among griffins. I only know of two others who can do it.”
“Fascinating.”
He watched her look around them before she arched a brow. “Where are we?”
“Somewhere safe. I come here when I need to be alone. No one will bother us here.”
There was a small pool of water nearby that was heated by an underground hot spring.
“Perfect,” came her murmured reply.
He pulled her close again and kissed her. His hands skimmed down her back before they moved back up to grip her gown. He pulled back to watch her as he slowly lowered the material from her luscious frame. “Breathtaking,” he hushed once it was pooled at her feet.
“You’re a little overdressed.”
“We’ll get to me in a moment.” He spread her gown out on the ground for her to lay on before he helped her down to it. Once she was spread out in front of him, he knelt and caressed her skin. “For now, I want to focus on you, beautiful.” He dipped his head and kissed a path up first one leg, then the other. He pressed his nose against her covered sex and groaned. “You’re already wet. You smell divine. Let’s see how you taste.” With that, he slid her panties off and lowered his mouth to her pussy.
A groan escaped him when he got his first taste of her. “Taste’s even better,” he growled.
Her fingers slid into his hair and he lost it. He devoured her with his mouth for several minutes before he slid a finger into her. “Fuck, I can’t wait to feel you on my cock.”
“So close.. oh… don’t stop...”
“I couldn’t if I tried.” He worked a second, and then a third finger into her. He curled them to hit her g-spot at the same time he sucked her swollen clit into his mouth. It seemed that was all she needed to fall over the edge with a cry.
“That is music to my ears, beautiful.” He stood and slowly removed his clothes. He kept his eyes on her face as her disrobed and the hunger he saw in her gray eyes made him groan. Thank fuck he always carried a condom with him. He pulled the foil package from his pants and moved to open it.
“Are you always so prepared?” There was amusement in her voice.
“You never know when a beautiful woman might throw herself at you,” he countered.
“Let me.” Her hand was out, palm up.
“As my lady wishes,” he growled and set it in her hand. He knelt in front of her to make it easier.
