The subtext of what he was saying was so blatantly clear I had to hang my head and breathe through my nose to keep myself from breaking into hysterics. What a good wingman. No wonder Leo trusted the guy so much as his beta. Not only did they know each other incredibly well, but they looked after each other. Maybe one day, I’d have a friend like that, too. One who wouldn’t move to Europe, end up in a whirlwind romance, and forget to reply to my text messages.
“That’s good to know, Ricky. Thank you.” Although Leo’s tone was still quite serious, I didn’t miss how the corner of his lip quirked up.
“No problem. See you guys later. Hope you feel better, Ven.”
“Thanks. I’m sure I will.”
That time, Leo did actually choke on the laugh, and I was grinning like a Cheshire cat as Ricky’s footsteps faded.
“You know,” Leo said after swallowing a few times, trying to shake off the laughter. While it wasn’t the most hilarious thing that had ever happened, it was pretty amusing that his bestfriend basically kicked everyone out of my house so we could hook up. I supposed some things were consistent across species. “We don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to. I’m fine staying like this.”
I thought about it for a moment. I didn’t want to rush into anything just because we had the time and privacy. But I desperately missed the intimacy Leo and I had shared before, and it would be silly to waste an opportunity now. Besides, being close to Leo always made me so acutely aware of his body and how physically attracted I was to him. It was pretty rare for me to swoon over someone’s personality, their mind, their heart, and their looks, but Leo had aces in every category.
I tilted my head back, looking up at him with the best doe eyes I could muster.
“But what if I want to?”
That was apparently therightthing to say.
Abruptly, Leo spun me around, which was a physical feat that happened so fast I had a visceral reaction to it. I’d never realized that I enjoyed being manhandled so much, but, God, when Leo did it, it turned me on. I didn’t know if it was the display of strength or because it made me feel petite like other women, but whatever the reason, it definitely got me going in the best way possible.
“Then, I think we’re on the same page,” Leo growled.
God, I loved when his voice got like that. It gave me legitimate goosebumps and made me feel so incredibly desired. Crazy how a simple change in octave could do that.
And then he kissed me.
It wasn’t anything like those sweet, romantic pecks we sometimes shared, or the stolen, lingering kisses we tried to make time for whenever we had a spare moment of privacy. This kiss was all heat and passion. A ravenous desire that made me want to squeeze my thighs together, but they were on either sideof Leo’s hips, making me all too aware of the strength in his legs and the heat radiating from him.
He kissed me like a man starved, and I answered back with the same urgency. My hands started on those firm shoulders of his, but quickly slid down the front of his shirt, reveling in the landscape of all that he was. I didn’t know why the incredible heat he radiated always enticed me, but it did. It fueled the fire brewing within me.
Leo’s hands weren’t idle either. They’d started at my waist, gripping me tightly, but then they started roaming. At first, they slid up and down my back, somewhere between a massage and something else, but then they went down to my ass and squeezed possessively. I moaned into his mouth, and he greedily swallowed it down.
The world narrowed to our heated lips and fervent touches, as if we were indulging ourselves with all the simple, physical touch we hadn’t been able to share with the house as crowded as it was. It was greedy, but I loved it. I loved that both of uswantedto be greedy with each other.
As blissful as kissing Leo was, I was hungry for more. So, when I felt his erection hardening beneath me, I rocked against him. Not too hard, considering that both of us were still wearing clothes, but enough for it to be a promise of what was to come.
The hiss I got out of Leo was so damn satisfying. I loved that I could affect him like this, and from the heated look in his eyes, I wasreallyaffecting him. It really did wonders for my ego.
“I can feel how hot you are for me,” he rumbled, his canines sharpening. That little hint of the beast within him never failed to make me gasp. God, did he understand how insanely attractive he was? Probably. Sometimes, when Leo looked at me, it was like he wanted to eat me up. I guess I was a lamb to the slaughter, because I was ready to be devoured.
Leaning forward, I pressed my breasts against the firm planes of his chest as I brushed my lips against the shell of his ear.
“If you’re excited about that, you should feel how wet I am for you.”
I was on a roll, because again, that wasverymuch the right thing to say.
Leo squeezed me once, hard, before he yanked my pajama shorts down. They couldn’t go far, since I was straddling him, and a second later I heard a distinctive tear.
“Leo!” I cried.
Holy fuck, that was hot, but I only had so many comfortable pajama bottoms for the summer, and it wasn’t easy to find more as a plus-sized woman.
“I’ll buy you a new set.”
I almost argued with him that it wasn’t that easy, especially if the website I had bought them from no longer carried the stock, but I quickly came to my senses when his hand went to his zipper. He roughly pulled his straining cock out, already hard and glistening at the tip. Yeah, the whole shorts discussion could wait.
“I want you so bad,” Leo rumbled before kissing me again, harder. As bruising as it was, I loved it. It spoke to the wild part of me that I, as a civilized woman, wasn’t supposed to have. But considering those plants I had somehow summoned, maybe it wasn’t so surprising I had a wild side to me.
