Chapter 19
Colt’s entire demeanor gentled as he moved into my space. “LeeLee…”
I took a step back, shaking my head. “Don’t.”
His brow furrowed, a hint of frustration flashing in his eyes. “Don’t touch you?”
I wrapped my arms around myself and nodded. It felt as if my mere presence was a threat, that letting them touch me could be lethal.
“You’re everything we’ve ever needed,” Colt said softly.
His words dug their claws into my chest, leaving a deep ache behind. “I’m a ticking time bomb.”
Anger flashed in Colt’s expression now. “Don’t listen to those assholes. They don’t know you.”
“But they know that I’m a threat. They know that, and they didn’t even hear about the phoenix mark.”
If they’d found out about the smudged wings on my chest, they would’ve put me down on the spot.
Colt moved then, not waiting for permission but simply wrapping me in his arms. “You’re not a threat. You heal us. In ways you’ll never fully know. There’s only one way we’ll ever feel about you coming into our lives, and that’s insanely grateful.”
I should’ve fought against his hold. I should’ve pulled free and run. Instead, I burrowed deeper. I let myself be comforted by Colt’s strength and heat.
“I want to help, but I’m terrified I’m going to end up hurting someone,” I admitted.
Colt’s fingers found my chin and tipped my head back so that I had no choice but to look at him.
“You help every single day. And you’ll learn to control your magic.
To wield it as a weapon and a shield. But this is brand new.
I don’t know a single person who learned to control their gifts in a matter of days. ”
The air left my lungs at that. Time. We needed time. But they hadn’t given us much of it.
Colt dipped his head, his nose skating along the column of my throat. His tongue flicked out, teasing, tasting.
Each contact sent sparks skating across my skin.
“You bring light to our darkness.” Colt’s deep voice sent vibrations through me. “What am I going to have to do to convince you?”
He nipped at my shoulder, and a jolt zinged through me, making my nerve endings stand at attention.
“Answer me, LeeLee,” Colt commanded.
“I-I don’t know.”
“I’ve got an idea.”
Colt’s fingers skated up my bare thigh and dipped beneath my uniform skirt.
“So smooth,” he murmured. “Like warm silk.”
I shivered at his touch.
Colt smiled against my throat. “I love how responsive you are. Makes me want to bite you.”
I stilled. “You want to…bite me?”
He nipped teasingly at my neck. “I always want to bite you.”
“Why?” I asked, genuinely curious.
Colt ran a finger down my neck to where my blouse opened in the front.
“I want to mark every inch of this creamy skin. I want the world to know you’re mine now that we don’t have to hide it.
And, LeeLee?” He pulled back, his eyes flashing gold.
“It’ll make you come harder than you ever have in your life. ”
I sucked in a breath. At his words. At the heat curling around his voice. At the desperate need in his gaze.
“You want that?” Colt growled.
I swallowed hard, nodding. I wanted whatever Colt had to give.
It was all he needed. In one swift move, Colt grasped my blouse and ripped it wide open.
I gasped as the cold air hit my heated flesh.
He pulled the shirt off of me and tossed it to the ground. His gaze instantly went to the swells of my breasts encased in pale pink lace. He traced a finger over the seam of the bra. “So pretty. I’ll never get tired of looking at you. Touching. Teasing.”
Wetness gathered between my thighs as my core clenched.
Colt’s jaw hardened. “I can smell you.”
My cheeks went red, and I ducked my head.
Colt grabbed my chin. “No. Don’t hide from me. Your need is my favorite scent.”
His words had another pulse rocking through me. I ached for him. My body cried out for him to fill me, and he’d barely touched me at all.
Colt’s hand dipped beneath my skirt again, and a low growl left his throat as his fingers ghosted along my panties. “So wet.”
“Need you,” I whispered, a hint of bravery filling me.
Colt’s eyes flashed. “Need to take care of my girl.”
Claws lengthened against my skin, and then my panties were fluttering to the ground.
I gaped at him. “Did you just slice my panties with your claws?”
Colt shrugged. “They have more than one use.”
I couldn’t help it, I laughed.
He smiled, a gentle one that I’d only ever seen pointed at me. “Love that sound.”
I leaned toward him, brushing my lips across his. “I love you.”
Colt growled, deepening the kiss as his finger drove into me. I moaned into his mouth, my hips moving, seeking more. The need to be filled and stretched was so strong.
“Give it to me, LeeLee. Let me feel you strangle my fingers. Soak my hand.”
“Colt,” I whispered, my hips bucking against his hand.
His thumb circled my clit, finding the bundle of nerves and stroking it to attention.
My legs trembled. “I can’t.”
“You can and you will,” Colt commanded.
The grit in his tone grated across my skin in a new sensation. He added a third finger, and I whimpered.
“That’s my girl. Give it to me.”
My core spasmed around him, so close to what I needed.
Colt’s eyes went a heated gold I’d never seen before as fangs descended from his canines. My breath caught in my throat as he moved so fast. Colt bit down at the juncture of my neck and shoulder.
I cried out, first in pain and then in a pleasure I never knew. I came in a crushing wave. My body locked around Colt’s fingers as he groaned.
Light danced in front of my vision as every nerve ending in my body pulsed. I spiraled through that tunnel of light, crashing into Colt as he held me up, wringing every last wave out of me.
Finally, my orgasms slowed, and I struggled to catch my breath as Colt pulled his fangs from my body. I looked up into his face, searching his eyes. “What was that?”
The corner of his mouth kicked up. “Good?”
I licked my lips. “Can we do it again?”