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  “What does that mean?”

  “It means they won’t stop looking for you until they find you—or until I make sure they know I’ll take out anyone who harms you.”

  Stunned, she gaped at him. “Take out?”

  His eyes darkened to near black. “I’ll kill them if they hurt you.”

  “You don’t even know me. Why would you say something like that? I mean, you can’t really―”

  “You think like a human.” He pulled her against his body, staring down at her with an intense look on his handsome face. “Your human world exists one way and shifter world is a whole other lifestyle. If you’re under my protection and someone harms or kills you, it’s not only my right but my duty to avenge you. Whoever dares violate my claim knows I’ll come after them.” His tongue darted out to wet his lips. “Is it so foreign to understand that I’d do whatever it takes to protect you?”

  Shannon lifted her hands slowly, opening them on his chest. Her gaze lowered to stare at the hot skin under her palms. “Yes.”

  She felt the vibration of a soft growl. A flash of lust gripped her. For whatever reason, when he made those sounds, it seemed to excite her body into wanting him desperately. Heat from his skin penetrated the shirt she wore and she took a deep breath, pulling in that musky, masculine smell he carried. Her eyes closed and she leaned closer to brush her nose against his sternum. A soft noise came from her and it shocked her anew when she realized it did sound exactly like a purr.

  Her eyes flew open and she jerked away.

  “What is happening to me?” She flashed a frightened look at Anton.

  One of his hands released her arm to tangle in her hair, cupping the back of her head. His face descended and his mouth covered hers before she could think. He didn’t kiss so much as brand her with his lips, opening hers. His tongue invaded, tasting.

  The only thing that existed was his mouth and the burning need to kiss him back. His other hand released her arm and wrapped around her waist, yanking her tighter against his large frame. Shannon clung to him as he lifted her higher, her feet left the floor, and on instinct she wrapped her legs around Anton. His open jeans fell lower until her inner thighs hugged his bared hips above the band of his briefs.

  The sensation of his tongue melding with hers, rubbing and exploring, made thinking impossible for her until he dragged his mouth away. Both of them were breathing hard and as her eyes opened, she found herself nose to nose with him, staring into passion-filled, black eyes. The shape of them appeared slightly different, narrower and exotic.

  “Don’t fight it,” he ordered, his voice deeper than she’d ever heard it.

  He took a few steps and then bent, taking them both down onto his bed, pinning her under him. He used his elbows to brace his weight. Shannon realized the shirt she wore had ridden up to her waist when he pulled his arm out from under her to free it, his hand reaching between them.

  With her legs still wrapped around his waist, her thighs were spread open to his seeking fingers, which zoomed straight to her sex. She was soaking wet with need as he spread her vaginal lips and rubbed her clit. Shannon threw her head back, crying out as pleasure swamped her.

  “Just feel me.”

  Shannon bucked her hips when Anton massaged faster, strumming her clit. Her nails dug into his shoulders. Moans and purrs tore from her mouth as she struggled to get air. His hair tickled her neck and then his tongue licked her throat a second before he bit her. The sharp pain only rocketed the devastating ecstasy up another notch. Shannon gasped one more lungful of air and then screamed out when her world blew apart from the violent climax. Her body bucked but Anton held her down, forcing her to ride through it until he stopped touching her clit.

  The sound of tearing material registered to Shannon but she had no idea what caused it. She also didn’t care. Her vaginal walls shook and twitched from how hard she’d come. Each tremor made her gasp and the pleasure eased just slightly until something hard and thick brushed against the seam of her pussy.

  Her eyes opened and she followed Anton’s gaze down their bodies, where he concentrated with a tense expression on his handsome face. The front of his underwear had been destroyed, ripped open, and his heavy, thick cock nudged her pussy again, sliding in the slick heat of her release. A snarl came from Anton when he pressed against her a third time, but instead of entering, the bulbous tip of his thick shaft glided higher to rub her clit and ended up on her pelvic area.

  “Fuck,” he roared and suddenly pushed off her, and tore away from her body completely. He stumbled away from the bed.

  Shannon lay there with her legs still spread as Anton turned away from her to flash his rounded, amazing ass. He roared out again, the sound piercing the room from the pure rage behind it. He bent, yanked his jeans and briefs from around his ankles, tossed them aside, and then spun to face her.

  Fear punched her from the raw fury showing on his features.

  Chapter Six

  “What’s wrong?” Shannon remained frozen where she lay sprawled on top of his bed, gawking at the totally naked man.

  “I don’t want to hurt you.” The muscles in Anton’s arms and even the ones cascading down his stomach stood out as though he’d been heavily exercising. “You’re small and too tight.”

  She swallowed hard, her throat going dry. Her hands shook as she flattened them on the mattress, pushed up to a sitting position, and drew her knees closed. She huddled on his bed.

  His lips parted, revealed some sharp-looking canines, and it struck her why his face suddenly appeared so frightening. He had started to shift a little into his wolf. It wasn’t just the shape of his eyes that had slightly transformed but his lips looked fuller, his strong chin seemed to jut out a little more than normal, and those teeth weren’t human. Her breath caught.

  They watched each other and Anton stepped closer, then paused. His heated gaze ran over her body, lingered on her legs, and then he stood at the end of the bed.

  “Take off that shirt and roll over.”

  Fear and uncertainty kept her frozen. Anton softly cursed and then leaned forward. His hands gripped her thighs and he flipped her over without warning. Shannon gasped, found her face pressed into his bedding, and then his hold changed when strong fingers curled around her hips. He jerked her up to her knees until her ass lifted high into the air, where he kept her suspended.

  “When’s the last time you had sex?” His tone turned rough, harsh.

  It took Shannon a few seconds to be rid of her shirt and brace her hands. Clawing sheets, she pushed up to her hands and knees. She threw her hair out of the way by tossing her head and stared at him over her shoulder. She wiggled but his grip didn’t ease, making it clear that he wasn’t about to let her go. He put his knee on the bed, pressed against the back of her thighs, leaving her no choice but to spread them to make room for him.

  “Answer me,” he snarled.

  “I…” She couldn’t think when he climbed onto the bed, his body caging hers under him as he bent over her, his stomach pressing against her back. The position forced her to lower her head and chest closer to the mattress.

  “We’ll go slowly.” He took a ragged breath. “Spread wider for me.” He removed his leg from between her thighs and placed his knees on the outside of hers in a wide stance that gave her room to do as he demanded. “Now.”

  Their size difference frightened her. He had to have over a hundred pounds of weight to use against her if he chose and with his abnormal strength, she knew it would be a useless attempt to fight if she wanted to.

  “Kitten,” he rasped, his voice softening. “I smell fear and there’s no reason for it.”

  Her mind started to work. He wasn’t forcing the sex; in fact, he didn’t try to enter her at all, waiting for her to move her knees apart. “You didn’t get a condom.”

  The second the words were out, Shannon wished she could take them back. She should have mentioned her first concern—her fear that it would hurt since he happened to be