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MARIA LOOKED AT THE face of the guy who had tried to take her. The head no longer attached to his body. A wave of nausea threatened to overcome her the longer she stared at the scene. The male’s chest had angry red burns from her and she had no idea how she had managed to use the same spell again without trying. Maria glanced down at her hands, where scrape marks covered her palms. Derrick turned toward her and shifted into his human form. He simmered as heat radiated off his naked body. He extended his hand and Maria took it to help her stand.
Most of the men who made the attempt to take her had fled while Derrick and Maria were trying to interrogate the dead male at their feet.
“Why would they want me?” Maria shoved her fingers through her hair. Ever since she met Derrick in her office a few days ago, everything in her life had turned upside down. She felt lost in a sea of information she should have known months, if not years, ago. Maria wanted some calm in her life but looking at the mess of the three-truck accident and dead men on the ground, she didn’t expect it to come easily.
“I don’t know, but I won’t let them get you.” Derrick pulled her into a tight hug. A sudden wave of heat consumed her body, forcing her to remind herself she was in public and she couldn’t jump on top of Derrick. He leaned down next to her ear and whispered, “Only a quick chat with Olsen and then I will take you home.” The sexy edge to his voice, sent a shiver down her spine.
“Ok,” Maria managed to force out. Olsen and a few other males walked toward them. Every single one of them was entirely naked. Maria averted her eyes to Derrick, keeping herself from looking elsewhere. She understood werewolves weren’t ashamed of nudity but for Maria, there was a fine line between acting normal and gawking. She didn’t want to be checking out Derrick’s pack mates so she looked everywhere but at them.
“Is everyone ok?” Derrick asked while his grip tightened on Maria’s shoulder.
“Yea, most of them bolted when they saw us coming.” Olsen scratched his head. “You guys good?”
“Fine. Is Alia at my house or yours?”
“Aura and Alia are at your house.” Olsen scratched the back of his head, like he was worried he did something wrong.
“You clean this up and I’ll meet you there.” Derrick pulled Maria toward Olsen’s black pickup truck but kept her in the middle seat right next to him.
Something in her snapped sending heat throughout her system, she wondered if this had to do with the ‘heat’ Derrick kept talking about. His hot body continued to send little zings down her spine. After the short drive to his house, her libido was in overdrive. She wanted to have Derrick inside of her. His hand brushed against her forearm sending a shiver of pleasure across her flesh.
Without a word, Derrick jumped out of the truck and carried Maria inside and straight to his room. Alia looked like she was going to say something but Maria never heard anything from her. He gently placed her on the bed and stripped her in a flash, sending a wave of excitement through every nerve. Once she lay naked, he kneeled between her thighs and licked her most sensitive area causing her to buck her hips.
“Condom,” Maria whimpered out past her dry lips. Derrick groaned before pulling a condom from the drawer and shoved it on. His hot breath tickled her inner thighs.
“Holy goodness.” Maria stammered. Before she corrected herself, Derrick slammed his mouth onto hers in a possessive kiss. A strong need surged through her, she needed to feel him inside of her. Right fucking now! She grabbed his hips and pulled on his body but he didn’t budge from his position for a long moment. His hand slid over the seam of her sex and groaned against her lips which created an inferno under her skin. His lips left hers as he placed his rock-hard cock at her entrance. With no warning, he slammed into her waiting body.
“Yes!” Maria cried out. Every second before he entered her body had been miserable. This moment felt right, like magical pleasure coursing under her skin. There was not an ounce of patience in Derrick as he thrust with haste into her warm body. She took everything he gave her. His teeth grazed against her shoulder sending shivers down to her core. Tension pooled in her stomach demanding to be eased, as the sensation hovered on the border between pleasure and pain. He moved to her other shoulder and bit down harder this time. The pleasure from his bite overwhelmed her senses, sending her over the edge into a blissful orgasm.
Derrick didn’t slow down as his balls slapped against her ass. A low growl vibrated against her neck, sending a wave of aftershock through her while he climaxed inside of her tight folds. All the tension in her body melted away under her mate and she relaxed for the first time in hours. Sadly, she wasn’t able to enjoy the moment long as a door slammed downstairs making her jump. All her worries rushed back into her mind with a vengeance almost giving her a headache. Maria closed her eyes for a moment, taking a few deep breaths to regain her composure.
She opened her eyes to find Derrick pulling off the condom, another one split in half. Maria swallowed hard at the sight. Her chances of escaping heat without a child were slimming down with each broken condom. She licked her lips and looked at Derrick. Maria opened her mouth but snapped it shut seconds later. Part of her didn’t want to know how many failed attempts were made not to get her pregnant during this heat crap.
“Let’s go see Olsen.” Derrick kissed her taking some of her panic away. She grabbed the condom and walked into the bathroom to throw it away. A few more of the condoms caught her eye, all of which were broken. Not quite sure how she felt about this, she pushed it to the back of her mind before walking back to Derrick in the bedroom. One problem at a time. Maybe this time I will get lucky and not get pregnant. She had heard stories of women trying for years to get pregnant after all. With her thoughts in order, she took in a deep breath.
“What happens now?” She looked toward her mate. Only a little while ago someone had tried to kidnap her from Derrick. She had no idea who was after her and the unknown scared the hell out of her.