CHAPTER 9

"You really believe that? Ah, bless your little heart." His long arm shot out and his hand snagged the end of the towel, whipping it away. As his gaze caressed her naked body and took in all that flawless creamy skin, Gio actually felt like he"d been thwarted. Although she was slender, she wasn"t skinny or fragile looking. She was lithe and sinuous with gently and perfectly curved hips, shapely toned legs, and a gorgeous set of breasts. He"d always gone for voluptuous women, but it became clear to him now that he had seriously underestimated the appeal of small breasts. Danica"s were high, plump, and perfectly rounded, calling his name. His mouth watered as he caught sight of her completely bald pussy. "Mine." "I"m afraid not, big boy." He leapt across the bed and grabbed her arm but she expertly twisted out of his hold and backed away. "You can keep running from me but it won"t change anything." "I belong to no one but myself. "That mark right there – my mark – says different." "I"m your mate," she allowed, "but I don"t belong to you or anyone else. Well, actually, if you want to get technical about it, I"m not actually your mate yet," she added with a smile. "Oh you will be very soon, baby, once I shove my cock inside you." He charged at her with renewed vigour, catching her just as she turned, and crammed her against the wall, her back to his chest. Danica struggled and twisted but his body was like a cage around her. "Move you son of a -" Then abruptly he plunged a long finger inside her, addressing that aching emptiness, and she practically liquefied against the wall, moaning. "That"s it, baby, be still for me." He kept his thrusts shallow and leisurely, licking his claiming mark and liking her answering tremor. "Feel good?" "It"s alright, I guess." He had to smile. "It"s alright, huh?" She cried out as he plunged another finger inside her. "You"re so tight," he groaned. "Tight. Hot. Wet. Mine." "Wrong." "Well, baby, while I"m finger-fucking you against this wall and you"re moaning like crazy it sure feels like I own you." "Never in a million years, asshole," she growled. "Asshole…Now you"re just giving me ideas." He withdrew his fingers and moved one to the puckered hole at the back, circling it teasingly. "One day, I"m going to fuck this gorgeous ass." "I"m curious, do you retreat into your fantasy world often?" Catching him off-guard, she sharply jammed her elbow into his ribs, making him jerk back just enough for her to duck out under his arm. Sometimes it was good to be small and slim. To her frustration she had only gotten a few steps when a strong arm looped around her and he tackled her to the ground. Then she was flipped onto her back and Gio"s mouth closed over her nipple and sucked hard. "Oh God," she breathed. Moaning, she cradled his head and scrunched his hair in her hands. Each tug on her nipple sent sparks of pleasure shooting to her clit, making her writhe and squirm beneath him. It was official that Gio had been mistaken to overlook small breasts or maybe it was just that this was his mate that had him unable to release the taut nipple. As he moulded and squeezed her other breast he groaned at how perfectly it fit in his hand. His wolf was growling, urging Gio to take her, to make sure she knew who she belonged to. Abruptly he meshed his lips with hers, forcing his tongue inside to glide against her own. "I"m going to fuck you now," he rumbled. "I"m going to fuck this body that now belongs to me. Mine," he growled, punctuating it with a bite to her lower lip. As Danica met his gaze she saw hunger, anticipation and determination, and there was something else – possessiveness. "No." She dealt him a harsh blow to the chest which had him jerking into an upright position. Quickly she flipped to her stomach and was almost fully on her feet when he gripped her by the hips and yanked her down onto his lap. He growled something that sounded like ‘Got you" and then impaled her on his cock. The pleasure/pain of it had her back arching as she cried out. Gio groaned as her inner muscles clamped down on him. "Take all of it, Danica," he demanded through his teeth. He slowly lifted her until only the head of his cock was inside her and then slammed her down onto him. "All of it." He raised her again, enjoying the feel of her juices coating his cock, and then he impaled her to the core, seating himself to the balls. "Oh fuck yeah." His wolf howled inside his head, loving that he was finally inside Danica, filling her, stretching her. She was so tight and hot around him that he was close to coming already. As he gave her a moment to adjust to his invasion, he nibbled at her spine and then pulled her back against his chest so he could graze his teeth over his claiming mark. "You okay?" Okay? She was absolutely freaking amazing. The pressure of his size stretching her stung and burned, but it was a delicious pain and she was revelling in it. She gasped as he suddenly lifted her again. The movement was slow, forcing her to feel every inch of him dragging against her sensitive inner walls. Something between a moan and a whimper escaped her throat. "Shhhh," he soothed. "Such a good girl taking all of my cock," he praised as he once again slowly impaled her on him. Twice more he did it, loving her drawn-out moans and the way she squirmed restlessly. "Are you going to tell me no again?" She shook her head, moaning. This time he lifted her fully off him, then rose to his feet and propped her up on her hands and knees on the bed. "I need it hard and fast, Danica. Can you take it?" "Do it." "Good girl." Gripping her hips, he rammed into her so hard she fell forward so that she was resting on her elbows. That was even better. Danica cried out as he began mercilessly pounding into her with deep, dazing strokes that were zapping her with bliss. Nothing should feel this good, she was sure of it. It had definitely never felt this good before, but she"d known it would be this way and it had scared her. Now, though, as he tunnelled in and out of her reaching depths that had until now been untouched, there was no fear, only sheer and utter carnal bliss. As Gio gazed down at all that creamy skin of her back, that unmarked creamy skin, he had the urge to bend down and sink his teeth into wherever he could reach. He closed his eyes against the impulse. He wouldn"t mark her again, he told himself. He"d fuck her and ensure she knew that she was his, but he wouldn"t mark her again. Twice already he had marked her when the one claiming bite was all they needed. He didn"t need to possessively mark her up with claws and teeth to leave his brand all over her the way his wolf wanted him to. The way Gio the man wanted to. "Do you like that? Does it feel good having my cock inside you?" Her response was a feverish moan that was a clear yes. "That"s a very good thing because I"m going to be in here often. Taking what"s mine." "Not yours," she growled. His next thrust was extra hard – a warning, a punishment. "Keep growling at me, keep telling me you"re not mine, I dare you." She growled when she felt the slash of claws along the flesh of her lower back – these were deeper, would mark. "Don"t you dare brand me, you son of a bitch." She gasped as a hand came down sharply on her ass and then his hand knotted in her hair and he dragged her up so her back was arched against his chest. "I"ll mark you wherever I want. Again Gio spanked her ass hard. "Let"s try that again, shall we. Whose mate are you, Miss Danica Hart? Who do you belong to?" "I"m your mate, but I don"t belong to you!" "You"re not going to get away. Not until I"ve pumped every bit of my cum inside you. Now, who do you fucking belong to?" She said in a gentle tone of moan , You. "That"s right, baby. Just like that, even though she hated what he"d done, a wickedly powerful orgasm crashed into Danica and she screamed her release. Gio exploded inside her with a loud moan, Goddammit.