Force of the Dark Wolf (Force of Nature Series) by Kathi S. Barton Page A

last night and I didn’t get my fill of you.”
    “You bit me again.” He felt her embarrassment, the heat of it. “Why? Why did you bite me again after you had already marked me?”
    “Did I hurt you?” She shook her head no. He knew that he had, at least a little. “I had to mark you again because of that other wolf touching you. He…” Gordon took a deep breath , reining in his temper. “He licked you and marked you. A wolf does not do that to someone else’s mate.”
    She turned away from him as he rocked deeper. He knew she was thinking and he didn’t want her thinking of anything or anyone but him in their bed. He leaned down , took her nipple , and rolled it on the top of his mouth. When she arched up but held the headboard he lazily suckled at her while he pinched at her other peak. He lifted his head and waited for her to look at him.
    “You need to know something. Something about me.” He moved in and out several times, hard then slow, fast then softly. “Something important.”
    He smiled when she looked ready to brain him. “Tell me,” she said between clenched teeth. “Tell me or fuck me , but for the love of peter, do something.”
    “I’m possessive.” He took her hard. His cock slid into her wet heat faster. When his balls tightened close to his body, the tingling in his spine telling him he was close, he leaned down and nipped at her ear lobe. “Bite me , Alexis . P lease sink those beautiful teeth into me and bite.”
    The pain was surprising. He felt her mouth seal to his throat and she suck ed hard. He didn’t have a moment to think about what was happening . H is body clenched tight. Then his climax grabbed him and soared though him quickly. He fucked her hard now, not stopping until she came twice then a third time before he collapsed on top of her. He barely had the strength to raise his head.
    Blood was on her chin, his blood. His cock surged again , making him groan. When their eyes met she started to turn away and he stopped her with a word. She looked back at him with tears. He kissed her gently and laid his head on her breast, but not before glimpsing her teeth. His mate had canines like his.
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    Phil looked down at the notes he’d taken on the Dark family. There wasn’t a great deal about the m other than the few things he’d been able to track down at the county office in Montana. Then he picked up the second stack of notes. The Strong family , which he’d just happened upon, had a long and illustrious line. And he’d found out from his mother they didn’t just have the last name as Strong, they were a breed of beings that were actual Strongs .
    Alexis Strong Dark was a shifter, he just knew it.
    He got up and walked around his desk. He loved his home and it had been his for over three hundred years. But he was lonely. Lonely for a mate and even lonelier because he knew who she was. Grabbing up his brief case he went to the door and thought he’d try and get some more information from Austin on where Holly was. It was high time that little m iss Holly Force came to terms with who her mate was. And damn the girl for making him the heavy. Before he knew it Phil was knocking on the front door of the Dark home. Just as he thought, everyone was in the kitchen when he’d been let into the family home.
    “You here for some home cooking , blood-boy?” Gladys had taken to calling him that a few days ago. He tried to not let it bother him , but today he just couldn’t help himself.
    “Yes. What type are you anyway ? I’ve a craving for … ” H e sniffed the air. “Humm, my favorite. Type B positive.”
    She paled slightly and he felt bad , but before he could apologize she slapped him on the shoulder with a hearty laugh. “You can’t tell what my type is from sniffing the air. You’re a card all right , Mr. Campbell. I think I might grow to like you.”
    He sighed. He was afraid she might grow on him too and he just didn’t want to think about losing another