Hunter's Claim: The Alliance Book 1 by S. E. Smith Page A

pitch.
    “Like this,” she whispered before sealing
her lips over his.

Chapter 11
    Hunter’s fingers curled in surprise when
Jesse covered his lips with hers. He had wondered what her lips
would taste like and it was beyond anything he had dreamed. They
were soft and full against his own.
    He sucked in a quick breath when she shyly
caressed his lips with her tongue. She took advantage when his lips
parted to slide her tongue into his mouth. A loud groan echoed
around the training room as she ran her tongue carefully along his
sharp teeth. A shudder ran down his length and his arms tightened,
lifting her up so that she was forced to wrap her legs around his
waist.
    He took over the kiss, exploring her mouth
with his tongue. He ran the tip of it over her smooth front teeth
before tangling with her as they danced back and forth. He almost
snarled when she pulled back and pressed light kisses along his
lips and jaw.
    “That is how humans kiss,” she panted out
breathlessly.
    “Jesse,” Hunter started to say before a low
growl broke from him as several males came to stand closer to them.
“Back!” He snarled, showing his teeth.
    “Hunter,” Dagger said hoarsely. “I think you
should take this to your quarters. You can’t expect us not to be
affected by what we are seeing and….” Dagger glanced at Jesse with
an apologetic look. “… smelling. It has been a long time for many
of us.”
    Hunter pulled in a deep breath and Jesse’s
sweet arousal washed through him like a huge wave crashing to
shore. A rumble of answering desire was yanked from deep inside
him. He swelled to the point he felt like he was about to expend
himself right there in his pants.
    “Done,” Hunter muttered, wrapping his arms
tightly around Jesse. “My apologies.”
    “You are forgiven as long as you get her the
hell out of here while you still can,” Dagger grounded out.
    Hunter nodded and turned sharply on his
heel. It was time to court Jesse in a much more personal and
private way. He was ready for his Amate . He just hoped she
realized what she had started with her ‘kiss’.
    *.*.*
    Jesse kept her face buried in Hunter’s neck
as he carried her through the corridors. She didn’t complain about
him carrying her because she seriously doubted her legs would
support her. The kiss had literally knocked them out from under
her.
    She was also very, very embarrassed. She had
never been into public displays of affection. She had totally
forgotten where she was when Hunter asked her to show him how
humans kissed. She had been lost the moment their lips touched. It
sounded like something out of a romance novel or a movie but it was
true. The world ceased to exist the moment they kissed.
    She pulled back when she felt herself being
lowered onto the soft surface of their bed. She gazed up at him
before her eyes dropped to his lips again. Her hands moved up on
their own violation until she had buried them in his hair
again.
    “Do you have to go back to work?” She asked
huskily.
    “No,” he said hoarsely. “I switched with
another.”
    “Good,” Jessed breathed out before she
captured his lips again.
    Hunter groaned loudly and pressed his
throbbing cock against her. The brush of material along his swollen
length pulled a shudder from him. His hands moved to the neckline
of Jesse’s tunic. He gripped the material between his hands and
ripped it.
    “Hunter!” Jesse cried out in surprise as he
leaned over her.
    “I need you, Jesse,” Hunter grounded out.
“Please, please do not turn me away. I…” He paused to look down at
her with blazing yellow eyes. “I hurt, Jesse. I have never hurt
like this before. Being near you, holding you every night, touching
you… it is killing me.”
    Jesse’s eyes softened as his words sunk in.
She saw something more in his eyes than just desire. She saw
confusion and a vulnerability that he wasn’t even aware he was
sharing with her. Her fingers trembled as she tenderly outlined his
face.
    Her eyes