To Tempt A Wolf Part 6

He stood and quietly gathered their empty plates and put them in the sink. Turning back, he gave her a steady look. "No, with the city planning council. We're drawing up plans to enlarge the library."

He turned the water on and let it fill the sink before he spoke again, his back to her. "I know what my reputation is, Hayley. I don't deny it. I earned it, I know that." He paused and frowned as though searching for the right words. "I've never cooked for anyone. I've never touched a woman just to soothe and ease her pain. Everything I've ever done, when it came to a woman, was with one goal in mind. s.e.x."

Jace turned back to face her. "Now don't get me wrong, where you're concerned I definitely want s.e.x. Fast, slow, hot, wet, any and every way we can do it s.e.x-but I want something more too. I want to make love with you. I've never wanted to make love with a woman before. I've never wanted other things as well."

"What things?" Hayley whispered, shaken by his intensity.

"Things it's too early to talk about," he answered softly. "But I want you to know that I'm serious here. I'm not just f.u.c.king around. d.a.m.n!" He turned back to the sink and began washing the dishes with agitated movements. "This is important and I can't find the right words. You're turning me inside out!"

Hayley sat in silence for a moment, her heart beating strongly, her breath rushing in her lungs and tears stinging her eyes. Jace's words brought on an emotional reaction of such strength she was near to being overwhelmed by it. She forced herself to calm and let her gaze slide the length of his body.

He was clearly tense, the muscles in his shoulders bunched with each move as he washed the dishes. Feeling the shock of Jace's declaration recede, Hayley let herself relax. With the relaxation came acceptance and affection and the need to put him at ease as well.

She rose from the chair and walked behind him. Reaching up, she placed her hands on his shoulders and felt him tense under her fingertips. "I'm sorry," she apologized softly and began to ma.s.sage his hard muscles. "And youdid find the right words-beautiful words, Jace."

Hayley let her hands slide down his back, over his rib cage and around his body, then brought her own body tight against his back as she hugged him fiercely. She felt his rumble of pleasure vibrate through both of them and with a smile lifted her cheek from where it rested against his back. Lifting up on tiptoes, she nuzzled the back of his neck and teased him with warm kisses.

A different kind of tension entered Jace's body. She smiled with satisfaction and sent her hands roaming over his chest. Her fingertips found and teased the tightening nubs of his nipples and Jace groaned, his breath beginning to pump in and out of his lungs at a greater speed.

Leaving one hand to tease a hard nipple, she let the other slide south over his rippled abs until it reached the top b.u.t.ton of his jeans. Her fingers nimbly unhooked the first b.u.t.ton, then the second and were reaching for the third when Jace's hand closed over hers.

He held on to her and turned in her arms. "What are you doing, Hayley?" he growled.

"Touching you," she purred.

"You don't have to do this."

"Well, I knowthat ," she answered as though speaking to a simpleton. "If Ihad to, it wouldn't be nearly as much fun."

"If you're doing this because of what I said, I wish you wouldn't. It feels like you're rewarding me for being a good boy," he grumbled.

Hayley sighed. "You are such a contradiction, Jace McKenna. Now listen to me. Yes, I liked what you said. Yes, I appreciate your cooking for me. Yes, I appreciate how you rubbed my back and made me feel better. But it's more than that, I...I havefeelings for you. You annoy me and you make my heart beat faster and sometimes I feel like I want to kick your a.s.s or just kiss you cross-eyed. And right now, at this moment, all I can think about is how sweet you are and how s.e.xy and how I just need to touch you. So let me touch you. Please?"

She noted the movement of Jace's throat as he swallowed and the glistening sheen that filled his eyes right before a warm, gentle glow ignited in their depths. "I'd say 'take me, I'm yours', but this is a serious moment, right?"

Hayley grinned and chuckled. "Very serious." She looked around as though considering the possibilities then pushed him back against the counter. "This'll do for starters," she murmured, and initiated a teasing, wet kiss, filled with languorous strokes of her tongue.

Jace groaned and opened for her, his tongue meeting hers, emulating its slow, sinuous movements. Hayley's hands moved over his shoulders and arms, caressing the hard muscles that bunched under his shirt. Continuing the kiss and moving her hands to his chest, she started at the top, unb.u.t.toned his shirt and pulled it from under the waistband of his jeans. She spread the fabric wide to expose his chest and ran her fingers through the silky, dark hair she found there.

"I've wanted to do this since that first day I saw you with your shirt off. Do you have any idea how d.a.m.n s.e.xy this is?" she murmured against his lips as her fingertips raked over him.

"I didn't, but now I do," he answered softly and gasped as she lightly pinched the tiny nubs of his nipples. "d.a.m.n, babe," he moaned.

"Mmm, I like it that your nipples are so sensitive. When you touch mine it feels like bolts of electricity shoot straight to my p.u.s.s.y," she whispered. "Do you feel it here?" she asked, one hand moving down to cup the growing bulge between his legs.

"Oh yeah," he groaned and pushed against her hand.

"Good, I want to know everything that makes you feel good."

She began kissing him again while her hands busied themselves unb.u.t.toning the final b.u.t.tons on his jeans. She pushed them down his hips, exposing his bright white briefs. Breaking the kiss by trailing her lips down to his chin, she nipped him playfully and looked down at what was revealed.

Clearly visible behind his briefs, his fully erect c.o.c.k begged for release. "Oh my, now I know why they call it a treasure trail," she commented reverently as her fingertips drifted down the silky path of hair leading to his eager c.o.c.k. Jace's stomach muscles tensed under her light caress and his breathing began to grow labored.

Using both hands, Hayley pulled the waistband of his briefs out and down, revealing Jace's thick, swollen length. "Jackpot," she breathed and smiled at Jace's breathless, involuntary chuckle.

She slid her hands around his body and pushed his jeans and briefs down past the taut cheeks of his a.s.s, making sure to get a lingering handful of each tempting mound. Bending down, she untied his shoes and pulled them off. "Jump up on the counter," she ordered.

Jace raised an eyebrow but obeyed without question. Hayley pulled his jeans and briefs completely off, draping them over a nearby kitchen chair.

"Mmm, perfect," Hayley murmured and moved between his thighs.

Jace leaned down for a kiss, which Haley was more than willing to give. Her mouth again found his and the kisses intensified-hot, tongue-sizzling affairs that blurred the mind and built desire to a fever pitch.

When she broke the kiss, her mouth headed south, finding the treasure trail and following it to her reward. Jace's c.o.c.k stood straight and tall, staring boldly at her approach, and Hayley smiled at its brazenly masculine display.

She wet her lips and met the large, mushroom-shaped head with a wet lingering kiss that slid over and around the entire area before opening her mouth and taking it inside. Jace groaned, jumped and leaned back, banging his head on the cupboard behind him.

Hayley pulled off and straightened. Reaching out, she cupped the back of his head. "Are you okay, baby?" she asked, lightly ma.s.saging his scalp.

"I'm good," he replied, his voice thick and husky.

"Is it okay if I go back to what I was doing?" she teased.

"Please," Jace answered, a note of desperation in his voice.

Hayley barely restrained her smile as she bent to him and again took his c.o.c.k in her mouth. The feel of him was incredible. She hummed with pleasure as her tongue and mouth took in the flavors and textures of Jace. She could see the gnarled veins that wrapped his length and feel the throbbing of his heart in the blood that filled it. His skin was satiny-soft, a sharp contrast to the iron-hard column it covered. She slowly stroked up and down the shaft then released him and ran her tongue down the underside to his s.c.r.o.t.u.m.

His body exuded heat and with it, his scent. Hayley buried her face between his thighs and breathed deeply of his testosterone-laden musk. The heady aroma caused her head to whirl and her p.u.s.s.y to clench, forcing a deep moan from the depths of her chest. Her hands aggressively pushing his thighs farther apart as her tongue bathed his heavily laden b.a.l.l.s before taking one into her mouth, where she rolled it around, sucking and licking before releasing it. Taking the other one inside her mouth, she repeated the procedure. Jace was moaning, his thighs tensing as his hips instinctively lifted to her clever mouth.

Again she slid her tongue up the long length of his c.o.c.k and looked up, meeting his hot, hungry gaze. His face wore an expression of desperation as though trying to keep the pleasure at bay. Hayley took him back inside and he groaned, his lips parting while sharp pants and small expressions of pleasure uncontrollably issued from them. His hips undulated and she went with the rhythm, allowing him to slide his c.o.c.k back and forth in her mouth at whatever speed pleased him. Sliding her mouth up and off, she replaced it with her hand and kept a steady, even stroke as she again took his lips in a sizzling kiss. Their tongues met and mated, twining together in a wet, sensual dance.

A deep guttural groan vibrated between them and Hayley swallowed the sound before releasing his lips. "Hayley, babe, I'm going to come," he bit out harshly.

Eagerly, Hayley bent and engulfed his red, throbbing tip, her mouth stroking, her tongue caressing the highly sensitized underside of his c.o.c.k. She felt his c.o.c.k swell even more before the first volley of his hot, creamy s.e.m.e.n hit her tongue. She swallowed his salty-sweet essence again and again as successive spurts filled her mouth. Above her Jace was shuddering and groaning out his pleasure, his hands in her hair, holding her, his fingers tightening and loosening convulsively.

Hayley held him gently in her mouth. Knowing how sensitive he would be after coming, she applied gossamer-light strokes with her tongue to finish him off then slowly released him. Jace let his hands fall away and Hayley rose up to stare at his face. His eyes were closed, his intense expression slowly relaxing to normal. With his eyes still closed, he reached out and pulled her close, his mouth seeking hers.

Hayley moaned with pleasure as his tongue slowly explored her mouth, seeking and tasting. It pleased her that he wasn't afraid to taste himself and she snuggled into him, gladly giving all he wanted.

Jace pulled away and heaved a sated sigh, his eyes opening and meeting hers. Hayley watched his eyes widen with shock that he quickly squelched. "Is something wrong?" she asked.

Jace hugged her fiercely. "Not at all, in fact, everything's pretty d.a.m.n good. How about you, are you feeling okay?"

She nodded, returned his hug and noted the time on the clock above her refrigerator. "What time's your meeting?"

"Eight."

"You have ten minutes to get there."

"s.h.i.t!"

Jace eased her aside and jumped off the counter, feverishly dressing and replacing his shoes. Hayley watched him with an amused smile tugging at her lips.

"Think this is funny, huh?" he questioned, giving her a narrow-eyed look as he sat tying the final shoelace.

"Yeah," she confessed with a chuckle.

He rose and took her in his arms, kissing her soundly. "Payback's gonna be h.e.l.l, sweetheart." He gave her a swat on the backside and headed for the door. He paused before going out and turned back to look at her. "Hayley...I... d.a.m.n! Tomorrow we're having a serious talk, all right?"

She nodded, and noting the odd mix of excitement and worry in his eyes, a small shiver of anxiety crept up her spine, but she managed to hide it and smile. "You know where to find me."

Jace strode back in, giving her a quick and fiercely possessive kiss before bolting for the door. Hayley locked it behind him and bit her lip-something was definitely on that man's mind, and she knew she was going to be uneasy until all was revealed.

Chapter Six.

Jace sat behind the wheel of his truck staring at the house for a moment before starting the engine and heading for his meeting. He was glad Logan was going to be there. This totally unexpected turn of events had shaken him, and he was riding a wave of elation that also threatened to send him crashing if Hayley didn't accept what he had to tell her.

His stomach clenched at the thought. "Please G.o.d, don't let her reject it. d.a.m.n, how the h.e.l.l did this happen?" he murmured.

He arrived at city hall and made his way to the city planner's office, noting that he was the last to arrive. He was greeted by the others already there and took a seat next to Logan. "You're late," Logan commented softly as the meeting began. "Something unexpected came up." "Since you're not walking funny, I a.s.sume it also went down?" "You missed your true calling. You should have been a comedian," Jace commented sourly.

Logan grinned. "That's what Bryn tells me. I'll have to look into that."

Jace rolled his eyes. "Seriously though, I've got a problem I need to talk with you about. It involves Hayley."

Logan was instantly serious. "After the meeting?"

"Yeah."

There was no more time for chitchat as Jace was called on to go over the blueprints and explain in detail

the renovations planned for the library. The meeting went quickly as they were in the final stages of

approving the plans. Everyone was pleased to come to an early and unanimous agreement. As the meeting came to a close, Clare's husband, Brian Harrelson, approached Logan and Jace and without preliminaries told them, "We've got a problem."

"What is it?" Logan asked, a.s.suming it pertained to the meeting. "Yesterday, that guy Bryn and Hayley had trouble with at Morgan's showed up at the bookstore with a couple of friends. He started hara.s.sing the girls. He threatened Hayley, told her he owed her and he always paid his debts." "Son of a b.i.t.c.h. Bryn didn't say a word," Logan fumed. Jace was speechless, his anger and alarm running so deep he couldn't speak. "Clare didn't want to tell me, but I could see she was worried about something when she got home yesterday. I finally got it out of her," Brian told them. "I know you don't like this any more than I do. I think we should notify the sheriff to keep an eye out for these guys." Jace found his tongue. "Agreed. Brian, will you take care of that part of it? In the meantime, I'm going to call in some favors and see if we can locate where these guys are staying. I think it's time to show them how unwelcome their presence is in Whispering Springs."

"Just one thing," Brian added before leaving. "If you find these guys? I want to be there." "You got it," Jace agreed and slapped him on the back. He turned to find Logan giving him a gimlet-eyed stare. "What? Don't tell me you don't want a piece of these guys."

They'd made their way out to the parking lot and Logan's eyes took on a sparkling glow that was clearly seen in the darkness. "You know my first reaction is to rip this guy's head off." He took a deep breath and the fire in his eyes banked to a wavering ember. "But that's why I'm pack liaison. I don't go with my first reaction, unlike some hotheaded alphas I know."

Jace grimaced and ran an agitated hand through his hair. "d.a.m.n it, Logan, you know I'm trying to rein myself in. When was the last time I started something you had to fix?"

"It's been a while, and don't think I don't appreciate it-but we have to keep our heads here. Much as I'd like to inflict some damage, you know what kind of trouble that could bring." Logan held up his hand to forestall Jace's protest. "But that doesn't mean we can't scare the c.r.a.p out of them," he suggested with an evil chuckle.

Jace grinned, noting the glow in Logan's eyes, fueled by his excitement. It reminded him of his current dilemma. "About that problem that concerns Hayley?"

"Go on."

"She's becoming one of us."

Logan hooted and slapped Jace on the back. "Congratulations! Have you told Bryn?"

"That's just the problem," he answered, giving Logan an uncomfortable look. "I haven't told Hayley."

"What? What the h.e.l.l does that mean? How could you not tell her? You just turned her without saying a word?"

"No! It's not like that. I don't know how it happened. We were, um, fooling around earlier and when we finished, Hayley's eyes were glowing. It shocked the h.e.l.l out of me."

"Just what kind of fooling around are we talking about here? Intercourse?"

"No, that's just it, Logan. We haven't mated yet," Jace confessed, a bit red-faced at Logan's look of surprise. "I've been giving her time to get to know me," he explained, leaving out the part about working his courage up to tell her about his being a werewolf. "There's been kissing and touching and some oral stuff most recently, but no biting, no mating, nothing more."

"Jace, this doesn't make sense. At some point while Hayley was ovulating, your saliva had to come into contact with her bloodstream."

Jace suddenly felt as though he'd been hit by a bolt of lightning. "Oh my G.o.d," he whispered as understanding dawned in his eyes. "That night at Morgan's, when she got that scratch on her throat. When I took her home, I noticed it had started bleeding again. I licked the wound clean. Today, I could tell she was ovulating. I remember thinking that was why my reactions were so strong that night." He looked at Logan with a growing horror. "I didn't think about it. I just reacted to the wound. I wanted to make it feel better. I changed her without her permission! Without even telling her who andwhat I really am, without telling her she's my mate. Christ, Logan! What have I done? If she doesn't accept this she's going to hate me."

Logan stood silently for a moment considering his answer then placed a hand on Jace's shoulder and gave it a squeeze before releasing him. "Do you love Hayley?"

"Of course I do. How can you even ask? She's everything to me now."

"How do you think she feels about you?"

Jace thought a moment before answering. "I'm pretty sure she's feeling some of the same."

Logan nodded. "Then let's not jump the gun. You love her, she's beginning to love you. Give it a chance to work itself out, but the first thing you need to do istell her ."

"I know, I've been working up to it, but you know from personal experience how difficult it is. If she rejects my other nature, I'm f.u.c.ked. No lover, no wife, no children. I could live without the children, but I don't want to live without Hayley," he confessed. "There's never been a time in my life when I wished I wasn't a werewolf, but I could almost wish for it now."

"Well, that's not going to happen, so do what you do best. Fight for her. Show her all the magic this state of being brings. If that doesn't persuade her, then the fact that she loves you should."

"I hope to h.e.l.l you're right."

"It'll work out, Jace."

"That's what I'm worried about. That it'll work outwrong ."