Embracing The Lion (Gray Bears 6) by Natalie Kristen Read Free Book Online Page A

to the rhythm of
his heart. Slowly, she wrapped her arms around his neck and
whispered, “Kiss me, Gareth. Just once. I...I've never been
kissed before...”
    Gareth dipped his head and
touched his mouth to hers in a soft, gentle kiss. His hands moved
down her body, tracing her lush, feminine curves.
    Tara moaned as he swept his
tongue across her lower lip and deepened the kiss. He could feel the
pointed tip of her fangs pressing against his lips as her fangs
elongated with her spiraling passion.
    The sharp point of her fang
sliced across his bottom lip and drew blood. She lapped at his blood
and shuddered as the blood slid down her throat.
    Her eyes widened and Gareth
saw the sudden flash of heat and hunger in her storm gray eyes.
    “Gareth...” she
breathed, clinging to him. “I need more...”
    He scented her fierce arousal
and need. He growled and swung her up in his arms. Taking the
stairs three at a time, he entered his bedroom and kicked the door
shut.
    “Tara, I can scent and
feel your burning, tormenting hunger. I can ease you and pleasure
you—without taking and claiming you,” he said hoarsely.
“You can take my blood...”
    “Gareth, I want you,”
she panted. “I want to feel everything...”
    They fell on the bed
together, her blouse and bra already shredded and fluttering to the
floor. He sheathed his claws quickly and pulled off her jeans.
Shedding his clothes, he came to her and pinned her down with his
body.
    He growled at the sight of
her naked and writhing beneath him. She blinked up at him, then
gasped and fumbled clumsily for the covers.
    Gareth caught her hands and
held them. “Tara, you are trying to hide from me. Why?”
    “I...” She
blushed and swallowed audibly. “I've never been with a man
before, Gareth. I don't know how to pleasure you or service you...”
she stammered.
    “You are not my slave,
Tara.” Gareth's voice rose. “You are nobody's slave!
You don't have to pleasure me or service me. You—are my mate!
My lion recognized you and my heart knows you. You are mine. We
share everything. Sex, blood, pain and pleasure. You're not here
just to share my bed. You will share my life and my future. You own
my heart and my life, Tara.”
    Tears glinted in her eyes.
“I've never owned anything before,” she whispered. “I
never had anything that was truly my own.”
    “I am yours,”
Gareth said, kissing away her tears. “I belong to you, Tara,
truly and forever.”

CHAPTER
FIFTEEN

    Tara raised her hand to cup
Gareth's handsome face as he thumbed away her tears. His words were
heartfelt and honest, and she knew he had spoken the truth, yet she
could hardly believe that this strong, sweet, sexy man was hers. He
was a waking, walking wet dream, a dream come true.
    But he wasn't a dream. He
was solid, hard and real. He was here, in her arms, in her life.
This fiercely protective, powerful lion had prowled into her life,
and he wasn't leaving.
    Tara let her eyes roam down
his muscular body. She licked her lips as she admired the
sculptured, defined lines and angles of his body. Every hard inch of
him, was hers.
    If this was a dream, she
didn't want to wake up. Ever.
    When she saw his proud,
massive erection, she let out a gasp and an involuntary whimper.
Gareth was huge. His cock was thick and long, and...there was no way
she could take him into her body. She wanted desperately to feel him
inside her, but how was he going to penetrate her without splitting
her in two?
    “Touch me,”
Gareth said in a low growl.
    Tara knelt on the mattress
and sucked in a breath when Gareth guided her hand to his rock hard
cock. Gareth groaned when she tightened her grip around him and
began to pump her fist along the rigid length of his shaft.
    A drop of milky white cum
leaked from the head of his cock and she leaned forward to lap it up
eagerly. Gareth inhaled sharply and his entire body shuddered when
she circled his cock with her tongue.
    Tara raised her head and saw
Gareth staring