To Catch His Mate (Crescent Moon Series Book 5) by Savannah Stuart, Katie Reus Read Free Book Online Page B

research on you.”
    She raised her eyebrows.
    To her surprise, his cheeks flushed. “I snapped a photo of you and had one of my guys see what he could find. And…I might have followed you and your guards to Clare territory. When I realized what territory you were going into it wasn’t hard to find out who you were after that.”
    “So you pretty much stalked me?” Her mouth curved up as warmth invaded her. Maybe she should be freaked out but she wasn’t.
    He lifted a shoulder, completely unapologetic. “I wanted to talk to you. Full disclosure, I approached your father once I knew who you were. I asked him to visit my territory and to bring you. I made my intentions clear from the start. He came up with the arranged mating thing.” His lips twisted in annoyance. “But I didn’t stop him because the thought of waking up to you every day…” When he trailed off she realized he was nervous.
    The thought of big, bad alpha Reece actually unsure of himself seemed wrong somehow. He might have screwed up before, but he’d been nothing but real with her since arriving in Orange Beach.
    When he started to glance away, she stopped in her tracks and grabbed his shirt, tugging him down to her.
    That was all it took. He slanted his mouth over hers, taking and claiming her lips with a fervent urgency. One hand slid around her waist, pulling her close and the other cupped the back of her head in a hard, dominating grip.

    Reece was consumed with the need to claim Alyssa even if it was way too soon, at least for her. He knew what he wanted, what his wolf wanted, and he wasn’t going to question the pull he felt for her.
    But she’d been softening toward him the last four days. This morning when she’d given him that blinding smile he swore his heart had skipped a beat. Everything about this female called to him so that when he was with her all he could think was; mine .
    She was his.
    Right now he wanted to make good on one of those promises he’d made her. Using his shifter senses, he knew they were completely alone on the beach.
    When she slid her fingers up his chest and clutched onto his shoulders, a growl tore from his throat. He loved the feel of her touching him, loved the taste of her. Now he wanted to taste more of her.
    He clutched her ass, smiled against her mouth at her little yelp when he hoisted her up. She wrapped her legs around him without pause. He could feel her heart rate kick up as she held onto him.
    Breathing hard, she pulled back to look at him. Her jet black hair was tousled around her face, her blue eyes bright. “What are you doing?”
    “Do you trust me?”
    “Yes.” Her answer was instant, her voice breathless.
    He glanced up and down the beach, saw no one. He’d have scented someone anyway, but the visual confirmed they were alone. Holding her tightly, he hurried up the sloping sand, using his supernatural speed to cover the distance quickly.
    As he reached the top of a dune, he saw that it dipped down into another miniature valley. Oh yeah, the foliage and dunes created more than enough shelter. Before he’d taken a step down the dune, Alyssa nipped at his jaw, her teeth scraping against him before she followed it up with a string of kisses.
    His erection pressed against his jeans, but he focused on Alyssa and her hot mouth as she continued a teasing trail down his neck. He wanted to feel her coming against his mouth and fingers.
    “Alyssa,” he murmured, collapsing against the sand with her on top of him.
    She straddled him, scraping her teeth against his neck again. He rolled his hips once, then grabbed hers and flipped their bodies. It was impossible to give up control.
    Eyes wide, she looked up at him as he settled on top of her. Her wolf flickered in her bright eyes for a moment and her pulse point was going wild.
    “I want to see you,” he murmured, inhaling deeply. The scent of her desire was intoxicating. No wonder mated males went all primal and possessive over their females.