The Mate Challenge (BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (Sassy Mates Book 4) Read Free

She should worry. He wasn’t done with their game. Emma liked being in control too much. It was time for her to lose it.
     

TWO
     
     
    Emma wasn’t sure what Mason’s game was. They had a pretty solid arrangement. Nobody questioned the other and each did what they wanted. Sex between them was amazing and she wasn’t trying to give that up. Except it didn’t seem to be enough for him. Mason wanted it all. A relationship. She clenched her teeth before taking a sip of her wine. It had been too good to be true.
    He moved around the bedroom with careful precision. God, the man had a body on him she never tired of watching. He was big and strong with all those tattoos and the nipple piercings were hotter than anything she’d ever seen. Mason was the ultimate bad boy to her dirty girl fantasies.
    She still shuddered after their months of dating. Heck, memories of their first time together still made her knees weak. He ran long fingers through his hair and she gulped, watching his muscles shift. Breathe, girl!
    “Mason,” she said a lot huskier than she expected her voice to be. “I...”
    She what? She’d been ignoring him lately. Her dislike for the pressure of a relationship was getting on her nerves. She wasn’t ready for talks of mating and so she was being a bitch and ignoring his animal side. The side that needed to mate and claim his woman. She wasn’t known for being soft-spoken or nice. Emma had grown up with a father who’d been strict military and he’d taught her never to give in to anyone’s demands. But was that realistic? Mason had been so thoughtful with her. He hadn’t really pushed and instead gave her the space she needed when it came to them.
    She inhaled and let her shoulders drop. Maybe she should break things off with him. No! Her mind immediately screamed the word, stopping any thoughts of cutting ties with the wolf.
    With a soft sigh, she stood and took another sip of wine before placing her glass down on a dresser. The lights of the candles gave his naturally pale skin a golden glow. Unlike Emma’s dark chocolate skin, Mason’s skin was pale as cream and baby smooth. She loved touching him. Being that close to him only brought out the urge to glide her fingers down his back, feeling his muscles shift under her palms.
    She licked the wine off her lips and lifted a hand to touch his back. Lord, he was so damn hot. How could she consider staying away from him for even a second? Mason was the only man she wanted. And while she argued with her inability to commit daily, she didn’t want what they had to end. Ever.
    She opened her mouth to speak but he turned around on her so fast she only got a glimpse of the bright gold rim around his usually gorgeous brown eyes.
    “Stop it,” he ordered roughly.
    He pulled her into his arms and brought his lips down over hers. The instant heat explosion sent warmth careening through her limbs. He pushed his tongue into her mouth and rubbed over hers with an aggression she wasn’t used to in Mason. Mason was strong. Bold. Sexy. The flirt she’d come to love in the years she’d been Ellie’s friend. This was new in him. There was power and command in his touch. His kiss was like a brand from her lips scorching down her veins. There was a flurry of movement. She was on her back on his bed. His lips were still on hers, owning her. She groaned, widening her legs and curling them over his powerful thighs. His erection pressed at the center of her heat.
    Her body craved his touch. He lifted her hands above her head and rocked his hips into hers. She gasped into the ravenous kiss. Her panties were soaked with her need. He did that to her every time. No matter how often they had sex, he’d always made her wet with a kiss of a slow touch.
    White-hot need took hold of her. Another twirl with his tongue over hers and then he bit on her lip. She moaned, sucking his tongue and urging him to continue his sweet torture. Something wound around her wrists. Her eyes