assists me out of the car.
“Goodnight, you two,” she says. “I’ll contact you soon. We have to make some field trips.”
“Field trips?” I ask.
“Well, if Tobias here isn’t competing, then we have to find new Alpha -potential,” she says.
“How do we do that?”
“Patience, my young birdie,” she jokes. “You must first learn how to spread your wings before you can fly…”
I chuckle as she drives off, leaving a trail of white powder behind her on the dark gravel road.
“Basically,” Tobias begins, “you’ll drive around to nearby cities and go to boxing clubs, gyms — anywhere you can find fighters and you’ll recruit them with the promise of big money and underground fame.”
I blink. “Why didn’t she just say that?”
“Because she’s Amy,” he answers with a smile.
I fill my lungs full of the chill summer air. A weight has risen off my shoulders, a feeling that I’ve only experienced at the farm lately. Even when Charlie and I take quick trips into town, I can’t relax. I can’t keep the hairs on the back of my neck from standing on end until we come back and I see the house and the barn and the cows grazing in the fields.
“Claire?”
“Hmm?”
“You still tired?”
I look at Tobias with smiling eyes, knowing exactly what he’s thinking. “No,” I answer.
He licks his lips. “Good,” he mutters as he reaches for my hand. “Because… I’ve been watching you move all night and I really need to do something about it.”
I raise an eyebrow. “Could you possibly be any more vague ?” I tease.
“I want to bang your brains out.”
“Well, that’s less than subtle...”
He yanks me inside the barn and slides the door closed behind us. Our lips touch immediately and I taste the passion on his tongue. His hands are on me in seconds, fishing beneath my shirt to feel the smooth skin between my abdomen. I lean back against the closed door and let his breath rush across my neck as he makes his way down my body.
He raises my shirt over my breasts, wasting no time getting me undressed. I laugh with him. Each kiss he lays on my skin fuels my nether and by the time my pants are on the ground, I’m throbbing for him.
Tobias stands and holds me hard against the wall. His green eyes burn with desire for me. I can barely look away from him. This is how it always is with Tobias. He looks at me like I’m the last girl on the planet. I’m special, beautiful, and worth protecting at all costs; a sacred treasure for him alone to claim.
And I relish in letting him do it.
His lips fall to my neck again and I feel his hand slowly moving down my body, hovering barely an inch above my skin. Goosebumps rise to meet his touch as he goes, each one connecting us with a tiny bolt of lightning. I bite my lip to hold back my moans. It’s late, easily after midnight. There’s little chance of Charlie hearing us all the way out here, but I don’t want to take any risks. He’s been supportive of our relationship so far, but I don’t know if he knows how fast we’ve gone. I know for a fact he wouldn’t want us fooling around in the barn like this, but when Tobias the Untouchable wants your body, there’s little one can say to dissuade him. Not that I want to either.
I twitch as his fingertips slip beneath my panties. Tobias knows exactly how to touch me. I smile for him and pull his face closer to kiss him. I remember our first time together and how his deep, loving voice told me not to worry. I’ll take care of you, he told me. Suddenly, all my fears melted away and it was just him, myself, and infinite pleasure.
He slides a thick finger inside of me and my fingers clench onto his black suit jacket. A moan passes my lips, the sound wrecking my throat as he presses my spot in the most perfect way. He silences me with a kiss and penetrates me over and over again, willing my body to do exact as he wants it to do. I open my eyes to find him staring at my face, studying my