Watching Out For Fangs (The Cloverleah Pack Book 7) by Lisa Oliver Page B

have been so lonely for him, and now he had told his story, Josh felt he understood his standoffish mate just that little bit better.
    Josh’s wolf hadn’t liked hearing about Edward, no wolf would want to know their mate loved someone else, no matter how long ago. But Josh was also aware of how giving a heart could be – how it was entirely possible, now Edward was dead, for Vadim to love him. It would just take time and there was nothing in Vadim’s vow that would stop Josh loving him.  So, as far as he was concerned, the time for talking was over. If Vadim was serious about staying with him, being by his side for the rest of their lives as he had stated, then it was time for Josh to claim his mate. 
    While there was more than one way to do it, a bite would suffice after all, Josh craved the whole deal – his cock wedged deep inside of Vadim’s body and his teeth lodged firmly in his man’s neck. Vadim’s natural dominance had him guessing that he would usually be the bottom in their relationship, and Josh had no problem with that.  But if his sexy vampire thought for one minute he could deprive Josh of the claiming he had dreamed of his entire life, well at least since puberty, then Vadim would soon learn that he was wrong. Josh’s wolf was bristling with excitement, seeing no reason to delay, and Josh had to struggle for control, wanting to take things slowly. If his mate had bottomed anytime within Josh’s lifetime, he would be hellishly surprised.
    Although the thought of going slow flew right out of his mind the moment his lips touched his mate’s. Vadim had a hard mouth, some might even say a cruel one because of the lack of smile lines, but his lips were so soft and welcoming, parting just enough to let Josh slip his tongue inside, tasting the very essence of the man. For someone who was oral by necessity, Vadim seemed hesitant at first, but it was only a matter of seconds before Vadim tilted his head back, causing Josh to chase him. That simple, totally elegant motion had Vadim stretched out for his pleasure and Josh’s wolf recognized it for the sign of submission that it was. If Josh’s lips hadn’t been so busy he would have howled.
    His fingers were just as frantic, mapping out the planed contours of Vadim’s muscled chest, leaving scratch marks down the lines of the man’s defined obliques, even dipping into Vadim’s hairless armpits, causing the man under him to shiver. Was his vampire actually ticklish? Filing that away as something to be explored later, Josh ran his hands over solid biceps before reaching around Vadim’s neck. While his mate seemed totally into kissing him now, Josh had to get some assurance Vadim wouldn’t fight him off before he went any further.
    Pulling his lips free from Vadim’s was an effort, and the picture beneath him had Josh momentarily forgetting anything he was going to say. The only color on Vadim’s face was the fierce intensity of his black eyes, and the obscene redness of his now puffed lips. But Vadim’s face was anything but bland. The sharpness of his cheekbones, the arrogant definition of his nose, combined with the smoothness of that perfect forehead – Vadim was a vision of masculine beauty that Josh struggled to make sense of. He could have never dreamed of having someone like his mate in his arms – such perfection was beyond mortal thought.
    “I need to fuck you,” Josh blurted out, internally wincing at the crassness of the words he’d used. “I mean, I truly, desperately, urgently want to be able to claim you in the way of the wolf. Will you let me?”
    “You would have sex with me in your animal form?” An immaculate eyebrow raised above Vadim’s left eye, but that was the only change to Vadim’s expression Josh could see. Then the words made sense.
    “No,” Josh yelled out, blushing furiously. God, he had to get himself under control, which was a really hard thing to do when every drop of spare blood Josh had was in his cock.