She’d dated guys who’d worked out, but none of them had been as built as Torger.
They spent the next half hour slowly getting the desk together. As Rikki had predicted, it turned out to be a huge pain. At one point, Torger swore at it as he reread the instructions for the fourth time. The poor guy looked as if he were ready to throw it out the window, and she wouldn’t blame him.
Finally, Torger tightened the last screw, then set the desk upright. “Finished. Where would you like it?” he asked as he stood.
Rikki stood as well. “Just up against the wall there will be fine.” He shifted it in to place. “Thanks. I think I’m going to owe you something else since you paid for our dinner.”
Torger stepped closer and looked into her eyes. “What would you say about paying me back with a kiss?”
She sucked in a sharp breath as her body went in to arousal mode. It took everything in her not to throw herself into Torger’s arms and devour his mouth. She was that keyed up. Instead, she silently nodded.
*
Torger had done his best to ignore Rikki’s enticing scent as he’d worked on assembling her computer desk. It’d been impossible. It filled his nose with every breath he took, going straight to his head. He’d found it hard to concentrate on the task he was doing. His cock was hard and ached. All he wanted to do was drag her into his arms and show his mate what her closeness did to him.
Having Rikki say she owed him something else for the work he’d done, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to ask for a kiss. He wanted, no, needed, that small contact—badly. It’d test the waters to see if she was willing to accept him in that way. Not that the scent of her arousal hadn’t already told him that.
At her nod, Torger put his arms around her and tugged her closer until they were chest to chest. The scent of Rikki’s arousal became stronger. Her nipples pebbled beneath her shirt, brushing against him with each rapid breath she took. His erection strained against the front of his jeans. He had to resist the urge to growl like the wolf he was with need. His vampire side wanted to sink its fangs into her neck, preferably while they had sex.
He lowered his head and took her mouth with his. Torger brushed his lips along her plump ones until a soft moan escaped Rikki. That was all the encouragement he needed to deepen the kiss. He increased the pressure as he pushed his tongue inside. It was his turn to moan at the taste of her.
Rikki lifted her hands and placed them on the tops his shoulders as she rubbed against his hard cock. Torger held her tighter, angling his mouth for a better fit along hers. He plunged his tongue in and out like he wanted to do with his shaft inside her pussy.
He shifted his hands from her waist to her bottom. He held it as he ground against her. His blood heated, and the urge to take her rode him hard. Torger picked Rikki up without breaking contact with her lips, then carried her over to the couch. He sat on it as he positioned her so she straddled his lap.
She rode his cock through his jeans as she sucked on his tongue. He held her hips, lifting his to match her strokes. He cupped the back of her head and dragged his lips from her mouth to her jawline. He left a line of wet kisses before he reached the side of her neck. His fangs extended at the feel of her rapid pulse beating against his mouth. He couldn’t stop himself from dragging the sharp points along her delicate skin. She sucked in a deep breath and quivered.
It took more self-control than he liked not to bite Rikki. Thinking it was best not to see how far he could go without doing it, Torger left her neck and nuzzled between her full breasts as he cupped them. She arched her back, pushing the mounds toward him.
He couldn’t hold back a quiet growl. He grabbed the bottom of her shirt and lifted it to her chin. Her bra did up in the front. He undid the clasp, then pushed the cups to the sides, baring her