the gun back down. “Leo, I can’t.”
“Hey!” he shouted with a ferocious growl as he jumped up to his feet. It startled her, and she gasped at his anger. His eyes were flaming with his fury, and she couldn’t help but to take a step back as he ambushed her against a nearby tree. “You listen to me right now, Scarlett, and I’ll be damned if you make me repeat this ridiculous speech I’m about to give you.” He gently placed his large hands on her trembling shoulders, and his touch put her at ease a little. But his amber eyes were so intense she had to struggle to keep looking into them. “If there is one woman that can take on anything this hell of a world throws at them, it’s you, Scarlett.” He slowly bent down until their lips touched, and then he whispered against her lips, “You should know by now you’re anything but average, baby.” He licked the seam of her lips, but just before her knees buckled at his taste, he stepped away.
“Now step up.”
She looked down at her shoes, still unsure.
“Goddamn it, Scarlett!”
She started at his shout and looked up to see him yank his cowboy hat from his shaved head then throw it down on the ground. “Get your pretty little ass up there and shoot the damn gun, or I’m bending you over my knee and spanking you until you cry.” When she smiled at the thought, he rolled his eyes. “Trust me baby, they won’t be tears of joy.”
Scarlett glared at him. “Fine.” She stepped up to the spot he indicated, wanting nothing more than to get the entire humiliating experience behind her. She briefly closed her eyes and whispered, “Please, God. Let me not kill myself.”
“Now!” Leo shouted as three doves came into view, each flying in a row, one beside the other. Scarlett held her breath, raised her gun, and shot. Her mouth fell open in disbelief as all three birds dropped to the ground.
She continued to stare out into the field, even as Leo jumped in the air and whooped loudly in delight. “What the fuck just happened?” she whispered between her heavy pants for breath.
She was suddenly lifted in his large arms and twirled around. He placed her on the ground and held her face in his hands. “Scarlett, listen to me.” His face concealed none of the thrill he obviously felt. “I googled you in my office. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it when we found you yesterday, but I found out you were an Olympic contender for shotgun shooting when you were just sixteen years old. You competed until three years ago, after you’d graduated high school.”
Scarlett could hardly believe her ears. “I-I did?”
“Are you kidding me?” Leo pointed to the direction she shot. “Did you not see that, baby doll? That was the most amazing thing I’d ever seen. I’ve never been so proud in my entire life.”
Scarlett almost choked on the emotion lodged in her throat. “Really?”
Leo held her close, and she could hear the frantic beat within his chest. He smelled so, so good, and she couldn’t keep her eyes from closing in bliss. “I’m mated to the smartest, most beautiful sharpshooter in the country. Of course I’m proud.”
She grabbed him firmly as he placed a gentle kiss atop her head. “You have no idea how good it feels to hear that from you.” She watched his eyes widen as she knelt in front of him. “But maybe I can try to make you understand just how good it is.”
“Mmm,” he moaned as she slowly unzipped his tight jeans. His eyes fluttered closed as she reached in and grabbed the warm, thick cock that begged for release. “Ooh, yes. Wrap those beautiful lips around my cock, and suck me dry, darlin’.”
She licked her lips at the sight of his cock head dripping pre-cum for her. She looked up at her mate as she snaked out her tongue to swipe across the tip. “Mmm, so sweet.” She started showering his cock with open mouth kisses, and she had to admit she loved the way his body jerked from the pleasure her mouth gave. She