The Hunted (Guild of Assassins Book 1) by Shannan Albright

his girth, taking as much as she could. Her gaze never left his as she pleasured him. The sight sent him tumbling over the edge.
    Throwing his head back, he bit back a shout, his release spilling down her throat in hot jets. When she’d milked him of every drop, she released him, her lips curling into an impish grin. His heart skipped a beat, lost in her mesmerizing beauty.
    “You also taste very good,” she said.
    The sharp edge of desire was eased with his orgasm, but he’d far from sated the fire burning in his veins, his cock still rock hard. He smiled at her surprise, remaining fully erect in her hands.
    “I told you, tasa meela . We are a very passionate race. Our drive is not satisfied that easily.”
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    Leigh still held the flavor of Taren on her tongue, a sharp, addicting tang she knew she would always crave.
    Seeing his cock straining toward her sent another wave of warmth spiraling through her belly. Moisture gathered between her legs as she glanced up at him. Moonlight played across him in light and shadow, enhancing his masculinity as it sharpened the high slash of his cheekbones. His pale hair looked almost silver and black as it curled around his horns. He stood over her like some primordial god of old, ready to claim her as his own.
    “Turn around,” he said, “and stay on your hands and knees.”
    His order sent a spike of excitement through her, her heartbeat quickening as she obeyed. He caressed her back, her ass, hands dipping between her legs and parting her folds. One finger entered her core, and her inner walls tightened around him. He wrapped his other arm around her waist, drawing her back against his erection before moving up to her breasts. He pinched and tugged on the sensitive buds until they stood out hard, aching for his mouth on them. With each pull of her sensitive nipples, a bolt of pleasure shot to her center, making her wet and ready.
    He plunged another finger into her, mimicking what his cock promised to do to her, and her muscles quivered around them.
    “Please, I need you now.” Her plea was rewarded with a hard pinch to her nipple. She gasped at the pleasure and pain radiating out from her breast and whimpered when he removed his hand from her breast.
    “And you will have me. First, you must learn patience.”
    His words were followed by a harsh sting as he slapped her hard on her ass. She gasped at the burn, which only served to ratchet up the growing tension coiling within her. He slapped her again, then again, the pain turning to a sharp edge of need. Her mind shattered under the tidal wave of pure sensation, leaving only primal instinct in its wake.
    She wreathed against him, rubbing against his cock, the need for release the only thing driving her. The gnawing tension wound brutally in her belly. She cried out his name as he gripped her hips firmly and thrust deep. She gasped at the flash of pain as her body stretched to accommodate his size.
    He stilled, giving her body time to adjust. “Did I hurt you?”
    “Don’t…don’t stop. Don’t you dare stop!”
    He chuckled at her fierce demand and moved within her at a slow, leisurely pace, making her clit pulse with pressure the span of a heartbeat. She met him thrust for thrust, demanding everything he could give, and he answered her, picking up the pace, ramming deep, the force sending her breasts swaying with each thrust.
    Her release gathered, promising to burst through her with the strength of a tsunami. Just as she reached it, he bit her shoulder, his teeth sharper than she remembered. Her thoughts flew in all directions, pain searing through her and adding to the pleasure already perched at the edge of ecstasy.
    She swallowed a scream as she pitched over the edge, her inner walls clamping down hard on him as he followed her over, spilling his seed deep within her. She rode wave after wave of pleasure, her body trembling from the force of her brutal release. Relentless, it held her in its unending