Awakened from Ice: 1 (Werewolf Sentinels) by Marisa Chenery Page A

idea.”
    “Why?”
    “I don’t think we should rush things. You’re still adjusting to my world, and I still have to adjust to what you are. Throwing sex into the mix might not be a great idea right now.”
    “You still aren’t comfortable with my wolf side,” Edensaw said it as a statement.
    Cassidy shook her head. “I’m not.”
    “Then we’ll have to make it so you are.”
    Before Cassidy could say anything more, Edensaw shifted to his dire wolf form. The panic she’d felt the first time she’d seen the men change to their furry side threatened to rise inside her. She fought to keep it down.
    It’s all right, Cassidy. I’m nothing to fear , Edensaw said in her mind. Come and touch me. Get used to me being in this form.
    He jumped up onto her bed and lay down. Swallowing, Cassidy sat on the mattress next to Edensaw. She turned to face him and crossed her legs. She ran her gaze over him. He really was a beautiful wolf.
    He ducked his head and licked her hand. Touch me, Cassidy.
    She reached out and placed her hand on the top of his lupine head. Edensaw shifted closer until his side rested against her legs. Cassidy ran her hand along each of his ears before she stroked down his neck to his back. His black fur was soft to the touch. Edensaw’s tail thumped on the bed as he wagged it.
    She continued to pet him, sinking her fingers into his thick fur. After a while, she forgot he was a werewolf. It was as if she were petting a real wolf, which she was. She was also touching an animal that had become extinct thousands of years ago. When shifted, the wolf brothers were the last of the dire wolves.
    Edensaw stretched out even more, laying his head in her lap. She continued her downward stroking to his tail and ran it through her loose grip. Cassidy soon lost herself to petting him, liking the closeness this brought her. The longer she ran her fingers through his fur the less she felt as if she had anything to fear from him.
    The wolf’s body shimmered and blurred, then Edensaw the man sat before her. He cupped her face in his hands and took her lips in a kiss that was sweet and gentle. He ended it by lifting his head but didn’t release her. He stared into her eyes.
    “I want you as I have not wanted another, Cassidy. Just having you touch me in my wolf form has my mating urge digging its claws deeper into me. My body aches for yours. Though I would never force you to do something you aren’t ready for, I need to have you in my arms as I sleep. I would like nothing more than to give you pleasure as I did last night, and have you do the same for me. Right now, I’ll ask for nothing more.”
    Cassidy’s willpower weakened. She’d never had a man stare at her with such longing. That look alone was enough to bring her to full arousal. She remembered how good it had felt to have Edensaw hold her and stroke her body the night before. She craved his hands on her. And now that they were alone in her bedroom, the others unable to see what they did, she didn’t think she could deny Edensaw. She’d only be denying herself at the same time.
    She nodded. “Okay, you can stay.”
    Edensaw kissed her again, but this time it was demanding and carnal. His tongue pushed into her mouth and dueled with hers. A low wolf’s growl rumbled out of him as he put his arms around her and pulled her against his chest. He fell backward onto the bed, his lips not leaving hers.
    Cassidy arranged herself so she straddled his hips, her pussy against his hard cock, her breasts pressed to his wide chest. She ground herself along his shaft, causing wetness to pool deep inside her body. Edensaw tugged up the bottom of her shirt. She broke their kiss and sat up straight on him. Cassidy pulled her top over her head and tossed it to the floor. With his heated gaze watching her every move, she reached around to her back and undid the hooks on her bra. That too she threw to floor once she freed herself of it.
    Edensaw exerted gentle pressure on