Lycan It

Chapter Four

Janine’s insides quivered. As she sat pressed against Raze’s chest, the way his touch seemed to calm and excite her was confusing. She should feel nothing but disgust for all of these men, and she did . . . just not for Raze.

He’d kept his promise. He hadn’t raped her, and she was grateful to him for that at the very least, but as the warmth of his body seeped into her chilled one, she wondered how, under the current circumstances, she enjoyed the feel of him against her.

She hadn’t exactly been disgusted by what he’d done to her earlier either.

Once she’d realized he really was going to keep his word and not violate her, his touch had ignited a slow desire in her that had made her ache. She’d actually wished they had been someplace alone, and that his touch had been ignited by passion not by the sinister expectations of others.

And the strangest thing of all? She’d actually orgasmed at the same time he had. She didn’t think he had been aware of it over her fake shrieking, and was still astonished it had happened. She’d only had sex with one other man, and that experience had been awkward and uninspiring.

Raze wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled the side of her neck.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t hurt you, did I?” he whispered against her skin.

She closed her eyes, letting the feel of his mouth against her throat wash through her and gather deep inside her. “No.”

He continued nuzzling her, and speaking low and quiet. “When we communicate, we must continue to do so like this, and you should continue to show disgust toward me and what I’m doing. They will expect that.”

She immediately tensed, and tried to jerk away from him. He laughed out loud, most likely for the other men’s benefits, and pulled her back against him.

“Very good.” He praised her before going back to nuzzling her neck.

She didn’t understand how it would be possible for anyone to hear them talking in the cave, but she wouldn’t chance it. She made sure to keep all of her communication to a quiet whisper. “Why can’t we just wait until they fall asleep and sneak out?”

He subtly shook his head. “They will catch us. Tell me, did Damon find you at the rest stop?”

“Yes. How did you know?”

“That is the only place within miles of here that he could have gotten to and back from so quickly. Do you have a car there?”

“Yes.”

“Did you leave the keys in it?”

“Yes.”

“Good.” He began massaging the sides of her arms and moved his nibbling lips to her ear.

She stifled a groan and squeezed her eyes shut. This was not the time or place to let her hormones get the best of her, but damn, the man’s mouth was magically firm and soft, and enticed her in all the right places. “Do you have a plan to get us out of here?”

He nodded.

“Tell me then.”

“Kiss me first.” When she tensed again, he cupped her face. “They are still keeping an eye on us.”

She turned her head to the side and let him claim her mouth. Stars danced before her closed lids, and his lips coaxed her passion high. She mumbled against his mouth. “You are so warm.”

He murmured back, “I tend to run a little hot.”

When she tried to respond, he slid his tongue between her lips. He had not taken that advantage earlier, but she had wished he had. Now, though, at this moment, she was glad he hadn’t. This was something that should be shared for the first time in private, not in front of an audience. She moaned as his tongue tentatively dove and retreated, but the moment she touched her tongue to his, he responded to her invitation by deepening the kiss.

His tongue stabbed deep into her mouth, and the desperation she felt to submit to him was mind boggling. Her nipples peaked into tight buds, and wetness seeped between her thighs. A low growl came from his throat, and he cupped one of her breasts and toyed with the excited tip.

She reached up and slid her fingers through his short hair, tangling them in the longer strands at the top. She felt tiny next to him, and she wasn’t petite by any means. Just as his hand began a downward journey toward the place she really wanted him to touch her, he growled again and broke the kiss.

Both of their breaths came in ragged pants, and he stared at her with his, once again, eerily glowing gray eyes.

“Why do they do that?” she panted.

“Why do what do what?”

“You’re eyes. They look like they are glowing.”

He closed them for a moment and, when he opened his lids, the glow was gone. “It’s just another one of those things I tend to do.”

No one she knew tended to do that, and she was sure he was holding something back from her.

“Tell me how we are going to get out of here?”

He sighed. “Lay down.” She did as he said, and he blanketed her with his body. “Sorry. We can’t give the impression that you and I are getting along.

They will know something is up. Now struggle a bit.”

When she wiggled under him, he pinned her arms above her head as he had earlier. She bucked her hips, and he trapped her thighs between his powerful legs. She was effectively subdued under him, but he was gentle, only applying enough pressure for show to the prying eyes outside of the cave.

“Now tell me,” she said through gritted teeth.

“For the next couple days, I’m going to request that I be allowed to escort you to the lake for a bath. You will make a show of defiance, and I will make a show of disciplining you as will be expected of me.”

“Wait. Disciplining me? What the hell do you me by that?”

“Shh. Don’t worry. I promise I will not harm you. I might get a bit rough to make it look real, but you have to trust me. Whatever I say and do, do not be afraid of me, but at least act like you are. Within a couple of days, Damon will think me trustworthy, and the pack will get lax in watching my every movement. Hopefully, I will be unchained soon.” Raze brushed her hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear.

“I have to stay here for a couple more days? I want to leave.” She sniffed.

“I know. So do I. That’s why I was punished in the first place, as you probably figured out by Damon’s speech. I was trying to escape.”

“Wait. Why did you call them a pack? Aren’t packs like dogs or something?”

“Just how we refer to ourselves. Anyway, back to the plan. Once they get more trustworthy of me, I will wait until right before dinner time one evening to request to take you to the lake for your bath. Believe me when I say, when dinner is served, most of the men around here get extremely distracted. We will be able to make a run for it then. Hopefully, by the time anyone notices we are gone, we’ll have made it to your car and be on our way.”

She shook her head. “It won’t work. I can’t run.”

“What?” He scowled at her.

“I have a bad leg. I can’t run.”

“Shit. At all?”

“A bit, but no, not really.”

He furrowed his brows. “Okay. Plan B. I’ll carry you out.”

She couldn’t help it, but she laughed. “I’m sorry. You are big and strong, but I’m not a petite woman by any means. You can’t run through the woods carrying me and expect to escape. I’m too heavy.”

He smiled at her. “Don’t underestimate what I can and cannot do. This is just something else you will have to trust me on.”

“Well, let’s say that by some small miracle you do get us out of here.

Where are we going afterwards because I will not go home and risk leading any of these animals back to my sister. She’s all I have. I won’t let anything happen to her.”

“I know of somewhere we can go in Michigan. There is a pack—um, there are some friends of mine there that can put us up and keep us safe. I won’t lie to you, though. It will be rough outrunning these men, and Damon will be hell bent on getting his claws in me. He won’t stop until one of us is dead.”

Janine shivered. “Why? If you want to leave, what is the big deal?”

“I’ll explain it some other time. Right now, I need you to concentrate on acting like you can’t stand the sight or touch of me in front of the others, and react appropriately to what I do to you.”

“I’ll do my best.”

He nuzzled her neck. “You’re doing great so far.”

“Why are you being so nice to me? Wouldn’t it have been much easier for you to have really done what they told you to do? You’d be free within a matter of days and wouldn’t have to worry about me being an obstacle to your escape. I mean, why are you concerned with helping me at all?”

“Because we are both prisoners, and I think I can also safely say that we both hate those sons of bitches out there. If I get you out of here, too, it’ll make it all the more sweeter for me knowing that I pissed Damon off that much more.”

She wasn’t one hundred percent certain she could trust Raze, but he’d kept to his word thus far. She prayed that he wouldn’t double cross her and leave her when it came time to run because she’d never get away on her own.

She was dependant on him, and she’d never felt more helpless in her life.