"Ok you little brat, we know you're hiding in here somewhere. Don't think that you can get away from us that easily. When we find you, you won't be sneaking out again. After today you will be someone else's problem. Thank God... you have been nothin' but trouble for us, and we sure as hell don't need the cops snoopin' around again. Now I suggest you get your little ass out here before you really make us angry."
Raivyn woke up to voices close to where she had been hiding. The mean people were looking for her, they realized she had slipped out of her room. They couldn't find her, she wouldn't let them so she held her breath and tried to not make a sound. Raivyn had to be patient, she had to get away and find her daddy. That thought brought parts of her dream back to her as she waited for the mean people to go away. If only her dreams were real, she still felt his arms wrapped around her, protecting her. Raivyn whispered softly to herself, "Daddy, where are you... Please... I need you... I'm scared."
She could hear them just outside of the cabinet she was in. She closed her eyes and waited for the door to open and to be found, but it never happened. She heard them walk away and the door to the room close. Did they really give up that easy? Were they just trying to fool her into thinking they actually left when they were really just waiting for her to come out? Raivyn didn't know what to think about it, so she did what she always did, she closed her eyes again and thought of her daddy.
"Daddy I don't know what to do. Do I just stay here and hide or should I get out and try to runaway?" She knew she was being a silly little girl talking to her daddy when he wasn't really there, but it made her feel better anyways. She could pretend that he was there to answer her questions like he always did before her mommy took her away from him. Raivyn felt the tears start to fall but didn't bother to wipe them away. What was the point? They would just continue to fall until she was back where she belonged.
She waited for what felt like forever before she decided to be brave and sneak a peek out into the room. Not seeing anyone or hearing anything, Raivyn crawled out of where she had been hiding and looked around again for another way out other than the door. All of the windows had bars on them and there was only the one door. She didn't have much of a choice but to go back out the door and hope that the mean people were gone. As she went to reach for the handle she heard a woman's voice in her head telling her to hide again quickly. That it wasn't safe yet to go out there. Raivyn did as she was told like a good little girl. As she closed the door to her hiding spot a man walked back into the big room and stood by the door, he was there to stand guard.
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Eithen stood there with the man that fate had determined was his, wrapped in his arms. Was he willing to give his all to River? Would River even accept it? It was a chance he wanted to take with every inch of his body. He wanted to taste that mouth again, run his tongue along that lower lip and nibble until it opened and allowed him access. He wanted to feel River's arms wrapped around him and hear him moan in pleasure. Could he take the offer that was being presented to him? He lowered his head and placed a hesitant kiss against River's waiting mouth. He heard himself groan from just that simple touch.
Eithen felt a buzz of electricity hum through his body. He pulled River tighter to him, but he just couldn't seem to get close enough. One hand was placed on River's lower back, the other holding the back of River's neck keeping him in place. Eithen needed this man like he needed the air he breathed, never again would he be without his mate.
River stared into Eithen's eyes, he had never felt like this before. He wasn't even able to explain what it was that he felt. All he knew was that this man holding him made River rethink everything he thought about himself. When Eithen had kissed him, it took his breath away. As their lips touched, he felt that same spark... that connection he had in his dreams with his wolf.
After the first touch, hesitation no longer had a meaning. Mouths tasted, hands roamed and bodies rubbed together, as they both tried to get as close to the other as possible. Before River knew what happened Eithen had him pressed against the wall nipping at his neck, working his way down to where it met his shoulder. River threw his head back as a moan escaped his lips, he never wanted this feeling to end. Eithen's hands seemed to be everywhere at once, skimming down his back, brushing against his chest and grabbing his hips to increase the pressure building between them.
Eithen couldn't get enough, he had to touch and taste everywhere he could reach. He ran his tongue along the side of River's neck as he pressed the lower half of their bodies together, grinding and thrusting. He slid his hands under River's shirt, he needed to feel skin.
River felt Eithen glide his hands across his skin, causing a wave of pleasure to course through him. He brought his hands up to grab the front of Eithen's shirt and before he could think about it he twisted around, now Eithen was the one against the wall.
"If we are doing this, we are going to do things my way," whispered River just before he claimed Eithen's mouth with his own. He ran his hands slowly down the front of Eithen's chest and rested them at the top of his jeans.
They stood there wrapped together, giving and taking, neither knew where one started or the other ended. They both felt the connection with every swipe of tongue, brush of skin and each breath shared, like a continuous flow of electricity. Both were headed for an overload, ready to explode. It was too much, all the raw passion mixed with the emotional stress. River and Eithen knew they were about to cross a line but neither cared. The only sounds in the room were gasps for breath, soft moans and low growls; no words were needed between them.
River wasn't sure what came over him, all he knew is that he needed to take charge of what was happening or chance Eithen thinking that he could control every aspect of his life. That was something that he was not about to let happen.
Eithen was stunned for a moment when River turned things around and he found himself against the wall. How had he lost control of the situation? Any questions or concerns he had, vanished as River forced his tongue into Eithen's mouth. When River told him they were doing things his way, Eithen's body responded like it never had before. From the moment River pushed him against the wall, his cock was hard and straining for release. For once Eithen would gladly give up his control, to this man and only this man, his mate. But would his wolf allow it?
