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〃I know you don't like otherworldly stuff during sex； but Anita 。。。 〃 he settled into the pillows in a strange smoothing motion that somehow reminded me that he wasn't human； 〃I felt your beast。 It rolled through me。〃
Just hearing it out loud took a little of the glow off for me。 I slumped back against the bed； still on my knees； but no longer upright； hands limp in my lap。 〃Richard； I haven't had time to think this through。 I don't know how I feel about it yet。〃
〃It's not all bad； Anita。 Some of it can be wondrous。〃
This from the man who had hated his beast for the entire time I'd known him。 But I didn't say that out loud。 I just looked at him。
He smiled。 〃I know how strange that sounds ing from me。〃
I looked at him harder。
He laughed； settling lower on the pillows until he was sprawled in front of me。 One leg bent up so he wouldn't touch me； but close enough that I could have touched him。 He lay there unself…consciously nude； which I'd seen before； but it was more than that。 He seemed bathed in a fortableness that was rare for Richard。 I'd seen it at the lupanar； that he'd accepted his beast。 But it was more than that； he'd accepted himself。
〃What do you want from me； Richard？〃
This was his cue to get serious； to demand I be less bloodthirsty； or a half dozen other impossible things。 He didn't。 〃I want this；〃 he said； and I felt the prickling rush of his power a second before it passed through me like a warm ghost。
I shuddered with it。 〃I don't know； Richard。 I don't know if this is a good idea。〃 It would have sounded better if my voice hadn't had a tremble in it。
I expected him to question； or talk； but he didn't。 I felt his power like a brush of thunder a second before it smashed into me。 I had a second of panic； a moment to wonder if his beast and mine would claw me apart； then his power rubbed through me like a velvet glove。 My beast rose as if from a great； warm； wet depth； up； up to meet the warm； burning rush of Richard's energy。 He pushed his beast through me； and I could feel it； impossibly huge； the brush of fur so deep inside me that I cried out。 I felt his beast as if it had crawled inside me and was caressing things from the inside that his hands would never have touched。 My power seemed less certain than his； less solid。 But it rose around the hard； muscled fur like velvet mist； swirling through his power； through my own body。 Until it felt as if something huge was growing inside me； something I'd never felt before； swelling inside me。 It felt larger than my body； as if I couldn't hold it inside myself； like a cup filled to the brim with something hot and scalding； but the liquid kept pouring in； and still I held it； held it； held it； until it burst over me； through me； out of me； in a roar of power that turned the world golden and slow； drew my body to its knees； curved my back； sent my hands clawing at the air trying to hold on to something； anything； while my body spilled apart and remade itself on the bed。 For a space of labored heartbeats I thought he'd brought on the change； and I had slipped my skin for real； but it wasn't that。 I felt like I was floating and only gradually felt my body again。 I lay on my back； my knees folded under me； hands limp at my sides； so relaxed it was like being drugged。
I felt the bed move under me； and a moment later； Richard appeared above me。 He was on all fours； looming over me； and I had trouble focusing on his face。 He cradled my face； staring into my eyes； while I tried to look at him。 〃Anita； are you alright？〃
I laughed then； slow and lazy。 〃Help me get my knees straightened out； and I'll be fine。〃
He helped me straighten my legs； and even then all I wanted to do was just lay there。 〃What did you do to me？〃
He lay down beside me； propped on one elbow。 〃I brought you； using the beasts。〃
I blinked at him； licked my lips； and tried to think of an intelligent question； gave up； and settled for what I wanted to know。 〃Is it always like that between lycanthropes？〃
〃No；〃 he said and leaned over me； until his face filled my vision。 〃No； only a true lupa； or a true Nimir…Ra； can respond to my Ulfric the way you just did。〃
I touched his chest enough to back him up so I could see his face clearly。
〃You've never done that with anyone before？〃
He looked down then； a curtain of his hair sliding over his face； hiding it from me。 I pushed his hair back so I could see that nearly perfect profile。 〃Who？〃 I asked。
Heat washed up his neck and face。 I wasn't sure I'd ever seen him blush before。 〃It was Raina； wasn't it？〃
He nodded。 〃Yes。〃
I let his hair fall back in place and lay there for a few seconds thinking about it。 Then I was laughing； laughing and couldn't stop。
He was back at my shoulder； peering down at me。 〃Anita？〃
The laughter faded as I looked into his worried eyes。 〃When you forced Raina to give you up all those years ago； did you know that she was the only one that could do this with you？〃
He nodded； face solemn。 〃Raina pointed out the downside to not being her pet。〃
I took his hand and slid it down the front of my satin bottoms。 His fingertips found the wetness that had soaked through the satin； and I didn't have to guide his hand anymore。 He cupped that big hand of his over my groin； and the cloth was soaked through。 He traced fingertips across my inner thigh and the skin was wet； wet down to my knees。
〃How did you give it up？〃 My voice came out in a whisper。
His finger slid up the inside of my thigh； in the hollow just below。 He leaned in to kiss me as his finger slid slowly； slowly； upward across the moist skin； under the wet satin。 His mouth stayed just above mine； so close that a sharp breath would have made us touch。 He spoke； his breath warm on my skin； as his finger caressed the edge of me。 〃No amount of pleasure was worth her price。〃 Two things happened at once； he kissed me； and his finger slid inside of me。 I screamed against his mouth； back arching； fingernails digging into his shoulder； as his finger found that small spot and thrust over and over it； until he brought me again。 The world had soft； white edges； like seeing through gauze。
I felt the bed move； but couldn't focus； couldn't see； wasn't sure I cared what was happening。 Hands fumbled at my shorts。 I blinked up to see Richard kneeling over me。 He slid my shorts down； spread my legs； and knelt between them。 He leaned over me raising the satin camisole； baring my breasts。 He ran his hands across them； made me writhe； then moved his hands down the line of my body； his hands gripping my thighs； bringing me in a harsh jerk against his body。
The moment he rubbed against the outside of me； I felt the rubbery latex of the condom。 I looked up at his face； and asked； 〃How did you know？〃 He moved so that his lower body was lying between my legs； but still pressed against the outside of my body。 Most of his weight was supported by his arms like a modified push…up position。 〃Do you really think Jean…Claude would warn me about the ardeur and not warn me that you weren't on birth control？〃
〃Good point；〃 I said。
〃No；〃 he said； 〃this is。〃 I felt the movement of his hips； seconds before he thrust inside me； in one powerful motio