Taming the Beast

James grabbed the bottle and his glass of wine and the two of them walked through the house, down the stairs and into the mansion’s massive basement theater room. He watched her face light up as he turned on the lights, revealing the rows of theater chairs and the big screen on the far wall.

“Is this where you usually watch TV? Seems a bit much for one person.”

“I hardly ever come in here, to be honest. But I thought you might like it.”

“It’s pretty awesome. What kind of movies do you have?”

“Basically, anything you want to see. I even have access to

some theater only pre-release films.”

“No way. Do you have the new Galaxy Wars?”

“I think I do,” he said.

“I didn’t think I was going to get to see it until it came out on DVD, being on Fate Mountain.”

“That’s what you’d like to watch?”

“Absolutely,” she said, sinking into a chair in the front row.

James found a remote and flipped through the media channels until he found the new Galaxy Wars film. As the credits began to roll, he turned down the lights and sat beside her, his wine glass in hand. She laughed and smiled throughout the movie and James could not remember the last time he had enjoyed himself so much.

By the time the movie was over, they had finished the bottle of wine and Matilda was acting silly and warm toward him as they walked out the theater room. They bumped into each other as they squeezed through the door at the same time. Their bodies pressed against each other and the smell of her flesh filled his nose. His grizzly roared and the alcohol in him removed all sense of self control. Matilda looked up into his eyes, pretty lips parted.

Without a word, he grabbed her and pulled her to him. He was already hard as a rock, she gasped when she felt his erection press against her stomach. She didn’t pull away or flinch when he leaned in to claim her mouth. She moaned as his tongue slid between her lips and danced with her hot wet tongue.

“James,” she moaned. “Do you think we should be doing this?”

“Of course we should. You are my fated mate.”

Chapter 9

James’s words sent a hot thrill down Matilda’s spine. Suddenly everything made sense. Her attraction, and his insistence that she leave.

“Are you Bad Bear?”

“Yes,” was all he said before gathering her up in his arms and sweeping her off her feet.

He carried her through the mansion, up the stairs and into his bedroom. His sheets were thankfully clean, and when he laid her across them, they were soft as silk against her skin. She couldn’t believe this was happening. It was all like a dream. Was her mind playing tricks on her like it had with the candlestick dancing out of the corner of her eye, or the statues staring at her as she walked across the snowy ground?

The feeling of James’s hard erection was no illusion, though. She groaned and reached out to him, wanting to feel him closer, deeper. She had just gotten out of a bad relationship and didn’t think she was ready to get into another one, but the smell of James’s cologne and the bright glow in his eyes hypnotized her.

She wanted to be under his spell. She wanted to surrender to him. She wanted it more than she’d wanted just about anything else in her life. In that very moment, her desire for James was greater than anything she’d ever felt. It was so stunning for a second that she squeezed her eyes closed and threw back her head.

James kissed her deeply as he began to pull off her clothes. He wasn’t holding back. He wasn’t taking his time. All she could do was hold on for the ride. She wanted this. She didn’t regret it, and she didn’t want to say no.

She barely knew him, but after cleaning for him for two days, she had quickly learned some intimate details of his life. She had seen into the depths of his isolation. There was something mysterious behind James’s dark expression. She wanted to solve the mystery. She wanted to delve deeper and uncover the darkest corners of his mind. The undeniable attraction she had felt for him at the first instant they’d met had been growing ever since.

James slowly pulled off her maid uniform and kissed her revealed flesh with heated fervor, and Matilda felt as if everything was finally falling into place in her life. Sure, it was totally irrational, but nothing was ever truly rational. She’d given herself to Tim, and that been a childish crush on a bad boy. Now she’d discovered she was the fated mate of the baddest bear billionaire on Fate Mountain.

Whatever happened tomorrow, she knew that right now, she wanted to be in James’s arms.

He slid down to her lacy red panties and unfastened her bra. He stood above her in his black clothes, his erection tenting the fine fabric of his pants. She bit her lip and reached up to grasp it. He threaded his fingers through her hair and held the back of her head. Matilda gripped James’s pants and began to slowly push them down over his thighs, taking his underwear with them. His cock popped out of his clothing, almost knocking her in the face. Her mouth started to water at the sight of it. Long and thick, throbbing for her. She leaned forward and slid her tongue over the small slit in the head of his cock, lapping up the tiny beads of precum that gathered there.

James growled and pulled her closer. Her mouth dropped open, and she sucked down the head of his cock. The smell of him filled her nose and the taste of his body drove her insane. Her mouth filled with saliva as she took him deeper. He slid down her throat. He growled above her, slowly pulling back and thrusting forward, deeper and deeper into her mouth.

She gushed moisture between her legs, wanting to take him so badly she thought she would lose her mind if she had to wait another second. James pulled out of her mouth and she finally got a full breath of air, the lack of oxygen only making her more excited.