Marko

Marko Storm is as messed up as they come. Captured by Skin Walker enemies years ago, he's never been able to fully control his shifts or abilities. Things get even worse when, on mission, Thea Kinsey is shot with a strange drug that leaves him unable to resist her. When Thea disappears from the Estate, Marko goes on the hunt. When he finds Thea, the affliction hits with a powerful blast that's almost as painful as the bullet she shoots into him. Thea doesn't know that since their coupling, Marko's completely lost the ability to shift, but that won't keep him from hunting her. He knows she's carrying his baby, and once he finds Thea, he plans to capture and keep her.

*This is book 16 in the Skin Walkers series. Because each book focuses on a different couple, you can read them as stand-alones. However, readers may prefer to read them in order for maximum enjoyment.

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"Hang on!" Marko shouted as he climbed into the truck and twisted the key in the ignition. Jamming the truck into gear, it lurched forward even as panic hit.

Thea's hope that the dart had been a placebo, meant to terrify rather than do any real damage, faded quickly as her overheated body and suddenly sensitized flesh told her they'd definitely injected her with something. Moaning, Thea curled in on herself.

Marko roared, "Thea, hang on!"

She couldn't speak, so she lifted a shaky hand and grabbed the empty tranq dart beside Marko's thigh, where he'd dropped it on the seat.

His eyes shot down to the dart, and he cursed. "Fuck! What is it?"

She could only shake her head as her belly clenched hard, sending shooting pain to her sex that was both surprising and frightening. She breathed through the round of agony and caught only bits of Marko's words as he spoke into his comm.

"I don't know what the fuck it is, but she's in pain! Yes, I know she's a SW friendly. I've read her file!"

Another wave of agony hit, and she breathed deeply and slowly, embarrassed that her clit had suddenly chosen this moment to come to life and find the friction of the denim bunched between her legs enticing.

"We can't come in! They're on us. I need backup!"

Thea groaned as she struggled up to peer out the back window. The movement was a mistake. On her knees, the material of her pants pressed tighter against her sex, making her rock back and forth. Why did it feel so good? What in the hell was happening to her?

"Thea, stay down!" Marko's large hand on her back flattened her against the seat before he went back to his conversation. "Someone just took 'em out. We're making a run for it. We'll hole up and wait for you to come to us."

Thea slid to the floor and clutched her legs tighter, rocking faster until, to her utter mortification, an orgasm seized her. She breathed through it and prayed Marko couldn't tell. Huddled on the truck's floor, she moaned and wanted to cry as the pleasure subsided and the pain returned full force and then some. Oh no!

"I don't know," Marko barked. She peeked up from where she hid her face in her arms, to see him snatch the dart from the seat. He held it to his nose and inhaled deeply. "I smell..." He paled and didn't respond. His eyes slowly left the road and slid to her. His mouth fell open, and his eyes widened in horror. In the silence of the cab, they stared at each other for long minutes before Marko's expression hardened into rage. A low rumble rose from his chest as his brows snapped down and he jerked his gaze back to the road.

Embarrassment filled her as she realized he scented her state. Thea ducked her head and remained frozen on the floor, afraid to move lest the movement send her looking for release again.

"I know what it is!" Marko snarled. "I know what they injected her with."