When his head tipped down, my breath caught at the beauty of his indigo eyes. He was so damn handsome, and he was mine. My gaze fell to the marks on his neck. It had been over a week since I left them, and they were fading from his sun-bronzed skin.
My fangs lengthened as I was struck by the overwhelmingcompulsionto mark him again. Those marks couldn’t fade from him. Like a rabid animal, something clawed at my chest until I was sure it would tear my ribs apart, and I realized it was the demon screaming to be set free to claim its Chosen again.
And I so badly wanted to give in to it.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Hawk
As the scent of Aisling’s increasing desire drifted to me, I somehow managed to keep myself restrained from tearing her clothes off and taking her on the forest floor. I was starving, but I would wait for her to be ready.
I could usually go longer between sexual encounters, but resisting Aisling was weakening my restraint with every passing day. Waking up next to her every morning only reminded me of what I was missing, but I’d forced myself to stay away from her.
She’d asked for time to get to know me better, and I would give it to her. Iwouldkeep myself under control.
It would probably be better if I didn’t sleep next to her every night and experience the warmth of her ass nestled against my groin, but I couldn’t stand the idea of sleeping without her. She wasmyChosen; I wouldn’t part from her, and if I couldn’t have her sexually, I could at least hold her.
Unable to stop myself, I grasped a piece of her hair; the silken strands of it slid through my fingers and fell against her cheek. I followed her hair to trace the curve of her cheek while her doe eyes followed my every move. The accelerated beat of her heart thumped in my ears as her raspberry scent intensified.
When she licked her lips, my already aching cock flooded with blood, and I nearly groaned when it strained against my zipper. I tried to pull my hand away from her, but I couldn’t stop touching her as I ran my thumb over those gorgeous lips. With my thumb, I pulled her plump, lower lip down a little. Ineededto taste her, but I would never risk enslaving her.
Instead, I bent to kiss her nose, her cheek, and then her other cheek. Her eyelashes brushed my cheek when her eyes fluttered closed, and I placed two kisses against them too. Her hands clenched in my shirt as she swayed toward me. I pulled away when she turned her head toward me and her lips nearly grazed mine.
Her shoulders slumped, but she didn’t turn away when I kissed her cheek again. Clasping her chin, I lifted her head until her eyes met mine. I drank in the beauty of her while I traced her lips.
“Don’t move,” I commanded.
Lowering my head, I stopped when our lips were only centimeters apart. She remained still as I inhaled her sweet breath and relished the warmth of her exhalations. I had no doubt she’d taste better than I was imagining, yet I didn’t move to kiss her.
Her hands constricted on my shirt, and a soft mewl issued from her. I thought she was going to turn away, but she pulled open the buttons and rested her palms against my chest. Pushing her hands up, she undid my shirt until it hung free around my shoulders.
And then she bent her head and kissed me. My breath hissed in as the heat of her mouth burned into my skin. Her tongue left a trail down the center of my chest, and her fingers ran over me as she made her way lower. She knelt in front of me and tugged my pants open.
My hands went to her shoulders to pull her away, but they froze there. She didn’t know what she was playing with as hunger burned through my veins. If this continued, I would be too far gone to stop, but I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth.
“I never got to return the favor,” she said as she gripped my erection.
I couldn’t tear my gaze away from her when she bent to flick her tongue against my head before sucking the tip into her mouth. I ran my fingers through her hair as I resisted thrusting my hips forward and sinking further into her. Holding her still, I braced my legs apart as she took me deeper into her mouth while working me with her hand.
“Fuck,” I groaned when she ran her tongue along the thick vein in the side of my shaft.
Her fangs grazed my flesh, but instead of being unpleasant, my spine prickled at the sensation. I couldn’t tear my gaze away from her as the familiar sensation of semen rising returned. The pressure built until I could barely contain it.
“Aisling.” I gripped her shoulder to pull her away, but she grasped my ass, and her fingers bit into my flesh. “Aisling, I’m going to come.”
Instead of pulling away, she guided my hips until they were rocking into her mouth. She removed one hand from my ass and gripped my dick. That touch was my undoing, and I bit back a shout of pleasure as I came.
Aisling drank me down before releasing me and leaning back on her knees. Then, she rose with fluid grace and gave me a wicked smile as she stepped closer. “I hope you’re not done.”
“I’m far from done,” I assured her. I needed to be inside her, feasting on her, claiming her and everything she offered.
“Good.”
When I gripped the bottom of her shirt, she lifted her hands, and I tugged it over her head. I let it fall to the ground as I stepped back to savor the splendor of her lithe body. I slid my fingers over the curve of her exposed breasts in her bra before bending to run my tongue over them.
My fangs scraped her flesh when I pushed the bra aside to expose her nipple. She gasped as her fingers threaded through my hair. “Bite me,” she commanded.
I was more than willing to obey as I sank my fangs into her flesh. Her body arched against mine, and she pulled me closer as she squirmed against me. I tongued her nipple while I renewed my mark on her.
