He slid the robe off and unlocked his thighsso it would fall to the floor. The simple, black shirt emphasizedher creamy skin and curvy figure, and he took a minute toappreciate the wonder of her. Anticipation built within him as heclasped the bottom of her shirt and leisurely slid it up herthighs.
When his fingers skimmed her legs, he seemedto forget about removing the shirt as he held her gaze whilestroking her skin. Aida’s throat went dry as impatience builtwithin her; his hands were like heaven against her skin, but shecouldn’t take his teasing right now.
Unwilling to wait, she grasped the bottom ofher shirt and pulled it off before throwing back her shoulders tostand proudly before him. His gaze ran hungrily over her as herested his hands on her hips. Pulling her closer, he tenderlykissed her belly. Aida threaded her hands through his hair as histongue left a heated trail across her skin.
Every part of her became focused on him. Allshe felt was the warmth of his breath and his fingers on her hips.All she smelled was the pleasant aroma of allspice he exuded.Nothing else existed except for this moment and the two ofthem.
Her breath came faster, and her head tippedback when he released one hip to slide his hand between her legs.She was already wet with her need for him, and his fingers teasedher entrance before one dipped inside her.
He caught her when her knees went weak, andshe collapsed against him. When he settled her on his lap, hiserection pressed against her thigh, but he didn’t turn her so shecould straddle him.
His fangs scraped her flesh when his mouthrose toward her breasts, and his finger moved faster within her.The feel of his fangs didn’t bring any trepidation with them;instead, they made her more excited as she anticipated the thrillof his bite. Like one of Pavlov’s dogs, she was practicallydrooling when those fangs grazed her breast.
He pulled her nipple into his mouth andsucked on it. When his fangs pierced her flesh, her hips movedfaster, and his hand met the increasing demand of her body. She wason the verge of coming when he pulled his hand away.
“No,” she protested.
He caressed her nipple with his tongue andreleased her breast. “Don’t worry, love. I’m going to give youexactly what you want.”
He grasped her thigh and nudged her arounduntil she was straddling him with her legs around his waist.Lifting her hips, she positioned herself over his erection and drewhim into her. She sighed as she slid down the rigid length of himuntil he was buried deep inside her.
Not only was it just the two of them in theworld, but now they were joined, and soonnothingwould tearthem apart. She smiled as she played with the hair at his nape andbent to kiss him. She belonged with him, and she was never going tolet him go. Though she was close to the edge and her body yearnedfor release, she moved slowly while she rode him.
Julian kissed her neck, and when she turnedit to offer her vein, he sank his fangs into her flesh. Her fingersdug into his skin; her head tipped back as she came with a loudcry. He tensed as he resisted following her over the edge.
Unwilling to take too much too soon, heretracted his fangs and flipped her over to pin her to the bed. Shegave him a sultry smile while she wiggled her hips. He stroked hersilken cheek before kissing her. When she locked her legs aroundhis waist, drawing him deeper into her, he broke the kiss to leavea trail of them across her jaw.
“Are you sure about this?” he whispered inher ear.
She’d never been more sure about anything inher life, but she still gulped back the lump of anxiety in herthroat. This was what she wanted, but only an insane personwouldn’t be a little hesitant about having their blood draineduntil they lay on the brink of death. However, she would endureanything to be with him.
She must have hesitated too long as he leanedback to gaze questioningly at her. “I’m sure,” she told him.
She kissed him again before guiding his headto her neck. When he didn’t immediately bite her, she pulled himcloser. “Please,” she pleaded.
This time, when Julian sank his fangs intoher vein, he had no intention of releasing her again. She was his;she would always be his.
Aida clung to him as she battled her risingpanic and focused on her endless love for him. She didn’t thinkabout these being her last seconds as a human but instead gaveherself over to the joy of nourishing him.
Not so long ago, she couldn’t trust him, butnow, she had nothing but faith in how amazing their lives would betogether. He was the love of her life, the future father of herchildren, and her mate. Her fingers entangled in his hair as sheheld him closer.
His hands stroked her until her body wasbegging for the release only he could give. When he plunged intoher and moved his hips in just the right way, she gasped. “Do thatagain!”
Julian obeyed her and relished in the moanshe issued as her body bowed beneath his and her nails bit into hisflesh.
“Again,” she commanded.
And when he did, she arched as shivers ofecstasy spread from her core to her belly before shaking her legsas her toes dug into the mattress. He groaned against her throat,and she felt the pulse of his cock inside her when he came.
Gathering her in his arms, Julian rolled tothe side and cradled her against him as her limbs grew weaker andher brain foggier. Trying to hold on to him, her fingers dug intohis back, but numbness seeped into them until she couldn’t tell ifshe was touching him at all.
She tried to flail, but her body remainedmotionless on the bed. A scream lodged in her throat; she’d agreedto this, but she hadn’t expected this numbness or the cold icingher veins. She’d gladly welcome the pain of the transition if itmeant she couldfeelsomething again.
A garbled noise issued from her, but it fadedwhen Julian released his bite on her. “It’s going to be okay,” heassured her.
Letting go of her with one arm, he bit intohis wrist and blood rolled forth. He nudged her lips apart beforepressing his wrist to her mouth as he willed his blood into herfaster. She was so weak, and her gorgeous eyes were shut againsthim.
A low growl slid up his throat and diedthere. There was no one to kill and only himself to blame for hercondition, but he couldn’t stand seeing her like this. He steadiedthe tremor in his arm as he lifted it from her mouth to bite hiswrist again.
