Her power craved him like a vampire seeking blood, as a lycan yearned for the moon, and an arach sought the light. He was the darkness to her light, something she shouldn’t want, yet it only made her seek him out more.
Opposites attracted, but this was more than that. This was opposites combining, becoming one, and growing stronger.
And she sensed that pulsating between them as his fingers slid between her legs. He teased her until she leaned against him to stay upright while the power mingled amidst them.
Turning her around, he locked his arm around her and guided her toward the wall. She rested her hands against the cool rock of the wall while he kissed her nape and cupped her breasts.
His thumbs played with nipples, and his fangs grazed her neck before sinking into her shoulder. As he marked her as his lycan mate, the heated rush of the serum in his fangs entered her body.
Her knees wobbled before she locked them into place. His hands ran up her arms before they grasped hers on the wall and flattened over them.
He pressed her palms more firmly into the wall as his body melded over hers. He was so powerful, unyielding, and his body pressing against hers was familiar and thrilling.
And then he was pulling her hands away from the wall and lifting them over her head. She kept them there as he ran his palms down her arms and around her breasts. With each caress, he aroused her further while his lips left a trail across her shoulders and neck. She lowered her hands to grip the back of his head as he nipped at her ear.
Every touch and kiss was meant to drive her mad; he was succeeding. The demanding evidence of his erection pushed against her back. Though he was as eager for release as her, he tasted and teased. He pushed her to the very brink of orgasm before pulling back and refusing to let her go over the edge.
“Please,” Lexi whimpered as his fingers found her clit again.
“Please what?” he demanded, his voice ragged in her ear.
“Please fuck me.”
Resting his hands on her shoulders, Cole turned her toward him. Able to fully touch him, Lexi wrapped her hand around his cock. He wasn’t the only one who could torture someone.
She smiled as she stroked him and his eyes glowed a brighter silver. Then, she went to her knees. She ignored the stone biting into her flesh as she became determined to torment him as much as he did her.
Towering over her, Cole planted his hands against the wall as she drew him into her mouth. The muscles in his arms bulged, and his head tipped back. Water streamed down his face, and the etched planes of the eight-pack cutting across his abdomen.
He was extremely powerful; it vibrated around him. Something inside her rose to meet it as she used her mouth and hand to push him to the brink before pulling away as he’d done to her.
His eyes flashed when they met hers, but a smile curved the corner of his lips. “Two can play at that game.”
“You already have.”
“Have I now?”
The quirk of his eyebrow should have warned her as he gripped her arms. Cole lifted her off the ground and carried her to the edge of the sink.
He settled her onto it and, spreading her legs, stepped between them. Her heart thundered as his shaft prodded her entrance, but still, he didn’t enter her. Her muscles quivered in anticipation as his eyes met and held hers.
“You’remine,” he growled.
“Always.”
Grasping her cheeks, he bent and kissed her. The harsh, demanding nature robbed her breath as she gripped his arms and kissed him back. She neededallof him as her legs locked around his waist. And finally, he thrust into her.
Lexi arched into him as power erupted between them. It vibrated the air and caused the hair on her arms to stand on end. She dug her heels into him as she broke the kiss to catch her breath.
Her head fell back against the mirror behind her as the pleasure engulfing her became more intense than the dragon’s flames. Behind him, the shadows rose to block out the rest of the room, and whatever power he used to keep most of his ciphers hidden, fell.
Something inside her reacted to his loss of control. It surged toward him as it sought to connect with him, but she couldn’t set it free. She didn’t know what was expected of her, butsomethingwas.
The frustration growing within her was doused as the demands of his body unleashed the orgasm he had denied her before. Her cry echoed off the walls, and she came as he lifted her from the sink, turned her into the wall, and fucked her harder.
CHAPTERFORTY-SEVEN
“What’s the next step?”Sahira inquired once they were all gathered in the small room again.
