Page 268 of Volik

Past my face. Past my hairline.

“Wha—” My mouth drops open, and my eyes roll back as pleasure rocks through my body.

Volik’s fingers trace the bumps, the ridges…

He wraps his hands around my horns.

I shift again and straddle his lap.

I can’t see them. Haven’t reached up to touch them. But the feeling.

The sensations.

Volik is touching parts of me.

“Holy fuck,” I groan as my pussy throbs.

Volik chuckles as he releases his hold, sliding his hands down to my back.

“Don’t stop,” I whine, rolling my hips.

He pulls me closer. “We are not alone.”

A puff of smoke startles a yelp out of me, and I jolt in Volik’s hold.

Then my mouth drops open again because there is a wall of darkness beside us, blocking our view of the rest of the room.

Volik’s laugh blocks out the sound of his uncle cursing from somewhere nearby.

I don’t even have the bandwidth to be embarrassed about grinding on Volik’s lap in front of people because… “Is this…?”

“Da. My gravito has… opinions.”

I widen my eyes at Volik. “Um, wow.”

“Speaking of wow.” He grips my face in his hands and whispers, “You have gravito.”

“I have gravito.” I press my hands to Volik’s chest. “I thought it was the bond. The weight I felt here.” I shake my head. “I found it by accident. Spilled coffee, broken glasses…”

“Why did you keep it a secret?” There’s no admonishment in his tone, just curiosity.

I blow out a breath. “I wanted to surprise you with it.”

“Da,” he huffs. “You surprised me, Mea Unica.”

Pride—in myself and in my power—has emotion filling my eyes. “I can’t believe it worked.”

“My amazing mate.” Volik wipes away the tears as they escape. “I can believe it.”

“I love you, Volik.”

“I love you, Nixy.” He pulls me closer, until our lips are nearly touching. “Human or vampire. You are my mate.”

I arch into him.

Our mouths connect.

And then someone knocks on the door.