Page 94 of Damian’s Conquest

She heard the voice in her head, and knew it was Damian’s, even though he couldn’t have spoken because he was still drinking from her neck, just as she was drinking from him.

Damian? What is this?

Damian lifted his head from her neck and licked over the puncture wounds, while he slowed his thrusts.

“It’s a way for a blood-bonded couple to communicate,” he said with a smile. “Forgot to mention that earlier. But you seduced me, and I didn’t get a chance to tell you all the other things you don’t know yet.”

Naomi laughed softly. “Telepathy, huh? I can’t believe it.”

“Believe it. And there’s something else I didn’t get a chance to do.”

“What’s that?”

“There’s a party at Scanguards this weekend. And there’s something I want you to wear for it.”

“Another costume?”

Damian reached toward the nightstand and opened the top drawer. When she saw him retrieve a small jewelry box from it, she gasped in surprise.

“I’d planned to get down on one knee tomorrow to ask you to be my wife and my blood-bonded mate, but then you dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood, and all my good intentions went out the window.”

He grinned and opened the box. Amidst a cushion of black velvet sat a platinum ring with a center diamond framed by two blue sapphires.

“Oh my God, Damian…” She’d never seen anything more beautiful.

“Will you wear it to show everybody that you’re mine?”

Tears rose to her eyes, and she nodded, choking up. “I didn’t need a ring. Having you is all I want.”

His eyes sparkled. “I know that.” He paused for a moment, then added, “I can always return it.”

“Don’t! I love it.”

Damian threw his head back and laughed. “Then let me put it on your finger.” He slid the ring onto her finger, and it fit perfectly. “How about a kiss for your mate?”

“I can do better than that.” She brought her hands to her breasts and pushed them up, making her nipples brush Damian’s chest. “I don’t think you’re done with your dinner yet. How about dessert?”

“You’re spoiling me,” he murmured. He gazed at her breasts and licked his lips. “But I’m not one to turn down such an enticing offer. You’re too generous.”

“I do have an ulterior motive,” she admitted.

He raised an eyebrow. “Which is?”

“If I give you more blood, you might make love to me again, despite you being tired.”

Damian chuckled softly. “Can’t argue with that.”

He sank his mouth onto one nipple, and licked over it, making her moan out loud. When she felt the sharp tip of his fangs on either side of her nipple, her heart began to beat excitedly. The moment she felt the sharp canines lodge in her breast, her entire body felt as if she was floating on a cloud of bliss.

I love your bite.

And I love your blood, he replied, my insatiable temptress.

40

“What’s the reason for the party anyway?” Naomi asked as the elevator opened on the first floor of Scanguards HQ.

Damian let his eyes roam over her lovely body. She wore an azure-blue cocktail dress with a wide, flowing skirt and a tight bustier that accentuated her ample breasts. In the last forty-eight hours they’d barely left the bed, and he’d bitten her on every conceivable spot on her body, greedily drinking her delicious blood. Naomi hadn’t turned him down a single time. On the contrary, she’d seduced him at every turn, demanding he make love to her every waking moment.