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Cooper relocates me, the world blurring around us. We head back to his room, and he closes the door, locking the deadbolt and chaining it. I don’t say anything as he takes me into the bathroom and turns on the shower. I’m covered in blood, and it probably drives him crazy, so I let him get me fresh clothes.
“Will you go in with me?” I ask, my voice soft and whispery. “I don’t want to be alone.”
We’ve seen each other naked and have even showered together, but things have just been so hectic since my near death and the attack on the Aris Hotel that I haven’t had much time to really take anything above a friendship level. All I know is that I want to. So does Cooper. He has been so sweet, caring, and compassionate toward me. And now, I want to thank him. It’s how I deal best. Focusing on something else and giving into my needs as a dhampir, wanting to be close to a vampire.
I just want to forget. I want to so desperately that Cooper doesn’t even have a chance to set me on my feet before I grab his shirt and yank it over his head.
He reacts with sudden desperation, his mouth finding mine as he kisses me passionately, stealing my breath while making me feel alive again. The ice in my veins melts and the steam of the shower engulfs us, Cooper not even taking a moment to completely undress before the water hits us. And I know why. He wants to rinse off the blood from my clothes and help me wash away everything that happened today. He does it for himself too as the front of his body and jeans is covered in dried blood from where the fucking renegades slit his throat.
I bend my neck, pulling away from him. “You need to drink. I know you’re starving. Please, I’m okay. Let me feed you.”
Cooper groans and buries his face against my throat, but he doesn’t bite me. Brushing his lips to my skin, he kisses from my earlobe and down to my shoulder, using his fangs to tear at the fabric of my shirt. He sets me on my feet and rips the rest of my shirt off with his strength, exposing my bra to him. His chest heaves with his desire, and he grazes his fingers along the curve of my cleavage until he hooks his finger to the strap on my shoulder, tugging it down.
Cooper drinks me in, his gaze devouring me. “You’re so beautiful, Hayley. So perfect. I want to give you the world, you know. I know I’m not as strong as the others—”
I press my finger to his lips, silencing his words. “You are strong, Cooper. You have been through hell and survived. You are a fighter. Don’t ever compare your strength to theirs. You’re all perfect, and you all complete me and give me what I need in your own ways. I want you to know that.”
His features soften, his bottom lip puckering as his face swells with emotion. Water splashes on his face from the shower, disguising his tears, but I know they’re there. I know what it looks like to cry in the shower because I’ve done it many times. I’ve seen it many times from the other Gemstones over the years. But these aren’t sad tears. They are happy, and they trigger something warm and exciting inside me. Bringing him this sort of joy fills me up with something I never knew I needed.
I release a breathless laugh and cup his face. “I’m falling in love with you, Cooper. You are the best surprise I’ve ever had. You’ve showed me that even powerless, I can still be strong. You’ve taught me that weakness doesn’t define me. That I am capable even if it seems like everyone else can take me down.”
“Goddamn, you don’t know how much I have longed to hear you say that, Hayley. I’m already so madly in love with you. You’re all I ever think about day and night. You’re what keeps me going. A future with you is what gives me what I need to make it through.” Cooper kisses me again, his mouth molding against mine as he slides his hands around my back and pulls me closer. I reach between us and unbutton his soaking wet pants, wanting nothing more than to seal our words of affection with a bonding moment I need more than anything. Because Cooper is mine. And I want him to know that I am his too.
Groaning, Cooper slides his hands around my back and to my bra, unfastening it at the same time I lace my fingers around his stiff cock and pull it from his pants, letting him shimmy out of them and kick them off in the process. He bows forward and kisses my breasts, grazing his mouth over my nipples and sending electricity down my torso and right between my legs.
He nips my skin, sinking his teeth in just enough to send blood dripping from the puncture wound. He glides his tongue across the marks until he sucks hard enough to send my back arching. Pleasure courses through me, the sensation of Cooper’s teeth and tongue and lips exploring my body exactly what I need to forget everything bad that has happened today. Sharing this moment obliterates the memory, leaving my mind swirling with only thoughts of Cooper and how he makes me feel.
How he admitted he was madly in love with me.
Who knew something so incredible could come after something so scary? But that’s my life now. It’s these moments that help keep me going. Help give me hope.
“You’re intoxicating, Hayley,” he murmurs, touching between my legs in a way that weakens my knees.
I stroke my fingers over his body, exploring his smooth skin. Just being close to him like this turns me on, and I shift on my feet, wanting more. Needing more. I want to know what it feels like for him to be inside me, for him to make love to me. It’s all I can think about as he finishes undressing me, leaving our clothes in a pile on the tile floor.
He shimmies lower, getting to his knees as he lifts my leg up and onto his shoulder, gliding his tongue along my thigh and nipping me again, a bit harder this time. His thumb finds my clit as he slides a finger inside me at the same time he drinks my blood, rubbing circles as he ignites a pleasure so intense that I yank his hair, barely able to stand on one foot even though I’m a master at balance. But my whole body trembles and goosebumps prickle over my skin. He makes me feel so amazing, the pressure of his hand and the rhythm of his thumb getting to me in the best way.
He releases his mouth from my thigh and shifts his face toward my pelvis, tasting me next, continuing to finger me as he sucks my clit, nipping the skin on my pelvis. An orgasm shoots through me with his pleasure bite and my body lights with a million bolts of electricity, getting to me in such a way that I can feel it explode through every cell in my body.
Cooper slows down, prolonging my orgasm until I can barely take it. He meets my gaze, his eyelids heavy with his lust, and he licks his lips sucking his bottom one into his mouth, looking so incredibly sexy.
He stands back up and flicks off the water, scooping me in his arms and letting me feel just how hard he is. The world blurs again as he carries me to his bed, not even caring that our wet bodies soak the comforter. I flip him over, my dhampir strength taking over, and he play-growls as he arches up and kisses me again. I straddle him with his hard cock between my legs without letting him enter, and I grind my body using the slickness of my desire to rub against him, just wanting him to feel exactly what he does to me.
“You’re torturing me, Hayley. I want you so fucking bad. I just want you to help me forget everything that happened today.” His words mirror my own thoughts, and I bend down and kiss him again, aligning our bodies until his tip slides inside me, the sensation making me gasp. But I don’t let him thrust. I control him completely, just easing up and down, teasing him and testing him, seeing what it would take for him to steal control away from me.
But he doesn’t. He lets me do everything I want, making me feel so powerful and so loved. Our lips never leave each other as I taste his tongue, gliding mine over his and just slowly, sensually giving in to my desires.
I tease him for a bit longer, keeping my weight up and just experiencing the pleasure that comes from his tip and his desire. His fingers graze my nipples, setting me off. I moan and sink onto him completely. He releases the sexiest noise, his voice vibrating against my ear. His fangs click with his bloodlust, and I tilt my head, encouraging him to bite me again. To drink more. To let me satiate his every burning desire.
I rock my hips, riding him as he drinks from me, controlling everything between us. I never realized how powerful he makes me feel instead of like I need protection. I can’t get enough.
Cooper arches up until we face each other, my legs now around his waist. He locks his fingers to my hips, not stealing control but helping me, and I savor the sensation of being on his level. Being able to kiss him and nip his lip, just enjoying being together how I crave.
“I want to make love to you forever. I have never felt so alive and wanted.” Cooper murmurs the words against my mouth, continuing to kiss me tenderly.
I hum and smile, picking up my pace and showing him exactly how much I agree. I don’t want this moment to ever end. I need him more than ever. The distraction I need from him as my companion and lover. I need him as my everything. Because he really is mine. We are a coven, even if the leadership doesn’t recognize us as such. He is my equal. We are now together as one.
We fall silent to our passion, filling the air with our panting and moans, experiencing the pleasure we ignite together. Cooper guides my movements and strokes his finger over my clit again until I reach my peak and bow my head forward with another orgasm. It triggers him, and he grunts with a sexy groan, coming just after me.
