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She closed her eyes and took what Adrian offered, her fangs slicing into the column of his throat, the coppery scent of his blood filling her nostrils as the hot taste of him burst into her mouth and she drank.
This. This was her ultimate power. Finally, her lust sated, she closed her eyes and knew she had found it, had found what she sought.
Eyes clenched tightly shut, Adrian was barely able to hold onto his strength as the orgasm continued to rocket through his body. He held on as Harlee’s ferocious sucking took what little blood she knew how to take, as she merged with him in a way that shocked him even as he knew it completed them both.
She only drank for a few seconds before she released him, instinctively licked him to close the wound then promptly passed out. He dropped to the bed next to her, drawing her to him and curling his arm around her, totally dumbfounded at what had just happened.
Fucking hell! What just happened? He had not only mated with her, not only bitten her beyond just a passion bite, he had claimed her! Now what was he supposed to do about that?
A claiming wasn’t something that could be hidden. It was a blood bond, a joining that went beyond the ritual. Without the sharing of a regular sexual bond they would both die. It was what kept mated vampires together.
Fuck! He inched out of her slumbering grasp and into the bathroom, turning on the cold shower, hoping the icy water would shock a little clarity into his sex-soaked mind.
She’d been wild. Hell, the entire night had been. He hadn’t expected the magnitude of her sexual response to the ritual, hadn’t been prepared for that. She’d turned into a wildcat, both demanding and responsive. Despite the arctic chill of the water, despite the number of times his sore dick had pummeled her, he was still getting hard recalling what they’d shared.
He shut off the water and stepped out, drying off and slipping on some clean clothes so he could find Duncan.
No doubt the vampire side of Harlee had revealed itself as dominant. Her need for blood had been more than her need to bond with Duncan. That much he could report to Robert. And he’d also have to tell him about the blood bond, unsure how Robert would react to the news since that hadn’t been in the plan.
He found Duncan downstairs in the kitchen staring into a cup of steaming coffee. He poured a cup and sat next to him.
“She sleeping?” Duncan asked, not even looking up.
“Yeah.”
He nodded and took a long swallow, seemingly content to sit there without talking. Adrian was fine with that too because at some point there were things he needed to explain to Duncan. Duncan had to be told what he had done to Harlee, how things had changed between them.
Now wasn’t really a good time. First Adrian had to tell Robert.
First they all needed some damn sleep.
Adrian blew out a breath, about to suggest they all get a couple hours rest, when the guard at the front gate buzzed in. Adrian picked up and turned to Duncan.
“We’ve got visitors coming.”
Duncan frowned but just then the front door flew open. They both pushed back their chairs and stood, tense and on instant alert. Sara flew into the room with a dozen of Robert’s sentries trailing after her.
This couldn’t be good. Her face was pale, her lips pressed together.
“What?” Adrian asked.
“Robert,” she said, her lips trembling, her face tear streaked. “An attempt has been made on his life.”
“What? How?”
“I’ll explain in the helicopter. It’s on the pad and still running. Get her. Let’s go! He’s near death and I don’t know how much time we have. He has asked you to bring Harlee. Hurry!”
Harlee stared at the sleeping form of Robert, so pale and lifeless and looking so frail in the huge bed. So much had happened since last night, it still hadn’t all registered in her mind.
This man who might die really was her uncle. These people gathered around the bed really were her family, and she really was a vampire.
Well, half vampire anyway. She couldn’t begin to process everything that had happened with Duncan and Adrian. When Adrian had shaken her awake with news of Robert, that was all her mind could handle. She’d taken a quick shower and dressed, then sat mute in the helicopter, her hands clasped tightly together to still the trembling. They’d rushed right here and kept vigil over Robert and she’d prayed she wouldn’t lose yet another member of a family she had yet to know.
Her heart ached, her stomach rolled and she fought back tears. She’d grown close to these people. They’d crept into her heart and become her family and she hadn’t realized it. She didn’t want to lose them. Any more of them, that is. She’d already lost her father, a man she hadn’t even had the chance to know. She’d lost two parents she’d never had the chance to mourn.
She refused to lose any more family.
“How?” Adrian asked, turning to Sara.
