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“Julian.” My words come out breathy. “If you bite me, will I turn?”
“No,” he whispers into my neck. “But there will be no biting tonight.”
I’m suddenly nervous. Not because this isn’t exactly what I want, but because I’m afraid he’ll be disappointed in my lack of experience. He knows I’m a virgin, but still.
“Stop,” he breathes, knowing I’m worrying.
“I don’t want to let you down.”
“You couldn’t, Marina. I’ll take care of you.”
His promise calms me. With all my heart I know he speaks the truth, and right now I just want him.
He lowers his lips to mine and our tongues join in a dance that I will not soon forget. His teeth nip and suck at my lower lip, drawing a moan from me. This seems to excite him more until eventually, he lifts off me and lowers himself to my calves. Grabbing the hem of my dress, he pulls it upward. His knuckles trail a line up my thighs, over my hips, and up my ribs, leaving goosebumps in their wake.
I lift my hands in the air and allow him to pull the dress up over my head. I lie before him in simple white undergarments. His breath hitches, but he doesn’t say anything. I see the desire in his eyes—the reverence—and I know he’s affected. He wants me just as much as I want him.
He continues to worship my body, placing kisses anywhere and everywhere, lighting my skin on fire and making me buck beneath him. He pulls off the last scraps of my clothing and wriggles out of his own. I moan as he finds purchase on my most sensitive areas. My hands run through his hair, gripping the strands as his tongue does things to me that have never been done before.
“You’re beautiful, Marina,” he says reverently.
I close my eyes and bask in the feel of his mouth on me. I will never be the same. With every nip, every lick, every kiss, I’ve become Julian’s. He positions himself at my entrance and everything in me tightens in anticipation.
“Open your eyes, Marina.”
I do. He’s looking at me intently. “Are you sure this is what you want? Because once this happens, you can never go back home. Not even if I find a way for it to be possible. I won’t allow it. You can’t leave me, Marina.”
The vulnerability in his voice stuns me. I take a deep breath, letting his words sink in. I allow my thoughts the opportunity to battle, but it’s not even a question. I’ve nothing to go back to. My life was over a long time ago. My parents deserted me, and my relationship with my friends is no longer the same. He’s what I want. He’s my new life, and there’s no question... I need him.
“Yes, Julian. I’m sure.”
With a single thrust of his hips, I am forever changed. Marina Drake is no more.
Chapter Twenty-Nine
I lay in his arms all night, deliciously sore and eager for more of everything he offers. Sleep would be impossible. He has awoken in me a savageness. A need beyond anything I’ve ever experienced in my life. But it doesn’t stop at the physical contact we’ve already shared. I want something darker—more intimate—something only he can give me. I want to feel his bite.
“What are you thinking over there?” he asks from beside me.
I want to tell him, but I know now is not the time. Julian is so concerned about me, there’s no way he’ll agree to that right now. Another time.
“Everything,” I say, and he pulls me in close, placing a kiss on my forehead.
“Julian, how is this ever going to work?”
I despise the words as soon as they leave my mouth. Why would I feel the need to ruin what just happened between us with talk of our future? I should’ve just lived in this moment with him.
He lets out a deep breath. “There’s plenty of time to talk about that, Marina. Tonight, I just want to hold you.”
He’s right and I know it. That’s a conversation that’s going to be very difficult, because there are only so many options. We stay together until it doesn’t make sense anymore and then I leave, or I turn. Neither sounds like a viable option at this moment.
“My brother is having a dinner party tomorrow night and we’ve been invited.”
Julian does his best to change the subject away to better things, and I silently thank him for it. After what we just shared, I don’t want the night to be ruined by what-ifs and hows.
“I’m invited too?” I question, trying to make sure I’m hearing him correctly.
“Yes, and Stacey as well. Law loves to entertain, and he’s been asking since your arrival. I figure it’s high time I give in. He’s been very insistent, and you did help him plan it.”
