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She throws her hands up, shaking her head. “I understand that, but staying cooped up in a house and being afraid to go outside is notliving,and considering you just extended my life for literally eternity, I refuse to live that way. So, if that's your plan, I'm out.”
My eyebrows lift, and I press my lips into a tight line, letting the silence linger between us for several beats. “That's not…” I trail off, shaking my head. “Of course, that's not my plan. None of this has been my plan. And I'm not saying it's forever, but we have a lot of shit to figure out before we can go gallivanting around nightclubs without the risk of being daggered.”
She continues glaring at me. “Oh, please. You're just jealous you didn't get to go out and have fun tonight.”
I open my mouth to respond, but the anger that is tightening around my chest makes it impossible to speak.
“You know,” she continues, “despite being scared for my life tonight, I also had fun. We danced, got lost in the music and each other, and when Lex pulled me away from the crowd into an empty room and fucked me against the door—”
“Enough,” I growl, advancing toward her. Her pulse races as I grab her by the throat and pull her to me.
“What are you going to do?” she challenges.
I shake my head, my jaw clenched so tight my gums throb in protest. And then I slam my mouth against hers, taking her lips in a bruising kiss as my fingers squeeze her throat.
I back her up until she hits the end of the bed, falling onto it, and I pin her to the mattress as my cock hardens in my pants and I drag my mouth along her jaw.
She kisses me back just as violently, our hearts pounding in sync as she reaches for my shirt, tugging it off over my head and throwing it behind me.
I tear the front of her shirt open and drop my mouth to her breasts, sucking hard on her skin and making her gasp. I slide my hand down her stomach and into her shorts, growling against her skin when I realize she's not wearing any panties. I don't hesitate, plunging two fingers deep inside her, reveling in the way she clenches around me, and use my thumb to stimulate her clit as her breathing hitches and she moans deeply, her throat vibrating against my fingers still wrapped around it.
“Atlas,” she breathes, and it goes straight to my cock.
I pull back and unbutton my pants, freeing myself from the confines of my clothes. I shift off the bed, discarding my pants before crawling back over her and settling between her thighs. I don't give her any warning before I slam into her, and she cries out, the sound a mix of shock and pleasure. I pound into her, rolling my hips and hitting deep inside her pussy, groaning as she squeezes me. I brace myself with one hand against the mattress, wrapping my other back around her throat, forcing her to look at me as I dominate her body.
“You drive me fucking crazy,” I growl, stealing her mouth without giving her a chance to respond.
She bites my lip hard enough to draw blood, lifting her hips and meeting my thrusts. The coppery taste sparking over my tastebuds spurs me on, and I push my tongue past her lips, flicking it along the roof of her mouth as we fight for control over the kiss. I grip her throat tighter until she yields to me, and lust floods through my veins as my breathing picks up.
Her mouth breaks from mine. “I’m going to come,” she pants, chest heaving.
I slow my thrusts, licking the erratic pulse at her throat. “After tonight, I shouldn’t let you.”
She tenses. “I swear to everything holy, Atlas, if you leave me like this—”
I roll my hips, thrusting deeper, and hold still inside her as our hearts pound. If I had stronger willpower, I would bring her to the very edge and leave her there. But my release is too close to deny, so I pull nearly all the way out before slamming back into her, sinking my fangs into her shoulder as I force her to take all of me over and over until she’s crying out, clenching around me and coming hard. I follow her over the edge, my muscles tightening near-painfully, and I swallow a mouthful of her blood, growling as the monster inside me relishes her taste, even as a vampire.
I lick the blood from her shoulder as we remain joined for the shiver-inducing aftershocks of our climaxes.
“What are we doing?”
I chuckle darkly. “I thought you’d be familiar with this by now, Calla. I’m not sure if I should be insulted or—”
She punches me in the shoulder. “That’s not what I mean, and you know it. What are we doing about the hunters?”
I pause. “My cock is still buried inside you, andthat’swhat you’re thinking about? Now I really am offended.”
She shoves me away, and I pull out of her. “Atlas,” she grumbles, “I’m serious.”
I drag a hand through my messy hair and sigh heavily, dropping onto my back next to her and staring at the ceiling. “I received another call from New York tonight as acourtesy.” The word tastes bitter on my tongue. “According to a messenger from Simon and Lenora, they are making plans to eradicate the hunters as quickly as possible. It’s something they’ve done more than once before, but it’s been a very long time since the last generation was wiped out.”
Calla sits up, pulling the covers around her as she stares at me with a horrified expression. “They being who?”
I sit up next, leaning against the headboard, and look at her. “A lot of very old, very powerful vampires. Unfortunately, my parents aren’t the only vampires who are—”
“Psychotic?” she offers in a venom-filled voice, and I don’t blame her in the least. Her hatred for them is completely understandable and valid. She shakes her head. “I know you don’t like Brighton and certainly don’t trust her, but that doesn’t mean I will sit back and let her die. She’s still my friend and there’s a loyalty there I can’t and won’t ignore.”
I hesitate before nodding. “And if she’s in too deep with the hunters because of what happened to her mother?” I ask. “What then?”
