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“Keep looking at me like that and all my self-control will slip,” I warned her.
“Maybe I’d like to see an ancient man like you lose control,” she teased.
“Oh, babe, you really are asking for trouble.”
I felt a slight hesitation from her, as if she was afraid she’d gone too far.
“Hey, Donna. Stay with me. Nothing will happen unless you want it to.”
“Thanks.” She kissed my cheek. “See you in the morning.”
She slipped inside her room with the book and closed the door behind her. For a while, I rested my head against it. I could still smell her arousal in the air around me and my cock just wouldn’t go down. When I felt her climb into bed and sleep claimed her, I headed for my room, praying that my raging hard-on would go away.
ChapterEight
Donna
That hot kiss kept me awake most of the night. Each time I started to drift off, I imagined Antoine’s mouth dominating mine. From the man I blamed for losing everything I cared about in my life, I now wanted more of him.
We were both victims—along with the people I’d lost—of this demon, Gustav. Maybe I should be ready to do battle with him. If I chose to be Antoine’s fated mate, then we could destroy him before he hurt anyone else. My confusion was causing a tension headache. I’d tossed and turned so much I was certain I’d never sleep. The clock on the bedside table said it was five a.m. My eyes fell on the book I’d taken from the library. If I read for a while, it might help me to sleep.
I hauled it onto the bed, wondering if I should just start at the beginning. In the end, I decided to let the pages fall open at random. If I got confused, Antoine would have all the answers I needed.
“Here we go…”
Closing my eyes, I held the front and back of the book and pulled it open. My eyes bulged at what I read…
Hybrids could never take their mate by force. They had to understand all they were committing to before the full mating took place. Simply making love alone was not enough. To complete the unbreakable bond, after making love the Hybrid would lengthen his fangs and take blood from the juncture of their mate’s thigh. Once this was complete, the human would need to repeat the process on the Hybrid. The Hybrid would open a vein in their thigh so their mate could take blood from them. Once completed, the human would turn. The process is extremely painful, and the Hybrid would need to care for their mate for the following twenty-four hours. On rare occasions, if their bond wasn’t strong enough, the human could die… along with their Hybrid mate.
My mouth opened and closed like a fish. I read and re-read, several times in fact, the same passage. The ritual that would lead to a Hybrid’s mate becoming like them. Was it wrong that I was turned on by the thought of Antoine’s teeth piercing my thigh? Would I be able to repeat the process on him? I shuddered as I reflected on the tang of blood in my mouth, and then there was the aftertaste like chocolate. My nipples pebbled and I felt a little damp between my thighs.
I put the book to one side and let out an audible groan. My body was burning up, and if I had one more fantasy about Antoine’s body dominating mine, I was going to spontaneously combust. Once I’d gathered my hormones and they quietened down, I read it again. Then my body went cold from the shock. It appeared there was a chance I might die. Oh, and the conversion process was going to be excruciating.Shoot me now.
The page of the book glared back at me. I closed my eyes before shutting the thing up and putting it on the far side of the bed. There wasn’t a chance in hell I was going to sleep with all that information running around my head. I thought I heard movement downstairs; maybe Antoine couldn’t sleep either.
I wore shorts and a tank top. I wondered if there was any other clothing in the wardrobe. My smile widened when I saw some items hanging up in there. Bless Jeanie. Finding a hoody, I grabbed it off a hanger and hauled it over my head. There wasn’t anyone moving around so I guessed I must have heard things. Maybe a walk along the beach would help me to get my thoughts together.
I’d almost reached the water when I saw Antoine coming out of the sea. My jaw slackened at the sight. He was naked apart from a very tight pair of lycra shorts, which left absolutely nothing to the imagination. His eyes met mine; the heat from his gaze was enough to melt me and make the dampness between my legs worse.
With his eyes still locked on mine, he bent to pick up a towel. I hadn’t even noticed it because I was too busy ogling him. Even as he dried himself with the towel, I was wishing I was said towel, rubbing myself all over his body. His eyes widened and his nostrils flared. Oh, I was in deep trouble now because my wayward thoughts had slipped out. My eyes travelled away from his to take in the rest of his body. They came to a halt when I saw how pleased he was to see me. He was rock-hard.
A whimper slipped from me. His eyes went almost black, and his fangs appeared from his gums. And then he growled. Literally growled at me. It was so feral that I wondered if he’d bite me. I felt so afraid and turned on at the same time, I didn’t know what to do with myself. And then he sniffed the air and his nostrils flared even more. What was that all about?
“I can smell your arousal. You’re wet. I can see how you squirm.”
My voice was absent. I started to back away from him. He stalked after me, slow like a predator. My heart thundered in my chest and my body was hyper-aware of how aroused this man made me. I continued to back away from him until I reached the balcony. I don’t know what it was, but I fled, running for the safety of my room.
A few seconds later, Antoine came in. His fangs were still on show and his eyes were darker than ever. What had I got myself into? I sat on the end of the bed, and he moved closer to me. My eyes on his, I inched back up the bed until I hit the headboard. Antoine crawled up until he straddled me.
“I. Want. You.” His words were half growl, half pant.
My eyelids fluttered. “I… I’m scared, and I’m turned on. Never, never,” I gasped. “Felt like this with a man before.”
His expression turned warm, his fangs receding inside his gums.
“Remember, you have no need to be afraid of me. You are my other half. If you tell me to leave now, I will.”
“What will happen if I ask you to stay?”
