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But I couldn’t.
“I’m going to make you stronger,” she whispered. “And in turn, your blood is going to come alive inside of me. It’s going to grow and tie. We’ll always be connected, dear friend. Even if we hate each other in the end.”
Her hand gripped to the back of my neck and I moaned through the pleasurable sting that came from the tearing of my skin. Powerful venom sent a shock to my heart and the adrenaline had me wrapping around her waist to pull her into me.
“Yes,” I moaned. “God, yes.”
Deep sucks were all I felt as I spun us around and crashed back onto the bed to let her straddle me. My fingers dug into her hips as she continually tugged at my very soul.
“Pain shouldn’t feel this good. I want to stay in this beautiful hell forever. This moment,” I managed. “With you.”
I was growing weaker by the minute. The room was beginning to spin with the amount of blood she was draining from me, but I didn’t care. It wasn’t until the aching warmth in my core began to vibrate and zap that I blinked through the haze. Tessa’s tongue licked over the wounds and she broke away, inhaling deeply as blood raced down her chin.
“Perfect. So good.”
She was practically purring as she lowered the top half of her body. Her breasts pushed into my chest and she cupped to each side of my face as she came down even more. When her lips brushed against mine, I hungrily awaited more.
“I don’t have much time. Stay strong, but get stronger. The more powerful you become, the closer we’ll be. The more you’ll feel me. Even far away, we’ll be able to talk to each other. Would you like that?”
Her finger traced over my lips while I nodded.
“Good. I want that, too. But in the meantime, I need you to ease up on the possessive, she’s mine attitude. I am not yours Hunter. Not like that. But that doesn’t mean we can’t share other things. We can still be close,” she said, lowering her voice. “But let’s not let them know that.”
“Alright.” My agreement was nearly nonexistent. The twinges were getting more intense. Tessa flinched, but grinned as she pressed her lips softly into mine.
“I have to go. For the next few hours, rest your eyes and put all of your focus into our connection. Let it grow. Then try to speak to me here,” she said, pushing her finger into my temple. I will do the same. And remember…not a word.”
Tessa’s body faded and within seconds the black smoke was swirling and disappearing into the far wall. I let out a loud groan, adjusting my cock as the aching only grew worse. Jesus, that bite. My body was still tingling with her venom, and my heart, it was racing, or had it grown a life of its own? Fuck, each slam threatened to break through the skin.
The door opened and I didn’t even bother sitting up. Aetas stopped before me, scanning the room.
“What it is?” The deep tone that left me had me clearing my throat. Aetas’ head turned toward me and he tilted it to the side as his lids dropped, suspiciously.
“What happened?”
“I’m not sure what you mean. I’m just laying here.”
He moved in closer. When his hand reached for me, I bared my fangs. It didn’t stop him from pushing my face to the side to expose the side of my neck that Tessa had fed from.
“What is this?” The mattress dipped under my shoulder as Aetas pushed into it. “Blood?” My head was jerked back toward him. “Who fed from you?”
“No one.”
Pain burned over my cheek as the back of his hand connected. “Don’t lie to me! I’ll give you one more chance to tell me the truth. If you fail to do so, I go back inside your head and find out for myself. We both know how that’s going to play out.”
My lips tugged to the side at the half ass smile I threw him. “I’ve always loved a good battle, but you won’t find the answers you seek. I’ve already forgotten. I remember nothing. Nothing.”
Chapter 10
Marko
For days Tessa avoided me. She barely spoke. She wouldn’t even really look at me. I started to apologize for what I had done, but I couldn’t find the words that explained my reasons for sparring Hunter’s life.
I’d acted spontaneously, going with my instincts instead of what was morally right. But I had my reasons, and they seemed justifiable in my mind. Still, I couldn’t make them sound good enough in an explanation so I avoided one. I just wasn’t sure how much longer I could hold out. We weren’t okay. We were drifting from each other and I couldn’t stand it.
“Ma minette.” I caught the endings of a smile as she turned around. Damn not being able to read her mind. It was driving me crazy. “What are you thinking about?”
“Nothing. Did you need something?”
