Riley watched them walk up steps that shouldn’t have been there with her mouth wide open.
“Don’t worry about your cousin,” Mormo was saying. “She’s in good hands.”
“She’d better be, because I know how to kill a nachzehrer. And a draugr and a reaper, so your necrovamp had better keep his distance.”
Mormo laughed. “Necrovamp. I like it. Now, let’s discuss our bargain.”
The stairs grew hazy then vanished, along with her cousin and Mormo.
Riley stared at the table. Had she really just seen that? Sure, they had mages in Noblewood, but no one did magic like that without some huge preparation. And in fact, no one she knew had ever caused an entire set of stairs to disappear. Or to just vanish into a place that no longer existed.
“Bargain?” she repeated, trying to wrap her mind around Mormo’s magic.
Kraft dragged her with him toward his bedroom. “Time for bed, baby.”
“Baby?” That was a new one. “You’re really exhausted, aren’t you?”
“It’s the sun. I go down hard when it comes up. And before you ask, yes, it’s harmful to my kind. And yes, I always feel when it comes up. It’s ascent puts me to sleep.”
She yawned. “You’re contagious. But I guess I’m a little tired too. My days and nights are totally mixed up.”
“Come, sleep with me, my beautiful berserker. Then we’ll rise together and feast on the blood of Talon’s pasty white neck.”
She teased, “Not handsome, golden, feathered neck?”
“Eh. Probably tastes like chicken.”
She laughed. “Fine. Let’s get a nap before the sun makes you even more loopy.”
They entered his bedroom and climbed into his bed together. It felt natural for Riley to be with him, and she didn’t question herself for moving into his arms, or for feeling good when he sighed and murmured her name.
But instead of closing his eyes and succumbing to the slumber taking her under, he rolled her under him and blinked open burning, red eyes.
“First, we fuck. Then we sleep.”
“I’m good with a quickie.” She smiled.
“ButLiebling,didn’t you know? Wolves don’t do quick. We mate for life.”
CHAPTERTWENTY-TWO
Kraft didn’t knowhalf of what was coming out of his mouth. He knew he needed sleep. But he needed Riley more.
He stripped off her clothes, aware she lay passive and let him, kissing her in between garments. His temperature rose, and he hurried to take off his own clothes when Riley stopped him.
“No, let me.” She drew off his shirt and kissed her way across his chest and over his arms and shoulders. Her mouth trailed to his nipples, and she gave him loving attention with her mouth, working him with her tongue.
He groaned, fully erect and painfully aroused. But she wanted to be in charge, so he let her, loving her touch. Riley continued to kiss her way down his body, and his abs tensed as she kissed her way to his waistband.
“This has to go.” She winked up at him and slowly got up on her knees, kneeling in between his spread thighs.
He felt his dick throb in time to his heartbeat, which thumped in time to hers.
Riley unfastened his jeans. With his help, she pulled them off his body along with the rest of his clothing. Which left him bare-ass naked, his cock thick, wet at the tip. His balls were tight, excitement making him throb.
“Riley,” he growled.
“I’m hungry, Kraft. Feed me.”
