Normal-looking teeth. No…fangs. “Only when I feed or bite. Like shifters, we can control them.”
Before I even realize what I’m doing, I reach up and touch his left canine. Feels like a normal tooth, maybe a little pointier.
Honestly? I’ve never asked about that before. I’ve also never been this close to a vampire for this long. Not like…this. “I guess I didn’t know that. Learned my new thing for the day, thanks.”
He reaches up and plays with my hair then brushes the backs of his fingers along my jaw. I shiver, but it’s not fear—it’s the good kind of panty-dampening shiver.
“That’s fair, since you’ve taught me a lot in a short few hours.”
I don’t want to let him go, even though I know I need to. “Sorry about the raging case of blue balls I’ve given you.”
#notsorry
He smiles and lightly flicks my hair again, playfully. “Apropos,Blue.” He sighs. “I’ll return to my hotel and think about you while I’m taking care of that.” Heat darkens his eyes again. “Seems like I’m not the only one tonight had an effect on.” His gaze flicks down just long enough I know I was right—he can smell me. “I hope you have enough batteries.”
I snort. He’s got a great sense of humor and a gorgeous smile.
Fuck me, why’s he got to be immortal?
Why’s he got to be avampire?
I limit myself to one last kiss. “Uncle Lucius and Auntie Selene are very protective of me. Did I mention that?”
“Memo received loud and clear.” This smile, however, is definitely reaching his eyes. God, I love making him smile like that. Like it’s been too damned long since he’s felt like smiling in this way.
I know the feeling.
I mean, sort of. Relatively speaking. “Drive safe,” I say. “Have your guy text me when he’s at my place, and I’ll come down.”
“I’d rather he come up and escort you to the car.”
“Yeah, well, a strange human smelling like a strange vamp, wandering around alone in a building full of shifters…”
“Ah, got it.”
“Exactly. He’s human, so him being there isn’t a territory violation, but I don’t want to push it.” In fact, while we could have this meeting at my apartment, which would solve my traveling at night problem, Garrett likely doesn’t want the vampire in his building, where he lives, where his own mate and packmates and clueless humans live.
Doesn’t want the vampire having permission to enter his “home.”
I can totally respect and understand that.
He also doesn’t want to have to justify to his pack why he allowed a vamp to wander into shifter territory without retribution.
And having the meet in neutral territory, at Fight Club, with lots of pack members around, is a safety factor, too.
After a long, tight hug, I finally release him so he can depart. Once it’s dawn, I race home, shower, and climb into bed with my rabbit vibrator. Of course, Dexter is the star of my fantasies. As I slide the toy inside me, I close my eyes and pretend it’s his cock. Although, from what I felt tonight, I’m reasonably certain his cock is larger than this toy.
Yowza.
Rolling onto my stomach, I hike my hips up and stroke the toy inside me, imagining it’s him fucking me, his lips kissing the back of my shoulder, his voice whispering in my ear as he thrusts. I think about what his body would feel like rubbing against my freshly spanked ass, how it would feel surrendering to him.
Because Iwantedto, not because he compelled me.
Dexter’s the first man—immortal or not—who I’ve seriously considered taking that leap of faith with.
I even—fates help me—imagine what it’d feel like if he bit me as I come, and it’s that thought that trips me over the edge and has me moaning into my pillow.
After I flip over and pull the toy out and turn it off, I lie there for a moment, thinking about Dexter. Why him, and why now? Why does he do things to me no one else has?
