“Shhh.”I waved him away. “Give me a minute.”
I shuddered with an aftershock. I knew there was more to come, and we’d get to that, but first I needed a little me time.
A moment later, I opened my eyes to Darius poised above me, his strong arms flexing as he held himself up. A delicious little smile tweaked those shapely, kissable lips. “I was right about your passion,ma cherie. It is all-consuming.”
He lowered and softly kissed my lips, igniting the fire again. Igniting the pull to feel his skin against mine. How had I ever thought I’d be able to resist his temptation?
“I cannot take more blood,” he whispered. “Even though I crave it, you’ll need strength for tomorrow.”
“Okay.” I pulled the back of his neck, making him drop down over me. His delicious body pushed mine into the mattress. I slid my thighs up his sides, giving him access. Wanting him with every fiber of my being.
“I can’t spread diseases or impregna—”
“I know,” I said. “I’m not supposed to tell you how I know, though, remember?”
A feral growl issued from his throat and he thrust. I cried out with the dull ache of his size, but he immediately rose up so he could slip his hand down between us and massage me while working his way in deeper.
The pain tapered off, and a glorious sensation unfurled inside me. Small balls of fire rose from the candles, hovering in the air around us like fairy lights. The tone had changed between us, now rougher, more intense. His fingers entwined with mine, and he lifted our hands above my head as he dropped down low again, trapping me to the mattress. Dominating me with his size and strength.
Claiming me.
I knew it from his actions. From his frenzied, primal movements, intent on imparting a mark on me that I would never forget.
Strangely, without my meaning to, the fire started dancing within the room, my unspoken accent. I cried out, squeezing him tightly with my thighs. At his mercy. The feelings soright.
A shock wave of pure ecstasy pumped through me. I blasted apart and called out his name. Therealmother of all orgasms shook me to the core. He shuddered above me, groaning, and wave after delicious wave of pleasure rolled over me.
In the aftermath, all of the tension seeped out of my muscles. I turned into a puddle of satisfied Reagan on the bed. His hands still held mine, but he didn’t collapse over me like a human man might’ve done. Instead, he feathered me with soft kisses as I basked in the sensations.
“Are you ready for more?” he asked softly into my ear, starting to move again, painfully slowly.
“You’ve got to be kidding me.”
But he wasn’t. And we started again.
I could only hope that when this was over, I wasn’t completely lost to him.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Avibrating phone clattering against a hard surface woke me. My phone that I’d left in my suite.
I peeled an eye open. The blurry red numbers on the clock showed five something. It was still very much light outside.
The heat of Darius’s nude body was curled around me within the covers of his bed. His strong arms pulled me close, even in sleep, like I was the precious teddy bear of a sleeping child.
Good job on only giving him blood, Reagan. Way to stay strong.
I sighed within his warmth, realizing to my horror that I was perfectly content. My body fit just right, cuddled within his. It was a bad sign.
I blinked a few times to clear my vision, but I was still tired as hell. The guy had kept me up until all hours of the day. We hadn’t done much resting, either, and I had sore junk to show for it.
Speaking of sore junk.
I shifted and winced, feeling the not-quite-comfortable ache in my lady bits. But wow, the guy had prowess. He should’ve, because of his age and situation, but still. Legendary. A little unbelievable, actually.
So that wouldn’t be so easy to forget, unfortunately. Crap, I was an idiot.
The phone clattered again. Someone was clearly trying to get hold of me. And being that I was supposed to be working, and not fornicating with overprotective elder vampires, I pushed his arm away and crawled out from under it. He groaned and shifted, snuggling deeper into the pillow.
