As if he could read her thoughts, he smiled and slid hishands up her flanks, causing fiery eruptions along the way. “You’re stunning,Ivy. Every fucking inch of you,” he whispered.
She’d never heard him swear. At his statement, which soundedlike a vow, she actually felt beautiful. Wild and free and with him. “So areyou,” she said, meaning it as her voice trembled. How did he even exist? Sure,he was immortal, but even so, the hard-cut angles of his entire body were unreal.Not only could she see his obvious strength, she could also sense his power.
So much more than she’d realized.
As if sensing she was retreating into her mind, he leanedover and placed a kiss on her right hip bone. Trembles cascaded down her legs.Smiling, he nipped the other hip bone, shooting spirals of electricity right toher core. Then he moved, right there, and she sucked in a breath. “Wait, Athan,I—”
He kissed her there. Right on her clit. The sensation waswet and hot and fiery. She gasped, leaning up into his mouth. He settled in,his broad shoulders pushing her legs apart as he ever so gently kissed heragain.
Tears sprang to her eyes, and then need crashed through herentire body, His chin settled at the base of her slit, and then his tongue andmouth started to drive her absolutely wild. She’d had no idea. Sure, she wasaware of the mechanics of this, but the feelings? The actual raw, frantic,delicious feelings were a shock. All too soon, she was climbing. Hot and fast,desperate and wild...she broke, crying out his name.
She’d barely come down, murmuring, when he drove her upagain. His fingers were everywhere, his mouth so hot it was as if he’d eatenfire. Her second orgasm had her screaming, and her third had her whispering.The fourth stole her breath and pretty much shut down her mind.
Then, and only then, did he climb up her body and settle hismouth on hers. He kissed her, tasting of honeysuckle, his lips firm, and histongue demanding.
She returned his kiss, giving him everything she’d ever be.Her breath hitched as he slowly penetrated her, filling her too fast when hewasn’t close to being all the way inside her. Several times he paused, hisforehead lowered to hers, his hands and talented fingers working her breasts,hips, and buttocks. Sensations bombarded her from every direction, so she letherself just enjoy as she eagerly explored his body, filling her palms withmuscle and strength.
Pain began to filter through the pleasure, and shestiffened.
Then he shoved all the way inside her, pushing past everybarrier and taking her completely.
She cried out, arching against him, her eyes opening wide asshe tried to push him away.
His wild, sapphire gaze met hers, his eyes filled with sharpgold shards. Pain echoed through her, and tears filled her eyes, spilling downher cheeks.
Looking invincible, appearing deadly, he gently leaned downand licked the tears from her cheeks. She shuddered. He kissed her then, takingher under, mimicking with his tongue what he was about to do with his body.
Then he started moving. Slowly at first, and then with moreforce.
The pain turned to a desperate pleasure. Or rather, the painand pleasure melded together until she couldn’t tell the difference and nolonger cared. It was only sensation after sensation, feeling after feeling, hungerafter need that filled her with Athan. He was in her, around her, taking her.He tucked one arm beneath her thigh and lifted it on the bed, allowing him togo even deeper.
He hit a spot inside her that had her crying out and diggingher nails into his upper arms. More. God, she needed more. “Faster,” shemoaned.
He obliged, growling, one arm around her thigh and the othersliding beneath her waist to lift her to meet his powerful thrusts. There hepaused, both arms securing her as his body controlled her, pressing her intothe mattress. He leaned down and brushed his mouth against hers as tension andhunger filled the air around them. “Mine, Ivy. Tell me you get me.” His tonewas rough, and his voice guttural. Full-on, demon guttural as if he’d been swallowingboth gravel and shards of glass.
She gulped.
The arm holding her thigh twisted, allowing his hand freedomto slide up and tweak her nipple. Hard. “Now.”
She gasped, liquid heat slashing right to her core. “I gotyou. Yours,” she moaned.
“Tell me you’ll obey.”
She jerked. “No.”
“Yes.” He kissed her hard, his mouth unrelenting. “I’llteach a lesson here if you want.”
She didn’t want a lesson. She wanted him. “Fine. I’ll be assafe as I can be.” The words tumbled out of her, and she needed him to moveagain.
Then he did. Hard and fast, he took her high, forcing herover the cliff in an orgasm so spectacular she saw stars. She moaned his namethis time, too overcome to scream.
He pounded even harder and then dropped his mouth to herneck, sliding his fangs into her soft flesh and digging deep to the bone. Thepain was unbearable, but she was still riding that orgasm, and the sensationsall burst together into a feeling that was fire and ice combined. Heat flaredalong her upper back as his marking landed right where it had been placedbefore, and she felt that branding flow into her blood and course through herentire body. Another orgasm shattered her, and she shook wildly with theaftershocks.
Groaning against her neck, he shuddered with his release.
Gasping, trying to breathe, she slid her palms down his backand dug in.
He lifted his head, and his eyes had morphed to a raw anddeep gold rimmed with blue. Incredible. “You made the vow, baby,” he said, hisvoice hoarse. “I’m holding you to it.”
