Jack growled when her hand enclosed on his cock. Pricklier than a porcupine most of the time, she’d become warm and enthusiastic in his arms. But more than that, having her in his arms wasright.
Seeming to have been created for him, her body molded to his in all the right places. He released her face to run his hands down her lithe body and gently rounded hips.
Then she gave his dick another stroke, and he had to grit his teeth against coming in her hand. Jack gripped the edge of her shirt, and lifting it, he broke the kiss to pull it over her head and toss it aside.
His mouth watered at the sight of her bared breasts. Her pert, strawberry-colored nipples stood out from breasts that weren’t quite a handful. Her ivory skin had no blemishes on it, and when he skimmed his fingers down her belly, he discovered she was as smooth as silk.
Charlie couldn’t breathe as those ravenous eyes raked over her and his hands caressed her with a reverence she’d never experienced before. She shivered when his hands brushed the undersides of her breasts before his thumbs stroked her nipples. Biting her lip, she suppressed a gasp when he rolled her nipples between his thumbs and forefingers before giving them a little tug.
When he bent his head to run his tongue over her nipple, she almost collapsed, but Jack’s arm snaking around her waist kept her upright. He sucked her nipple into his mouth and tugged at it. The scrape of his fangs against her breasts caused her to cry out as her back bowed and her fingers threaded through his hair to draw him closer.
Jack removed her hand from his dick and walked with her until her back was against the wall. He braced his thigh between her legs as he ran his hands over her until they settled on the waistband of her pants.
He undid the belt with her knives and stakes holstered to it, slid the button free, and pulled the zipper down before tugging open her pants. His mouth watered when he discovered she wasn’t wearing any underwear. When he slid his hand between her thighs, he found her chestnut curls already wet for him.
Charlie thrust her hips toward his hand and moaned her displeasure when he pulled it away. She ached in a way she never had before and was contemplating easing herself if he didn’t do it for her. Her fingers twitched at the thought, but she knew they wouldn’t be enough to satisfy her; onlyhecould ease her.
Then he was tugging her pants down her thighs and bending to untie her boots. He pulled them off and tossed them aside before removing the last of her clothes. He kicked off his sneakers before looking up at her.
Charlie’s breath caught when she saw the red shimmering in the clear depths of his hazel eyes. Doubt flickered through her again, but then he was rising to stand before her, and when she gazed up at him, she knew she wouldn’t stop this. It may be a bad decision, she may come to regret it, but she didn’t think so.
Jack saw the confusion in her eyes, and he was sure it mirrored the turbulent emotions rolling through him. He had no idea what was happening between them, but he didn’t want it to stop. Resting his hands on her hips, he enjoyed watching her eyes darken before turning her around.
Charlie found herself staring at the rocks in front of her. Jack’s firm, warm body pressed against her back, and she sighed at the delicious sensation of his bare flesh.
Tracing his fingers down her arms, Jack smiled when the heightened scent of her desire filled the air. He restrained himself from plunging into her and easing the growing pressure in his shaft, but he was determined to learn every inch of her and discover what she enjoyed before taking her.
He gripped her firm ass and pushed her hips back against him. He squeezed her harder before releasing her and moving his hands lower. Bending, he traced her muscled thighs and shapely calves until he knelt behind her. He ran his hands between her thighs and parted her legs. Slipping his hand between her thighs again, he stroked her wetness before teasing her heated entrance with his finger.
Charlie’s head fell back when he slid a finger into her. She was vulnerable and exposed to this man in a way she’d never been before, but instead of being embarrassed or scared, she gave herself over to him and welcomed the sense of freedom he gave her. She’d never felt sexy before, but she did now.
And then his hand was slipping away, and she felt the heat of his mouth against her core. Her fingers curled into the rocks as pleasure speared her. His tongue plunging into her made her cry out as his hands gripping her ass kept her on her feet. The pressure within her built as every thrust of his tongue pushed her closer to the brink of release.
Jack savored the honeyed taste of her against his tongue, her erotic whimpers, and the way her body responded to him. He would never forget any detail of her as she branded herself onto him. His hands gripped her ass as she pushed demandingly against him, and he gave her what she wanted.
When she came, she did so with a muffled cry as she turned her mouth into her arm and bit down to keep from being overheard by any Savages nearby. She hadn’t realized her fangs were extended until they pierced her flesh and blood welled forth.
Already nearly out of control with his need for her, the scent of her blood on the air pushed Jack over the edge. Rising to stand behind her, he nudged her legs further apart with his thigh and, grabbing his dick, he guided it into her. The lingering contractions from her orgasm pulled him deeper into her.
Buried inside her, something inside Jack shifted and changed. This was where he belonged; where he would always belong. Charlie washis. Something niggled at the back of his mind as this realization took firm root in him, but he was too far gone in her to think about anything else.
He turned his head into her neck and rested his lips over her pulse; his fangs throbbed to pierce her delicate flesh. The scent of her blood enticed him as his racing heart fell into rhythm with hers, but he didn’t bite her. He had no idea how she would react to it, and he wanted Charlie to trust him.
Claiming her hands, he lifted them until they were against the wall with her fingers entwined in his. He pulled out of her before thrusting deep again. He groaned when the muscles of her sheath gripped him more firmly.
She’s mine.The words reverberated through his head until they were all he could think. Restraint unraveling, he released her hands to grip her waist while he drove faster and harder in and out of her. As he neared release, he realized something was missing… he had to see her.
Releasing her hands, he gripped her waist and pulled out of her. Charlie didn’t have a chance to voice her disapproval before he turned her around. She found her eyes locked onto his red ones as he lowered her to the sandy ground and plunged into her.
Jack froze to stare at her flushed, pretty face. Her red eyes were heavy lidded as she gazed at him. Her chest heaved with her rapid inhalations; his fangs ached to sink into her throat, to taste her and mark her as his.
Then, he moved within her again.
Jack’s eyes, so intense and predatory, should have frightened her. Instead, she met the demanding pace this predator set as every nerve ending in her body sang with ecstasy. Her gaze fell on his throat, and hunger seared her. She’d never experienced such an extreme desire to feed on someone before and, unsure of how he would react, she resisted sinking her teeth into his throat and feasting on his blood.
Where had that impulse come from? She didn’t know, but she didn’t think feeding on each other was something vampires did. She wasn’t exactly versed in vampire etiquette, but she’d never bit another vamp, and she’d never been bitten by one. By the time Mal found her, she’d lost so much blood, he only needed to give her some of his to complete the transition.
Charlie’s fingers dug into Jack’s back as she lifted her hips to him and bit her lip to restrain herself from sinking her fangs into his throat.
