“You do some good with your visions,” he said.
“Some,” she admitted. “You believe me about them?”
“Yes,” Jack said without hesitation. “There are people and vampires in this world who can see and do things beyond what most consider normal. I’ve seen it.”
Charlie gave him a wan smile. “You’re the first person I’ve told since my parents.”
Jack was aware of what it had taken for her to trust him with this. “I’ll keep your secret.”
“Thank you. I wish I could have done more with the things I’ve seen.”
“You’ve done what you can,” he said.
“That little boy should still be alive.”
“That’s on your parents. You were a child; you trusted them to do what you couldn’t and talk to his mom.They’rethe reason he’s dead, not you.”
Charlie knew he was right, but she couldn’t think about it anymore. There was one surefire way to bury Jack’s memories of the barn and her past. Bending, she untied her boots.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Jack wantedto keep her talking and learn more about her, but the look in her eyes froze his words as she kicked off her boots. She removed her shoulder bag and tugged her shirt over her head before tossing it onto her boots.
The mesmerizing grace with which she glided toward him held him immobile as his mouth watered. She stopped before him and undid her belt before pushing her pants down her hips to stand before him in all her naked glory.
“I’d prefer not to think about them anymore, and you make thinking impossible,” she said.
Jack rose to stand in front of her as she reached for the button of his jeans. His heart thundered when she pulled his dick free and slid her hand over it. He couldn’t tear his eyes away from her as she explored him.
When she lifted her eyes to his, red had replaced the green and blue of them, and he caught the hint of a fang as she ran her tongue over her luscious lips. Lifting his hand, his thumb traced her lips before he touched upon one of those glorious fangs.
When she gave him a seductive smile, images of burying himself inside her while he feasted on her blood exploded in his head, and he growled when she stroked him again. The head of his cock rubbed against the silken skin of her belly when she moved her lips away from his hand and bent to run her tongue across his collarbone.
Jack threaded his hand through her hair and held her closer. She washis,and he wanted to mark her in every way so everyone would know she was off limits. However, she had no idea where getting closer would lead them; he did.
If she discovered he’d kept his knowledge of what she was to him from her, Charlie might never forgive him, and he couldn’t blame her if she didn’t. Though he’d prefer to tell her after he had her again, he couldn’t wait.
“Charlie…” He rested his hands on her shoulders. “I have to tell you something before this continues.”
Her hand on his shaft froze as her eyes narrowed. Fearing for the safety of his dick when her grip tightened around it, he gently removed it from her grasp.
“What is it?” she asked.
“Has Mal ever mentioned vampire mates to you?”
“No. What is that?”
“Vampires have mates, and when they find their mate, that’s it for them. If the mate is human, the vampire will turn them, and if they’re a vampire, they have to complete the bond through an exchange of sex and blood. Once the bond is complete, there is no severing it. If one dies, the other goes mad or dies too. In that way, the bond can make a vampire weaker, but it also makes vampires stronger physically, and they can communicate telepathically with each other.”
Charlie stepped back. Something about his words and the way he was staring at her caused her stomach to churn. “If this is your idea of foreplay, it sucks. Why are you telling me this?”
Jack felt her trying to put more walls between them as she edged further away. Before she could retreat completely, he grasped her wrist and held it loosely between them.
“Because I believe you’re my mate and felt I should say it before things progressed between us,” he said.
“Progressed?We’ve already had sex.”
“We haven’t exchanged blood. I didn’t think I’d ever find my mate, but after being with you, I believeyouare my mate.”
