“I want you, Ian.” She wrapped her armsaround his neck.
“This is an eternity.”
“I understand, and I want it.”
Red blazed into his eyes; his fangs slidfree to hang down over his lower lip. Paige’s breath caught in herlungs, but before she could react to his loss of control, he droveinto her and buried himself to the hilt with a guttural shout. Asoft cry escaped her as he filled and stretched her in ways she’dnever been filled before. Her heart lumbered in her chest as shetried to adjust to the size of him filling her body.
Ian remained unmoving as he waited for herto become accustomed to him. She may not be a virgin, but hermuscles were deliciously tight as they grasped him, and she wasn’tused to someone of his size. Her eyes met his in the darkness; hisarms shook as he fought to keep himself restrained, but the musclesgripping at his cock were nearly his undoing as contractions fromher previous orgasm still shook her.
Her fingers entangled in the hair curlingagainst his neck. Her legs clasping his sides eased their hold onhim; she pulled him down for another kiss. His tongue slid into hermouth again; his fangs pressed against her lips as he pulled slowlyout of her before thrusting in again. The feel of his fingers inher was nothing compared to the feel of his cock inside of her,taking her. His massive body blocked everything out except for himand the ecstasy he stoked unremittingly higher.
A low moan escaped her when he pulled backand slid into her again. The friction of him within her, made herbody quicken again as he moved incessantly in and out of her. Hewas relentless, demanding as he gave and took in equal measure,pushing her onward when she tried to retreat.
“Let go, Paige,” he murmured against herlips. “Don’t fight it. Give your body over to me.”
She didn’t have a choice in the matter; he’dtaken away all of her control over herself. He possessed her bodycompletely. The encompassing feeling growing within her wasspinning out of her control. She welcomed the plummet over the edgewith this man, welcomed the oblivion he could give to her.
He felt it when she gave herself over to himcompletely. Her legs slid around his waist; her body rose and fellwith his as he drove into her before slowly withdrawing again. Hegrasped her face in his hands, kissing her in rhythm to his deepthrusts. Calmness slid over his body, slipped into his soul. Forthe first time, since reaching maturity a sense of peace envelopedhim. The beast within had finally been calmed by the warmth andpleasure of his mate’s body.
Paige’s mind spun; her fingers dug into hisback as his hand slid under her. He grabbed hold of her ass andlifted her hips off of the bed. The pressure within her started togrow again; her body moved in ways she’d never known possible asshe grabbed at him, trying to draw him deeper into her, demandingmore and more of him.
His breath was ragged in her ear, warmagainst her neck. She felt the pressure of his fangs against herflesh, but he didn’t bite. Then his lips were moving lower over herneck, building the frenzy within her to epic levels as his fangsscraped over her skin. His tongue traced the areas he moved over,licking where his fangs marked even though they didn’t break herskin. He could bite her now, drain her, and there was nothing shecould do about it. Instead of being scared of the knowledge, shefound herself more enthralled by it.
“It’s ok,” she panted. “Do it. I can takethe pain.”
He froze over her, his fangs pressingagainst the hollow of her throat. Her words made him realize therewas something he hungered for just as badly as her body. “Not ifyou’re not ready,” he managed to force himself to say.
“I am, please Ian,” she pleaded.
His control frayed, his mouth skimmed up torest against the pulse beating powerfully within her neck. “Itwon’t hurt if you don’t fight it. I promise you.”
He’d never lie to her, but still shestiffened against him and braced herself for what she knew wasabout to follow. She could still recall how badly it had hurt whenher father had been feasting upon her, humiliating her. Her fingersdug into his back; his breath tickled her neck as his fangs pressedagainst her skin.
Then, his fangs pierced her flesh. Her bodyjerked beneath his; her nails raked down his back as her thighsclamped against his sides. A piercing sting accompanied thebreaking of her skin, but as the first pulls of her blood began toleave her body, the pain faded away to be replaced with a feelingof joy. His pleasure brushed against the edge of her mind, fillingher and taking her over. He’d been right, there was nothing buthappiness here as he drank from her.
She clasped hold of his head, holding himcloser as he drank deeper from her. She was doing this for him;shewas making him this happy. Satisfying him in ways he’dnever been satisfied before. There was no discomfort or degradationhere. There was only a growing bond that caused her heart to swellwith love. He began to move within her again, taking possession ofher in every way, and she gladly gave herself over to him. She washis to do with as he pleased; she would never deny him.
Ian drank in greedy pulls, her blood seepedinto him and eased him in a way no one’s blood ever had. Thedelicious taste of her filled his mouth. She tasted of apples andan assortment of spices he couldn’t quite place. For the first timein almost a year, the monster within him was completely sated andat ease. He’d never let her go; there was no doubt in his mind ofthat now. Pulling away from her, he licked the punctures on herneck closed.
Rising over her, he grabbed hold of herwrists and tugged them above her head. Holding them within one ofhis hands, he pinned them to the pillow. His eyes burned into hersas his hips continued to thrust and retreat. When he bent to kissher again, she eagerly accepted it.
She’d never experienced anything like himbefore. He could kill her, yet she instinctively knew he wouldnever harm her. For the first time, something more began to growwithin her as her heart swelled. He’d been right, there would be nogoing back, not after this.
Sweat slicked their bodies; she could feelhim holding back, trying not to hurt her, but his body stilldemanded more and more from her until she couldn’t stand thepressure growing within her. Her head tipped back as her bodyshattered and fractured apart. A loud cry escaped her, her legsshook as they clamped against his sides, and waves of pleasurecrashed through her. Unreasonable tears burned her eyes when wavesof bliss shook the core of her foundation.
Ian groaned as her muscles contracted aroundhis cock causing him to spill within her on the next thrust. Hisbody shuddered and with a loud groan he found his release. Hishands clenched on the bedding so forcefully he tore the sheets fromthe mattress and shredded them within his grasp. His breath heavedin and out of him as he fought to regain control of himself.
Her eyes were glazed over with tearsswimming in their brilliant depths when they met his. Her musclescontinued to contract around his dick, as he remained buried deepinside of her. Releasing the sheets, he clasped her cheeks withinhis hands. With a tenderness he’d never experienced with anyonebefore, he kissed her leisurely. Her chest heaved below him as shefought to catch her breath, but her fingers slid into his hair andshe pulled him closer.
“I love you too,” she murmured against hismouth.
His fangs instantly sprang free again; theypressed against her lips as his tongue swept into taste her, andshe was swept away by him once more.
CHAPTER 18
Paige’s muscles were still limp when she woke thenext morning. A pleasant soreness lingered between her legs, onethat brought a smile to her face as memories of last night driftedback to her. The arm around her waist constricted when she went tocrawl out of bed. “Where do you think you’re going,” he murmured inher ear.
She laughed and turned to face him. “Aren’tyou tired?”
