Kaj sighed heavily, forced the thoughts from his mind. They would hold until nightfall. At that point, he could address them all.
Not bothering with clothes, Kaj went to his bedroom, willing the lights off behind him.
He came up short in the doorway when his eyes landed on the female currently kneeling on his bed. She was naked, her dark hair hanging down over her shoulders, the long strands discreetly hiding her naked breasts.
All thought fled in that moment. All his worries, his fears disappearing completely. The only thing that mattered was this female.
He hadn’t expected to see Acadia. Ever since he’d left her back at the mansion a few hours ago, he’d expected to be accompanied by nothing more than the cold chill in his bones that remained whenever he wasn’t in her presence. Sure, she’d told him she had talked to Obsidian, that she wanted to move forward, but she hadn’t mentioned what her immediate plans were. And with so much going on, he’d simply assumed they would continue to take things slow.
Kaj took a moment to drink in the sight of her. Not only the delicious curves of her naked form, but the image she presented in his bed.
“What are you doing here?” he asked, hoping it didn’t come across negatively.
Her amethyst eyes lifted to his face, and a smile formed on her luscious mouth. “I am here to give myself to you. Completely and wholly, I am yours, Kaj. Provided you will have me.”
His breath lodged in his chest when she bowed before him, the long line of her spine arching as she rested her forehead to the mattress, her arms reaching forward as though for him.
Mine.
As he moved toward her, Acadia remained where she was, her face tucked downward. He could do nothing more than bend over her, his lips gliding over her spine as he covered her with his body. Though they were both naked, it wasn’t necessarily a sexual moment. However, it was uniquely intimate.
Kaj trailed his hands over her waist, her hips, gripping firmly because he was so overwhelmed by her presence, he wasn’t sure what to do next. He remained just like that for a couple of minutes, inhaling her sweet fragrance, absorbing the warmth of her skin, listening to her breathe. He’d never known true peace before Acadia, and to have it now…
Forcing himself up, he took her hands in his, then helped her to sit upright. He brought her knuckles to his lips, kissed them one at a time as he met her gaze, held it.
“If I join you on this bed, I’m going to claim you,” he warned. “There is no going back from this.”
To his surprise, Acadia took his hand, urging him to accompany her. As he placed one knee on the mattress, she lay before him, her head resting on his pillow, hair spilling out around her. She was so… There were no words in any language that could do her justice. This female was absolute perfection. She waseverything.
Leaning over her, Kaj took her lips, attempting to hold back the urgency he could feel pulsing in his veins. He wanted to slide into the heavenly warmth of her body, to bring them both the ecstasy they often found in one another’s arms.
Only, he wasn’t ready for it to be over.
So rather than mount her like the animal he was, Kaj eased onto his side, his lips still fused to hers, his hand beginning a slow exploration over her smooth skin. He started at her neck, drifted down to her chest, dipping between her breasts. He ventured lower, his palm spanning her belly, sliding farther until he reached her cleft. Rather than tease, he reversed his movements, returning to cup her throat as he thrust his tongue inside her mouth, mimicking the movements he would soon make with other parts of his body.
Heat from the fire merged with the warmth generated by their bodies. When his fingers trailed over her the second time, his mouth followed, pressing kisses as he inhaled her sweet scent. This time he paused to suck her nipples, teasing the nubs with his tongue while Acadia’s fingers ran through his hair. Every so often she would grip him firmly, holding him in place before releasing. He took his cues from her, loving every inch of her.
When he made his way between her thighs, Kaj repositioned so her legs were draped over his arms, his mouth melding to her hot core. He took his time, pushing her to the brink but never over. He loved those sweet moans, the way her fingernails speared his scalp as she attempted to bring herself to orgasm against his intruding tongue.
“Kaj…”
She was right where he wanted her.
“Don’t move,” he instructed, pushing up onto his knees.
Time slowed as he admired her. Every beautiful inch. His fingertips swept over her soft, smooth skin. He had no need to memorize her because he had done so long ago.
Her eyes shifted to his as he lifted her left leg, cradling her foot in his hand. His lips trailed over the delicate arch, up to her ankle, slowly inching higher. He paused, his mouth hovering over the vein that ran to her foot. When their eyes met, he pressed his lips to that spot, stroked her with his tongue.
“Yours,” she rasped, as though she knew what was coming.
Without warning, he pierced her with his fangs, drawing from the vein only briefly before sealing the wound. Her eyes widened, her chest rising and falling more rapidly. It wasn’t pain that increased her respiration. Desire. He could practically taste it.
“That’s just the beginning,” he warned.
Acadia nodded, a plea in her beautiful eyes. She wanted this, he could sense it.
Kaj did the same with her other leg, kissing her small foot, working higher, piercing the vein on that side. After sealing that wound, he trailed a path of kisses up her leg, once more toward the juncture of her thighs. This time he paused, placing one soft kiss, then pierced the femoral artery, drinking from her in long pulls. He sealed that wound, then performed the same maneuver on the other side before sealing her flesh with his tongue. It was a necessary ritual, marking her as his, taking from her in every way. With every puncture, he took only small amounts of her blood before sealing the holes while she watched him, her breaths labored, her desire building.
