Then again, she had, hadn’t she?
They remained like that for the longest time, moving to the music, his body aligning with hers until they were both breathing heavily, her eyes glazed. The fact that she didn’t move away wasn’t lost on him. It was as though she was eager to have him touching her. If she was like him, it was a relief to have that cold ache in his bones gone, even if it was only temporary.
Andiu oh, how he wanted to touch her. Every-fucking-where.
When the song changed, morphing into a dark thumping number, Eclipse slid one hand up her arm, gripping her wrist and unlocking her arms from around his neck. He then turned her so she was facing away from him, pulling her back so her luscious ass was intimately pressed against his thighs. Sliding his arm over her shoulder, Eclipse planted his hand on her belly and nuzzled her neck, inhaling that sweet lavender scent he remembered from the alley.
He’d spent weeks thinking about her, interacting with her on a telepathic level, but nothing compared to having her in his arms.
“What are you doing?” she rasped, tilting her head to give him better access to her pounding pulse.
“Proving it.”
Her soft hand slid over his arm as though she wanted him closer. “How?”
“Keep watching,” he urged, and hoped he could pay attention long enough to prove anything other than the fact he wanted her with a passion that defied logic.
Easier said than done, Orianna thought asEclipse’s big body pressed up against her.
From the moment she’d noticed him watching her from across the room, she knew their paths would cross. Or at least she’d hoped they would. She had recognized him instantly, remembering their interaction in the alley as well as the strange visions since that night, and had hoped that luck was finally on her side. What were the chances she’d run into him after countless weeks of attempting to find him?
Good, it seemed, because this was definitely the white knight she’d encountered. Only, she wasn’t quite sure he was as noble as she’d made him out to be in her head. She didn’t need to know anything about him to know he was dangerous. More so to her sanity than anything, but for some stupid reason, she’d allowed him to lead her out here to prove a claim that was, at its core, preposterous.
Vampires.
As if.
Of course, she would’ve likely followed him anywhere, which was almost as ludicrous as the whole vampire thing. Yet Orianna couldn’t fight the overwhelming attraction or the desperate ache that had taken up residence between her thighs. She hungered for him in a way that defied logic, unlike anything she’d ever felt before.
Funny, her mother had always told her when she found her soul mate, she would know. Orianna couldn’t help but wonder if there was some truth to that. Granted, she wasn’t crazy enough to believe in soul mates. No more than she believed in vampires. But she could not deny the attraction.
“Don’t look away.” The deep baritone rumbled through her, heating her blood and causing a familiar warmth to pool between her legs.
She was vividly aware of the big hand that spanned her belly, gently holding her in place. When his other cupped her neck, gently urging her back against him, a lightning bolt of desire slammed into her. The possessive gesture should’ve made her panic, only he wasn’t hurting her. He wasn’t even applying pressure. The move was meant more to keep her from turning her head, but Orianna felt the brush of his hand on her throat all the way to her core.
“Watch how he tilts her head just so.” Eclipse’s voice was a steady whisper in her ear, his warm breath sending a tingle down her spine.
Orianna inhaled sharply as Eclipse mirrored the man’s movements, slightly tilting her head. She kept her eyes straight ahead, watching the man’s lips graze the woman’s slender neck. Warmth trickled through her sex when Eclipse did the same to her, his smooth lips brushing her oversensitive skin.
“He’s kissing her,” she said, her voice wrecked by the lust coursing through her.
“He’s not kissing her.”
She swallowed hard when Eclipse’s tongue grazed her neck even as the man pulled the woman’s long hair back over her shoulder and leaned down once more.
“He’s preparing for his next meal.”
She knew she should’ve been terrified—likely Eclipse’s intent with this stupid show—but Orianna was too turned on to be scared. Part of it was due to watching such an intimate act between two people, but more so because her mystery savior was touching her. Everywhere.
The man lifted his head and met Orianna’s eyes briefly before his upper lip curled back and revealed…
“Oh, God.” A trickle of fear bloomed in her bloodstream as the man leaned forward and pierced the woman’s flesh with those wicked sharp canines.
Eclipse’s hands tightened on her neck and her belly, holding her against him, his breath fanning her sensitive skin. “Believe me now,sezari?”
Orianna would’ve sworn her eyes were playing tricks on her if it weren’t for the fact her body was aflame with sensations. No way was she dreaming. Not even those strange fantasies she’d had for the past few weeks could measure up to what she was feeling now.
The woman moaned softly, closing her eyes as she gave herself to the man … vampire …whateverhe was.
