Obsidian cupped her face, pulled her toward him. “The only way to satisfy your need is for me to come inside you.”
She whimpered, heat blooming throughout her. “What does that have to do with you feeding from me?”
“If I consume your blood, you become a physical part of me.” His lips brushed hers. “At that point, when I come inside you, our connection is strengthened. It’ll sate you longer, give some reprieve. But only for a bit.”
“How long’s a bit?”
“A week, a month. Maybe even a few months. It depends on the souls, their needs.”
“You’re saying we won’t want to have sex for a month?”
That sexy smirk appeared. “More like we won’t be desperate for it. A couple of times a day should satisfy it.”
“Two times a day? Seriously?” Penelope wasn’t exactly up to speed on what a healthy sex life entailed, but that seemed like a lot.
Not right now, of course, because she wanted to get her hands on Obsidian as frequently as possible.
“Then it’ll return with a vengeance and we won’t be able to quench it, no matter how hard we try. Not until we complete the mating.”
“And how do we do that?”
His eyes locked with hers, the silver glow faint at first, then brightening until the entire room was brighter.
“It’s a ritual known aslintamair.It requires a full moon, a specific setting, some magical stones. We feed from one another while our bodies are joined.”
Okay, so she knew she shouldn’t find the idea of that erotic, but in that moment, she couldn’t help herself. Especially not when his warm hands cupped her hips beneath the shirt she was wearing. The button-down she wore covered her more thoroughly than the dress she wore to work, but she still felt completely naked.
“Obsidian…” Penelope leaned in, kissed him, tried to get closer.
She felt his hands moving between them, but she didn’t stop kissing him. Their tongues thrashed as she worked the buttons free on her shirt, wanting to feel his warmth on her skin. His palms squeezed her ass, forcing her to lift up. It was then she realized he had freed his erection from his jeans and he was shoving them down his hips. Finally, the blunt head pressed urgently against her sex, relieving some of the ache within her. She sank down on him, her lips tearing away from his as she threw her head back. He filled her completely, the sensation exquisite, just as it had been every time he penetrated her.
Instead of allowing her to work herself over him, Obsidian rolled them so that she was on her back and he was over her, one knee on the sofa, one foot on the floor, driving deep inside her again and again, his thrusts timed perfectly to deliver mind-numbing pleasure.
When their eyes met, Penelope cupped his face, staring into that intense glow. And when his upper lip pulled back, revealing his fangs, she nearly came. The thought of those sharp teeth at her neck drove her absolutely crazy. It wasn’t that she wanted him to bite her, but the thought of it was erotic as hell.
A rough growl sounded in his throat as he drove deeper inside her, making her nerve endings sing.
Feeling bold, Penelope brushed the tip of her thumb over the razor-sharp canine, drawing blood. He growled again, sucking her thumb into his mouth, and she came, her orgasm shattering her.
A second later, he released her thumb, his head falling back as he roared, a sound that made the hairs on her arms stand on end as it rattled the walls with the intensity.
And when he looked down once more, the bright glow was gone, but there was something else in his silver eyes.
Love.
Pure, unfettered love.
Penelope felt it deep in her soul.
ASMIAWASABOUTTOTAKEASHOT, to nail the eight ball into the corner pocket, when she heard it.
The feral sound was like a sonic boom through the entire mansion.
“Was that…?” Acadia turned to look over the railing, though Asmia could’ve told her the sound had come from the floor above them.
“Obsidian,” she whispered. “With his female.”
Though the sound didn’t surprise her in the least, the aftereffects that swept through did. A wave of energy passed through the house, stronger than anything she’d ever felt before. Sexual energy.
