“Scrumptious.” Blood roars in my ears. The strangled whimper that escapes me is absurdly pitched. The gloomy edges of the forest roll forward to cover everything but him in darkness. He’s this magnificent thing I want to touch and taste. We lock gazes. Just like that, I shake off his hold. And he lets me go. Crouching in readiness not a foot away, my panicked gulps are no longer from fear or exertion. “I could run.” “ Yes.” “ Lead the Enforcers here.” Leaves crackle under my palms. I shift closer. “They’d surround you. Hem you in. Tighten their circle as a couple distract you.” He leans forward. “Come here, Harmony.” Voice husky with sensual compulsion, it’s the first time he’s said my name. Closing the distance, I place my knees either side of his thighs to straddle him. Back where I started. We fit. Perfectly. I press my hips into his. His rigid length aligns with my heat like a missile seeking explosion. Holding me this time, his hands find my waist and mould to its contours. His thumbs apply pressure to the flesh above my hipbones making the contact overtly sexual. Apart from a brief tremor he doesn’t move, only watches. “What happens then?” His thumbs circle slowly. A thick and hot coil of delirious pleasure has my head falling back. I expose my throat. He nips the bare skin. “What then?” The sharp pinch under his fangs jerks me from the precipice. He stares. What’s going on behind the stormy blue? I stare back confident sanity abandoned my body. This creature makes me feel startling things. Things that make me want to howl and roll over to show my belly. The moment stretches. Breaks. He gasps and his delicious rocking stops. “I can’t.” His face transforms into a nightmare. Twin points of pressure on my skin are not enough to prepare me for the shock of his fangs tearing into my flesh, and his mouth clamping with brute force.
CHAPTER THREE
He bites me. Accounts I’ve read of Lycans being bitten by a Vampire describe intolerable pain from the poison they excrete. The only pain is the ache between my legs. No wonder Humans fall so helplessly to such predatory charms. He sucks harder, pulling deeper. I rub myself on him to relieve the pressure and he grinds back. My canines lengthen and my eyes burn. I want to bite him too. Sink my teeth into his flesh and brand him so that he remembers me forever. The Vampire releases me. Body liquid, I clasp a hand over my bleeding neck. I shake off mangled thoughts and struggle to move past the drugged languor caused by his feeding. Suspicious, his eyes narrow and his tongue laps at the blood gathered at the corner of his mouth. He stares at my fangs. “Where have these come from?” “ Are you talking to yourself?” “ How did you do this thing?” He continues as if I haven’t spoken. “I hold the wolf.” “ I can’t tell if you’re asking me. I’m done guessing.” “ Why,” he whispers. “Why did I stop?” Clasping my chin, he pulls me closer and licks each of my canines. His gaze meets mine, and this time I know he speaks to me. “What purpose do they serve?” “ Release me and I’ll show you.” The restraints holding my power at bay dissolve. My eyes widen as he silently relinquishes the power suppressing my wolf spirit. His expression is a dare. Growling, I slam his shoulders to the dirt. Before he can protest I bite his shoulder. I snarl and shudder to make sure I’m attached to him good and deep. There won’t be tidy pinpricks left on his alabaster skin. My teeth will leave scars for the rest of his existence. The cool night air is infused with my mating scent. Beneath my impulses, I start in shock, but relax in a moment of blissful calm. My intention is to mark him not drink his blood, but it mixes with my saliva. Unease skitters up my spine. Hot and bright, a blood rose of pain blooms in my chest. Sharp stabs between my eyes have me trying to pull away, but I’m