beautiful words. But could she believe him? Karl had promised her the world too and look how that had ended up. The feel of his cool, soft lips kissing her forehead snapped her out of her thoughts. She opened her eyes and looked into his. No doubt about it, they were the exact same color as hers. She guessed that was proof enough really. She’d never before met anyone with eyes as deep a blue as hers, and she knew how unusual they were.
"I just can’t let you claim me if I don’t love you. I’m sorry."
He bent down to gently kiss her lips, "Don’t be sorry, piccola . I will wait as long as I can, but with you so near it will be hard to resist your body and your blood. Every cell of my body, heart and soul craves you."
She shuddered as his words wound around her heart. She didn’t think he’d have to wait long. She could already feel herself falling for him and his charms. She moved her hands up and ran them slowly, gently over all the contours of his face. She got to his lips and ran her thumb over his lower lip, then pulled it out a little. His mouth opened enough for her to see his fangs.
She ran her finger down the length of one fang; it wasn’t much longer than the rest of his teeth. Nothing like the huge fangs the Hollywood vampires had. She ran her fingertip over the sharp point of his fang and saw his body shudder.
He pulled back and closed his mouth.
"I may score your skin, Darcy. If I taste your blood, I will not be able to stop myself from claiming you."
Damn, but she was very tempted to tell him to take her, claim her. She rolled her lips in and clamped her mouth shut to stop herself from blurting out words she wasn’t ready to commit too.
He lowered his hand to her mouth and gently peeled her lips out.
"Don’t worry, Darcy, I can wait. I will wait, until I have won your heart. I want you to be sure—and I want you to freely choose to be with me."
He lowered his hands and took hers in his and gently tugged her over to the large bed where he laid down with her. As soon as her back hit the cool sheets his hands were on her skin. He caressed her from shoulder to hip, heating up her body. Her breathing quickened as she gripped the sheets in her hands as her arousal built. He continued to stroke her skin, tweaking her nipples on each pass. He nuzzled into her neck and kissed his way down to her breasts, and suckled first one nipple then the other. He gently scraped his fang over the tight hard peak and she shuddered beneath him as sparks flew through her body, landing between her thighs.
She began to rub her legs together, trying to get some relief, when he raised his head from her breasts and looked at her with one eyebrow cocked, in a very sexy way.
"Tell me what you need, piccola ."
She shook her head back and forth. She’d never been good with pillow talk. She couldn’t bring herself to utter the words. She felt her cheeks heat as she blushed under his gaze. His low masculine chuckle caused her to blush even more. She opened her eyes to glare at him but didn’t get the chance as he devoured her mouth in a hot demanding kiss.
When he released her mouth, he whispered against her lips, "You have no need to be embarrassed. I know you need to come. I just want to hear you say the words. I want to hear you say you need me to pleasure you, to love you. I will not penetrate you until I claim you, but I can give you so much pleasure before then."
She still had trouble forming the words. Her body was on fire from his touch and his voice. The thought of having him deep inside her made her womb clench in anticipation. She groaned as her body continued to heat up. She looked up into his gaze and was instantly mesmerized by what she saw there. His need to hear her say the words was deep. She couldn’t refuse him.
"I need you, Angelo, I need you to ease this ache I have."
She watched as a wide grin spread over his face and his eyes began to sparkle with happiness. He moved so his body was over the