Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian 1)

Then his teeth entered my neck, and everything exploded into ecstasy. Together, we fell screaming over that edge, plunging into a sea of bliss more powerful than anything I'd ever experienced

When I remembered how to breathe again, I took his face between my palms and kissed him long and slow. "That was amazing."

He rolled to one side and gathered me in his arms. "And I made you scream."

His warm, sexy tones held a hint of contented male arrogance and I smiled. "Only because I needed you inside."

He chuckled softly and brushed a sweaty strand of hair from my forehead. "Sounds to me like I have to prove it was no fluke."

And I thought Talon had stamina. I smiled and dropped a kiss on his chin. "Sounds like."

Over the course of the day, he did indeed prove it was no fluke

But late in the afternoon, as we lay hot and sweaty and entangled in each other's arms, I knew I was in deep, deep trouble. Because the intensity that burned between us suggested this vampire could be more than just a sex partner

It didn't matter that I barely knew him. Didn't matter that he didn't want me in any way other than physically. I had no more control over my emotions than I did the moon urges

I wanted him. Wanted to explore the full boundaries of what we had

Only that was the last damn thing he wanted

But as I'd warned him not so long ago, I was a wolf ready to fight for what she believed in

And I was more than willing to fight for the possibilities that lay unexplored between me and this vampire

Well, well," Rhoan said, his gaze jumping from me to Quinn and back again as we walked up the path toward him. "Looks to me like a good time has been had by all."

I grinned. "We didn't have a pack of cards handy, and had to do something to while away the time."

His gaze centered on the bite scar on my neck. Quinn had been careful to keep using the same entry point, so that I didn't have bite marks littering my neck. But we'd made love more than a few times, and the wounds were taking a little longer than normal to heal

"Hope you didn't exhaust her too much. We have a lot planned for tonight."

What he was really saying was that he hoped Quinn hadn't taken too much blood, and we all knew it

Quinn placed a hand on Rhoan's shoulder and squeezed lightly. "I took no more than necessary." He looked at me, a smile touching his lips. "And if you're worried about anyone getting exhausted, try worrying about me."

"I didn't hear any complaints at the time," I said dryly

His smile grew, making my hormones do their mad dance. "Nor are you ever likely to. You can exhaust me anytime you like." His gaze switched to Rhoan. "Where's Liander? I need to return his modulators."

"Inside cooking dinner. Apparently he likes my attempts about as much as my sister does."

Quinn's gaze took in mine for a moment, then he headed inside. I followed, enjoying the view before heading upstairs to get some decent clothes on. Then I went back outside and plopped down on the bench beside my brother. "So, how did last night go?"

"A cinch, once the power was knocked out. The guards were out in force, but there weren't any vampires amongst them, and both Jack and I were careful to neutralize our scent beforehand."

"Did you find anything?"

He snorted softly. "Sperm and eggs, and lots of them."

"Did you find and destroy your lot?"

"I believe so. We found some interesting files, but other than that, nothing. As we suspected, Moneisha is little more than a collecting point. It's not where these duplicates are coming from."

"So they weren't set up for research of any kind?"

"Yeah. But basic stuff."