Captivated (Deep in Your Veins 6)

He smiled. “Then she’d better kiss me.”

“She would be very happy to.”

(Damien)

I let her dominate the kiss. For all of three seconds. Then my hand was in her hair, fisting tight, while I ruthlessly devoured her mouth. I could let go with her now. I didn’t have to hold back, didn’t have to check my speed or strength, didn’t have a voice in my head telling me I shouldn’t be doing this. She could take everything I had to give as roughly as I wanted to give it.

And she was mine. All fucking mine.

A growl sawed at my throat. “I need to be in you.”

“You say that like we haven’t had sex in days,” she said as I rolled her onto her back. “I’m pretty sure we’ve had plenty of sex lately.”

I flipped up her long tee and freed my cock from my jeans. “But you were half out of it, so it wasn’t the same. I want to fuck my Lexi.” I thrust two fingers inside her. “Wet. You need to be wetter.”

She shook her head. “I don’t want to wait.”

“And I don’t want to hurt you.”

“If I can’t take it, I’ll tell you to pull out.” She curled her legs around my waist and nipped my jaw. “In me.”

My mouth pressed to hers, I slammed home, breathing in the gasp that flew out of her. Trusting she’d tell me if it was too much, I fucked her hard. Harder than I ever had before.

She didn’t complain. No, scratching at my nape and shoulder, she lifted her hips to meet every thrust. The new red tint to her irises began to flare, which called to the predator in me in a way I couldn’t explain.

I was gonna fucking Bind myself to this girl. Not yet. It was too early for me to ask that of her—she’d only just been Turned. But there wasn’t a doubt in my mind that we’d eventually have that Bond. Because there was no other woman for me.

Overwhelmed by so many emotions—love, relief, possessiveness, joy—I pounded into her again and again, feeling my release creep closer and closer. Watching her eyes dip to my throat, I said, “Take what you need from me.”

“I don’t know if I’d be able to stop when you tell me to,” she admitted, her voice thick with so much hunger my cock twitched.

“I’ll stop you if you don’t pull back. Take what you need. Now, Lexi, don’t—Fuck, yeah, good girl.” Having her feed from me went to my cock every time whether we were having sex or not. I loved it. Loved that she loved it.

Once she’d taken enough, I said, “Pull back now, baby. Now, Lex.” But she didn’t. I tangled my hand in her hair and snatched her head to the side, smiling at her little snarl. “And you thought you’d struggle with drinking blood.” Feeling my balls tighten, I mercilessly fucked in and out of her. “You’re going to come for me now. Do it, Lex. Let go.” I slipped one hand between us and thumbed her clit.

That easily, she broke apart.

That easily, so did I.

Recovering from my orgasm, I nuzzled her throat. “You smell amazing. Lavender and orange blossoms.”

She loosely hooked her arms around my neck. “I wonder what my gift will be. I hope it’s something cool. When will it surface?”

“It differs from person to person.”

“I’ll be grateful to have any ability, but I do hope it’s nothing lame like shifting into a gerbil or something.” She frowned when I shook with silent laughter. “Hey, it could happen.”

“I’ve never heard of any vampire having that gift, if that makes you feel better.”

“There’s a first time for everything, though.” She grimaced. “I’m starting to feel thirsty again. Is that normal?”

“The cravings will come and go, and you’ll probably drink more than the average vampire over the next few months. Which is why I had Jared bring a whole crate of NSTs here. It’s a sort of vampire starter kit, I suppose. There are different flavours for you to try. Once you’ve picked what ones you like, I’ll have plenty of those flavours brought here for you.”

“What about all our clothes and stuff?”

“They’ve already been brought here. I told you I had every intention of staying even if you didn’t want me here.” I couldn’t have left her. No way.

“You’re really going to live here with me until I can leave?”

I palmed her face with my hands. “Baby, there’s nowhere else I’d want to be.”

DARED

Ryder and Maya

Maya Duncan knows that moving on from Ryder Kingsley won’t be easy, even if all they had was a brief fling before he left for a six-month-long trip. Well now he’s back, and it’s clear he has no interest in picking up where they left off. But after a group game of Truth or Dare forces them to put their hands on each other again, their resolve to keep their distance crumbles into nothing. But can the fling amount to more this time round, or are the rumours true? Is Ryder too deep in grief over a woman he lost to ever truly move forward?