fingers in her hair as her lips moved up and down his shaft. Somehow she magically balanced rough and gentle and an epic surge coursed from his fingers and toes, ramming into him like a tidal wave. He was about ready to crash a monster orgasm.
Grasping at the thinnest thread of his self-control, he pulled free and stepped into the water. He pushed her knees wide with his thighs and positioned himself between her legs. The green of her eyes darkened with desire and rivulets of water trickled between her breasts. He dipped forward and took a nipple into his mouth and she sucked in a breath between her teeth.
With a low growl, he slid inside her in one powerful thrust. Water sloshed over the side of the tub as he flexed his hips and her tight channel gripped him like a vise. Her inner muscles began to clench; he pushed further but couldn’t gain any traction in the slippery tub.
Damn. The water kept them too buoyant. Maybe this was fine for slow and easy, but he wanted to drive in deep. He wanted to take her hard. He could feel the passion mounting inside her as her heart blasted in his head like a jackhammer. She gripped his forearms with desperate abandon. She wanted it that way, as well.
Without breaking their connection, he stood from the tub. With her legs around his waist, she clung to him as he grabbed a towel and marched to the bed.
Her nails dug deep into the skin of his buttocks, keeping him seated deep inside her as he laid her down on the duvet and covered her delicate body with his own. But he needed to be careful; she was still recovering.
“I’m not breakable, Dom,” she said, reading his mind. Her voice was low and sultry in his ear as he began to thrust. “I want you and I want it hard.”
“Dios mio, Kenz.” He pushed in until the base of his erection ground against her engorged flesh. Open for me, my love. Harder and faster he coaxed until he felt the pleasure tighten her muscles around him.
Remember your promise? Her voice caressed his soul like velvet.
He brushed the locks of brown hair from her neck and stroked a finger over the skin there, locating her pulse. Yes, it waited for him. His gums throbbed as his fangs elongated and he opened his mouth to accommodate them. His beautiful angel looked up into his face and smiled.
My glorious savior. I am yours.
As he arched his head back, he caught a glimpse of the painting over the headboard. He had never noticed the depiction of a slight smile on Mackenzie’s face or the flush on her cheeks until now. It was as if she were basking in the afterglow of their lovemaking.
An animalistic sound spilled from his lips as heat rushed through him. Dipping his head to her neck, he ran his tongue over the delicate skin covering her artery. With her orgasm, she opened fully for him and he pushed himself inside that little piece of heaven just as his teeth plunged into her flesh. Over and over he pumped into her as he swallowed her sweet essence and she held his head tightly to her throat.
I love you, my darling. Her voice whispered to his soul and she clamped herself impossibly tighter around him.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
One year later.
DETERMINED TO PRY more than just the obligatory smile from her friend, at least for a moment, Mackenzie wrapped her arms around Lily and kissed her on the cheek.
“Careful,” Lily said, pushing her away. “You’re going to eff up your makeup and I don’t want to redo it again. No more hugs and kisses until it’s time for you to kiss Dom. Then you can smear it all to hell. What was that for, anyway?”
“In case the night gets away from me and I forget to thank you later.”
Lily straightened the peach-colored satin bow on Mackenzie’s velvet wedding jacket and adjusted the lapel. Although her eyes looked a little hollow and drawn, she scrutinized Mackenzie from head to toe, picking off little bits of lint and stray threads. “This dress is abso-fucking-lutely amazing. Shit—shoot—sorry. You look fabulous and smell even better. Are you back one hundred percent yet?”
“Try two hundred percent. Lil, how can I ever thank you enough for everything? You’re like the sister I never had.”
“Well, with my blood helping in your conversion, we are sisters. Blood sisters. We’re practically related now.” Lily laughed,