it, too. Claim me.”
He snarled at me in a sexy show of fangs. Lifting me in his arms, he braced me against the wall and thrust inside me with a low, wolfish sound. With my legs around his waist, I held him close. Every slick stroke built the fire until it engulfed my entire body.
We fell into one another, sharing more than the union of our bodies. The power we shared soared. I could feel Arys in my head, his insatiable yearning as he filled me again and again. He pressed his face to my neck, moaning with each thrust. Gripping my hips, he plunged deep, forcing a cry from me.
Arys backed us up toward the staircase, collapsing onto the bottom few stairs. Landing on top, I quickly took control, impaling myself on his thick shaft. He buried his face in my breasts, clinging tightly to me. We moved together with perfect precision. The building waves of pleasure brought my buried feelings to the surface.
“Let me hear you, sweet wolf. Growl for me.” To accompany his demand, Arys pulled down on my hips while simultaneously thrusting up. The force of the depth and impact brought a cry from me that bordered on a scream. He groaned and swore softly. “Dear God, do I ever love you.”
I rode him with my focus on the finish line. The peak of climax loomed ever closer with each stroke. I savored the emotion-drenched energy surrounding Arys. These moments revealed the truth of things he might never say.
I swept my hair aside and bared my neck to him. He gazed at me with midnight blue eyes that were all wolf. It was eerie yet stunning.
Arys gently grasped the back of my neck and held firm. His bite was tender, delicate. The pain of fangs piercing my vein quickly gave way to joyous gratification. As my blood spilled, I plunged over the edge of ecstasy. I quivered atop my vampire, my inner muscles clenching him tight. In that brief moment of absolute rapture, I feared nothing. I felt vibrant, full of life. Being head over heels in love had a way of doing that. It was otherworldly.
The touch of his tongue against my wounded neck was warm and wet. My blood filled his mouth. He quickened our pace, driving fast and deep for those final few orgasmic thrusts.
It wasn’t quite possible to collapse together and enjoy the afterglow. The stairs weren’t afterglow friendly. So, I grabbed his hand and pulled him up the stairs to my bedroom.
After ensuring the heavy drapes covered every inch of the window, I crawled into bed to snuggle up with my vampire. We lay in the dark room, neither of us speaking for a long time. With my head on Arys’s chest, I leisurely stroked a hand through his ebony hair. He held me close, his silence speaking louder than words.
“Wanna tell me what that was all about earlier tonight?” He asked in a lazy drawl. “You hunted that guy like an animal. I can’t say it wasn’t sexy as hell, but it wasn’t quite your style.”
“No,” I agreed. “It was yours.”
I recounted for him the events of the past two nights. Everything from my visit to Lilah’s with Jez to discovering tonight that the demon bitch had my sister. He listened, attentive as I vented my anger with colorful words and curses. As I spoke, he dragged his fingertips up and down my back in a loving caress.
“I’m sure I don’t need to tell you this, but I’m going to Lilah’s with you.”
I sat up to look at him, and the blanket slipped to my waist. “Arys, no. She has Juliet. If I go in with too many people or appear as a threat, there’s no telling what Lilah will do. I can’t risk anything happening to my sister.”
I braced for the argument, certain it was coming, but Arys surprised me. He nodded and pulled me back down beside him.
“Fine,” he said. “We’ll do it your way, with a compromise. You go in without me but keep your mind open to me. If anything goes wrong, if it gets bad, I’m coming in.”
It took me a minute to respond. I was shocked that he hadn’t come back at me with a fight. It was a nice change, most likely a short-lived one as well. I’d enjoy it while I could.
“Alright. That works for me. But, follow my lead. No jumping the gun.” I fell quiet for a moment, deciding how