kissed me again, I kind of hoped for that fate.
Marcus’s hands tangled in my hair and he seemed to commit himself to kissing me. His tongue surged in and I let him lead me in this dance.
“So long. I’ve waited so long,” he murmured. “I can feel how much you need me.”
I did. I was afraid I needed him for more than sex. Since that moment when he’d sunk his fangs in, a connection had opened between us and something had settled deep in my soul. I worried it was something false he was pushing at me, but there was a part of me that didn’t care. I felt better than I had in years, and that was in part his doing.
He gently rolled over, allowing me to be on top of him. I looked down and saw the hint of fangs from between his lips. “If things keep going that way, this will be over far too soon. Explore me, Summer. I meant what I said earlier. I’m yours. I can feel your curiosity. Touch me.”
My breath caught as I realized what he was offering. Himself. All of him. He wanted me, had wanted me from the moment he’d seen me. Vampires feed off of blood, but they also required sex from their companions. They fed off the sexual exchange of energy and from what I could tell, Marcus hadn’t fed either hunger. He should have been all over me, but he tempered his own needs in favor of mine. It was not at all what I’d expected from a vampire. I’d been prepared to be his toy for a while. I’d thought it would at least be a pleasurable way to bide the time.
This was something different.
I sighed contentedly and let my hands find his chest. “You’re a beautiful male. How do you not have a companion?”
I pushed back the lapels of his robe. They hadn’t done a great job of covering him up, but then I didn’t think that was my vampire’s point. He’d dressed to show himself off to spectacular advantage. I straddled him, the position placing me right over his erection, and it was also spectacular.
He was a magnificent beast and I was going to ride him.
“I’m yours, bella. Do with me as you please.” His hips shifted, pressing that cock of his against me, and I realized how ready I was for him.
“And if what pleased me was for you to be naked?” I didn’t want to get up and pull his pants off. I wanted to see him. I wanted it to be perfect, and perfect meant his naked body under mine. Normally I would let him take control, but I needed to see how far he would go for me, how much dominance he could cede. This was a man who liked control. That was easy to see, but he was giving it to me now.
“My darling, this is my mind. You can have anything you wish.”
The robe and pajama bottoms were gone. And so was my gown, but that didn’t actually bother me. I liked the way the sunshine streaming in from the window caressed my skin, the way I could feel the breeze coming from the ocean. For a moment I could imagine we truly were nothing more than lovers enjoying each other.
“Like I said, you’re a gorgeous male.”
“And you are the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen in my very long life.” His hands moved to find my thighs. I wasn’t sure how he did it, but I felt everything, felt the heat of his skin, the hard press of his cock, his fingers tight on my legs. “Enjoy this, bella. The next time we are together, I’m going to be in charge.”
I leaned over and breathed him in, kissing the sharp line of his jaw and loving how I could feel his cock practically pulsing. “And what will you do with your time?”
I kissed his neck, breathing him in. I wasn’t sure how all of this worked, what he was affecting and what was real, but the whole world seemed soft and gauzy, like I was caught in the best dream I’d ever had. I was whole here. I could handle anything that happened.
A low growl came from the vampire’s throat. “I will show you where you belong. Underneath me. Welcoming me inside you. I intend to bring you so much pleasure you won’t ever leave our bed again.”
Until I was dragged out in sonic cuffs. I quickly