to the hilt.
“I want you to scream,” he commanded.
“Make me,” she whispered, her legs tightening around his hips.
He nibbled a path of kisses of her neck so he could whisper directly in her ear.
“A challenge?”
“Are you up for ... oh!”
Her words were forgotten as he pulled out and then rocked his hips upward, nearly lifting her off the table with the force of his thrust.
They cried out in unison, Jaelyn burying her face in his neck as he held on to her hips and briefly absorbed the sensation of his erection sheathed in her tight channel. Then, as she trembled against him, he repeated the forceful surge, keeping his pace just as slow and sweet as he promised.
Or at least that was the plan.
With every thrust Jaelyn lifted her hips upward, possessing the strength to meet his thrusts with an explosive impact. He’d never had such a powerful lover. At least not one who could meet him stroke for stroke with pleasure instead of pain.
It was ... intoxicating.
And unnervingly intimate.
It was as if they were being fused together. Not just physically, but in the passion that bound them.
In this moment they were one.
Her lips trailed down his throat, creating tiny jolts of electric excitement as he felt the sharp tip of her fangs brush his skin.
He grimly crushed the insane desire to feel those fangs sinking into his flesh, concentrating on the building tension that clenched the muscles of his groin.
“Are you with me, Jaelyn?”
Her nails dug into his skin, her head angling back to stab him warning glare.
“Don’t stop,” she growled. “Don’t you dare stop.”
He grinned with wicked enjoyment at her demands. “I told you I was going to make you scream, Jaelyn,” he reminded her, his hands shifting to pull her legs higher on his waist, angling her upward so he could plunge even deeper.
With swift, relentless strokes he urged her toward that perilous edge, his breath rasping through the air. Her eyes squeezed closed, her body clenched so tight around his cock that he was certain he would combust before giving her satisfaction.
Over and over he plunged deep inside her. Then just when he was certain he was going to embarrass himself, he gave one last surge and she gave a shout of release.
He claimed her lips in a branding kiss as he pressed her shuddering body tight against him and shattered beneath the maelstrom of exploding bliss.
Holy ... shit.
Still holding her in his arms, he spread tiny kisses over her face, continuing to pump into her as he sought to regain his composure.
Or his sanity.
Whichever came first.
Rocked by the tiny aftershocks of pleasure, Jaelyn had no choice but to hang on to Ariyal.
Or at least that was the excuse she used as her hands smoothed down the satin skin of his back and her face remained pressed into the curve of his neck as she wallowed in his warm, addictive scent.
Alarms buzzed in the back of her mind. Yeah, as if she needed to be reminded of the complete lunacy of giving in to her passions. But it wasn’t until the persistent ache of her fangs penetrated her fuzzy glow that she abruptly stiffened in his arms.
Not all her hungers had been satisfied.
And the violent urge to sink her fangs into his neck was all but irresistible.
With a hiss, she placed her hands against his chest, yanking her head back to meet his brooding gaze.
“Don’t,” he warned.
She scowled at his commanding tone. “Don’t what?” “Try to squirm away from me.”
“Are you always such a bossy lover?”
“Yes,” he admitted without apology. Typical. “Are you always so eager to leave your lover’s arms?”
Jaelyn shivered. Lovers.
Grimly she forced herself to ignore the possessive glow in his bronze eyes and the delicious sensation of his warm flesh still buried deep inside her.
She wouldn’t compound her stupidity by wishing that things could be different.
Even if he weren’t her current assignment, her position as a Hunter meant she couldn’t take a long-term lover. And certainly she could never have a mate....
She slammed the door before the dangerous thought could fully form. She soooo wasn’t going there.
“Vampires don’t do cuddling,” she said, coating her voice in ice. “Sorry.”
Anger tightened his exquisite features, but while he slowly pulled out of her body, his arms remained wrapped around her.
“It’s more than an allergy to cuddling,” he accused. “You treat me like I carry the plague.” A mocking smile curved his lips. “At least when I’m not making you scream in pleasure.”
She forced herself to meet