Sacrifice of Darkness - Alexandra Ivy Page 0,32

bliss.

“Faster,” she complained.

He chuckled in delight, skimming his lips down her shivering body.

“All good things, in good time,” he promised.

She tugged at his hair. “The early bird gets the worm.”

His startled laugh echoed through the room. “What?”

“I don’t know,” she muttered, her face flushed with passion. “I’m not thinking very clearly right now. I just want…”

“What?”

“You,” she breathed. “I want you.”

Her words punctured his unbeating heart, melting it into a puddle of goo.

“You got me, Terra,” he swore in soft tones.

She gave another yank on his hair. “All of you.”

“Yes. But first…”

With a slow, wicked smile, he parted her legs and wiggled down the mattress until he was kneeling between them. Instantly, he was surrounded by the sweet scent of her arousal. His mouth watered, though his hunger was no longer for blood.

Gripping her hips, he licked through her slick heat, feeling a smug satisfaction as he wrenched a loud groan from her throat. His nymph liked that. A lot.

Using her soft moans as a guide, he dipped his tongue inside her, driving her desire higher and higher, taking her to the edge before easing away and starting all over again.

“Enough.”

With unexpected strength, Terra reached down to grab his shoulders and hauled him upward.

Javad readily gave in to her impatience.

As much as he enjoyed hearing the sound of her soft pants, his need was spiraling toward the point of no return. He wanted to be deep inside her when that happened.

“I like when you’re bossy,” he teased, kissing the upper curve of her breast before gliding up the slope of her throat.

Her skin was damp with sweat, and the lemony scent of her hair teased his nose.

Delicious.

“Good.” She framed his face in her hands as she wrapped her legs around his waist. “Get in me. Now,” she ordered.

Javad didn’t have to be told twice.

Holding her smoldering gaze, he pressed the tip of his rock-hard cock into her body. They groaned in unison, the pleasure so shocking that it made the world come to a screeching halt.

Time ticked away as Javad simply savored the sensations that battered his body. Anticipation. Ecstasy. And a love so profound that his heart didn’t feel big enough to contain it.

Releasing a shaky sigh, Terra scored her fingernails down his chest, then with a smoldering smile, she lifted her head to lick away the small trail of blood.

Hunger slammed into Javad. With a harsh growl, he plunged his erection deep into her body.

“Yes,” she urged in a husky voice, lowering her hands to cup his ass as he drove into her with enough force to rock the bed.

She met him thrust for thrust, proving that she wasn’t nearly as fragile as she appeared.

Thank the goddess. Javad wrapped her tightly in his arms, savoring her sharp cry as her body shuddered in blissful release.

Javad thrust again, his back arching as his orgasm ripped through him with titanic force.

Damn.

Collapsing onto the mattress next to his mate, Javad pulled her tight against his trembling body.

“My Terra,” he murmured, pressing a kiss to the top of her tangled curls.

She snuggled against his chest, closing her eyes as she drifted to sleep.

“Forever.”

Epilogue

Standing in the living room of their private apartment, Terra brushed her hands down the gown she hadn’t worn for two weeks. It felt…weird. And not in a good way. Still, she’d been waiting for this particular moment since she returned to Vegas. She wasn’t going to miss it because her nerves were tangled into painful knots.

Easily sensing her tension, Javad moved to capture her hands in his cool grip. He was dressed in a pair of loose black slacks and a gold tunic embroidered with rubies.

“Are you sure you’re ready for this?”

She smiled, instantly calmed by his touch. Or maybe she was just distracted. What female wouldn’t be sidetracked by an insanely sexy vampire regarding her with such heart-wrenching concern?

She squared her shoulders. “It’s time.”

Javad frowned. “You’re being very mysterious.”

“I just need to tie up a few loose ends,” she said.

She’d been deliberately vague when she told Javad that she had to return to the temple. As much as she adored this male, he was more than a little protective. If he thought that she was walking into danger, he would be in hyper-vampire-mode. She didn’t want to terrify the Serafs until she could discover the truth.

“You’re sure?” he demanded.

Terra studied Javad’s face. His concern about traveling to the temple was easy to read, but something else was troubling him. Something she could sense through their mating bond.

“What do