Primal.
Demanding.
Had he been in his right mind, he would have controlled himself. As it was, he couldn't.
Now, he was the beast that stalked the night. His only thought having her, he slid himself deep inside her and then he sank his fangs deep into her neck.
He felt her surprise for only an instant until complete sexual ecstasy tore through them both.
Their bodies and minds were united. Joined.
He felt every thought in her head. Every emotion. Every fear. Every joy.
He saw inside her heart down to her fear that he didn't love her as much as he loved Nynia. That he would never love her as much. He felt her hopelessness and her determination.
Most of all, he felt her love.
Growling fiercely, he let her essence wash over him. Let her seep into every corner of his being. There were no more secrets between them. No more places to hide.
She was as bare to him as he was to her.
And her love for him was the most incredible feeling he'd ever experienced.
Talon thrust himself in deep as his head and body exploded. Their orgasms were so fierce that he couldn't keep the motorcycle upright. Before he knew what had happened, they were lying on the ground, still entangled as his sense returned to him.
Sunshine stared up at him in the moonlight, her clothes disheveled and her face adoring.
In her mind, she could still hear his thoughts. His fear of losing her, his need to protect her.
She saw his guilt that he had allowed his sister to die. His need to right the wrong that had been done to Nynia.
The sadness and grief that lived inside him as constant companions.
Most of all, she saw his need to hold her. His need to not fail her.
She felt his power and strength, which were unlike anything she had imagined. He was a predator.
And he was the man she loved. One who loved her and one who was willing to do anything for her.
Even give up his own life.
"I love you, Talon," she breathed.
Talon couldn't believe what he had done as he brushed his hand against her neck and removed the telltale signs of blood. Her taste permeated his mind, his senses.
Zarek had been right, that was the most incredible high he'd ever known. And now that he'd seen inside her heart...
Gods, what had he done?
In one moment of careless passion, he had sown the seeds of both their destruction.
Talon took her back to the cabin, but he didn't speak to her. He wasn't sure what to say.
She didn't seem to mind the fact that he'd bitten her, which was a very good thing.
But he couldn't get it out of his mind.
Her taste.