same one,” I said with a smile while placing my hand on his shoulder to stabilize myself as I took off my shoe. Pussy was lounging on the couch and greeted us with a hiss and a look of complete annoyance.
“Good for them,” Diego murmured.
“Mm-hmm,” I replied. I took off the other shoe and started rolling my neck.
“Are you okay?”
Letting out a huff of air, I started walking to my bedroom, with Diego hot on my heels. I knew he could feel what I was feeling and appreciated him for having the decency to ask. “I’m sad,” I admitted. “I haven’t had time to process losing my job. I’m kind of avoiding it all together right now.”
“I imagine it’s really difficult for you,” Diego replied. I stood in front of my gold full-length mirror and lowered the zipper to my dress. Once the fabric hit the floor, Diego gasped.
“It was my whole life. Hell, the day I was turned, I escaped for a product pitch. I feel betrayed. And it’s not like there are prejudice laws in place for vampires. She fired me because of what I am now. It sucks. I feel lost. It’s another thing stripped from me.”
Diego sat on the edge of my bed and loosened his tie, his hungry eyes on me. He got points for still listening to me, despite practically throwing my half-naked body at him. “Were you serious about starting your own company?”
“I think so. I keep coming up with names.”
He smirked as I let down my hair. This domestic strip tease was making me flush. “Oh? What names have you come up with?”
“Diddle Me This.”
Diego blinked twice. “Clever.”
“I was also thinking Splash Zone, Tunnel of Love, or The Spot.”
Clearing his throat, Diego responded after a long stare. Oh. Did I mention I stripped out of my pinching strapless bra? My boobs were on full display. “I personally like the name Lickity Spit.”
“Good one!” I replied before moving to straddle him. Diego’s eyes were wide. His lips parted as I threaded my fingers through his hair. “You know what’s crazy, though?”
“How insanely fucking hot you are?” Diego answered before reaching out to drag his sensitive fangs across my skin. I shivered.
“No,” I rasped. “What’s crazy is how I’m not scared.” Diego stopped teasing me to look me in the eye. “I’ve spent most of my life working multiple jobs and bouncing from house to house. I learned that I could only rely on myself, you know? But even if this coven thinks I’m a dweeb, I still have you. I still have this community. I’ve never had someone I could rely on before, aside from Ryan and Yaz, and this mate thing makes me feel really secure even though life feels hella uncertain right now.”
The love in Diego’s gaze couldn’t be faked, and I didn’t mind how he looked up at me with adoration or how his mind link leaked affectionate words.
So beautiful. So perfect. She will always be mine. I will always be there for her.
Diego brushed back a few strands of my hair, tucking them behind my ear before threading his fingers through the rest of it at the nape of my neck. He pulled my head down, guiding my mouth to his, until our lips met. His kiss started slow and sweet, but as I began grinding on his cock over his pants like a horny teenager, his kiss deepened, becoming needy and primal.
I reached down and tugged the hem of his shirt. I pushed it up and over his head and tossed it on the floor. The sight of Diego half-naked and bucking underneath me sent a fresh wave of heat between my thighs. If I didn’t know he was a vampire, I would think he was a god.
His muscles were sculpted to perfection, like he was carved by an extremely talented artist. I don’t think I’d ever seen him go to the gym. Did he have to work out to maintain his Herculean figure, or do you have the same body as when you were turned forever? Could I eat as much cake as I wanted without gaining a pound? I moaned with excitement at the prospect of guilt free carbs for the rest of eternity.
“You sound so hot riding my cock,” Diego moaned back to me.
Oh shit. Dirty talk. Don’t say cake.
“Mmmm, you feel so good. I want to make you come so hard.” I was a pro at dirty talk.
Diego stopped kissing me and looked me