when she knew everything there was to know about him, and loved him anyway.
She cried out in mingled pain and pleasure as their bodies came together. It was everything she had ever dreamed of, more than she had ever imagined. Surely no mortal man could have lifted her to such lofty heights, brought her such soul-shattering delight.
She stilled as she felt his teeth at her throat.
Dominic drew back, his body trembling with a need that went beyond hunger, beyond pain.
She read the question in his eyes and after a moment of indecision, she nodded.
He kissed her deeply and then she felt his teeth at her throat again. There was no discomfort, no fear, only a rush of sensual pleasure that built and built until she was mindless, breathless. She clutched him to her, reaching for something that was just out of reach.
His voice whispered in her ear, urging her on, crying her name, until the world shattered around her, left her floating in a pool of such exquisite pleasure she was certain she had passed beyond the veil of mortality. And there, locked in his arms, she felt his tortured soul brush hers as he found peace and acceptance in her arms.
Slowly, slowly, she drifted down to earth. Dominic rolled onto his side, carrying her with him, so that they lay face to face. She had often heard the expression "forever in his eyes," but in Dominic's case, she really could see forever in his eyes - herforever, if she only had the courage to ask for it.
She sighed with pleasure as his hand lightly stroked her back, her hair. Their bodies were pressed intimately together from chest to ankle. She imagined she could feel his heart beating in time with her own.
He brushed a lock of hair from her brow. "Tell me you have no regrets."
"Of course I don't. Why would I?"
"You have given up much to be my wife."
She caressed his cheek."And gained much in return."
"I hope you will always feel that way."
"Right now I just feel... sticky."
With a hearty chuckle, he lifted her from the bed and carried her into one of the two adjoining bathrooms - one for him, one for her. This one had a light gray marble floor, a glass-enclosed marble shower, a separate whirlpool bathtub, a gray marble vanity with a round sink and brass fixtures, and a hair dryer. The toilet and bidet were enclosed. She grinned when she saw there was a phone within easy reach of the commode.
Her cheeks turned pink when she saw herself in the mirror, her lips swollen from his kisses, her skin flushed.
She frowned at her reflection, saw her eyes widen as she realized what was bothering her. Dominic cast no reflection in the mirror.
"Bathor shower?" he asked.
She looked at her image in the mirror again,then turned to look at him, at his arms holding her.
"Tracy?"
She stared at the mirror again and then looked up at him. "You're not there.In the mirror."
"No." A muscle worked in his jaw. "I told you before, vampires cast no reflection."
"Why not?"
He lifted one shoulder in a negligent shrug. " Kitanasaid it was because vampires have no souls."
"Is that what you believe?"
"Perhaps it is true."
"I don't believe that!" She looked in the mirror again, accepted what she saw, and put it from her mind, determined not to let it spoil this moment. "I must be getting heavy."
He lifted one brow, dismissing the notion. "So," he said, "what will it be?Bathor shower?"
"Shower."
He opened the door, reached inside, and turned on the water. When it was just right, they stepped inside. It wasn't one large shower, as she'd thought, but two showers that met in the middle. Each bathroom had its own separate entrance from the main room and met in the middle, in the shower.
For a moment, he held her in his arms. And then, picking up the soap, he washed her from neck to toes, sending shivers of delight coursing through her as his hands moved over her.
And then he handed her the soap.
Feeling deliciously wicked, she returned the favor.
And then they made love with the water running over them, and washed again.
It was, without a doubt, the best shower she'd ever had.
Getting dressed later,Tracy got her first good look at their suite. Done in rich earth tones, it was the most luxurious room she had ever seen. There was a full-sized desk and chair in front of the windows, which stretched across most of one wall. The entertainment center located