Page 75 of Claiming the Dhampir

“But first I need to apologize,” I said, before I could no longer think with my big brain. Lorna started to say something, but I quickly brushed my lips over hers. “I’m sorry for doubting your intentions, especially with Kenrid and Damon. I regret what I said to you in the airport parking lot. I hate that I ever believed you would be my enemy.”

“Nathan.” Her breath warmed the side of my face, and my fangs lengthened. “You have a clan to protect. Had I been in your shoes, I can’t say I wouldn’t have done the same thing. But I really hope we’re past all that.”

“I’m past it if you forgive me,” I whispered against her ear.

“You’re forgiven, but only if you bite me.” Mir’s husky voice didn’t startle me like it had in the past. Now that I knew what it felt like to be entranced by her, I’d recognize it easily. There was nothing but desire and a pleading edge in her request.

I slid my hands down the back of her thin yoga pants and gripped her toned butt. “There will be no more biting until I’m ready to claim you.”

Lorna’s hands trailed down my chest and around my waist. She grabbed my ass and pulled me against her. “Then you better start claiming, vampire.”

I grinned, showing her my fangs. Lorna—no, Mir—stared back, running the tip of her tongue over her own tiny fangs. I groaned. My dick throbbed with need.

“Not here.”

I lifted her easily, sliding my hands under her thighs to support her weight. She untangled her arms from mine and gripped my shoulders. As soon as I was confident I wouldn’t drop her, I rushed through the open doors. Lorna alternated between light kisses and tiny nips along my ears and cheek. When we reached the elevator, I pinned her against the back wall and kissed her.

She moaned against my lips and kissed me back. Her hot center ground against my dick. If I wasn’t dead set on making love to her in an actual bed, I would’ve stripped her pants off right there. But I refused to have our first time together in a damned elevator.

When the door slid open, I broke our kiss. With ragged breaths, I made a mad dash to the bedroom, kicking the door closed with my foot. I gently laid Lorna on my bed, sliding her pants off as I let her go. Her eyes blazed with desire, flickering from green to black while she toed off her shoes.

I reached for her shirt, but she smacked my hands away. “I want you naked,” Mir said. “I’ve been dreaming of this day for way too long.”

When she snapped her fingers at me with obvious impatience, I laughed and said, “Yes, Your Majesty.”

I kicked off my shoes, then slowly started unbuttoning my shirt. Mir’s dark eyes followed my fingers. At the last button, I untucked my shirt, leaving it to hang open. My belt buckle clicked softly, and I let my belt hang loose as well.

Mir licked her lips and inched toward the edge of the bed, putting herself within reaching distance. I waited to see if she would try to hurry me, but she didn’t. Her lust-filled gaze burned a trail down my abdomen and stopped at my waist.

It was impossible to miss the outline of my erection. And the way she stared had me imagining her lips around my dick. I closed my eyes and sucked in a deep breath. I would not blow my load before she even touched me!

I flicked the button on my slacks. The pressure from my dick had the zipper sliding down without my help. I bit back the sigh of relief trying to escape. Rather than remove my pants, I shrugged my shirt over my shoulders. Mir cursed under her breath, and I laughed again.

“So impatient,” I teased.

She slapped my bare stomach and grabbed the waistband of my pants and boxers. Her eyes met mine, almost daring me to tell her no. I grinned, then placed my hands over hers and pushed my pants off. Her palms slid over my hips and down my thighs, but her eyes paused when my cock finally popped free.

“I want to taste you,” Mir whispered.

I started to tell her yes, but she shook her head. “Nope.” Lorna’s voice replaced her dhampir’s. “It’s too dangerous. Too tempting. Too much blood on the surface.”

Her words somehow made it through my lust-addled brain. She was worried about hurting me because all my blood rushed to my dick. I stepped out of my slacks, and I kneeled in front of her. As much as I wanted to feel her hot mouth on me, I wouldn’t force her to do anything.

“Then let’s not tempt the fates today.”

“But I really want to.” Her soft whine was so pitiful I almost agreed to let her.

“I’d really love to have your mouth wrapped around me,” I said. “But we’ll have plenty of time for that later, when we’re both comfortable with our limits.”

She nodded, then wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me like I was the only man in her world. She’d definitely be the only woman in mine. I’d spent years looking for someone who would see me, understand my responsibilities, accept my team, and most importantly, someone who could love me.

I truly believed I’d found that woman.

I pulled away from our kiss and slipped my hands under Lorna’s shirt. This time, she let me pull it over her head and release her beautiful breasts. Three tattoos on her chest caught my attention. I’d been part of the magical community long enough to recognize the runes, even if I didn’t know what they meant. Although, I suspected they were connecting marks to her mates. The howling wolf made it obvious.

I wondered if I’d leave a mark. Vampires didn’t really have any magic. We could compel humans. Our supernatural strength, speed, and senses gave us advantages, but we didn’t wield magic. I shook my head, refusing to think about it when I had my beautiful mate waiting for me.

I feathered kisses down her naked body while she scooted up to the middle of the bed. I expected her to stop moving when I reached the apex of her thighs, but she continued to scoot back until her head rested on my pillow. A fierce possessiveness for her washed over me. My dhampir in my room, laying on my bed. She was about to become mine in every way.

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