Page 91 of Protecting His Vampire Mate

“Yup,” I told him a moment later, still gasping from the remnants of my orgasm as he slid himself out of me. He settled down into my arms with a soft, happy noise. “We’re definitely going to be a versatile couple. Because I love being inside you, but that was fucking incredible, too.”

“I’m not usually a top, but I could do that every day,” he told me, giving me a tender kiss, before settling back down. Maybe we’ll trade off. Because when you can go again, I want you inside me. As soon as possible.

I momentarily startled at the sudden feel of Bryan’s mind against mine again. He had dropped his walls completely. But then I grinned again, kissing the top of his head. It was hard to stop smiling. I didn’t want to stop. I never wanted to stop.

Had anyone ever been this happy? It didn’t seem like that was possible.

“Yeah, I could do that. In like twenty minutes.”

“In the meantime, there’s something else we could do,” Bryan said, almost shyly. “Um. So, if you were serious about letting me drink from you, I think I’m ready for that now.”

Abruptly, I could sense through the blood bond how serious he was. It wasn’t just his hunger, either. Though, of course, there was that as well. It was that he wanted to know my mind, the way I could know his. He didn’t want the walls between us anymore. He wanted to claim me fully as his mate.

I didn’t even need to think about it.

“Do it,” I told him, turning my head away from him to give him better access to my neck. I cupped the back of his head, guiding him.

I could feel his lips on the skin of my throat. It sent shockwaves through me all over again. But then there was a sharp pain for an instant, which was immediately replaced by a languid calm, which quickly became pleasure, igniting through every single nerve ending I possessed like wildfire.

Though I had thought I was spent, I felt my cock beginning to harden again.

The rest of the world fell away, until it was just him and I, in a warm and endless darkness. It didn’t feel frightening. It felt peaceful. It felt right. And the simple truth of our embrace was the only thing in the whole world that mattered.

I felt it as the blood bond solidified, snapping into place, taut like piano wire, connecting us forever. But even the idea of eternity wasn’t frightening. It was exhilarating. I wanted to love Bryan for as long as I could.

Tobias… Bryan’s thoughts caressed mine, and I could feel him yielding to me, allowing my mind into his. I love you. I’ll love you for an eternity, I swear it.

How could he ever have imagined, even for a moment, that he was dark or evil? His mind exploded around me, warm and kind, filled with light and goodness.

I felt my own love for him swell in my chest, a fierce sort of tenderness that burned within me, hot and bright.

He pulled away from me, and I knew he was concerned about taking too much of my blood. I sensed from his mind, the dizzying relief that he could stop, that he could control himself. That he could trust himself again not to hurt anyone. He hadn’t known for sure that it would be so easy.

I never doubted you, I told him.

But, of course, the only person he’d ever needed to prove that to was himself.

He bit his own wrist and held it out to me. It’ll help you recover from what I just took. Also, a warlock is basically a human with magical powers, right? So, if you drink from me on a regular basis, you’ll stop aging. You’ll live for longer. Like, a really, really, really long time. He paused and I felt the desire flow back through him. It’ll also help you get… going… again.

I didn’t bother telling him that I had been raised to know about the other types of supernatural creatures out there practically since birth. And truthfully, I didn’t need much encouragement in the ‘getting going’ department, either. I was already hard and ready. But I drank from him anyway. His blood was sweet and thick, almost like wine, with only a hint of copper.

Immediately, I felt arousal tear through me. If it was possible, I got even harder. The wound on my neck closed up, but I barely even noticed it. My mind was focused on one thing and one thing only.

I reached for the lube again, poured some into my hand, and coated his hole. Then I slid a finger into him, marveling at the delicious warmth and velvety softness I felt there.

He let out a soft noise of desire as I slid another finger into him. And then another.

“Please,” he said. I need you.

I coated my cock up with lube. I was about to move to get on top of him, but Bryan put a hand on my chest. “Let me.”

I arched an eyebrow at that, but I could sense what he intended from his mind.

Bryan straddled me and, with one hand, he guided me into himself, sliding his ass down, taking me all the way to the hilt.

Both of our eyes widened at the same time.

I can feel your pleasure too, Bryan marveled. Holy shit, this is incredible.

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