Page 15 of Taste of Danger

To Jax and his brothers, their father was more than just a role model. He was a legend in their eyes, someone to look up to and aspire to be like.

“What our mate was trying to say was that the new color only enhances the wild beauty you already possess, buttercup.” He slid his arm around Arion’s shoulders and gave his mate a light squeeze.

“I was?” Arion frowned at him, then his eyes bulged again before he calmed down. “You’re right. That’s exactly what I was saying.”

Now the guy was catching on. Jax saw he would have to teach his vampire how not to insult a lady. Which made Jax wonder if Arion had ever been with a woman sexually. Again, gender didn’t matter to Jax. He’d been alive for 247 years, and he’d had his fair share of both men and women.

Elvine pursed her lips, and she looked between them. “If you two weren’t my mates, I would tell you to go hump yourselves.” She turned to walk out of the room but stopped and narrowed her pretty eyes. “That was not an error. I substituted the F bomb, thank you very much.”

Jax wore the biggest grin. “Where’re you going, sprite?”

Her smile was downright devilish. “To go do the same in the privacy of my bedroom.”

Arion shuddered in Jax’s arms. “Did she just say she was going to masturbate in her room?”

Holy. Hell. Jax briefly closed his eyes and imagined her naked body laid out on the bed, her fingers greedily touching her cunt, and he desperately wanted to know, to hear, what sounds she made while she pleasured herself.

“Is it okay if I admit how turned on I am right now?” Arion hadn’t ripped his eyes away from the doorway since she’d walked out. “I mean, after I insulted her.” His gaze flicked to Jax. “By the way, thanks for the save. I really haven’t been around many women.”

His amber eyes drew Jax in and had held him captive. Arion looked hungry for his touch, and Jax would be more than happy to give the guy anything he desired.

He leaned forward and licked a long path across Arion’s bottom lip.

A quick inhale of breath.

With a wicked smirk, Jax did it again then probed at the man’s lips with his tongue until Arion finally opened. The vampire’s scent was a stroke against Jax’s senses.

As they kissed, Jax slowly backed his mate toward the bed. He knew the instant Arion realized what was happening. His mate’s steps faltered as his eyes flashed open.

“The exact moment you become uncomfortable, you let me know,” Jax said against his soft lips. “But I really want to suck your dick, sweetheart. My mouth is watering for a taste of you.”

The sooner he made Arion at ease in the nude around them, the more pleasure they could share. Jax also knew he might have to seduce them one at a time. While he had indulged in multiple partners, Elvine and Arion hadn’t.

Part of the problem was the fact they were scared. Jax didn’t mind helping them past their fears of being with two people at once in the bedroom.

“My legs.” Arion rested his forehead against Jax’s chest. He cupped the back of his mate’s head, remembering what he’d seen in those memories, how not even Arion’s legs had been spared.

Jax pressed his palms against Arion’s cheeks and stared into his amber eyes. “Can I show you, hon? Will you let me prove to you that your scars are only proof of how strong my baby is?”

Arion slightly nodded. Jax grinned then dipped his head, taking his mate’s lips once more in a searing kiss. When the back of Arion’s legs hit the bed, Jax slowly lowered his mate onto his back, leaving Arion’s legs dangling over the side.

He slid his fingers down Arion’s arms then gently shackled his wrists, keeping his grip loose enough to let his mate know he wasn’t trapped, that he could pull them free whenever he wanted to.

“Lie still and let me bring you so much pleasure,” Jax groaned in Arion’s ear. “Let me show you what sex should truly feel like.”

His mate’s breath hitched. “Wait!”

Jax searched his eyes.

“I need to shower first.” Arion was breathing heavily, and Jax wasn’t sure if his mate was running scared, but he nodded.

“Then we’re getting right back to me sucking your dick, beautiful.”

Chapter Five

Arion stood under the hot spray of the shower, allowing the water to beat onto his skin in an attempt to relax his tense muscles. He scrubbed his body vigorously, desperately trying to wash away the feeling of that ghoul's touch from his body.

Even though he shouldn’t have been surprised, Arion was still shocked Akai had callously sacrificed him to one of those foul grave robbers without a second thought. He didn’t even care he’d essentially sentenced his father’s “pet” to death.

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