Page 46 of Thicker than Blood

Elias tilts his head, gazing into my eyes. I feel the intrusion as clearly as I did with Lucius, but instead of fighting it, I simply give in.

A sexy smile spreads across the vampire’s lips. “It seems you have no desire to leave.”

Digging my teeth into my bottom lip, I nod. “Right.”

“Mm, my little rule breaker. I like it.”

“Were you gonna kiss me?”

“I was, yes. Come here. On my lap.”

I climb onto his lap, straddling him with my arms draped around his neck. This time I’m fully in control of my impulses, but that doesn’t stop me from closing my eyes and bracing myself for his kiss. Will he be soft and gentle with me or rough and aggressive? Should I tell him my deepest secret or let him discover it on his own? Can he sense what I’m thinking right now?

Just as Elias brushes his lips over mine, a loud crashing noise shakes the floor and an ear-piercing howl rattles my nerves so much I bite down hard on my tongue.

“Fuck,” I mumble as my mouth fills with blood.

Elias stands effortlessly, hooking his arm under my butt to keep me stable. “What the fuck is going on?”

Benicio is there in a flash. “It’s handled, sir. An incubus bit a wolf shifter, but they’ve worked it out.”

“Do I need to be involved?”

“Not at all.” His eyes flicker across me and he slightly smiles. “Attend to your guest.”

Elias nods, inhaling slightly. “You’re bleeding.”

“My tongue,” I mumble still. “I bit it so hard it feels swollen.”

“Let me see.”

I open my mouth and stick my tongue out, my breath hitching as Elias’s eyes glow and his fangs descend right before my eyes.

“Gods,” he whispers.

Before I can say anything, he grips the back of my neck and presses his tongue to mine before sucking it into his mouth. And I do mean suck. My tongue gushes an unholy amount of blood but Elias laps it up, moaning sinfully as his hands glide up and down my back.

My cock swells, and it’s like my body responds to the vampire’s hunger, producing a ridiculous stream of blood to feed him. As some of it escapes my lips onto my chin, Elias quickly catches it with his tongue, then pulls me into another heated kiss. On some level, it should register that this is wrong and slightly unsettling, but as intense desire spreads through me all I can think about is giving Elias what he needs.

Me.

Elias.

Absolutely wild.

“Let me see now,” Elias whispers, slowly breaking the kiss. I stick out my tongue again and he clicks his teeth. “Still weeping.” He catches the blood on his index finger before sucking it into his mouth. “I could heal your injury, but gods, I don’t want to.”

“You can…” I pause, blowing out a shaky breath. “You can feed normally.”

Elias’s eyelids flutter. “Ah. That’s what you really want, isn’t it? My cock inside you while I sink my fangs into your pretty neck?”

I whimper, nodding. “Please.”

He sets me down on the chaise longue, holding his finger up to gesture for me to wait a minute. I watch as he steps to the edge of the space we’re in, lifting his hand and moving his lips, though I hear no spoken words.

Two people, a man and a woman, appear. The three of them converse for a moment, then the woman says something in aforeign language I don’t recognize, and when she finishes, the air around me thickens, almost like an invisible fog has rolled in.

Elias twists around to face me, a pleased smile on his lips. “There.”

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