Page 26 of Soulmates
“But then I’m sleeping with a vampire, which already has its horror movie connotations. At least out here, you’re less likely to get shot again.” He grins at me, because he knows it’s still too bright for me to come outside and teach him a lesson in respect. Even though thesun’s dropped behind the trees and leftus in a pool of shade, my skin heats if I get too close to the door. And it’s not the good kind of heat David gives me.
He’s dressed in worn jeans and a lavender tee, his hair falling around his face because he hasn’t bothered with product. I like it that way. It’s sexy. In fact, I like it so much, I want him inside.
I get as close to the doorway as I can, then stop and laugh at myself. Wasn’t so long ago I was ready to make a leap into the sun, and now I’m sweating when my toes edge to near the light. “Get in here, puppy.” I add some snarl so he’ll know I mean business.
He stands, smooth and graceful, thejeans pulling across his thighsand giving me nasty ideas.
“Sheena’s not going to be here for an hour or so,” he teases, running a hand over his tight belly. We both know I’ve got my friend’s schedule committed to memory. She’s been ourprimary source of news, new burner phones, and food—In-N-Out Burgers for David and bank blood for me.
I still won’t feed from him, which still pisses him off.I tell him it’s the phase of the moon. He rolls his eyes at that. He’s also learned that not all of his pack mates can be trusted, a hard but valuable lesson.
He comes closer, and I back away from the doorway’s glare. Even without his makeup and hair product, he smells good, sweet and healthy.
I get my arms around him and pull him close. “What are we going to do for that hour, do ya think?”
“Hmm.” He ruts easily against my thigh. “Icould come up with an idea or two.”
I lift, and he takes the hint, wrapping his legs around my hips. From here, I can kiss him without bending down, so I do, deep,possessive kisses that get us both revved up. His dick is hard against my belly. “Trajan,” he sighs, and I lose it completely.
We’re both crazy, really, because soon we’re going to have to leave this grubby little cabin in the mountains, and out in the real world, weres and vampires don’t mix.
But we’re not leavingyet.
I haul him into the bedroom. He slides down my body, and we both make short work of our clothes. I could look at him forever, his body glowing golden in the fading light. He bounces onto the bed, spread out for me, his dick hard, his cheeks flushed. I crawl over to him, going belly to belly, grasping both our cocks with one hand.
There’s lube, but I’m too eager to reach for it. I want the heat of his body, the rub of his iron-hard cock next to mine. We’re both thrusting, sticky with his sweat. We don’t talk about this thing between us. We just take each other, night after night, waiting to see what happens next.
It doesn’t take long for him to come, and theslickness of his releasesends me right behind him. I’m pounding hard, my focus drawn down to this one thing, the heated pleasure between us. My release catches me off-guard. My body locks, and then I’m falling, David’s soft laughter carrying me down to earth.
“Fuck you,” I whisper, my forehead pressed against his neck. The restraint required not to sink my incisors into his flesh comes close to ruining the moment, and I roll to the side.
“Later.” He cuddles in next to me. “Even you need time to recover, Tony my boy.”
“That’s fine, puppy.” I pat his thigh.
“I talked to my sister.”
Shit.So much for postcoital bliss. I stifle a groan and give him a “go on” gesture.
“There’s no way she’s on Uncle Brendan’s side. No way. I trust her more than I do any of the others, and she’ll stir up trouble if she doesn’t hear from me.”
“All right.” I hope he’s right about trusting his sister.
“Besides, Sheena’s bringing me a new phone, so she can get rid of this one.”
Another day, another burner. “Sure.”
“I askedAbbyto call someone at the university and withdraw me for next quarter.”
“David.”This is a big deal.I roll up on my side, facing him.We’d agreed tostay underground until we knew what was going on. I’d hit up the bank before we left LA, so we’re flush for a while. Not that there’s anyplace to spend money around here.
“Are you sure?” I meet his gaze. Turns out he’d lied about the contacts. His eyesreally areas blue as the sea.
“Uncle Brendan wants to cut me out of the pack, and since he lost the first round, he’ll hit harder next time.”
“And I suppose it would be too easy to talk to your father.”
“He might already know.”
