Page 60 of The Crownless King
‘King.’
He stirred in her arms, his face nuzzling into her neck. She held her breath, anticipation of his bite tightening her body.
“He won’t be able to use his pheromones,” Lucas warned.
That made Amaya even more nervous, but she prodded Levi’s mind again. This time she felt an answering pulse from him.
‘Feed, King,’she ordered him.
Levi licked across her throat and her breath hitched. He moaned and his arms went around her waist. A whimper escaped Amaya and there was a small nudge from Levi’s mind. Even incapacitated, he was trying to reassure her. Relaxing her body, she called to him again.
‘You have my permission to feed, King.’
It was as though that’s all he was waiting on. His teeth scraped along her skin and goosebumps trailed her arm. A wave of need crashed over Amaya and her body heated. Levi bit down and the initial pain made her gasp. It didn’t last long. The moment Levi began to suck on her skin, there was an answering tug low in her belly. Levi gripped her tight, a deep moan releasing from him. It was then the depth of his yearning was revealed.
The more he drank, the clearer his mind became and the stronger his body grew. Amaya knew the exact moment the king came back to himself. His touch gentled and the sucking movement on her neck became decidedly more sensual. Hunger filled the connection between them, his ravenous appetite overtaking her senses. She understood what both Sebastian and even Levi had been telling her prior to this point. Levi had been starving himself in his wait to have her. It brought tears to her eyes and Amaya curled her leg around him to keep him tethered to her.
‘Take what you need,’she whispered through his mind.
‘Mine,’he declared, his hands sliding up her back until he gripped the back of her neck.
Amaya couldn’t deny his claim. Not while she was immersed in his thoughts, reading his aching desire for her. If what he felt was only physical, perhaps she could fight the draw between them, but no. There were tender feelings that she’d missed in their interactions. Yes, there was craving there, lust for sure, but underneath all that…was devotion.
It softened her heart and erased the doubts she harbored about their situation. Levi took immediate advantage of that softening, opening his mind further to her. She saw the good and the bad, the frustrations he harbored and the peace she alone brought him. In turn, she did the same, allowing Levi past the shields she’d built over her mind. It tightened the bond between them. Amaya could feel it, the strings between them, once tentative, now inflexible and solid.
“Your Highness,” Lucas called out.
Levi ignored his friend and fed more, deep pulls that had her clit pulsing along with her heartbeat.
‘Give it to me, baby doll.’His command was uncompromising.
Her body obeyed and her thighs trembled as an orgasm slammed into her, bowing her back. Pleasure had Amaya floating, a soft cloudiness that scattered her thoughts. A small whimper escaped her as she bit down on her bottom lip to trap louder moans.
“Too much.”
That warning came from Lucas somewhere far away. Nothing could reach her in her current state. A drowsy smiletilted her lips. The king had done that from a simple bite. How much more pleasure could he give when he was focused?
It was the last thought Amaya had before everything went dark…
Chapter twenty-two
Levi closed his eyes and forced the voracious beast that had risen in him down. He was satiated and full for the first time in months. Even before Amaya had set foot in his home, he hadn’t trusted himself to fully feed. He’d been afraid the madness would make him go too far. With Amaya under his roof, the desire to use another to satisfy his needs had diminished. The hunger had still been there, it was just pointed solely at her.
Even the time he’d taunted her by feeding at the club. He’d barely taken enough to satisfy himself, only using the woman to make his mate jealous.
Retracting his teeth, Levi pulled back from her neck and stared down at her beautiful face. Her body was lax in his arms, her mouth slack, soft breaths stirring the air between them. Using his index finger, he lightly traced her features, wholly in love with this woman. But even with his obsession, he hadn’t expected this depth of feeling.
“Your Highness.”
Lucas brought Levi’s attention to him. He’d been so enamored with Amaya that he hadn’t realized his enforcer was still in the room.
“She’s fine,” Levi assured Lucas, extricating the worry from his friend’s thoughts. “I didn’t take too much.”
Besides, the moment she awoke, Levi planned to give her more of his blood to seal their bond. Her allowing him into herheart and mind had started it, and he would complete it. It was greedy of him and he didn’t care.
“How long have I been down?”
“Just a few hours,” Lucas assured him. “If you two are okay, I’m going to bed.”
