Page 47 of Queen Takes King
I dropped my gaze to the table cloth, unable to meet the shining glow in her eyes. Not when I’d failed her somiserably.
Rik said what I could not. “You are our present, my queen. We need nothing else butyou.”
Shara
Tomorrow was Christmas Eve. I’d totally lost track of time. Gee, I wonder why? I’d only been fucking and feeding and fucking so more the last few days. My cheeks heated at the thought. And yeah, my fangs started to ache and images of naked skin and hot muscle and hard dick started flickering through my mind. Gina left with her crew, and I hoped I wasn’t rude to her. I was too distracted. Mutely, I looked at Rik. I wanted to go to bed. I wanted to feed. But I didn’t know who or how manyor—
“Daire and Xin, you’re on the first patrol duty.” His voice rumbled the floor beneath my feet as he strode to me. “Guillaume, with me. Xin, trade after six hours. Daire, you’re on yourown.”
He swept me up in his arms and as soon as I smelled his skin, I was lost. Hunger roared through me and I sank my fangs into his throat. He clutched me hard, pausing to lean against the door. His body shook and he groaned, deep and low in his throat. Guillaume caught us, pressing him against the door frame. Like he couldn’t even stay on hisfeet.
Alarmed, I lifted my head, blood dribbling down my lips. “Rik? Are you all right? I’m sorry. I forgot I fed on you alreadytoday.”
He half laughed, half groaned, leaning heavily against the wall. “Your bite comes with a new gift, myqueen.”
“What?”
Guillaume pulled me into his arms and started for the stairs. Confused, I looked back at Rik. Why weren’t they more concerned for him? He started up after us and wavered like he was drunk. Like I’d taken too much blood again. Myalpha. His bond felt fine in my head though. Better than fine. He radiated pleasure through me, making my hunger worse. I couldn’t hurthim…
“Your bite is orgasmic.” Guillaume said in that grave, solemn way of his. But when I looked into his face, his eyes danced with mirth. “At least for our alpha. Though you can try out this new power on me as soon as you’dlike.”
Orgasmic. Oh geez. I’d bitten Rik and he came? Just like that? Maybe that was why he’d come so quickly earlier with Xin. Not that I was complaining in theslightest.
“Just like that.” Guillaume huffed out a laugh. “Keep that in mind, my queen, if you’re wanting more than blood. I’m sure Rik will recover quickly but it’d be a shame if you made us all come before we’re able to sate yourneed.”
“I’ll be ready quick enough.” Rik caught up tous.
I took one look at the blood spilling from his throat and reached for him. He pulled me close, tucking his face close to my head as I locked my mouth over the punctures. “Take all you want. I’m nowhere near weakened yet from bloodloss.”
:Even after thismorning?:
When I’d killedhim…
I shuddered at the memory and burrowed deeper into hisarms.
:Your cobra bite made me stronger. I think you could feed from me a dozen times a day and not endangerme.:
My mind protested that I surely wouldn’t need to feed on him a dozen times a day. But the more of his blood I drank, the more I wanted. He’d always had that extra punch of alpha, but now… It was addictive. I craved his blood. I burned for it. And once I had his taste on my tongue, I wanted my belly full of his blood. I wanted him spilling down my breasts and dripping down mybody.
:Your wish is mycommand.:
I felt hands tugging and removing my shoes but I didn’t let go of Rik’s throat. I couldn’t. My brain insisted if I let go of his blood I’d die. I needed all I could hold and I had a feeling that wouldn’t be enough either. The thought made me tremble, my stomach quivering with dread despite the power spreading through me with every swallow of his blood. I didn’t want to incapacitate him again. Let alone all of them. But this rising need felt like that night in the tub. When we’d barely had the energy to walk when I was finally done feeding offthem.
He laid back in the bed with me on top of him and I rubbed against him. I wanted every inch of his skin against me. But I didn’t want to lift my mouth from hisskin.
“I can easily cut your clothes away, my queen.” Guillaume said. “But I didn’t want to upsetyou.”
:Fuck these clothes. I’ve already bled on everythinganyway.:
I tore at Rik’s T-shirt. The sound of tearing cotton made chills race down my spine, but I liked it. I liked it a lot. I especially liked the tug of Guillaume’s knife at my nape. The soft sound of my sweater cutting apart, falling away to bare my back. There was something about the sound of fibers giving way beneath his steel. The gentle kiss of the blade on my skin. I knew he wouldn’t hurt me, but it still made my heartbeat quicken. So naturally he stroked me more with thatblade.
I remembered the way he’d cut himself for me that first time. And my two other Blood. How quickly and easily he’d made them bleed for me. Before I could even ask, I felt the hot drip of his blood against my skin. It made me writhe against Rik, desperate for more. Every muscle tightened, need hammering with mypulse.
:Get that big dick in me before Idie.:
Guillaume groaned roughly. The cold tip of his blade pressed against my lower back and then he tugged through my jeans so hard and quick it lifted me up. He jerked the denim out of his way, yanking me up, baring my ass. And then sweet bliss as he started to push inside me. So big. So wide. I groaned against Rik’s throat, tightening my grip on him with my mouth. I wanted to bite him again and again, but I didn’t know what that would do to him. If he’d just dry come? That didn’t soundgood.
“Bite me again if you want,” he ground out. “Though I’d rather be inside you when youdo.”
