Page 97 of Always Eros

He pulls off my neck, gazing into my eyes. His own glow, just like the angel he is. “No time, but I promise, later I will keep you in my bed until you beg to leave.”

I cup his cheeks. “And if I never beg to leave?”

“Then you never will. I am your maker, my beauty. I will meet every need you ever have, and all your desires. It’s why I exist.”

“My sweet poet.” Leaning forward, I sink my teeth into his bottom lip. He hisses, gripping my ass cheeks and squeezing. “I need you.”

Eros leans his head to the side, exposing the prettiest neck I’ve ever seen. Long and elegant, pale flesh and a throbbing, prominent vein. “Do it. Feed.”

On instinct, I lean forward and bite, moaning with pure elation as his warm blood floods my mouth. Why does it taste so good though? Better than honey or any sweet I’ve ever had. As I drink, the desperate need for more begins to settle, and I calm down enough to be level-headed again.

“Lick my wound as you finish,” Eros says. “If you ever drink from a mortal, lick it to close the wound.”

“Okay.”

“My wounds heal on their own, as do yours, but anything inflicted by another vampire takes longer.”

“Got it.”

He drags his thumb over my bottom lip, offering me the drop of blood on it. “How do you feel now, my treasure?”

“Better.”

Eros smiles. “It gets easier.”

“But you’ll still fuck me later, right?”

“You bet I will.” He leans in, dragging his tongue over my lips. “And I have a little secret.”

“What?”

“I love to be fucked too, every now and then. You up for it?”

A powerful shiver moves through my entire body. “I sure the fuck am.”

* * *

Arriving at the Nightsky compound for the second time since I ran off feels as surreal as it did the first time, but knowing the purpose of our trip tonight adds a new level of tension.

We drank some awful liquid Vivienne gave us, ensuring that any vampires on site won’t be able to detect us. At least not by scent.

As we creep up to the wall, we split off into three groups. One will go to where the Supreme Being is supposedly at, the other group will go to the Vessel and Ceres buildings, and the final one, the one I’m in, will go to the main building to evacuate.

Part of me is curious to see the Supreme Being with my own eyes, but it’s more important for me to get the others out, my parents included.

Hale walks straight up to the compound building and rings the buzzer, knowing damn well his presence here will cause chaos. Floodlights come on, and Hale shields his eyes but grins, staring into the camera.

“Hi, honey. I’m home.”

Chapter Forty-One

JUSTICE

The gates buzz open, and as throngs of men rush towards us, we step out of the darkness, taking them by surprise. It’s a blur from there. I catch bodies flying as I run past to get to the main housing building, surrounded by Eros, Midnight, Bowie, Tru, Raphael, and some of our visiting vampires. I feel protected for sure.

The door is open and people are gathering to see what the commotion is in the courtyard, but I push past people, looking for my parents. I find them in their unit, huddled together. My dad looks up, his face surprised.

“Justice.”

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