by Sam Cheever
And we would make the most of every moment we were destined to share.
“Yes. I’ve never been more sure.”
The reds and purples of passion whirled more swiftly in his black-velvet gaze and his lips curved upward in a heart-rending smile. “I love you, Astra Q. Phelps.”
“I love you too, Dialle the Second. But more than that. I need you. I need you more than anything. And that doesn’t even scare me anymore.”
He touched my lips in a tender kiss and arched his hips to thrust deep. I threw back my head in a delighted gasp and his mouth covered the tender spot that called to him.
Pain. Fierce and crisp. Exquisite pain shot through me as his fangs pierced skin. I screamed long and hard—not with agony, but from the unparalleled bliss of his marking. My body trembled under an inconceivable groundswell of pure delight, wave after wave of it crashing through me.
Bright, colorful lights flashed before my eyes. Flame engulfed us, sizzling but not burning, simply mirroring our sensual journey. My pussy convulsed in the most violent orgasm I’d ever experienced.
Suddenly I wanted Dialle to enjoy the same pleasure he was giving me. My lips found a tender spot at the base of his throat and I sucked it, hard, biting down as he threw back his head and screamed with pleasure.
His cock spasmed hard in my pussy as he came, his fingers sliding into my hair to hold me against his throat. For just a split second our pleasure became one, morphing into something so strong it swept me over into another violent release.
I moaned his name, my voice husky with emotion, as I convulsed around him again. Moments later we sagged down onto the bed, spent and weak from the power of our joining.
Dialle pulled me close and kissed my forehead, his touch exquisitely tender. I nestled close with a sigh. “Every time just gets better and better.”
“Yes.” He kissed my lips softly, with lingering tenderness. “Thank you, my love.”
I sighed. “For what?”
“For letting me claim you again. This mark will not break. It is forged under mutual love and need.”
I nodded, pulling one of his fingers into my mouth to nibble and suck. He closed his eyes, smiling.
I grinned, my devil coming out in a big way as I saw him relaxing. I reached to touch the spot on his throat where I’d bitten him. It was marked with a tear-shaped daemon hickey, which I suspected matched the one he’d just given me. “This one too?”
His eyes flew open as I touched it.
“Astra…”
I giggled.
“Astra, please tell me you did not do it again.”
I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe.
“Frunk me to Hades, woman! You did not mark me again?”
I reached for the mark and caressed it. Dialle went limp with pleasure. “Come on, is it really that bad?”
He groaned, reaching for me. “I will once again be the laughingstock of the court.” But when his eyes opened they swirled with passionate colors, a bright icon of his sexual intent. “You will pay for that, my queen.” He covered me, framing my face with his hands as he tucked his hips and thrust deep.
I sucked in a delighted breath as he filled me. “I know. And I plan to enjoy every minute of it.”
About Sam Cheever
Award-winning author Sam Cheever mixes in a little fun, a little magic and a little real-life spice to create her sexy fantasy characters. Sam’s fun-loving creations fight their way through a dizzying array of dangerous challenges without letting little things like the end of the world, angry, manipulative gods, evil dark-world denizens, or killing Furies dampen their zest for life and hot love!
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Dancin’ With the Devil 1: ‘Tween Heaven and Hell
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Dancin’ With the Devil 4: The Devil You Know
Dancin’ With the Devil 5: The Devil You Want
Gods of Love 1: Nocked Over
Gods of Love 2: Nocked Asunder
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The Devil You Need
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Electronic book publication May 2013
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