Deadly Attraction

by Calista Fox

“Really? You need a boost?”

  He smirked. Then his head dipped and his mouth went back to exploring her flesh, his lips and tongue skimming over the indentation of her rib cage to the inner swell of her breast.

  “So soft and warm,” he breathed against her skin.

  He left tantalizing, barely there kisses in his wake as he moved toward her puckered nipple.

  “And so enticing…” He sighed before tenderly drawing the bud into his mouth.

  Jade’s eyelids drifted closed. Her fingers were still tangled in his hair and the strands also brushed over her breast, sparking more intense sensations.

  “I’m about to overdose on lust,” she said.

  “That’s sort of the point.”

  She giggled—a foreign sound to her ears. Jade was not the giggling type. Yet her lover had an uncanny way of stripping away the tension and the grief that had plagued her the majority of her life. There was something to be said for rising above those types of emotions, and she knew she’d formed a unique bond with the one man who could help her do just that when she was in his bed.

  “Aren’t you the least bit interested in getting naked with me?” she asked. He still wore his leather pants, after all.

  “Extremely.” But he continued his teasing, his tongue curling around her nipple, then flicking over it.

  A long breath blew between her teeth. “You do the most amazing things to my body.”

  “I’ve only just started.”

  Exhilaration shot through her. “You have much more in mind?”

  “Much.” He lifted his head again. “But you need to know that I can get you pregnant.”

  “Not tonight,” she said, ignoring the odd mixture of nervous anxiety and curious elation his words sparked. “I count beads on a bracelet Lisette gave me long ago. Something called the Standard Method that she’d followed in the pre-war years for family planning.”

  “Lisette has children?”

  “No. Turns out her husband was infertile.” She eyed him a moment, then asked, “Do you have children?”

  “No.” He gave her a contemplative look. “Perhaps someday.”

  “Of course. What’s the rush? Not like you don’t have all the time in the world.”

  “No, time’s definitely not the issue.”

  He moved from the bed, leaving her with a gnawing sensation that piqued her interest. But she didn’t question him further. In fact, her mind went blank as she watched him remove his clothes. She sighed over his muscular physique and perfection. No human she’d ever seen—in real life or in books—compared to the beauty of him. Every inch from head to toe mesmerized her, particularly his long, thick shaft, which stood erect.

  Her stomach flipped. A natural response.

  He said, “Crawl under the covers. I don’t want you getting cold.”

  “I’m burning up,” she said. “I now officially understand the term ‘hot and bothered’.”

  She’d tasted his skin, felt his cock against her tongue. And while she’d derived an exorbitant amount of enjoyment from the sexual act she’d performed in the shower, she knew—from their dream and from the way Darien touched her in reality—that making love with him would far exceed the sexual bliss she’d already experienced.

  Despite her internal temperature reaching the extreme red zone, she pulled back the thick duvet and the crisp, ecru-colored sheets. He settled in beside her, lying on his stomach to face her. Jade’s hands roamed his chest and stomach.

  “Also for the record,” he said, “demons don’t carry venereal diseases.”

  “Good to know. I hadn’t thought of that.”

  “Not exactly sexy conversation, hmm?” he mused as his lips brushed her forehead.

  “Something tells me that’s about to change.”

  He grinned. “I’m done with the formalities.”

  “Then shut up and kiss me.”

  “Gladly.” His mouth sealed with hers and his tongue swept past her parted lips.

  A moan instantly swelled in her throat. How she loved his aggressiveness. He easily commanded her passion with his skill and his own desire, but she also felt an underlying current of need that arced between them, stirring her senses. He needed her.

  Dragging her mouth from his, she asked, “Tell me what you want from me.”

  He gazed forlornly at her. “What if I said everything?”

  “You can’t have everything. We both know that.”

  He shifted and she moved with him, so she was on her back, with him hovering over her as he propped himself up on one elbow. His hand skimmed her body, caressing her breast, then resting in the dip of her waist.

  “You captivate me,” he told her. “And you make me feel things I’ve never felt before. In over two hundred years, to be exact. You make me see things differently.”

  “Such as?”

  A slight shake of his head made her think he wouldn’t answer her question. But then his lips grazed hers and he admitted, “The fact I’m not nearly as powerful as I’d always thought. Not when I’m with you.”

  “I don’t understand.”

  He sighed. “You could ask anything of me and I’d want to give it to you.”

  “But you might not be able to.”

  “No. Just as I can’t have everything I want from you.”

  Now she comprehended the conundrum. “There is one thing we can both give each other tonight.”

  “Yes.” He kissed her again.

  Jade wrapped her arms around his neck. His hand slid between her legs and he massaged her labia and clit, making her wet for him. Then the tip of his cock nudged her opening and she broke their kiss once more. She held her breath in anticipation of him penetrating her.

  Oh so slowly, he sank into her and her grip around his neck tightened.

  “Careful,” he warned again, as though she tested his restraint.

  “I want you.”

  “Jade.”

  “You know I’m not fragile.”

  He groaned. Then his hand cupped her ass cheek and he raised her hips as he thrust into her in one forceful, fluid move.

  Jade cried out. Wave after wave of sensation crashed over her, flooding her veins. He filled her completely and nothing had ever felt quite so exquisite.

  She stilled, needing a few seconds to catch her breath. Then she kissed him. A sensual kiss she was sure conveyed her need for him.

  He set an easy, seductive rhythm that made her heart flutter and her pulse race. She unraveled her arms and slipped her hands around to his back, loving the feeling of his muscles as they tensed with his movements.

  His lips brushed her temple, and then he whispered in her ear, “You’re so tight. So wet. So incredible.”

  “This is beyond what I’d anticipated. This is amazing.”

  Her hands slipped under the covers at his waist and she gripped his ass as she’d done in their dream. Her pelvis ground against his and his strokes quickened. His weight on her felt wonderful, though he still partially held himself up. She arched her back so her breasts pressed to his chest. Her hands left his backside and her fingertips trailed along his spine, making him tremble.

  “Jade,” he murmured again. “I want to feel you come while I’m inside you.”

  Her cunt clenched, and he groaned. “I want that too,” she said. “You feel so good.”

  He rolled onto his back, taking her with him. She straddled his lap and he sat up, his cock pushing deep.

  “Oh.” She gasped. “Darien.” He was huge inside her and the sensation was breathtaking.

  He palmed her breasts and kneaded them gently. He flicked his tongue over a hard nipple and her pussy contracted around his cock.

  A sharp grunt fell from his lips. “I’m trying to be civil here and you’re not making it easy for me.”

  “Civil?” She gazed into his eyes, seeing a hint of something animalistic swirling in his amber irises. Her desire spiked. “I don’t want polite sex.”

  He laughed, though it was a short,
strained one. “It’s just that you bring out baser instincts in me. Carnal cravings. I have to be cautious with you.”

  She shook her head. “You don’t change forms or want my blood. Why are you so worried?”

  “I don’t want to hurt you. I’m much stronger than you. Much bigger.”

  Her head fell back and she sighed. “Oh you are most definitely not hurting me.” He suckled her nipple and sheer ecstasy flowed through her. “Mm, that’s perfect.”

  His hands gripped her buttocks and he led her into a quicker rhythm that had her riding his cock at a sexy, exciting pace. She clasped his bulging biceps and let him continue to guide her as his thick shaft massaged her inner walls.

  Joy chased down her spine and heat rushed through her. Beautiful sensations he elicited built within her. He teased her other nipple with his tongue and she moaned. One of his hands shifted from her ass and he pressed the pad of his thumb to her clit, rubbing it as they made love.

  Jade’s eyelids closed. “Yes. Just like that…” She concentrated only on the feelings rippling through her and the erotic touches on her body. “Darien.” He sucked a little harder and his thumb rubbed a bit faster. His cock stretched her and he thrust up into her while pressing her down onto him with his hand on her backside.

  The pressure inside her mounted. Her breathing picked up. She edged closer to another earth-shattering orgasm, knowing this one would be even more intense with him inside her.

  “Let go,” he said against her breast.

  “But it feels so fantastic.”

  “I want you to come, Jade. And squeeze my cock when you do.”

  His lips skimmed over her throat. He found a particularly sensitive spot just below her ear and his tongue swirled over the skin.

  Her entire being responded to the sensual touch. “Oh God. Yes!”

  Everything inside her tensed and then erupted. She called out his name and did exactly as he’d asked, milking his shaft as her pussy clenched and released. Her arms encircled his neck and her head fell forward, causing her hair to spill all around them. She clung to him as the climax consumed her. He held her in a tight embrace. She still rocked with him, but in a leisurely way while she reveled in her release.

  When she’d caught her breath, to an extent, he eased her onto her back and gripped her cheek once more. He pumped in and out of her, a scintillating cadence that had her panting sharply within seconds.

  “Oh Jesus,” she said. “It keeps getting better and better.”

  He grunted. “I need to come inside you.”

  “Please.” She desperately wanted to feel that explosion of heat and wetness she’d experienced with their shared fantasy.

  “I want you to come with me,” he said.

  “That won’t be a problem.”

  He made love to her passionately, pushing deep, pounding hard. His fingers slid to the cleft of her ass and he stroked her from her opening to the small, forbidden hole. Back and forth. The unexpected touch jolted her, but in a very exciting way.

  “You wouldn’t stop me from doing anything I wanted to do to you, would you?” he asked in a raspy voice.

  She knew what her answer should be, given her lack of experience and their bizarre predicament, but said, “No.”

  “I only want to give you pleasure.”

  “I know.”

  Speaking became increasingly difficult as he continued stroking her inside and out. Pleasure was what he gave her, all right.

  His finger traced around the rim of her anus and then pushed slightly in, making her hips jerk.

  “Yes,” he whispered in her ear as he thrust into her. “That’s it.”

  They continued to move together and his finger dipped deeper. Lust and longing tore through her, burning sensations magnified by her unnatural sensitivity. She felt singed to the core of her being, yet in such a thrilling way, she wanted more.

  “Fuck me,” she demanded.

  He hammered into her, fast and furious. Suddenly, everything inside her exploded and little golden orbs flashed behind her closed lids. “Oh!”

  Her cunt squeezed and her body shook. Her fingertips pressed into his muscles at his shoulders.

  “Jade.” He let out a low growl.

  Her orgasm went on and on, radiating within her.

  “I can’t stop,” he said.

  “So don’t.”

  She felt his body convulse and he pushed deep into her as he ground out her name. “I can’t get enough of you.”

  His cock continued to surge and pulse inside her, prolonging her orgasm. She enjoyed every minute and held him to her as they both trembled and breathed heavily.

  She had no idea how much time passed, but she loved his weight on her and the fact he seemed to be as swept away as she was. Her fingers wove through his hair as his face nestled in the crook of her neck and he returned a possessive embrace.

  Finally, she felt composed enough to speak, though her voice was hoarse. “I could come for a week. Jesus.”

  “I didn’t hurt you?” His tone held a hint of dread and was muffled against her throat. “Don’t lie.”

  “No pain. Not an ounce.” She sighed happily. “That was so…mind-blowing.” Which brought up a new point. “Hey. You didn’t read my thoughts.”

  He shook his head. “I need to avoid that, unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, I might try to manipulate you and I don’t want that.”

  “Manipulate me to do what?”

  He was quiet for a very long time and she waited patiently.

  Eventually, he pulled slightly away from her and stared deep into her eyes. “Stay.”

  * * * * *

  Yet another asinine thing for him to say. He scowled as he hauled himself up and off the bed.

  “Where are you going?” Jade asked, concern in her voice.

  “I’ll be right back. Don’t go anywhere.”

  He tidied himself up in the bathroom and splashed cold water on his face. Damn, but he was in way over his head. Making love to Jade was the second biggest mistake of his life, one which—like his other mammoth error in judgment—had significant consequences. For both of them.

  But would he do it again if given the chance? He scoffed at his reflection in the large mirror over the double vanity. Of course.

  He could restrain himself in a multitude of ways. Except with her. Especially now that he knew how it felt to be inside her. How it felt to have her body beneath his, joined with his. Her soft moans would echo in his ears for the rest of his eternity, he was sure of it. And the way she milked his cock and quaked when she came…

  If he hadn’t already been a damned man, he would certainly be one now. Ten times over, because he’d done a very devilish thing by succumbing to his desire for her.

  Returning to the bedroom, he found her wiping her naked body with the towel he’d tossed aside earlier. Her hip was propped against the side of the bed. She pressed the large towel to her breasts, covering herself.

  “Don’t,” he said as he reached for the plush, white material and dragged it away. He tossed it toward the bench. “Don’t hide from me.”

  She stared up at him. “I’m a bit unnerved.”

  “I know. I shouldn’t have said what I said.” He shoved a hand through his hair. “Are you cold?” he asked, one of his many concerns when it came to her, since he had little issue with temperature no matter what the extreme.

  “No, I’m fine. You, on the other hand… You look as though you want to slit your wrists.”

  He let out a hollow laugh. “I’m finding it difficult not to say everything that’s on my mind when I’m with you. I’m sorry.”

  “Sorry you asked me to stay, because…? You didn’t mean it?”

  His gaze locked with hers. “You know I did.”

  She seemed to give this some thought, then squared her shoulders and said, “I’m glad you meant it. That tells me a lot. The problem is,” she added as her fingertips glided over his pectoral muscles, “I would stay. If it was at all
possible.”

  “But, of course, it’s not.” He might be a fool when it came to her, but he wasn’t one in general. “It was a dumb thing for me to say, Jade.”

  She inched toward him and pressed a kiss to his chest. “It made me happy to hear it. I can see by the look in your eyes that you think what we just did was a huge mistake. And you might be right. At the same time…” She swallowed hard. “I can’t imagine it not happening, now that I’ve been with you. And it’s not something I would take back, if I could. Ever.”

  He pulled her to him, hugging her tight. “I crossed a line I shouldn’t have. But I wouldn’t take it back either. We do, however, need to be realistic. Me, in particular. I get carried away with you. I can’t explain it. And I’m sorry.”

  “Please don’t put all the blame on yourself. I’m involved too. I make my own decisions.”

  “I promise I didn’t try to sway you with mind games.”

  She laughed softly. “I know. Nor did you have to. I told you, I take responsibility for my own actions.”

  He sighed. Then, as he stroked her hair, he said, “You must be exhausted.”

  “Yes I am.”

  “But you will stay for the night?”

  “And the slayers will come for me in the morning?”

  “Yes.”

  She was quiet for several moments, then said, “Will you tell Morgan there’s no hurry?”

  He grinned, though she couldn’t see it. “Sheena?”

  “Yes, my Lord.” She would take care of the request, Darien had no doubt.

  Jade cringed in his arms. “Oh my God. She can hear us?”

  “Vampire senses. Her study is on the opposite side of mine. Far enough away, but still…”

  Jade slipped from his embrace. “How mortifying.”

  “She’s very discreet, I assure you.”

  “Yes, but I wasn’t exactly low key,” she muttered as she climbed back into bed.

  “Nor was I,” he said as he followed. Draping his arm around her shoulders as she cuddled against him, he added, “I’m sure she’s ecstatic I finally made a move. She’s tired of my sexual frustration.”

  Jade shifted in his arms and came up on an elbow. “You’re the king. Don’t you have your pick of the kingdom?”

  Shaking his head, he said, “You just don’t get it, do you?” He coaxed her back down and held her tight. “From the time you turned eighteen, I didn’t want anyone else.”