The rest of the sentence never made it out of his mouth. Dakota lunged for him.
He caught her in his arms.
“You idiot…” She muttered against his mouth. “You stupid idiot. Yes, damn it. I love you.”
He groaned and trailed a hand down her back, toying with the hem of her dress. “Good.” His other hand, he wrapped around her waist, locking her body against his.
She rocked against him, pressing closer, but it still wasn’t close enough. Questions, demands, everything else faded from her mind. The two of them had plenty of time to talk, to figure the rest of things out. Right now, a bigger need dominated her mind.
“You know what, sugar? It’s been like…three months since I’ve seen you naked.” She caught his lower lip between her teeth and tugged. “That’s way too long.”
“Is it?” He caught the hem of her short black dress and pulled—too hard.
Dakota heard fabric tear and she might have been irritated, but the befuddled look at his face distracted her. “You’ll have to get used to it…you’re stronger than you were.” Shrugging out of the remains of the dress, she dealt with her bra and panties, lifting a brow at him. “I like my pretty stuff in one piece.”
He was still staring at the ruins of her dress. With a look at his hands, he looked at her. “I didn’t…I mean…”
“Shhh.” Catching his hands, she brought them to her breasts. “That’s some of the stuff we need to talk about. But later. Touch me. I won’t break or tear, I promise.”
“But…”
“Touch me.” She moved closer, crowding closer and going to work on his jeans. “Just touch me…please. Damn it, I thought I wouldn’t have this again, be with you again.”
She could feel the burn of his hunger, too, a purely physical hunger now. But he was worried…that she could scent, wrapping in the air around them. Staring at him from under her lashes, she smiled. “Drew…you should know…I play dirty.”
For a vampire, lust and the desire for blood often went hand in hand. Her fangs had been threatening to emerge; now she let them. As she rose on her toes to kiss him, she bit her own lip just before she pressed her mouth to his.
He stiffened, went to jerk away. Chuckling, she clutched him tight. “Baby…you can’t hurt me this way.”
“Dakota…”
“You won’t hurt me.”
He shuddered. Then, with force that would have bruised her had she been human, he hauled her against him. There was barely enough room between them for her to push his jeans out of the way. She managed though. He sucked on her lip and the sensation was so damn erotic, it drove her insane…
Tearing her mouth away, she gasped, “Bed.”
“Fuck the bed,” he growled. He lifted her up.
And then, without waiting another second, he pushed inside.
Oh…hell…
Groaning out his name, Dakota gripped his shoulders, sinking her nails into his shoulders. Her head fell back and dimly, she found herself thinking, it was damn good thing she didn’t have to breathe…because she couldn’t.
Strong hands gripped her hips, dragged her up. “Look at me.”
Forcing her eyes open, she stared at him, into those beautiful eyes that had haunted her dreams for the past two years. Curling arm around his neck, she pressed her brow to his. “I love you.”
“Yeah?” A slow, heated smile curved his lips. “I love you, too…”
His hands curled into her ass as he turned and took a few steps, until she had the wall at her back. “I’m not going to break a wall, am I?”
Dakota laughed. “If you do, you won’t be the first…” She gripped his hips with her knees. “Now stop talking. Make love to me already.”
“Bossy…bossy…” His eyes glowed as he pulled back.
Then he surged back against her, deep, hard. She cried out, arched her back. He did it a second time, a third, as he worked a hand between them and stroked his thumb over the hard knot of her clit. Hot, liquid delight burst through her. Her heart ached for him and the pleasure, even as it tore into her, it remade her.
“Mine…” he muttered against her neck. “Finally mine.”
“Always. I always was, sugar.” Arching her neck to the side, she pressed him closer…she needed…
As he sank his teeth into her neck, they both exploded.
Fuck…
“I bit you.”
His head was still reeling. Shuddering, he lifted his head and stared at Dakota’s neck. Then he gaped at he realized the holes were closing. “I…fuck. I bit you. And you’re healing.”
“You bit me…and I loved it. Now take me to bed,” she said, her low, raspy voice smug and pleased. “And maybe this time, I’ll bite you. Later on, we can have that talk…”
“But…”
She pressed a finger to his lips. “Later. We have plenty of time to talk, sugar. We need a night just for us…”
Dazed, stunned, he looked back at her neck. Then into her eyes. She was smiling. Didn’t look worried at all. Shit. She was right.
“Yeah.” Dipping his head, he whispered against her mouth, “You know what…yeah.”
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BAD TO THE BONE
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HUNT ME
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LUCILLE’S LAWMAN
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Biography
Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more…ah…serious works of fiction. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest. She writes paranormal and contemporary romance, as well as romantic suspense.
Check out her next Hunters book, due out in June!
UNKNOWN PAST
Something strange is happening to Nessa. Ever since she survived a near-death experience she’s not exactly who she used to be—and enjoying every minute of it. Then she’s called upon to go to battle against darkness. If only she could remember why.
UNEXPECTED LOVER
Dominic is having his own problems with memory, sanity, and hallucinations. Sent to Excelsior, the covert Hunter training facility, he senses a female presence that seems so hauntingly familiar. That’s because he and Nessa share a forgotten past.
UNSEEN EVIL
As Nessa and Dominic regain their memories, their strange mission against evil becomes clearer. And all the more dangerous because whether they should trust each other is the still the greatest unknown of all.
Read the first chapter at Shiloh’s site
Other Hunter titles available in ebook
Hunters Declan & Tori
Hunters Eli & Sarel
Hunters Byron & Kit
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Hunters Rafe & Sheila
Hunter’s Mercy
Hunter’s Pride
The Huntress
Malachi
Hunting the Hunter
Hunter’s Salvation
Hunters Heart and Soul
Hunter’s Need
Hunter’s Fall (6/2011)
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