Dracones Boxset Books 1-5

by Sheri-Lynn Marean

  “Who says I hate you?” Her eyes widened in surprise and her voice grew husky as she spoke. Cocking her head to the side just a bit, Hellfire ran her smoky eyes up and down him, making his blood boil under her gaze. Sami fought to stay calm. It had sure seemed like she hated him, although now …

  “I know what you want.” Her eyes continued to look him over as her hands reached out to touch him again.

  “What?” Sami shivered at her touch. Her hands slowly ran up the muscles of his chest to his pecs, before moving on to squeeze the muscles in his upper arms. He didn’t dare take his eyes off her.

  “Mmm, nice.” She bit her lip as she surveyed him, her silver eyes glittering with mischief. Sami’s blood ran hot and his cock strained against his jeans. He held his breath as her gaze slid down to his waistband. He saw her eyebrows lift as her tongue darted out and wet her lower lip. Then she raised her silver eyes to his again and Sami was shocked at the fire he saw in them. “This is what you want, isn’t it?” she asked, then shocked him as she wrapped her fingers in his hair and pulled his head down.

  The second Sami’s lips touched Hellfire’s, his blood rushed furiously in his veins and his cock throbbed with a desire to be buried deep inside of her. She tasted better than he could have ever imagined.

  “This! This is what you want, isn’t it?” She breathed and pulled away, making him groan. He was on fire, and all his pain and darkness had gone. He wanted her so badly, his pulse was racing, and his dragon was roaring like a gorilla beating its chest for more.

  “Well?” she asked, staring intently into his eyes. Sami saw her Phoenix’s fire blazing deep in her soul and it singed him, making him want more—want her, with every part of himself.

  “Ah,” Sami said on a ragged breath as Hellfire pressed against him, trapping his cock between them, and stunning him as she pulled his lips back down to hers. Then her tongue was dancing with his as fire raced through him, out of control.

  Hellfire slipped her hands under his shirt, her touch just about bringing him to his knees. Her hands were like brands trailing over his skin, heating everywhere she touched. She was the outdoors mixed with the scent before the storm, and she was driving him wild.

  Never had Sami felt anything like it before. He moaned against her mouth, as she teased him with her tongue. Her hands were unbuttoning his jeans when she paused and pulled her lips from his, making Sami want to cry as she broke contact.

  Looking down, Sami saw her surprise as she suddenly noticed his knives and handgun holstered on his hips. “How did I not see those earlier?” she asked absently as she studied him.

  When he didn’t answer, she shrugged and her lips curled slightly making him groan. Then she unbuckled everything and slid his weapons to the floor, all the while keeping eye contact with him. When she reached for his pants, Sami sucked in a gulp of air. Down his pants went followed by his boxers. Eyes riveted on his erection, Hellfire licked her lips. “Hmm ... you’re a big guy, aren’t ya?”

  Sami quivered, need like he’d never before felt racing through him. With a grin, Hellfire stepped back and tugged her tight T-shirt off over her head. Having obviously noticed the desire in Sami’s eyes, she stopped and with another slow, seductive lick of her lips, she took her time unfastening her bra. Then she let it dangle in her fingers before dropping it to the floor.

  Groaning at the sight of her perfect perky breasts, his cock reacted by bobbing as he struggled for control. It was all he could do to not grab her and pull her against him.

  “This is what you want, isn’t it Sami?” she asked huskily as she wiggled her pants down the length of her legs, and stepped out of them. Damn! She wasn’t wearing any panties. Sami could only nod as he gazed hungrily at her.

  Then she stepped up and while her breasts teased his chest, she tugged at his shirt until he pulled it off over his head. Pressing against him, the contact of skin against skin seared him, making him cry out for more as power hummed between them. Hellfire tugged his head down, meeting his lips with hers. Her tongue delved back into his mouth as if she couldn’t get enough of him. Sami’s hands found themselves on her back, touching her smooth skin. Pleasant shocks of electricity zinged through him while his cock throbbed between them.

  “Tell me,” she murmured, her tongue teasing his, making him moan.

  “Y-yeah, I want you,” he barely managed. She was intoxicating and he wanted all of her.

  “Can your kind get or carry diseases?” It took him a second to process what she was asking.

  “N-no, yours?” he responded, his lips hovering over hers hungrily wanting to devour her, wanting more.

  “No, neither does mine, and I’m on the pill.”

  “The males of my kind can’t get anyone pregnant anyway, we’re cursed,” he mumbled. He wanted her so bad he was shaking.

  “Good to know, pick me up,” Hellfire murmured into his mouth, while her hands tangled in his hair. Gripping her thighs, Sami pulled her up along his body, shuddering when she wrapped her legs around his waist, and his cock barely touched her hot core.

  “Oh gods,” he groaned as his cock strained to be inside her.

  Her tongue licked and teased his neck until it reached his ear, where she pinched the lobe between her teeth. “This what you want Sami?” she asked again, her voice sexy and throaty as she licked and sucked on his lobe, sending little zings of pleasure through his body straight to his cock.

  His breath ragged, he fought not to come as she teased him, wiggling against his cock, while her tongue seared him everywhere she tasted.

  Her body was wet and inviting as she rubbed against the tip of him then she impaled herself on him, moaning in pleasure. “Damn, you are fucking huge. Oh!”

  With the feeling of being inside her, her words almost undid him. “So tight. You feel so good.” Sami shook as he fought for control, not wanting to embarrass himself his first time. When she started sliding up and down on him, while still biting his ear lobe, his breath hissed out of him at the sensation.

  “You’re shaking, baby. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think this was your first time,” she said her voice breathless. Sami couldn’t say a word—all his senses were heightened, and he felt like his blood was on fire as she worked him.

  The connection they shared was wide open but suddenly, she pulled away and looked at him. “Fuck, this is your first time, isn’t it?” she asked.

  Not wanting her to know he was inexperienced, he let his eyes fall closed, enjoying every little sensation.

  “Look at me.” She stopped moving, and he cried out. Opening his eyes, he gazed into the most beautiful silver eyes in the world. “Humph.” With a mischievous grin, she grabbed his hair and pulled his lips to hers, savaging him, making him want to taste every bit of her.

  She slid up and down on him slowly with perfect control, making him groan until she had him quivering with the need to slam into her fast and furious. Then she surprised him by crying out. “Give it to me Sami, hard, fast–deep!”

  Sami’s breath left him in a rush as he pulled back and looked into her eyes. All he could see was desire and a fierce need that matched his own. Turning around, he pressed her against the wall and thrust inside of her, reaching as deep as he could.

  “Fuck, yeah,” She moaned low and deep in her throat, and he was lost. As he pumped furiously into her, she continued to moan and whimper, which only made the blood in his veins roar louder.

  Sami felt his dragon rising inside of him wanting to claim her. Pulling his lips from hers, he knew by the widening of her eyes that his were glowing. He watched as her eyes began to glow in return.

  “Harder,” she hissed, staring at him as he pumped into her, harder and faster, all control having vanished. “Fuck Sami. Yes, yes…fuck me,” she yelled, and he watched as her orgasm built and ripped through her. Gripping him, she clenched him inside of her, milking his cock, sending him over the edge as well.

  “Hellfire,” he roared as his own orgasm tore through him and he
spilled his seed inside of her. Then his power rose up and waves of intense pleasure rode him, mingling with hers, and sending them into an even deeper orgasm.

  Magic filled the air and swirled all around them, sending shock waves of pleasure ricocheting through the both of them until it felt like fireworks had been set off. Then, as if they were reborn, they hovered on a cloud of bliss while it felt like new life bloomed and surrounded them. Sami felt as one with Hellfire, whole and healed for the first time. He’d never felt anything so sweet, good or amazing in his entire life. It was like he could suddenly breathe once again—while at the same time, lightning zipped through and around them—until everything went black.

  When he came to a few moments later, they were both breathing heavily, and Hellfire was slumped against him, her arms around his neck and her head on his shoulder. Sami closed his eyes as the aftermath of shock waves continued to ride the both of them, leaving them weak and shaky. The wall was doing its best to hold them up.

  “What the hell was that?” she asked angrily when the pleasure finally receded. Pushing against him, she shakily slid down until her feet touched the floor. Weak, Sami turned and leaned back against the wall, surprised once again at her sudden change. He watched as she began to dress, throwing his shirt at him. Reaching down, Sami pulled his boxers and pants up, fastening on his weapons last.

  Once she had her pants on, Hellfire looked at him, fury in her gaze. “There. You got what you came for, now leave me alone.”

  Sami’s heart started to pound even harder than before as a chill filled his veins. No, she couldn’t be doing this. There was a connection with her and it was a very strong, intense connection. She was his soul mate. “What? Why?”

  “You heard me. You got what you wanted, now go away, and leave me alone.”

  Sami felt like he’d been eviscerated and his guts were lying all over the floor while she kicked him. Maybe she was just scared of the connection. “I know you feel this too—”

  She quickly cut him off with a glare as she snatched her bra up off the floor. “What? Just because we fucked doesn’t mean a thing.”

  Hiding how badly her words hurt, Sami pulled his T-shirt on, not looking at her. At her deep huff, he glanced up.

  “Don’t look at me like that. We fucked. We hooked up. People do it all the time. It means nothing,” she said angrily, yanking her shirt on over her head.

  “Well, it wasn’t nothing to me,” he barely managed to get out. He was feeling ice cold and the familiar anguish began to fill him again, making it hard to breathe as even more hurt swamped him at her words.

  “Well, tough. It didn’t mean anything to me. It was fun, felt good, scratched an itch—” She glared and yanked her jacket on.

  Anger began to course through him. He never asked for what had just happened, nor had he ever done a thing to earn her ire now or earlier, and he was getting tired of it. “So, you often have sex with random strangers?” he asked.

  “Yeah, I do. All the time,” she retorted, making him even angrier. “Look Sami, I gave you what you wanted so now you need to leave me alone. I never want to see you again.” Her voice was quiet, husky, and made him ache for her all over again.

  “I never asked for that—” He began but then she looked at him and the words died in his throat at the pity in her eyes.

  While it had been amazing, and absolutely mind blowing, just sex hadn’t been what Sami had been after. All he really wanted, besides the pain and anguish to leave him alone, was someone to love. Someone, who would love him back for a change. For years, he’d seen the connection Tierney and Jax had and wished he could share a connection like that with someone. To be able to have that …

  Sami never thought he’d be lucky enough to find his true soul mate but after what just happened with Hellfire, the connection he felt between them, he knew the truth. And whether she admitted it or not, she knew it as well. “I get this is not what you planned, but we—”

  “No Sami, it’s not going to happen. There is no we, no us. I have other plans,” she said.

  “I get that you’re scared, but—”

  “Enough,” she shouted. “I’m not scared. Don’t you get it? I fucked you so you’d leave me alone. I don’t need you. I don’t want you. Like I said, I never want to see you again.” Standing completely dressed in front of him, she shook with anger then suddenly, flames engulfed her, and then she stood before him in the glory of her Phoenix form.

  No, this couldn’t be happening! But it could, and it was. It was just like fate to fuck him, letting him find a mate who wanted nothing to do with him. And he had no doubt that was what she was—his mate. Even if they hadn’t had sex, just being around her made all his pain, his guilt, and the dark anguish that constantly filled him, vanish. Well, except for now. Knowing he was about to lose her, it all came rushing back, stronger than ever. Now, he just wanted to get away from her, though he knew once he did, he was going to fall apart.

  Without another word, Hellfire walked over to the door leading to the balcony, unlocked it, and then pulled it open. “I appreciate you saving Brim, but now we’re done. You need to forget about me—don’t look for me—don’t follow me. I don’t want to see you, smell you—nothing. I’ll let my brother know you’ve left.”

  “What did I ever do for you to hate me?” Sami couldn’t help asking again as she stepped out onto the balcony. Hellfire stood with her back to him for a second then finally, she turned around.

  “You’re right, I do hate you.”

  “Why?” he asked, suddenly feeling destroyed. Pain throbbed through every part of him and his vision began to dim. Hellfire looked at him then shook her head. A second later, she turned away and shot into the sky like a rocket, her long black wings tucked into her sides.

  Sami briefly wondered about her flying during the day, but he just didn’t care. Sinking to the floor, he dropped his head into his hands.

  Chapter Five

  Purgatori

  SAMI SOMEHOW MADE it to Club Purgatori in one piece without killing anyone on the drive over. He stepped into the busy club and glanced around. It was much different than it had been the last time he’d been here. Then the place had been empty but now, it was quickly filling up. A couple girls danced slowly on two of the stages while another lounged, mostly naked, in one of the suspended cages. Ogling men surrounded the stages, hoping for more.

  Sami finally spotted the big-ass, surly wolf he sought at a corner table. As he made his way over to Soroyan, he had to admit that he was surprised the guy was still here. Soroyan hated humans and didn’t often change into his human form. They had also realized a week ago, when Soroyan was helping them, that the big bad wolf hated being in enclosed spaces. Although, since he was determined to find his nephew Toren, Sami knew he didn’t have much choice.

  Without a word, Sami dropped into a chair beside him. Soroyan glanced at him before looking back at the women dancing on the various stages. “You found the sister?”

  Sami didn’t answer. Pain and the darkness pushed at him, and he felt like a drug addict needing a fix. When the waitress came by, he ordered ten shots of whiskey and six beers. The waitress raised her brows but with a shrug, went to fill his order.

  His brows furrowing, Soroyan sniffed in Sami’s direction. “Things didn’t go well,” he commented gruffly, eyes narrowed on the bit of blood at Sami’s wrists.

  Still ignoring him, Sami pulled the sleeves of his jacket down. “You talk to Sin?” he asked instead.

  “She’s not here yet.” Soroyan turned back to the girls on stage as their clothes started to come off.

  After the waitress brought his drinks, Sami pulled a small flask from his pocket and added a few drops of nectar to everything. “What is that?” Soroyan asked, sniffing the air.

  Instead of answering, Sami nodded at the drink in Soroyan’s hand. “That shit do anything for you?”

  Soroyan frowned. “Not much.”

  “Yeah, me neither.” Sami added a drop of nec
tar to Soroyan’s whiskey. “Now try it.”

  The big bad wolf with his usual scowl on his face took another drink. Sami watched his eyes widen in surprise.

  “That’s nectar…comes from Tartaria, where I was born. It’s the only way that one of us can get drunk or even a buzz.” He added a few more drops to his own drinks and downed three shots in a row.

  Soroyan’s focus shifted across the room and Sami glanced in that direction as well. The door leading into the offices and rooms at the back of the club had opened. A big burly man stepped into the room—Tragic, Sin’s bodyguard. Sami, Jax, and Tierney had met him when they came here looking for Toren a week ago. Sami watched the guy survey everyone with his stoic wrestler attitude, arms folded across his chest. Sami turned his attention to the girls up on stage.

  Not five seconds later the fine hairs on his arm stood up. His heart started to pound and before he even looked towards the front door, he knew she was there. Maybe she changed her mind, a voice screamed inside his head but as soon as he looked her way, he knew she hadn’t.

  “That’s her?” Soroyan asked.

  Sami nodded. Acutely aware of Hellfire, he struggled not to stare but couldn’t help it after her narrow-eyed glare when she spotted him. Turning away, she headed for the bar. He watched as she smiled and spoke with the bartender. A moment later, he slid a drink to her and Hellfire took a sip before turning to survey the room. Seeing what she was looking for, Hellfire began to weave her way through the crowd. Sami’s heartbeat picked up as she drew nearer but then he watched as she smirked at him, and moved to sit down with two good-looking men dressed all in leather. Anger began to build inside Sami. After telling him she never wanted to see him again, why was she here? Was she so sadistic that she got off on hurting him, rubbing it in his face how little he meant to her? He didn’t want to accept that, or believe it of her but by the gods, if she was here by coincidence then fate must be having a good chuckle.

  Sami tore his eyes from Hellfire to stare, unseeing at the girls dancing on the two stages. He tossed back the rest of his shots, followed by the beer. As the waitress went by, he ordered enough booze for a party, only to have the woman stare at him boggle eyed at his enormous order. Then she tried to cut him off with only one drink per order. Sami drew on his power and used his compulsion on her, surprised when she smiled.