Ethan wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her into his lap as another desire surged to life within him. Shoving his boxers down, he freed his swollen cock. The nightgown she wore had bunched around her thighs; he hastily pushed it upward and settled her onto him. He was pleased to find her already wet with wanting for him as he rubbed his cock teasingly against her opening. She let him know her disapproval of his teasing by biting deeper and blasting her need into his mind.
He chuckled at her impatience and slid himself into her. He was whole now; it was the only thought he had as he buried himself within her. Her bliss slammed into him when she wrapped her legs around his waist and clung to him as she rode up and down.
Ethan withdrew from her shoulder and licked away the last drops of blood on her flesh. Her fangs retracted from his neck; her eyes were smoky and dazed as they met his. Needing to see and feel all of her, he tugged the nightgown the rest of the way up her body and tossed it aside.
A seductive smile curled her lips as she tugged his shirt over his head. Her fingers slid over his chest as she marveled over his chiseled masculine beauty. Bending her head, she nipped at his skin, drawing blood as she moved over his body. She relished in the sweet and salty taste of his skin mixed with the alluring taste of his blood.
Ethan's hands curled into her hair. Her mouth continued its trail of pleasure and pain across his chest. His head fell back as her body continued to move smoothly up and down his throbbing dick. He kept his hands firmly in her back when she retracted her fangs and lifted her head to kiss him. The taste of his blood on her lips only pushed him to higher and higher levels as the bond between them swelled and solidified. The monster within him, the one struggling for years to break free, wasn’t completely caged, but it was tamed and subdued by the woman within his arms. He'd never thought such a thing could happen in his life, but she was the greatest gift he'd ever been given, and she was his.
Ethan gave himself over to the pleasure engulfing him as she rode them both to completion.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
"I'm so sorry, Emma," Jill said for about the hundredth time over the past couple of weeks.
"Jill, stop apologizing, it's not your fault. I'm sorry I got you into this whole mess."
"But I nearly got both of my best friends killed."
"And yourself in the process, don't forget that," Mandy said as she sat on the bed. "It wasn't your fault; let it go before I kill you. I think both of you have apologized enough."
Emma laughed as she dropped her last pair of shorts into the suitcase and pulled the zipper shut.
"Do you think you'll get married?" Jill inquired.
"I'm sure it would make my parents happy if we did," Emma said. "But we're already more linked than any marriage license could make us."
"It would be a fun party though."
"Yeah it would," Emma agreed.
"What are you going to tell your parents?" Mandy inquired.
"For now, only that I met the man of my dreams while on vacation. I'm sure that will go over about as well as a lead balloon, and they'll probably think I'm crazy, but they have to meet Ethan. It will still be a few years before they become curious about anything. I'll have to decide then if I'm going to tell them the truth or if it would be best to change their memories. I don't think I could play with my parents’ minds in such a way, but I can't inadvertently place them in danger either. It's bad enough you two were almost killed because of this, and you still could be one day."
"No, we won't. No one is ever going to know we have this knowledge," Mandy assured her. "I'd like to keep my head, and you know we would never do anything to put you at risk."
"I know," Emma said, but she was still worried about them.
"Don't worry about your parents now. You have a few years to decide."
"You're right," she agreed. She wasn't ready to let the reality of those thoughts intrude on the happiness she'd just found right now anyway.
"I can't believe our vacation is already over," Jill moaned.
"Neither can I," Mandy said.
Emma dropped her suitcase on the ground and sat on the bed beside Mandy. "It's going to be so strange not to be with you guys every day."
"We'll see each other all the time," Jill said cheerfully.
Emma hoped Jill was right, but she also knew how life could go. Though, now that she would be living in Oregon, they would at least all be on the same coast.
"Are you nervous about meeting the rest of his family?" Mandy asked.
"Terrified," she admitted. "It's going to take me forever to learn all their names. I just hope they like me."
"Well it's usually normal to meet the family before forming an eternal bond with someone, but you were never much for normal," Jill said. "And they'll love you."
Emma laughed as she leaned against Jill's side and savored in the warmth of her friend. She could hear the steady beat of Jill's heart, but it didn't spark her hunger. Over the last two weeks, she'd grown accustomed to the flow of human's blood and the enticing aroma they emitted. It didn't mean they didn't tempt her still, but Ethan kept her fed well enough she could keep it under control.
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