But no matterhow great the bloodlust, how compelled he was to drink her nectar,the sound of her heartbeat filtered into his soul, its beat steadyand strong, if not a little fast, but the most hypnotic melody hehad ever heard, beckoning him on a level more powerful than thebloodlust.
The beat of herheart made his soul come alive, a soul that had been dormant evenbefore he turned, and as her warm blood slipped down his throat,everything became clear.
She controlledhis bloodlust, not him.
ChapterNine
Harper wrappedher arms around Damon as his fangs pressed against her neck. Themusky scent of his expensive cologne surrounded her. His stubblyjaw scratched her skin.
Heat spreadbetween her thighs, the anticipation of his bite an electrifyingthrill like no other.
She wantedthis. The sinful part of her craved him, craved his bite.
The tips of hisfangs pierced her flesh and she submitted to her desires, to theall-consuming power he had over her.
A slightpressure sensation, exquisite and sensual, and then an almostinaudible pop, but no pain. No pain at all. In fact, it kind oftickled.
Her pulse ratequickened, her heartbeat thumped inside her chest. Erotic signalscascaded over her whole body, sent shivers of ecstasy to every inchof her skin.
She uttered amoan and let him drink from her.
Her head spun.A kaleidoscope of colours flashed behind her eyelids.
She yearned forhim to drink and never stop, to satisfy the vampire in himunreservedly, but what of him, the real Damon, the man inside themonster?
Keeping hermovements slow, she threaded her fingers through his hair andgently urged his head away from her neck. “Enough, Damon,” shewhispered.
Damon pulledback, his chocolate-brown eyes almost black in the half-light,gleaming with deliciously wicked desire.
A drop of herblood trickled onto his bottom lip.
Without a word,Harper caught the droplet on her fingertip and offered it tohim.
Damon held herhand, his gaze never leaving hers as he sucked the blood from herfinger. He trembled. “Harper…” he uttered, his voice thick withemotion.
She cupped hisface with both hands, her sexy, vulnerable vampire, and kissed himsoftly until his trembling lessened and his fangs retracted.
When she wassatisfied he had his bloodlust under control, Harper shiftedslightly to look at him.
With her bestmischievous grin, she nudged him towards her bed. He staggeredbackwards. Playfully, she circled her fingertips over his chest,then shoved him so he fell on the bed. Harper eyed him up and down,admiring his pecs and impressive six-pack. Dark hair peppered hislower stomach, gathering like an arrow below his belly button, asthough pointing to what lay hidden.
She noted thebulge in his trousers. Her grin widened as she unzipped him,slipped her hand inside his boxers and fondled him.
Damon’sguttural growl heightened her arousal to epic proportions.
Encouraged, shewhipped his trousers down to his ankles. Thighs like barrelsbeckoned her, but not for long as his impressive erection demandedher attention. Her lips parted. The vamp was big, and thick too.His cock twitch as wicked thoughts raced through her mind and herpanties dampened.
With vampiricspeed, Damon kicked off his shoes and removed the rest of hisclothes. He waggled his eyebrows, back to his usual confident self.“Your turn.” He pulled her close and yanked her clothes off.
She barely hadtime to blink before she stood naked in front of him, his gazeburning like molten lava.
Damon pulledher on top of him and grabbed her bare backside with bothhands.
She squealed indelight, his erection pressing against her lower stomach. Shegyrated her hips against his firm, muscular body, her sex tinglingwith anticipation.
Prince croakedinside his glass tank on the shelf.
Damon’s handsstilled. “What the heck was that?”
“My pet frog.Ignore him.” She kissed him, her hair tumbling over her face andhis.
Damon chuckled.“Why am I not surprised you have a frog for a pet?” He returned herkiss, stroking his fingertips up her spine and tangling his fingersin her curls.
She arched herback in response, her nipples peaked against his pecs, his softhairs tickling her skin.
Ribbit.Ribbit.
He pausedagain, much to her frustration, and glanced towards the glasstank.
“It’s no good,I can’t concentrate with all that ribbiting going on. What breed offrog is he? What’s his name?”
“Prince.” Shewasn’t the least bit interested in striking up a conversation aboutamphibians right now.
“Well, Princeis looking at me. It’s distracting.”
“He is not.”She kissed his neck, nibbled his earlobe. “Forget the frog. I havemore pressing needs.”
Ribbit.Ribbit.
Okay, maybe herfrog was a little distracting.
With afrustrated grunt, Harper clambered off her hot vamp, grabbed athrow, and draped it over the glass tank. “There, better?”
Two large handsgrabbed her backside before she could turn back around. “Muchbetter.” Damon gave her butt a wobble amid a throaty, “Phwoar!” Toher surprise, he nuzzled his face into her and gave her left cheeka nip, a playful, human-like nip, nothing like a vamp’s bite.
She faced him,giggling. He was on his knees, his gaze zeroed in on her nakedness,no hint of fangs.
“Get here, youbeautiful witch.”
He stood, thenswept her into his arms and took her back to her bed.
Another giggleescaped her. “You are a very wicked vampire. Prince wasn’tbothering you at all, was he?”
“Nope, I justwanted to see that gorgeous big arse of yours.”
Wow, helikes my big bum.
Harper loopedher arms around his neck as he urged her to straddle him, his handsonce again finding their way to her rounded backside.
The tip of hiscock rubbed against her quivering sex, so wet and ready forhim.
Inch by eroticinch, he lowered her onto him, pausing to allow her to stretch toaccommodate his size. He searched her face and then he whisperedthe sweetest thing she’d ever heard. “Are you okay?”
His concern forher touched her soul. “More than okay,” she murmured, his rock-hardthickness exactly what her body needed. She squeezed her innerwalls around him, and just when she thought he’d given her all hehad, he inched her further down onto him and gave her more.
She leanedforward, her breasts pressing against his chest.
With his handson her hips, he guided her, their movements slow and sensual as hetook her to dizzying heights of pleasure and beyond.
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“Harper… ohGod, I’m so sorry…”
Harper
