Total pages in book: 109
Estimated words: 101147 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 506(@200wpm)___ 405(@250wpm)___ 337(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 101147 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 506(@200wpm)___ 405(@250wpm)___ 337(@300wpm)
“It means I want you. My eyes change when I want something very badly. Look at me.” It’s an old trick royals use on peasants to draw them in for a nice meal. I never felt a compulsion to try my hand at persuasion, but the impulse is overwhelming now.
Kaja does as I asked. She stares into my eyes, and I feel the moment I catch her. A savage sense of satisfaction fills me.
“Come to me,” I command in a voice that sounds foreign to my ears.
Kaja moves forward and places herself in my arms. She cuddles close, tucking her face into the crook of my neck. “You are working magic on me.”
I force her head up. “Do you want me to stop?”
She considers the question for a moment. “Yes and no. Yes, because my heart will ache when you set me aside. No, because my heart already aches when I think of never touching you again.”
I press my lips to hers. “Don’t think about the future. Can’t we enjoy today? And I would never cast you aside. I just think we should let all of that sort itself out. Whatever happens, whatever we decide, I promise, I’ll take good care of you.”
“For as long as you want me,” Kaja says with a little bitterness.
I feel the ache she talked about. I don’t know what she wants. “Isn’t that all you can ask of a man? I promise to be good to you even if things go wrong. You won’t ever want for anything again.”
“But you will not give me your heart.” It isn’t a question.
I sigh. I can give her orgasms all day long, but I have no idea how to deal with this. “I don’t think I have one, sweetheart. Can’t it be enough that I’ll give you what I have?”
She seems to come to some inner decision. She presses her lips to mine. “Mate with me.”
Her lips are closed, but I take advantage anyway. I press her down and cover her small body with mine. I know I should feel triumphant and thrilled because the night before was difficult. Yet all I can manage is a strange sense of awe. Her clear blue eyes are open as she looks up at me. I don’t need to remind her what I want from her. She spreads her legs willingly. There’s so much honest, open desire in her face that I almost turn away. It’s too much, but I want her more than I ever wanted a woman before. Looking down at her, I realize I only wanted sex before. Now I want Kaja. It’s a disturbing feeling.
“What’s wrong?” Kaja asks. There’s worry all over her face.
I push down these unwanted emotions. This is sex. It’s just sex between a vampire and his consort. It’s the most natural thing in the world. I give her my surest smile. “There’s nothing wrong, love. Everything is perfect now. The only problem is these pants of mine. They seem to be in the way.”
I grind gently against her, letting her feel my hard cock.
She sighs. “How do you do this to me? Already I feel some pleasure.”
“I told you, love. I know what I’m doing,” I reply, feeling surer now. The need to fuck is riding me hard. I’m not thinking about the future. I’m thinking about how damn good it will feel to pound away at my wife.
I reach down to unbutton my trousers. I don’t want to take the time to get out of them. I’ll shove them down enough to free my cock and then work my way inside. The second time can be slow. We have all day.
Kaja stops suddenly, throwing her hands to my chest and pushing me away.
“Don’t, baby,” I say, not giving an inch. “I promise I won’t hurt you.”
“Dante, something is coming,” she protests, trying to get up.
“Yes.” If she needs some coaxing, I’ll give it to her. “You can come first. Then I’ll come, and then I’ll rest, and we can both come again.”
The tent flap opens, and Meg runs in. She turns slightly when she sees the erotic scene before her, but she doesn’t leave. Which is annoying.
“Dante, there’s an ogre coming,” she says breathlessly. She has her gun in hand. “He’s attacking the marketplace.”
In the distance, I hear the screams begin. I roll off my bride and fasten my pants.
That ogre is going to suffer.
Chapter Ten
Kaja
The world seems filled with chaos. Every sense I have is overloaded as Dante tosses back the door to the tent and walks through. His magic goes to work. The shirt he wears grows a hood that he pulls up to cover his head. A strange black object flows over his face, covering his beautiful eyes.
Screams fill the air along with a terrible roar that seems to come from every angle. There is a predator nearby. I sense it deep in my bones. And it has a strong odor. Whatever attacks the small village reeks of decay.