His hips thrust a little, his cock bumping her cheek.

She got the message and would have laughed, if what he did to her didn’t feel too intense to allow anything but another moan. She opened her mouth, took him back inside her, and adjusted to the new angle. He slowly moved, not thrusting deep enough to choke her, but setting the pace.

His mouth on her clit and the drive of his hips while he fucked her mouth in shallow strokes threatened to make Dusti lose her mind. She moaned against his flesh, sucked him hard trying to hasten her own climax, which had her pressing her pussy tighter against his wonderful mouth. He growled deeper, creating vibrations against her clit with his tongue, and she gripped his thigh with her hand while bracing her body further by clutching the bedding.

Pleasure gripped her when his tongue rubbed faster, his hips bucking to force her to take him deeper inside the wet, tight seal of her mouth, and she swore he seemed to thicken in size just a little more. A snarl tore from Drantos and the first burst of his release started to fill the back of her throat.

She swallowed, loving his heady taste, his cock pulsing against her tongue, and then she screamed around him when pure rapture gripped her. She started to come hard, her own hips jerking in a frantic motion. His hand released the leg pinned to his side to grab her ass, holding her in place pressed tightly against his mouth, while he licked at her to draw out her pleasure.

Drantos jerked out of her mouth and released her clit. They both were out of breath, their labored breathing the only sound in the room, until a chuckle came from him.

“I love your taste, sweetheart. I can’t get enough. Next time you’re going to be sprawled over me when we do this position. You’re stronger than you look.”

She rolled onto her back but made sure she didn’t pull her thigh out from under his cheek, and lifted her head with a grin. “What does that mean?”

“Holding your leg down to keep you spread open for me became difficult. You totally would have used your thighs to pin my face if I’d allowed it.”

She laughed. “I really liked you there.”

“Come here.” He lifted his head to free her thigh.

She turned around on the bed, burrowed into his chest. His arm pillowed her head while his other one curved tightly around her back to draw her even closer.

“I love you, Dusti.”

“I love you too.”

“In the morning we’ll share blood, unless you need it now. Promise me you’ll tell me if you feel dizzy or weak.”

“I feel okay.” She rubbed her cheek against his skin. “You’re so warm.”

“It’s been a long day. We’re both exhausted.” He paused. “Take from me. I won’t risk your health. You have to remember your Vampire traits.” His finger rose and she managed not to gasp when his fingernail lengthened as she watched. He scratched his neck, drew blood, and cocked his head a little more. “My blood is yours.”

Dusti leaned forward after only a slight hesitation. He’d already cut himself, she knew it had to hurt him, and she wasn’t about to have his pain be for nothing.

She closed her mouth over the wound, half surprised the sight and taste of his blood didn’t make her feel disgusted. The first taste of him had her moaning with pleasure. It disturbed her on a small level that his blood had that effect on her but she didn’t stop. His hand curled into the back of her head to hold her in place.

“That’s it.” His lips brushed her shoulder. “My blood to yours.”

His mouth closed over her skin but she didn’t flinch away when a sharp point dragged over her. The slight pinch didn’t hurt so much as send a jolt of desire through her. She knew he had bitten into her enough to draw blood. He suckled gently at her shoulder.

Her mouth left his throat. “I want you again.”

He released her, licked the small wound he’d inflicted with the point of one of his fangs to heal it, and then pulled his face back to gaze at her with a grin.

“We both need rest. I want you too but that was a goodnight kiss.”

She nodded. “You suck.” She flushed. “I didn’t mean that literally. I’m just turned-on now.”

He pulled her closer. “It’s my duty to care for your needs but right now you need sleep more.”

Dusti tried to ignore her urge to reach down and stroke his cock until he couldn’t resist her, but the mental image of his damaged back kept her still. She decided to think about something else besides sex.

“Do you think Bat and Kraven are okay together? He looked really hurt when I saw him after we were attacked in the trucks.”

He rubbed her back. “He won’t allow anything to happen to her. He’ll protect her. I’m sure he’s mostly healed by now.”

“I’m more worried about who is going to protect him when he tells my sister he wants to mate with her.”

Drantos chuckled. “He’s tough and she’s small.”

“Have you met my sister? She’s going to try to hurt him.”

“It will work out.”

She lay in silence listening to his strong heartbeat. It soothed her and she couldn’t deny the feeling of rightness being in his arms created. The cabin remained totally quiet otherwise. She had to admit she didn’t miss the sound of traffic she always heard in her apartment.

“What are you thinking about?”

“My old life.”

His body tensed a little but relaxed again. With her ear pressed against his chest, she didn’t miss the change in his heart rate. It accelerated as if he were afraid. She lifted her head and peered up at him. His beautiful dark blue gaze met hers.

“Don’t leave me.”

His plea nearly broke her heart. He didn’t try to mask his emotions from her or hide the way his raspy voice hitched a little when he’d spoken. The idea of losing her definitely tore him up.

“I won’t. I didn’t really have that great of a life in Los Angeles. I’m just uncertain about this new one.”

“I promise we’ll be happy together. I won’t travel anymore on missions. Mated males stay near home. The responsibility will go to someone else to hunt down lawbreakers. I’ll be assigned duties here within the clan to keep me close to you.”

“I hadn’t even thought about that but I’m glad to hear it. I really wouldn’t want to be left here alone while you’re out of town. I don’t know anyone and I feel kind of like a sore thumb”