He snarled, the sound animalistic, and he used one of his hands to fist her hair, jerking it out of his way. His mouth found her throat and she arched, giving him access. It was possible he’d bite her but she was willing to risk it. It was all about need and wanting Veso.

He entered her slow. She sucked in a sharp breath when he paused.

“Relax. Damn, you’re tight.”

“You’re thick.”

He pushed in more, withdrew a little, then surged forward, making her take all of him. She squeezed her eyes closed and dug her nails in. He was big and extremely hard. He adjusted his body over hers, one of his huge hands grabbing her ass and lifting her a little off the mattress. He began to slowly thrust in and out, making growling noises deep within his throat. His chest vibrated against hers.

He drove in deep, thrusting faster, and pressed his pelvis tight against her clit, forcing her legs wider apart. Glen moaned louder, close to climax. A thumping sounded but she ignored it. All that existed was Veso and pleasure. He moved faster over her, his chest rubbing and vibrating against her breasts. He pulled her hair again, forcing her to turn her face toward him. He covered her mouth but didn’t kiss her, probably trying to muffle some of the sounds she made.

Ecstasy exploded and she cried out. He kept fucking her fast, drawing it out, and then he tensed over her, holding still. A heartbeat later he moved slow, groaning. She felt him inside her, coming. He held still again and pulled his mouth away from hers. Both of them panted and she could feel the muscles relaxing under her hands on his back.

Glenda opened her eyes and found him watching her. His eyes were glowing that beautiful golden color. She forgot to be afraid of him trying to control her mind or that he was so different from her. She cupped his cheek.

He blinked, glanced at her mouth, and then stunned her by lowering his head and brushing his lips against hers. He stopped when she opened her mouth to deepen the kiss. He pulled back and stared down at her again, an odd expression on his face.

“What?” She was almost afraid to ask. He might already regret what they’d done, and that would hurt. Not that she’d admit it to him.

“I cut your mouth while we kissed.”

“It doesn’t hurt.”

“It wouldn’t. I cut myself too. I healed you as fast as I caused the damage.”

“It’s okay. No pain, no foul. Or something like that.”

His lips curved upward and he actually smiled. It reminded her of how handsome he could be. But his next words where grim ones for them both.

“We exchanged more blood.”

“It couldn’t have been much. I didn’t taste blood.”

“Or you didn’t notice. I was distracted and so were you. We do sex well together. You’re a bit tight but you’ll adjust to my body the more we do this.”

“Who says we’ll ever do this again?”

“We will.” He turned his face a little, pressing his cheek tighter against her palm. It was a sweet thing, so unlike him, as if he liked her touch and wasn’t about to hide that fact. “I knew you slept with humans with small dicks.”

Glen didn’t know if she should slap him or laugh. She settled on a middle ground. “You’re terrible.”

“I’m honest.”

She felt heat spread up her neck to her face. “You don’t know that for sure.”

“I do. Your body resisted me at first because you’ve never taken someone my size.”

“Well, you’re abnormally large all over.”

“True. I’m a VampLycan.” He unfisted her hair and stroked it, spreading it out on the bed with his fingers.

They stopped talking but he didn’t lift up or withdraw from her. He kept her pinned under him, their bodies intimately connected, as he played with her hair. He seemed very interested in doing that, not meeting her gaze anymore. She stroked his cheek.

“Veso?”

“What?”

“What are you thinking?”

He stilled his hand. “I’m debating about what to do.”

“We should get some sleep.”

He looked at her then, his eyes less bright and more brown than golden. “I’m battling logic and instinct right now. I haven’t decided which one should win.”

“I don’t understand.”

“I know. You’d be struggling to get out from under me if you did.”

“What does that mean?”

“Logic tells me how bad it would be to take you as my mate. My clan hates humans. I don’t know how well I could protect you there, so we’d have to flee to another clan. They might not welcome us because of who my clan leader is. Instincts are telling me to bite into you because you’re my mate and drink more of your blood. You’d have to drink mine too. I’m certain you’d fight me on that but it’s how mates bond. And I’d demand a deep bond with you if I took you for my mate. I don’t trust that you wouldn’t run away from me one day otherwise. Humans have a horrible history of disloyalty.”

Glen decided she wanted to punch him but resisted. His words hurt deep. He was admitting he believed she was his mate, but he’d made it clear he didn’t think much of her kind. She could see past their differences but it was still a big deal to him. He had a way of insulting her and hurting her feelings while flattering her at the same time. “I don’t want to be your mate, so stop thinking about it. You really are terribly prejudiced and right now you’re being a jerk.”

“How so?”

“I’m human.”

“I’m more than aware of your flaws.”

His words were another verbal slap. She was good enough to have sex with but not to make a commitment to. “Get off me.”

He scowled.

She could deny what they’d just done had meant anything to her, too, if he wanted to act that way. “We just had sex. That’s all it was. We’re both stressed out after all the shit we’ve been through. We were attracted to each other so this was bound to happen. No big deal. Not to mention, we just met. This isn’t the time to make life-altering decisions. We’re both exhausted and out of sorts.”

“It was more than sex.”

That soothed the pain a little but not by much. “You’d regret it if you mated with me, Veso.” A small part of her hated saying that; she was already falling for him. But it was probably true. He’d grow to hate her one day, not able to overlook her being human. “We come from two different worlds. And we’d be a train wreck, remember?”