by Jenika Snow
The wet kissing noises grew closer, and she internally groaned. No way was she going to sit here and be a spectator to two people screwing. As quietly as possible, she eased from the leather chair. Easier said than done. The leather squeaked and cracked beneath her, and suddenly the lights flared on. She froze and slowly looked over her shoulder. Her heart sped as she looked into Kaleb’s amber-colored gaze.
“Just leaving.” The recliner slammed shut, and she closed her eyes. Joslyn grabbed her bowl of cherries and made her way out. The female draped over Kaleb grabbed the bowl out of her hand before Joslyn was able to leave the room.
“We could have some fun with these, baby.” The female rubbed her body against Kaleb.
Gross. Joslyn didn’t even want to imagine what they would be doing with those cherries.
“Isn’t it past your bedtime?” Kaleb’s comment was like a slap across the face.
Joslyn hated being reminded that she was still considered young to the clan. She straightened and narrowed her eyes. The anger inside of her grew as she made her way past him. She didn’t even bother giving him the satisfaction of a response.
Kaleb watched as Joslyn left. He hadn’t meant to offend her, but she had gotten so angry that her face became a bright shade of red. Carina slithered up to him. The bowl of cherries was balanced in one of her perfectly manicured hands. She smiled at him seductively. Her breasts were against his chest, and her hips pressed into his.
“Kids.” She plucked a cherry out of the bowl and ran it against her lips. The way she ate it was meant to entice him, but for some reason, it did the opposite.
Kaleb couldn’t stop thinking about Joslyn. It was true she was only seventeen, but her eighteenth birthday was fast approaching, and he could sense the change happening within her. Soon she would be a full Lyken, and for some inexplicable reason, that fascinated him.
Chapter 26
Kayla glanced at her reflection once more and adjusted her dress. She checked the clock before grabbing her purse and heading downstairs. It seemed like ages since she had seen Adrik, and along with her need to just be with him, she felt sexually frustrated.
She was on edge. Even her panties were an irritant against her overheated clit and swollen labia. She would have gone without the offending material, but the sundress was midthigh, and she worried about giving people a crotch shot. No way did she need a scandal in Stone Brooke.
The sound of Adrik’s massive vehicle pulling into the driveway had her heart thumping wildly. Before he was even out of the SUV, she had the front door open. He exited with a bouquet of roses in hand. Kayla shut the door behind her. He made it only a few steps toward her before she had her arms around his shoulders. He grunted from the impact and wrapped his arms around her.
“Hell, someone could get used to a greeting like this.” His words were muffled against her hair.
She pulled back and eyed the flowers. “For me?”
When his lips tilted in the most sexual of ways, she couldn’t help the heat the coursed through her body. Adrik set the flowers down on the hood of the car and pulled her closer to him. He lifted her with his strong arms so her feet were barely touching the ground. His lips pressed against hers in a soft caress but soon became fierce and heated.
Adrik walked them backward until she felt the cool and rough brick of her house greet her bare back. She moaned into his mouth and became instantly wet when their tongues touched. He moved his hands down to cup her ass. When he pulled her more firmly against him, she gasped against his mouth as she felt his rock-hard shaft.
He broke the kiss and started to trail his mouth down her throat. “Oh what you do to me.” His words were murmured against her flesh.
Adrik kissed and nipped her throat. The feel of his fangs along her neck caused shivers to race up her spine. She sighed and tilted her head so he had better access.
“I want you so badly.” Even as he said it, he was pulling away from her. He steadied her as he stepped back. He looked down at her and ran the pad of his thumb over her bottom lip. She brought her tongue out and swiped it across his finger, eliciting a deep groan from him. “We have to stop, or I’ll end up taking you right here in front of the neighbors.”
“I’m okay with that.” Her body was on fire, and when he made a gruff noise at her comment, she became hotter. There was no way she was going to let him stop what he had started. She was too excited to let it go. Trying to be a temptress and hoping she didn’t fail miserably, Kayla lifted her dress until it was bunched around her waist. She watched as Adrik’s breathing changed and knew that if she kept going he wouldn’t be able to resist.
He cleared his throat and ran a hand over the back of his neck. “You’re tempting a beast, Kayla.”
Oh, she knew exactly what she was doing. She spread her legs a little wider and wondered if he could see just how wet she was. Even in the dim lighting she could see his pupils dilate. His cock was still ramrod hard and pressed fiercely against his pants.
“Your neighbors could see.” His voice had gone husky and low and she knew she had him right where she wanted.
“Good, let them get a show.”
“I didn’t take you for an exhibitionist, Kayla.” He took a step closer as he said this.
She never thought so either, but the idea of anyone walking by seeing their intimate act drove her arousal higher. When Adrik was so close she could feel his body heat penetrating her, she licked her lips. God, did she want this.
He placed his hand on her hip, steadying her as he pressed his cock against her belly. This wasn’t going to be about making love, no, this was going to be fast and hard. It was just what she needed.
He gripped her panties and tore them away. The sound of rendering fabric seemed overly loud, but the thought of being caught on her doorstep getting fucked, only fueled her excitement.
Adrik leaned down and crushed his mouth to hers. He tasted spicy and potent, and she knew she would never be able to get enough of him. She heard his zipper being slid down, and her heart beat faster. Their tongues pressed against each other, slow at first but then picked up intensity. Yes, she was actually going to do it and she didn’t care.
He smoothed his hand down her thigh and gripped her behind the knee, lifting her leg up and placing it over his thigh. The cool night air brushed against her pussy folds and she shivered. The feel of his hard, warm cock pressing on her slit had her gasping against his mouth. He felt scorching hot, like heated steel over velvet. When she felt him reach between their bodies and place the tip of his shaft at her entrance she stilled. He hadn’t broken the kiss, but her arousal and surprise that she was actually doing this had her pulling away.
“Tell me you want this.” He whispered against her throat and goose bumps popped out along her flesh. “You know I want this.” She rested her head on his chest and gripped his biceps as he pushed into her. He was so big and thick that Kayla had to bite her lip to keep from crying out. Stretched beyond belief didn’t even describe how it felt to have him impale her, but the sting of pain was masked by the extreme pleasure.
When he started moving in and out of her Kayla led her head fall back, exposing her throat. She didn’t know if he would bite her, but the thought of him sinking those wicked fangs into her had her silently begging him too. He ran them up and down her throat, but didn’t penetrate her. On any other time she might have been disappointed, but he didn’t give her a chance to dwell on it. Adrik slammed into her so fast and hard she had to hold onto him to keep steady. He moved both of his hands to her ass, squeezed the globes once, and then lifted her without breaking stride.
Here she was, pressed against the brick, getting fucked by a vampire. They both panted and groaned softly, but Kayla didn’t care about the noise. In fact, she hoped someone heard them.
In and out he pumped into her until she felt her orgasm climbing to the surface. His balls slapped against her moist skin and the sound of her pussy sucking at his cock surrounded them. Kayla leaned forward and b
it Adrik’s shoulder. It wasn’t hard enough to draw blood, but was hard enough that he gasped. She hadn’t meant to do it, but as her orgasm raced through her it had been the only thing she could think of doing to stem off the scream of pleasure she would have made.
He thrust into her once, twice, and on the third time stilled as he came. She could feel his spunk slide out of her, and he grunted against her neck. When he stilled all she could do was breathe heavy with him. The encounter had been exciting and spur of the moment. If she could do it all over again she would. Never had she done something so wanton before, but she liked this side of her.
He pulled out of her and helped her to stand. When they both got themselves adjusted, they stared at each other. Kayla finally smiled and broke the silence. “We can do that any time you come to pick me up.”
Adrik grinned and pulled her close. He kissed her on the head. “You never cease to amaze me. So where are you taking me tonight?”
“Just a little party that Aniya is throwing.”
He didn’t break their embrace, but she was okay with that. “Party?”
“An Otherworld party.”
He pulled away and ran his thumb over her bottom lip. The tissue felt sensitive and it took all of her strength not to suck his finger into her mouth and tempt him all over again. He gripped her hand and led her toward his vehicle. Otherworld party? She looked down at herself and then back at him. The thought of seeing other beings she could relate to excited and frightened her.
“Am I underdressed? Maybe overdressed?”
His gaze traveled down her body, and she shivered.
“No, you look phenomenal. As it is, I’m going to have to keep the other males away from you.”
She blushed at his comment and allowed him to help her into the car. Her heart was beating quickly.
“Should I be worried?” She attempted some light humor, but it fell kind of flat.
He grinned at her, his fangs accenting his straight white teeth. “I hope you don’t shock easy, little wolf.”
Kayla let Adrik lead the way as he moved through the throng of bodies that filled the club. Music blasted through the massive speakers and had the women and men grinding against each other.
The club was just as she remembered from her last visit with Kaleb and Lana, although the decorations had changed. As Adrik pushed his way through the clusters of gyrating bodies, he came up against little resistance. Everyone seemed to part for him, as if his very presence was something to take note of. Adrik was a huge man, but as Kayla scanned the room, she saw that most of the men, and even some of the women, rivaled his size.
They stopped when they reached a two-seater table situated in front of a stage. Adrik held the chair out for her and smiled as she took the offered seat. He took the seat next to her. The waitress came right over and took their drink order.
Kayla scanned the transformed club. Every table was filled, and the men seated in them were huge and menacing in their appearance. She could tell they weren’t human. Whether it was their immense size or the air of power and danger they emitted, she wasn’t quite sure.
One table in particular held her attention. The men seated there all seemed similar in appearance. Their hair was coal black, and their eyes were so blue and crystalline they seemed to glow. Several scantily dressed women flocked around them. The clothing they wore was nothing more than strips of spandex and strands of leather. Kayla knew she shouldn’t stare, but there was something off about them, something that set her instincts on high alert and told her those men were far more dangerous than anything she had encountered thus far.
As if she had yelled across the room, the man situated in the center lifted his eyes to her. She wanted to look away, she really did, but as his ice-blue gaze held hers and a small and sardonic smile shaped his lips, she found it impossible to look away.
The lump that had instantly formed in her throat was difficult to swallow. A shiver raced up her spine, and she finally tore her gaze from his. Adrik’s full attention was where she had just been looking. His jaw was tense, and a muscle beneath the skin worked. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and drew her closer to his rock-solid body.
When he turned his gaze back to hers, his eyes were set hard. She leaned in and brought her mouth to his ear to be heard over the loud music. “Who are they?”
He brought his lips to the shell of her ear. “Not who, but what.”
Kayla leaned back slightly and looked at him. She wasn’t really all that surprised to hear his words. It was obvious the beings in the club were far from human. The question she had was what they exactly were.
“They are known as Rages.”
“Rages?”
“Yes. They are demons, essentially, and creatures that I would be happy if you stayed away from.” He leaned back and looked into her eyes. “They are dangerous, Kayla.”
If a male as fierce and strong as Adrik was pointing out just how dangerous those creatures were, then she would make sure to steer clear from them. Not that she wouldn’t have anyway. They exuded danger that was tangible.
As the music faded off, the crowd began to cheer. The lights dimmed, and red ones illuminated the stage. Kayla noticed a shiny metal stripper pole situated in the center, along with a red velvet chair off to the side. The curtain behind the stage slowly opened, and the hollering intensified.
A woman stood with her head downcast. A bowler cap sat atop her head and covered her features. The outfit she wore was skimpy and barely covered her perfect body. The music started off low and then increased in volume. The woman lifted her face to the audience and smiled seductively.
The woman wore a pair of skintight black sequined boy shorts, a pair of black fishnet stockings, and a white cropped tee under a tiny black jacket. The jacket barely covered the shirt, let alone her breasts. Her body started swaying to the music. Her smile was pure sex, and the way she moved her body was inviting. She turned her back to the crowd and looked over her shoulder, winking at the audience as she slowly removed her jacket. The material was tossed into the crowd, and a young man sitting at the table next to Kayla caught it and shouted profanities toward the stage.
Kayla looked over at Adrik. He appeared disinterested, but you would have to be blind not to think the woman onstage was anything but gorgeous. She turned her attention back to the woman. The bottom of her full breasts spilled out from under the fabric, and her nipples were so hard Kayla was surprised they didn’t tear right through. She slinked over to the stripper pole and swung gracefully around it. Men and women flocked to the front of the stage, dollar bills in their hands as they threw out some catcalls and whistled. A striptease was not something Kayla expected to see tonight.
The woman slid down the pole, walked over to the side, and started to take her boy shorts off slowly. She turned around when they were half off, bent at the waist slightly, and wiggled out of them. When her little dance was over, she walked over to the lone chair and started doing some seductive and erotic moves over it.
She straddled the chair and whipped her hat off. A tumble of bright red hair fell from beneath it and caused the crowd to go wild. Between the chair and the pole, the woman really worked the crowd, until they were shouting for her to take it all off. Kayla just now realized a cord hanging directly above the chair. The stripper gripped it, and the red lights suddenly went off. A backlight lit up the woman just as she pulled the cord. A gush of water poured over her.
The noise in the room escalated. Money was being thrown onstage from all areas, and Kayla had to dodge some of the flying bills.
“That was a nice Flashdance scene.” Kayla murmured it more to herself but heard Adrik chuckle deeply next to her.
The lights came back on, still dim, but bright enough that she could see the woman clearly. She walked to the front of the stage. Water covered every inch of her so that her areolas were dark beneath the white material. She smiled broadly and shook her chest. Her breasts swung from side to side, the overly large globes m
oving wildly. The woman exited the stage, and Kayla watched in shock. Her ass swayed, and then she stopped, looked over her shoulder, and blew kisses at the crowed.
“What the hell was all that?”
Adrik chuckled again, and she looked over at him. He dropped his arm over the back of her chair. Kayla felt his fingers skim along her bare shoulder and shivered. He used his other hand to move her hair off her shoulder.
“That was Davinna. She is a Succubus and always puts on a show like that when a party is involved.”
“Succubus?” Every day Kayla was finding out new species that made up the Otherworld. It blew her mind to the point she felt as if this might all be a dream.
“They are considered the promiscuous females of the Otherworld. Davinna may be experienced”—he smiled at his choice of words—“but she is loyal and treats everyone with kindness.”
Kayla watched him, wondering if Davinna had ever shown him some of her “kindness.”
“I know what you’re thinking.”
She raised a brow, not liking how jealousy had raised its ugly head inside of her. “Do you?”
He smirked and leaned down to kiss her lightly on the lips. “I only have eyes for you.”
That didn’t mean he hadn’t done things with Davinna before they met. Although she shouldn’t care what he did before they were together, she couldn’t help but wonder about it. The fact that he hadn’t answered was confirmation enough that he and Davinna had been more than just friendly. She pushed her jealousy to the back of her mind and focused on them now. That was all that mattered anyway.
Chapter 27
As the hours passed, Kayla enjoyed herself more than she thought she would. She had hoped Lana would have made an appearance, but according to Adrik, Aleksei hadn’t shown up either because she had been feeling ill. Kayla made a mental note to check on Lana tomorrow and see how she was. It was probably morning sickness, but still, Lana not feeling good worried her.
