To Die For

by Trista Ann Michaels

  “Tennessee Bureau of Investigations? What’s he doing with a police investigator? Kaelen doesn’t work with humans.”

  Edward shrugged.

  “Find out,” Merrick snarled. “I don’t want any loose ends. If she’s connected to him, I want to know why.”

  Edward nodded and turned to leave the room. “Yes, sir.”

  * * * *

  A full day had passed since she’d seen Kaelen. He hadn’t come to her room after their meeting by the lake, a fact that had both relieved and disappointed her. She sat nervously on her bed, tapping her foot against the floor with growing agitation. Had she seriously told him to come to her room only if he thought he could finish the job? What had she been thinking?

  She’d let her mouth get away from her again; that was what she’d done.

  During the daylight hours, she’d felt safe. Now that it was dark, though, she felt terrified he’d take her up on it.

  Would it really be such a bad thing?

  She frowned and shook her head. Bad thing or not, she had no business having sex with Kaelen. None whatsoever. She needed to get out of here. She needed to get back home and back to her normal life. No more witches, immortals, and especially no more vampires.

  If only it was that simple.

  Kaelen made her feel things she wasn’t sure anyone had ever made her feel before. She felt alive and so turned on she could hardly breathe. She reached down and tightened the sash of her satin robe with shaking fingers. Part of her wanted Kaelen to come. Another part wanted him to stay away.

  That was the sensible part. Unfortunately, she hardly ever listened to her sensible side. Mostly, she listened to the side that always got her into trouble. And Kaelen would definitely be trouble. Lots of trouble.

  She stood and decided to go for a walk. Turning, she began to head for the bedroom door, then stopped dead in her tracks with a gasp as her gaze landed on a very sexy Kaelen. He stood just inside the door, his hair surrounding his face in unruly waves, his white shirt opened halfway down his chest, revealing his hard, thick muscles and smooth skin.

  God, he looked good enough to eat. She swallowed as she realized that was probably what he thought about her. Unfortunately, his idea of eating was entirely different from hers.

  “You scared the crap out of me,” she snapped, trying her best to sound agitated and not scared. “You shouldn’t sneak up on people like that.”

  He shrugged as though to dismiss her scolding. “How else am I supposed to feed without having to fight them into submission? If I sneak up behind them, I catch them by surprise.”

  “That’s terrible. They die and don’t even have a clue what killed them.”

  “I don’t kill them, Amy,” Kaelen said as he tilted his head to the side. “That raises too many questions and draws too much attention. I just feed enough to lessen the hunger; then I move on to someone else and remove from their mind the event. They never even know anything happened. I’m old enough now that I only have to feed about once every two months or so.”

  “Oh,” Amy said. “I thought you killed whoever you fed on.”

  “That was back in the day,” he said, grinning slightly. “We’ve evolved, become smarter. We’ve learned to blend in more.”

  He took a step closer, and she held her breath, unsure why she couldn’t move. He wasn’t holding her here. Her feet just didn’t want to do what she was trying to tell them to do. Instead, they remained rooted to the spot.

  “Kaelen—”

  He grabbed the belt of her robe and tugged her to him. She went willingly, her heart hammering wildly as she went. Kaelen’s eyes had a wicked glow about them that set her blood on fire.

  “You really should stay away from me,” he whispered as his fingers worked the knot of her belt loop free.

  “Believe it or not, I’m trying.”

  “So am I,” he countered as the belt fell to the floor.

  He slid his fingers inside her robe, slowly working them down and pushing the material apart. As he went, his fingers never touched her skin, but she would swear she could feel it anyway. She could definitely feel his heat, and she fought the desire to inch closer.

  “As you can see,” he said, his lips thinning slightly. “I’m failing miserably.”

  “If we both know we’re supposed to stay away from one another, then what are we doing?”

  “Giving in to temptation,” Kaelen replied.

  His eyes stared into hers as his index fingers drew gentle circles around her erect nipples.

  “Do you really want me to leave?” he asked softly.

  Amy thought hard on that. Yes, she did. But then again, she didn’t. He was like dieting. When you know you shouldn’t eat chocolate is when you want it the most. To her, he was exactly like that. He was forbidden and therefore even more tempting.

  “Just this once,” she whispered. “Vincent never has to know.”

  Kaelen snorted softly. “Trust me. He’ll know. He’ll hear you scream.”

  Amy’s mouth dropped open. “Just what do you plan on doing to me?” she asked breathlessly as his words sent blood coursing through her veins.

  Kaelen’s lips lifted into a devilish smile that should’ve sent her running, but it didn’t. Instead, it made her whole body shiver.

  Chapter Five

  Amy watched in breathless silence as Kaelen dropped his gaze to her breasts. He moved the flat of his palm over her nipples, and she sighed, arching her back slightly to get closer to his touch. He was such an enigma. Gentle one minute, hard and cold the next. Her mind replayed the night in her apartment, when he had literally thrown her halfway across the room to her bed. That move alone had made her heart pound with anxious lust.

  Even the slap on her ass had sent her senses reeling. If she hadn’t been half scared out of her mind, she probably would’ve enjoyed it even more.

  He moved his hands to her shoulders and slowly slid the robe off. It fell forgotten to the floor, pooling softly at her feet. A cool wind blew through the open window to glide over her naked flesh, and she shivered.

  “Cold?” Kaelen asked as he grabbed her wrists and lifted them over her head.

  She frowned slightly as he held them up by one hand and slowly began to walk around her body. “A little.”

  With a wave of his hand, he shut the window. Amy gasped. “How did you do that?”

  “I can do a lot of things,” he murmured in her ear as he pressed his chest against her back.

  Her hips pressed backward into his thickening cock, but he moved away. Using the palm of his free hand, he pushed her back upright when her hips began to follow him.

  “Be still,” he commanded.

  He slapped his hand across her hip. The sting caught her by surprise, and she squealed. “Kaelen,” she scolded.

  Kaelen slapped at her ass again, this time harder, and she drew in a sharp breath as the pain sent tingles of pleasure up her spine. Her eyes widened at the realization of how much she actually liked his manhandling.

  She closed her eyes briefly. I’m so sick.

  “Kaelen, my hands are going numb,” she whispered, and he released his hold.

  She dropped her arms, allowing the blood to flow back into her fingers. Warmth spread through her arm, and she winced at the ache that followed. Kaelen soon took her mind off it. He trailed the fingers of one hand down her spine and over the flare of her hip. What was he doing? He hadn’t really even touched her, and already her body was on fire.

  Both hands splayed at her hips, then moved around her stomach. Pulling her back, he nestled his cock at the flare of her ass as his mouth nibbled along the side of her neck. She tilted her head as her body leaned into his, allowing his mouth better access to the sensitive spot below her ear. She could feel the sharp edges of his teeth, but he didn’t break her skin. He kept his touch light, his kisses whisper soft against her skin.

  “Kaelen,” she sighed as his hands slid lower. His fingers moved between her legs, brushing lightly over her
labia.

  She moaned, and her knees weakened. He used the tip of one middle finger to gently swipe across her clit, and she thought she would fall to the floor. She may very well have if Kaelen hadn’t been holding her upright.

  “Get on the bed,” he ordered in her ear, his voice barely above a soft growl.

  She nodded and moved forward as though in a daze. The man drove her to the point of begging. She placed one knee on the bed, then turned her body so that her butt landed in the middle of the mattress and she faced Kaelen.

  He stood just a few feet away. The moonlight coming through the window gave just enough light for her to see his chest as he pulled his shirt over his head. Muscles flexed and bunched as he dropped the shirt to the floor. His pants were next, and she anxiously waited to see if he was as big as he’d been in her dream.

  He exposed his shaft slowly, as though teasing her. It sprang forth, long and thick, the head purple and engorged. Oh, yeah. He was definitely as big. She bit her lip at his size.

  He looked to be more than she could take, and her heart skipped a beat with apprehension as her gaze moved to his thick thighs and lean hips.

  Wow, he looked good. Too good, in fact. Too good to be real. It was the vampire in him. It enhanced physical beauty, making them almost physically perfect. The only thing to mar his perfection was the scar, still red and slightly swollen. It was the only indication he’d almost lost his life.

  Her gaze moved up to his as he stood before her and grabbed her legs behind her knees. He gave a hard tug, pulling her ass to the edge of the bed. She fell back with a startled squeal, then practically lifted her hips off the bed as he leaned down and blew softly against her sex.

  She knew she was incredibly wet. She could feel it. Every inch of her skin tingled as her need grew to a gnawing hunger that ate at her insides. Putting his palms on the insides of her thighs, he spread them wide and licked up her slit. She moaned and buried her fingers in his hair, trying to pull him closer.

  With a growl, Kaelen rose up and pinned her arms over her head. The move had been so fast, Amy was startled into silence as he stared down at her. “Keep them there,” he snarled, but the sound wasn’t at all menacing.

  It was sexy. Oh boy, was it sexy.

  Amy nodded and grabbed both hands full of the comforter. Kaelen’s hands followed his gaze down her body to her breasts. He cupped them, one in each hand. He massaged and then pressed them upward toward his mouth. His lips covered one nipple, and Amy cried out as pleasure tightened her womb.

  Damn, he wasn’t kidding about the screaming. If she kept this up, she’d have the entire household outside her door. His mouth and hands trailed lower over her stomach, and she could hardly keep herself still. He came to her pussy, and she bit her lower lip, waiting impatiently for his kiss. If he put any pressure on her clit at all, she’d explode. She was that freakin’ close.

  He put his palms on the insides of her thighs again and pressed out. His thumbs pulled at her labia, exposing her clit and wet opening. Amy panted as his mouth moved closer, his hot breath teasing her to the point that she wanted to cry. His tongue slid deep into her channel, and she moaned, bucking her hips wildly into his face. Kaelen pressed down on her inner thighs, holding her still as his mouth began to drive her crazy.

  Teeth nibbled along her labia before his tongue flicked back out and licked at her clit. Amy squealed as the first stirrings of her climax began to pulse through her vagina. She’d never come like this. Not this fast and certainly not this hard. She’d even been shocked by her orgasm last night in her dream just by his rubbing against her. He might as well have been inside her the way she’d exploded. Unfortunately he hadn’t, and despite her release, she’d still felt as though she needed more.

  Just like now. She wanted him inside her so badly, she felt like she needed to shout it…loud. But surely he knew. His tongue dipped inside her channel again, and she arched her back, forcing her pussy closer to his face. Kaelen pressed back against her legs, forcing her back down.

  Amy growled loudly in frustration as Kaelen licked through her slit but didn’t put enough pressure on her clit to make her come. Instead, he only intensified her need. A move she had no doubt he did on purpose. Kaelen was the type who would allow her to come when he was good and ready to let her. And apparently, he wasn’t ready to let her.

  “You’re killing me,” she panted.

  Kaelen snorted, then grinned at her as he lifted his head slightly. “Not yet, I’m not.”

  She frowned as he blew softly against her clit. “Considering our history…that’s not funny.”

  Kaelen moved up and placed a kiss just below her belly button. “I’m not going to hurt you, Amy. Not tonight.” He placed a kiss on her ribs directly below and to the side of her left breast. “Not tomorrow night.” He placed a kiss on her collarbone as his body slid along hers, his hot skin heating hers. “Not ever,” he whispered against her lips.

  He pressed the head of his cock into her wet pussy at the same time he slid his tongue past her parted lips. She moaned into his mouth as his thick shaft thrust deep, filling her to the hilt. His girth stretched her walls, and they rippled as he pushed deeper and pressed his groin against her throbbing clit.

  Good Lord, he was big, but he felt so good.

  He put his hands under her ass and lifted her against him, forcing her to take more of his cock inside her. She was so close to the edge now, she could hardly breathe. Her fingers fisted into the comforter as Kaelen’s mouth continued to melt her like butter.

  “Put your arms around my neck,” he whispered, and she immediately obeyed. She could do nothing else. She didn’t want to do anything else. She wanted him to put her out of his misery.

  He wrapped his arms around the middle of her back and tugged her upward. Her legs lifted to circle his hips as he put one knee into the mattress and lifted them both up. The movement of his legs and hips as he positioned them in the center of the bed nearly sent her over the edge.

  “Kaelen,” she gasped as her release began to build from deep inside her.

  “Not yet,” he growled as he grabbed a handful of her hair and tugged her head back so he could see her face. “Hold it back, Amy.”

  “Are you kidding me?” she panted, trying with everything she had to keep from grinding her hips against him. “I’m so close now, I could—”

  “Don’t,” he commanded.

  “But—”

  He grabbed her hips and pushed her off him. It wasn’t a hard push, but she landed on the mattress and bounced twice before balancing herself. She glared up at him. “Damn you.”

  “Trust me,” he said as he took her elbow in his hand and turned her over so that she was on all fours.

  What the hell was he doing?

  His hand slapped across her hip, and she gasped at the sting. For a split second, her desire to come evaporated but was back in a flash so strong, she almost fell forward. Before she could even catch her breath, he grabbed her upper arms and tugged her upward so that her back was against his chest.

  “Relax,” he purred in her ear.

  He moved his hands around her waist and upward to cup her breasts. Amy moaned and arched her back, forcing her breasts more firmly into his hands. Licking her lips, she tried to ignore the throbbing in her pussy and concentrate on his touch. She moved her hands behind her to his hips and dug her nails into his flesh when he pinched her nipples.

  Kaelen’s chuckle rumbled against her back.

  “It’s just killing you, isn’t it?” he whispered as his hands glided down her stomach. She tensed and moved her hips out slightly as his touch came close to her clit. “Not being able to come.”

  He moved his hands back up to her ribs, and she whimpered, missing the touch she so desperately needed.

  “Kaelen,” she growled.

  His chuckle deepened as he shifted his hips and let his cock slide between her legs from behind. His length rested against her labia, and she moved her hips forward and back,
just enough to rub his length along her pussy.

  “I’ve had four hundred years to learn a little control,” he whispered. She put her hand between her legs and gripped his length. He hissed and reached down to take her hand in his and pull it away. “But you’re definitely testing my limits.”

  She tilted her head just enough to see him through her peripheral vision. “Then perhaps you shouldn’t tease.”

  “You think this is teasing?” he asked before sucking softly on the sensitive spot just below her ear. “This is teasing.”

  He put his hand between her shoulder blades and pushed her forward. She landed on her palms and braced herself as he grabbed her hips and pushed the head of his cock into her pussy. He thrust into her hard three times, taking the very breath from her lungs before pulling back out and slapping her hard across the ass.

  “Damn it, Kaelen!” she screamed at the loss of his girth inside her hungry walls. The slap only brought her closer to climax. “Don’t do this. Just fuck me, please.”

  With a growl, he turned her back over, forcing her to her back. He quickly settled between her thighs and thrust into her. Her legs shook and lifted around his hips as he began a slow, steady pace, pressing deep and grinding his groin against her clit. She cried out as her release began to build again, moving outward from her womb to her extremities.

  Harder and faster he moved within her, pressing so deep he pushed her along the bed. She reached up and gripped the edge of the mattress, forcing herself back and into him as she exploded with a loud scream sure to wake the whole house. Kaelen dipped his head and sank his sharp teeth into the side of her neck. She gasped at the sharp pain but then screamed again as the pain morphed into a blinding pleasure that nearly knocked her out.

  Just as her orgasm had begun to lessen, Kaelen tensed above her, spilling himself inside her as his own orgasm took hold. His fangs pulled free of her neck, and he licked over the puncture wounds, healing them instantly. The pain from the bite was gone, but her body still hummed and twitched from a release unlike anything she’d experienced before.