by Honor James
“Oh, I love the way that you think.” She was all for sex, sex, and even more sex and even more so on christening the rooms, every room that they could. Pulling him closer, she sighed, breathing him in she smiled. “Goodness.” He made her giddy, made her forget just about everything and it was good. Very good.
He dipped his head down and kissed her slowly. The kiss was deceptively soft and gentle. It took her a moment to realize he’d backed her up and had even lifted her onto the counter. The fact he’d gotten rid of her pants and underwear were the big shocker and that only clued into her hazy mind when he pushed two fingers into her pussy to stroke her.
Lilly shivered. “Ax,” she moaned and opened her thighs wider for him. “More.” She begged him for more, god, but she needed more. She felt her body getting wetter and wetter with each thrust of his fingers in and out of her welcoming body and she wanted more. She needed more.
With a hand between her breasts, where had her shirt gone? He eased her to recline on the counter. Then he dipped out of view and she felt his breath on her wet flesh, his tongue coming into play over her clitoris.
Her head fell back and her hands on the back of his head held him close. “Oh, my,” she whispered because her voice tended to have gone out the window with the way that it felt to have him doing this to her. This was what she needed so very much, just as he needed it.
The growl he let loose sent vibrations through her pussy, liquid rushing to meet it as she clenched. Two fingers slid boldly into her pussy, stroking her as he sucked hard on her clit. Another growl, deeper, longer, flowed through her entire body as he nibbled on the little nub in his mouth.
Lilly’s entire being focused on this one moment, this one man. In this time, all she could think of was just how good that this felt. How amazing that it was to have this man loving her as he was. Another shudder raced through her body and Lilly cried out again. “Ax, now.” She was going to expire if he didn’t slide his fat cock into her pussy shortly, plain and simple.
He didn’t make her wait, he straightened up, undid his jeans, and thrust his cock into her. It was hard, fast, and a little shocking. “Lilly?” Her name came out like a question. Since he was still, she had to guess he was worried about the cry she’d let loose at his sudden move.
She had to take a couple of moments, but when she caught her breath she panted, “God, that feels perfect.” She was so stinking proud of herself for being able to say that much at once. “More.” She didn’t want him holding back, not now and not ever. “Please, don’t hold back. I want more.”
A low, visceral growl was her only warning. Then he began to thrust into her over and over again. Ax moved her one leg up to his shoulder, spreading her wider and giving him more room. Artaxias put his mouth on her breast and sucked hard.
Lilly’s hand gripped the back of his head and held him in place. She undulated under him, moved under him, and gasped aloud when she did so. “Oh God, Ax!” she screamed and felt her toes curling. The intense and demanding way he was pushing into her body and suckling at her breast was all she needed. She came with a blinding and shattering moment of crystal clarity that came down to Artaxias and this moment with him.
“Again,” he growled at her, still thrusting. She was feeling limp, but weirdly energized by each thrust of his cock through her swollen folds. His arms gathered her in closer to him, his mouth on hers. Sucking on her lip, he lifted her ass from the counter, squeezing each cheek in a hand as he held her with seeming effortlessness.
She would never, ever tell him no. A grin on her face, she wrapped her legs around him tightly and held onto him. She moved on him then, lifting and lowering on him as she did so. She whimpered. “Hell.” That was all she could think, say, do at that moment because she was again so horny she could barely breathe.
“Heaven, not hell,” he said, smacking her ass lightly. “You are pure heaven,” he groaned, nibbling on her neck. A few more hard thrusts, and then he bit her neck. One suck had her tightening her hold on him, but the second set off everything. He was pushing his cock into her faster, harder, growling deep and then stiffening as he came deep inside of her.
“Totally heaven,” she moaned right along with him. When he bit her, though, that was when she came apart. She loved the feeling of him biting her, and then the feeling of his seed splashing hotly inside of the depths of her core. A whimpered sob was torn from her lips, pure and intense pleasure rocking through her entire being at being taken. Being loved by this man.
A shudder ripped through him as he held her to him tight, his tongue sliding over the bite. “I’ve got you,” he murmured. Brushing a kiss over her lips, he eased her ass back onto the counter, leaning into her as their breathing began to slow.
“Glad you do, because I think that my legs have forgotten how to stand.” She knew how silly that sounded as soon as she said it, but good heavens, it was the truth. “Amazing. Heavens.” Lilly couldn’t think, couldn’t anything at the moment. Just hold onto Artaxias and smile like a loon.
Chuckling, he pressed a kiss to her lips and squeezed lightly. “You don’t need to stand, not now, not anytime soon. Eventually yes, but not immediately. For now just hang here in my arms, nice and loose and enjoy the relaxing sensations.”
That had Lilly smiling and she leaned into him with a sigh. “That’s a very, very good thing. I’m glad that I don’t have to move right at this moment, because I’m afraid that I would likely have to fall over.” She loved being in his arms, and any excuse to do so made her exceptionally happy.
He brushed kisses to her neck, right over his mark, eliciting little shivers. Then, with a squeeze of his muscles, he lifted her and moved through the kitchen. When he finally stopped it was to sit in a chair, her limp self draped in his lap with his cock still squeezed tight inside of her.
She was wet and ready again. Damn if she wasn’t ready for him to be moving inside of her once more. She squeezed him, pushing down against him, and then beginning to move once more. A shiver of pure pleasure rocked her when she moved. “Damn, we should do that again.”
His hand cupped her ass, a finger rubbing at her anus as she rode him. “As many times as you’d like,” he said softly. “I have no issue with us having nonstop sex until you can’t be bothered to move. Just remember this when you are walking funny into the office later,” he said with a smile.
“I think that I will survive.” Lilly nuzzled at his neck, holding him close and then biting him lightly. “Tell me what you want,” she whispered against his ear, she moved very slowly on him, riding him gently.
“Bite again,” he said, a growl in his voice. His hands tightened on her ass and drew her in closer to him. “I like the feel of your teeth on my flesh,” he said softly. Squeezing her ass, he pressed a kiss to her cheek.
Lilly couldn’t deny him anything at all. She leaned in closer and bit him. Hard. Moaning against his skin, she tasted his blood on her tongue and moved more desperately against him, desperation living and breathing inside of her as she did so.
“That’s it,” he moaned out, a growl building to fill the room. His hands were rougher on her ass, lifting her and pushing her down onto his cock. “More,” he told her, demanding of her. Then she felt the light kiss of his teeth on her throat. The flats, not the very sharp points she knew he had. He was teasing her.
She was a wildcat in his arms. Her desperation and need filled the space until she put her hand on the back of his head and made her own demands known. “Bite.” It was a sob of need, she was hanging on that very thin precipice and waiting for him to complete her, make her whole again. Damn his beautiful eyes.
“Lilly.” He breathed her name out in a way that had her body clenching tighter. Then he bit, not fast or hard, but slow and with a gentleness she’d never have figured on. It was almost sensual, the way he did the bite. And then he sucked on her flesh and that was it.
Her body spasmed on his, her fingers fisted in his hair, and she came. It was hard. It was brutal, and it was
desperation that bordered on insanity. A shiver of need raced down her spine, and she cried his name out loudly. She sobbed his name even as she came a second time and then a third in rapid succession.
He let out a curse as his hips slammed up to meet her, his cock jerking inside of her before the warm spill of his seed began to fill her. His arms tightened around her body, holding her close as a full-body shudder worked through him. A slow glide of his tongue to her skin had her fingers tightening their hold even more on his arm and shoulder.
She had her eyes closed and was panting when they finally began to come down from their shared orgasms. The power of loving these men was intense, incredible, and it was something she didn’t think she would ever, ever willingly give up. “Heavens.” She whispered the singular word in wonder. That was about all she could utter at that moment, because he had sent her spiraling out of control, and she had loved it.
His laugh sent little chills through her body. “I don’t know about heaven, but that was quite amazing,” he said. Pressing a kiss to her lips, he brushed back her hair, his hands exquisitely gentle as he stroked her skin and hair.
“I would think it was heaven,” she whispered with a smile. Holy smokes, this man was incredible. She grinned as she looked at him. Her hands caressed his cheeks, over his throat, and down to his chest. “You are amazing. Not just because of how you make love to me, but because you are mine and love me as much as you do.”
His brows went up as he watched her. “Amazing, hmm?” he asked softly. He began to smile slightly. “I may have to quote you on that at some point in the future. I think it’s a good thing to hold onto when you might be less pleased with me.”
“Yes, you are amazing,” she told him with a smile. “And it’s good. If you want to use it later, I will totally let you,” she said with a shrug. “So you can do whatever you want to do and if you want to pull out me calling you that, I will let you,” she teased him.
“Excellent,” his smile only got wider. “I will definitely be using it and pulling it out, as you say, when I need a defense. Now, I think you need to get up and we need to have another cup of coffee, get dressed and head toward the offices.”
“Yes, I think that we should.” She yawned, however, and snuggled in closer to him. Grinning up at him, she winked. “I happen to enjoy just being held as well, you know.” She loved being between the two men, their bodies warming hers and relaxing her. Yep, that was perfect.
“And yet you’re still curled up in my lap,” he said quietly. Laughing softly, he hugged her closer to him and rubbed her back gently. He didn’t say anything else, just held her close to him and kept her warm while she relaxed and rested.
“Good point.” She didn’t move for several minutes and then, with a smile, nodded. “Okay, right. I need to get up so that we can go into the office. We both have things we have to get done, right?” she teasingly asked.
“We do indeed,” he said. Cupping her face, Ax kissed her gently and slowly. Brushing his lips to hers, he nipped at her lower lip. “Up, my dear. We need to get moving, and sooner than later. We don’t want to be caught by the captain at the office, gods only know what other work he will have us doing if he does catch us there.”
She let out a breath and laughed. “Right. Well, we don’t want him giving us hell. We get enough grief as it is,” she said quietly. “Let’s just hope that I don’t attack you while we are trying to work. You get this look on your face and it’s so adorable that I want to lean over and kiss you. Is that bad?”
“Not in the least, but I’m a little unclear as to what this look is you think is adorable. I can honestly say I’ve never once had anyone tell me any expression of my was such.” He was glowering at her like he couldn’t decide if she was yanking his chain or teasing or…whatever.
“Well I happen to love the looks that you get on your face at times. And I’m the only one that really matters, right?” she teased with a smile. “Because I love you and you love the heck out of me, too. Admit it, Ax.”
“Hmm.” It was all he gave her. For a long, long time. Just stared at her and seemed to be contemplating his next words. Which really didn’t bode well or make her feel any better. Nervous, definitely a lot nervous. “Yes, I love you very much, Lilly. More than I will ever be able to express, and I am eternally grateful you came into our lives.”
Finally letting out the breath she was holding, she smiled. “Good. I love you, too,” she whispered and stroked a finger over his cheek. “Very much so. I’m glad we are going to have a very, very long life together because nothing less than that will ever satisfy me. You know that, don’t you?”
“It’s much longer now that you’ve gone through the treatments. But Gavriel wants you to have Briar do a follow-up to check for something or other. He was spouting terms that didn’t include ‘gun,’ ‘bomb,’ ‘death,’ or ‘dismemberment’ so I tuned him out. But he’s called her and told her what he needs, so we should be just fine. He’s not worried about the disease returning, but he does want to ensure the blood I was giving you didn’t give you anything.” He wiggled his eyebrows. “Extra.”
Lilly laughed and shook her head. “You mean like a libido that just won’t quit? Sorry, I’ve already got that one now that I have you and Gav in my life. I swear, I see one of you and I want to jump you.” It was a primal need, surprising as well. “And bite. Oh, I love it when you bite me or I get to bite you,” she admitted with somewhat of a shocked expression.
He laughed at that, full out and from the belly, something she’d never heard from him before. “You act so surprised, Lilly, but you really shouldn’t be. You are mated to a Vhampire, after all. Besides, I quite like it when you start using your teeth on me. As long as you be very careful where you apply them.” He added the warning, his eyes narrowing on her.
“I would never bite anything that would cause you actual pain, just as you would never cause me pain. I would only bite you where it would feel good. And that’s only where you have told me so far.” When they made love, it was him guiding her and she happily followed time and again.
“Just ensuring you remembered the rules,” he said. Pressing a kiss to her lips, he lifted her off his lap and off of him. Standing, he set her on her feet before yanking his pants up into their proper position. “You’re rather naked, my dear.” He smiled.
“I know I am. I seem to be in that manner of dress often when I’m around you. I don’t mind it much, though. As long as we are home and aren’t going to run into anyone else, that is.” She teased him with a grin. “Just sayin’.”
“You better be just sayin’.” He growled. Reaching out, he tugged her into his body and kissed her slowly. “No one, besides a licensed and thoroughly checked-out physician, ever gets to see you naked again. That is a privilege just for our eyes and senses alone. Now, go and get dressed in something that doesn’t make me want to ravage you in public. And see if Gav is awake or still sleeping.”
“Honey, I don’t think that they make clothing that will serve that purpose, but I will try.” She touched his cheek once more and nodded. “I will see you back in a little bit. I will check on Gav and send him down while I shower and change. See you in a bit?”
“Don’t take too long, we have to get moving. But definitely kick him out of bed, just don’t stand too close, he tends to be grumpy…” He gave a snort. “I was going to say first thing in the morning, but he’s generally grumpy unless you are around. So maybe no more grumpy mornings.”
Lilly grinned. “Well we can hope not. If so, I will just have to get on him.” Literally. Oh, she would love to get on Gavriel.
Chapter Thirteen
Standing at the side of the bed, Lilly pushed at Gavriel’s arm again and giggled. “I swear you sleep like the dead. Come on, Gav. Wakey-wakey-eggs-and-bakey.” A silly saying that she said. She was a dork and fully knew it. “Come on, Gav. Ax and I have been up for hours. Come on, sleeping beauty.”
The next moment the world was a flurry of activi
ty, and when all motion ceased, she was buried under a warm, naked male that was quite awake. Or, perhaps she should clarify, parts of him were very awake. “Don’t you know,” he said in a soft tone. His deep voice just a rumble of sound against her ear. “Waking a sleeping Spiryte is a good way to get your throat slit? Though, in your case, I think I’d much rather just fuck your sweet and sexy body.”
“I didn’t know.” Lilly lifted a leg and wrapped it around his waist, pulling him closer. “I think that I’m totally down for option number two. I seem to always be needy, horny, and just plain sex crazed when you two are near me.” Even when they weren’t. How odd was that?
“Could be the mating heat,” he said in a lazy tone. He was stroking a finger slowly over her chest, along her collarbone and up her throat. “Happens to some women in the first year of them being mated to our kind. And by ‘our’ I mean any from the other side of the Veil, just so we are clear. It can be quite intense, some say. Very powerful orgasms and, often times, leads to pregnancy.”
“Well whatever it is, I like it.” Lifting her leg, she rubbed it against his thigh again. “How about you? Are you feeling it as well? Tell me that you feel this same need, this same desire that I feel? Because I want you, Gav. I know we need to go in to work, but goodness, I need you. Desperately.”
“I’m not on shift until tonight, so you’ll be heading in with Artaxias alone. Think you can handle the big, bad Vhampire all on your own?” he asked. His lips curled into a grin that pretty much said he already knew she’d handled Ax just fine.
“Oh, I am sure that he and I will get along just fine. I can’t say that I can handle him, because that’s just wrong. However, I will tell you that I know that he and I get along wonderfully well. I do know that he will keep me safe. But you are hedging. I need you.” She put it out there once more.
