Talon

by Alice Wade

  He was tempted to sample her blood right here and now but found the control to resist. That would come later when he converted her. For now, he needed to rely on the effects from Deandra’s blood flowing in his veins. Kaen smiled against Lainey’s flesh in anticipation that right now was for his own enjoyment. He flicked the tight peak and was rewarded with a quick intake of breath from Lainey as she arched her back, further pushing the tip into his warm mouth.

  Kaen growled an animalistic sound. She was very responsive and this only drove his need and hunger to a new level, one he suddenly found he was barely able to control. He wasn’t prepared for this acceptance and mentally was ready for a fight.

  Kaen released her breast from his mouth and blew on it. Using his other hand he pulled on the other nipple, twisting and tweaking, pushing her desire to a new height. By now, she was squirming violently on the table while trying to lift her chest and have him claim her body again.

  He didn’t oblige. Instead, he looked over her lean frame, admiring the definition of her muscles, the shape of her bone structure, until he finally settled on her face and lips. Her face was delicate like a fairy, yet strong like a cat. Her curly black hair was wildly tossed around her face with one long curl dangling over her green eye. Kaen swore under his breath and looked away for a moment. She was incredible and he needed to breathe. When he looked back, she was biting her lower lip with her white teeth, the sight captured his attention and he stared at the way her skin pinched and bled under that bite. He felt his groin twitch at the thought of her bleeding. He shook his head to keep in control, because Lainey was shoving him into an uncharted territory. He was used to being in control. Used to women being terrified. Lainey was driving him mad with desire, causing him to nearly lose his control and she most definitely wasn’t scared.

  He reached out mentally and tested her mind. It was open to him completely. She was his for the taking and take her he would. It was time.

  Kaen tore his eyes away from Lainey and found the nearest guard. “Flip her onto her stomach.” He sent a mental image of how he wanted her to be placed to the guard and stepped back to allow him space.

  Lainey’s eyes never left him as the guards executed that order. She tracked Kaen with a feverish stare as he moved off to the side to give them more space.

  They performed their duty without error. Kaen had to adjust his erection as they untied her legs, flipped her over and stepped back to present her, naked and exposed to Kaen.

  “Well done. Well done, indeed.” Kaen stepped forward out of the shadows in order to admire the squirming woman and didn’t stop until he was directly behind her. By tilting his head slightly to the right, he got the full view of how her toes barely reached the floor. She was practically dangling over the edge of the table. Good. More leverage.

  Kaen spread her cheeks with his hands and caressed the mounds with loving care. “Oh, you are so wet. You want this, don’t you?” Again, it was a rhetorical question, but she moaned anyway, planting her face into the table and craning her neck to be able to see him.

  The vibration from his chest was the only indication that his possessive side was about to break free. It was the fire burning in those green eyes which ignited him. He needed to take her and take her soon.

  Lainey burned with need, felt the itch in every nerve of her body and needed him to fill her. What was he waiting for? Her eyes hadn’t left his face as he admired her body, caressing her and preparing her for his claiming. He wasn’t doing anything but stare at her and growl. She wanted action, she wanted him, no needed him to touch her.

  Mewing loudly, she rotated her hips to entice him and was rewarded with the pressure of his cock at the entrance of her heated sex. Lainey shivered when he dragged it her hot slit, coating it with her own fluid before she was suddenly speared in one fast, hard thrust that had her lower body smashed into the edge of the table. She screamed, trying to adjust to his entrance, and then whimpered when he pulled out. Lainey was pleased he wasted no time and thrust back into her, their bodies slapping loudly against each other with each violent push.

  Again and again, he assaulted her entrance, stroking her senseless as he settled on a steady smooth pace that had him climbing higher and higher towards his own release. He cared not if she achieved her own, but he wanted, no craved, his own selfish fulfillment. Head thrown back and eyes closed, Kaen mastered his control and claimed Lainey. He speared her deeply and roughly, relishing in her grunts. She was to the point of pleading with him to go faster, harder regardless if she screamed when he did. She wanted to find her own orgasm, but this was for him, not her. He increased his rhythm, not caring if he was causing pain.

  For uncounted minutes he delved intensely into her body, pushing against her deepest recess and stretching her beyond anything this tiny human had even experienced. His cock swelled to a rigid state and pulsated with the increased blood that was being sent that from his arousal.

  “Oh,” she chanted as he rubbed her. His shaft elicited a new sensation within her and awoke some inner demon Lainey didn’t even know existed. All she knew was she wanted this man, she wanted everything he had to give and she wanted it now. Dace didn’t exist, as neither did her life outside this room. Nothing else existed to Lainey other than the man plunging into her wet body relentlessly.

  “Kaen, please…more!” she grunted at him and tried to push her hips off the table meet his steady invasion. Lainey was so far gone in the situation that she could not even recognize that her mind wasn’t her own. She only knew that she wanted more.

  Feral eyes watched him over her shoulder, sweaty hair matted to her face. She was his.

  The vampire watched her with a certain level of awe. He wasn’t prepared for this conversion. He honestly thought he was going to have to torture her to get her to this state and bathe in her fear. He rather enjoyed this turn of events, however.

  He stroked both hands down her sweaty back and gripped her buttocks hard. This gave him the purchase he wanted and drove harder into her body that seemed able to take all he had to give and left her begging for more. She felt so incredible, sheathing him like she did. That was when he lost a little control and his vampire broke free.

  Kaen snarled when he realized that he was about to gouge Lainey with his talons that had extended from each finger. Curling his razor sharp nails back, he dug his fingers into the flesh of her cheeks and pulled her body repeatedly onto his shaft. At one point he had to reign in his control, for he realized he was about to shred her delicate skin and he didn’t want to mar her perfection yet. She wasn’t converted and he needed to show a little restraint.

  As he took her, he felt a jealous streak around her human lover. That man had experienced this tight body over and over. Someone else had claimed her first. Lainey moaned loudly just dragging him out of his own mind. She was close to exploding and he realized something. It didn’t matter who her human lover was or what he’d experienced with her. Lainey was his now, forever. She belonged to him and would only mew like this for her new lover. Him. With that thought, Kaen thrust into her particularly hard.

  “K-Kaen, p-p-please,” she grunted. She was close herself. “Harder.”

  “That’s a good girl.” He speared her deep again and was rewarded with a pleasure filled scream.

  Lainey was close, so close. He wasn’t giving her what she needed though. “Kaen, more!” A wave of joy filled her when she felt his hand slip around and flick her clit hard, stimulating that already sensitive region. Lainey thought she was going to die of pleasure as he continued to stroke her there while he pummeled her insides. That was what she needed, screaming violently as her body fractured into a million pieces as her orgasm crashed down upon her.

  Kaen grunted. Feeling her inner walls grip his cock to tightly was unexpected followed by the flood of warmth from her release. It was his undoing. Not wanting to harm her yet, he released his hold
on her body to grip the table instead. Within seconds of doing that, he felt the first explosive release leave his body as he shredded the table with his talons. It was the best release he recalled having, filled with the perfect balance of pain and pleasure. It felt pulled from his body as if his seed wanted to be with Lainey. The second release was just as powerful, and he cracked the wood this time in his grip. After the third and final explosion, he collapsed panting onto Lainey’s back, still deeply embedded in her body.

  The conversion had begun. There was no turning back now. She was his.

  And this was only the beginning.

  * * * *

  Kailani sank to the ground, drawing Quade’s attention. “What is it?” When the woman didn’t reply, he stormed to the iron bars, grabbed her through the space, and jerked her roughly to face him. He shook her violently, and she didn’t resist. “What has happened?” he screamed at her and was met with saddened silver eyes that were wet with moisture.

  “He’s claimed her.” She uttered the words so quietly that Quade almost didn’t hear them. “I know what it feels to be claimed by him, and I’m so sorry. I hope what I was able to do was enough to help her.” She moaned and hung her head. Painful memories of Kaen’s attentions played across her mind. He forced her to remember every touch, every caress as a punishment. He knew it would enrage Talon once he reclaimed her, for he would read all her memories, which only added her to her misery. It would destroy him.

  “What does that mean?” Quade looked up horrified. “Is she still human?”

  “Yes, but it may be better if she were not.” Her tortured eyes met Quade’s frantic stare. “He will have taken her mind in order to dominate her. She will be forced to do unthinkable acts. I only hope that the implants I gave are enough to save her from shattering completely from this assault,” Kailani whispered. “Let’s just hope she holds on so there is something left to save later.”

  “That’s great.” He shoved her away with disgust and scooted back along the floor. “What was the purpose of taking our blood? I thought you were going to save her.” he challenged in anguish.

  “So I could protect her mind as best I was able. I just hope it was enough.”

  * * * *

  Lainey’s body was an explosion of pleasure. Fire erupted from her core and pulsed through her blood as he stroked her higher and higher. This was the second time he took her. “Please,” she moaned as he teased her for his amusement.

  “My dear, you are lovely. I thought this was going to be a waste, but you’ve confounded me.” Kaen lay next to her on the table, stretched out long alongside her naked body and teasing her towards another orgasm.

  “Please,” she begged, more tortured and desperate.

  Kaen looked around the room at his men and snarled. Not tonight. This woman was his alone. “Leave us,” he ordered and watched, then felt their frustration bloom. Normally, he allowed the vampires of the coven to participate.

  She watched him with a burning need, but he ignored her pleading. He allowed his eyes to dance over her legs, up her long form, and to her face, and smiled. “Tonight, you are mine,” he whispered and watched as her profound relief calmed her face. “Tomorrow, you will wake a vampire, love. You will be improved and glorious. Would you like that?” he asked. She nodded, sending her tousled curls in all directions.

  “Yes?” Another nod. “Excellent.” Kaen knew the woman had no choice in the matter but wanted to toy with her mind.

  “Please,” she begged again, more insistent and pulled at her bindings trying to move, but only succeeded rubbing her skin more raw than it already was from earlier. One small cut seeped a single red drop of her fragrant blood. He was paralyzed, fixated on the tiny red smear on her wrist. The dangerous side of him always lurking in the wings suddenly pounded at the door to be set free. Kaen howled and fought his beast as his incisors extended, and he snapped he jaw closed in an attempt to hold out. If he lost control now, he could kill her before he had a chance to convert her. After sampling her wares earlier, he damn well knew he wanted to keep this one alive.

  His wild side wanted blood. Her blood.

  He flew off the bed and prowled the back part of the room while he tried to calm his senses. She was incredible. She was powerful. He wanted her. Twitching he twirled around, taking three steps in her direction before he hissed and paced away from her once more. Her blood was too much. It was just enough to set him off, and he barely retained an ounce of self-control as his wild nature fought to break free. He was a vicious killer, and he sensed her fear and her blood. Mostly, he sensed her desire and wanted to consume all three completely.

  With a violent glare, he moved his eyes over her writhing body and growled a primal sound that would have made the most ferocious animal shudder. He stalked towards her, as if hunting a terrified rabbit, watching as she registered the threat through whatever mind controls he’d placed earlier and shrank away. On the deepest levels of her psyche she knew she was being hunted and pulled at the bindings holding her to the table. His searing eyes bore into her soul and paralyzed her immediately. “Trying to go somewhere?” he asked in a cold voice.

  Lainey saw through her desire and registered the pure evil intent of the man approaching her. The mind control shattered. She released a blood curdling scream that ricocheted off the stone walls and down the long hallways of the dungeon.

  As Lainey continued to scream, Kaen smiled wickedly and allowed his true nature to emerge to show her just what was coming for her. His vampire wanted fear and fear it was getting. He couldn’t see anything in her eyes by the whites as she was filled with terror and dread. He loved this and would make it up to her later with more sensual attention. For now, he wanted her blood; he wanted her tormented and suffering.

  Eventually, he’d replace the coercions when he was full of absorbing her fear. Only then would he secure her undying agreement to his terms so she would be his forever.

  He stalked towards her as a full vampire. His eyes were near black, both upper and lower fangs bared, and every muscle tensed in a controlled grace that screamed predator. He was viscous and intent on one thing—Lainey.

  Lainey could not stop the sounds emanating from her mouth. Never before had she seen something as terrifying as a vampire unleashed. Her mind shut down and she screamed…and screamed…and screamed…

  * * * *

  One floor down and locked in their own cells, Kailani heard the sound and cried. Quade hung his head in regret, knowing he could do nothing. Lainey was gone.

  Chapter Three

  Kaen pounced on Lainey and pinned her to the table with such force, whooshing the air from her lungs and halting her delicious screaming. On one level, he knew he should be calmer with Lainey, mostly because he wanted something of a mind when she emerged, but he could not control the need to feed. He needed immediate gratification.

  “Get away from me!” Lainey screeched once she recovered. Instinct told her to fight. Kaen was straddling her entire body, holding her down with his chest, which left his groin slightly lifted from her body. Lainey lifted her knee and tried to kick him there, but he blocked her with a snicker.

  “You can’t fight me, love,” he sneered in her ear. His voice was so thick and guttural, she could barely understand him. Kaen sniffed loudly, “Your terror and fear are intoxicating, but I’d rather have you complacent again.”

  He knew the contest of wills was futile considering his strength and weight. Regardless he enjoyed a moment of her fight. He quickly decided he preferred her sexual begging more. “What, did you think someone cared enough to come if you screamed?”

  The sinister comment made her shudder. She knew he spoke the truth. Dace had said it himself—he didn’t know how to get into the dungeon. No, she was on her own. “Get off me.”

  “I’m hurt, Lainey. What with the time we’ve spent together already, I would
think you’d be begging me for more,” he taunted. When he saw the regret and resignation in her eyes, Kaen laughed and pushed up on his arms in order to stare down into her face, his mouth inches from hers. “Give it up. You belong to me now.”

  “No. Never.” She whispered, her words feeble.

  “Give it up.” With a graceful maneuver, he was off the table and prowling the room in his naked glory. Lainey got a clear unobstructed view of his drake tattoo which covered his entire body, from the beast’s head on his bald scalp and to the tail coiled around his left leg. Kaen saw her evaluation. “Like it?”

  “No.”

  “Oh, I think you will come to love it in time,” He sneered. Seductively he dragged his hand over his tattoo starting from his head and ending his motion by massaging the coiled tail around his leg. His fingers absently traced the ridged outline of the drake’s tail as he spoke to her, making the tattoo into a desired accessory. “It is part of who I am, baby.”

  “Leave me alone,” she whispered as she turned her head away. She didn’t hear his footsteps, when suddenly he was before her, grabbing her face cruelly.

  “You will relax and cease this fighting. I would prefer not to mess with your head as I do this conversion. For selfish reasons, I want you normal when you emerge, not some psychopathic killer that I’ll eventually have to put down or hand over to the coven as a toy. If you don’t want that, then don’t fight me. If you do, you will be damaged goods and I’ll toss you out when this is all through.” Kaen closed his eyes in frustration as he turned away from her. In a flash, he spun around and leveled her with eyes nearly black as anger washed through him in a wave before he was able to regain control.