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shouldn’t matter. Regardless, Keller braced for the answer.
“Never,” she stated, her voice sharp with denial.
Relief and immense satisfaction washed over him. He would be her first. And if he had anything to say about it, his bite would be the only bite she experienced from here on out. Keller smiled against her shoulder, reached for her left hand. “It won’t hurt.”
“I’m no stranger to pain. I can take it. Just hurry up.”
“I won’t hurt you,” he said to clarify his statement. Keller lifted his head, searched her eyes, saw the mock bravery and appreciated her all the more for it. He figured they had about five minutes left. Five minutes of bliss before the warlocks tried to take what belonged to him. Five minutes before he destroyed them. “And I won’t hurry. I plan to savor this.”
“Yeah,” she said. “You do that. Let’s be clear on something here.”
“What’s that?”
“This is a one-time only deal.”
Keller licked his lips, tilted his head. “Perhaps.” A flicker of doubt entered his mind. One taste would confirm that Josie was his true mate. What if he was wrong? He shook his head, pushed the thought away as if it were poison. He wasn’t wrong. Not about this. Lifting her wrist to his lips, Keller licked her wound closed with one long, slow caress of his tongue. Refusing to swallow, he clenched his teeth. She had her terms. He had his.
Brows furrowed, Josie asked, “What are you doing?”
“This.” Keller dropped to his knees and before she could say another word, lifted her shirt and pierced the sensitive skin of her waist. Blood coated his tongue. Keller carefully swallowed once and all coherent thoughts fled. Nothing mattered but this moment. Josie sucked in a breath, released it on a moan. She clutched his hair in her hands. Gripping her hips, he pulled her blood into his mouth, drank as if his life depended on it and instantly grew lightheaded from the amount of pure power entering his body. Muscles contracting, his heart slammed against his ribcage. He heard every stuttered breath Josie took, every flake of snow that brushed against the window, every jumbled thought that ran through her head. Energy buzzed his system like a high-voltage explosion. This was not a normal feeding. This was a fusion of souls.
Panting, Josie twisted and pulled him closer, dug her nails into his scalp. Encouraged, Keller feasted, careful to not release endorphins that would heighten her experience. Everything she was experiencing was because of who they were, what they meant to each other. She wouldn’t agree. He didn’t expect her to. That would come in time.
Her unique flavor slid down his throat, and like an arrow, pierced his heart. He wanted to roar in triumph and pleasure. He’d waited so long to find his mate. And here she was. A sexy spitfire in jeans and steel-toed boots, strapped to the nines with blades.
Taking too much would leave Josie weak. She would resent him even more if he took the strength she wore so proudly. Reluctantly, he pulled back and closed her wounds by flattening his tongue against her skin. Breathless, Josie slumped then immediately pushed him away. Keller straightened her shirt and rose, energy and strength zapping along his nerves. He felt like he could take on the world. The fury he saw sparking in Josie’s eyes wasn’t a surprise. Just because he was elated didn’t mean she’d understand, or even want the new intricacies of their relationship.
He wanted to explain everything to her, show her how beautiful this connection would be. Neither of them could afford that luxury now.
Eyes narrowed, shoulders back, she regarded him warily. “I see you’re all better now.”
“Yes,” Keller said, nodding once. “Thank you.” The two words seemed insufficient considering the enormity of the situation.
Josie shrugged like the intimacy of the bite hadn’t affected her in the least. “Don’t mention it.”
If she wanted to play it cool, he would
“Never,” she stated, her voice sharp with denial.
Relief and immense satisfaction washed over him. He would be her first. And if he had anything to say about it, his bite would be the only bite she experienced from here on out. Keller smiled against her shoulder, reached for her left hand. “It won’t hurt.”
“I’m no stranger to pain. I can take it. Just hurry up.”
“I won’t hurt you,” he said to clarify his statement. Keller lifted his head, searched her eyes, saw the mock bravery and appreciated her all the more for it. He figured they had about five minutes left. Five minutes of bliss before the warlocks tried to take what belonged to him. Five minutes before he destroyed them. “And I won’t hurry. I plan to savor this.”
“Yeah,” she said. “You do that. Let’s be clear on something here.”
“What’s that?”
“This is a one-time only deal.”
Keller licked his lips, tilted his head. “Perhaps.” A flicker of doubt entered his mind. One taste would confirm that Josie was his true mate. What if he was wrong? He shook his head, pushed the thought away as if it were poison. He wasn’t wrong. Not about this. Lifting her wrist to his lips, Keller licked her wound closed with one long, slow caress of his tongue. Refusing to swallow, he clenched his teeth. She had her terms. He had his.
Brows furrowed, Josie asked, “What are you doing?”
“This.” Keller dropped to his knees and before she could say another word, lifted her shirt and pierced the sensitive skin of her waist. Blood coated his tongue. Keller carefully swallowed once and all coherent thoughts fled. Nothing mattered but this moment. Josie sucked in a breath, released it on a moan. She clutched his hair in her hands. Gripping her hips, he pulled her blood into his mouth, drank as if his life depended on it and instantly grew lightheaded from the amount of pure power entering his body. Muscles contracting, his heart slammed against his ribcage. He heard every stuttered breath Josie took, every flake of snow that brushed against the window, every jumbled thought that ran through her head. Energy buzzed his system like a high-voltage explosion. This was not a normal feeding. This was a fusion of souls.
Panting, Josie twisted and pulled him closer, dug her nails into his scalp. Encouraged, Keller feasted, careful to not release endorphins that would heighten her experience. Everything she was experiencing was because of who they were, what they meant to each other. She wouldn’t agree. He didn’t expect her to. That would come in time.
Her unique flavor slid down his throat, and like an arrow, pierced his heart. He wanted to roar in triumph and pleasure. He’d waited so long to find his mate. And here she was. A sexy spitfire in jeans and steel-toed boots, strapped to the nines with blades.
Taking too much would leave Josie weak. She would resent him even more if he took the strength she wore so proudly. Reluctantly, he pulled back and closed her wounds by flattening his tongue against her skin. Breathless, Josie slumped then immediately pushed him away. Keller straightened her shirt and rose, energy and strength zapping along his nerves. He felt like he could take on the world. The fury he saw sparking in Josie’s eyes wasn’t a surprise. Just because he was elated didn’t mean she’d understand, or even want the new intricacies of their relationship.
He wanted to explain everything to her, show her how beautiful this connection would be. Neither of them could afford that luxury now.
Eyes narrowed, shoulders back, she regarded him warily. “I see you’re all better now.”
“Yes,” Keller said, nodding once. “Thank you.” The two words seemed insufficient considering the enormity of the situation.
Josie shrugged like the intimacy of the bite hadn’t affected her in the least. “Don’t mention it.”
If she wanted to play it cool, he would
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