channel, churning in the cream he’d drawn from her arousal. Her whole body tightened, arching higher—then she exploded, a long thin wail ripping from her, punctuated noisily by his harsh thrusts. Until at last a stream of hot liquid bathed her womb and hot walls, soothing as he slowed his thrusts.
He disengaged his fangs, licked her neck in tender laps, and slowly pulled away, leaving her slumped over the cushioned arm, unable to move.
A door creaked open. “They’re ready for you, Nic,” came a low, amused drawl, one she recognized from the alley, when he’d interrupted another sexy bite.
Clothing rustled. A zipper scraped. A hand slid up the backof her thigh and squeezed her bottom. “Now, I thank you for the gift. Be sure to send my greetings to Alex.”
As he walked away, Miki scraped the hair from her sweaty face and watched his tall frame disappear into a bright hallway.
A glance at her watch had her wincing. There were still hours until dawn. How many more temptations would she face before this night was done?
CHAPTER 5
A lex returned to the salon, avoiding a path that might take him near his grandmother. He needn’t have worried about drawing her attention. Erika was lost in a sensual haze, her gaze unfocused as she bounced on the lap of one of the handsome bucks she’d collected for the evening.
Needing fresh air to clear his head and dampen his disgust, he headed straight for the library, knowing the doors inside that room would lead him to the garden stretching along the side and back of the house.
Behind him a murmur of voices rose, and he looked over his shoulder, his gaze catching on the matriarch of the Ardeal coven, Inanna. This was the first time he’d ever seen her in the flesh rather thanthrough time-clouded glimpses of memories in his vast store. And although he knew doing so was dangerous, he couldn’t help giving in to the urge to draw closer.
She must have cast an allure over the entire room, so attentive was every gaze, including his own, on her slim body as she swept inside. Long midnight hair, shiny as a raven’s wing, brushed past her shoulders to flow down the back of a simple wine-colored sarong. Her slender body was nude beneath it, the silk clinging to the points of her breasts and swirling in the hollow between her thighs. Dark rubies studded the black choker around her neck.
The lids of her almond-shaped eyes were half-closed, like a cat’s, as her gaze slowly landed on each man in the room, before seeking the next. Each time her gaze paused, the man sucked in a deep breath, hoping for a nod, a gesture to draw nearer, which she never gave. Until she reached him. Her full lips curved into a slow smile and she sauntered toward him.
His body stilled with alarm, as well as a deepening arousal. How the fuck would he keep her from discovering what he was if she decided to take a bite?
She lifted her hand, a graceful, regal movement.
Without hesitating, he slid his beneath hers, bent his head, and raised her soft, slender hand to his mouth. The kiss he gave her smooth skin lingered.
Not by his will.
“So handsome,” she said in a lilting voice. “Erika does have an eye.”
With her hand still resting on his, Alex swayed imperceptibly on his feet. His face felt hot, then cold. Shit. He couldn’t stop the rush of memories that swept through him like a torrent.
Searing , suffocating heat. A hot breeze licking over moist skin.Moonlight silvering the interior of a large , sparsely furnished room. A bed draped in gauze curtains.
A furtive glance down the empty hallway assured privacy , and she entered the room , easing the door closed behind her. She crept closer , her body quivering at the low groans emanating from deeper inside the chamber.
She paused to pinch her nipples through her thin , linen gown , drawing them erect until they scraped deliciously against the fabric.
She approached the bed and swept aside the gauze curtain , staring hungrily at the naked man
He disengaged his fangs, licked her neck in tender laps, and slowly pulled away, leaving her slumped over the cushioned arm, unable to move.
A door creaked open. “They’re ready for you, Nic,” came a low, amused drawl, one she recognized from the alley, when he’d interrupted another sexy bite.
Clothing rustled. A zipper scraped. A hand slid up the backof her thigh and squeezed her bottom. “Now, I thank you for the gift. Be sure to send my greetings to Alex.”
As he walked away, Miki scraped the hair from her sweaty face and watched his tall frame disappear into a bright hallway.
A glance at her watch had her wincing. There were still hours until dawn. How many more temptations would she face before this night was done?
CHAPTER 5
A lex returned to the salon, avoiding a path that might take him near his grandmother. He needn’t have worried about drawing her attention. Erika was lost in a sensual haze, her gaze unfocused as she bounced on the lap of one of the handsome bucks she’d collected for the evening.
Needing fresh air to clear his head and dampen his disgust, he headed straight for the library, knowing the doors inside that room would lead him to the garden stretching along the side and back of the house.
Behind him a murmur of voices rose, and he looked over his shoulder, his gaze catching on the matriarch of the Ardeal coven, Inanna. This was the first time he’d ever seen her in the flesh rather thanthrough time-clouded glimpses of memories in his vast store. And although he knew doing so was dangerous, he couldn’t help giving in to the urge to draw closer.
She must have cast an allure over the entire room, so attentive was every gaze, including his own, on her slim body as she swept inside. Long midnight hair, shiny as a raven’s wing, brushed past her shoulders to flow down the back of a simple wine-colored sarong. Her slender body was nude beneath it, the silk clinging to the points of her breasts and swirling in the hollow between her thighs. Dark rubies studded the black choker around her neck.
The lids of her almond-shaped eyes were half-closed, like a cat’s, as her gaze slowly landed on each man in the room, before seeking the next. Each time her gaze paused, the man sucked in a deep breath, hoping for a nod, a gesture to draw nearer, which she never gave. Until she reached him. Her full lips curved into a slow smile and she sauntered toward him.
His body stilled with alarm, as well as a deepening arousal. How the fuck would he keep her from discovering what he was if she decided to take a bite?
She lifted her hand, a graceful, regal movement.
Without hesitating, he slid his beneath hers, bent his head, and raised her soft, slender hand to his mouth. The kiss he gave her smooth skin lingered.
Not by his will.
“So handsome,” she said in a lilting voice. “Erika does have an eye.”
With her hand still resting on his, Alex swayed imperceptibly on his feet. His face felt hot, then cold. Shit. He couldn’t stop the rush of memories that swept through him like a torrent.
Searing , suffocating heat. A hot breeze licking over moist skin.Moonlight silvering the interior of a large , sparsely furnished room. A bed draped in gauze curtains.
A furtive glance down the empty hallway assured privacy , and she entered the room , easing the door closed behind her. She crept closer , her body quivering at the low groans emanating from deeper inside the chamber.
She paused to pinch her nipples through her thin , linen gown , drawing them erect until they scraped deliciously against the fabric.
She approached the bed and swept aside the gauze curtain , staring hungrily at the naked man
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