His heart stopped, and his body froze in mid-movement. “What?”

He couldn’t possibly have heard correctly. He was probably hallucinating.

“Bite me,” she whispered. “Anywhere you like.” Her cornflower-blue eyes shone back at him with untamed lust. “I want to know what it’s like.”

He lifted his hand and ran his fingers along her graceful neck. “You mean it?”

She nodded.

“I must be dreaming.”

“You’re not,” she said. “Please, show me what it’s like.”

Slowly he resumed his movements, thrusting slow and deep into her, then withdrawing just as slowly. Their gazes locked, he willed his fangs to descend, and parted his lips to show her what she would feel pierce her skin in a moment.

“It won’t hurt,” he promised, but hesitated. “Anywhere I want?”

“Anywhere.”

The choice was an easy one. He could always take the vein at her neck some other time, but for their first bite—and he hoped it was only the first of many—he wanted something special.

Still continuing to slide in and out of her warm pussy, he lowered his head back to one breast and rubbed his fangs along either side of her nipple. She trembled beneath him, and instinctively he grabbed both her wrists and pinned her arms to her sides.

“Do it,” she encouraged him.

He set the tips of his fangs to her skin and pressed down. Like scalpels, his fangs drove into her flesh, sinking deep and lodging there before he drew the first drop of blood. The rich red liquid ran down the back of his throat filling all his senses with wonder and awe. He’d bitten other humans before, but sinking his fangs into Lilo was different. He’d suddenly found what he’d been looking for all his life. Nothing before had ever tasted so good, and nothing after would ever be better. He couldn’t imagine ever drinking bottled blood again, now that he was drinking his fill from Lilo’s gorgeous breast.

His vampire body was taking over now, increasing the tempo with which he thrust his cock into her. Ever harder and faster he was taking her, while she moaned and sighed, and her heartbeat raced.

He was still pinning her down by her wrists, but he couldn’t make himself release her, because the knowledge that she was at his mercy turned him on even more, made his cock swell even more. Lilo moved with him as if they’d done this a thousand times before, her pelvis slamming against his with every thrust.

More and more blood filled his mouth, and he knew it was time to stop, or he would take too much. He eased his fangs from her and licked over the tiny incisions, closing them instantly. When he lifted his head to look at her, he saw a woman in ecstasy, her face glistening, her lips parted, moans rolling over them, and her eyes gleaming with lust. She was close. And so was he.

Adjusting his angle, he plunged deeper and harder, his pelvic bone slamming against her clit over and over again. Until, finally, she tensed. One more thrust, and he was there with her as they both hurtled over the edge. He captured her moan of release with his mouth and swallowed it down, letting it bounce against his heart.

He couldn’t tell how long it took to come down from the high, but at some point he rolled to the side and took her with him, cradling her to his chest, draping one of her legs over his thigh, so he wouldn’t slip out of her drenched pussy.

“I can’t even begin to tell you what this means to me,” he murmured against her lips before he kissed her again.

“I thought I was floating on a cloud. I’ve never felt anything so… so amazing.” She opened her eyes. “Is it always like that?”

He smiled. “Between lovers, it’s like this. A vampire’s bite arouses, but it only turns truly erotic when it happens during lovemaking. Only then can the vampire’s bite fully unfold in all its facets.”

“Now I understand why a human would let a vampire bite her.”

He rolled onto his back, pulling her with him, readjusting his groin to fully seat himself inside her again.

“Thank you for letting me drink your blood,” Blake said, combing his fingers through her hair. “I wish I could tell you what it felt like to take you like this. To feel you give yourself to me so freely. Without reservation.” He pressed a kiss to her hair.

“But for you it can’t be anything new. You must have done this many times before.”

He slid his hand under her chin and lifted her head to make her look at him.

“Lilo, I’ve never bitten a woman during sex. I’ve never experienced this before. Sure, I’ve bitten humans before, but it was never like this. Never while making love. No bite has ever felt like what I just experienced with you. It was out-of-this-world. I’m afraid, Lilo, I’m going to get addicted to this, and to you.”

An almost shy smile crossed her lips. “So you might want to do this again?”

He pressed his head back into the pillow, closing his eyes for a moment. “Lilo, just like I could make love to you all day and all night, I would love to sink my fangs into you every single time.” He stroked his fingers over her cheek and traced the outline of her lips. “And I’d be the happiest man on this earth if you allowed me to bite you again.”

He rolled, bringing her underneath him again. “And now, I’d like to thank you for your generous gift.” He began to move inside her, thrusting back and forth.

Lilo gasped. “But you just—”

“—came? Yes, but I have your blood inside me, and guess what it’s doing to me.” He smirked and motioned to his groin. “It’s your own fault for asking me to bite you. I’m afraid naughty women like you need to be taught a lesson.”

She chuckled. “How?”

“Let’s discuss that after your next orgasm.”

37

“Lilo.”

Blake’s voice was close at her ear. She opened her eyes and shot up to a sitting position, finding Blake sitting at the edge of the Murphy bed, fully dressed. “Did I nod off?”

He brushed his knuckles over her cheek and smiled. “Just a few minutes. You needed it. I took a lot of blood from you.”

At the recollection of what that had felt like, she sensed heat rise into her cheeks. There was nothing on earth that was even comparable to a vampire’s bite. Now she understood why Hannah had sought out a vampire as her boyfriend. It practically ensured a satisfied sex life.