Part 2 (1/2)

”Biting someone during the s.e.x act is something reserved for bloodmates,” he explained slowly. ”Some vampires do it with everyone they f.u.c.k, as a sort of thrill seeking act. If the person they happen to bite really is their bloodmate, they become bonded to the person.”

”Bonded? What does that mean for a vampire?” Eden eyed him coolly, but her fingers did dangerously hot things to his hard c.o.c.k, rubbing the head and stroking ever closer to the spot beneath the crown that drove him insane with pleasure.

”It means they can never drink from another person again. Bonded bloodmates can only drink from their mate. If the mate dies, the vampire dies of starvation.”

Profound silence followed Colin's words. He tamped down a little rush of anger with himself. He'd let the conversation turn far too serious.

”Look, it's a complicated mating thing. It doesn't have anything to do with you and me and this moment,” he said, trying to backpedal his way out of the situation.

Eden frowned at him a little. ”I asked. I didn't expect the answer to be some sugar coated plat.i.tude,” she told him. ”I just wanted to understand.” ”Well, now you do,” he said gruffly, feeling really uncomfortable.

Eden kissed him again. ”It's okay, Colin. I still want to f.u.c.k you.”

His good humor returned with a rush. ”Good,” he murmured. ”Cause I think it's time.”

Colin slid both hands under her a.s.s, lifting her and guiding her over his erection. Her golden eyes held his steadily as she slid down, her p.u.s.s.y stretching to accommodate his girth. She whimpered a little as she rocked her hips, taking the last of his length inside her. He flexed his c.o.c.k and her eyes went wide with shock.

”Oh G.o.ds. That feels so...”

Colin did it again and she shuddered. He grinned.

”It's j-just that it's h-hitting...”

He did it a third time and she jerked in his arms, her skin rippling as she came. She moaned, her fingers digging into his shoulders. He held her as her o.r.g.a.s.m subsided to little s.h.i.+vers. Remaining still while her slick p.u.s.s.y clutched his c.o.c.k was torture, but he enjoyed it nonetheless. Watching her fly apart in his arms made him even hotter.

She drew a shuddering breath and opened her eyes. Desire flared in their amber irises. Her hips rotated, grinding against him. Heat flooded Colin's groin and he groaned out loud. Eden smiled and did it again. This time, she squeezed him with her inner muscles.

”s.h.i.+t!” he hissed between clenched teeth.

She braced her hands on his shoulders and began to ride him with a twisting movement that made every thrust feel like wet velvet wound tighter and tighter around his c.o.c.k.

Eden leaned close to him and nipped the side of his neck. Colin went rigid as intense pleasure washed over him. He barely hung onto his control by a thread. Any of her thrusts could push him over now. His b.a.l.l.s tightened painfully. His entire body burned. Every nerve ending he had seemed to be centered in his groin.

Her stiff nipples poked his chest and he twisted one, rolling it between his thumb and forefinger. She tossed her head, moaning a little. He noticed a slight flush on her honey colored skin and gooseflesh along her arms. Her breath came in swift pants.

Eden's hips undulated against his and Colin pa.s.sed the point of no return. She ground against him and her swollen c.l.i.t pressed against his pubic bone. She s.h.i.+vered and her p.u.s.s.y clamped down on him. With a cry, Colin lost control. His c.o.c.k throbbed, expanding in the tight s.p.a.ce of her channel. His e.j.a.c.u.l.a.t.i.o.n burst from the head of his c.o.c.k to bathe her insides as she cried out and came once more.

One oddly lucid thought speared his l.u.s.t soaked brain. Dragons could only get pregnant after mating. He'd sure as h.e.l.l shot his seed deep inside her, enough to knock her up if he had been her mate. A quick vision of Eden, her belly round with his child made Colin's eyes snap open in shock. He had to get a grip on himself. His wild ideas had no place in a purely s.e.xual encounter.

Eden lay sated on his chest, her breathing rapid. He wrapped his arms around her, stroking her long naked back.

”I don't think you have anything to worry about,” he said softly. ”You don't need the kink to get off. Whoever told you that obviously doesn't know you very well.”

She stirred slightly, but remained draped over his chest, her head nestled in the crook of his neck. ”It was my brother,” she replied, her voice m.u.f.fled.

Chapter Three.

Lying boneless on Colin's chest in the aftermath of her o.r.g.a.s.ms, the two of them still sunk deep into the hot water of the tub, Eden's icy b.i.t.c.h resurfaced. His thighs bore her full weight yet he hadn't protested at all. He was far too nice a man for her, the b.i.t.c.h thought. As the black sheep of the family, the decades old ideas of honor, home, and hearth were pure bulls.h.i.+t to a dragon like her. And her oldest brother used that bulls.h.i.+t against her every chance he got. She knew Sean's tactics well. He used words to push her b.u.t.tons and hopefully sour her on her lifestyle. Calling her the Queen of Kink and telling her that she didn't know how to have meaningful s.e.x, definitely set her off. Her younger brother told her that Sean would never give up trying to get her to come home and work in the family business.

Antaeus International was a huge company with offices around the world. Her brothers bought up funeral homes and cemeteries and repackaged them for the ma.s.ses, turning out cookie cutter products at low cost. The Antaeus men were the darlings of the death care industry because of their success. Her whole family worked for AI and once upon a time Eden had too. But working for her family didn't interest her any longer. She liked being a photographer and traveling the world. Sure, it got lonely sometimes and hotel suites got old after awhile, but she could never give up her camera for a desk job. It just wasn't in her to lock away her creative side. She needed it like she needed air to breathe.

”Your brother doesn't know jack.”

Colin's voice rumbled in his chest, vibrating against her naked b.r.e.a.s.t.s and rousing her from her unpleasant thoughts. Despite the fact that the cold b.i.t.c.h had been the only face she'd shown Colin, he seemed to instinctively know that there was more to her than that. His words about Sean not knowing jack proved it. The pain of recalling Sean's words had the b.i.t.c.h coming out to protect Eden's emotions. But as soon as Colin made his crack about her brother, the b.i.t.c.h slinked off, leaving Eden lying vulnerable on her lover's hard body.

Dear G.o.ds, she had never been as comfortable in a man's arms as she was in Colin's. He managed to be amusing, sweet, and Alpha without being an a.s.shole. In her eyes, he was an unbeatable combination. Her curiosity about vampire biting habits had seemed to make him a little uncomfortable, but she chalked it up to biting being an intensely personal thing for him.

She sighed, snuggling her face into his neck more. ”My brother doesn't know me. He only thinks he does.”

”Siblings, especially older ones, can be like that,” Colin agreed.

”Spoken like a man with an older sibling,” she chuckled.

”Two.”

”Holy s.h.i.+t. How do you survive when all of you are Alpha?”

Colin laughed. ”I only have one brother.”

”Does that mean your sister isn't Alpha?” she asked.

”No, she is, but for vampires, being Alpha comes into play more with mates than siblings. The Alpha always has to be the one in power, the leader, the one who has the urge within him to force submission from others. For Acerbians vampires that instinctive drive is strongest with regard to our mates. We do show our Alpha in other venues, in business particularly. My brother is quite ruthless. My sister is cutthroat. I don't take any s.h.i.+t from people. All three of us are natural leaders. We don't fight each other in the office because each of us has our own area of expertise. Besides, vampires can be just as clannish as dragons. Family ties are important so we just don't posture and play the Alpha card on that level. However, we are very aggressive and possessive when it comes to mates. ” He stroked his hand over her back and her inner dragon preened, loving his touch. ”If my brother hit on you, then he would see my Alpha.”

The harsh tone in Colin's voice should have sent up red flags. She should be pus.h.i.+ng him away at this point. After all, she couldn't afford to get involved with someone. Instead, she closed her eyes and let him hold her. Lying in the luxurious warmth of the water with the hard muscles of his body beneath hers, his c.o.c.k still partially within her, all combined to make her feel incredibly comfortable. It wasn't very often that she got the opportunity to just be a woman...

”Hey! You're not falling asleep on me, are you?”

Eden blinked, her eyes opening sleepily. s.h.i.+t! She hadn't fallen asleep but she was so comfortable that it had been a near thing. She flexed her inner muscles and felt the head of his c.o.c.k still lodged inside her. Yeah, he was still slightly hard so only seconds had gone by. She'd never had a man's voice soothe her as Colin's did.

He sucked in a breath when she squeezed him. ”You know, I could totally f.u.c.k you again, but I'm feeling a little like a prune. Can we get out now?”

She raised her head and found him smiling at her. ”Sure.” She lifted herself off of him, his c.o.c.k slipping free. As she stood up, she grabbed a hotel robe from the stack lying on the edge of the tub. She stepped out and wrapped it around herself, reaching for a towel to dry her hair. Colin came up behind her and pushed her hair aside so he could kiss the side of her neck.

”Are you gonna kick me out now?” he asked.

”Don't you biters have to be home before the sun?”

He shrugged. ”Not really. It just gives me a sunburn. And that's the midday sun not the morning sun.”

She turned in his arms, her eyes searching his midnight blue ones. ”If I send you away now, will you come back tomorrow?”

”If you tell me why you're suddenly sending me away,” he replied cautiously.

Eden bit her lip. She wanted him to stay. She didn't want him to go. However, she needed time to think. Her whole perspective on s.e.x and men and relations.h.i.+ps had s.h.i.+fted on its axis and her emotions seemed off balance from it. ”I need to think,” she said honestly. ”When I picked you up tonight, I was angry and determined to prove my brother wrong.” She paused, biting her lip for a moment. ”I let his words make me question myself, my motivations, my s.e.xuality. You've made me realize that I never should have questioned that. Instead, I should have questioned other things.”