Dangerous Promise by Gwendolyn Cease (13 page)

“Grimm.”

“Yeah?” He looked at her with his beautiful gray eyes.

Fear, she could read fear on his face. Fear that she had put there.

She leaned forward and cupped his face in her hands. He placed his hands over hers and closed his eyes as he turned his face into her palm. He pressed his lips against her flesh as she leaned into his strength. Insane? Was she insane? This man was a vampire and, yet, that didn’t change how she felt about him.

“Kate, I will do whatever you want. Hell, I have no pride. I will beg, just please give us a chance. I know this isn’t what you expected. I’m not what you expected—”

“You’re right, you are so much more than I expected. I don’t know if this makes me crazy or what, but of course I’ll give us a chance. Nothing you told me changes who you are, and I like who you are.”

Grimm smiled. “Can I kiss you?”

Kate leaned forward and captured his mouth with hers.

Grimm leaned in to wrap her in his arms. He couldn’t believe he had told her the truth, and she’d accepted it. Not only accepted it but was going to give them a chance. He hadn’t lied to her. He would have begged her if that’s what it would have taken. She was his, and he planned on taking care of her and the girls.

She put her arms and legs around him, pulling him taut to her body. He eased his hands under her shirt, not wanting to rush her. He wanted to make love to her, but if this wasn’t the time then he would certainly deal with it. Hell, he’d just told her he was a vampire. He was stunned she was still in the same room.

She yanked her shirt over her head. Her bra was plain cotton, but it was the sexiest thing he’d ever seen. She reached behind her and quickly released the catch, allowing it to slide down her arms. His hands shook as he cupped her lush breasts.

“Take your shirt off,” she said in a breathless voice.

Reluctantly, he took his hands from her body so he could rip off his shirt. He tossed it to the side and filled his hands once again with her perfect breasts. Damn, they were full and soft and all his. He tweaked the nipples with his fingers, and she squirmed.

Smiling, he leaned over and captured a dusky nipple in his mouth. He sucked and licked at one while tugging the other with his fingers. When he didn’t think she could take it much longer, he switched sides. Hell, if she let him, he would kiss her fantastic breasts for hours. Days.

She ran her fingers through his hair, panting while he teased each breast. Back and forth. Until both were swollen and wet from his handling. If he could, he would mark her. Sink his teeth into her flesh so anyone that caught a look at her would know she belonged to him and no one else.

She pulled his head up and kissed him, nipping at his lips. His fangs instantly dropped, but that didn’t stop her. She pressed her lips tighter to his and ran her tongue delicately along one of his canines. He moaned and opened his mouth wider. One of his fangs nicked her tongue and he tasted Kate’s blood.

He wrenched away, though he so wanted to grip her tight and drink. “Sorry,” he said, panting as if he’d run thirty miles.

“What does it taste like?” she asked, rubbing her breasts against his naked chest.

“Blood? I never think about it. I have to drink so I do it.”

“Who do you drink from?”

“We have donors,” he answered absently as he kissed and licked down her neck. Damn, she smelled so good.

“Women?”

He stopped and looked up at her. Was she jealous? He had to let her know there wasn’t any reason to be. She was the only one who mattered. “Kate, since the Hunters are all male, we have female donors. But it’s exactly what it sounds like. Donors. We drink from their wrists and it’s over. I hate to put it like this, but it’s like rolling up to Starbucks for a coffee.”

“What if I didn’t want you to drink from them anymore?”

They stared at one another for a long moment. "Sweetie, I have to have blood to survive. Unlike regular vampires, who drink either a bit of blood or a blood substitute, Ancients need real blood. That part of the story is real. But you’re who I’m with. You’re the only woman who means anything to me, the only woman who means everything to me.”

“What if I want you to drink from me?” Kate asked, pulling her hair away from her neck.

Grimm’s fangs slid down, and he let out a low growl. He couldn’t help himself. He closed his eyes, trying to get himself under control. Shit, was this a test? He hoped not since he so wanted to taste her.

“Grimm?”

“Damn, sweet, I want nothing more than to sink my fangs into you. But if you want me to stop just let me know.” He hoped like hell he could comply since the brief taste he had of her was perfection.

“Will it hurt?”

“No, I’ll make it feel so good.”

She kissed him so trustingly his heart nearly broke. He wanted to make everything perfect for her, which was really a first for him. Sex was usually hot, fast and sweaty. His partner got off, and he did, too, but it was done. Not with Kate.

“Don’t move,” he told her and went to the hall closet where he knew she kept blankets.

“Crap, I’m a bad mother,” she whispered. “What about the girls? What if they come down looking for us?”

He gathered a few and spread them on the living room floor.

“You’re not a bad mother. Hell, you’re amazing. And there’s no way they can surprise us. I can hear them even now, and they’re both asleep. If they stir, I’ll know.”

“Really?”

“Really, love.” He knelt in the middle of the blankets and pulled her to her feet so he could slowly finish undressing her. As he exposed each new bit of skin, he kissed and licked and touched her. When she stood naked in front of him, he sat back and stared at her. She was the most beautiful sight he’d ever seen.

Grimm knelt in front of her and looked at her with such awe, Kate felt like a goddess—a goddess to a vampire. Was she insane to demand he feed from her? What had she been thinking? Well, she knew what, jealousy. She didn’t want him to get close to anyone else. He was hers. He kept saying that she and the girls were his, and she felt the same way about him. What the hell had she done to deserve an incredible man like him? Whatever it was, she was truly thankful, and so she’d put away her worries for tonight. Worries were for the daylight, not now and not here. He placed his hands on her hips and kissed her belly. Normally, she wouldn’t want a man to see her naked in the light, but with him, it was right.

She slowly sank into his arms so they were kneeling across from one another. She ran her hands through his icy white hair, and he practically purred at her touch. He kissed her once then twice before he laid her on the blanket.

“Take the rest of your clothes off,” she said as he stood before her. She wanted him naked so she could touch him the way he’d been touching her.

He smiled, showing a bit of his fangs as he quickly unbuttoned his pants and pulled them off. Damn, he was beautiful with washboard abs and heavily muscled thighs. He sported a sizeable erection that made Kate wonder if she could actually take him. It had been a very long time since she’d had sex and none of her past partners were all that large.

He knelt at her feet and slowly prowled up her body. “Nice and slow, sweet. That’s how we’re going to take this.”

She parted her legs to give him room as he settled above her and kissed her. Kate loved kissing him. She loved his taste and the feel of his tongue against hers. She found she even liked the slight prick of his fangs, which gave her a shiver.

He pulled away and smiled at her. She smiled back, unable to stop herself. He made her happy. He nipped lightly at her lips before he tilted her head back so he could kiss her throat. The slight drag of his fangs made her moan, and he chuckled low. The man was enjoying teasing her.

He eased down her body as he kissed and licked, stopping at her breasts to suckle and tease her nipples. She gripped his hair to anchor herself and to make sure he stayed where he was. She loved the feel of his tongue and teeth against her sensitive flesh. Gently, he shook her off so he could continue tasting and touching her. He settled between her thighs and pushed her legs farther apart. Kate squirmed in embarrassment. No one, other than her gynecologist, had seen that view, and it made her uncomfortable. Should she have shaved? Bathed?

“Kate,” he said, his breath hot against her body, “beautiful Kate. I can’t wait to put my mouth on you. Are you ready?”

Grimm parted the lips of her pussy and licked. Kate gasped and nearly came off the floor. He used his arms to pin her as he swirled his tongue around her clit before sucking it gently. She scrambled for a pillow from the couch so she could put it over her face to muffle the moans. Wouldn’t be good for one of the girls to come down and investigate. Not at all.

“Damn, you taste so good. I could lay here and drink you down. Does it feel good, sweet? Do you like it?”

He didn’t wait for a reply. Instead, he eased his tongue into her body and began to drink from her. He hummed, and her body instantly shot into an orgasm. He didn’t stop, though, he just kept working her until she was shaking and screaming into the pillow.

When he finally pulled away, she dropped the pillow, gasping for breath. She looked down to see that he had sat back on his heels and was watching her. His fangs were fully extended, and he resembled something wild and savage. Oh yeah, she wanted him.

“Grimm, please.”

“Are you ready for me, Kate?”

She nodded as he crawled slowly up her body. His erection prodded her entrance, and Kate pushed toward him, wanting him, needing him inside. In one thrust, he entered her, and she had to bite back a scream. He was big—bigger than she’d expected—and pain and pleasure warred together. When he began to move, pleasure won out, and she leaned up to wrap her arms around his neck. He came down on top of her with her legs held wide by his arms. The position allowed him to go deeper, and she buried her face in his neck to stifle her cries. The flex and rub of his cock against her sensitive flesh forced another orgasm to rise. Never before had she been a multiple orgasm girl, but she figured she was now.

Grimm gritted his teeth, not wanting to come. He’d waited so long to have Kate, and he didn’t want it to end. Not yet. But it was difficult because she squirmed and moaned under him every time he thrust. His claws came out, gouging into the blanket. Fuck, fuck that never happened. Only when he was in the depth of a fight did they appear, never during sex. But Kate was different, and his body was letting him know.

When she dug her nails into his back and bit his shoulder, he was lost. Without thought, he slid his fangs into her neck and began to feed as he came. She muffled her scream against his shoulder as he felt her fall apart around him and he joined her.

She tasted like nothing he’d ever experienced before. Her blood was sweet and hot and utterly addictive. For a moment, he didn’t think he could stop, but his fangs retracted, and he lapped at her neck to seal the wounds. He rolled to his side, taking her with him, still buried deep in her body. Yeah, he was positive he could die happy now. He’d seen heaven, and it was perfection.

“Are you okay?” he asked as he panted for air.

She curled next to his body and nodded. “Yep, just waiting for my sight to return.”

He laughed. She was amazing. “Wow, and I thought it was rushed. Next time, I plan on really taking my time.”

She raised her face to stare at him. “If you take any more time, I will die.”

He kissed her and smiled. “I think you’ll survive. In fact, I’ll make sure you do.”

She reached up and touched her neck. “You bit me.” When he nodded, she returned his smile. “I liked it. A lot. Did you like it?”

“Liking how you taste is an understatement. I love how you taste.” He kissed her on the neck, and she shivered.

“Can I ask you something?”

“Kate, you have the right to ask me anything you want.” Grimm pulled her closer. He was partially erect and still inside her and that’s where he wanted to stay. He planned on making love to her all night long.

“I want to know all about you. Parents, siblings, everything.” She leaned in and kissed him.

“Okay, if I do then you do. I want to know you, too.”

She nodded. Grimm wasn’t sure where to start. He didn’t normally talk about where he came from. None of the Hunters did since Ancients didn’t have happy childhoods. He told her about his parents and how angry they were when they realized he carried the Ancient gene. How they’d refused to have more children because they didn’t want another one like him. They’d fed and clothed him, but beyond that he was on his own. They rarely spoke to him, didn’t take him anywhere and never introduced him to anyone. He was just someone who happened to share their home. When he was of age, they’d turned him out, and he’d never seen them again.

“That’s horrible,” Kate said. She held him tight and kissed him. “They didn’t deserve you.”

“Having a child that’s an Ancient is looked down on in vampire society. We’re outcasts and remind people what we came from. I said a lot of people call us Throwbacks, but never to our face. Ancients are dangerous and violent, and it takes a lot to rein all that in.”

“You’re not that way with me and the girls.”

“You three are special. I don’t have to rein it in with you, it just happens. I would do whatever I had to, to make sure you’re protected and taken care of. All three of you are mine, and you’re precious.”

She wrapped her leg around his waist and it was his turn to shiver. Her movements caused her pussy to clench around his cock, and he thought he might go blind. He kissed her slow and lazy, and she sighed. Finally pulling away, they looked at one another. Her eyes were heavy with passion, and he wanted to take a picture so he could carry it with him always.

“So,” he finally spoke, “I told you mine.”

“Right, so the girls aren’t really mine.”

“I know, Olivia told me one night. We were talking, and she blurted it out.”

Kate smiled. “She does that. What did she say?”

“That the person who gave birth to them was your sister, but they’d always lived with you since she couldn’t take care of them. She also told me she was killed and people came to try and hurt you all.”