Deadly Attraction (11 page)

He took both her hands and pressed the wrists together, then
gently bound them with the sash, leaving the material loose enough so she could
easily wiggle out of it if she wanted to. He had no intention of pulling tight
enough to potentially create any pain. He was much too cognizant of her
hypersensitivity to sensation to add any sort of strain on her.

Guiding her to lift her arms over her head, he secured the
sash through an intricate cutout in the thick headboard, just below the
scrolled trim at the top. His hands glided over her skin from her wrists to the
undersides of her arms. Then he palmed her breasts and she writhed on the
mattress, her back arching.

He stood beside her, the bed at waist-height for him. His
erection pushed against the crotch of his briefs and the front of his black
leather pants. He wore nothing else, due to the amount of heat generated from
the fire he’d built to keep Jade comfortable.

Her full, firm breasts didn’t quite fill his large hands.
His thumbs swept over the hard, dusty-rose nipples and she let out a soft sigh.
Her legs pressed together, as though she felt the same ache between them as he
felt between his own.

“You are so beautiful,” he told her as he gazed down at her.
She had a flawless, alabaster complexion that made her even more striking,
given her hair color and vibrant blue eyes.

One of his hands skimmed over her rib cage to her slightly
rounded belly. She had feminine curves that drove him wild. His fingers swept
over her upper thigh, and then along the inner portion, the flesh trembling
beneath his touch.

When his fingertips brushed her mound, barely covered by
thin, neatly trimmed black hair, her legs spread.

“You want me to touch you here.”

She let out a low hiss of breath. “Yes.” Her voice held a
restless note to it.

The pads of his fingers lightly stroked her pussy lips, back
and forth. Her butt wriggled on the bed and she twisted at the waist, her hips
shifting toward him, as though to give him better access. He already had the
perfect access to her.

“Stay still,” he commanded.

She scoffed. “Right. It’s so easy to just lie here stiffly
while your hands are on me.”

“Wait until my mouth is on you.”

A sharp moan escaped her parted lips. “I can only imagine
how sensational that will feel.”

“You’ll know for a fact. In time.”

“Ah, see. There is arrogance.”

“No,” he was quick to say. “There’s a deep-seated need to
please you. Plain and simple.”

He ran two fingers between her slick lips, rubbing her
swollen clit. Her hips raised and her back arched farther.

“Careful,” he warned. “Don’t pull the tie too tight. I don’t
want it to hurt your wrists.”

“You’ve barely restrained me,” she said with heat in her
eyes, telling him she enjoyed the game they played.

“Yes, but you do seem to be helping things along.” She
clutched the sash with both hands, as though further restricting herself. “And
that is damn sexy.”

He wanted her in the worst way. She was sprawled atop his
bronze-colored duvet, her luscious body squirming under his touch as flickers
of firelight caressed her creamy skin. Tiny pants of air blew between her teeth
and filled the quiet room. Her nipples puckered tight and the juices seeped
from her wet pussy, the titillating scent wafting under his nose. He pushed a
finger into her tight canal, and she let out a cry of pleasure.

“Oh God.” Her breath caught.

He massaged her inner walls as her hips rolled in response.
Her thighs drew together again, pressing in on him, as though to keep his hand
in place. He wasn’t going anywhere.

Bending at the waist, he curled his tongue around one taut
nipple and then suckled it as he worked a second finger into her cunt.

“
Darien.
” This said with such need and yearning in
her voice, it did more than spike his pulse and desire for her. It tugged at
his heartstrings.

Her inner muscles contracted around his fingers as she
continued to writhe impatiently on the bed, as though seeking release from the
tension building within her. He’d happily give it to her. His fingers pumped
inside her warm depths as he pinched and rolled the taut peak he wasn’t teasing
with his mouth.

Her pelvis jutted upward, in silent demand for more. He
wanted to give her more. He wanted to strip off his pants and thrust his
throbbing cock into her dripping pussy, but he hadn’t come even remotely close
to discovering all the nuances of her body, or its responses to him, that he’d
set out to explore.

His mouth left her breast and his tongue trailed over her
skin, up to her throat. He nipped gently at the flesh and her hips undulated in
response.

“Yes,” she whispered. “I’m going to come.”

He raised his head to gaze at her face. Her eyes closed and
she pulled in staccato breaths. The heel of his hand rubbed her clit as he
pushed deeper into her. She grasped the sash and tugged on it, though clearly
not out of a need to release herself from the confining material. She could
slip her hands from the gaping loop if she so chose.

His head dipped and he said against her neck, “Come for me.
Come all over my fingers. I want you wet and ready for me.”

He felt the vibration of her body, which started slowly at
first, then built into a fierce shudder. Her upper body bowed off the mattress
and she cried out again.

“Darien!” Her body tensed, and then the tremors took hold of
her. “
Oh
!”

“That’s it,” he said, still nuzzling her throat and stroking
her cunt with his fingers. “Take whatever you want from me…”

Chapter Six

Fiery sensations blazed through every inch of Jade, but they
weren’t the usual prickly, painful ones she was accustomed to. These feelings
were erotic in nature and so amazingly delicious, she savored them as her
orgasm echoed throughout her body.

Darien’s lips slid over her throat. “Do you want more?” he
whispered.

“Yes.” She wanted
so
much more.

He withdrew his fingers from her pussy and shifted away from
her, only to sit on the bed between her legs, one of which he draped over his
thighs. His hands covered her breasts, caressing them as her back bowed,
thrusting them upward. He toyed with her nipples, keeping them taut and tingly.
Then his palms glided down her ribs to her stomach.

One hand splayed over her mound, the heel slowly rubbing her
clit. Her soft moans mingled with the snapping of the fire. Darien leaned
forward and his tongue replaced his hand. The intimate touch made her hips buck
as excitement flooded her veins.

“That’s unbelievable,” she murmured.

His head lifted. “Michael never…?”

“No. Definitely not. We really had no idea what we were
doing back then.”

He seemed to derive a hint of relief from this. “So I’m the
first.”

“In many ways.”

“That makes me extremely happy,” he said. Then he went back
to what he was doing.

His tongue swept over her swollen lips and she shivered with
delight. “Oh my God. That feels
so
good. I had no idea…” Her sigh
sounded both dreamy and erotic.

He licked her with the precise amount of pressure to make
her pulse jump and her heart hammer. Heat consumed her and searing sensations
built in the heart of her, causing wicked beats deep in her cunt.

He gently suckled her clit and she let out a sharp moan.
“Darien.”

She easily worked her wrists free of the sash and raked a
hand through his thick hair. The other clasped his shoulder. Her hips tilted
and she pressed herself more firmly against his mouth as he pleasured her. His
tongue teased her sensitive flesh and pushed her right to a glorious precipice.

The scorching feelings raging through her were so
spectacular, though, she didn’t want to let go of them. The Demon King proved
to be a skilled and talented lover. Jade had no trouble losing herself in the
passion he evoked and the intense emotions that accompanied her heightened
desire.

When he slipped a finger into her pussy, a small cry tore
from her lips. “Yes,” she ground out. “Oh God, yes.”

He added a second finger in her narrow canal and pumped
vigorously as he licked and sucked her. She fell from the precipice. The
mounting sensations erupted deep within her and seemed to shoot out in all
directions. She called his name as her body quaked from the powerful orgasm.
Her fingers tightened around the strands of hair she held and her other hand
gripped Darien’s shoulder with force.

Unfamiliar whimpers of ecstasy filled the room. She thrashed
on the bed as he continued his wicked ministrations. When her heavy panting
slowed, his mouth trailed over her stomach.

Jade grasped the concept of electricity from her studies,
and she surmised what she’d just experienced had to be akin to feeling a zap
from it, the sizzling sensation was so strong.

“I want to feel you inside me,” she said in a throaty tone.

“Soon,” he muttered as his tongue swirled around the rim of
her bellybutton, tickling her.

With a soft laugh, she told him, “
Now
. I did as you
asked. It’s my turn to make a request.”

His head popped up, “Ah, but you cheated.”

She pouted playfully. “It’s not fair to keep me from
touching you while you’re making me come.”

“I wanted you focused solely on what I was doing to you. How
it made you feel.”

“Absurdly turned-on. I think there’s enough energy flowing
through me to light up the entire continent.”

He chuckled, low and sexy. “You’re very good for my ego.”

“Really? You need a boost?”

He smirked. Then his head dipped and his mouth went back to
exploring her flesh, his lips and tongue skimming over the indentation of her
rib cage to the inner swell of her breast.

“So soft and warm,” he breathed against her skin.

He left tantalizing, barely there kisses in his wake as he
moved toward her puckered nipple.

“And so enticing…” He sighed before tenderly drawing the bud
into his mouth.

Jade’s eyelids drifted closed. Her fingers were still
tangled in his hair and the strands also brushed over her breast, sparking more
intense sensations.

“I’m about to overdose on lust,” she said.

“That’s sort of the point.”

She giggled—a foreign sound to her ears. Jade was not the
giggling type. Yet her lover had an uncanny way of stripping away the tension
and the grief that had plagued her the majority of her life. There was
something to be said for rising above those types of emotions, and she knew
she’d formed a unique bond with the one man who could help her do just that
when she was in his bed.

“Aren’t you the least bit interested in getting naked with
me?” she asked. He still wore his leather pants, after all.

“Extremely.” But he continued his teasing, his tongue
curling around her nipple, then flicking over it.

A long breath blew between her teeth. “You do the most
amazing things to my body.”

“I’ve only just started.”

Exhilaration shot through her. “You have much more in mind?”

“Much.” He lifted his head again. “But you need to know that
I can get you pregnant.”

“Not tonight,” she said, ignoring the odd mixture of nervous
anxiety and curious elation his words sparked. “I count beads on a bracelet
Lisette gave me long ago. Something called the Standard Method that she’d
followed in the pre-war years for family planning.”

“Lisette has children?”

“No. Turns out her husband was infertile.” She eyed him a
moment, then asked, “Do you have children?”

“No.” He gave her a contemplative look. “Perhaps someday.”

“Of course. What’s the rush? Not like you don’t have all the
time in the world.”

“No, time’s definitely not the issue.”

He moved from the bed, leaving her with a gnawing sensation
that piqued her interest. But she didn’t question him further. In fact, her
mind went blank as she watched him remove his clothes. She sighed over his
muscular physique and perfection. No human she’d ever seen—in real life or in
books—compared to the beauty of him. Every inch from head to toe mesmerized
her, particularly his long, thick shaft, which stood erect.

Her stomach flipped. A natural response.

He said, “Crawl under the covers. I don’t want you getting
cold.”

“I’m burning up,” she said. “I now officially understand the
term ‘hot and bothered’.”

She’d tasted his skin, felt his cock against her tongue. And
while she’d derived an exorbitant amount of enjoyment from the sexual act she’d
performed in the shower, she knew—from their dream and from the way Darien
touched her in reality—that making love with him would far exceed the sexual
bliss she’d already experienced.

Despite her internal temperature reaching the extreme red
zone, she pulled back the thick duvet and the crisp, ecru-colored sheets. He
settled in beside her, lying on his stomach to face her. Jade’s hands roamed
his chest and stomach.

“Also for the record,” he said, “demons don’t carry venereal
diseases.”

“Good to know. I hadn’t thought of that.”

“Not exactly sexy conversation, hmm?” he mused as his lips
brushed her forehead.

“Something tells me that’s about to change.”

He grinned. “I’m done with the formalities.”

“Then shut up and kiss me.”

“Gladly.” His mouth sealed with hers and his tongue swept
past her parted lips.

A moan instantly swelled in her throat. How she loved his
aggressiveness. He easily commanded her passion with his skill and his own
desire, but she also felt an underlying current of need that arced between
them, stirring her senses.
He
needed
her
.

Dragging her mouth from his, she asked, “Tell me what you
want from me.”

He gazed forlornly at her. “What if I said
everything
?”

“You can’t have everything. We both know that.”

He shifted and she moved with him, so she was on her back,
with him hovering over her as he propped himself up on one elbow. His hand
skimmed her body, caressing her breast, then resting in the dip of her waist.

“You captivate me,” he told her. “And you make me feel
things I’ve never felt before. In over two hundred years, to be exact. You make
me see things differently.”

“Such as?”

A slight shake of his head made her think he wouldn’t answer
her question. But then his lips grazed hers and he admitted, “The fact I’m not
nearly as powerful as I’d always thought. Not when I’m with you.”

“I don’t understand.”

He sighed. “You could ask anything of me and I’d want to
give it to you.”

“But you might not be able to.”

“No. Just as I can’t have everything I want from you.”

Now she comprehended the conundrum. “There is one thing we
can both give each other tonight.”

“Yes.” He kissed her again.

Jade wrapped her arms around his neck. His hand slid between
her legs and he massaged her labia and clit, making her wet for him. Then the
tip of his cock nudged her opening and she broke their kiss once more. She held
her breath in anticipation of him penetrating her.

Oh so slowly, he sank into her and her grip around his neck
tightened.

“Careful,” he warned again, as though she tested his
restraint.

“I want you.”

“Jade.”

“You know I’m not fragile.”

He groaned. Then his hand cupped her ass cheek and he raised
her hips as he thrust into her in one forceful, fluid move.

Jade cried out. Wave after wave of sensation crashed over
her, flooding her veins. He filled her completely and nothing had ever felt
quite so exquisite.

She stilled, needing a few seconds to catch her breath. Then
she kissed him. A sensual kiss she was sure conveyed
her
need for
him
.

He set an easy, seductive rhythm that made her heart flutter
and her pulse race. She unraveled her arms and slipped her hands around to his
back, loving the feeling of his muscles as they tensed with his movements.

His lips brushed her temple, and then he whispered in her
ear, “You’re so tight. So wet. So incredible.”

“This is beyond what I’d anticipated. This is amazing.”

Her hands slipped under the covers at his waist and she
gripped his ass as she’d done in their dream. Her pelvis ground against his and
his strokes quickened. His weight on her felt wonderful, though he still
partially held himself up. She arched her back so her breasts pressed to his
chest. Her hands left his backside and her fingertips trailed along his spine,
making him tremble.

“Jade,” he murmured again. “I want to feel you come while
I’m inside you.”

Her cunt clenched, and he groaned. “I want that too,” she
said. “You feel so good.”

He rolled onto his back, taking her with him. She straddled
his lap and he sat up, his cock pushing deep.

“
Oh
.” She gasped. “Darien.” He was huge inside her
and the sensation was breathtaking.

He palmed her breasts and kneaded them gently. He flicked
his tongue over a hard nipple and her pussy contracted around his cock.

A sharp grunt fell from his lips. “I’m trying to be civil
here and you’re not making it easy for me.”

“Civil?” She gazed into his eyes, seeing a hint of something
animalistic swirling in his amber irises. Her desire spiked. “I don’t want
polite sex.”

He laughed, though it was a short, strained one. “It’s just
that you bring out baser instincts in me. Carnal cravings. I have to be
cautious with you.”

She shook her head. “You don’t change forms or want my
blood. Why are you so worried?”

“I don’t want to hurt you. I’m much stronger than you. Much
bigger.”

Her head fell back and she sighed. “Oh you are most
definitely not hurting me.” He suckled her nipple and sheer ecstasy flowed
through her. “Mm, that’s perfect.”

His hands gripped her buttocks and he led her into a quicker
rhythm that had her riding his cock at a sexy, exciting pace. She clasped his
bulging biceps and let him continue to guide her as his thick shaft massaged
her inner walls.

Joy chased down her spine and heat rushed through her.
Beautiful sensations he elicited built within her. He teased her other nipple
with his tongue and she moaned. One of his hands shifted from her ass and he
pressed the pad of his thumb to her clit, rubbing it as they made love.

Jade’s eyelids closed. “Yes. Just like that…” She
concentrated only on the feelings rippling through her and the erotic touches
on her body. “Darien.” He sucked a little harder and his thumb rubbed a bit
faster. His cock stretched her and he thrust up into her while pressing her
down onto him with his hand on her backside.

The pressure inside her mounted. Her breathing picked up.
She edged closer to another earth-shattering orgasm, knowing this one would be
even more intense with him inside her.

“Let go,” he said against her breast.

“But it feels so fantastic.”

“I want you to come, Jade. And squeeze my cock when you do.”

His lips skimmed over her throat. He found a particularly
sensitive spot just below her ear and his tongue swirled over the skin.

Her entire being responded to the sensual touch. “Oh God. Yes!”

Everything inside her tensed and then erupted. She called
out his name and did exactly as he’d asked, milking his shaft as her pussy
clenched and released. Her arms encircled his neck and her head fell forward,
causing her hair to spill all around them. She clung to him as the climax
consumed her. He held her in a tight embrace. She still rocked with him, but in
a leisurely way while she reveled in her release.