Page 95 of Love Bites

“They would still be in some danger as long as they’re unmated, but yes. My vampires could protect them well enough that you could all slip out into the city from time to time without too much risk.”

“So why were you fighting?”

Damian let out an annoyed breath. “He won’t come back for free.”

“What does he want?”

“You don’t want to know.”

“I do.”

He pulled me up a little higher on his body, so my forehead pressed harder against his neck. “He wants to mate with a siren.He knows what you are, and that you must have a pod. No amount of money could convince him—he wants one of your sisters.”

My eyes widened. “Seriously? Why?”

“He has demons, and he’s been a lone wolf for a long time. I imagine that his mind has been a dark place since he walked away. Your magic could fix that.”

I let out an unsteady breath. “We can’t give him one of my sisters.”

“I know. I told him that. Hence the fighting.”

“But there’s no other way to convince him to take over for Curtis?”

“No. He made it clear he wouldn’t settle for anything else.”

“Maybe one of them will agree to feed from him once a month or something instead. Do you think he’d take that?”

“It’s unlikely, but if one of them is willing, I could try.”

“I’ll talk to them.”

He kissed my forehead. “I have meetings to get to. Thanks for last night.”

My face warmed at the reminder.

Damn, it had been a good night.

“Mmhm.” I kissed his throat the way he was always kissing mine, and he shuddered. “Don’t like having my teeth so close to your neck?” I teased.

“It’s vulnerable,” Damian admitted. “But not unpleasant.”

I finally slipped off of him, ducking beneath the edge of the canopy as he pressed the button to lift it. “I’ll get my sisters together and come find you after I’ve talked things through with them.”

“Alright.”

I walked toward the shower, knowing I needed to rinse the remaining salt and other bodily fluids from my skin before I did anything else. “You’re following me?” I asked, when I stepped into the shower and realized he was behind me.

“Someone climbed on my cock in the middle of the night. I need a shower too.” His chest met my back as he joined me, reaching past me to turn the water on.

I shivered, tilting my head to the side as he kissed my throat. He took a step beneath the water, moving me with him. His erection was against my lower back, his fingers sliding into my hair and tilting my head further. The water falling over us electrified me, and when his teeth brushed my sensitive skin, it only made me want him more.

“You still want me to bite you every day?” he asked.

“Yes.” I didn’t hesitate.

“You know that means I’m going to fuck you every day.”

“I’m counting on it.”

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