Page 73 of A Bond Beyond Blood
“No,” she whispered, rocking her hips to bring me back to her as she cupped my chin.“Don’t shut me out.”
Seconds ticked by slowly as I found my composure, bit by painful bit.Once my fangs were sheathed, I opened my eyes, stared at the wall beneath the window as shame and regret sent ice through my veins to cool the fire that had raged in my blood just moments ago.
“Vincenzo,” Jacqueline whispered, my name on her lips a prayer worthy of saints—not monsters.“Please don’t hide from me.”
“I’m not hiding,” I said through clenched teeth, the words coming out more fiercely than I intended.I gripped her hips so she’d stop that goddamned rocking.“I hurt you.”
“What—no, you didn’t.”
“Icutyou.”
Her breath caught, then she whispered, “I didn’t feel it.”
My eyes flew open as my head whipped to face her.“I cantasteyou, Jacqueline,” I growled, willing her to understand the gravity of this.
Her cunt throbbed with impatience as she rolled her hips, claiming my cock even as I tried to get through to her.“And...what?”She searched my eyes.“What does that mean?”
I chuckled darkly.“It means I want to devour you, little Fiorino.”
She smiled, though her nervousness was evident in the whites of her eyes and the way her lips trembled at the edges.“Yeah?What else is new?”
Shaking my head at her ability to crack a joke while I struggled against my deepest, most base desires to make amealout of her, I circled her waist with my arms and rolled, careful not to jostle her too much as I placed her onto her back on the bed.“Is that okay?”I asked, positioning myself at her entrance once more.
Jacqueline bit down on her bottom lip and nodded.
I could do this.I could keep the beast caged and give my girl what she wanted, needed.
“You’re still in control, okay?You remember what to do if something happens?”
She nodded again.
“Good girl.Now hold still while I fuck you into this bed.”
A shiver raced up her spine, visibly shaking her body as I pistoned my hips and sank inside her sweet heat.With one hand holding her thigh against my hip, I lowered the other between us and pressed down against her lower belly until I could feel the head of my cock pushing against my palm.
Jacqueline and I groaned in tandem at the new sensation, and I jerked my hips faster, harder, driving into her in such a way that each forward thrust teased that sensitive inner wall.I dug my fingers into the softness of her belly and fucked her into the bed as promised, smiling when she let out a series of grunts and moans that signaled the finish line was near.
“That’s it,” I told her, the words broken up by each thrust.“Come for me, sweet girl.”
It didn’t take long for her to obey, and as soon as she started to fall apart, those delicious quakes tumbling through her body, I draped my body over hers, cradled her face in my hands, and stared into those brilliant blue eyes as I followed her right over the edge.
Running a gym patronizedby vampires and humans alike was a full-time job.
But paying Carmine back?That was something that followed me home, consumed my downtime.The massive debt left for me by my father wiggled its way into even the best moments.
Like this one.
Cuddled up on the couch with Jaqueline, damn near the mostnormalexperience I’d had since becoming a vampire back in the 1950s, the vibration of my phone buzzing on the countertop drew my attention away from the cheesy romcom she’d picked, setting my teeth on edge.I struggled to ignore the call, knowing who it would be without even looking at the device, but my gaze continued to pull away from the television with every vibrating buzz.
“Do you need to get that?”
Reluctance wasn’t even the right word for the way my body rebelled at the thought of leaving this position.
With a sigh, I said, “Yes.It could be one of my employees down at the gym.”
Jacqueline pushed up and my body ached in the absence of her warmth, but I maneuvered out from under her and strode to the breakfast counter.
“Want me to pause it?”
