Page 43 of Hunting Savage
“What do you mean, laced alcohol?”She pressed her hands against his chest.
Savage pulled her in closer, ignoring the snarl his female let loose.Oh, he liked his feisty female.
He bent and licked her neck, scraping his fangs across her pulse.Her honey-and-vanilla scent flared, filling his senses.“It takes a lot to get our kind inebriated.I’m not sure how they knew what to put into the cocktail, but suffice it to say, adding liquid silver into wine will do it.”
She sucked in a breath.“Won’t silver kill you?”
“If I were a normal vampire, maybe, but as you can see, I’m fine.I need you, though.”
“What do you need?”
He lifted her off the ground.“Wrap your legs around me, Vita Mea.”
“I want a shower.”
Savage flashed them into their primary suite, chuckling at her gasp of surprise.Her sweet scent filled the entire room as he settled her onto the floor.He flicked her hair off her neck, nipped the delicate flesh there, and tasted her sweet blood.Her murmur of need made his own even stronger, tinged with something darker.A dark, protective instinct drove him to seal the small wound without taking too much.His beast roared, wanting more.
“Are you going to take a shower with me?”she asked, blinking up at him.
Savage walked them backward into the large, custom shower enclosure once he summoned the water on.Next, he set the lights to a soft, warm glow.“What body wash would my lady like this evening?”
“Hmm, so you’re going to shower with me, and you are going to make sure I have all the girly scents I desire?”
He backed her into the center of the shower, making sure she didn’t get hit with too strong a spray.“It is my duty as your mate.I can’t in good conscience allow you to do all this by yourself in your condition.”
“What are you talking about.What condition?”she asked.
He could hear her heart thumping so hard and fast, he was surprised he couldn’t see her chest moving with how it beat.
“You just said you were exhausted after your long run through the woods.”The door swooshed shut, closing them in as steam rose around them—an invisible cocoon giving them a sense of peace where nothing outside could intrude.
“I’m pretty sure I never said such a thing,” she sighed.
He reached for a luffa, squirted vanilla and cinnamon-scented soap onto it, then rubbed it between his palms until he’d created a considerable amount of soapy foam.“I can’t, in good conscience, let you take a shower without supervision.”
He took a step forward, crossing to her, which made her take a step back.
“Are you running from me, Vita Mea?”he asked, his voice suddenly dropping an octave.
Her head tilted to the side.“What?”
“You appear to be running from me,” he rasped.
“Oh, I would never.I just...”
“You just thought you’d make it easier for me to do this?”Savage bought the soapy luffa up, showed her his intentions as he ran the fluffy mess from her right shoulder down the front of her body and back up, holding her gaze.He repeated the action, keeping the touch light.“Turn around, my love.Hands on the wall.”
His female did as he instructed as he did his mately duty, washing her backside as thoroughly as he did her front.He dropped the soapy sponge, using his hands as he reached her firm ass.“Goddess, I love your body almost as much as I love you, Aurora.”
“I love how you think you’re doing your mately duty by washing my ass.”She grinned over her shoulder at him.
He returned her look with a smile that promised a lot more than washing.“Well, it’s only right I take care of you after putting you through what I did this evening.”
“Why does the mention of you taking care of me make me want you to do more than wash me?”
He wrapped his hand around her throat from behind, feeling her pulse thrum under his fingers.He placed his lips near her ear.“Because you appreciate how good it feels to be possessed by me.You love the feel of my cock inside your sweet little pussy, and you know how hard I can make you come when I fuck you as I bite this sexy little neck at the same time.”He bent his knees, sliding his dick between her thighs.Already her mind was flashing him images of the two of them making love.He could feel her sex eagerly clenching in anticipation.
“Just fucking do it,” she growled.
