Page 103 of Royal Bite
“How do I have fangs?” she asked.
The sight of her sharp little teeth mesmerized Hegna. She had to fight to concentrate. Unable to resist, she brought Stormey’s head down to hers. She covered Stormey’s lips with hers. It had been entirely too long since she’d kissed her. Their mouths fused, their tongues dueling together. Hegna slowly brought hers back and traced Stormey’s fangs with it.
“Azura almost killed you.” Hegna tore her mouth from Stormey’s. She reached up and cupped Stormey’s face. “I did not protect you like I should have.”
“It wasn’t your fault,” Stormey replied. She closed her eyes momentarily before they reopened. “I’m having a hard time remembering everything, but I distinctly remember you arriving to save me.”
“You were mortally injured. You were going to die,” Hegna growled.
It should have never come down to her having to choose to let her mate die, or risk turning her. She tightened her hands on Stormey’s face then released it. Her hand skated down to the neck of Stormey’s gown. The offending material had to go. She gripped the thin fabric and ripped it off her, leaving Stormey naked.
Stormey hissed, brandishing her fangs. Hegna loved how fierce she was now. She was going to love training her and teaching her about her newly gained strength. She looked forward to educating Stormey on how to be a vampire.
“And how does that lead to me having these?” Stormey’s hands pushed the robe off Hegna’s shoulders. Her icy-blue eyes darkened with lust.
Hegna could read her and saw the need for blood and sex. Hegna was ready to teach her all that she needed to know about becoming a vampire.
“You were dying, and I couldn’t lose you,” Hegna admitted. She took notice that her mate’s gaze was now locked in on her neck. Hegna’s pulse rate rose in anticipating teaching her mate to drink from her. “I was selfish and needed you, so I took a risk.”
Hegna reached up and tilted Stormey’s chin up so she could look her in the eyes. She just hoped Stormey wouldn’t hate what she had become.
“You needed me?” Stormey whispered.
“Yes. In order to keep you with me, I turned you.”
The silence was broken by Stormey’s sexy little growl. Her new nature was overtaking her. The need to feed was going to consume her until her body was satisfied. Hegna turned her head and offered her neck to Stormey. She wasn’t worried about her hurting her.
“Bite me, miere,” Hegna said.
Stormey’s tense body trembled. She needed to take her first drink to cure the edge. If she didn’t, Stormey would hurt someone, and she would never be able to live with herself if she caused someone pain.
“Hegna,” Stormey’s voice shook with fear and doubt.
“Do it, miere. You won’t hurt me. You need to consume blood before the thirst gets out of control,” Hegna said. She kept her voice as calm as she could. She, herself, trembled on the inside. She wanted Stormey to pierce her neck with her fangs. She wanted to feel the pull of her mate drinking from her. She was so aroused, wetness coated her thighs.
Stormey leaned in, resting her nose at Hegna’s throat. It took all of Hegna’s restraint to not reach for her. She gripped the blankets in a tight fist. Stormey needed to do this.
“What is that smell?” Stormey inhaled sharply.
Hegna groaned at the sensation of her mate’s tongue sliding along her skin. The scaling of her fangs almost had Hegna becoming undone.
“It’s sweet with a slight musk.”
“You are using your new sense of smell, miere,” Hegna replied. Her eyes fluttered closed as Stormey continued to tease her with her tongue and fangs. “It is my wetness that you smell. My cunt is slick and ready for you, miere.”
“Is this what happens to you when I’m aroused? You smell it?” Stormey lifted her head and looked Hegna in the eye.
Hegna gave a slight nod. Stormey smiled softly, revealing her fangs. It then faded as she studied Hegna.
“Did you claim me? Is that part of the turning?”
“No, miere. It is separate. I needed to make sure you survived the change. When I claim you, I wanted you to be awake.”
“Can we do it now?”
Hegna’s heart stuttered. She, who had failed her mate, didn’t think she’d want to do it right away. Hegna wanted to repay her for everything she had done to her.
But here was Stormey, wanting her first taste of blood to be even more special by including it as part of their claiming.
