Page 104 of Royal Bite
“Are you sure, miere? Once we seal the bond, it is forever,” Hegna said.
“I’ve been in love with you forever. I think from the first time I got to see you fighting in person,” Stormey whispered.
Hegna’s breath caught in her throat.
Stormey’s cool hands rested on her face. “I don’t care if I’m human or vampire. I just want to be with you, and forever would never be long enough.”
Hegna stared at Stormey. She didn’t deserve the love of this woman, but she would always cherish her and everything she stood for. Without a doubt, she was in love with Stormey. She didn’t need fate to tell her that without Stormey, her life would be over. There would be no purpose to breathe or exist.
Stormey was her entire world.
“I love you, too, miere,” Hegna whispered. She reached up and covered Stormey’s hand with hers.
Stormey’s eyes filled with tears.
Without thinking, the words to the bonding vow flowed from Hegna’s lips. “Fate has willed the two of us together.”
Funny how she hadn’t believed fate deserved to carve out her future, but now she was recognizing it in her vow to Stormey.
Hegna nicked her wrist with her own fangs; it bled. She spread some of the blood on Stormey’s forehead, marking her. Stormey’s body grew still, her eyes locked on Hegna. Fat tears streamed down Stormey’s face. She blinked them back, a small smile ghosting her lips.
“We thank the fates for the bond that has formed between us.” Hegna paused, swallowing the lump that had grown in her throat. Her stubbornness had almost cost her this woman. She made herself a promise that she would always listen to fate from this day forward. Maybe fate did know what she was doing. “We shall forever be joined together.”
She painted Stormey’s lips with more of her blood. Her mate’s tongue snuck out and tasted it. Her icy-blue eyes widened, the first taste fueling her thirst.
“Through our bond, you shall live throughout time standing by my side,” Hegna rasped. She brushed Stormey’s bare chest with her wrist, coating her in the blood.
Stormey’s chest rose and fell swiftly. Her hands were balled into fists. It was evident her mate was fighting the thirst so they could seal their bond. Hegna was so proud of her. Controlling one’s thirst after the change was very uncommon. She was just as strong as Hegna knew she would be.
Hegna tilted Stormey’s head back, exposing the smooth column of her neck.
“I vow to protect you. To honor you,” Hegna continued. She ran her tongue along Stormey’s skin. The taste of her woman comforted her. It had been touch and go, and she’d almost had this ripped from her.
“I vow to protect you and honor you, as well,” Stormey murmured. She closed the tiny gap between them.
Her hot core burned against Hegna’s stomach. The scent of her arousal flooded Hegna’s senses.
“I vow to please you.”
“I vow to please you,” Stormey moaned. Her hands came to rest on Hegna’s shoulders. She rocked her pelvis against Hegna. “Please. Do it. Claim me.”
Hegna couldn’t resist any longer. She sank her fangs deep into her mate’s flesh. Stormey’s gasp sent a bolt of desire to Hegna’s core. She drank in her mate’s sweet blood. Stormey groaned, holding Hegna to her while she drank from her. Pure strength and energy filled Hegna. She could leave their room and go fight a thousand lycans and she would defeat them.
She lifted her head and licked the wound, taking another taste. Her mate’s blood was so delicious, but she had to stop. Stormey leaned in and covered Hegna’s mouth with hers. The kiss was hard and feral. Hegna gathered Stormey close, holding on to her ample ass. She squeezed it, loving how it overflowed her palms.
She tilted her head, deepening the kiss. Stormey thrust her hips forward in a rocking motion that drove Hegna crazy. Her slickness was coating Hegna’s stomach.
It was now her mate’s turn to feed, and it would complete their bond.
Hegna pulled back slightly, breaking the kiss.
“Come, mate. Take your first drink from me,” Hegna urged.
Stormey’s hand turned Hegna’s face away. She leaned in confidently and trailed her tongue along the side of Hegna’s neck. Stormey didn’t hesitate, sinking her fangs into Hegna’s skin. She drank almost immediately. The sensation had Hegna teetering on the edge of her climax. She gripped Stormey to her and rolled them until Stormey was on her back. Stormey’s grip on Hegna’s neck didn’t lessen. She continued to drink while Hegna positioned them where their two slick cunts pressed together. Hegna groaned and rocked her hips, sliding her clit against Stormey’s.
Hegna shuddered from the hard pull. She didn’t care how much of her blood Stormey took.
She was in heaven.
