Page 19 of Realm of Flames (Reborn 3)
Maya
I couldn’t lie,I wasn’t completely surprised when Ledger’s teeth sank into my neck. In fact, I was rather excited, a needy whimper breaking from my throat as pleasure coated my entire frame in a heated, almost honey-like texture. It felt like my blood itself thickened and slowed in my veins, causing me to feel needy yet full at the same time. Overstimulated and like I was going to die if I wasn’t touched. It felt absolutely intoxicating and euphoric.
His teeth not only felt sharper and more dangerous than the others’ had, but they seemed to sink deeper and right into my pulse, making my entire body tremble as our connection vibrated until it melded together. I didn’t realize it until he let out a low growl against my neck, but my nails were biting into his scalp as I held his head against my throat, wanting him to drink from me, loving the connection it was forming even if I knew this was potentially extremely dangerous to me.
When a pained sound finally broke through my throat, it was because of the way my skin was pulsing around his teeth and the pull on my blood that I could feel leaving my body. It was heavily mixed with desire, though, the need for him coursing through me. I attempted to press my thighs together, wanting to alleviate the frustration but only finding myself more turned on by his large body between my legs and his hard length rubbing against me. My breathing was a near pant as I felt a near orgasmic wave of pleasure run over my skin, the fluttering in my chest increasing while responding to the deep rolling growl in his throat. I could feel our creatures connecting, something I found myself wanting that more than anything.
In the moment it was literally all that mattered.
“Ledger,” I moaned his name as my entire body jolted with a sensation that felt like being electrocuted, my phoenix surging forward and what I now knew to be my magic running over his skin. My teeth pulsed painfully as I tried to pull away from him, wanting to mark him in the same way, but his teeth wouldn’t let go. They were buried in my neck, lower than Marco’s bite, and I could feel blood leaking down my skin, the scent of it only making him more excited. His dragon was beyond thrilled, and it almost convinced me to wait to mark him.
But I knew we were going to be interrupted soon. I could feel it in my other bonds.
When an angry voice broke through the haze of pleasure, Ledger’s grip tightened on me and his magic jolted through me again, causing a mini-climax to explode through my center like a volcanic eruption. It distracted me enough that my eyes fluttered shut and my thighs opened further to make room for him, my hips rocking shamelessly against him as I tried to find a way to get more of him. Under my fingers or inside of me. I didn’t care. I just needed more of Ledger completely.
How could someone be angry right now? I didn’t understand that.
The concern through my other bonds grew, and while it tugged at my subconscious, it wasn’t enough to pull me from the moment. Neither was the lightheaded sense of pleasure or the way that the world around me seemed to flicker. I think I knew he was taking too much blood, but my hands only tightened on his hair, my body warring with the need to mark him while also wanting him to continue, knowing that the more he took, the more pleasure it would bring me.
A sad whimper left my lips as his teeth finally released my neck, his tongue running over my delicate, tender skin there. I tried to lock my legs around his hips, worried about where he would go now that he was done. Unfortunately, the complicated and heavy dress proved my point on why I should never have had to wear it as it tangled against my leg, making it impossible to hold him to me.
Especially when he was suddenly ripped away from me.
I felt loss hit me as my breathing hitched and my eyes attempted to open. Reality was trying to push its way back in, but I wasn’t ready just yet. Something big had just happened, and while I didn’t fully understand what, I knew I had to mark Ledger before I could feel normal again. He was mine. He marked me, which meant I was his and he was mine. I had to mark him back. I had never felt so driven by an animalistic urge before.
“Shit.” Ledger’s low snarl almost sounded pained, and the sound had my eyes snapping open in search of him. Instead I found Anani leaning over me, his icy arctic eyes filled with concern while he cupped my jaw. I could see that he was talking, but all I could hear was Ledger’s dragon that was creating a low rumble that filled the space. My head began to spin and my neck pulsed, causing a growl to break through Ledger’s mouth from somewhere nearby. It caused my need for him to push forward in a surge once again, and when I tried to sit up and Anani applied gentle pressure to my shoulder, the legitimate growl of frustration that broke through my lips had his eyes widening in surprise. It was something I would have to say sorry for later.
I had to find Ledger first.
Ledger let out a pained groan as an ache began to cover my entire body, a voltage-like sensation causing me to grip Anani as I felt my heart jump in my chest, almost coming to a halt. My teeth pulsed again as a small sound broke from my chest like a needy pained cry. My phoenix began to move its wings in an attempt to get out, heat pulsing over my skin as my breathing turned panicked and my vision spotted. I searched the space around us, using our connection to search for Ledger, knowing that he was nearby. Right out of touch.
“Maya.” Anani’s voice was soft and filled with concern.
I met Ledger’s gaze, finding him on the other side of Henry, who was blocking his path to get back to me. His gaze was black, the whites of his eyes completely gone, and his lips were stained with my blood. There was a stark hunger and need to his gaze, and I could tell he felt it also. We couldn’t survive without completing this bond.
It was far too strong.
That instinctual need immediately had me on my feet as Anani tried to grab hold of me, his fingers grazing my skin as I slid past him and darted forward. I let out a cry of frustration as Marco caught me around the waist, my hands reaching out for Ledger, who had tried to step forward towards me. Henry had a hand on his shoulder and was talking in low tones that didn’t matter to Ledger, his entire body trembling with the same power that mine was. I tried to push past Marco, but he just held fast. He didn’t understand. He wasn’t going to let me mark him, and that had to happen.
I was being burned alive, and if I didn’t mark him, there would be nothing left of either of us. A whimper of pain broke through me, turning into a small cry as my knees nearly broke and tears leaked down my face.
“Fuck.” Marco’s voice sounded filled with pain. “Maya, baby girl, I need you to breathe. Just for a minute—”
His words were lost on me, because all I could see was Ledger and the pain echoed in his expression as a jolt of something seemed to pass through him.
“Marco, you have to let her mark him.” Croy’s voice broke through everything, his tone firm despite his energy feeling weaker than normal, possibly from the portal. Relief poured through me, hoping that Marco would listen to him. His wolf was circling around me protectively, and I found myself wondering if he would help me. Help me get to Ledger. I trembled as both Marco and Henry’s dominant magic saturated the air further at his words and panic resurfaced, realizing they weren’t listening to him.
“Not here, not right now.” Atlas’s rumble was so serious compared to normal, and I found myself hating his words.
“Please.” My voice was nearly broken as my skin began to surge with heat, flames flickering right outside the corner of my eyes as Marco cursed.
“Marco.” Henry’s voice sounded concerned. “Both of their creatures are in a fucking frenzy—”
“Her magic is absolutely fucking haywire, I can feel it from here,” Sai growled. “You have to let her, consequences be damned. They won’t be able to handle it if not.”
A whine broke from my throat as I pushed against Marco as hard as possible, a dangerous growl breaking from his throat as his magic tightened around me, attempting to exert some control. It made me both furious and more frustrated, his lips brushing over our mating mark and reminding me that I had yet to put one on Ledger. His attempt to distract me had me letting out a dangerous growl that had Marco looking up in genuine surprise. That didn’t even include Ledger’s snarl at Marco’s closeness to his mark. His discomfort had me squirming against him as his hands almost became bruising in strength.
“Here is not the fucking place,” Marco snapped, his eyes darting over my shoulder to whatever was behind us.
