Total pages in book: 111
Estimated words: 105144 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 526(@200wpm)___ 421(@250wpm)___ 350(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 105144 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 526(@200wpm)___ 421(@250wpm)___ 350(@300wpm)
I shiver, body on overdrive, when he kisses the inside of my thigh, letting his fangs push into my skin just enough to cause a tiny bit of pain but not enough to break through. I arch my back, pushing myself against him. With a guttural growl, he pulls my underwear off and hooks my legs over his shoulders. His eyes meet mine again, and the look is purely animalistic. It sends another wave of desire through me.
He moves back between my legs, kissing the tender skin on both thighs, teasing me, before diving between. His tongue lashes against me perfectly, and I moan with pleasure, pressing my fingers into either side of the couch next to me. I lift my head just enough to watch him work, pleasuring quickly winding inside me.
My breathing quickens right along with my heart beat. Xavier sucks at my clit, bringing me to the brink of an orgasm in just another minute. I’m so fucking close to coming and he knows it. He takes his mouth off me and I gasp from the lack of sensation. He waits a beat and then goes right back to pleasuring me.
Stopping when I was right on the edge only makes things hotter, and just seconds later I’m coming against his face, writhing from the pleasure as I feel my pussy spasm.
“Fuck,” I pant as Xavier slips his fingers inside me, going right to that sweet spot. He gently pushes against my inner walls, rubbing me until I come again, wetness spilling from my body and soaking his hand. He growls again, turned on by it. My ears ring and there’s no way I could get up and walk if my life depended on it.
He slowly moves his hand from between my legs, sits up, and pulls me against him. I’m panting, needing a minute before I can undo his belt. My eyes fall closed and I let out a satisfied sigh. After a moment, I slide a hand down his chest, fingers hovering over the waistband of his pants.
He catches my wrist, stopping me. “When I fuck you for the first time, Wren, which I will, it won’t be rushed and on the couch of a hunter’s office.” He brings my hand up and kisses the back of it. I’m still trying to catch my breath and let my body return to normal. I let my eyes fall shut again and he starts stroking my hair. I could have fallen asleep, but his phone rings, startling me.
“Theo,” Xavier answers, putting his phone to his ear. “What’s wrong?” He pauses for a minute and something crosses his face. Anger, maybe? Mixed with concern. “I’ll be right there.” He ends the call and pulls me into his lap, standing up with me in his arms. “We need to go.”
“Where are we going?”
“The Velvet Vein.”
The Velvet Vein is a vampire bar in Concord. If we’re going there, then something must be wrong.
CHAPTER 35
“Are you fucking serious?” I mutter, looking into my old room. Shaking my head, I flick on the light, but the light from the hall already showed me everything. My stuff has all been packed away into two boxes.
That’s it.
“You want them both?” Xavier asks, eager to get out of here and head to the bar.
“Yeah, thanks,” I reply, watching him effortlessly pick up both boxes and carry them downstairs. I go into the armory on our way outside and grab my favorite dagger. Telling myself this is going to be the last time I’ll ever step foot inside the compound, I feel a weird tug on my heart as I close the armory door.
But I also feel a sense of freedom. Because never again will I have to stand on the outside and look in, desperately waiting for someone to call me over and clear a spot at the table. Never again will I have to hear the whispers or feel the tension in the air from being unwanted and treated like an outsider.
Letting out a sigh, I meet Xavier outside and start our way to the car. Xavier stops, turning and listening.
“The hunters have returned,” he tells me, able to sense them. “Just the two you refer to as brothers.”
We parked along the street to the side of the compound and are almost to the sidewalk when Leo and Antonio see us.
“The fuck?” Antonio questions, eyes going wide.
“Relax,” I tell him, giving Xavier the side-eye and hoping he gets my mental message to stand down. “I just came for my own things.”
“H-how did you get in?” Leo asks, looking both concerned and impressed. Usually he’s the one who bypasses security systems.
“Magic,” I say simply and turn to face Xavier. “Can I meet you at the car in like a minute? I’ll be fine.”
“One minute,” Xavier presses and then speeds away.