Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 90630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 453(@200wpm)___ 363(@250wpm)___ 302(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 90630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 453(@200wpm)___ 363(@250wpm)___ 302(@300wpm)
In a move only a vampire could pull off, Xavier switches positions so I’m leaning on the bench, knees on the floor. He gets behind me, grabs my waist, and slides himself in, fucking me from behind.
“Ohh fuck,” I cry out, holding onto the bench as he thrusts in and out. He reaches around, fingers gently sweeping over my sensitive clit. I go to push his hand away because it’s just too much, but I come again before I can. Xavier pushes in deep and comes as well and then holds himself inside me for a moment after. I can feel his cock pulsing inside me, and we stay locked together for another minute before he gently pulls back and spins me around, holding me to his cool, firm chest.
“I like this kind of cardio,” I pant and Xavier laughs. He brings me into his lap and kisses my forehead.
“Happy to help you workout anytime.”
I laugh again, heart fluttering in my chest. This is what I’ve always wanted, right? A dangerous man who isn’t threatened by my magic or the fact that I’ve killed more demons than the average hunter. A man who’s good looking, good in bed, and can be gentle and funny.
And maybe he’s a little twisted and his methods are unhinged, making him very much the monster I was warned about. But he’s my monster.
“Thank you,” I tell Xavier as he opens the passenger door to his G-Wagon for me. I get in and have barely gotten my seatbelt clicked in place by the time he speeds around and gets inside. He fires up the engine and Theo opens the rear door, glaring at me as he gets in, no doubt mad that I’m sitting shotgun and he’s not. He might be nearly seven hundred years old, but the man is a giant baby.
Deciding to ignore him, I pull down the visor to check my reflection in the mirror. I borrowed a pink dress from Mabel that has a halter-style neckline, and we tied it so the bow hides the nasty bite mark on my neck.
The other rear door opens and I freeze, eyes meeting Devon’s. He quickly diverts his gaze and closes the door.
“You look nice,” he says, and Xavier looks at him in the rearview mirror. Tension fills the car and I reach forward to turn on some music.
“Are Mabel and Zeke coming?” I ask after a few awkward moments pass.
“They’re meeting us there,” Xavier replies and reaches over, taking my hand. He laces his fingers through mine not only because he wants me close, but as a display of power and control. Yeah, Devon is family and he turned him, but the rules still apply. Touch me and there will be hell to pay. I have a feeling Devon is only to get a one-time pass for being a new vampire who can’t control himself.
I steal glances of Devon in the rearview mirror every now and then as we continue the drive into town. He’s looking out the window, and from the outside looking in, everything seems fine. But he’s not the Devon he used to be, and I can’t help the sinking feeling that the version of him that I knew—and was starting to fall for—is dead and gone.
We’re all rather quiet the rest of the way to the summit, which is being held in a conference room at a hotel downtown. Xavier holds my hand the entire way there and doesn’t let go as we walk inside. A collective hush falls over the room, and I’m greeted by flabbergasted stares from almost every single vampire in here.
The VC has always welcomed humans, but it’s pretty clear no one expected me—let alone wants me—here.
“Hello, Counselor,” Xavier says to a vampire I’ve only ever seen on TV. I’m pretty sure his name is Colin Garcia, and he’s pretty high-ranking in the VC circuit. “I’d like to introduce you to my wife, Florence.”
Colin smiles, revealing that his fangs are drawn, and offers a hand for me to shake. “I’ve heard so much about you.”
“Good things, I hope,” I say with a playful smile.
He laughs. “All good things. And I must say it’s great to have an ally like yourself on our side.”
“Yes, of course,” I agree, not really sure what he means other than the fact that I’m a witch. But I’m a witch with no coven connections, sorry to disappoint.
“Congratulations on the secret wedding,” Colin tells Xavier. “You picked a pretty bride.”
I literally have to bite my tongue to keep from saying something. Xavier knows me well and puts his hand on my waist.
“I am very lucky,” he agrees. “She’s the most amazing woman I’ve ever met.”
“That’s saying something,” Colin laughs. “You’ve been quite the womanizer over the last few centuries.”
“Hmm.” Xavier looks bored and turns to Theo. “Didn’t you have an idea for this year’s Assimilation Day you wanted to bring to the senate?”