Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 90099 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 450(@200wpm)___ 360(@250wpm)___ 300(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 90099 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 450(@200wpm)___ 360(@250wpm)___ 300(@300wpm)
He sat down on the bed, resting his hand on Adel’s stomach with the reassuring touch a doctor would give a patient. “I’m hungry tonight, so I’m going to exercise strict self-control. In order to avoid the donor becoming fearful in my arms or risk injuring herself by struggling when she does, I often administer a kiss that will put her at ease.” He looked down at Adel. “It will feel a bit like being intoxicated, but in a good way.”
Already Adel’s chest was heaving, no doubt with her arousal.
“Come here, Maya.” Tim said.
Maya obeyed, moving to the other side of the bed.
“Sit down and watch,” he said.
He lowered his head very slowly, giving Adel ample warning of his intention. She arched her neck to meet him halfway, parting her lips and looking hungry for his kiss.
“Are you practicing some kind of power over her, like a spell?” Maya asked.
He paused. “That’s mythology. A dhampir only has a physical calling on the partner he or she has marked. This is a natural attraction to me.”
He’d said it clinically. There had been no boasting in his words. Still, Adel’s reaction was a thorn in Maya’s side.
Tim pressed his lips against Adel’s. She opened to him without restraint. Tim’s mouth sealed over hers, and after a second, he let go.
“I don’t give my donors my blood,” he said, “only a substance via my saliva that will relax her quicker.”
Adel turned limp in front of Maya’s eyes. Her gaze became hazy, and her head rolled to the side.
“She’s conscious of what I’m doing,” he continued, “but she feels a little bit drunk.”
Maya suddenly understood what he’d done to Gabriela, and why she’d seemed so intoxicated the night Tim had taken her blood in the house by the jetty.
“She’s ready. Come closer, Maya.”
Despite herself, Maya leaned in. She wanted to see what it was like when Tim bit her, how she looked when she was lying helpless in his arms.
Tim cupped Adel’s jaw gently, turning her face to the side, and placed his other hand over her heart.
“She has a strong pulse. She’s healthy. Her blood will be good, albeit a bit bitter because she’s been sucked by a vampire.”
Adel craned her neck toward Tim’s touch. She whimpered, trying to push her breast deeper into his palm. She looked like a cat, stretching and purring. Maya clenched her hands so hard her nails cut into her palms.
“I’m going to drink my fill, and while I do, I may have an erection. It’s a biological reaction to the aphrodisiac effect of the blood. It has nothing to do with how I feel about the donor. I never act on it or use it to my advantage. No matter what. She will feel pleasure and, depending on her level of sexuality, she may orgasm. It’s easier for some women than others. When I’m done, I’m going to seal the incision marks with my saliva. I can’t read or manipulate minds like some powerful vampires, but I have a minor amount of control, enough to wipe the memory of our time together away. Some women get embarrassed about their reactions, and it’s easier for them like this, but in general, I prefer to protect myself. Nobody can know what I am. It could cost me my life.”
“Won’t she feel the calling, like I do, if she ingests your saliva?” Maya asked.
“No. That only happens when I share my blood or semen.”
He turned his attention back to Adel, who laid perfectly still with her eyes closed, and lowered his head to her neck where a vein was pulsing in invitation. He licked the length of the vein, causing a visible shiver to run over Adel’s body. Sharp teeth extended when he opened his mouth wide and gently clamped down on the young woman’s skin. She jerked as the tips of his incisors pierced the epidermis and his fangs sank into her flesh. When he started sucking, she uttered a needy, passionate cry.
A shudder shook his shoulders. Closing his eyes, he groaned as he swallowed. His fingers tightened where they rested on Adel’s breast, much like a lover would grip the sheets in a moment of uncontrollable passion. Adel thrashed softly underneath Tim, mewling and panting. There was no mistaking the effect the drinking had on his cock. He was rock-hard, huge, as he groaned and sipped.
It was as much as Maya could take. She wanted to bolt for the door and escape into the corridor, as far away as possible from the sight and sounds that assaulted her. As if sensing her distress, Tim opened his eyes. He locked his gaze onto hers, holding her eyes in an arresting manner. Mesmerized, Maya couldn’t move even if she wanted to. Tim drank from Adel, but it was Maya he caressed with his hypnotic stare.