Chapter 45
CASSIE
“Look over there—I thought I saw a squirrel!” Cassie said, talking in a sing-song voice that seemed to distract the big Beast Kindred.
She was hoping that no new zombie herds arrived while the three of them were down on the ground.
And she also hoped that the cure worked.
Because if Ravik went full-Infected and came for her and Severin, she knew for sure there was no way she could outrun him.
Even now his big body was thrumming with tension. His golden eyes had gone fully milk-white and he was starting to bare his teeth and sniff the air. Oh God, if he decided she was food—
And that was when Severin finally sank his fangs into the other male’s throat.
“Ahhh!” Ravik roared and his huge frame began to shake violently. His hips bucked up in a back-arching thrust until nothing but his head and his heels were still grounded.
Cassie had never seen anything like it and yet Severin held on, his fangs still buried in his friend’s throat.
She tried to help by pushing down on Ravik’s broad shoulders, but it was like pushing against a boulder—he was simply too huge and strong for her to do anything but hold on and hope he didn’t go completely crazy.
She was worried that his roaring would call more Infected to them, but she couldn’t leave her guys. So she stayed where she was, anxiously watching Ravik’s face. His eyes were squeezed closed and his hips continued to pump as his long fingers gripped the ground and tore out handfuls of grass.
At last, just as she was certain the Beast Kindred was going to shake himself apart, Severin withdrew his fangs and sat up, panting. He stared down at Ravik, his blue eyes dark with concern.
“What’s wrong with him?” Cassie asked as Severin reached out to touch his friend’s forehead, as though checking for a fever. “I mean, why did he scream and roar and…and thrust like that?”
“He was having an orgasm—an extremely intense one, I’m afraid,” Severin said.
His high cheekbones were red and Cassie remembered how Ravik had said that Severin asking to bite him was like asking to suck his cock.
It occurred to her that the Blood Kindred had just done something to his friend that would probably have gotten him punched in any other circumstances.
Looking down at Ravik—who had quieted now that Severin was no longer pumping him full of essence—she saw a dark stain at the crotch of his trousers.
Remembering how much he came, she wasn’t surprised though she was sure it must be uncomfortable. But now wasn’t the time to worry about stained pants.
“When will we know if it worked?” she asked Severin in a hushed voice. “I mean, when will he—”
“Sev, you fucker!” The deep rumbling voice belonged to Ravik and when she looked down, she saw that his eyes were open again and they were blazing gold with fury. Not even a tiny bit of the white virus film remained. Sitting up, he glared at his friend.
“What the fuck did you do to me?” he demanded. “Did you just fucking bite me and inject me like I was your fucking mate?”
“Yes, I did,” Severin said, frowning. “But I had to. You see—”
But he didn’t get any further before Ravik punched him in the jaw.