Chapter Six
Chapter Six
Zack felt as if his brain had short-circuited.
At her announcement, all of the blood in his body had drained straight down to his cock, making him harder than he’d ever been. He just wasn’t sure how having sex could get them the answers they needed, but he was ready and willing to give it a go.
From his experience as a soldier, he knew he should be more cautious. He barely knew anything about her besides her name and that she had superpowers that proved she was formidable. He should probably have dozens of questions and concerns, but really, he just didn’t give a fuck about any of that.
He wanted her.
Fucking hell, he wanted her more than he’d ever wanted anything in his entire life.
Reading his silence wrong, she said, “If you are not willing—”
“Oh, I’m totally willing,” he rushed to explain. “But there are a few things we need to talk about before we get to that.”
She cocked her head to the side. “Can we not talk after?”
That made him choke out a cough. “Umm, yeah, I guess we can. But there is something I need to warn you about first so you won’t be alarmed.”
“That sounds rather ominous.”
“It’s not. I just…I was injured pretty badly during a mission last year, and I ended up losing my leg and part of my skull.” He reached up to touch the hat he was still wearing. “I haven’t been with anyone since it happened so—”
She frowned and held up a hand to stop him. “I do not like hearing about that part of your past. In fact, it makes me feel downright murderous thinking about you with someone else.”
Instead of keeping it light by making fun of her jealousy, he soberly nodded. He liked the possession in her voice and the hint of darkness. It filled him with satisfaction thinking that she wanted him as much as he wanted her, but he didn’t want her to misinterpret what he meant.
“Understood. I don’t want to get pissed thinking about your previous—”
“There are none,” she stated abruptly, interrupting him.
“I—wait, what?”
“There is no one else. I may have blank spots in my memory, but of that, I am certain.”
“Say that again,” he demanded, needing to hear the words once more.
“There is no one else,” she repeated softly as she reached out and cupped his cheek. “Only you. I have been waiting for you.”
Zack should have felt like running for cover. Instead, her words filled him with pride and pleasure. Inextricably drawn to her in a way he had never felt before, he gave into his desire and reached out to her. Grabbing her around the waist, he shifted her onto his lap so she was straddling him.
Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed outside, illuminating her beautiful face for his adoring gaze. She really was exquisite. Sheer perfection in female form. He felt a little insecure about his own imperfections and had to fight to keep himself still as she reached up and slowly removed his hat.
He watched as her glowing gaze focused on the metal plate on the side of his head. She touched it gently, then he felt her fingers sliding into his hair. He ran his own hands down her back and drew her closer, thrilled when she didn’t resist. He wanted to claim her lips with his, but he stopped when she was a breath away. He needed her to take that last step and prove that she was sure this was what she wanted.
That he was what she wanted.
Because once she did, there would be no stopping or holding back.
She would belong to him.
As if hearing his unspoken challenge, she leaned in and pressed her lips to his without hesitation, sealing their fate. The kiss was electric, and he felt the shock of it shoot straight through his system. Letting out a low moan, he took the kiss deeper, then swiped his tongue across her lush lips to steal a taste of her.
It wasn’t enough.
He wanted more.
His arm tightened around her waist while he wrapped her long, black hair around his other fist. He nipped at her lower lip with his teeth to demand access, and when she didn’t immediately grant it, he growled and pulled her hair until her head tilted back. When she let out a low gasp, he took possession of her mouth and pushed his tongue deep.
He growled with pleasure as his tongue stroked against hers. She was addicting, like warm sugar with a hint of spice, and he instantly knew he would always crave the taste of her. Even when her fangs scrapped against his tongue and he tasted the faint tang of copper, he wasn’t deterred. His mouth continued to claim hers in a hot, passionate kiss, fusing their lips together until they were breathing the same air.
A jolt of desire shot through him as she wiggled on his lap. He was sure she could feel his hard shaft beneath her ass, but she didn’t seem alarmed by it. Instead, she began rocking against him as if pleased by his reaction to her. As she moved her hips and ground against him, she gave them both pleasure despite the barrier of clothing between them.
His thick shaft throbbed in time with his frantic pulse, and he knew he was at risk of coming in his pants. That didn’t bother him, though. That wouldn’t even put a dent in his need for her, and he knew his cock would remain hard as stone for her as long as she was pressed against him.
The heat of her body was sinking into him, but he desperately wanted to feel her bare skin against his. He started to tug at her leather vest wondering how the hell he was going to remove the tight article of clothing when it simply disappeared along with the rest of their clothes.
He sucked in a startled breath when he felt her naked skin against his, and he pulled back to look at her. Pride swelled within him as he stared at her beautiful face. Her lips were swollen from his kisses, and her glowing silver eyes looked glazed with passion. It was like a mark of ownership, and he was surprised by the raw possessive satisfaction he felt swell within him.
Before he could speak, her mouth claimed his again, and she wrapped her arms around his neck. He felt her full breasts pressed tight against his chest, and he slid his hands down her bare back to her ass, then along the strong thighs that were bracketing his. Her skin was silky smooth and felt like glory beneath his seeking hands.
He slipped one of his hands between her thighs from behind, and he growled when he found her pussy slick with her desire for him. He pushed a single finger into her, testing her readiness. She was tight but wet enough to prove she wanted him as much as he wanted her. He stroked his finger in and out of her, then added another digit to stretch her open for him.
He continued to stroke her and rubbed her clit, working that tight bundle of nerves until she let out a cry of pleasure as she came. As her body shook from her orgasm, he felt his control snap. Reaching between them, he took hold of his heavy erection and fit the bulbous head of his cock against her opening. The tight muscles of her pussy clenched around him as he slowly pushed inside of her, but the liquid heat from her release helped welcomed him in.
He clenched his teeth and hissed when she abruptly pulled back, forcing her body down on his thick shaft. Her hands gripped his shoulders hard, and her nails dug into his flesh as she took him all the way inside of her. The climax struck without warning, and he groaned as he filled her with his hot seed.
Fucking hell, that was quick.
Feeling too damn good to be embarrassed, his hips jerked against her as he rode out his release. Thankfully, Zack had been right, and that short burst of pleasure did nothing to dampen his ardor for her. His cock remained hard and thick even though he’d just come, and he was instantly ready for more.
Gripping her hips, he held her still as he began to flex his hips and surge up into her. Thrusting into her, he used a slow and steady rhythm, loving the way her tight pussy clenched around his cock as if she didn’t want him to leave her each time he pulled back.
Jecca leaned forward to claim his mouth with her own again. She sighed against his lips, loving the feeling of being one with him. Her entire world narrowed, focusing solely on the male pressed against her. She knew she would never be free of the dark craving she had for him, but she didn’t mind that. He belonged to her, just as she belonged to him.
Zack was her mate.
There was no doubt of that now.
She’d known it the moment she had tasted his blood when her fangs had nicked his tongue during their kiss. One drop was all it had taken for their connection to form, but she would need more to fully bond with him.
But she wasn’t ready for that just yet.
The pressure began building inside of her again as she started moving faster. She rolled her hips and undulated against him, feeling every inch of his thick shaft as he thrust into her. He was hot and hard, and felt so damned good moving inside of her. The small discomfort of his initial intrusion was long forgotten, and now she relished the pleasure he gave her.
She tore her mouth away from his and let out a yelp of surprise when he flipped them over and her back hit the couch. She stared up into his dark eyes as he reached down and hoisted her leg up around his hip before surging into her with more force. His movements weren’t gentle now.
He thrust hard and fast, driving himself deep in a punishing rhythm that left them both breathless. It was as if a beast had been unleashed within him, and she was wickedly delighted by it.
Jecca had to grab hold of the couch to brace herself and keep her sweat-soaked body from sliding along the leather seat. The new position changed the angle of how he entered her, and his cock now hit a spot inside of her that made her moan with each thrust. When she came again, he never gave her a moment to come down from her high and recover. Instead, he rode her through the climax by continuing to pound into her, already pushing her toward the next.
“Again,” he demanded. “I need to feel you come again.”
His large body covered hers, and he kissed her deep, then he abandoned her lips to press hot, open-mouthed kisses along the long column of her throat. He moved lower to her sensitive breast, and she arched against him as he sucked her tight nipple into his mouth. He cupped the other large globe in his big hand and pinched her nipple between his rough fingertips.
He switched sides to give her other breast the same attention as he continued to drive himself deep. She was slick with a combination of their releases, making it easy for his large cock to slide into her over and over again. He reared back and pushed the hair back from her face as he stared down at her. He softly stroked her cheek and rubbed his thumb over her lower lip, treating her as if she were something precious even as he powered into her.
She felt the tension growing again, steadily building until the passion between them flared out of control. When her climax struck again, she reached up and grabbed him by the back of the neck, pulling him down to her. Without warning, she sank her fangs into his neck, triggering another intense orgasm as she tasted his blood. She felt her magic surging within her, welling up until it burst out of her and into him.
The force of her magic triggered his own release, and Zack groaned her name as he came. She felt his big body shudder as he poured his seed deep within her. Driven by instinct, she bit down on her own tongue, then she kissed him and shared the taste of her blood with him. She knew she should have told him about the blood bond before she had completed it, but she honestly hadn’t known what she was doing until it was already done.
“Holy shit.” His deep voice was a low, rough growl, and the sound of it made her shiver. “That was intense.”
“Aye, that was.”
“You are a Dragon Warrior,” he said, wonder in his voice. “And you are mine.”
“As you are mine, mate,” she confirmed.
She watched his dark eyes flare with satisfaction at her claim, and the worry she’d been feeling instantly disappeared. When she clenched around him, his hips gave an involuntary jerk, and he shoved his cock deeper. Even with their passion spent, his cock still felt hard inside of her, but he didn’t seem ready to act on it.
He started to shift his weight off of her, but she wrapped her arms around him, holding him in place. She liked the feeling of their bodies twined together and wasn’t willing to give that up just yet.
“Stay with me.”
“I don’t want to crush you,” he whispered lazily, nuzzling his nose against her neck.
“You are fine,” she assured him, stroking her hands along his strong back to ease the tension from his large frame. “I like feeling you on me. Just relax and rest. You will need it once the conversion begins.”
Before he could ask what she meant, he was already drifting to sleep. She gave a little push with her magic to make sure he slid under peacefully, then she let out a contented sigh. Her body was deliciously sore in all the right places, and she felt happy and whole in a way she had never felt before.
Her memory had returned along with her magic, and she knew exactly what needed to be done now. But first came her mate’s conversion. They were a unit now. A true bonded pair, and nothing and no one would ever come between them. Being mated was a new beginning for both of them, and she looked forward to a bright future with him by her side.