27. Sina
Maybe I did have a death wish. Because the moment those words left my mouth, something in Nikolai shifted.
He didn’t move away or touch me either. Just stared down at me like he was deciding whether to fuck me or walk away.
My pulse thundered in my ears. Every breath felt too loud, too heavy in the charged air between us.
And I knew with a clarity that should have terrified me, I wasn’t the only one standing on the edge.
That careful restraint of his was about to snap and I enjoyed edging it way too fucking much.
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
His hand shot out, gripping my chin roughly, hard enough it would probably bruise.
He forced my head back against the wall.
A startled cry left me as his mouth crashed into mine, smothering the sound with his lips.
Hard. Possessive. Dominating. Nothing like Kiron’s careful, exploring kiss.
No. Nik took what he wanted. He claimed my mouth like I belonged to him.
I fucking loved it.
My hands moved on instinct, sliding over the smooth planes of his chest and shoulders as he devoured me.
Muscles flexed under my palms, solid and hot.
I raked my nails down his back. A deep growl rolled through him and he nipped my bottom lip in retaliation, sharp and punishing.
The sound vibrated straight through my body, all the way down into my clit.
A broken sound slipped from my throat into his mouth.
He shoved me harder against the wall, his hand sliding under the hem of Rafe’s shirt.
His touch grazed up my thigh, over my stomach, shoving the shirt up and over my head.
His lips left mine only long enough to rip the fabric away before they were back again—dragging down to my jaw, frantic and hungry.
All teeth and tongue .
His hand roamed over my bare skin, gripping me harshly like he couldn’t decide if he wanted to hold me still or tear me apart.
I moaned. Every nerve in my body lit up.
His hands clamped down on my ass, fingers digging in as he hauled me up the wall like I weighed nothing.
His knee forced between my thighs, knocking my feet from the floor as his hips pinned me in place.
My breath punched out of me, and instinct took over—my legs locking around his waist to hold on.
I gasped at the contact. His cock nudged against my clit through the thin barrier of fabric.
All that separated us was my soaked panties and his shorts.
It wouldn’t take much for him to move them aside and fuck me into this wall.
“Nik,” I moaned, chasing the friction as my hips rolled against him.
I knew he could feel my wetness soaking through the fabric, staining his shorts. I didn’t give a fuck. I wanted more.
My heart was racing so fast I could barely breathe.
“This is what you want, right ?” he breathed against my skin, his fangs scraping lightly over the sensitive curve of my throat. “For me to bite you? Taste you while I fuck you. ”
I moaned his name again. My legs trembled. Heat pooled low in my belly as I rocked my hips against his thigh again. I was completely vulnerable, completely at his mercy. He could do anything he wanted to me. He’d promised as much.
His tongue dragged slowly over my pulse, pulling another helpless sound from me. The sting in my scalp told me he had a fistful of my hair, anchoring me in place against the wall.
Pinned between it and his solid body, I couldn’t move. Couldn’t think straight. I was panting, lost in the haze of lust humming across my skin. My hands slid into his hair, holding him to me.
“I thought you said I couldn’t change my mind. ”
He nipped my neck again, making me cry out. My body tensed when he scraped his fangs along my pulse. I grabbed his head with both hands as his hips flexed against me again, sending electric pleasure zinging through my body.
And the worst part? I leaned into it. I wanted it.
“Do it,” I breathed, tilting my head back as far as I could.
He chuckled darkly, but kept teasing me—licking and sucking at my throat, never breaking the skin the way I both feared and craved.
My core pressed against him again, my pleasure climbing higher. Fuck. I was going to come. A delicious heat spread through me, sharp and electric. I rocked against him desperately, chasing the friction.
And he stopped me, held me there, pinned between his hard body and the wall. I growled in frustration. I had been so close.
“What’s wrong?” Nik murmured darkly against my neck, fake innocence dripping from his voice. He knew exactly what he was doing to me. “Did you want me to help you come, Sina?”
His thumb flicked over my nipple while his teeth grazed my shoulder, sending a sharp jolt through me.
My breath hitched. My thoughts were a blur. My body was humming, nerves on fire.
“ Yes .”
He grabbed my hair harder, forcing my head back and exposing my throat.
“Yes what ?” He tugged on my hair harder, until I hissed.
“Yes sir .” The word slipped out before I could stop it.
His eyes darkened, something fierce and possessive flashing there. Approval.
“Good girl.”
The praise sent a shiver through me .
He grabbed my hips and forced me to ride against him, grinding against his thigh like desperate teenagers. I should have been embarrassed. But it felt too good to care. I cried out. My orgasm slammed into me without warning. My eyes rolled back as pleasure ripped through my body.
I screamed.
Nik caught me before I could collapse. He lifted me easily, carried me to the island, and set me down. I hissed when my back hit the cool marble. He dragged my hips roughly toward him until my ass was nearly hanging off the edge.
I looked up at him with hooded eyes. He looked like a golden god standing between my parted thighs.
Golden, messy hair. Glowing gold eyes. Fangs on display.
Glasses missing. It was then I realized something.
He hadn’t bitten me. My hand moved to my neck in surprise.
I pushed up onto my elbows to see him better.
“You didn’t bite me?”
Nik stopped me with a hand on my chest, leaning over me, his powerful frame blocking out the dim kitchen light.
“No. I didn’t.”
“Why?” I couldn’t hide my disappointment.
“I warned you what happens when you push me.” His hands slid under my thighs, pulling me closer to the edge of the island.
“I punish brats.” His mouth pressed a slow kiss to my ankle, then the inside of my knee, moving higher.
“Maybe next time I tell you to obey… you’ll listen.
” His gaze lifted to mine, wicked. “But don’t worry, little mate. I’m still going to taste your pussy.”
I should have noticed we weren’t alone. But I was too lost in the sensation of his mouth trailing closer to where I needed him most.
His fingers hooked deep inside me, pulling a broken moan from my throat. My head tipped back against the marble as his tongue brushed my clit, the oversensitivity making my entire body jerk. Pleasure stole the breath from my lungs.
That was why, when a voice cut through the haze, reality came crashing back.
“Fuck, darling. If I’d known we were coming down here for a midnight snack, I would have been here sooner.”
Everything inside me froze, and I remembered, I wasn’t alone with Nikolai. I was in a house full of predators, and every single one of them had heard me come.