10. Calix
Chapter ten
Calix
I suck in a shocked gasp. “You want to kiss me?” I ask, hating the quiver I hear in my voice. Of course, he wants to kiss me. We are mates, after all. But I recognized what he was doing as soon as he started giving me room to go on my own terms.
Zero doesn’t want to push me, especially knowing what I’ve been through. But after several days of everything being so close to perfect, a part of me is nervous about rocking the boat. No matter how tempted I am.
I did more research into why vampires and dragons are considered enemies. And the rumors are true; vampires find dragon’s blood irresistible. What if we kissed and I couldn’t stop myself from trying to bite him?
“You’ve never been kissed before?”
My mouth falls open, and I narrow my eyes. “Of course, I’ve been kissed before, it’s just—” I snap my mouth shut. Fuck, what the hell do I even say to that? I’ve never kissed anyone I actually wanted to kiss. The only person I’ve ever wanted to kiss was him?
“Can we talk about this at home?” I ask. I hate that I just killed the moment, but I need to make sure Zero is safe with me, and I think he can sense my worries through our bond.
Despite me just rejecting our first kiss, Zero melts at my words, and then he smirks. “Yes, little mate. Let’s go home.”
Thank the gods Heart’s Hollow is such a small town. It only takes us about ten minutes to get home. He marches me straight upstairs and into our bedroom.
Gods. Our bedroom. I have never been more excited to share a room with anyone before.
Zero passes the bed and guides me to the arched chaise lounge in the corner of the room. “I want to try something with you,” he says as he sits down. He presses his body back so his iridescent wings are against the back cushion. He spreads his legs wide and indicates that he wants me to sit between his legs.
I sit. Then I slowly scoot my body so my back is against his front.
“Close your eyes. Tell me you can feel our magical bond forming between us.”
I nod eagerly, still surprised that our bond started forming without us having sex or going through any mating rituals. “I feel it.”
He traces his claws lightly over the inside of my wrist before capturing it in his grasp. With his other hand, he trails a path down my throat. I gasp. The contrast between his sharp claws and light touch causes me to squirm against him.
“You can tell me to stop at any moment,” he whispers before sucking on the lobe.
I gasp and nod, squirming more. He’s getting hard under me, and it’s a heady feeling.
“Keep your eyes closed, Calix. Do you see our magic?” His hand slides under the hem of my sweater. He lazily draws teasing circles on my stomach.
I moan. “I see it. It’s—it’s beautiful,” I pant. “Shades of amethyst blending together with dark blue.”
He nods. “Good, vampire. That’s us. That’s our bond. You can’t hurt me. Fate won’t let you.” He pulls my lobe back between his lips again. I’m fully hard now, grinding against his length. The fingers of his free hand glide over my erection before he pulls away. He lets go of my wrist. I groan in complaint.
“You can do anything you want to me, Calix. I just have one request. Please, kiss me. Please,” he begs.
The sudden switch in our power dynamic causes my mind to spin. Zero told me he’s always been the one in charge. He knows I was always forced to submit. Even with our first kiss, he’s giving me a gift. He’s letting me take control.
I flip around and kneel on the chaise, then I climb onto his body, straddling him. He feels so damn good like this. We’re still clothed, but somehow, it makes this moment even more erotic. The way my pebbled nipples glide against the soft cloth of my sweater. The feel of his hard erection pressing against his pants, jerking and eager to escape.
Our lips press together as I slant my mouth over his. It’s a slow, gentle sweep. Electric heat zaps through my spine, causing me to arch and grind against him. My body demands more. I cup his face in my hands and deepen the kiss.
“So good. You taste better than I imagined.” He moans against my lips as his hands reach for my face. A surge of want fills me. With vampiric quickness, I clasp both his wrists in my hands and trap them above his head, pressing them against the chaise. He moans again and I slide my tongue into his mouth. His tongue battles with mine, and I suck it into my mouth. We kiss like we’re fighting. It’s pure passion.
He’s throbbing now, and I like the idea of him coming undone.
Temptation.
Desire.
Lust.
I need to know what he looks like when he comes.
He feels like fire and magic and everything I’ve ever craved. I grind faster. My body is quivering, desperate to feel him in every way possible. My fangs elongate, and I’m afraid I might lose control. No. Even worse… I want to lose control.
Is this what it feels like to make someone powerful submit to my every whim? For the first time in my life, I am a predator. Zero is my prey, so desperate and needy as he tries to fuck me through our clothes. The feeling is intoxicating. Overwhelming. So fucking addicting.
I let go of his wrists and tug his sweater over his head before yanking my own sweater off. I lick a long path from his collarbone, up his throat, and to his ear. I nip at the tender flesh the way he did to me. He moans.
“You feel like you’re ready to come, pretty dragon. You’re so fucking hard for me. Is that true?” I grind against his erection. “Can you come just from this?”
He nods frantically. “Fuck,” he whispers. “Yes, Calix.”
A sly smirk covers my lips. “Good.”
The need to bite him is overwhelming. Helios once told me that sex, blood, and biting go hand in hand. That most of the time we can’t have sex without biting. I never felt that need before. But as I sit here grinding on my mate’s cock, every muscle inside of me trembles.
Would he let me bite him?
Dragon’s blood is supposed to be intoxicating. Can I really stop myself?
As if hearing my thoughts, Zero speaks up. “Bite me. Please, Calix. Please. Like I said, the fact we are fated means your body will know when to stop.”
Nothing has ever turned me on as much as my mate begging for my bite. Without another thought, I clasp his jaw with my fingers and tilt his head away. He moans, turning his head easily and giving me his throat. Submitting to me.
I drag my tongue over his neck and feel this huge shifter shiver under my touch. Then I sink my teeth into his throat. He jolts against me, my prey realizing he has fallen into my trap. This dragon is now mine. My heartbeat is pounding. No, wait. Zero’s heartbeat is pounding.
I release pleasure down through the bite, only I didn’t take into consideration our bond and the intensity of our shared pleasure. I suck at Zero’s neck, and he moans so loud I almost come from the pornographic noise he makes. His head is thrown back in ecstasy, and I feel his pleasure as if it’s my own as his blood flows into me.
He tastes unlike anything I’ve ever tasted before. His blood doesn’t have that tang of metal I’ve grown used to. This is sweet and nourishing, like ambrosia. I’m shocked when it only takes a few pulls of his blood to satisfy me completely. Drinking from my dragon reminds me of a rich chocolate mousse, decadent and satisfying, yet I only need a little bit to feel quenched and happy.
I lick his wound closed and continue to grind on him. Zero gasps and moans, completely lost in pleasure as I ride his hard cock as if there isn’t any material between us. Before he can register what I’m doing, I decide to surprise my mate by dropping to my knees and tugging his pants off.
His eager cock springs out of his pants, hard and ready. I glance up and lock gazes with his pretty amethyst eyes. He shouts when I wrap my lips around his length. He tastes just as good here as he does everywhere else. I realize that I’m still pushing pleasure into our shared bond when I reach up and tweak his nipples.
Zero spills into my mouth. I sink down lower as he comes and continues to release down my throat. His orgasm is so intense that I end up coming in my pants thanks to the shared pleasure. Fuck. If things feel this good now, I can only imagine what it would feel like to do this once we were completely mated.