Kendra whimpered at the pain, her hands in fists pushing against his chest. But he seemed like a bolder, unmovable, impenetrable, and unwilling to hear her cries. His other hand ran down her body, pinching and probing at her flesh. He thrust that hand down the back of her skirt, his fingers moving over the softness of her buttocks even as she screamed again."Excuse me."The voice was quiet, melodic but filled with an unassuming strength. The interruption caused Daniel to lift his head and Kendra wiped at her face with one corner of her shawl, not hiding her disgust from either man standing near her now."What do you want?" Daniel asked harshly and with little gentlemanly décor."I couldn't help but note that your lady does not seem to be willing party here." He nodded his head at Kendra."I'm not," she said quickly, before Daniel could put lies in her mouth. Kendra reached out to touch her savior and felt him take her hand to pull her away her brother. She shivered as the coldness of
"Thank you." She could feel the heat of another blush cover her cheeks and hear his soft laughter."That is so wonderful," he said almost to himself.Kendra looked up from beneath her thick lashes, gray/green eyes curious even as her cheeks turned rosy. "You like my blushes?""Yes," he answered simply. He raised her hand to his lips and she shivered again at their icy touch."Why are you so cold?" she asked bluntly."The evening air does have a bit of a bite," he said smoothly, moving her hand out of his and onto the sleeve of his jacket. "Come, we should get you someplace warm and find you something to eat.""I don't want to be a burden." Kendra could feel the long lean muscles flexing under her fingers. They were almost like rock, so hard she couldn't help but wonder if anything would cut him."You are no burden, Kendra. My family will enjoy you. I promise you that. No one will hurt you or force you to do anything you don't want to do. You can trust me."Kendra closed her eyes, lett
"Well you didn't think we were going to put you on the couch," Lucian said, his husky laugh dancing around the room. "Come, you must be tired. You've had a hard day, little one." His cold hand took hers and he tugged her into motion. "Liriana will be finding you some food and we'll get you tucked into bed."His words made her curious. "Can I not eat what the rest of you do?"Lucian laughed, finding her words vastly amusing. "I'm not sure you'd approve of the source, Kendra. It's probably just better if you eat what Lira brings you.""But ... I don't understand."Kendra stared up at him, becoming lost in his blue eyes. He tipped his head closer to hers, inhaling deeply, his hand slowly sliding down her black. He tugged her closer, his lips gently moving over her cheek, slipping down to her lips and clinging there.Her eyes fluttered closed and she moaned, the sudden heat that sprang from inside of her as a response to those icy cold lips surprised her. She could feel his chest pressing
"So, will it do?""Will it do?" she echoed, amazed at the question. "I've never seen a room like this before, Lucian, much less stayed in one. How could it not do?"He grinned and she felt her heart thump hard in her chest. "Well, you might not like the color," he said, his hand going out to touch the soft drapes that hung around the bed. There were pink rosebuds against a snowy white background. "These remind me of your cheeks."She felt the heat of her blush and turned her head, refusing to look at him. "It's a beautiful room, Lucian. I don't know how to thank you."His hand came up and turned her so that he could see her eyes. "You're welcome. But it's no more than what you deserve." He bent his head, his lips covering hers again. This time, his tongue pressed into her mouth and she welcomed it eagerly, feeling the trail of heat that rose from her depths. His cold lips moved over hers, his body pressing against the soft heat of hers.The moan was ripped from his chest and he pushed
Lucian sighed, as if her words toppled a huge weight from his shoulders. "I thank you," he said, bowing formally."You will have to be cautious," Lira warned. "A human here could expose us easily. She will have to be kept an eye on at all times.""Of course," Lucian said quickly. "I'd already thought of that." He moved to the corner of the room where a thick velvet cord hung from the ceiling. Giving it a good yank, he heard the bell peeling in the deepest bowels of the house where the servants worked. He waited until there was a knock on the door of the library.Going to the door, he opened it to a human male dressed in burgundy and gold livery. "We have a guest, Rogers. Please have a tray of food prepared and taken to the room adjacent to mine. And please have Mrs. Towers prepare a bath for the young lady as well." He thanked the man, shutting the door quietly as he left.Lira rose, her graceful walk seemed more like she was gliding as she moved to Lucian's side. "When was the last t
At first she struggled, her wet fists glancing off his hard chest. He felt her hand dig into his hair but instead of pulling it to try to get away from him; she tangled her fingers into it, her palm pressing him closer. She responded to his kisses, her tongue coming out to play with his.He carried her into the bedroom, dropping her down on the too wide bed. Following her down, he refused to give up her lips until she pushed him away, her breathing rough and ragged. Then his lips moved to her throat, finding the pulsing heat. The scent of her blood was arousing, erotic. He'd thought of just this spot on her body for hours, yearning to taste it, to plunge his teeth in and let her blood pulse into his mouth.Lucian could feel her hands on his shoulders and he ripped his jacket off, the material actually tearing in his haste to get close to her. She fumbled with the intricacies of his tie, finally pulling it free from his neck. His lips moved over her skin, forcing himself away from her
It seemed like an infinity, as she lay there, unable to stop the bliss she was feeling, unable to breath to fill her lungs with sweet oxygen. In the middle of all that pleasure, she felt a sharp pang and felt his lips on the inside of her thigh.His cheeks were deep hollows as he suckled at her flesh, his tongue a fiery brand against her skin. With one last whimper of pleasure, her eyes closed and she slept, feeling the heat of his palm against her eyes as he covered them.Lucien felt the joy of her orgasm in the adrenaline filled blood he took from her. It was sweet and he knew he would have to be careful not to take too much. Pulling in one last mouthful of her blood, he licked at the wound, watching the tiny punctures close and begin to heal.The taste of her was even better than he'd thought, her purity and innocence giving her a flavor that was almost overwhelming to him. He rose in the bed, pulling the coverlet over the two of them after he'd stripped off the rest of his clothes
When he turned his face up to look at her, she swung the skillet as hard as she could, sending it ringing over Daniel's head and knocking him backwards. "Don't ever touch me again," she growled, dropping the skillet onto the floor before she turned to go back to Lucian. "Thank you."Lucian chuckled, seeing the joy in her face and the freedom in the way she touched him. "For what, sweet Kendra?""For letting me do that. I've been wanting to knock some sense into him for a long time." She grabbed his hand, swinging it in hers and laughing with more happiness than she'd known in a long time. "Do things like this happen around you all the time?""Things like..." His brows furrowed as he tried to figure out what she meant."Going into other peoples' dreams." She looked up at him expectedly. "That isn't something normal people do, Lucian.""No, it isn't what normal people do," he said, empathizing with a crook of one of his slashing black eyebrows."Are you trying to tell me that you aren't