Dream Continuation:"In case you haven't noticed, Kaden, it feels as if we're entering hell. Since I already have this faint notion that you could be the devil tempting me, this isn't the best choice of hotels." The humidity was thick, nearly choking her, and Storm felt as if she couldn't breathe. The inky black interior pressed down on her, suffocating her."It is your fear choking you," Kaden said softly. "The air is perfectly breathable down here. The mountain is not crushing you. You fear what I will do once we are together." His thumb was feathering lightly over the pulse in her wrist, back and forth, a gentle stroke but eloquent.Her chocolate musky eyes were enormous in her pale face. "What will you do, Kaden?" Her heart was pounding in the confined space, the rhythm frantic.He bent his head to hers, his black eyes burning with possession, with intense hunger, with stark desire. "I will put your life and your happiness above my own. You have no need to fear for your life with
Dream Continuation:At the first brush of Kaden’s fingers against the bare skin of her stomach, Storm’s breath caught in her throat, and her body went still. He pulled the shirt over her head with a single fluid motion, leaving her vulnerable and exposed. He barely gave her lacy bra a thought, using a razor-sharp fingernail to dispense with it. His attention was on the puncture wounds on her side, the scrapes on her back.He swore. She knew that was what he was muttering although she didn't understand the language. And then he bent his head low, his thick mane of midnight-black hair brushing her ribs, sending darts of fire dancing over her skin. At the first touch of his tongue, she closed her eyes, unable to believe the exquisite beauty of the moment. She felt his lapping, velvet soft yet slightly rasping across her damaged skin, a mixture of soothing sensuality.Even as he took time and great care to see to the wounds on her body, the clothes covering his skin became unbearable, con
Dream Continuation:Storm cried out, arching into Kaden, nearly exploding as his fingers found her tight, hot sheath and his mouth pulled strongly, his teeth scraping and teasing the swell of her breast. His knee nudged hers apart even as his tongue lapped at the valley between her breasts. He was above her, his face harsh yet sensual, his eyes black blue, burning coals.It was happening too fast. Way out of control. Storm felt him, thick and aggressive, pressing into her. He seemed far too large for her to accommodate. Trapped beneath his body, she couldn't move, almost couldn't breathe. His teeth scraped the swell of her left breast, an erotic enticement that set her arching toward his mouth. Yet fear beat at her as he surged forward, his body pinning hers, invading hers, taking possession as if he had every right to her. She felt as if he was invading her soul, thrusting so deeply within her that she would never get him out. Instantly she stiffened, whimpering into his shoulder. S
At the same time, Tensel’s Estate.Damonq closed the door after the healer had left and leaned against it. "It is safe, Elina. We need to talk."She'd been dreading this moment, but knew it had to come.Why won't you put yourself in the ground?" Elina asked. "You need to heal properly.” She has been saying the same to him for the past three days, but the stubborn man always found reason to stay above the ground, with her."I need to know why you are so afraid all the time. Even afraid of your friend," Damonq said, no inflection whatsoever in his voice, yet she shivered, aware, without knowing how, that if Jane had done something to make her afraid, he had no problem removing her from existence. He'd appointed himself her champion and would follow through, even if it meant putting him at odds with all ancients.She shook her head. "Jane would never do anything to hurt me." But she didn't know that anymore. She couldn't be certain."Elina. I have a need, not a want, to know why you're a
Elina shuddered at Damonq’s statement. "I am prepared to confess to Tensel. I don't want anyone else to suffer because of me. Thank you for standing up for me and for the fact that you are so willing to continue, to say to others that you're my lifemate. I appreciate that more than I can say but--""So you have no objection if I attempt to bind you to me with the ritual words. My soul to yours, understanding it cannot possibly work if we are not true lifemates. With the full understanding that if it did work, you would be bound to me for all eternity."She patted the couch again. "If you lie down right here and rest, then you can say the words to me and see for yourself that they won't work.""Your hair is black. A true black. None of my kind can see a true black once he is beyond his two hundredth year. In my case, it was even before that. He only sees color if he is in the presence of his lifemate and hears her voice."She was very self-conscious of her tangled hair, and he seemed a
Elina felt a shiver go through her. Her body felt hot in comparison to his. That worried her. She knew he needed to be in the healing soil, and the fact that he refused to do so made her anxious beyond her comprehension. "Damonq," she whispered his name. Fearing for him. "Please do as the healer asked.""Shh . . . Listen to the words I say to you. First, in my language, the ancient language of my people, and then in your language so you understand the enormity of the sacred vows I am saying to you. I am tying us together. Giving you my heart and soul and body. I will take into my keeping your heart and soul and body. You will be safe with me."His fingers tightened around hers, his thumb still moving until she felt that caress go right through her skin straight to her heart. He had an effect on her she didn't understand. When he spoke his language, his voice was deep, the timbre commanding, vibrating through her body as if he was striking chords in her that were already prearranged and
"All right. It's done. Now, really, you have to get into the earth and let it heal you." Elina mentioned, her mind still reeling from the fact that she was part angel. That would explain her weird abilities. She thought."Almost. Ainaak sivamet jutta oleny. You are bound to me for all eternity. Ainaak terad vigyazak. You are always in my care." Damonq turned her hand over and brushed his lips over her knuckles.The gesture was pure intimacy, sending heat waves through her body. Her heart seemed to have found the rhythm of his. The longer she spent in Damonq’s company, the more she fell under his spell."Now, will you please go to ground?" She needed him to do so. The moment he did, she intended to find Clarissa and Tensel and tell them the truth. She had to save Damonq from himself."Not until I remove the parasites from your blood." He muttered."After. Tonight. That doesn't give you much time to heal." She kept her voice low and soothing, because more than her next breath, she neede
"There are ways to remove it." Again, Damonq’s voice was gentle and there was no judgment of any kind. He wasn't trying to persuade her one way or the other, he simply was voicing what she already knew."Of course, my first thought was I had to get rid of it. A child of the vilest creature on the face of the earth? There was no question. I couldn't stand the thought of it growing inside me like some monster with claws ready to tear me apart from the inside. The pain was so excruciating. I was terrified of what it would be, what horrible thing Darkness had conjured up and put inside of me. Every bad horror movie ever made played through my mind over and over." She was shaking so hard she could barely stand.He moved into her and gathered her into his arms. His body was large, strong; his arms felt like security, a security she hadn't known ever in her life. He sheltered her against his heart. She could feel it beating, strong and steady, just as he was. He felt invincible."You're the