Awakened (Vampire Awakenings) (11 page)

He slid her underwear down her long thighs, savoring in the touch of her as he slid them easily off. Soft gasps escaped her as he stroked and caressed every inch of her body while his mouth made love to hers. One hand caressed her breast while another slid down to stroke her stomach, her hips. She arched beneath him as his hand lightly stroked through her golden curls. He slid slowly lower, his hand cupping her mound. He was pleased to find her already wet as he slid a finger slowly into her.

Sera gasped loudly as her mouth broke free of his. Delight ripped through her as he began to move in and out. The familiar tightness began to grow inside of her. Her hands dug into his back as she lifted her hips against him, matching the slow pace he set as he slid easily back and forth.

Liam watched her intently as soft sighs and moans erotically escaped her throat. His dick was aching painfully, but he was determined to take it slow, to give her as much pleasure as possible before the pain. He gently stroked the soft nub above her wet sheath. Soft tremors rocked through her body as she dug deeper into his back.

“Liam!”

The sound of his name on her lips nearly caused him to explode. He couldn’t wait any longer. He slipped his hand from her. She moaned her disappointment as she arched her hips demandingly against his. He nearly tore his underwear off as he shoved it down his waist and legs. Finally free he seized hold of her hips as he leveled himself between her enticing thighs. She watched him intently, her eyes dark and cloudy, her breath coming in soft pants that made her lips and breasts quiver.

He rubbed gently against her, watching for any sign that this was not what she wanted. It would absolutely kill him to stop, but he would. She lifted her hips against him as she opened herself to him.

He lowered himself over her and took her mouth with his again as he began to slide into her. His body was tense as he parted her inviting folds. She was so tight, so warm, and so inviting. It took every ounce of willpower he had not to thrust brutally forward and end his torture. Instead, he moved slowly, his arms trembling from his weight, and his fierce desire. Then, he reached it. The barrier. He paused for a moment, not wanting to cause her pain, but unable to stop.

With a soft moan, he shoved forward, burying himself to the hilt. She gasped as pain shot through her eyes, her teeth bit into her lip and her hands spasmed upon his back. He didn’t move as he stared intently at her. “Are you all right?”

After a long moment she nodded as her muscles eased around him. He stroked her face as he leisurely reclaimed her mouth. She trembled beneath him, but her thighs released their tight hold on his waist. He kissed her gently, his tongue entwined with hers as he tried to ease the rest of the tension from her body.

Gradually he withdrew from her before easing back in. Sera gasped softly, her hands tightened upon his back as the familiar pleasure he gave her began to return. He moved at a leisurely pace in and out of her, allowing her to get used to his invasion as he deliberately stoked the fires in her again with his mouth and hands. His whole body was as taut as a bowstring as he forced himself to take it easy. It was the hardest thing he had ever done. He’d never felt anything as exquisitely tight and wet as she was. Never known such pleasure could exist.

His willpower was rapidly unraveling. She began to move with him, her hips and body arching against his as she met each of his thrusts. Her long legs wrapped around his waist, pulling him deeper into her. Her soft moans and eager reception were driving him beyond the brink of control. He wanted to tell her to slow down, that he couldn’t restrain himself, but he was past the point of speech. Waves of pleasure washed over him as he drove in and out of her.

Sera’s hands dug into his back as her body tightened to a point that was almost painful. She had never known anything could feel like this, never even imagined how wonderful it would feel to have Liam inside of her, filling her, becoming one with her. Her whole body was quivering as she neared a point that she didn’t understand, came close to something that was almost frightening.

He thrust hard into her and pushed her over the brink. A soft cry tore from her as her body exploded with unimaginable pleasure that swept through her in fierce waves. Her muscles tightened around him as the force of her climax ripped his from him. With a fierce yell, he drove himself into the hilt, and spilled everything he had into her.

He almost collapsed on top of her but managed to catch himself in time. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her and rolled so that she lay beside him. Her body was still trembling against his, her breath came in soft pants as she wrapped her arms around him and nuzzled into his neck. He held her gently, unable to believe the force of the orgasm she had managed to rend from him. Never in his life had he felt anything so good. Never in his life had he expected to find someone like her.

He kissed her cheek as his hands ran over her soft skin. “I love you too.” Her breath was a gentle breeze against his neck.

Liam stiffened. Pain and pleasure crashed through him in tangled of waves. Until that moment he hadn’t realized exactly how much he needed her love and warmth. He pulled her flush against his chest. He didn’t deserve her. He shouldn’t have her, but he was never going to let her go.

CHAPTER 8

Liam blinked dazedly against the sunlight that filtered past the thick curtains. He moaned softly and rolled away from the light. Sera slept silently beside him, the blanket had been tossed aside to bare her shoulder, back, and butt. She was an amazingly tempting sight to wake up to first thing. Unable to resist, he kissed her shoulder softly as his hands wrapped around to gently fondle a full breast. She moaned softly, instinctively arching into his touch. They had made love over and over again last night, but he still couldn’t get enough of her.

She stirred as her eyes flitted open. For a moment she blinked uncertainly, and then she turned to him. She smiled sleepily as she reached out to run her hands lightly over his chest. “Good morning,” she whispered huskily.

“Good morning.”

He lowered his head to take her mouth in his. She opened to him as their tongues lazily entwined together. “Liam!”

The loud banging on the door made them both jump in surprise. Liam muttered a curse as he lifted his mouth from hers. “What?” he demanded.

“Get up man, we have to go!” Mike yelled.

Liam glanced at the clock and swore again. “I’ll meet you guys there.”

“You’ve got the car. Get your lazy ass out of bed!”

“Give me ten minutes!”

“Whatever,” Mike mumbled as he walked away.

Liam sighed loudly and dropped his head against her tempting shoulder. “Sorry about that.”

She shrugged as she lightly kissed the top of his head. “I should go anyway. Kathleen’s probably waiting to attack me with questions.” It wasn’t a pleasant thought, she didn’t feel like having to explain everything that had happened last night, but she wasn’t going to be able to refuse her. Kathleen would annoy her until she got the whole story.

He propped his head on his elbow as his hand leisurely stroked her tender breasts. He looked so young and sweet that her heart began to ache. There was a dark shadow along his strong jaw, his hair was a tussled mess, and there was a lazy gleam of satisfaction in his bright eyes that warmed her. “I have to go, we have a basketball game at the park. Are you going to come over tonight?”

She smiled slyly at him as her eyes twinkled mischievously. “I don’t know; I’ll have to think about it.”

He cocked an eyebrow as he grinned. “Really?” he inquired.

“You’ll have to help me make up my mind.”

He slowly trailed a finger from her collarbone to her stomach. He circled her belly button, dipping temptingly low, before circling her belly button again. Sera gasped and bit into her lip as her body began to tremble beneath his. “And how do I do that?” he whispered as he nibbled on her ear.

Sera was quickly becoming a quivering mass beneath him as his hand slid down to cup her. “I think you’re making a good start,” she gasped. His smile was pure satisfaction as he slipped a finger slowly into her. “What about the game?”

“They’ll wait; I have the car, remember?”

She smiled at him as he seized hold of her mouth.

***

Sera turned over on her bed and placed her finger in the book so that she could look at Kathleen. “You look fine,” she assured her.

“You sure?” Kathleen asked as she nervously fiddled with her hair.

“I’m sure.”

“Why don’t you come now Sera?”

She lifted her book. “I have to get some studying done. Besides, the haunted house won’t close until ten.”

Kathleen sighed as she patted her hair. “I would stay with you, but you know how I hate to be cooped up.”

“If you stayed with me I’d never get any studying done. Go ahead; I’ll meet you there in about an hour.”

“Okay.” Kathleen grabbed her coat from the hook by the door, where Sera had hung it for her. “I’ll see you soon.”

“Yep,” she agreed.

Kathleen cast her a bright grin as she opened the door, locked, and shut it. It had taken Sera a long time to get Kathleen into the habit of locking the door when she left. Now she did it all the time, even if Sera was still in the room. She rolled onto her back and buried herself in her book. She was just beginning to lose herself when a knock at the door pulled her out of Sociology. She glanced at the clock, it was already quarter after nine. She hadn’t realized that it was so late already. Sighing impatiently she closed the book and climbed to her feet.

“What did you forget this time Kathleen? Besides your key?”

Sera unlocked the door and flung it open. She froze, unable to move as she stared at the man before her. The world seemed to tilt for a moment before snapping sharply back into focus. With a soft cry she tried to slam the door closed, but he put out his hand and blocked it. “Now, is that any way to treat an old friend?”

Her scream lodged in her constricted throat as Jacob pushed the door open. She was forced back as he pushed his way inside. Stumbling awkwardly, she quickly righted herself as she launched at him. “Get out of here!” she cried.

He shoved her backward and knocked her to the floor. Sera scrambled away and quickly jumped back to her feet as he closed and locked the door. “Just calm down Sera.”

“Get out of here, now!”

“I just came to talk to you,” he said calmly as he turned to face her again.

“I have nothing to say to you. Leave.”

He walked slowly toward her and she backed steadily away from him. Her heart was pounding painfully in her chest and she found it extremely hard to breathe as she inhaled quick, short gasps. Jacob was big, taller than Liam, and broader through the shoulders and chest. He could, and would, squash her like a bug.

Suddenly there was nowhere left for her to go as she backed herself into the wall. Panic leapt through her as he continued to hone in on her. She was such an idiot. What was she thinking when she had left herself with nowhere to go? She stared breathlessly up at him, terror ripping through her as he stopped just inches away. Her legs trembled fiercely as his face loomed over hers. His breath against her cheek caused nausea to twist through her stomach as the familiar stench of it filled her nostrils.

He placed his hands against the wall by her head. “I just want to talk to you.”

Sera took a trembling breath as she tried to steady herself. She wanted to close her eyes and cringe as he lowered himself to look directly into her eyes, but she wouldn’t give him that satisfaction. Instead, she forced herself to tilt her chin and defiantly meet his gaze. His dark brown eyes stared at her intently. Unwillingly, she looked away as memories, and nausea, crashed through her. Tears threatened to fall as she swallowed the hard lump of fear in her throat.

“How you been Sera?” he asked softly.

“Fine,” she managed to choke out.

“You look good, but then you always did. Do you want to know how I’ve been?”

“No.”

“Well, I haven’t been too good. Some people actually believed that nasty little lie you told about me. I was kicked off the football team, and lost my scholarship to college thanks to you.”

She met his eyes as anger washed over her. “It wasn’t a lie.”

He laughed and took a step closer, his hard chest brushed against hers. A shudder of revulsion ripped through her as he leered down at her, disgustingly close, and amazingly real. Looking at him now she couldn’t recall why she had thought that he was so perfect. He was handsome, in the classic, all American sense, but there was a wealth of depravity in his dark blue eyes. She didn’t understand how she’d never seen it before. It had to have been there, but she’d been so enamored with him that she had refused to acknowledge it.

Now the evil inside of him blazed at her. Now it seeped into her soul, caused her mind to go numb and her legs to tremble so fiercely that for a moment she was afraid she was going to collapse.

“We both know you wanted it.”

She wrapped her arms tightly around herself in an attempt to ward off the chill that was wracking her. He turned away and began to walk slowly around the room. She wildly searched for the nearest thing to hit him with. “Nice place you got here. You’re roommate’s kind of a pig though,” he remarked.

“I think it’s time for you to leave Jacob.”

He shrugged and walked slowly back to her. She lurched desperately for the lamp on her desk. Her trembling hands knocked it over as she clumsily grasped at it. “Oh God,” she cried in frustration as it tumbled to the floor and broke in half.

He grabbed hold of her arm and spun her around. She screamed in terror as he lifted her up and flung her onto the bed. The breath was knocked out of her but she somehow managed to find the strength to scramble quickly back. He seized her leg and jerked her toward him. “No!” she screamed as she kicked wildly at him. “Get away from me!”

He pulled her across the bed and climbed on top of her. Sitting on her legs he grabbed hold of her hands and pinned them above her head. She screamed again, bucking wildly as she tried to rip her hands free. He squeezed her wrists hurtfully as he shifted both of her wrists into one hand and placed his other hand over her mouth. Tears of frustration rolled down her face as she struggled wildly to get free.

***

Liam stood silently by Mike as the next group went by. “There are only two groups left. Then we can go party. Or, at least I can.” The wolf man mask covered Mike’s face, but Liam knew he was grinning beneath it. “Then again, I’d rather be at your party.”

Liam shook his head. “I’m sure that you’ll find your own.”

Mike laughed as he pulled the mask off. “God this thing is hot. I need a beer.”

Liam winced as screams from children echoed through the halls. He was beginning to get a headache from all of the high pitched shrieks. Glancing at his watch he was amazed to find that it was only quarter after nine. He sighed as he rubbed at his pounding temples. He couldn’t wait to end these tours. His throat hurt, he was hungry, and he was tired. He had led ten groups of screaming children, and their parents, through.  He just wanted to get out of here and see Sera. It was the only thing that was keeping him going.

Mike began talking again but Liam had stopped listening to him. A deep knot of fear began to make its way into his belly. He frowned as he tried to figure out where it was coming from. Becoming completely still, he used his mind to probe the area around him as he scented the air for the source of the unexplained fear. He turned into himself, searching for something, for anything that would explain it.

Then he realized that the fear was coming from Sera.

“I have to go,” he blurted, cutting Mike off in mid-sentence.

“What?” Mike asked dully.

“I have to go. Find someone else to do the last tour.”

“You can’t just leave Liam.”

“I have to. Get my car and meet me at Sera’s dorm.”

“Liam wait!” Mike grabbed hold of his arm and swung him around. “What is it? What’s wrong?”

“Let go!” he ripped his arm free. “It’s Sera; she’s in trouble, just meet me there.”

Mike gaped at him for a moment before nodding slowly. Liam burst through the front door as the next group was getting ready to come through. They stared at him in surprise, but he hardly noticed as he started to run toward her dorm.

***

“I hear you have a new boyfriend,” Jacob’s mouth hovered near her ear. Sera squirmed beneath him as she tried to turn her head away. “Are you giving it up to him?”

Sera choked against his hand. He smiled chillingly as he lightly licked her ear. Bile rose in her throat and it took everything she had to shove it back down. She would probably choke to death if she threw up now. “I’m going to take my hand away so that you can answer me. If you scream again, I’m going to gag you, understand?” She nodded slowly as a tear slipped down her cheek. She hated herself for the sign of weakness, but she couldn’t stop it. He eased his hand away and she felt something cold press against her throat. She jumped in surprise as he smiled down at her. “Yes, it’s a knife. Now, answer me.”

Sera swallowed heavily as tears slid slowly down. Her heart was hammering wildly in her chest and she couldn’t stop the fierce shaking that wracked her. “Are you sleeping with him?” he demanded, his face twisting into a sneer.

A wave of defiance washed over her as she tilted her chin. “Yes, I am.”

He smiled coldly as he leaned down to kiss her. She turned her head away in a desperate attempt to get away from his disgusting touch. His hand twisted cruelly in her hair as the knife pressed more firmly against her throat. “That’s what your friend said.”

Revulsion swamped her, and it took everything she had not to vomit as he ran his hands over her body. “Stop it.” She tried to squirm away from him but he pressed the knife tighter against her throat. “What friend?” she asked as his words registered.

“Your girlfriend called me. She told me where you were. I decided to pay you a visit to finish what we started.”

With a violent jerk he ripped open her shirt. Sera cried out in shock and horror. He pushed the knife tighter as his hand ran down to the edge of her jeans. Tears spilled out of her eyes as she began to buck wildly in an attempt to dislodge him. “I’ll slit your throat you bitch!” he hissed. “Stop moving!”