Cora's Secret: A Vampire Ménage Urban Fantasy Romance (14 page)

“Cora!” Aithan was shaking her.

Cora let go of Rhys’ wrist, horror washing through her.

“It’s all right. You only took a bit,” Aithan assured her. He picked up Rhys’ wrist and brought it to his mouth. He drank quickly.

Rhys still had his eyes closed. Sweat sheened at his temples.

Aithan put his hand back on the bed. “Now, Rhys,” he said softly.

Rhys gasped and gripped Cora’s hips. His eyes opened. The blue had never seemed more pure and intense. Aithan’s hands came down over Rhys’

They both held her as they drove themselves into her. Her body instantly caught fire and she gasped as her climax began to build. She had no control over her body at all. All she could do was let the pleasure take her as Rhys and Aithan thrust together.

Her orgasm was intense, tearing through her, searing nerve ends and grabbing at her throat as she lifted her chin and screamed, her voice strained with the power of it.

She was gripping and squeezing both of them, her internal muscles milking them and they came with heavy groans, their fingers digging into her.

For long moments they stayed still and Cora listened to the two hearts beating on either side of her. Contentment filled her.

To me! Trinities, to me
! It was Seaveth’s voice in her head, like a mental hook, dragging Cora out of their arms and onto the cover, scrambling to find her feet and run. “Seaveth! The Grimoré are attacking! We have to go! Hurry!”

Rhys and Aithan rolled off the bed and while Cora’s heart hammered out the passing seconds, they hurried downstairs and dressed. Rhys pulled out his gun and Cora grabbed the knife from the chopping block in the kitchen and held her arms out to them. “Hurry, hurry!” she urged.

“Convenient timing,” Aithan observed as he stepped into her arm.

“Deliberate timing, I’m sure,” Rhys said. “They wanted to stop the bonding. They don’t know it’s too late yet.”

Cora pulled him to her. “Hold on,” she warned them and jumped.

Cora looked around at the fir trees and the dark night sky as Aithan and Rhys moved to either side of her. “Why, this is the south end of Erie.” Through the trees, she could see the cleared and worked-over land where a building corporation was starting a development. There was no one there now, for it was past midnight. There was just the orange glow of sodium arc security lights, running off their own generator.

Then she became aware of the low animal growling behind her and turned. They were standing in a natural clearing, filled with old, burned out trees. There was grass and stumps everywhere, but the forest hadn’t grown over the fire scars yet.

On the other side stood a row of Grimoré, their pale faces almost glowing in the little bit of moonlight filtering through the trees. Behind them, among the trees themselves, darker shadows moved.

Vampeen. Lots of them.

Cora gripped her knife.

“Cora, Aithan, Rhys, welcome,” Seaveth said.

On the same side of the clearing they were on, Seaveth stood with many others. On her left was Lindal. Over by a petite Hispanic woman was the man they had called Wyatt. All of them held weapons.

“You have sealed the bond?” Seaveth asked.

“Barely,” Aiden said dryly.

“How did you even know the Grimoré were here?” Cora asked.

“Ferr warned us,” Lindal said.

Seaveth nodded toward the grim array of Grimoré. “They were not expecting us, though,” she said. “Which is why we stand at this impasse. They’re reconsidering.”

“You don’t have a weapon, Aithan,” Lindal said, sounding concerned.

Aithan seemed amused. “I don’t need one.”

“I can see,” Rhys muttered. “Colors, details. What the hell?”

“You are your trinity’s hunter, Rhys,” Seaveth said calmly. “All your senses will be enhanced, now.”

He pulled out his Browning and cocked it. “Good,” he said shortly, staring at the Grimoré.

“Beth?” Lindal asked quietly.

“Do we attack?” she said, as if she was repeating something Lindal had said. “It’s a novel question.” She lifted her long knife. “Let’s attack. I’m sick of being on the back foot.”

Cora lifted her cleaver and glanced at Rhys and Aithan. “Together,” she said.

“Always,” Rhys said.

They ran for the Grimoré.

They returned to Cora’s townhouse as dawn was threatening, turning the lake water pink and red to match the clouds overhead.

“Red in the morning, shepherd’s warning,” Aithan said, looking through the window.

“If I don’t get some sleep in the next little while,” Rhys said, “the warning will be about me.”

Cora drew him into the en suite and turned on the shower for him. “First, wash off the blood,” she said. “The bed will be waiting for you when you’re done.”

He caught her wrist. “Shower with me.” He looked over her shoulder. “Both of you.”

There was barely room for the three of them, so they clung together, letting the steaming hot water cascade over their shoulders, washing each other as far as they could reach.

Cora and Aithan led Rhys to bed and Aithan slid under the covers with Rhys. “I’ll stay with him,” he told Cora.

Rhys look startled, but he dropped his head onto the pillow with a sigh. “Too tired to argue,” he said.

Aithan pulled him over on to his other side. “I can see you’ve never slept with anyone before.” He curled his body around Rhys’ and tucked his arm over his waist. “Now sleep,” he murmured.

Cora smiled. “I think he already is,” she whispered, studying Rhys’ relaxed face and closed eyes. “I’ll get you some breakfast.”

“That sounds like paradise,” Aithan whispered back.

She smiled and crept away to the kitchen to make bagels. The dough was proving when Rhys cried out.

“Cora! Get up here!”

She moved faster than she ever had in her life, far faster than a human could, reaching the bedroom a bare few seconds later.

Rhys was kneeling on the end of the bed. The covers had been thrown violently to one side.

Aithan sat on the floor with his back against the end of the bed. His arms were wrapped around his drawn up knees like he was cold. He was staring sightlessly ahead.

“He woke me,” Rhys said. “Throwing himself about. Then he curled up there.”

Cora sat next to Aithan, feeling the surprising heat of him once more. “Rhys,” she said softly, picking up Aithan’s hand and holding it. He didn’t resist her grip.

Rhys settled on Aithan’s other side and held his other hand. “Hey,” he said softly. “Aithan.”

“What’s wrong?” Cora asked. “Tell us so we can help you.”

The shivering became a shuddering. Then he drew in a ragged, tortured breath. “I can
remember
.” His breath hiccupped.

Cora could feel the tension in his hand. “Remember what?”

His shuddering grew worse. “I remember being human.” His voice was strained. “All of it. The deal with the devil. Me…for my little sister. I remember how he laughed. Oh, God…” He closed his eyes, but that didn’t stop real tears squeezing out from under them, to run down his face.

Rhys swallowed. “Damn,” he breathed.

“I remember what love is,” Aithan whispered. He smiled despite the tears. “I remember love.”

Book 5 in the Destiny’s Trinities series will be released in 2016.
In the meantime, if you like vampires and ménage:

To survive they must trust each other. Only…can they?
Winter, a professional thief who can manipulate others’ biologies by touch, accidentally “healed” her former partner—and former vampire—Sebastian, whom she secretly loves. Her healing created a symbiotic pairing between them that neither of them wants.
Nathanial, a sexy thousand-year-old vampire and Sebastian’s ex-lover, talks Sebastian and Winter into stealing evidence that will expose all vampires to the world. But Nathanial is a puppet-master who doesn’t believe in falling in love with humans, leaving Winter unsure of his real feelings for her once he seduces her, or how he feels about Sebastian, the former vampire-now-human whose life he has turned upside down once more.
But the evidence they steal is hot property. The future of all vampires is on the line and others will stop at nothing to get it, leaving Sebastian, Winter and Nathanial with no allies but each other. They must trust each other to survive. Only...can they?
WARNING:  This paranormal MMF urban fantasy contains two hot, sexy alpha heroes, frequent, explicit and frank sex scenes and sexual language.
It includes heart-stopping sexual scenes between the aforementioned sexy heroes, ménage scenes, anal sex and the use of sex toys. Don't proceed beyond this point if hot love scenes offend you.
No vampires were harmed in the making of this novel.
This book is part of the
Blood Stone
Series
Blood Stone 1: Blood Knot (#1 Amazon Best Seller, Fantasy Romance)
Blood Drops 1.1: Southampton Swindle*
Blood Drops 1.2: Broken Promise
Blood Drops 1.3: Vale
Blood Drops 1.5: Amor Meus
Blood Stone 2: Blood Stone
Blood Stone 3: Blood Unleashed
Blood Stone 3.5: Blood Drive – Blood Stone Boxed Set 1
Blood Stone 4: Blood Revealed (Upcoming)
[*Blood Drops are short and novella length stories featuring the characters and situations in the Blood Stone series.  Droplet sized morsels for your reading pleasure.]
These are continuing characters and storylines. Reading the series in order is strongly recommended.
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#1 Best-Selling Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost Romance Amazon Best-Seller
Top 100, Amazon Vampire Romance Best-Seller
Winner of the
Coffee Time Reviewer’s Recommended Award
Listed as one of Goodread’s “Most Drool-worthy Covers“
Nominated for Erotic Vampire Book of the Year by
The Romance Reviews
, November 2011
CAPA Nomination, Best Paranormal Book of the Year by
The Romance Studio
, December, 2011
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Not only do you get to read a brilliantly written story, but a novel full of different elements that add hard-edged curves, unbelievable circumstances, and overwhelming odds.
Coffee Time Romance & More
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- I’m blown away by the experience of this book. There was so much intensity between the characters, the chemistry between Winter, Nial and Sebastian left me panting in places…I emerged with a lump in my throat, tears in my eyes and my heart racing.
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- I lost a little of my heart to each of these characters. If you’re a fan of hot urban fantasy (and I do mean oven mit HOT), pick up
Blood Knot
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Tracy Cooper-Posey is an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author. She writes erotic vampire romances, hot romantic suspense, paranormal and urban fantasy romances. She has published over 70 novels since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.
She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and
Byzantine Heartbreak
was a 2012 winner. She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University.
She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.
Her website can be found at
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. Tracy appreciates hearing from readers and can be reached at
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Vale
Amor Meus
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Blood Drive
Blood Revealed

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