Escape (Vampire King Book 1) (13 page)

“Be selfish for once.”
He brushed his lips against my cheek. “When’s the last time someone only
thought of you? When’s the last time all anyone could think about was taking
care of your needs?”

“Don’t.”

“He won’t know.”

“But I will.” My lips
quivered.

“Do you want me?”

I looked away, unable
to meet his eyes. His hand went to my chin. He guided my face back to him.
“I’ll stop when you tell me, but I won’t lie next to you with a hard cock,
pretending like I don’t want to fill you.”

Just the thought of him
inside me made me stir and squeeze my thighs together. He captured my mouth.
His lips were so pillowy soft. I kissed him back and vowed it would only be for
a second or two, but minutes passed as we tasted one another. Our tongues
slowly dipped into each other’s mouths. I sucked on his bottom lip.

This
may end up being more than a blood bond
, he said in my head.

I pulled away from his
tongue and lay on the fur blanket. The blanket’s soft pelt surrounded me. “It
can’t be more than this bond.”

“You don’t feel the
power growing between us?” He leaned his head to the side.

“This is your hormones
and my inability to have sex for two years,” I said. “Nothing else.”

“You’ll be my queen,”
he declared. My blood rushed through my veins at an erratic pace. My heart
slammed against my chest as if I were running.
What is he doing to me?
My hands shook as I held on to him just so
I wouldn’t pass out.

“Don’t say that,” I
whispered. He opened my pants. My heartbeats slowed. My body froze.
Ambi, help me. I should stop him.
I bit
my lip while the soft pads of his fingers traveled along the pants’ opening.

“Are you scared there
could be more between us?” He slipped his hand into my panties.

“Yes.” I gasped as his
fingers toyed with my swollen bud. He fondled me and I moistened at his caress.

“This isn’t just
hormones.” His two fingers entered me. Biting my lip harder, I moaned and
rocked my hips. His fangs extended longer than before. “I would have fucked you
with no mercy last night if it was just sex.”

It
feels so good. Ambi, help me. It feels so good.

“Can I make love to
you, Brie?”

And with no hesitation,
the sad realization hit me. I had to have him no matter what.
And deal with the consequences later.

“Yes,” I said. “Make
love to me.”

His growls shook the
leather walls. The tent wavered as if a breeze had come through. He removed his
fingers and practically tore off his clothes undressing himself. I took off my
shirt and quickly slipped out of my pants and panties. Samuel spread my legs
apart.

“Let me taste you
first.” His face journeyed down to my thighs.

“No.” I stopped him. “I
want your hard cock inside me. You’ve teased me enough.”

Something quaked inside
his chest. Power rippled across his skin, thickening the air. He returned to
me, kissing my lips, and parted my folds with satin fingers. “You’re so wet for
me.”

He thrust his thick,
throbbing cock into me, expanding my flesh around him so his length would fit.
Smoldering heat fused and clenched where he pumped in a smooth motion.

“Samuel!” I cried out
in pure pleasure, completely devoured by the rising hunger that threatened to
explode in my core. His hands shot to my breasts, teasing my right nipple. His
mouth captured my other nipple, devouring the pink peak. My blood swayed back
and forth inside my veins as though thousands of hands were all over my body
stimulating me.

I
love the way you feel!
I thought because I could barely
form a coherent word with my mouth.

 
“Blasted!” His steady rhythm transformed to
merciless pounding as he formed my drenched tunnel into his own creation. “I
knew you’d feel this good.”

He was so hard, thick,
and long. Never had I ever had a man so big, so all consuming. All I could feel
was him inside me. My blood floated on his power, waiting impatiently for his
fangs to cut through me like his cock had and take what was his.

I groaned with
abandoned lust. “Don’t ever stop!”

I’m
going to spend all day pleasing you, my queen
. His voice
swirled inside my head, never staying in one area of my mind, but echoing as I
rode his hungry cadence.

Moaning, I reached for
his back, digging my nails into his skin. An orgasm crashed into me. His
fingers pinched my nipples hard as I screamed and gyrated into his waist.
Grunting, he sped up, hammering me, shoving that delicious cock into me, and
claiming my body as his. A tingling current surrounded my bud and set it on
fire. Another orgasm smashed into my body.

Panting, I whimpered,
“Yes!”

“Who are you to me?”
His gold eyes centered on me as he pierced me over and over with that hard
sword. “Who are you to me?”

And with no doubt, my
lips parted and I moaned, “Your queen.”

A wet slapping noise progressed
throughout the tent. Our scents mingled together—rose and the herbal aroma of
tenna.

“I just can’t get deep
enough.” He lifted me so his knees were still on the ground, but I was
straddling his waist.

My hair fell down my
back. I rode him as his cock spread me open wider to fit him. His mouth
returned to my breast, licking my nipple’s tip. His fangs cut into my areola. A
new craving pulsed through my veins. It was like I couldn’t get enough of him,
not his cock or his fangs. Blood dripped down the side of my breast as he
greedily drank from me and brought me to another climax within seconds. A
drunken haze surrounded me.

“Samuel!” I dug my
nails deeper in to his back and arched up into him, giving him all of me and
not wanting this to ever end. He lifted his mouth from my breast and bit the
other one. Molten energy throbbed at the bite. I screamed in bliss. He sucked
as if he would never get a chance to drink from me again. Blood painted my
breasts and stomach.

I
can stay inside of you all day
, he whispered in my
head.

And he tried, as we
made love the whole morning and well beyond the afternoon, until we both passed
out in each other’s arms, completely exhausted.

Chapter Nine

I couldn’t sleep.
Stunned, I lay on Samuel’s chest, wide awake and drowning in regret.
I’ll have to tell Ethan.
Samuel’s chest
rose and fell. His heart pounded in my ears at an even pace. With each beat, I
exhaled and inhaled my own breaths.
It’s
like we’re connected.
I shut my eyes and focused on Ethan’s image in my mind.
Tears leaked from the corner of my eyes and spilled over.

What
did I do? Am I that pitiful? I can’t go a day with a man without keeping my
legs closed?

Samuel was only my
second lover, but so help me, it was like he’d destroyed me for anybody else.
Even Ethan?
My body pulsed with Samuel’s
energy as if he were still on top of me, pumping between my thighs. Phantom
fangs continued to nip at my flesh. A constant vibration trembled on my nipples
and clitoris. I clenched my shaking fingers into a fist.
Yes. Even Ethan.
Noise sounded outside of the tent. Without making
too much of a racket, I sat up. Footsteps thumped our way. Voices came next.

I shook Samuel.
“Somebody is outside.”

Samuel’s eyes snapped
open. He sniffed the air. “Blasted blood pirates.”

“What do we do?”

Stay
inside the tent.
His voice hit my mind with no restraint.
They get a lot of money for finding
dominas and dragging them back to the castle.

I searched for my
dagger as I threw on my clothes quickly.
I’m
not going to sit in the tent and not do anything.

“Samuel the great
pathfinder! I smell you. Come on out,” a man with a deep voice said and clucked
twice. “Your path ends here today.”

Samuel’s lips formed
into a frown. His fangs pushed out. His eyes glowed with rage.
Please, Brie. Stay in here. I know this one.
He’s no friend.

The tent ripped from
around us and flung into the air. The night sky now hovered over us. A chilly
breeze rushed by, freezing my bare skin. I clutched the dagger in my right hand
and covered it with a blanket. Three massive vampires with brass-colored eyes
gazed down at me. They turned to me and more clucks ripped from their throats.
The white-haired one did three short clucks and the others silenced.

That’s
how they communicate with each other,
Samuel said in my
mind.
If you ever hear five really fast
clucks, just run in the other direction.

I nodded and hoped he
saw the movement.

“Look, brothers.
Samuel’s not alone.” White hair draped the vampire’s shoulders and ended at his
waist. He lifted his nose in the air and inhaled. “Damn you, man. You’re always
the lucky one. Tell me she’s not some sort of mage.”

“She’s not a mage.”
Samuel jumped up into a standing position.

“With that red hair,
she’s not human,” the pirate countered.

Samuel still wore no
clothes. The two male vampires behind the white-haired one raised their
eyebrows as they gazed at the birthmarks on Samuel’s legs. I also stood, but
pulled the blanket around my chest with my right hand. My left hand continued
to hold the dagger.

Maybe
they don’t know what the marks are. I didn’t until I lived at the castle.

The white-haired
vampire held a wooden gun. It squeaked as he twisted the top and then aimed it
at Samuel. “I told you your time would come and that I would wreck you. Didn’t
I?”

“Yes.” Samuel nodded.
“You did, but let her leave. She’s nothing.”

“I can smell the sex
and her blood all over the blanket from here. She’s something to you.” The
white-haired vampire waved at me. “Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Zee. I’ve
come to save you from the brutish fanged creature next to you.”

“I don’t need any
saving,” I said.

Samuel got in front of
me.
Don’t talk to him and stay behind me.

“Move again and I shoot
you,” White Hair said.

Samuel laughed. “Do you
think the bullet will hit me before I rush to you and tear your head off?”

“You’re known for being
fast, but no one is faster than a wooden bullet,” Zee declared.

Without any hesitation,
Samuel charged for Zee. He was so quick, I only made out a blur of color and
then Samuel’s hands were around the vampire’s neck. Zee’s gun dropped to the
ground with a clatter. The other two vampires pointed their guns at Samuel.

“I’ll kill your brother
Zee with no mercy,” Samuel warned. “Toss your guns behind you if you want him
to live.”

They flung their guns
in the opposite direction. The wooden weapons crashed into the ground.

An arm wrapped around
my neck.

“Samuel, did you forget
we’re four brothers in all?” the stranger holding me asked.

I screamed as the stranger
dragged me back, knocking me off balance.

“No!” Samuel shoved Zee
to the ground and held his hands up. “Leeb, don’t hurt her.”

The arm around my neck
tightened.
Leeb must be the one holding
me.

Samuel growled. The
murderous sound spread throughout the space. Birds scattered away from the
trees and fled in another direction. Zee remained on the ground and slid back
to where the guns were thrown.

“You better calm down
before I kill her.” Leeb’s gruff voice came from behind me. He clucked twice.
The other brothers helped Zee up as if Leeb ordered it with his clucking.

“You harm her and your
whole family dies.” Samuel’s fangs appeared. “Everyone. From your brothers to
all your wives and children.”