Page 28 of Awakened
"Shh, it's me," Liam whispered in her ear.
She slumped against him in relief as the panic fled. She turned toward him, but she couldn't see anything in the dark. "You scared me!" she cried.
There was a clicking sound and then a small light illuminated the alcove they were standing in. He lifted the tiny flashlight to look down at her. Sera smiled as she saw the Dracula costume he was wearing. The white shirt hugged his solid chest, and broad shoulders. The black pants fit snugly against his solid thighs. The large bulge in his pants was obvious, and she had to tear her gaze away from it as heat washed over her face. Her gaze shot back to his twinkling green eyes as he smiled knowingly at her and propped his hand on the wall beside her head. His face was painted white and blood dripped from the corners of his mouth, but all the makeup in the world couldn't cover his elegant good looks, or his overpowering sensuality.
"You look beautiful," he whispered.
"I bet you say that to all your victims." She teased as she pressed her body against his.
"Only the ones I want to eat," he replied.
"Are you a tour guide?"
"I'm done with the tours, now I'm hungry."
"I'm sweet," she whispered huskily.
"I know you are."
She fell into his warm embrace as his hands began to wander over her body and he kissed her leisurely. She tingled and burned wherever he touched as her hands ran up and down his back. She was just beginning to lose herself when the noise of the next group coming through woke her from her Liam induced haze.
She started to laugh as she pulled away from him. Screams echoed through the air and people began to laugh. He cradled the back of her head and kissed her again, his tongue delving into her mouth deeply as he gently pushed her against the wall. His hands skimmed down to cup her breast. A gasp of pleasure escaped her and her hands dug into his back.
He lowered her dress to free one of her lace-covered breasts. He cupped it in his hand, his thumb rubbing tantalizingly against her nipple. His mouth left hers as he bent to take the nipple into his mouth. His tongue caressed and teased it through the thin lace of her bra before nipping it softly. She wound her fingers into his hair as she arched against him; shivers of pleasure racked through her and caused her knees to go weak.
Screams filled the air again as the next group came through. Liam was slightly breathless as he pulled away. "We had better go," he whispered. "Or we'll never leave."
She managed a small nod as disappointment coursed through her. She could have spent the entire night there, but she knew that it was impossible. She took a deep breath as she tried to calm her racing heart. He smiled as he wiped her cheek. "Make up," he explained.
She adjusted her dress and stepped back to watch as he fixed his cape. She gazed at his powerful physique admiringly, unable to keep her gaze from the bulge in his pants that was even more noticeable than before. She finished straightening her dress in an attempt to keep her mind distracted from the racing excitement that coursed through her veins. Liam stepped forward and took hold of her arm.
She followed him through the passageways and back to the stairs that she had come down earlier. A group was descending now. He turned off the flashlight as he pulled her beneath the stairs. A group of guys was standing there, smiling at the two of them as they waited to scare the unsuspecting people on the stairs.
"Tsk tsk tsk," Mike admonished and wagged a hairy finger in her face.
"Shut up Mike," she whispered, laughing as she shoved his finger away.
He grinned at her and looked up as the group reached the bottom of the stairs. "Got you earlier," Mike whispered in her ear before he slipped his mask back on.
She shoved him playfully as the lights went out. Then they were pushing past. Liam took hold of her arm as the group began to yell and curse. "Don't touch me!" someone yelled. Someone else screamed loudly, and the lights came back on as the group left.
Sera glanced around at the group surrounding her again. "See you guys upstairs," a Frankenstein monster said.
"No more detours!" Mike called after them as they made their way up the stairs.
She followed Liam through a few more passageways before she found herself at the back stairway. She had come to know the frat house quite well, but even she was confused and disoriented by the maze that had been erected. They hurried up the stairs and into the attic. People were spread out across the room. Music was playing, but not at the level that it usually did. Drinks were being passed around as people laughed and talked happily. They all sparkled in an amazing assortment of costumes, and glitter. Decorations hung across the room, and the faint sounds of Halloween music drifted up from the haunted house below.
Sera spotted Michelle as she floated past in a wave of gold. Kathleen came bounding up to her, a large smile on her face. "Did you have fun?" she asked, slyly glancing up at Liam.
He flashed a dazzling grin. "Always tactful," he laughed.
"That's why you love me!" she cried. "That was a great haunted house. You would have loved it Sera," she added mischievously. "Poor Michelle actually fell on the floor trying to get away from the headless horseman!"
Sera laughed and almost wished that she had been there to see it. "I'm going to get a drink," Liam said.
"All right."
He disappeared into the crowd and she followed Kathleen over to where Danielle was sitting.
