Page 32 of Darius

When he lifted his mouth, Mara arched her back, offering her aching breasts for his attention. “Please, Daddy.”

He didn’t need to be asked twice. Darius swirled his tongue around her nipple and sucked the peak firmly into the heat of his mouth. Mara squirmed with the deliciousness of his caresses. How could anyone make her feel so much?

When he released one tight bud to repeat the treatment to the other side, Mara rubbed her mound against his hard thigh. She didn’t want to rush this, but her body craved the pleasure Darius always lavished on her.

“More, please.”

“So greedy, Mara,” he said and returned to lavishing attention on her sensitive breasts as he stroked his fingers through her pink folds, teasing her intimately.

Mara thrashed her head across the pillows, reaching for the shimmering ecstasy she craved. When she thought she’d go mad from need, Darius thrust two fingers deep into her tight channel, launching a massive orgasm that shook her. “Ahhh!” she screamed into the room as slick juices gushed from her.

“Good girl, Mara. Show Daddy how much you want his touch. I’m going to make you come so hard on my cock.”

“Yes. I need you,” she begged, refusing to hide how he made her feel.

Darius shifted between her legs and thrust into her wetness in a move that drew groans of delight from their lips. “Heaven,” he whispered into her ear, his voice husky with desire.

Their bodies strained together, moving in an intimate dance that thrilled and excited Mara. When she thought the sensations couldn’t get any better, Darius would shift to layer more thrills into their lovemaking. Rational thought escaped her.

The room heated from the movement of their bodies against each other. Mara clung to Darius as their skin grew slick. She leaned forward to press kisses against his broad shoulders and savored his flavor. Unable to resist, she traced the tip of her tongue along his collarbone to the hollow of his throat. Feeling his heart pound eagerly against her lips, she opened her mouth to bite down on the sensitive area.

A roar burst from Darius. He pounced, pressing the tips of his fangs to her jugular. “Stop me now, Mara, if you do not wish to seal our bond!”

“Taste me, Daddy.”

He didn’t hesitate a fraction of a second but slid his teeth deep into her. A flash of pain preceded a torrent of pleasure that cascaded through Mara. Invisible lines of connection shimmered between Darius and herself. She could feel what he experienced, multiplying the sensations flooding through her.

Climax after climax shook her with such intensity she wondered if she would survive. Just as she thought she’d pass out from the mind-blowing delight, Darius released her neck and roared his orgasm into the room, shaking the lamps on either side of the bed with his ferocity. His eyes blazed redder than she’d ever seen them as he struggled for control.

She smoothed her hands over his chest. “I love you, Daddy.”

His expression gentled at her whispered confession. “Zoí mou, I love you more than life itself. Mine. You are mine.”

“Yours,” she promised.

He lowered his mouth to the place he’d bit her and tenderly swirled his tongue over her flesh. “So sweet. I am instantly addicted to you. I’ll never get enough.”

“You’re not too bad either,” she said, letting her smile show she was teasing.

He kissed her softly as their heart rates slowed. His shaft still filled her completely as their bodies calmed. This quiet time of unity without the urgency of looming pleasure and desire soothed her soul. She didn’t grasp what having a mate meant, but this connection with Darius brought more intimacy and closeness than she’d ever anticipated sharing with someone. Darius was hers.

A smile curled Darius’s lips. Listen, Little girl. The clan is celebrating our mating bond.

An echo of a thousand or more voices flowed into her mind from his. Mara could pick out a few she recognized. Carina and Marcus. Alessia and Titus. Alaric. That last one seemed to rock both herself and Darius. How much power did he have?

“They know….”

Darius rolled their bodies, so she rested against his chest. Here, even at this intimate moment, Mara was shocked that she wasn’t embarrassed. Their merrymaking wrapped around her, welcoming her.

“They felt our mate bond snap into place. Vampires are lucky to meet their mates at all, even with an extremely long lifespan. To forge the mate bond completely is rare.”

“Why do I think there is another step?” Mara asked, watching his face closely. What was he not telling her? She needed to know everything.

“There is.”

“What’s next?”

“You become a vampire. You join the clan. You live with me for all the many years we enjoy together.”