grin, enjoying her playfulness in the face of her helplessness. âThe better to screw you with, my dear.â
The side zipper of her thin skirt lowered and then the garment fell to the carpeted floor along with her black lace thong and stiletto heels. âAfter,â he summoned the remaining contents of the box into his open palm, âI screw you with this.â
Victoria swallowed hard at the sight of the slightly curved dildo in his hand. It was long and thick, close in size, shape, and coloring to Maxâs cock. He lubed it generously, his gaze never leaving hers.
She pouted. âI donât want that thing. I want you.â
Max faltered a moment at her words, then moved quickly, taking her mouth with deep-seated hunger, distracting her from the tightening bond between them.
I want you. Such simple words, but for her, the words imperiled. It wasnât quite the âneedingâ required to make the collar appear, but it was close enough to cause a quickening inside him. He shouldnât feel anything more than triumph at her words, but he did. Much more.
It was what heâd hoped for, the result he had set out to achieve, but he hadnât expected it to happen so fast. He had been certain heâd have to drive her mad first. He couldnât do it while he was inside her, like he had done with every other Familiar heâd tamed. When he was joined to Victoria, the Council faded from his perception, leaving just the two of them lost in each other. The only needs he cared about were his own, and the Council could go to hell.
As he breathed deeply of her scent, his eyes squeezed shut, his chest heaving against hers, his fingers slipping between her legs to rub her clit. He felt possessive and needy. God, all morning since heâd left her heâd wanted her. Only hours apart. Too long. Knowing their time together was temporary, he coveted every moment and hated to share her with work or anyone else.
Irreverent, saucy, mischievousâshe was a cat through and through. She both soothed and incited him, a dichotomy that left him satisfied on every front.
And he was preparing her for an eternity with another man.
The knowledge made his jaw ache, and his chest tighten painfully. He shoved the thought away, and concentrated on the here and now. At least sheâd be alive. If he had to lose her, better to another warlock than to death.
Whimpering into his mouth as he stroked her slick cunt, Victoria tried to writhe, but couldnât fight the force that held her. âMax,â she breathed into his mouth. âLet me touch you.â
He shook his head, unwilling to break away from the kiss.
âI want to touch you, damn it!â She jerked her mouth away.
âYou should want what I want.â His voice was rough, harsh. âMy pleasure is yours. My hunger is yours.â
âIs your need mine, too?â Victoria asked softly, her gaze riveted to the large man who stood before her. She heard his teeth grind in response to her query and his touch left her.
There was an urgency to his seduction that had never been there before. To come to her during the day, when they would have been together within hours . . .
She inhaled sharply. How often had she caught herself daydreaming about him, reliving moments from the long night before? He cooked for her every night, and fed her by hand. He showered with her, and washed her hair. There were rough moments, too, along with the tender. Moments of high passionâlike when heâd come through her front door and dragged her to the floor, saying hello with guttural cries and drugging thrusts of his beautiful cock deep inside her. Never asking permission. Taking what he desired as if the use of her body was his right.
The attention had seduced her, reminding her of the intimate connection between warlock and Familiar. But the woman within her had also been captivated. She wielded great power in her human life. She