his cheek against the tender skin on the inside of her thigh.
“Sweet. Exquisite. I can’t get enough of you.” He stabbed her
entrance with his tongue, again and again until she thought she’d go
insane with passion.
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The sharp pinch of Nicholas’s bite made her eyes fly open. She
gaped at him as he suckled her breast. A thin trickle of dark red traced
a path away from the corner of his mouth. With one last suck that
made her pant with desire and fear, he turned his head to smile at her,
baring a set of blood-coated fangs. “Did you feel that, Katrina?” he
asked. “God, you taste so good!”
About to scream, she loudly gasped when Ethan’s teeth sank into
her wrist. Her head whipped around to face him. His bloodstained lips
curved into a smile as he licked her wounded wrist.
“No! Let me go!” Katrina fought against the six strong hands that
suddenly held her down on the cold table. In that horrifying moment,
she knew she was going to die, all because of misplaced trust and
pure, animal lust. “You’re vampires!”
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Adrian leaned over the table, the terror in Katrina’s eyes reaching
inside him and seizing his heart. All he could do was try to soothe her,
to convince her they meant her no harm. In their eagerness to take her,
Nicholas and Ethan had pushed too hard too fast, giving in to the
bloodlust that overwhelmed a nightwalker when he made love to a
woman. He’d barely contained his own overwhelming need to sample
more than her sweet pussy. Now he faced losing their elusive mate
before he’d even tasted her blood, before he could join with her and
convince Kat of her own importance.
Unthinkable.
As she struggled against them, Ethan held her shoulders down as
Nicholas pressed against her hips. A quick glance to each of them told
Adrian their fears matched his. They could lose her, and how in the
hell could he go on if their mate vanished now? Her scent, her essence
was a part of him, and once he fucked her, once he drank her blood,
there would be no parting them. Ever.
He had to fix this. Somehow. “Look at me, Katrina.”
“No! I won’t!” Her head thrashed as she tried to move, hands
flailing like a drowning woman seeking the shore. His friends held
her down, gently but firmly. “Let me go! Please, please let me go!”
Adrian placed his palms against both sides of her face to still her.
“Please, Kat. Please, my love. Just listen to me.”
“You’re going to kill me.”
Both Ethan and Nicholas immediately and loudly protested, but
Adrian ignored them. His eyes stayed fixed on his mate as hers stared
back at him, wild and terrified—so very beautiful and vulnerable.
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“We would never harm you, Katrina,” he said in a low and
soothing voice. “You’re too special to me. To us all. I’ve waited
centuries to find you.” Adrian pressed his lips to her forehead, hoping
to show her how he treasured her.
“M...me?” She stopped struggling, still eyeing him warily.
“You.” Adrian leaned in to kiss her forehead again, then brushed
his lips over hers. He took heart that she didn’t turn her face away in
anger or disgust. The fear in her gaze ebbed enough to let hope build
in his heart.
“B...but you’re...vampires. Vampires kill their victims.”
Ethan growled. “Fuckin’ movies don’t know what they’re talking
about. We don’t kill.”
“Not all of us, at least,” Nicholas added. “There are good and bad
vampires, just like there are good and bad people. And we certainly
don’t sparkle.”
Adrian kissed her again. Quick and fierce. “We’re called
nightwalkers, and most of what you’ve read or seen about us isn’t
correct. We won’t hurt you. We want to share you.”
As she slowly sat up, Ethan and Nicholas released their grips, but
they hovered, probably because they were sure she’d still run. Adrian
moved his hands from her face to rest
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