Dark of Night (The Thorne Hill Series: Book Two) by Emily Goodwin

Author:Emily Goodwin [Goodwin, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“Are you all right, my love?” Lucas pulls his shirt over his head, muscles flexing.

“It’s been a long day.”

“That’s an understatement.” Lucas tosses his shirt on a chair by my closet. He starts undoing his belt next, and I watch, transfixed, as he strips himself bare. No one should be that pretty, though I’m sure his body used to be bruised and scarred in his human life.

“I still can’t get over the fact you were a gladiator,” I blurt.

“With everything that happened today, that’s what you’re thinking of?” Chuckling, he gets into bed next to me. I’ve stripped down to a t-shirt and panties, yet suddenly I’m feeling very overdressed now that I’m next to Lucas’s glorious naked body.

“It’s just…a gladiator.” I shake my head. “Is it weird to say that turns me on?”

“When it comes to what turns you on, there are very few things I’m going to say are weird.”

“And you said vampires aren’t all about sex.” I raise my eyebrows and laugh.

“We’re not all about sex. We both know I’m good in bed and rarely have a disappointing encounter. But with you…it’s different. I want you in every way I can have you.”

“You have had me in a lot of ways.” Now I know I’m overdressed. I push back the covers as he gets in next to me. “And some of those ways I didn’t even know were possible, but I’m very glad you introduced me to new things.”

“I am too.” He drags his long fingers over my thigh, causing ripples of desire to go through me. “And there’s so much more I can show you.”

“I don’t think I’m ready for butt stuff,” I say, and Lucas laughs.

“With me, I promise you’ll enjoy it.”

I make a face. “I don’t know about that.” Lucas is very well-endowed. I wouldn’t be able to sit for a week.

“There is one more way we can connect.” Lucas moves his arm up, hand settling on my hip.

“There is?”

“You can have my blood after I’ve fed off you.”

My mouth opens but nothing comes out. “Isn’t that how you turn someone into a vampire?”

“Not entirely. I’d have to drain you completely and feed you my blood right before your heart takes its final beat.”

“Sounds tricky.”

“It is. I’ve seen many new vampires try and turn their former human companions and not get the ritual right. They drink too much, and the humans die before they can give them their blood.”

“So just drinking your blood…what does that do?”

“It’s more symbolic than anything else. Your blood sustains me, mine won’t sustain you, but knowing my blood is inside of you, that we are one in that sense.” He pulls me onto him and brings my face to his. “A vampire’s blood is his power. I’ve never wanted to share mine with anyone before.”

I swallow hard, and my first thought of drinking blood being disgusting starts to fade.

“You don’t have to consume much,” he assures me. “And you don’t have to do it tonight. Or even tomorrow. I have the rest of your life to be with you, Callie.

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