Rites of Blood: Cora's Choice Vampire Series Bundle 4-6 by V. M. Black

Author:V. M. Black [Black, V. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swift River Media group
Published: 2014-09-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Dorian’s hand slid up to cradle my cheek. Despite everything, or maybe because of it, I turned my face into it, kissing his palm. It smelled of him, the scent that had covered my body a few days before. I thought of all he had already done to me—with me. It was overwhelming, even the memory of it almost too much to bear.

And I wanted more. More of his touch but also his presence. His smiles. His solemnity and the ineffable sadness that came of regrets I didn’t understand. I wanted to lay those haunting memories to rest.

I wanted his body, his kisses, his sex. And as foolish as it was, I wanted his love.

With a low sound, he pulled me toward him, meeting me across the high console that separated the seats. His mouth was impatient, hungry against mine. The dull heat in my abdomen roared to sudden fire, my groin aching with every touch of his lips and stroke of his tongue.

“Cora—” he said roughly as he broke off, a warning in his voice.

“I want it, too,” I assured him.

But he shook his head. “You don’t understand. It’s been almost two weeks, Cora.”

Two weeks? My mind went back. Oh. Two weeks since I had first given him my blood.

“I thought you could go for months,” I said faintly, my heart accelerating.

His chuckle was ragged as he caressed the line of my jaw. “It is one thing to avoid all temptation and quite another to indulge some desires and ignore others.”

I could feel his need now. It washed through me, calling up an answer from my own body, one I couldn’t refuse. I could feel my breath come faster, my blood rushing through my veins, and I knew I would give him what he asked. I must. I wanted nothing else.

“Would it be like the first time?” I asked quietly. “Will I be unconscious for days?”

“No, of course not.” His frown was a flat rejection. “Conversion only happens once.”

I swallowed, closing my eyes, feeling the expectation twisting tighter and tighter inside me. I was going to do this thing again, knowing what was coming. I remembered the insanity of that first night, the madness and the pain and the ecstasy, the glory and terror all flowing together until I didn’t know where one stopped and another began.

It really was going to happen. Again. Tonight.

“Then show me,” I said, opening my eyes and meeting his gaze. My vampire. There was nothing human about him now. And somehow, it made me want him more.

Desire flared deep in his eyes.

“Your arm,” he said, and he held out his hand.

I unbuckled then and turned in my seat, putting my hand in his. My insides shivered a little at the contact, my skin flushing. He pushed my sleeve up my arm, and I was reminded of our first encounter, when he had drawn my blood.

“You’re willing?” he asked, looking at me with those haunted eyes.

“Yes,” I breathed. “You know I am.”

He lifted my wrist to his mouth.

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