Vampire Trouble by Sara Humphreys

Author:Sara Humphreys [Humphreys, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2014-05-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Maya lifted her head and the expression of wonder on her face was one of the best sights he’d ever seen. Shane cradled her cheeks with both hands and gingerly brushed his thumb over her flawless skin. A wistful smile played at his lips, and he held her gaze while their synchronized heartbeats slowed beat by beat until finally stopping and leaving them quiet once again.

“Did you feel that?” Maya asked in barely audible tones. “We…we had heartbeats. Both of us.”

“I did.” A sly grin cracked his handsome face, and he kissed the corner of her mouth. “But it may only have been a fluke. Perhaps something that happens only once between bloodmates.”

“Once? Hmm.” Maya linked her arms around his neck and flicked his mouth with her tongue. “Then I guess we better do it again. You know, to prove it wasn’t just a fluke.”

“Your wish is my command, youngling.”

Shane made love to her again on the rooftop, beneath the black velvet blanket of the star-dappled sky, and proved that the presence of a heartbeat during a blood exchange was not merely a fluke. Once again when they joined in every way possible, a heartbeat thundered between them loud and strong. Afterward, while they lay next to one another, naked as jaybirds and with their fingers intertwined, Maya struggled with whether or not to ask Shane the question that lingered in her mind.

“What is it, youngling?” Shane turned onto his side. Propping himself up on his elbow, he played with a long strand of her hair. “Something is bothering you.”

“Are you a mind reader?” Maya playfully smacked his arm with the back of her hand.

“Not exactly.” Shane went back to playing with her hair but kept his eyes on hers. “But I can sense there’s something troubling you.”

“We’re bloodmates.” Maya made the statement with some uncertainty. “Right?”

“Yes.” Shane rested his hand over her lower belly and stroked the soft flesh gently. “If I had any doubts, they were eliminated during the blood exchange. I haven’t had a heartbeat in four centuries. It took a minute even to figure out what was happening, but it was the most erotic, intimate moment of my existence.”

“I saw your memories.” Maya smiled and stared into the night sky. “The battles, the sadness when your maker left you, and the loyalty you feel for the Presidium. I saw it all.”

“Yes. That is part of the process, of giving myself to you.”

“Were you able to read my blood memories?” she asked quietly. “I know that you should be able to but…I’m kind of defective or something. I know Olivia couldn’t really read them, either.”

“Not all of them.” Shane’s mouth set in grim line, and he tipped her chin toward him with one finger, forcing her to look at him. “There is nothing wrong with you, Maya.”

“Yes, there is. Did you know that my turn took five days?” Maya took his hand in hers and sat up, pulling her knees to her chest, suddenly aware of her nakedness and feeling remarkably vulnerable.

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