Crimson Debt: Book 1 in the Born to Darkness series (13 page)

“Not yet.” He shook his head. “I need
stimulation.”

“But, um, I thought…” I cleared my throat. “I
thought you didn’t want me to touch you.”

“I don’t.” He gave me a feral, hungry grin
that sent a shiver through my entire body. “I want you to touch
yourself.”

“We’ve already been through this, Corbin. I
don’t want to do that.”

“Since you won’t tell me your desires, I need
some other form of stimulation to ‘get off’ as you say in this
century, Addison.” He frowned at me. “Remember, I’m trying to
concentrate on sex. But the scent of your sweet blood still fills
this little room. Please…” His eyes were almost pleading now. “Help
me.”

It didn’t seem I had a choice. “All right,” I
said at last, my cheeks burning. “I…I’ll do it. But I want you to
know this isn’t something I’ve ever done for any other guy before.
I just…It’s so
embarrassing
.”

Corbin’s only answer was a guttural growl. I
got the message—I’d better get over my embarrassment in a hurry if
I wanted to live. God, how had I gotten myself into this situation?
Oh right, by thinking with my heart instead of my head. Or maybe
the impulses had come from quite a bit lower…whatever, I was stuck
now and this was the only way out.

Slowly, feeling my cheeks flush with shame, I
slid my hand down between my legs and cupped my pussy. I was still
wet and sensitive and tender from the orgasm Corbin had given me
earlier and I wasn’t sure if I could bear even my own touch. But
from the look in Corbin’s eyes, I was going to have to try.

“More,” he whispered hoarsely. “Spread
yourself open, Addison. Slide your fingers deep into you sweet
pussy for me.”

Biting my lower lip again, I did as he said.
My clit was swollen and extremely sensitive. I gave a little hiss
of painful pleasure as my fingers slipped over the little bud.

“Good,” Corbin growled as his hand began to
move again, slipping slowly up and down his thick shaft. “Now
stroke yourself, Addison. Make yourself come for me.”

“I don’t…don’t know if I can,” I whispered as
I continued to touch myself. “Once is usually my limit and I’m so
sensitive…”

“Yes, your soft little body is so sensitive
and responsive.” He licked his lips, his eyes trained on mine as I
continued to touch myself. “I wish I could taste those sweet juices
I see coating your pussy. God, I’d love to feel you coming against
my tongue.”

I caught my breath as I continued to rub,
sliding just the tips of my fingers along the side of my clit. I
was much too tender to do more than indirect stimulation but to my
surprise, it seemed it was going to be enough. The gentle teasing
of my own fingers coupled with Corbin’s dirty talk was really doing
it for me. In fact, I could already feel my body getting ready to
climb the peak once more. God, could I really be this turned on
after fearing for my life just minute before? And was I really
going to come again?

Apparently so, if we kept this up.

“Keep touching yourself,” Corbin ordered,
breaking my train of thought. “And keep your pussy open, I want to
watch you stroke your aching little clit. I want to watch you
come.”

“Keep talking, then,” I flung back at him, my
breath coming faster as I spoke.

He raised an eyebrow at me. “Talking
about…?”

If my cheeks got any hotter my hair would
catch fire. “Just keep on saying the things you’ve been saying. I
need stimulation too, you know,” I said for clarification.

“You like it when I describe what I want to
do to you?” His hand sped up a little and so did mine. “You like
dirty talk, Addison?”

“I never have before,” I admitted.

“Maybe you were never with a man who knew how
to do it properly.”

I nodded. Well, that could be said about most
of my sex life. Sex with my ex had always been hit or miss and no
one had ever made me come like Corbin had. Then again, no one had
ever given me a screaming orgasm, threatened my life, and then
decided we should go for round two. We were definitely in a unique
situation here.

“Talk,” I ordered him. “Come on, Corbin. Tell
me more.”

“I wish you weren’t quite so breakable,
darling,” he growled softly. “Because what I’d really like right
now is to put you on your hands and knees and take you from
behind.”

My breath caught in my throat. “R-really?” I
murmured.

Corbin nodded, his eyes half-lidded with
lust.

“Do you like that, Addison? Do you like to be
held down and mounted? I would pin you to the bed, my darling. I
would hold your hips and force you to be still as I slid my entire
length deep into your unprotected pussy. Would you like that, do
you think? Would you enjoy being filled by me?”

God help me but the answer was yes. Even
though I knew it was dangerous and illegal and I had just sworn to
never, ever put myself in such a stupid position again, still I
couldn’t help myself. I wanted him—maybe even as much as he wanted
me.

“Yes,” I whispered, filled with a strange
mixture of shame and arousal. “Yes, I…yes.”

“That’s good. Very good, my darling. Even
though we won’t make love tonight, I like to know that you
want
to.” He licked his lips and the hand stroking his cock
speeded up a little. “I want to feel your hot little pussy
surrounding my cock. I want to fuck you long and hard and deep
while you tremble under me and give yourself up completely to the
pleasure I bring you.”

“Corbin…” I whispered. My own fingers were
flying faster now too and I could feel my second orgasm of the
night building inside me. “God…”

“I want you to be mine in more than name
alone,” he growled, fisting his shaft even faster. “I want to fill
you with my cock and my cum. I want my scent all over you so that
no other male will dare to come near you.”

Corbin’s voice was getting deeper and more
guttural as he spoke and his red eyes were locked with mine. I
found myself drowning in his feral gaze, unable to look away. God,
the things he was saying shouldn’t turn me on. At no point in my
life did I dream of being the exclusive property of a four-star
vampire. And yet, somehow, his words were getting me off as much as
my own fingers.

“Oh,” I gasped as my pleasure peaked. I
moaned and squeezed my thighs together as the orgasm overcame me
“Oh,
God.”

“So beautiful, Addison. So fucking gorgeous
when you come.” Corbin gave a hoarse growl and joined me, his cock
throbbing in his fist as jet after jet of pearly white coated his
rock hard abdomen. But he never looked away. The entire time his
eyes held mine and I found myself completely unable to look away
too.

It seemed to last forever but finally the
pleasure faded, releasing me from its iron grip. Corbin released me
too—or his eyes did.

Panting, I slid down the bed and turned on my
side. Now that my orgasm was over, I was a conflicted mess. On one
hand, I had put myself into an incredibly dangerous position and
for what…because I wanted to have sex with a vampire I didn’t even
like? Well, true, we hadn’t actually had sex and also I couldn’t
quite seem to find it in me to dislike him anymore. But still…what
was wrong with me? What was I doing? I was not making good choices
lately—not at all.

As I was mentally berating myself, Corbin got
up from the bed and disappeared into the small, recessed bathroom
for a moment. When he came back he was cleaned up and his jeans
were neatly buttoned and zipped, hiding the thick monster of his
cock behind their innocent blue denim. And most importantly, his
eyes had gone from blood red back to their usual silver-blue.

“Addison?” he murmured, reaching out to
stroke my hair away from my forehead.

“Don’t!” I flinched away from him
instinctively.

“Sorry, darling. But you don’t have to
worry—the danger is over.”

I looked up at him warily. “Do you
promise?"

He nodded and settled on the bed beside me.
“The release I had got rid of the building tension.”

“After you came
this close
to ripping
me apart.” I sat up in bed and frowned at him. “I thought you said
you could do it—that you could have sex with a human without losing
control and killing her.”

“And so I could,” Corbin said, looking very
composed. “But no vampire ever made can have sex and feed at the
same time while staying in their right mind. It’s important to
concentrate on one and shut out the other. If you let the instincts
for blood and sex merge…”

I shuddered. “Then you have one very dead
human. Which is what
almost
happened—admit it.”

He nodded thoughtfully. “I should have been
more careful with my fangs. I never meant to nick you. I…” He
looked away. “I underestimated how much you would affect me.”
Taking my hand in his, he looked me in the eyes. “That won’t happen
again.”

“You’re damn right it won’t.” I yanked my
hand out of his. “Because we’re never going to get into this
situation again.” I jumped off the bed and walked on wobbly legs
over to my pile of clothes.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Corbin
sounded amused.

“I’m leaving. You’ve punished me more than
enough.”

“For now at least,” he murmured, watching as
I turned my back to him and began to dress.

“What is that supposed to mean?” I threw an
irritated look over my shoulder. If he thought I was going to come
down here to his “lair” and let him do anything even remotely
sexual again, he had another think coming.

Corbin’s eyes hardened. “It means, my
darling, that you will accompany me to Celeste’s trial tomorrow
night. And while we are there, I will have to prove in a very
public and convincing way that I own you beyond the shadow of a
doubt for Roderick’s benefit.”

“What?” I spun around to face him, still
buttoning my shirt. “What exactly is that going to entail?”

“Don’t act so surprised.” He glared at me. “I
told you what you did tonight would have consequences. Think about
it, Addison—if I prove to Roderick that you are mine, he may be
content to let us all go about our business. If I do not, he will
almost certainly have me replaced. And since Taylor is now under my
care and Celeste is the next most powerful vampire in my
territory…”

“Taylor would wind up right back with Celeste
where she started,” I finished for him, feeling sick. “All right
then.” I folded my arms over my chest. “But what are you going to
do?”

Corbin looked thoughtful. “That I shall have
to think on. Be certain you’re here early tomorrow night so we can
discuss it and form a plan.”

I sighed and pulled on my pants. “So that’s
it for tonight then? I can go?”

An expression of sadness passed over his
face, there and gone so quickly I wondered if I had imagined
it.

“I had hoped you might want to stay the
remainder of the night here with me. The bed is quite
comfortable.”

“So you’re inviting me to a vampire slumber
party? I don’t think so,” I said flatly. “Sorry, Corbin, but I
don’t want to be here if you get horny again.”

“I would do nothing but hold you, Addison. I
would never ask you to pay the Crimson Debt for me.”

I frowned. “You said that earlier when you
were talking about finding a willing donor for Taylor. What does
that mean, exactly—the Crimson Debt?”

He sighed. “It’s a euphemism for feeding and
sex at the same time. There is a reason for it, you know—it heals
all wounds. Those of the body and of the heart.”

I snorted. “All but the ones the human in
question incurs, you mean.”

Corbin nodded. “Paying the Crimson
Debt—giving blood while making love—
is
a lethal combination,
as we know, when a human is involved. But it is possible between
two vampires or a vampire and another paranormal creature, such as
a were or other shapeshifter.”

“But you guys hate each other—vamps and
weres, I mean,” I protested.

Corbin shrugged. “Interspecies flings are
generally frowned on, true. I’m just saying what’s possible.” He
got off the bed and came to stand in front of me. “Just as it is
possible for you to spend the night in my arms and not fear for
your life.”

I wanted to look away but again his eyes held
me.

“Corbin,” I whispered. “I…” But I didn’t know
how to go on.

“Stay with me, Addison,” he murmured,
stroking my cheek gently. “Sleep in my arms. I’m sorry if I
frightened you. I swear it won’t happen again.”

“No, it won’t,” I said firmly, forcing myself
to ignore the fire his tender touch started inside me. “Because I’m
not going to put myself in that position again. And that means I
have to leave,
now.”

“You’re afraid if you stay we will repeat our
actions. Maybe even go further this time.” It wasn’t a question and
by the lust I saw burning in his eyes he was already up for a
repeat. Unfortunately, so was I—which meant I
had
to get
away.

“I need to go check on Taylor,” I said,
keeping my voice as businesslike as possible. “I’ve fulfilled the
terms of our agreement and allowed you to punish me. Now can I
please go?”

“Very well. But look at me, Addison, and
understand me well.” He lifted his chin and his eyes burned into
mine. “You
will
be here tomorrow night to attend Celeste’s
trial and acknowledge my ownership of you publicly and without
question. Until Roderick is satisfied and leaves town, you are
mine.
And as such, you will do exactly as I say.
Understood?”

I glared at him mutinously. So much for all
his sweet talk of ‘sleeping in his arms.’ Probably he had just
wanted to keep me down here with him to make sure I didn’t skip
town before the trial.

“Addison?” he murmured sternly. “I am waiting
for an answer.”

“Fine,” I said at last. “I’ll be here and
I’ll pretend to be your good little glam-slave consort. But as soon
as this is all over and Roderick leaves town, you and I are
over
. Understand?”