Drantos (VLG Series Book 1) (44 page)

She’d been running on so many emotions that the reality of shooting Decker Filmore really hadn’t sunk in yet. She admitted as much. “He was a bad guy though. I doubt it will keep me up at night.”

The door opened again and Velder strode in. He sported a pair of faded jeans and nothing else. He went to his mate and pulled her into a hug. They held each other close.

“What happened?” Drantos was the one to ask.

Velder nuzzled Crayla’s cheek with his nose before he looked at his son. “They had a zip line rigged. They got away. I wasn’t willing to risk our men following them in case they cut the line from the other side. It was a steep, rocky ravine below. The fall could have killed them…but I do have worse news.” He dropped his gaze to Dusti. “We saw signs that Decker survived.”

“No way. I shot him six damn times!”

“I found a bloody set of prints near where they crossed. They were his. They carried him for a ways but he definitely walked to the edge of that cliff.”

“Son of a bitch,” Drantos cursed.

“Unbelievable.” Dusti was in shock. “He wasn’t breathing. I’m sure I got his heart or his lungs. Four of them were chest hits!”

“We’re really hard to kill.” Crayla sighed. “You should have placed every bullet in his head.”

“I would have had to lift the gun up higher to hit him there. I kind of hid it between our bodies so he didn’t see it until I’d already opened fire. I didn’t think to keep shooting once I thought he was gone.”

“We also heal fast,” Drantos reminded her.

“From being dead? It’s not my fault you VampLycans are freaks of nature. Don’t give me that aggravated tone, Drantos. Nobody takes four hits to the chest and two to the gut, then gets up. That’s just wrong.”

“Regardless,” Velder stated. “Decker is alive and got away. I need to make a lot of calls. I’ll report to Lord Aveoth what direction Decker took. I’ll also alert his clan that the girl is here with us and make arrangements for her parents to join her here.” He looked at his mate then. “You and I will talk afterward.”

“She’s one of mine. Don’t give me that look, Vel.”

“Not this again,” Dusti muttered. “Let’s just clear the air now. I wanted to do it. You wanted me to pretend to be Bat. The only one who had a problem with it was Drantos. My mate, my problem. I refuse to be the reason my mate-in-laws argue.”

Both of them looked at her.

She shrugged. “I hate bullshit.”

“Obviously not, master of bullshitting,” Drantos drawled.

Dusti laughed, turning her head to grin at him. “I do like that title.”

“What title?” Velder didn’t sound amused.

“Never mind.” Drantos shook his head. “It’s a private joke between my mate and me. She’s fine. You both should go. We have our own argument to finish.”

They left and Dusti turned in his arms, wrapping hers around his waist. “Are we okay? I love you.”

“I love you too but you’re going to drive me insane.”

“You’re a tough guy. I think you can handle me.”

“I can think of many ways to do that.” Desire flooded the bond they had, the emotion filling her.

“Make-up sex?”

“Make-up sex,” he confirmed. “You have a lot to atone for.”

“Sounds sexy.”

“It does.”

“Good. And I can’t wait until Kraven and Bat return.”

“I know you miss your sister.”

“I do but she’s really going to piss your parents off.” She grinned. “Tag, she’ll be it. I almost feel sorry for your family. Almost.”

He laughed. “I want to make love to you right now.”

“That sounds like heaven.”

A slight noise sounded from outside. Dusti immediately tensed, prepared for someone else to walk into the house unannounced. “Why don’t you lock the door? I’m so sick of interruptions.”

“So am I.”

She let him go and he stalked over to the front door, bolting it.

Chapter Twenty-Two

Dusti entered the bedroom first. “Alone at last!”

“Yes.” Drantos followed, closing and locking that door too. “I’m going to shower. I’ve been running in the woods and I’m covered in sweat. I’ll be right back.”

“Hurry.”

She watched him go but then decided to join him. He’d already turned on the water and was standing under the spray by the time she’d stripped and entered the bathroom. She enjoyed the view of his body through the steamy interior of the shower stall. He had his head tipped back but quickly sensed her, turning his head and smiling.

“Do you have room in there for me?”

He shoved open the door and held out his hand. “Always.”

Dusti stepped inside and tried to open her mind. Waves of passion hit her and she reached out, grabbing hold of Drantos. He chuckled and hooked an arm around her. “Open up to me.”

“You’re the one who closed me off. You’ve been guarded since you found me. I could only pick up that you wanted me a few minutes ago.”

“I was angry but I’m not anymore.”

“So I feel.” She caressed his skin.

He groaned, lowering his mouth to hers. “You make me so hot. You burn me up, sweetheart.”

Dusti closed her eyes and could relate. She loved the way he kissed her. It went from mild to an overdriving need to be inside her. She wanted him so bad it hurt. He dominated her mouth with his tongue, picking her right up off her feet and pinning her against the stall tiles. She lifted her legs, hooking them around his waist. Lust rolled between them, reflecting off each other until he shifted his hips and entered her. Dusti cried out at the feel of his cock filling her.

Drantos tore his mouth away from hers and went for her throat. His tongue swiped over her skin, right before he bit. His fangs caused a slight amount of pain but he thrust up into her at the same time, distracting her with more pleasure. Her gums began to throb but she wasn’t sure if it were really her sensation or his. The taste of blood wet her lips and Drantos moaned against her throat. He moved faster, fucking her hard and deep.

She clawed at his shoulders and knew she wasn’t going to last long. The climax tore through her in the next instant and she shouted his name. Drantos came with her. She could feel it both in her body and through the mental bond between them. He clutched her tighter and sank to his knees with her still wrapped around him. Water poured down them both from the showerhead, dousing their upper bodies. It didn’t matter.

Drantos removed his fangs from her neck and licked at the spot he’d bitten. He chuckled. “That was a quickie. Ready to go to bed and do this a hell of a lot slower?”

Dusti became aware that she had her mouth still pressed to his skin when she tried to talk. She opened her eyes when she pulled away and saw that she’d bitten him too. There were no puncture wounds from fangs but the familiar twin crescents from her smooth row of teeth. She’d broken the skin in a few places but it wasn’t bad.

“I’m so sorry.”

“Don’t be. You can always bite me. I heal, remember?”

He shifted so the water wasn’t pouring down on them and she met his gaze. “That was something.”

“We’re newly mated and we had a scare. It’s normal.”

“I’ve never gotten off that fast before.”

“You’ve never been mated before either.” He changed his hold on her. “Stand. Let me turn off the water.”

She hated to untangle their bodies but did with his help. He rose up to stand next to her and twisted off the flow of water. He threw open the door and stepped out, just running a towel quickly over his body. He dropped it and grabbed another, opening it for her.

“Come here.”

She stepped out and he dried her body as quickly as he had his own. He threw that towel aside as well and surprised her by sweeping her off her feet. He carried her to the bed and gently laid her down.

“Now that we have the edge off, I’m going to make love to you.”

She smiled. “I felt pretty loved.”

He chuckled and gripped her ankles, lifting and spreading her legs. He climbed onto the bed with her, pushed her legs up, and she bent her knees. Drantos released her before coming down on top of her. He didn’t kiss her lips this time but instead surprised her by going for her right breast. His mouth was hot when he focused on her nipple. She moaned and threaded her fingers through his hair, holding him close.

“I can feel that all the way to my clit.”

He growled and suckled her breast harder. Dusti moaned and shifted her legs, hooking them along the back of his thighs. He released her nipple and focused on the other. He braced one arm on the bed and reached down, running his palm over her leg, under it, then cupped her ass.

You’re my everything, sweetheart.

Dusti loved hearing his voice inside her head. “I feel the same way about you. You’re torturing me. I don’t need foreplay. I can feel how much you want to be inside me. I want you there.”

I want to play with you.

Sadist.

He chuckled and released her breast, scooting down. “Never. I just love how you respond to me. I promised we’d go slower. I’m just keeping my word.”

He brushed soft, wet kisses down her stomach. He slid lower, released her ass, and pinned her thighs open with his arms. He ran his lips over the inside of her thigh and nipped her with his fangs.

“Now you’re just being mean.”

He laughed. “You’re already ready to come again. I’m giving you a little time to cool down.”

She arched her pelvis at him but it was tough to do with him holding her open, legs apart. She tried to read his thoughts but they weren’t there. “You cut the link between us. I can’t feel you.”

“I did it on purpose or I’ll come when you do again.” He rubbed his jaw over her pelvic bone, teasing. “Let’s try to last longer than thirty seconds this time.”

He lowered his mouth and teased her clit with the tip of his tongue. Dusti moaned and unwove her fingers from his hair, grabbing at the bedding instead. His lower teeth raked over the sensitive bud.

“Torture,” she moaned.

“I haven’t even started, sweetheart. I plan to be here for a while.”

He ran his tongue over her clit, slowly licking her with light strokes. She squeezed her eyes closed and bit her lip, the pleasure slowly building. Every so often he’d use his teeth to gently slide across the swelling bundle of nerves. Sweat began to coat her body as she writhed on his bed. Every muscle strained from how wound up she felt.

“Drantos, please!”

That’s all it took. He became aggressive with his mouth and tongue, applying more pressure. He snarled against her, adding vibrations into the mix. Dusti yelled his name, the climax hitting so hard that she worried her heart might explode and the top of her head seemed in danger of blowing off.

Drantos released her legs and crawled up her body. Dusti opened her eyes and stared into his glowing ones. The blue was absolutely stunning and near neon. He opened his mind to her and she could feel his pain. He hurt with the need to be inside her. His cock was painfully hard and he wondered if the skin would actually split open. It felt as if it could, from needing her so much.

“Why wait so long?”

“You deserve to be worshipped.”

His words melted her heart. He gently entered her, his cock filling her pussy. His eyes closed as pleasure gripped him. She could read how perfect she felt to him. Tight, really wet, and so right.
So mine
.

“Yes, so mine,” she repeated.

Drantos opened his eyes when he was fully seated inside her. She hooked her legs around his waist, resting her heels on his ass. She wrapped her arms around his neck to hold him tight. He wanted to fuck her fast and hard but he was holding back. He wanted to show her tenderness and part of him worried he’d be too rough.

“You’re not going to break me.”

“I’ll always worry,” he admitted. “I’m much stronger than you.”

“We’re linked. You can feel me and how much I want you, can’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Trust us together. I do.”

“Open up all the way to me.”

She did.

He grinned. “You think I have a big dick.”

“You do.”

“And you love how I feel inside you.”

“Guilty. Are you going to keep reading my thoughts? Read this one.”
Make me come again. Move, baby. Give me all you’ve got.

I aim to please.

You’re turning me into a dirty mouth. Next I’m going to be demanding you fuck me like an animal.

He kissed her.
I love your mouth. I love everything about you. And I can totally do that. I’m not human.

She dug her heels into his ass and squeezed her vaginal muscles, rocking her hips. He liked it and the move broke the last of his restraint. He spread his knees a little to get better leverage and began to thrust.

Dusti closed her eyes, reveling in bliss. He felt amazing inside her. They fit together perfectly. He was right. It was as if they’d been made for the other. He was thick and hard. He picked up the speed before they both exploded together.

Drantos eventually rolled them so she ended up sprawled on top of him as they tried to catch their breaths.

“Like an animal, huh?”

She grinned. “You won’t just let that slide?” She lifted her head and stared into his eyes. The glow had faded until they were a pretty dark blue again.

“Nope. So, do you want to get on all fours and we can do it doggy style?”

She could sense he was teasing her.

“Only if you don’t shift forms. That’s so never happening.”

“Agreed. I don’t even think we’re sexy in that form. I’ve accidentally come across a couple or two in the woods going at it in shift.”

“Have you ever tried it?”

He hesitated.

“I’ll take that for a yes.”

“I was young and horny. We’ll try damn near anything once. I didn’t find her quite so attractive with fur.”

“Does it bother you that I can’t shift?” That was a concern to her.

“No.” He stopped hugging her middle and reached up, cupping her face in both his hands. “You’re perfect to me. I wouldn’t want you any other way, Dusti. Don’t ever go there with your thoughts again. I’m never going to regret mating you. I don’t see you as weak or inferior. I know you get that shit from the clan but they aren’t me. They don’t know you the way I do.” He paused. “I actually like that I can be so protective. It makes me feel very manly.” He grinned.

She laughed. “I see.”

“I get to carry you around. Most VampLycan women would slap me with their claws for that offense. You let me get away with a lot of things they wouldn’t.”

“Like what?”

“You didn’t protest when I dried you off with a towel. They’d be annoyed but the truth is, I just really enjoy doing intimate things for you. I find it sexy.”

“I think it’s sweet.”

“Then we’re both happy.”

“Yes, we are.”

“I’m so grateful that we met.”

She remembered how crazy she believed he’d been. “I wasn’t so thrilled at first. You grew on me.”

“I never thought I’d have to kidnap my own mate and force her to spend time with me.”

“Yeah, that’s not really something you plan for.”

He chuckled. “I know I didn’t see it coming. I would have bought furry handcuffs if I’d known.”

She laughed. “Only you would say that.”

He stroked her hair and his expression grew somber. “I know what my mother said about having a baby right away. Don’t listen to her. She means well but that doesn’t make her any less annoying. I don’t give a damn what they think or want. All that matters is that we’re happy.”

“You never did properly explain that whole birth control thing so who knows. I’m not exactly able to see my doctor to get more shots when I need them. I guess we should just see what happens when it does. I’m not going to worry about it either way. I was still unsure of how this mate thing worked but now I realize we’re going to be together for as long as we’re both alive.”

“Yes, we are.”

Dusti braced her hands on his chest and lifted up, straddling his lap. “Just tell me one thing.”

“What’s that?”

“Do you guys have hospitals? Because I so do not want your mother to be my midwife.”

“We don’t have hospitals but she isn’t the one who would be at the delivery.”

“That’s one good thing at least. Why don’t you have hospitals? The blood work stuff?”

“Yes. They’d realize something was different about us and you do carry some of your mother’s genes.”

“Right.”

“And I’m going to feed you my blood often when you do get pregnant so our children can shift.” He paused. “Is that alright with you?”

“I’ve spent a few days here and I don’t want our children to be seen as weak and too human. It sucks.”

“I’m so sorry, Dusti. I hate that you’ve felt that way.”