Eternal Envy (The Seven Sin Sisters 2) (6 page)

Eloise watched him warily, hungrily. Her eyes were sparkling. Small bursts released from them like lightning bugs in the night sky. It must be her magic and it was striking in its powerful intent. Her body was calling to him.

Caedon spread her legs wider, secured her knees over each of his arms and slid himself down. They touched at their cores. Her body completely open to him, Caedon ran his rigid cock along the outside of her folds.

“Are you ready yet?” Caedon smirked to see Eloise’s mean look at his teasing. Before she could do any more, he pushed himself in to the hilt and froze. He could feel his sack resting on her ass, their curls intertwined as if they were one. Their eyes remained connected and Caedon watched to see when her body became accustomed to him before he moved again.

“This won’t be soft, Eloise,” Caedon warned. His jaw was tight with the force of holding himself back until she could get used to his size inside her. His cock throbbed and wanted more of her tight, hot passage.

“I would hope not,” Eloise answered him with a voice tightened by the sensations raging her. She looked beautiful spread out below him. Small droplets of sweat had formed along her forehead and her skin glistened. Feathered strands of rich brown hair spilled around her head to form a halo. And her eyes were vibrant and gleaming with lust.
Goddess, thank you for this woman.

Caedon pulled out until only the head
of his cock
remained inside and
then
slammed back into her. Eloise cried out and he nearly stopped until he noticed she was biting her bottom lip and
there was the smallest smile there. He built into a rhythm more forceful than he could ever remember. His need
was
so great
that
he couldn’t stop himself from indulging his power.

Eloise’s breathing sped up and she fought for air as her back arched with every thrust. She pushed back against him, affirming she liked the tempo he’d set. Her hips raised off the bed now and Caedon reached under and held each globe of her ass in his large hands. He continued pumping in and out until he felt her shudder. She was close. And this time he wanted to go off with her.

”Wait for me this time. Hold it back until I say,” Caedon warned.

“I c-can’t. I’m going to…” Eloise spoke in broken sentences, unable to grab a full breath.

“You can,” Caedon used a sharp voice to get her attention, “And you most certainly will.” Caedon leaned over her and took her lower lip between his teeth, nipping at her flesh only to soothe it with his tongue. He continued until her breathing grew deeper.

Pushing back up, Caedon looked to where their bodies were joined. He touched her clit softly and pushed himself in deeply, as far as he could get inside his mate. Quick, short pumps of his shaft against the very essence of her core and he was nearly spilling inside her.

“Okay, baby, now,” Caedon instructed Eloise as he grabbed her clit and pinched it. Eloise screamed out her orgasm as her muscles squeezed Caedon’s cock and took him with her into bliss.

To complete the claiming, while still coming inside her, Caedon drew her up and sucked on her lip again. This time, he used one of his sharp teeth to bite Eloise’s lower lip and instantly drew blood. The scent alone raised his arousal
once more
but the taste even more so was incredibly erotic. Never had he drank such a rich essence and now that he had, nothing would ever suit him but this.

Eloise lifted into him as he penetrated her with cock and teeth
,
and she came once again with such extraordinary strength that her inner walls locked onto him and drew out every ounce of life it had to give. Caedon came harder than he ever had before. His rigid cock refused to
soften. He’d heard this was a common ailment in mated males.
N
ot allowing for immediate separation was how they assured a complete joining
.

Their tongues tangled
in
a sloppy, messy kiss he allowed her to engage in
, too
. Her blood
mixed with
the slight residual flavor of his was an enticing blend. He couldn’t stop himself from rolling her over and placing her on top of him, keeping her where he could feel every warm part of her flesh. Their bodies were still connected and he wanted to savor the moment. For the remainder of their time on this earth, he and Eloise would always take their sustenance from one another. As a woman in the
Magdalena Circle
, she was a destined mate of a Valendite Breed. While she provided him strength and life through her blood, his blood would bring her lengthened life. They would now live and die together. He was ultimately responsible for her life. That was a heady thought.

Ceadon
remained inside of her as they held each other and waited for sleep to take them. He hated for this time to end but knew she needed her rest. And he couldn’t think of another place he’d rather be than holding her.

“Caedon?” Eloise broke the silence. She remained lying on him, not even bothering to raise her head and look at him. Her body felt limp and sweaty. He should get up for a cloth to clean her but he simply couldn’t release her yet.

“Yes?” He was curious what she’d say after experiencing this.

“Why didn’t you drink from my vein? I
—
I thought that was how we would drink from one another,” Eloise sounded shy. He wondered if he’d hurt her somehow.

“I didn’t want to overwhelm you the first time. Madden said…”

Eloise stretched her arm up, placed a finger to his lips and cut him off, “I’ve got an idea. How about you not ask Madden for anymore advice?”

“No? And why is that?”

“My sister and I are like night and day so it’s likely anything he’ll recommend could be the opposite for us,” Eloise grin
ned
with a wicked gleam in her eye.

Caedon laughed, “I can do that then. It just means we’re on our own for figuring this out.”

“We have our parents,” Eloise suggested while cuddling herself closer to his warmth.

“Sleep, baby,” Caedon interrupted her, “we can talk again after we nap and then eat something.”
As he ran his fingers through her hair, Caedon thought about his parents and wished it were as simple as calling them to ask for their advice. Losing them had changed everything he’d ever believed in.

*
*
*
*

Eloise woke abruptly, confused and disoriented. The sun was dim in a pastel sky
telling her
it was afternoon
.
T
he shadows cast were eerie. She scanned the room, felt the hard body that surrounded her and realized she hadn’t been dreaming. Her mate held her in his arms and she was content
,
despite the lingering frustration she felt inside of her
. Why had she let him take charge like that earlier? She didn’t need a man to tell her what to do. Most certainly, she didn’t need one to tell her when she could find her release. Damn this man. Eloise would definitely need to reassert herself today. There was no sense in letting Caedon believe he could control her.

Eloise felt the uncomfortable fullness of needing the bathroom. She attempted to extricate herself from
Caedon’s
grip but he only seemed to hold her tighter.

“Where are you going?” Caedon grumbled through a sleep-roughened voice.

Eloise rolled over so she faced him and smiled at his disheveled hair. Caedon was truly a beautiful male. His cheeks looked carved from granite and his eyes
—
though still lidded by sleep
—were
light like crystals.

“I need to use the bathroom,” Eloise answered while she ran her hands through his hair in an attempt to put order to his unruly waves.

“What if I don’t want to let you go?”

At that, Eloise lifted an eyebrow and said nothing until she felt him loosen his arms and she slid out. “I’m guessing I wouldn’t want to find out,” he laughed as she moved off the bed. “Come right back to me.”

“Yes, sir,” she jokingly saluted him as she hobbled to the bathroom. Her ankle throbbed as she put weight on it but she’d do anything not to let him see.

“Oh, baby, I like the sound of that.” If it weren’t for the laughter in his voice, Eloise might’ve been nervous by that remark.

She thought she’d been quick in the bathroom. She’d only taken an extra few minutes to splash water on her face and
to
brush her teeth
,
but Caedon was standing on the other side of the bed when she walked back into the bedroom. He pulled up his jeans and then she noticed he was on the phone. Eloise could hear the strain in Caedon’s voice and guessed it must be his work. She knew he worked as part of the TEU
, Terrorist Elimination Unit,
and she was fairly sure he was the Communications Director. His voice raised with the question, “Is there any way this could be true?” Eloise felt a twinge in her stomach and sat to recover from the roiling.

“Give me five,” Caedon said into the p
h
one as he approached Eloise. He kneeled, “what’s wrong?”

“I’m not sure. I just go
t
this terrible pain in my stomach. It’s as if something has upset me but I have no idea what. Honestly,” Eloise breathed through her cramping.

“Shit,” Caedon ran his hand through his hair, “It’s our bond. You’re feeling my frustration. I didn’t realize it would be this strong.”

“How do you know?”

“Now that I’m touching you, my connection to you feels stronger and I can read your emotions. Strange
ly
enough, I think I can feel my emotion reflected back at me,” Caedon explained while still seeming
somewhat
perplexed himself.

“Will you tell me what’s wrong? Maybe it will help ease us both?”

“It’s a long story and I need to be down in the communications center in a few minutes. We can talk when I get back. I won’t be long.”

“No. Take me with you,” Eloise stood and stepped around Caedon to find clothes. “Can I borrow something of yours that might work?”

“You don’t need to come with me. I want to tell you more about this
,
but I have to get information first, check some sources. Lucas is waiting for me.”

“Lucas? Madden’s brother?”

“Yes. He’s the Assistant Director of the TEU and right now, he’s overseeing a project while Madden takes time away with Layla. He’s run into a glitch and needs my help.”

“Okay,” Eloise capitulated.

“Okay? Just like that?
I thought y
ou
’d
argue about coming along
a bit more.
” Caedon sounded shocked and it nearly made Eloise laugh.

“No. You’re upset. I feel it,” she paused to consider her next words carefully, “but if you can’t tell me yet, I’m going to respect that.” Eloise wouldn’t tell him how difficult this was for her
,
but she was a reasonable woman and could allow for distance when he needed it. Besides, he couldn’t keep it hidden forever. “Just promise we’ll talk when you get back. I feel terrible when you’re hurting. Quite literally now actually,” Eloise smiled while she unconsciously rubbed at the skin over her heart.

“Definitely. As soon as I get back, we can talk,” Caedon pulled her into an embrace
and
hugged tightly before he released her and hunted down some clothes.

“Put your foot up. Medic’s orders,” Caedon shouted over his shoulder as he hurried out the apartment door.

Chapter Four

Seamus and Donovan were waiting in the comm center when Caedon entered. “Caedon, we got the message from Lucas. You good?”

Caedon nodded. No words. He heard the questions in their voices and he had no answers yet.
He needed more information before Caedon allowed any hope to flicker at the latest possible developments.

Seamus and Donovan towered over the bank of computers. With the three of them in such close range, they filled the small space. The Valendite Breed lineage in them meant they were large men, built as machines of destruction. It was masterful of the US government to strike a partnership
with the Breed
once
the CIA
had discovered their kind. Equally
wise
was the government’s brains in keeping the alliance a highly confidential one. The discovery of the Valendite Breed’s existence would not be an event the human population
could
be prepared for. But the work they did saved human lives all the time. The TEU worked closely with the CIA heads to eliminate the world’s most heinous criminals. They were brought in for their stealth so no one was the wiser when those who had the potential to cause world disasters disappeared.

Caedon was proud of his work with the TEU. Using his computer skills, working with his hands was a skill that came from his family
.
His
family might be alive after years of believing them dead. The thought that this could be true had shaken Caedon but he wanted facts. He refused to be a
pansy
and get emotional with this
case, at least until he knew a hell of a lot more about the intel
. Like any other mission, he’d get the facts and make a determination on his own terms.