Fighting the Inevitable (22 page)

“
So, you
found my touch arrogant, did you?” he laughed, his golden brown
eyes twinkling with excitement. “Did you like it, Annie? Did my
arrogance make you hot?” He walked around behind her and slid his
hands into the heavy weight of her long curls, lifting them away
from her slender neck. He leaned down and ran his tongue slowly
from her collarbone all the way up to her throbbing pulse point in
the side of her neck.

She moaned softly and he
licked at her pulse again. She tasted so good, so much better than
he remembered. The heavy pulse of her essence flowing through her
veins teased him mercilessly and he had to fight to control his
blood lust. The urge to sink his fangs into the side of her neck
was pretty high and he didn’t want to frighten her.

“
You haven’t
answered my question, Annie,” he whispered against the shell of ear
and she moaned again and leaned back against his chest.

“
Yes,” she
moaned softly. “Your arrogance made me very hot, Caleb.” She heard
him chuckle and the sound sent a shiver right down her spine. A
bolt of pure pleasure began in her stomach and flowed quickly down
between her thighs. She heard Caleb inhale deeply and let out a
little sigh.

“
The scent of
your arousal is a true aphrodisiac,” he whispered against her neck.
“My sense of smell is so much more enhanced than yours. I can smell
everything on your skin. I can smell lavender and jasmine. The
sweet tang of coconut, the honey in your shampoo. I can smell that
little bead of sweat that is slowly trickling down between your
breasts right this very moment and I can smell the heady musky
aroma of the juices pooling between your thighs. The combination of
sweet scents is making my mouth water and my body rock hard with
anticipation.”

He moved back from her
and walked back around her. Her beautiful face was flushed with
passion, her lavender eyes darkening to almost violet, her lips
parting as her breath rasped out deeply. His eyes slipped down her
little summer top and he watched her breasts rise and fall with
each deep breath she took. His palms itched to hold her soft flesh
but he maintained his distance, slowly raking his eyes over her
heated flesh.

“
Take your
clothes off, Annie,” he ordered softly. “Show me the sweet delights
you have to offer to me.” He heard her breath hitch in her throat
as her eyes met his. He smiled was almost wolfish, his eyes shining
brightly with barely concealed need.

Rhianna saw his wicked
smile and she smiled back at him. This was the man she remembered,
the cocky one so sure of himself and his own sexuality. So sure of
the pleasure he was about to give her. She pulled her top off and
quickly removed her jeans and panties, leaving them in a pile on
the floor as Caleb’s heated gaze raked over her naked
body.

She heard him groan and
his hands clenched into fists at his side. He took a step closer
and she swayed wanting to feel his arms around her. His hands moved
to her hips and held her steady, keeping a slight distance between
them. His grip was tight and she knew she’d probably bruise from
his touch but she didn’t care.

He lifted her by her hips
and laid her sideways across the bed, her legs hanging down to the
floor. He dropped to his knees and lightly slid his hands up the
back of her calves until he reached her knees. His touch firmed and
he pushed her legs up and wide open, baring her throbbing sex to
his greedy gaze. He inhaled deeply at her core and then blew softly
against her heated flesh.

She moaned and spread her
legs wider, offering herself up to him as tiny goosebumps shivered
across her body. She waited breathlessly for him to touch her but
he stayed still and simply breathed in deeply again. “Caleb,” she
moaned trying to press her body up to his mouth but his grip on the
back of her thighs held her immobile.

“
In a
minute,” he laughed softly. “I’m not finished smelling you yet.
Scent is very important to a vampire. It transmits so many
different messages to one of my kind. Right now, your scent is
telling me just how turned on you are. I can see your flesh
practically pulsing with desire. Your lips are swelling so
beautifully as your blood rushes to your very core in anticipation
of the pleasure which awaits you.”

He inhaled once more and
watched the tiny beads of moisture begin to seep from her body, as
the scent of her arousal grew stronger. He finally lowered his head
and teased her with some light kisses along both inner thighs. His
lips moved closer and closer to her core but never quite got there
causing her to moan her disappointment even as her stomach tensed
and relaxed with anticipation. He laughed again and nipped
playfully up her thighs until she was tossing her head on the
bed.

His own desire took over
and he ended his teasing when his need to taste her became too
overwhelming. He licked boldly against her flesh and she cried out
hoarsely at his touch. He licked again, long bold strokes teasing
her as he nibbled against the tiny bundle of nerves that drove her
wild.

Her sweet honey was
delectable and he coated his tongue with her sweetness again,
choosing to dive into her tight canal this time to sample more of
her delights. Her wetness drenched his mouth and he rumbled his
pleasure.

She couldn’t move against
him and it was driving her insane. She wanted to grind her body
onto his wicked mouth and tongue but he held her so still it was
impossible to do so. “Caleb,” she moaned hoarsely. “I need to
move.”

He chuckled lightly and
looked up from his feast. “No, you need to be quiet and stop
interrupting my feast,” he laughed. “I’ll let you move soon enough
but for now, be quiet and let me finish tasting you.”

His arrogance sent a bolt
of pure pleasure straight between her legs and she moaned loudly as
he licked and lapped, nipped and nibbled every single inch of her
most intimate place and then started working his way slowly from
the bottom to the top again.

Her first orgasm hit her
out of the blue. There was no slow build up to it. His teeth rasped
unexpectedly on her clit and she came with a loud scream, her
entire body shaking with the sheer intensity of the pleasure
exploding inside her.

Caleb growled continuing
to pleasure her as she shattered against his mouth. God, she tasted
of the sweetest nectar. Her total abandon stirred his blood as no
other had ever done. His touch gentled as he coaxed her down from
her release and he smiled his pleasure as he took in the flush of
colour creeping over her breasts.

Rising, he pressed her
further onto the bed, kneeling between her legs as he slowly took
off his shirt as he watched her fast breaths begin to calm. Her
eyes opened and she looked up at him with a lazy, very satisfied
smile and her impish expression brought a low chuckle from his
chest. “Did my lady enjoy her
appetizer
?”

“
Should I not
be asking you that question?” Rhianna laughed breathlessly as she
stretched her arms above her head making her full breasts jiggle
very temptingly.

“
Oh, I
thoroughly enjoyed my appetiser,” Caleb smiled wickedly. “I enjoyed
it so much I’m thinking of having seconds.” He stripped the shirt
from his shoulders and growled as her lavender eyes flared with
excitement as they ran over his tightly muscled chest.

He moved from the bed so
he could strip his jeans and boots off as his woman watched him
with an almost feral expression in her eyes. He loved how she
didn’t try to hide her lust from him. Her gaze raked his body with
a healthy appreciation of what she was viewing.

“
Caleb, when
we made love the first time, did you bite me?” she suddenly asked
and he blinked slowly and then gave her a wide grin.

“
I bit you
many times, sweet Annie,” he sighed softly. “Do you not remember my
marks on your beautiful breasts? I remember them well. Your creamy
flesh decorated with lovely hues of reds and blues and deep purples
from my love bites.”

She sat up as he moved
back onto the bed, her face close to his, her eyes intent on his.
“I didn’t mean loves bites,” she said seriously. “I meant did you
bite me? Did you feed from my body, Caleb? Did you drink my
blood?”

Her question caught him
off guard and he didn’t know what to say. He didn’t want to lie to
her and yet he didn’t want to repulse her either. He lowered his
eyes to her left breast and reached out to run a finger slowly
around her nipple. She gasped and her skin puckered so erotically
under his touch. He brought his eyes back to hers and he circled
her nipple once more.

“
I fed from
here,” he confessed. “I only wanted a little taste of you to see if
your blood tasted as wonderful as all the rest of you
did.”

Her breath caught and her
teeth worried her bottom lip for a moment before she took a deep
breath and smiled. “And did it?”

His golden eyes burned
with heat as he stared into her face and saw only curiosity there,
no condemnation or loathing at his admission. “It surpassed
everything I’ve ever tasted,” he whispered. “Your essence is the
sweetest, most wonderful flavour in the whole world, Annie. It’s
thick and hot and so incredibly satisfying.”

His answer seemed to
please her because her beautiful smile danced across her face again
and his heart melted as he watched her. “Will you taste me again,
Caleb?” she asked softly. She rose to her knees and cupped her
breast in her left hand while her right hand threaded into his
silky locks and pulled his head down to her. “Take what you need
from me, my beautiful vampire,” she whispered.

A deep growl erupted from
Caleb’s throat and his fangs elongated as his mouth connected with
her tender breast. He couldn’t have stopped himself if he wanted to
and he didn’t want to. She was offering herself to him and the call
of his blood lust was strong.

He gripped her breast
around her hand and looked up into her face quickly to make sure
she really wanted this before he growled again and sank his fangs
into her areola. She stiffened in momentary pain and then he
released his soothing toxin and her back arched with pleasure as he
took a long, hard pull on her breast. Her thick, hot life’s blood
poured into his mouth and they both moaned at the same
time.

Caleb let his mouth fill
completely, savouring her intoxicating sweetness on his tongue
before he swallowed her precious life’s blood with another deep
groan. He lost himself in her sweet taste, drawing deeply at her
breast and swallowing her essence with relish. He heard her cry out
and felt her body shake as his feeding brought her to a quick
second orgasm. Reluctantly he withdrew his fangs and licked the
tiny pinpricks closed as he cleaned up any stray traces of
blood.

“
Annie,” he
breathed softly, pulling her face to his and waiting for her to
open her eyes. He searched her face intently as she smiled a dreamy
smile at him and threaded her hands in his hair.

“
Wow, that
felt amazing,” she gasped with a little laugh.

He laughed and shook his
head in wonder. “You’re the one who’s amazing, Annie.” He held her
close as they knelt together on the bed, their mouths meeting in a
long, slow, very wet kiss which had them both fighting for
dominance with their tongues.

He finally decided enough
was enough and he flipped her onto her back and loomed over her.
“I’m in charge in the bedroom,” he growled softly. “You can twist
me around your little finger anywhere else, my Annie, but the
bedroom is my domain.” He dropped a hard kiss on her lips and
smothered a laugh when she gasped in surprise. Well, she had asked
for arrogance. It was her own fault if she was suddenly unsure of
it.

He raised his head again
and gave her a wicked smile as he cupped the soft flesh of her
breasts and tugged on their hardened peaks. She arched up into his
hands and he rewarded her by tugging a little harder on her
nipples. “I can’t make up my mind if I’m still hungry or if I’m
ready to slide into your beautiful body.”

Rhianna laughed and
looked down at his substantial erection with a raised eyebrow. “I
think you’re ready enough,” she said cheekily and then groaned when
he gave her nipples a particularly hard tweak.

“
Don’t get
mouthy with me.” His voice was a rough growl but his eyes twinkled
with laughter and his lips twitched with a smile as he lowered his
head and gently soothed her tortured nipples with his lips and
tongue.

He teased her mercilessly
ignoring his own body’s needs. He wanted this to be for her
pleasure, not his. She was welcoming him into her bed and into her
heart and his love for her overwhelmed him and made him want to
kneel before her and worship her as a goddess.

He suckled and nipped and
licked all over her hard peaks until she cried out his name and
writhed beneath him. Her scent was overpowering him and his cock
was ready to burst by the time he finally settled between her
thighs and slowly rubbed his hardness up and down her wet
heat.

“
Caleb,
please,” Rhianna moaned. “No more teasing. Please take
me.”

“
As my lady
commands,” he breathed against her lips and pressed forward. He
took his time, slowly rocking back and forth, sliding inch after
inch into her body as her hips rose to meet him half way. Finally
he was buried to the hilt and he lay above her and inside her,
pausing for a moment to savour the feel of being sheathed so
tightly in her body. It was amazing how she could take his entire
length. It had amazed him the first time he had lain with her, and
it amazed him this time too.