Hells Gate: Santino (6 page)

“Still want to see my face?” he asked.

April suppressed her fear. Seeing him this way didn’t dull her attraction. Instead, she ran her thumb down one of the teeth and settled it on the tip. She pressed the pad of her thumb against the fang until it punctured the skin.
Santino
groaned. His mouth encompassed her thumb. He sucked and stroked it with his tongue. Once he did, April’s eyes fluttered. She gripped his length, trying to hold on to something to remind herself this experience was real. He clutched her wrist and held her finger to his mouth. She opened her eyes and locked her gaze with his.

“You’re a vampire?”

He released her finger and licked his lips. “Yes.” His tone was husky. The gold in his eyes had taken on a crimson hue. “Does that terrify you? Tell me the truth, because I’ll know if you’re lying.”

April swallowed her alarm. The situation frightened her. “Yes. A little bit. No offense, but none of this is normal. Not that it was when you entered my dream either.”

“Do you wish I hadn’t kissed you?”

She thought about her answer. If she hadn’t kissed him, then she’d never have felt this way. The wanting would not be consuming her. The dramatic change her life had taken would never have occurred. She would still pine for him in her dreams. “I liked that you kissed me. No man has ever made feel…I don’t know. You ignite this fire deep within me. I still desire you. I want you to fuck me. This time I want to feel your cock inside of me. No messing around like in the dream.”

His eyes widened. “You mean that.”
Santino
released her wrist. His eyes returned to their golden hue.

She took his face between her hands. “Yes. But tell me your curse.”

“This
is
my curse. I was transformed into this nightmare. Four hundred and sixty-three years ago. All I want is someone to be with me. I’ve been alone for a long time.”

“So you’ve been kissing women at the club to find someone? How do you know if I’m the one?”

Santino
laughed.
“Because you’re here with me.
When I kissed you, you didn’t fall under my spell. I couldn’t pull in your essence the way I do with the others. And the instant I touched you, I felt this connection. I had to be sure.”

“So you feed while you kiss them?”

“Yes. I can take their energy to survive. It does them no harm. They recover in a couple of days.”

“So then you don’t drink blood?”

“Oh, I do. But I take enough to sustain myself from the women I kiss. I drink from those whom I must.” He took her wrist and kissed the inside of it, tracing his fang over the skin. “You taste wonderful. Better than I imagined. I want to taste more of you.
All of your flesh.
Your sweetness.”

Santino
gazed at her. She saw the desperation and the loneliness in his eyes. The same loneliness she’d felt, but he’d been suffering with it for much longer. The pleasure of his touch wound through her and settled between her legs. Her need for him was growing out of control. Her mind reeled with the knowledge that he was a vampire and she was supposed to be his mate. Monsters didn’t exist, but here he was.

“So now you turn me into a vampire?”

“Maybe not right now.
But eventually.
You’ll have to turn.”

He kissed along the inside of her arm. The more his lips touched her, the more she fell under the spell of his passion that rose inside of her.
Santino
bit down gently with regular teeth on her inner elbow, and she pressed against him. “Right now, I want to fuck you and claim you for my own.”

“Then fuck me.
Because I’m already yours.”
Once she said the words, she knew they were true. She undid the clasp at his throat and pushed the cloak off his shoulders. April unbuttoned his shirt and rested her hand on his chest, feeling his cool skin. When she set her palm over his heart, his chest was silent. He remained still and waited for her to make a move. She placed her mouth where her hand was and began to kiss him slowly. She moved over to his nipple and bit down on it.

He moaned and gripped her shoulders. “April, let’s do this on the bed. You’d be more comfortable, and I want to watch you undress.”

A smile spread on her face. This was what she was hoping for. That he would be more involved. She tugged on the pert bud one more time and then stood. April took a step backward and slowly unzipped her skirt. She slipped it off and stepped out of it. Luckily, she had worn matching black panties and bra.
Santino’s
eyes widened when she undid the corset and took it off. He cupped her breasts lightly through the satin. Her firm nipples pushed against his palm. He pressed his lips to the top of her right breast and ran his tongue over it until he stopped at her heart. He left his mouth there. His other hand slipped down her belly, tickling a line until he covered her sex.
Santino
placed his thumb onto her clit and began to rub.

She moaned.

“So beautiful,” he whispered. “I can taste your arousal on your skin.” He began to fondle her faster.

April clutched his arm and tried to keep herself erect, but her knees were weak. The ecstasy coursing through her body was beyond the point where they had been with just kissing. She was being rocketed to another world. The blaze was climbing ever higher and consuming her from the inside.

“Please,
Santino
.”

Santino
paused and gazed into her eyes. His were turning red once more. The hunger was growing inside of him. He smiled and she watched his teeth extend. He caressed her face. The tips of his nails trailed along her skin. They were sharper than what they were before. He pushed aside her panties and slid a finger inside of her. April leaned on him more. Her heart banged into her chest while his eyes held her mesmerized.

“You want me to take you?”

“Yes,” she groaned.

He nipped at her throat.
“For me to do that, you have to accept all of me.
Let me taste you, let me fuck you, drink from me.” He pumped his finger in and out of her while he tortured her clit faster. April bucked against him.

“Yes!”

“All of it?”

“Yes.”

She wanted his fangs buried in her throat and his dick in her pussy. She yearned to taste him in all ways. Once she acquiesced, he pulled his fingers from her and with a sharp tug, tore the panties from her. April gasped and fell into him. He caught her, picked her up, and deposited her on the bed.
Santino
spread her legs wider, planting kisses along her sensitive inner thigh. His lips sent shivers all through her. He sucked in her skin while his hands skimmed along her sides and cupped her breasts. April glanced down and saw him looking straight at her. The corners of his mouth turned up when he settled his lips over her clit. She lifted her hips to get closer to his tongue and his teeth. She figured he would try to bite her, but he was gentle. His tongue flicked over her bud. April tried to watch him, but it was too much. The feelings running through her were taking her to another world.

Her nerves twisted and came alive.
Santino’s
tongue worked magic over her buried bud. Her unspent pleasure was building. The higher he was bringing her, the more she was nearing the edge. He sucked on her clit and then plunged his tongue deep into her already-wet pussy. April clenched her thighs around his head.
Santino
wound his arms under her knees and separated them once more. His fingers ran along the outside of her thighs. He sank his tongue into her depths and sucked her clit at the same time. The friction he caused with his fangs brought her to the brink.

“
Santino
…oh baby,” April screamed, coming from his teeth and tongue.

He licked her one last time and then slid along her body until he straddled her. His eyes glowed in the dim light of the room.
Santino
placed his fingers underneath the straps of her bra and with one swipe of his nails, he broke through them. With another nail, he cut the front of her bra. She ran her hands over his chest, slipped his shirt down his arms, and pulled it off. She sat up and started kissing his chest. April slid her hand over his jeans feeling his erect cock. She unzipped his pants, hoping to touch his dick, and pushed the fabric around his hips. Once she began to stroke him,
Santino
caught her arm and pulled it away.

“I’m pleasuring you, remember?”

“Can’t I have a little fun too?” she asked.

He
laughed,
a deep sound that rumbled in his chest.
“Maybe later.
Hopefully later.
Right now, let me make you happy.”

He placed a few kisses along the side of her throat. She moaned when he stopped over her jugular. A bolt of fright caught her. April couldn’t stop from shaking. What was he going to do? Doubt raged through her that he would go back on his word and tear her throat out. He hadn’t done anything to act that way, but her flight instinct overwhelmed her.

“
Shh
, April.
I won’t until you tell me
it’s
okay. I would never hurt you. Trust me.”

She squeezed her eyes shut and tried to calm down. So much bombarded her mind, but she wanted him in all ways.
Needed him in all of her orifices.
The passion inside of her throttled her heart into her ribcage. It would burst if he kept on torturing her with passion. It would erupt, and she’d die of bliss from just being in his arms. April placed a hand on
Santino’s
cheek. “I’m ready. I want you.”

He placed a gentle kiss on her lips. “Just relax. You know I won’t hurt you. I could never hurt you. You’re my mate, and I want you with me forever.”

He worked his lips down her jaw and then settled back on her throat.
Santino
gripped her breast and squeezed it. She ran her hand down his thigh and grasped his cock before spreading her legs and guiding him into her wet, waiting pussy.

Santino
nipped her a little harder. He started a rhythm between them, pumping in and out of her slowly. She pressed her body against his and let the ardor building in her wash through her body. He dove into her harder. She gripped one of his thighs while he plunged into her pussy and hit her clit with his cock. April tried to breathe with him, taking in small breaths to slow her climax, but it wasn’t working. Her muscles clenched. The pinky toe of her right foot was already so cramped that she knew she was close.

April clutched her lover’s shoulder, digging her nails into the meat of it. She kissed along his neck and bit into his flesh. She loved his taste and nipped his collarbone.
Santino
licked the line of her throat. When he thrust into her again, he plunged his teeth inside of her jugular vein. April cried out. The ecstasy of the orgasm swept her away. She held him close and wove her fingers through his hair, holding his head to her neck. Once she came down from her high, she focused on his lips sucking on her blood. Her heart had slowed some, but his mouth on her skin felt amazing.
Santino
thrust into her a few more times and then came. April loved the feel of him inside of her. He slipped his hand from her breast and began to rub her clit again.

“
Santino
, please.
I can’t…”

He didn’t stop but fondled her faster. He continued to drink from her. April held on to him to keep herself anchored to her body. Once she reached climax, she screamed.
Santino
tugged on her veins one final time and then withdrew. April’s body continued to shake from the aftermath of her orgasm. She tried to breathe and calm her fevered heart, but it was so difficult. He licked her throat, then held her head, and stared into her eyes.

“You taste better than I had ever imagined. All of this seems like a dream, and you are the one to wake me with your sweet kiss. I love you, April.”

“How can you love me, when you don’t even know me?” she asked. Some of the spell that was over her fell away. Her head spun, but she was able to think. He said he loved her. She thought about it. When
Santino
gazed at her, he peered into her soul. There was a connection between them that she couldn’t deny. It was hard to say if it was love because the feelings she had attached to him were beyond words.