The Fabled (29 page)

“Screw you, asshole.”

I stomped on his foot and he released me.
Instead of walking over to K and Killian or even Lucian and Brennan
I started for the door. Lucian already volunteered to take Brennan
home so I had no reason not to leave. I would call K later and
apologize for not telling her before I left.

I made it out of the ballroom and into the
hallway before Roman caught up to me. He put his hand on my
shoulder to stop me.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

“Home. I can’t stand to see your face a
minute longer.”

“I don’t think so. You and I have unfinished
business.”

I turned to him. “What business would that
be?”

He moved closer to me. “I seem to remember
you begging me to stay the other night.”

Was he serious? Oh dear Gods, this man made
me crazy.

“Go fuck yourself Roman.”

I started to walk away but he grabbed my arm
and pushed me against the wall of the corridor.

“I would much rather fuck you, Sunshine.”

I used Werewolf magic and pushed him away
from me. He hit the other wall and looked at me. I started to walk
away again and he pushed me against a door to one of the conference
rooms. I punched him in the face and he grabbed me around the
neck.

“You think to just walk away from me? I am
getting seriously tired of that.”

“Let go of me or I will hurt you.”

He ran his nose up the side of my neck as he
held me there. “Would you really?”

I tried to knee him in the balls but he
blocked me with his leg.

“You’ll have to do better than that,
Sunshine.”

I narrowed my eyes before punching him in the
ribs on his right side. His arm came down to protect himself
releasing me in the process. I tried to punch him in the face again
but he blocked so I pushed him away from me. He managed to stop
himself before he hit the opposite wall and came at me at Vamp
speed. Before I could protect myself he had opened the door behind
me and pushed me into the room. I hit the wall and used it to
bounce off of as I came back at him at Vamp speed. He used my
momentum to turn me, throw me into the wall behind him and pin both
arms beside my head. I used the last of my Werewolf magic to knee
him in the ribs and he released my left arm but managed to hold
onto the right. I punched him in the jaw with my left. He grabbed
my arm and pinned it beside me again. He was smiling.

Gods, could there be a more frustrating man?
I tried head butting him since he was too close to kick and my arms
were pinned but he was too fast. I released a scream of frustration
and he smiled broader before sobering. He just stood there holding
me in place looking at my face. It seemed he traced every line with
his eyes before they settled on my lips. He took his time moving
closer and I tried to keep my breathing calm but I could swear they
would be able to hear my heart pounding in the ballroom at the end
of the hall.

He kissed both corners of my mouth before he
finally placed his lips fully on mine. As I opened for him a moan
escaped me. There was just something so right about our mouths
touching and our bodies pressed together. As the kiss deepened he
released my arm to put his hand into my hair fisting it and pulling
slightly. I pulled my other hand out of his grasp and put it into
his silky smooth locks before pulling it hard enough he lifted his
head and I kissed his neck sucking slightly. After a minute he
pulled on my hair until I looked up and he claimed my lips
again.

The more we kissed the more urgent we got
until I was pulling his bow tie off while trying to unbutton his
shirt. I’m ashamed to say a few of the buttons didn’t survive the
process but I wasn’t too concerned with it. I was more worried
about removing his shirt tails from his pants so I could have open
access to his chest. And oh what a chest he had. It was absolutely
beautiful. Well sculpted and lean with just a sprinkling of hair
along the top half until you reached his navel and the happy trail
that started there. The thought of following that trail certainly
made me oh so happy. There was only one imperfection which was a
single scar the size of a nickel just above his left nipple. I
reached out and ran a finger over the scar. He moved closer and
began kissing me again. After a minute I pushed him hard. He wasn’t
expecting it so he had to take several steps back. I used Vamp
magic to push him against the opposite wall and pinned his arms
beside his head. He smiled at me then leaned his head forward to
kiss me again. I pulled back just before his lips touched mine and
his eyes narrowed. My head dropped to his neck and he tilted his
head to give me access but I didn’t stop there. I wanted to explore
every inch of that beautiful chest and he wasn’t going to stop me.
My lips moved along his collar bone and I took the opportunity to
give him a nip. Just enough pressure to be almost painful without
breaking the skin. He hissed and I licked where I had bitten him.
My lips continued their track down to his right nipple where I
nipped again. He must have been prepared this time because even
though his breath hitched he didn’t make a sound. I smiled against
his skin before kissing my way to the other nipple to show it the
same attention. He groaned when I bit this one and before I knew it
I was against the wall and his lips were on mine. He reached down
and cupped my ass before sliding his hand down my thigh and lifting
it. I wrapped my leg around his hip and he ran his hand back up my
leg taking my dress with it. He continued to lift it until it was
on my waist then he reached up with his other hand and slowly
brought down the zipper on the other side. The dress was strapless
so it fell down enough to show my bra. Roman lowered his head to my
chest and began kissing each breast in turn. He pulled down one cup
and took the entire areola into his mouth. I moaned as the
sensation was felt all the way to my core. But he wasn't done. He
reached up and pulled down the other cup and did the same to that
breast. I put both hands in his hair and tried to stay upright
while his other hand slowly slid down my body to my panties. He ran
it along the top from side to side and my breathing picked up even
more.

He took a step back and my leg dropped. I
looked at him with a pout. How could he leave me like this? But he
just looked at me. After a moment he smiled. Then he dropped to his
knees and slowly ran his hands up my legs to the bottom of my
dress. One tug and it fell to the floor. I watched him as he tucked
his thumb in each side of my panties and slowly lowered them. I bit
my lip at what I knew was to come and he didn’t disappoint. He
again ran his hand up my leg before lifting it onto his shoulder
and burying his face in me. I moaned loudly and clutched at the
wall on both sides but there was nowhere to hold on to so I ran my
hands through his hair. I was already so close I knew I wouldn’t
last long.

A minute later I screamed Roman’s name as I
came harder than I ever have before. I was panting and my legs felt
like jelly. Roman looked up at me.

“Liked that, did you?”

I smiled wickedly at him before pushing him
backward. He landed on the floor with me on top of him. I kissed
him hard tasting myself on his lips. He tried to roll us but I
pushed against him. It was my turn to torture him and I would get
my turn damn it. I scooted back before sitting up and looking down
at him. He was so beautiful it was unbelievable. No wonder every
woman wanted him. I wanted him and I didn’t even want to want him.
But no matter how hard I tried to deny it I think I will always
want him.

“What are you thinking about?”

“How much I want you. How much I don’t want
to want you.”

He raised his brows.

“But I want you anyway,” I finished with a
smiled.

He smiled back and I ran my nails softly down
his chest until I reached his trousers. I unbuckled his belt,
unbuttoned his pants then slowly lowered the zipper. I slid down
his body taking his pants with me. He was commando and I felt like
a kid at Christmas ready to try out my new toy. I bit my lip and he
licked his. Instantly I was under him with him staring into my
eyes.

“I want you to say yes, Sunshine. Tell me you
want me to have you.”

“Yes Roman. I’m yours.”

He smiled before lowering his head to my neck
and running his nose up to my ear. “I love the way you smell when
we make love. I would have this scent every day for the rest of my
existence.” He kissed his way down my neck then back up over my jaw
and finally taking my lips again. I lifted my legs and wrapped them
around his waist. It placed the head of his erection at my opening
and I wanted to push him forward but I waited. He ended the kiss
and lifted up on his arms to watch me as he entered me. I bit my
lip to keep from screaming out. It felt so good I wanted to yell it
to the mountain tops.

He began a rhythm that built in intensity
until I couldn’t contain my moans anymore. I could feel another
orgasm building and I was about to go over the edge when he pulled
back and flipped me over. I was powerless to stop him. It felt like
my muscles had atrophied. I was his doll to pose as he liked. He
entered me from behind and reached around to stroke my nub. I came
again and my strength was renewed. I met his thrusts as hard as I
could and he reached up to grab my hair and pull it. My head was
wrenched back but I still rocked into him. It was a fast, hard
rhythm and I loved the hell out of it.

Finally, I could feel him growing inside of
me. He pushed my head and upper body down to the floor as he
increased his pace as fast and hard as an ancient Vampere was able.
It was one constant friction causing another orgasm to overtake me.
I yelled his name and he screamed mine as he found his release. We
both collapsed to the floor unable to move as the intensity of our
lovemaking left us paralyzed.

After a few minutes he lifted me to lay my
upper body on his chest and stroked my hair with his hand. We lay
there like that for quite a while until I eventually dozed off with
his heartbeat as my lullaby.

“
Devotions and deceptions”

I woke with the most alluring smell filling
my nose. I opened one eye to see Roman freshly showered sitting on
the bed watching me. Oh yeah, I slept with him last night. And,
apparently I actually slept with him too since it seems we’re in a
hotel room. I can only guess it’s a room in the same hotel I fell
asleep in or he has some ‘splainin’ to do. I looked under the sheet
to check and yep, I was still naked.

“Looking for something?” He was smiling.

“Just wondering a few things.”

“Like?”

“Did you already have a room here?”

He nodded. “Marcus asked me to come up here
before the wedding. That is why I was not at the club.”

“So you came all the way back to my place the
other night when I called you? Why?”

“To make sure you were alright. You were
obviously inebriated.” He shrugged. “I couldn’t take the chance you
would be unable to make it home. I called Charles on my way and he
told me Roland had taken you home.”

“Roland?”

“I believe you have been referring to him as
Beefcakes.”

I nodded. “If you knew he had taken me home,
why did you come anyway?”

He smiled at me. “Just to see you, Sunshine.
I wanted to see for myself that you were at home safe and to make
sure no other men’s scents were on you.”

I slapped his arm and he shrugged. That was
typical Roman.

“And how did you get me to your room last
night? I’m having this horrible vision of you carrying me naked
through the hotel.”

He actually blushed. “In my defense I did
cover you with my coat.” My eyes widened and he hurried to finish.
“I couldn’t leave you in that room. Someone would have come by and
found us. So I covered you and ran up the stairs to my room. No one
saw you. Well, unless you count that maid I scared as I entered
from the stairs. She was too busy trying to prevent herself from
having a heart attack to worry about your nakedness. By the time
she had caught her breath I had the door open and you inside. No
worries.”

“Wouldn’t waking me up have been a better
option?”

He began stroking my hand. “You were sleeping
so soundly.”

“And you didn’t want to risk me going home
instead.”

He smiled and for the first time ever I saw
vulnerability in Roman. He was afraid. Afraid I would have second
thoughts and leave him. Again.

I reached up and ran my hand through his hair
before kissing him. He wrapped his arms around me and I climbed
into his lap. I ended the kiss and laid my head on his chest while
he rested his chin on top.

“I love you, Sunshine. I have since the
moment I saw you. Of course I didn’t realize it that instant. It
took a good night without sleep to realize I couldn’t stop thinking
about you. I played back every movement, every word, every look we
shared that night. Finally I knew. You were the one person I
couldn’t live without. I never want to live without you.”

I lifted my head so I could look into his
eyes. “I’m sorry Roman.” Instantly his expression became guarded.
“I shouldn’t have left before. Lucian tried to tell me. It was
supposed to happen that way. I was supposed to live on. But I
didn’t want to hear it then. All I could think about was having to
outlive my children. I didn’t lie when I told you I forgave you.
Finding Tristan made me realize Lucian was right. I was where I was
supposed to be. You saved me from death and I saved Tristan. Now
you’ve saved him too. I owe you for everything.”

“You owe me nothing. I changed you for
myself. It was no wonder you hated me because of it.”

“I never hated you. How could I hate someone
I loved so much?”