g, his tongue sweeping into my mouth

n't what sto

eeling that

ething deeper. Primal. Like every cell in my body was

. "Claiming takes time you don'

iss, both of us bre

, soundproofed, no windows. You'll hav

and followed David to a section of floo

nner, and a section of concrete slid aside,

pian. "I'll hold the

t yourself

rimly. "Been dead for three years.

that meant, Caspian pu

teel, a single room with a bed, a weapons cache, and nothin

oofed?"

ket. "They won't hear what happens in here, won't smell

red. "How long

ling that scarred chest again. "On how much you fig

u said I alre

a bite, Rielle. It's blood. Pain. Pleasure so intense you'll think you're dying. And then, when you'r

have been

hing else. Something dark and hungry tha

Caspian c

..

for you. And I

off. Then the pants. The borrowed clothes pooli

went molt

You're even more beaut

magine

"Saw you standing there in that ridiculous dress, trying so hard to be brave. And I knew..." His hand cupped my brea

's in

he bed. "It doesn't wait for permission.

ttress and I sat,

red," I

l everything more intensely. And I want you to feel everything, Rielle. Every thrust. Every

ed on my inner th

g. When I bite you, when my venom enters your bloodstream, it's going to feel l

en

e what I crave. And once it takes," his teeth grazed my skin. " there's no going back. You'll be mine until one of us die

selling this,"

burning, " it also means no one can hurt you without me knowing. No one can threaten you without signing their death warrant. You become

bout pl

d. So intense you might black out from it. And when you come," his finger traced through my wetness, "I'll feel it

me faster. "

pairs can barely stand to be apart. The bond craves closeness. C

e dependen

l crave your touch as much as you crave mine. Need your presence.

d. Loud enough to hear eve

ill working his fingers inside me. "Which means we

e, threatened for me, was now offering me

t," I

t prop

me yours. What

flared. "

trance. The piercing caught the dim light, and I felt a

I need to get my venom into you before they breach

odd

y i

derst

ward in one brutal st

ieran had never reached. The stretch burned, my body trying to accommodate h

't give me t

e, his hips slamming into mine with punishing force. Each thrust drove that

ake all of me. Show me yo

sts despite the overwhelming sensation. Pain and ple

feel incredible. So tight around m

ouldn't have

y d

gasped. "I'm

de my vision white out. "You don't come until I'm insid

the piercing adding pressure that should have hu

said. "C

ching around him as pleasure detonated in every nerve ending. I

groaned. "So fuck

down and b

a

p, and fire explod

nt. Deeper. Like liquid magma replacing my blood, burni

t help it. The pain

tense I could barely breathe. My body arched against

g, through the fire in my veins, through my screams that probably wou

en I f

ed. His absolute cer

sn't alone in my head anymore. Caspian was there, not reading my tho

felt

possessive pride at making me scream. The despera

as something darker. So

ess

and licked the wound

red against my ne

he

ond until I came again from just feeling him come. Both of us crying out,

y ended, we we

weight pressing me into the mattre

ou feel?"

I could feel his heartbeat against my chest. Could feel h

he venom takes about an hour to fully integrate. Until then, you're going to feel eve

ash, close

ed out of me, slowly, carefully, and I

n't k

and immediately

erved, catching me. "You're go

the vote of

ing weapons from the cache. "Stay here. Lock the door behind me. And w

ou don't c

the bond, and you should probably kill yourself before Marcus

ld respond,

ehind him with th

was

Marked.

terr