Free Hunted, The Complete Edition: A Full-length Steamy Vampire Romance (New England Nightwalkers) by Chloe Cole Page A

need to,” he said. “But don’t jerk away from me.”
    She opened her mouth to agree, but all that came out was a choked groan as his hand came crashing down on her ass, hard. She tensed, but didn’t pull away from him or break from her posture.
    “Nice. That’s so nice, love,” he murmured. She’d barely caught her breath when the next slap came just as quick, twice as hard, in the same spot.
    She bit her lip and swallowed a grunt as the sting intensified.
    “You’re doing so well, Zara. I can’t wait to reward you.”
    She didn’t know what her reward would be, but the possibilities sent a gush of hot liquid to her center and she could feel it, slick between her thighs.
    The next three blows came back to back, without a second in between, and when he stopped, they were both breathing hard. Her backside was achy and hot but she’d never been so turned on.
    He paused, silent for a long moment before he laid his mouth on her ass in the spot that stung the most.
    She gasped and arched her back.
    Only five more to go and she didn’t know if that was a relief or a disappointment.
    She shivered at the thought, and then winced as his teeth nipped her ass cheek sharply.
    Her heart thrummed as she waited, breath bated, for what would come next. Would he tell her when, or—
    She yelped as the next blow fell. The sensation was like a web of fire ants along her bottom and she squirmed to get away from it.
    “Stay still, love,” he murmured, his tone gentle now. “Almost done. It will hurt less if you relax.”
    She pursed her lips and tried to let the tension flow from her body.
    Four more.
    The next was a doozy and she wondered if she could take any more as her throat began to ache with unshed tears. She waited, anticipating the next, when warm hands cupped her ass and massaged her. It hurt, but she stayed perfectly still, realizing that with every motion, his thumbs were moving closer and closer to that infernal ache between her thighs.
    “I know it hurts, love. But I wish you could see what I’m seeing. How beautiful it is. Your pussy, soaking wet, your ass wearing my mark.” Her ground the heel of his palm to her clit and she swallowed a scream as wave after wave of ecstasy rolled over her.
    “Ah, god,” she ground out, hips fluttering as the need to come came barreling down on her like tsunami. “Please, Gabriel, please don’t stop.”
    With the absence of sight, everything else was so much keener. The scent of his cologne mixed with the leather of the bench. The sound of his broken breaths that let her know he was as moved as she was by what was happening between them.
    Time seemed to stand still as his hand came whooshing through the air again, and right as he struck, something slid deep inside her. She let out a wail as he curled two fingers inward to ride against her g-spot in a soul-shattering caress.
    “Two more,” he muttered, his voice all grit now as he fucked her with his hand. Faster. Harder. Deeper.
    Crack .
    Crack.
    The searing pain on her ass barely registered as he laid his mouth on her cheek again, this time, gently exploring the burning welts there with the tip of his tongue.
    Any attempt to stay quiet and wait patiently until he gave her the go ahead blew away like dust in the wind as she ground backward against him, driving his fingers deeper, relishing the pleasure pain of it all.
    “I’m—I’m going to come. Please—“
    “Not yet, love. Listen to me,” he murmured, his lips blowing warm puffs of air on her sore bottom as she tried to focus. “Breathe deeply through your nose and out through your mouth.”
    She did as he told her, but he didn’t slow his movements. Those clever hands continued their torture and she began to sob softly as she tried desperately to fight the urge to climax.
    “Listen to my voice, love. You’ve been such a good girl. You want to please me, don’t you?”
    She nodded as his thumb snaked forward and swirled over her swollen clit.
    God, she