Free EMBRACE THE DARK (The Blood Rose Novella Series) by Caris Roane Page B

After he’d pulled the sheet from its moorings and cleaned his face, he rose up over her. “Am I presentable?”
    She lifted her brows. “Oh, you mean do you have my blood on your chin or lips? Not much that I can detect.”
    “Good. It can be distressing if you’re not used to it.”
    Her expression softened and she lifted a hand to his face, caressing him. He leaned into her palm and kissed her.
    “You are so thoughtful,” she said.
    He leaned down and kissed her, savoring her swollen lips, the taste of her mouth, how she moaned as he thrust his tongue. He loved kissing her.
    Oh, that vibrating tongue. My, God.
    He drew back, then rolled his hips and she arched her back, just as he knew she would. She was right with him, caught in the same level of pleasure. Even where his pelvis touched hers, his skin vibrated against hers.
    He knew exactly what he wanted to do and he began a slow steady drive, his cock vibrating deep inside her. He held her gaze as she planted her hands on his shoulders. She tried to match his thrusts but he said, “Allow me.” Then he smiled.
    She lifted her brows but settled back against the sheet and let him do the work. He began to increase his speed and when she finally understood his intention, she said, “Oh, Gerrod, this is going to feel very good.”
    He nodded. He even smiled again.
    He went faster. He held back, something he could do because he’d lived as long as he had. All those realm-based waves of energy strengthened the faster he thrust into her.
    She arched and panted now, right on the edge again.
    Gerrod, oh, God, oh, God. He felt her body gripping and tugging at him, preparing. She was very wet and each thrust was a smooth glide in and out of her.
    Faster.
    Faster.
    She thrashed her head back and forth now.
    Then he gave her the real treat and sped up so that he moved as only a vampire could move, with a lightning speed that stroked her just right.
    She came screaming again, the vibrations nearly a roar now through his body. He couldn’t hold back any longer. He began to release into her, pleasure streaking the length of his cock again and again as he came. Ecstasy had a new meaning. He looked down at her, watching her writhe, and still he came, as though he could pump into her forever.
    Finally, he began to ease back and slow his rhythm. His breathing was labored and bit by bit his hips relaxed.
    A few moments later she began to settle as well, and her eyes didn’t roll around quite so much.
    So good, her voice drifted through his head.
    Yes.
    He collapsed on her, staying inside her and rubbing his hands over her arms. She moved them stretching straight out. She kissed his neck and face. She kissed his lips and thanked him.
    But he recalled that he had lost a sense of how much blood he had taken. So he lifted slightly and looked her over carefully. Her face had a rosy hue, not even a hint of paleness, she just looked well and beautifully used. “Do you feel all right? Are you dizzy at all?”
    “You look worried.”
    “I wasn’t certain how long I took from your vein. I just want to make sure you’re all right.”
    She smiled. “My heart feels perfect now.” She sighed over and over.
    He relaxed then kissed her in return and licked her neck, both sides. He slid his fingers through hers and squeezed both hands at the same time. She wrapped her legs around the backs of his thighs, rubbing up and down, letting her feet glide down his legs then back up.
    All the movement felt good to his hyper-sensitive cock, which remained half erect and content in the depth of her well. His heart reached for her, longing for her to stay in his bed forever.
    If only she could, but he knew better. For now, however, he would savor her soft fair skin, the light rosemary scent of her, the way she continued to sigh and coo in her contentment.
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    The next afternoon, Abigail awoke feeling melded to Gerrod’s bed. Her eyelids were heavy but not in a bad way. She was just so damn