Free Bloodstorm (Heart of a Vampire) by Amber Kallyn

sparked with heat, and his hands dropped to his sides. The clothed dangled limp and forgotten.
    Shane took a step toward her. His magnetism called and she edged closer. She couldn’t look away from his golden gaze. Those eyes pulled her deeper into an abyss she wasn’t sure she could get out of. Wasn’t sure she wanted to just yet.
    The image of him in all his powerful glory flashed through her mind. It made her burn. Because now he stood before her as a man and nothing else.
    One who wanted her.
    The distance between them rapidly diminished, until she stood in front of Shane, staring up into his face, feeling unaccustomedly vulnerable.
    Part of her wanted to run. She should. This thing between them was impossible. His eyes darkened as if he read her mind yet again. He stepped even closer. She shook at the delicious thought that if she ran, he would only catch her.
    Her heart thumped, blood pulsed from head to toe.
    Shane let the clothing drop to the floor and reached to brush a lock of hair from her face. Niki gasped as heat blazed where he touched her.
    He leaned closer, pressing his lips against hers. Hot, smooth.
    Shane licked the corner of her mouth, then delved inside. He tasted of smoky spice. She flicked her tongue against his.
    He groaned, wrapping his arms around her and pulled her against his hard, muscled body. Niki ran her hands up his sides, over his back.
    His fist clenched in her long hair and he tipped her head back. Shane nipped along her jaw. He traced a hot, wet line down her pulse, her collar bone. The scruff on his face rasped against the swell of her breast and Niki nearly jumped as need flared.
    She moaned, pressing against him as he eased his hardness between her thighs.
    He slid his palm over her shoulder, to her side, cupped her breast. Her nipples pebbled, throbbing for his touch. He flicked a thumb over one and she nearly cried out at the shooting pleasure. She leaned into his touch as his breath caressed the valley between her breasts.
    Heat and need were driving her crazy.
    “ Boss?” a voice called.
    Shane slowly drew back, gazing at her with hooded eyes. “I’ll be out in a minute,” he replied, his voice rough.
    The guy cleared his throat and the door clicked shut.
    “ We can’t do this,” Niki whispered through the desire clouding her mind.
    “ Not here, anyway.” He grinned. “Unless you need help changing?” His voice was so hopeful, she was able to relax a bit, though he kept her tight against him.
    “ Is this your way of talking me into working with you?”
    “ Absolutely not.”
    “ Good. Because if we can’t keep our hands off each other, I’ll have to say no.”
    He slowly let her go and stepped back. Grabbing the clothes from the floor, he held them out. “Well, now, Ma’am. I think I can behave myself. Can you?”
    Shane whistled a light tune as he walked out of the locker room.
    Confused, dazed, and slightly afraid of how he made her feel, Niki took a quick shower, then dressed.
    Pain lingered from the deep scratches, but overriding it was a heaviness in her breasts and between her thighs that craved the sheriff. Maybe it was the fight, the lingering adrenaline. Otherwise, she would have been able to resist him.
    That had to be it.
    She needed to eat to finish healing. That was making her feel a bit lightheaded and weak. It was just this set of circumstances that made her lust so uncontrollable. She’d make sure it didn’t happen again. But first, she had to face the damnable, confusing sheriff again.
    She headed down the hall to the front area, slowing when she heard Shane and his deputy talking.
    “ ... the wolves?” Chase asked.
    “ I’ll be talking to Beider later today.”
    “ I don’t envy you that. The Alpha’s an ass.”
    Shane chuckled. “You’re coming with me.”
    Chase groaned.
    Niki stepped from the hall. Both men’s gazes jerked to her. “What?”
    “ Nothing,” Shane softly said. “Ready?”
    Niki shrugged and left the station.