Free Curiosity by Marie Rochelle Page A

shoulders in a tumbled mess as if she’d just gotten out of bed after a night of wild sex.
    Devin would never forget how the fabric stretched across her full, tempting chest, making his mouth water for a little taste of them. Her smooth, mahogany skin practically taunted him to reach out and run his fingers down her bare arm to see if she felt like silk or satin.
    “Fuck!” The cursed flew from his mouth as his fangs started to descend from his gums.
    As much as he hated to admit it, his father was right about staying away from Krishell a while longer. He shouldn’t have come here until he had better control over himself. She didn’t have any idea who or what he was, and she definitely didn’t know her true connection to him.
    Devin couldn’t let her get near him… not while his impulses were so intense. She had no clue how long he had been searching for her. She didn’t have to do anything at all to make him wild for her. His yearning was already there in his body, pumping through his veins.
    This was one of the main reasons he made it a point of finding different techniques to steer clear of her no matter how much his body pushed him to do the opposite. He’d defied his father to find her, but now he did everything he could to stay away from her.
    After the near miss in the elevator, Devin learned rather swiftly what little control he had over his needs.
    Running his fingers through his thick hair, he prayed Krishell stayed away from him for one more day. The last day of satisfaction was the worst:the one day in a vampire’s life were all he wanted to do was find his chosen woman and declare her as his other half.
    His blood would be the hottest and his deepest desire would want to be fed until it was fulfilled. With everything in him, Devin knew he wouldn’t be able to stop until he made Krishell his forever. The hardest part would be convincing Krishell they belong together for a lifetime.
    No matter how badly the dark hold of satisfaction pushed him, he couldn’t allow himself to lose control the way he longed to, because he sensed innocence about her.
    Her virtuousness was a wonderful quality that he didn’t want a hand in destroying by moving too fast with her. He would fight this as long as he could, but the sight and smell of her were pushing him to limits he had never before encountered.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Two
     
    Krishell stood outside Devin’s door the following night, determined to get him to notice her. The time for games was over. She tugged at the hem of her short black skirt and then worked on pulling her shirt off her left shoulder a tiny bit more.
    Her best friend Ashlynn had taken her shopping for this outfit, swearing that any man who saw her in it would want to toss her over his shoulder and carry her off to bed for the rest of the night. Krishell hoped Ashlynn knew what she was talking about.
    She wanted Devin’s eyes to pop of his head when he opened the door and saw her standing there. She didn’t know what it was about her neighbor that made her act like this. She’d never gone after any other man this hard in the past. Actually, she was usually quite shy and nervous around good-looking men like Devin.
    Yet, when she first laid eyes on him, it was as if there was this invisible bond pulling her toward him. No matter how she tried to fight it, the connection was still there, shoving and pushing her not to give up on getting him.
    Shaking away the last of her nervous energy, she knocked on the door and hoped for the best. Even doubting she was the type of woman Devin graced with a second look, she wasn’t going to allow her tiny bit of insecurity to keep her from asking him out on a date.
    Minutes ticked by while she waited for him to answer, but nothing happened. Her confidence started to slip away as the wait got longer and even longer. She was already apprehensive about approaching him again, and this wasn’t helping it at all.
    What if he already had a