Aiden's Betrayal (9 page)

A whimper escaped as he pulled back, leaving her empty, until he latched onto her
and sucked. Her hands fisted the sheets and her head thrashed back and forth while his mouth taunted her.

About to come, she prayed he didn’t quit. Shifting his hands, her breath caught until a thick finger pushed deep, filling her.

“Please.”

With his mouth still latched to her swollen clit, his growl vibrated her over the edge. Her body tensed, growing tight as her muscles quivered. A scream tore from her as
her orgasm left her body bucking uncontrollably against his mouth. He never stopped but let her ride wave after wave until she stilled against him.

“
Wow.” She didn’t know what else to say. What did you say after experiencing the most explosive orgasm ever?

Aiden pulled his mouth away as his finger slipped out of her. Her body jerked when his finger spread her release around her over-sensitive sex. Unable to move away from the sensation and not wanting to, she opened her eyes when the bed creaked from his weight as he climbed above her.

At some point he removed his clothes letting his very hard, and very impressive length press against her entrance without a barrier. He teased her as he slid the thick head up and down her slit.

Looking up, he squeezed his eyes shut and pressed his mouth together. She gasped when his eyes popped open to show raw need.
The same exact need eating through her body.

“
If you want me to stop, tell me now.” His words shocked her more than the strain in his voice.

Shaking her head
, she gripped his ass and pulled him forward. “I need this as much as you. I want this.” Nothing could stop this from happening. “Wait! What about protection?”

“
I can’t catch any disease or give you anything,” he spoke through clenched teeth, his face drawn back in pain as he held himself in place.

“
Can you get me pregnant?”

His nod caused her heart to stop.
“I don’t have a condom but I’m sure someone has one somewhere in this damn house.”

As he pulled away, Elle had to bite her lip to keep from whimpering. She watched him start toward the door without his clothes.
“You’re going out there like that?”

She giggled when he looked down.

“Shit!” Pulling on his pants, Aiden moved over to her then kissed her. “You stay ready for me.”

Elle fanned herself unsuccessfully with her hand.
What had Anya gotten her into?

Chapter Twelve

Tucking his straining and extremely frustrated cock between his stomach and
waistband of his jeans, Aiden hurried through Sanctuary trying to find someone who could help. Not caring about stealth, his feet slapped against the floor. His mission; find a condom. He had no plans of failing.

He shoved his hand through his hair. Why the hell didn’t he think about getting her pregnant? Maybe because he
’d been too damn busy trying to bury himself inside her tight, warm, wet pussy. He groaned and couldn’t hide anxiousness as Ethan stepped from his room.

Grabbing Ethan’s shoulders unsuspectingly, Aiden nearly shoved him into the wall with his excitement.
“I need a condom.”

Ethan’s shocked expression turned into his
signature annoying goofy ass grin.

“
It’s about damn time.” Ethan slapped him on the shoulder then his smile dimmed. “I don’t have condoms. Jodi’s on birth control.” He shrugged his shoulders. “Hate the damn things anyway.”

Well, shit! He didn’t give Ethan another thought as he shoved him away to stalk toward Drake's room.
Banging against Drake's door as loud as he could. Aiden didn’t care who heard.

The red door swung open to reveal a sleepy
, pissed off Drake, his Mohawk going every direction.

“
What the fuck do you want? It sure as hell better be good to be waking me up.”

“
I need a damn condom and no one in this house seems to have one.” Aiden growled at him.

Drake laughed.
“I’m happy you’re getting some but I don’t have a condom.”

Boots thumping against the floor caused Aiden and Drake to look down the hall. Julian walked toward them and he didn’t look any happier than anyone else in Sanctuary.

“What the hell is all the noise about? I was about to get some sleep when I heard the banging.” Julian crossed his arms over his chest, one white brow lifted as he waited for one of them to answer.

“
Aiden needs a condom and I'm all out.” Drake had the same goofy grin as Ethan.

Aiden felt his chest and cheeks heat under their probing gazes and his situation only got worse when Lena hurried toward them.

“Ethan doesn’t have one either,” Aiden groaned, his cock now completely deflated.

“
I have some,” Julian and Lena announced simultaneously.

Looking between them, Aiden didn’t know which
confession shocked him more. Julian hadn’t taken a woman, to Aiden’s knowledge, in a long time. And Lena had eyes for only one person.

“
What? A girl can’t have a sex life?” Lena stomped to her room and came back a minute later to find the three men standing in the same shocked state. She threw the opened box at Aiden and left without another word.

Drake slapped Aiden on the shoulder as he smiled at them both.
“This has been quite a show, but I’m going back to bed.”

Aiden nodded at Julian and took off back to his room and to
the naked woman in his bed.

Finally at his room, Aiden shoved the door open and stalked to his bed. Her breathing even, he knew she'd fallen asleep. How long had he been gone? Thinking about last night, he realized
it only stood to reason she was exhausted.

Letting out an exasperating breath, Aiden dropped the box of condoms
and climbed into bed, pulling her naked body into his. If they weren’t having sex, then he wouldn’t go without holding her close for the rest of the morning.

****

An hour before sundown, Aiden woke to find Elle curled into his chest. He wanted to give her a good wake up call, but now wasn’t the time. He knew he'd failed getting out of bed without waking her when she spoke, her voice filled with sleep.

“
Don’t go. It’s not time to get up is it?”

He leaned down to kiss her.
“It’s okay. The night before was long and eventful. This will be over soon.”

She nodded and watched him
dress. Damn it, he never realized having a woman watch him dress would be so damn erotic or maybe he was just that damn horny.

“
I'll be back, I promise.” He walked out of the room wanting to kiss her but he knew he'd never leave if he did.

In the training room, Aiden strapped himself with his two favorite daggers, a Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol, and a sword sheathed on his back. Going after his cousin would be no small feat and
Aiden prepared accordingly.

Collin and Lena left right at nightfall as ordered and Gregory followed suit
shortly thereafter. The time had come for Aiden to leave and his feet turned into lead. His feelings toward Elle were too strong. Feeling protective of her, he didn’t want to leave Elle alone with anyone. Not even his prince.

Aiden needed to check on Anya so Elle wouldn't worry about her friend.
Aiden felt confident of her friend's safety because there hadn’t been a body found. Yet.

The clubs would be the first place everyone
would check, but Aiden knew better. Nicolas was way too smart. He’d know the clubs were off limit. The only choice Aiden had was turning to Nicolas’ favorite method of getting around. Rooftops made moving through the city easier as long as they kept humans from seeing them.

On top of one of the largest structures,
Aiden kept his gaze zoned to every movement around him. The smell of car fumes drifted into his nose, streetlights changed, and horns blew. But Aiden only cared about finding Nicolas.

How did this happen? Carefree and full of life, Aiden never doubted his cousin would make it until he found his mate. Even if his cousin joked of never settling down, Aiden knew
Nicolas truly wanted a mate of his own.

Peer
ing over the edge into the street proved to be pointless and netted nothing but punk kids smoking in alleys and homeless people sleeping or begging for money. Aiden ignored the humans walking on the streets below and moved to the edge on the backside of the building. He didn’t need a damn audience as he jumped across to the next roof.

He couldn’t jump as far as Nicolas, but the buildings stood close enough for him to manage. After jumping the twelfth building, he grew tired
. There was still no sign of Nicolas. Resting for only a moment, Aiden tried to think of anywhere else he could look.

Loose pebbles crunched under heavy boots. Aiden jumped up
and spun with his daggers exposed. Nicolas stood before him not looking his best with his clothes ripped in places, probably from where he fought with Gregory.  He had no weapons as he held his hands up.

“
Hello, cousin,” Nicolas said.

****

“Quit biting your nails, he’ll be fine.” Jodi spoke with confidence, but worry covered her face.

Elle dropped her hand and glanced around at all of the computers. Ethan had surveillance everywhere
both in and outside the home.

“
I didn’t realize how much danger he was in. I remember my mom staying up late waiting on my dad to get home.” Elle missed them so much. Tears blurred her vision.

“
What did your dad do?” Ethan asked as his fingers flew across keys without ceasing.

“
He was a cop. He’d just gotten a promotion to detective when he was murdered.” She paused as she stopped herself from sobbing. Crying in front of strangers didn’t suit her. “They thought whomever killed my family was some criminal he put away, but they never found the killer. I always knew the truth, no matter how many doctors my grandparents sent me to. I kept up with trying to convince everyone until eventually I lied and pretended I didn’t believe in vampires anymore.”

“
Oh Elle, I’m so sorry for your loss.” Tears in her eyes, Jodi jumped up and hugged Elle. “How about I give you a tour to take your mind off things?”

After her parent's death
Elle thought vampires to be evil, the devil's minions, yet now she stood before a vampire who cried for her. Man if her whole view on life hadn’t changed in twenty-four hours. Elle nodded then followed Jodi out.

“
Obviously that was Ethan’s play area. I swear I think he loves that room more than me sometimes.” Jodi laughed.

Ethan come running out of the room
at that exact moment and gave Jodi the most passionate kiss Elle had ever seen in person as she watched sparks explode around them.

Then she
twisted her hands together and turned her gaze away, feeling like she should leave them alone. While Aiden kissed her with more passion than anyone else ever had, she didn’t think he was looking for a life-long relationship.

“
Don’t ever say that again. You know I love you and my ‘toys’ the same.” Laughing, Ethan kissed her on the forehead then went back to his chair.

“
How long have you been a vampire?” Jodi acted and spoke more modern, but so did many of the others.

“
Since nineteen sixty-four and I’ve loved every minute of it. Some things can be irritating. Like how all the men will nearly smother you with the overprotective genes they all seem to carry. I love them all as family, but sometimes I just want to scream at them to let me go shopping on my own.” She shot a quick grin at Elle. “I’ve done that. They make me laugh, though.”

Elle could see the love and happiness in the way Jodi’s eyes jumped with excitement as she spoke about the men and Lena.
“When were the others turned?”

“
Oh, the others weren’t turned. They were all born vampires.” She opened a door and walked into a huge dining area.

Looking around at the large table
, Elle saw at least twenty chairs. “How many people live here?”

“
You’ve met everyone so far. But Julian’s convinced more of the others will meet their mates like Ethan and I did so we could grow. It's taking a while for that to happen.” Jodi walked around the table toward another door. “We don’t eat here much, but sometimes I can manage to round them all up for a good meal. They meet here other times.”

Elle’s stomach turned. Imagining what kind of meal Jodi talked about made her feel sick.

Jodi slapped her lightly on the arm. “Not that kind of meal. Sheesh! We’re not monsters. We eat human food just like you. We don’t need it as much since blood is our main source of survival, but we still need it.”

Thank God! Elle didn’t think she could handle the thought of a few humans being drained on the kitchen table.
Come to think of it, she hadn’t seen another human in their home. “Where do you get blood?”