Haulcon's Revenge (16 page)

Unable to resist tasting her deeply, he held her right thigh as he moved to the side of her sex and sank his fangs into her femoral artery. He drank liberally as he allowed his serum to flood into her body as well, to provide sustenance to their unborn child.

Once again her moaning started, becoming louder as he fed his body with her blood until she came a second time.

With a final burst of his serum into her body he retracted his fangs and licked the twin punctures to ensure they sealed and healed.

Needing to be inside of her in a more intrinsic way, he rose until they were eye to eye again. “Open to me.”

“
Yes.” She parted her thighs wide.

Taking hold of his member, he guided his cock into her wet pussy. Loving the feel of her tight slick flesh giving way to his entry. He kept his tempo slow this time. There was no need to rush.

He pulled out and slipped in deeper.

Adair didn’t break eye contact with him, she kept her focus locked with his even as she sighed and moaned at the gradual rhythm.

Groaning, he relished the sensations. This was what he missed the last time. When they were in the forest, his need for her had been so overpowering it had driven him mindlessly. At that time he only wanted to be deep inside her when he came. This time he was looking forward to the full ride and experience.

“
You feel so good inside me, Haulcon.”

“
Wrap your legs around me.”

When she did, he gave a final thrust and seated himself all the way in. His gut clenched at the mind-blowing sensation. Valf males were sensitive along every inch of their cock. So, the feel of her hot, snug pussy had him shaking from his core out.

Kissing her deeply, he began to glide his shaft along her walls.

Gathering her in his arms, he was cautious not to hurt her with his strength, but he wanted her close.

They each took and gave pleasure.

When he felt the quakes begin in her body, he increased his pace. The power of his thrusts became stronger. He allowed her cries of satisfaction to be his guide, to tell him if he was taking her too roughly.

When she pulled her mouth away and tossed her head back screaming her orgasm something broke inside of him. Giving in to the demands of his passion, he pistoned his hips forward hard and fast.

She imbedded her nails hard into his shoulder, as she met him one thrust after another.

“
Don’t stop… Yes, Haulcon!”

The seductive urging of her voice, tossed him over the edge of sanity and into pleasure’s ravine. Growling, he emptied his seed into her.

“
More,” she called out as she shoved against his chest.

Not needing recovery time, his cock still stiff inside of her, he allowed her the lead. He rolled to his back and watched as she straddled him. His heart thumped wildly with excitement as he watched the sensual beauty of her abandonment. His fangs lengthened and serum dripped from them. This woman was his mate and he desired to keep the connection between them on so many levels.

Her head was tossed back, her hair spilling over her shoulders, showcasing the arch of her neck and the jostling of her large breasts. Adair swiveled her hips down on him, with a boldness he wished she carried when they were outside of bed. He wanted her to see the same beauty in herself that he observed. That beauty that stole his breath every time.

With every bounce of her hips, he arched up to her and pressed his cock to the hilt.

Haulcon, I need more.
Tilting her head down, she looked at him with a gaze dark with passion.

Take what you need. I’m here with you.

I can’t.
She ground her hips, rotating them against him as shivers raced through her.

Why?

I…I…
Even in her thoughts she hesitated.

However he knew why. It was her complete surrender she would have to give. There was no doubt in his mind that Adair understood that in yielding to him totally, it was a full commitment that would place her and their unborn child on valf territory.

He would allow her the benefit of verbalizing the decision on her own, even though he would not have left the human city without her.

“
What, Adair,” he urged.

“
Drink from me. Feed from me. Make me your mate.” She tilted her head to the side and offered him her neck.

If she were valf at this moment they would bite each other in a blood bond exchange. However, she would have his serum flowing through her veins and it would leave them no less connected.

He sat up, slipped his arms around her waist and cupped her round, firm ass. Licking the side of her neck, he tasted the salty/sweet flavor of her flesh as he inhaled the wild hibiscus scent.

Meeting her gaze, he told her, “You are mine, Adair. Now and always. Where I am you will be.”

She slid her fingers through his hair and cupped the back of his head. “Yes.”

Needing to hear nothing else, he pierced the side of her neck and sealed their bond as he made love to his woman.

Chapter Eight

“
How is it that this room isn’t filled with the musty scent of sex?”

“
The valf naturally have a chemical in their body that rejuvenates and regenerates us. It not only keeps us cleansed but allows us to heal very rapidly.”

“
Like when you were wounded in the woods.” She glanced up at him. “I could have only been out for hours, but when I came to you were completely healed from the man I saw bound to the forest floor.”

“
Most of my nature did that, however, your blood also helped. Sorry I need so much. Luckily most of the silver from the blade had bled out of me along with my blood.”

She lay against the massive chest of her man/valf and listened to the sound of his heartbeat. Until that moment she hadn’t even known they possessed a beating heart, she thought of valfs as the mythical vampires that played out in the movies.

“
My heart beats for you.” He caressed her spine.

This mindreading stuff will take some getting used to.

You will get used to it. We have the rest of our lives.
His fingers danced along her spine until they arrived at her ass and cupped her there.

She moaned. She couldn’t believe that as much sex as they’d had in the last few hours, her body would crave more.

“
It is—”

“
Your essence. I know.”

He chuckled, his body shaking beneath hers.

“
Do you want to talk about why you were out there like that in the first place?” She propped her chin on her palm and balanced her elbow on his chest.

His hand never stopped stroking her ass. But, he was quiet for a long time. Even his thoughts were silent.

She wondered if there was a way he was blocking her from reading them.

“
You don’t have to tell me if it makes you uncomfortable.”

“
Any time one valf plots against another and his entire clan it is uncomfortable to speak off. We protect one another.”

Her heart ached with the pain his was feeling. She knew that because of their connection she could now feel his emotions just as intensely as if they were her own.

“
I’m sorry they hurt you.” She placed a kiss in the center of his well-muscled chest.

He squeezed her against him. “I am Alpha of my clan.”

“
Does that mean you are in charge?”

“
Yes. I’m the leader of my people.”

“
How did that come about? Do you all hold elections like we do for president?” His people and their way of life fascinated her.

“
No. The position is usually inherited.” With his free hand he stroked her cheek and brushed her lips.

Sticking her tongue out, she licked the tip of his finger as it passed.

Growling, he asked, “Do you want to talk my mate or have more pleasure?”

Tough choice.
Her body ached for him.

He chuckled.

“
Let’s finish talking. For now.” She traced an invisible design along his chest. “Was your father the prior Alpha?”

“
No. He was not. You will meet my parents.”

“
I do not understand then. Did your previous Alpha not have any offspring?”

He sighed and sat up.

She could feel the tension in his body. Sitting up with him, she placed a hand on his thigh. “Talk to me, Haulcon.”

Those moss green eyes of his met hers. “Do you remember when we were in the wolf den and you asked me if I was the Alpha how is it that I was treated in such a way by my people?”

“
Yes.” Everything about their first meeting was ingrained deep into her memory, and her belly too, evidence of their child she carried.

“
Well, that is the problem that comes when an Alpha’s son or daughter is…shall we say a ‘bad seed’.”

“
Oh. So, I take it the person that should have been the next in line was not worthy of the position.”

“
Correct.” He inhaled and held it for a moment, staring off toward one of her walls but truly not seeing it. After he exhaled, he continued, “Ridok, our former Alpha, had only one child, Jacin. However, since we were all small and in training everyone in the clan could clearly see Jacin lacked compassion for anything or anyone besides himself.”

He paused. “He’d torture animals. We feed off them and even kill them at times for sustenance, but we are taught to end a life quickly, causing minimal pain.” Haulcon’s brows were drawn tight as if seeing old memories play out in his mind. “That wasn’t Jacin. He would do things like remove all the animal’s limbs and watch it flop around, bleed to death. Things like that. Humans were off limits to us. Over the centuries our kind has learned to keep to our area and allow the humans their’s.”

“
That seems fair.”

His gaze met hers. “It was at one time. However, I will admit that in the last fifty years it has become harder and harder. Our area, food source and things have been depleted. At one point we had acres and acres to run free, hunt and lead our way of life, but humans are greedy. They have taken more and more of our land. Killed off more and more wild game.”

Adair knew what he was saying was true. There were several organizations established to save the Rain Forests, Trees and stop the killing of endangered species. “So, what are you all going to do?”

“
We will learn to adapt and survive.”

“
I take it Jacin didn’t agree with that theory?”

He pulled her along his side as if he couldn’t stand not touching her. She didn’t mind and went willingly, admitting to herself that she enjoyed his attention.

“
No. Jacin thought that we should start to take back from humans. Take over and make them subject to us, the more dominant species.”

“
Whoa! Kill humans and move into the cities?” She leaned back.

“
Yes.” He didn’t hesitate. “He held the belief that once Ridok passed he would take his rightful position as Alpha and stir the pack in the direction he thought best. But before Ridok passed he declared me his heir. I was his second in command.”

“
A wise choice.” She snuggled against him again.

“
Ridok was wise. He’d expressed to me many times about his concerns with Jacin. Ridok himself said his son’s soul was tainted. He died at one hundred and forty-five sunsets. One of the longest reigning Alphas.”

Hearing the age of the valf that died saddened her. It wasn’t until that moment that she realized in another forty or fifty years she would pass away, but Haulcon would continue to go on living. Possibly take another mate.