Surrendering: A Regent Vampire Lords Novel, Book #1 (24 page)

Abruptly a hunger hit her that was so painful, so severe, so undeniable, she knew it would mean certain death—
her death
—without Dev’s blood running through veins. She actually felt her incisors lengthen in anticipation.

She felt desperate. She felt terrified.

She felt empowered.

She was still sitting on Dev’s lap, his head buried in her neck. Going on what she could only later describe as instinct, she grabbed his hair with one hand and yanked his head backward and to the side, barely registering the surprised look on his face before she sank her teeth into his neck.

With the first drop of blood that passed her lips, she felt rapture like she’d never known. She knew this would be her life’s sustenance. Everything became clearer, sharper, crisper.

She felt strong.

Powerful.

Invincible.

Dev moaned in pleasure. He shifted their positions, so he was lying on his back and she riding his stiff cock. He held her head tightly to his neck with one hand and her hips in place with the other, as he ruthlessly thrust upwards into her wet, slick body.

“Christ, Kate,” he growled. He barely sounded human. Well…he wasn’t, was he?

Their pleasure mingled until she didn’t know where hers ended and his began. As they quickly fell over the precipice again together, their shared orgasm shattered them into a billion pieces. She had never known such ecstasy or eroticism even existed.

She felt a sharp tug on her scalp and heard Dev tell her to stop.

“Stop, baby. You’ve had enough.”

No. She didn’t want to stop. But as she was taking another pull, he grabbed her head with both hands and pulled more forcefully, extracting her teeth from his neck.

“Lick the puncture closed, my love.”

She had a single-minded focus. Blood. As she started back down toward his neck, he stopped her, forcing her to look at him.

“Kate, that’s enough. Lick the wound shut, love. Okay?” Her mind was in a haze. She heard him talking, heard the words he said, but the only thing that mattered in that moment was getting the sustenance that was being denied her. She was like a babe to her mother’s breast.

His blood was paradise. It was powerful. It was hers.

He shook her slightly. “Kate. Listen to me. If you take any more, you
will
hurt me. Is that what you want?”

Yes. No. No…she didn’t want to hurt him. But surely taking a bit more wouldn’t hurt such a strong vampire, would it?

He threw her to her back, restraining her. Keeping her from what was rightfully hers. Damn him! She began to struggle in earnest.

“Kate, love. This is a blood high that’s got you, baby. Shake it loose. You can fight it. Come back to me. Please.”

She wanted to heed his words. She wanted to, but she couldn’t. Something way beyond her control was pulling at her to take, take, take. A burst of strength flashed through her body and she lunged toward his beckoning flesh.

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hapter 40

Kate

She was crying. She looked beaten down, hopeless. Kate could actually feel Sarah’s despair run through her as though it were her own.

She saw Sarah get up and pace around the room. Her eyes didn’t look as dull as the last time she’d seen her. The crooks of her elbows were no longer bruised and she had different clothes on from the last time she’d seen her.

Kate felt utterly helpless. How was Sarah ever going to escape? Suddenly she remembered Olivia’s training and she felt a little less helpless. She pulled herself back from the scene at hand to study her surroundings closely.

White, nondescript walls. No windows. Metal framed, twin-sized bed with dingy yellow sheets. Concrete floor. Steel door, no handle on the inside. Security camera in the ceiling corner. Nothing else.

Crap! How was this going to help?
Concentrate Kate
. There has to be something here.

Kate shut her eyes and used all of her senses. Did she hear soft crying? She did, but when she opened her eyes, it wasn’t Sarah. Her crying had died to a few hiccups for now. There was someone else close by, in another room.

She closed her eyes again and listened hard. She heard the crying again, only louder this time. Kate concentrated on the source of the crying, willing herself to the source. The sobbing now sounded like it was right next to her. When she opened her eyes, she was in another room, exactly like the one Sarah was captive in, except this wasn’t Sarah.

It was another young woman. A natural blond, with the most beautiful baby blue eyes she had ever seen. And sweet Jesus, she was pregnant. About seven months, Kate thought.

Oh God.

She quickly looked around and found nothing that would help identify where these women were being held, so she closed her eyes yet again and concentrated, sending out all of her senses.

More quiet sobbing. She concentrated on that sound and like last time, was drawn to it. She found it belonged to yet another young woman, only this time she was not alone. Two very large, very scary men were forcibly taking her from her room.

Correction…
vampires
.

Kate froze. Yes she was invisible, but she didn’t know if vampires had different senses when it came to her kind. A few seconds ticked away and they didn’t appear to notice anything out of the ordinary. The girl was now crying hysterically, begging them to stop, as they dragged her from the room.

Kate followed.

They took her to the same surgical room she’d seen Sarah in a few nights ago. They strapped her to the same horrific table and injected her with the same IV fluid bag, which stopped her struggling after a minute. Several more vampires entered the room, lust clouding their faces. As gut wrenching as it was to know this girl was going to be violated by these animals, she had to do her job if she was going to help save their lives.

Before turning away from the horrific scene in front of her, she looked carefully at all of the vampires and memorized their faces, so she could describe them later. Next, she looked around the room for anything that could identify where they were being held.

She noticed a small window in the left corner of the room. She noted the window looked to be at about ground level, which meant the majority of this building was underground. Excitement bubbled in her. She went to the window and, though it was dark outside, her senses were sharpened, so she could easily make out an old, decrepit barn, complete with a windmill and a forest of trees in the background.

She also noted the nearly full moon was off to the left and hope that would help give her placement of this spot. She felt herself awakening, so she took one last look around the room to see if she thought anything else would help before she was pulled away. She so wished she could prevent what was occurring in front of her, but couldn’t and couldn’t bear to watch it unfold either.

She closed her eyes and willed herself back to Sarah. She was now lying in bed with her eyes closed. She pushed all of the hope and calmness within her toward Sarah.

I’ll be back as soon as I can, Sarah
.
You’re not alone.

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hapter 41

Kate

Kate woke with a start.
Sarah
.

The dream with Sarah was so vivid and she wanted to tell Dev about it as soon as possible so she wouldn’t forget one, minute detail.

She tried to sit up, but couldn’t. Restraints held her wrists and ankles.

“What the—?”

Panic rose as she tried frantically to escape, but she quickly pushed it down. Panicking wouldn’t do a damn thing to get her loose. She was good and securely hog-tied.

What happened? Why was she tied down? Where was she? Her eyes roamed around her dark surroundings, but she could see with full clarity, as if it were daylight. Just like in her dream with Sarah.

She forced herself to take stock of her surroundings. She was in a small room with nothing in it but four walls and the hard surface she was lying on. The door was closed. Oh God! Had the evil vampires discovered her after all?

She began to struggle in earnest. She felt power humming beneath her skin, like a strong electrical current, but as strong as she felt she couldn’t break free. She called out for Dev.

Dev. It all came rushing back. Making love and…
oh shit
. As she remembered taking his blood, a severe hunger hit her hard and fast, followed closely by shame. She couldn’t stop taking his blood and if he would come to her now, it mortified her further to admit she wasn’t sure she’d be able to restrain herself again. She sucked ass as a mate already.

How could she do that to him? She loved him. She would do anything for him. Anything to protect him. Her lover. Her mate. Were they actually bonded now? Had she ruined that with her lack of control?

She felt him before he entered the room. Felt his anguish. She could hear his strong heartbeat. Hear the sweet sound of lifeblood rushing through his veins. She groaned and closed her eyes.

He opened the door and stepped through, locking eyes…never looking away. His expression was unreadable. Holy hell…he was so very sexy in his body-hugging black jeans and black cotton T-shirt stretched tightly across his broad chest and biceps. A severe desire to mount his cock and sink her teeth into his neck assailed her. She disgusted herself.

“I’m sorry Dev,” she whispered.

He didn’t speak, didn’t make any apologies for restraining her, just walked slowly toward her. He should leave her here forever. Probably a good idea, as the hunger quadrupled the second he walked in.

She had to give him an out, so she rushed to speak before he did.

“I understand if you want a divorce already. I did try to kill you, after all.” She turned her head, breaking eye contact. She knew what was coming, and while she couldn’t bear to be let go by this beautiful, sexy creature, she didn’t want to see the look on his face when he told her to get out. She would try to retain a little dignity. But she would tell him of her latest dream before she left.

“You told me you understood.” His voice was a little hard and right next to her.

“Understood what?” She still couldn’t make eye contact with him.

Instead of answering, he ran his finger lightly down the inside of her arm. She was dressed in a strappy, bright blue silky nightgown that hit mid-thigh. The expensive outfit was quite a contrast to the bleak surroundings she found herself in. Dev must have put her in it, because she didn’t own such an exquisite piece of lingerie and the last she remembered, she was naked riding his cock. He’d bought her so many beautiful things this week to replace all that was left at her apartment.

At his touch, her nipples pebbled to hard points, which were visible through the thin material. Her body immediately readied itself for him, as it always did whenever he was around. His gaze and finger traveled to circle the closest nub and she closed her eyes in pleasure. All thoughts of anything else vanished.

She could feel his desire, mingling with hers. For the first time since he walked in, she realized what a vulnerable position she was in. She was restrained, wearing little clothing and her new vampire mate was standing beside her, touching her erotically. God help her, but she wanted more. She was so very turned on.

“You can never leave me, love. Nor I, you. That’s what forever means. I thought I made that clear before we bonded.”

She sucked in a breath when Dev leaned down and bit her nipple—
hard
—through her negligee, before sucking gently to soothe the hurt he’d inflicted.

“Ahhhnn…more
.” She couldn’t form the words, but she didn’t want him to stop. Even if this was the last time he touched her.

In one smooth swipe, he ripped the nightgown from her body, the back half left underneath her still-restrained torso. He caressed her now bared breasts, testing the weight in his hands.

“Forever, Kate. I’ll always give you what you want, my love. I’ll always give you what you need.”

“I want you. I need you, Dev.” It was the agonizing truth. She’d never wanted or needed anyone more. She felt like a completely different person than she was just a week ago. It was exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.

He shed his clothes in seconds. After he’d climbed on the hard surface, his head faced her feet and he carefully straddled her face, his erect cock bobbing just inches away from her mouth. She could barely remember to breathe when he grabbed his beautiful member and slowly began to stroke it, so close to her lips, yet so far away. She wanted to lick the pre-cum off the tip. She wanted him to sink that purple, swollen bulbous head between her lips so she could suck him to completion. Correction…she
craved
it.

He chuckled, lowering his head to her opened and bare pussy. With his other hand he opened her nether lips, tested her readiness.

“You are so wet for me, my love. That’s so very sexy.” His low voice reverberated in hot waves over her body.

He speared his tongue into her wet, slick channel. Over and over. He pushed her to the edge, pulling back again and again, denying her the orgasm she so desperately wanted.

She tried to push her hips closer to his mouth and raise her head to capture his manhood between her lips, but her restraints kept her from moving like she wanted. She needed him to let her come. She was beyond frustrated.