She stared at the fangs denting his lower lip. “You won’t. I know we can’t do that because I’m drinking your blood.”

“It would bond us.”

Her heart wrenched in her chest. It would ruin his future. She understood that. He wasn’t about to flee his clan, and taking her as his mate would leave him no other choice. His family would never accept her if they stayed. The others would probably stand in line to take turns tearing her apart a piece at a time too. She wasn’t well liked as a human. She’d be flat-out hated as a suckhead.

“You won’t bite. The urge won’t be there.”

“You have no damn idea, Kira.” He glanced at her throat for a heartbeat.

She held her breath, searching his eyes. He didn’t look away or try to hide his emotions from her. “You do want to bite me?”

He licked his lips and showed her his fangs. “I’ve always wanted to. It’s another reason I stayed away.”

Her heart hammered faster. Raw emotion almost choked her. Lorn wanted to bite her. It meant he did have feelings for her. She clutched him tighter, feeling emotionally torn. She wanted to be his mate but it would destroy him. “Do you want me to turn around again? You could take me from behind and keep your mouth away from my neck.”

He grinned. “You think that’s the only place I could bite, or the only reason I’d want to put my lips anywhere near you?”

It took her a second to recover from imaging his mouth on various parts of her. “Probably not.”

“Let me go and lie back. I want to do this right.”

“There is no wrong way.”

“Lay back, Kira.” His tone softened even more. “We’d better do this nice and slow. Keep your hands to yourself.”

“Why?”

His humor vanished and his expression sobered. “I can’t lose control. I’m right on the edge. I’m barely hanging on.”

“To what?”

“Restraint.” He glanced down between her legs and his nostrils flared. “You’re wet and ready. I just want inside you.”

“I don’t need foreplay. I want you too.”

“Fuck.” He shoved forward, his chest hitting hers, and he came down on top of her. His weight pinned her flat and he braced some of it on his bent arm next to her rib cage. He used his other hand to grip behind her knee, jerking her leg up and spreading her thighs wider apart. He settled his hips between them. The feel of his stiff, thick cock pressing against her pussy sent her heart into overdrove as it pounded.

“Forgive me,” he rasped.

He wiggled his hips just a tiny bit and then he was pushing forward, entering her.

Kira threw back her head and as much as she wanted to watch his face, her eyes closed. The feel of being entered, stretched, and taken by Lorn had her moaning in pleasure.

He snarled and lowered his mouth next to her ear. “You’re so damn wet and tight. Tell me if I hurt you.”

She managed a nod and slid her arm around his neck, still gripping his arm with her other hand. Her nails dug into him but she kept aware of the pressure so she didn’t break skin. Lorn breached her totally, not stopping until he was all in. He felt really big and impossibly hard. He froze there, the two of them completely joined.

“Don’t stop.”

He nuzzled his cheek against hers. “I couldn’t if I tried. You feel perfect. I’m just enjoying it.”

She turned her head and tried to kiss him. Lorn jerked back a little to stay out of her reach and she opened her eyes. He stared at her and slightly shook his head.

“I’ll bite. I can’t.”

Sex without kissing. Part of her was disappointed. “Okay.”

She could feel his heartbeat. His cock seemed to have a pulse of its own, sheathed inside her body. The fit was pretty tight and she’d never felt as close to anyone else as she did to him at that moment. She wrapped her other leg around him.

Lorn released her leg and braced his other arm, rising up enough that her breasts were no longer smashed against his chest. He focused on them and slowly started to withdraw from her. Pleasure was instant and she was afraid he’d totally leave her body. He paused and then drove back into her.

She moaned his name and that seemed to finally snap whatever control he had.

He snarled and closed his eyes. He shifted his legs, spreading them a little, and began to thrust deep and hard. Kira clung to him, reeling from how good it was and the building gratification of knowing what it felt like to be possessed by Lorn.

“Oh God.” That was her voice crying out. “Yes!”

It felt so good it nearly hurt. He pounded into her, not giving her time to process all the wonderful sensations. He adjusted his pelvis just enough that his lower belly made contact with her clit, rubbing against her there too, and she climaxed. The white haze threatened to make her lose consciousness, her mind blown.

He rode her harder, faster, and groaned her name. She knew when he came. He seized over her, the entire mattress shaking from the force of his quaking body, and she actually felt his semen shooting inside her. It was warm. He didn’t pull out but instead drove into her deep and stayed there.

Long minutes passed as she recovered and the sound of their heavy breathing finally penetrated. She opened her eyes, staring at Lorn. His eyes were closed, his fangs extended. A fine sheen of sweat coated his skin. It was the sexiest he’d ever looked. His mouth was slightly parted and she wanted to kiss him.

She resisted blurting out that she loved him, afraid it would ruin the moment. But the need to say something, anything, persisted. She finally settled on something safe. “You didn’t bite me.”

His eyes snapped open and the glow in them had faded. “I wanted to.” He closed his eyes and turned his head, lowering it slightly. “I’m sorry.”

“For what?”

“It should have been slower and better for you.”

“I am not complaining. Look at me.”

He refused. “I should eat.”

He started to withdraw from her body, his cock still semi-hard. She tightened her legs, not willing to let him go just yet. He looked at her then, frowning.

“Don’t pull away from me.”

“I’m going to fuck you again if I stay here. I’ll recover fast.”

“Good.”

He lowered some of his weight and pinned her with his chest. Anger surfaced in his eyes and harshened his features. “You deserved better than that. I should have gone down on you first.”