Chapter Twenty
Mateo
Smiles That Know Too Much
Harlow eats her mealin silence after Aziel leaves.I can feel the nervous energy pour off her in waves, but she doesn’t say a word.I want to ask her what she is thinking, but I know she will tell me once she is ready.
When she is done, we head back to my quarters, and I leave her sitting on the bed.I shower quickly and dress in my tactical gear.Strapping blades to my thighs, I hear a soft sigh escape from my consort, drawing my gaze.
“I don’t want you to go,” she says softly.
I stride to the bed.Cradling her face in my palms, I kiss her deeply before resting my forehead against hers.
“I know,mi alma,” I reply.“But this is how I keep you safe.Once Noah is gone, we can rest easy.”
“You mean, until the next one comes for blood.”
“There will always be danger.There will always be someone who wants to kill us because they fear us and don’t understand us.But right now, Noah is the problem, and I have the opportunity to end this.”
She nods.“I understand what you’re saying, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
I kiss her quickly before I return to the cabinet that holds my weaponry.What I wasn’t expecting was for her arms to wrap around me from behind.She rests her head between my shoulder blades as she whispers.
“If you die, I am going to be very pissed off.”
Using my advanced speed, I turn and pin her against the nearest wall.
“I’m not going to die,” I murmur, kissing down the column of her neck.“I am going to kill the monster who wants to harm my consort, come home, and spend the next week making sure you know who you belong to.”
She mewls.“You should remind me before you leave.”
I chuckle, pushing my hand beneath the stolen shirt she is wearing.I cup her breast, running the pad of my thumb over her nipple.“I don’t have the time to do this properly.”
She huffs.“You’re hundreds of years old, Mateo.Do you not know what a quickie is?”
In an instant, I have her flipped around to face the wall with her hands splayed against the surface.I quickly push the oversized brief down her legs and expose her rounded ass to my gaze.
“Oh, I am well aware, my consort.I just prefer to take my time.”
She wiggles her ass as she looks at me over her shoulder.“You can take your time when you come back to me, vampire.Right now, I need a reminder.”
I don’t argue, only free my already raging erection from its confines.Swiping my finger through her sex, I test her readiness to find her dripping.I don’t hesitate.I take her hips in a brutal grip and enter her with one smooth stroke.
In the back of my mind, I know she must be sensitive, but I can’t stop.
“Fuck!You feel so good, Harlow,” she mutters incoherently as I thrust harshly into her tight pussy.“You take my cock so well.”
“Please,” she begs with a moan.
“I know what you need,mi alma.”
“Yes!”she hisses as I thrust even harder.
I can feel the walls of her channel flutter around my cock, and I know it won’t take much more to push her over the edge.Fisting her hair in one hand, I pull her head back and to the side, exposing her throat before I sink my fangs into her flesh.