Page 84 of Grayson’s Challenge

A shiver ran down her spine. She’d never been so turned on. “Then I have to do what my master commands.”

She bent over him, and began to ride him, moving her hips up and down, while he kept his hands on her hips to set the tempo. Their bodies moved in synch, while their heartbeats echoed each other. She could feel Grayson holding on to his control by only a thread, his jaw clenching, his eyes boring into her. She felt her clit respond to him, and sensed the approach of her orgasm.

“Now,” she demanded breathlessly and brought her mouth to his neck, where she felt his vein pulsing against her lips.

“Yes,” he whispered into her ear, before she felt his fangs brush over the spot where her shoulder connected with her neck.

Monique drove her fangs into Grayson’s neck and sucked on his plump vein, the rich blood filling her mouth. Greedily, she swallowed. In the same instant, she felt his fangs pierce her skin and lodge deep in her flesh. When he began to suck, waves of bliss crashed over her, drowning her in a sea of pleasure. Their bodies now moved as if steered by an invisible force, their love guiding them from one peak to another. Monique put her hand on the back of Grayson’s head, wanting to make sure that he kept drinking her blood, while she gorged herself on his.

You’re mine now, she heard in her mind. It was Grayson’s voice, though he hadn’t spoken. It was the telepathic bond blood-bonded couples shared.

The implications of what they were doing finally sank deep into her, permeating her heart and her soul. Grayson, I love you, always, and forever.

Again, his voice echoed in her mind. And I’ll always love you. You’re my forever now, no matter what happens.

She couldn’t describe the feeling of closeness, of intimacy that the telepathic bond was giving her. She’d always thought it was merely a way to communicate, but it was so much more. It was a look into her mate’s heart and soul. And what she saw in Grayson’s was more beautiful than she’d expected. Pure white light shone back at her, filling her with the knowledge that the man she loved was true and good, and that his love for her was endless.

When she withdrew her fangs from him, and felt him release her too and lick over the puncture wounds, she sighed contentedly, and nestled her head in the crook of his neck.

Grayson hummed and caressed her back, his erection still inside her, still hard, but resting, for now. “I can’t even put into words how happy you make me, accepting me with all my faults.”

“I saw your heart,” she murmured. “It was pure. And I saw your love for me.”

“Just like I saw yours.”

She lifted her head and kissed him, then looked into his eyes, where she saw the same love she’d seen in his heart. In that moment she knew that everything would turn out all right, because they had each other and a love that would last an eternity.

37

Grayson stopped the car in front of the garage to his parents’ house and switched off the engine. Monique sat on the passenger seat, and he leaned over to her, still on a high from their blood-bond. Her blood was coursing through his body, permeating every cell. The knowledge that Monique was his now, and he hers, made him feel as if he was floating on air. He’d never thought that a blood-bond could do that to a vampire. He understood so much now. And he could feel his mother’s fear and pain now, and understood how crucial it was to rescue Samson. Because without him, she would die of a broken heart.

He put his hand on Monique’s cheek and gazed into her eyes. “Don’t mention to anybody yet that we’re blood-bonded. It will only make it harder for your mother and mine to know that their mates are still in danger.”

Monique nodded. “I know. They must be in so much pain already. I never understood before…”

He touched his lips to hers and kissed her tenderly. Monique put her hand onto his nape, caressing him there, while she kissed him back. Her taste was drugging, and he deepened the kiss, dueling with her tongue, both hands framing her face now, not wanting this moment to end. Heat surged inside him, and his heartbeat accelerated.

I love you, babe.

Oh, Grayson, you’re everything to me.

A knocking sound suddenly penetrated his bliss, and he let go of Monique’s lips, and glanced past her. Isabelle stood on the sidewalk, knocking on the car’s passenger side window.

Grayson opened the car door and exited. He walked around the car to Isabelle, while Monique was getting out of the car.

“Hey, Isa.”

Isabelle looked at him and then at Monique, then made a gesture. “So, you two are dating, huh?”

Grayson couldn’t help but smirk. Dating wasn’t quite the truth, but he wasn’t going to go into the details right now. “Yep.” He took Monique’s hand and squeezed it briefly. “We’d like to keep it under wraps for now.”

Isabelle shrugged. “No problem.”

“Thanks, Isabelle,” Monique said with a smile. “We appreciate it.”

“Thanks for meeting us out here,” Grayson said. “Did anybody mention to Orlando that we’ve found the location where they’re holding Cain and Dad?”

“Orlando hasn’t come back yet.”