And To Hold: Vampire Assassin League #20 by Jackie Ivie Read Free Book Online Page A

control this!
    “Uh...lady?”
    Ruxanna’s gaze flew to his face. He looked pained. His expression matched the rigidity evident throughout his form.
    “You need to do something. Like...soon. Before...uh...well. Before we have a premature scenario that’s going to embarrass the shit out of someone. Like me.”
    “We are?”
    He licked his lips, drawing her attention there. He had perfectly-formed lips. Perfect for a kiss.
    “Yeah.”
    She touched him.
    And the world went insane.
    Ruxanna spread her hands about his chest for support as the entire area rocked and swayed. Lights flared. Sound swelled. The draperies became living entities that fluttered about, lashing at all sides of the bed. The connection of her hands to his skin sparked. Zachariah arched up from the mattress, straining against his bonds, sending a massive groan into the air, while his heartbeat thudded against her palms, emboldening her. As if calling to her.
    She pushed him back down to the bed. A moment later she’d straddled him. An instant after that, she was latched to his mouth. Moaning, and licking, and despite every effort against it, she was biting.
    Time altered. The room went even crazier, becoming an aura of rainbow hues, thick enough to support weight. Sound swelled, becoming a throbbing beat. Hard. Quick. Strong. Ruxanna latched to his lower lip and sucked, vibrating with bliss, while he groaned and shuddered beneath her.
    Ruxanna slid her mouth toward his neck, jockeying with him for position, pushing his head to one side as he did the same with her. All to bring his artery into range.
Ah. There it was
. Thick, pulsating with blood. Bluish-toned beneath the skin. She stabbed into it, at the exact same instant that he did something to her neck, and the resulting chaos had laughter and ecstasy at its core. Oh. He was perfect. He tasted divine. She couldn’t get enough. Quickly enough.
    Zachariah lunged beneath her, over and over, making the bed crest and fall as if adrift on waves. He was very adept with his legs. Physical. Strong. Agile. He had her legs gripped between his next and was trying to drill his rod into her thighs, creating a fervor of want. A chasm of need. A blizzard of shivers. A conflagration of desire.
    His groans weakened. His body shook. She mustn’t drain too much. But everything on her wanted more. She wanted all of him. She wanted to consume and share, and meld and join. Ruxanna eased her fangs from him, licking the puncture wounds closed, too.
    “Lady. Please? Lady.”
    “Ruxanna.” She scraped a fang along her inner lip, opening a cut.
    “Ruxanna...got it. Damn these ties!”
    She stopped his cry with a kiss, giving him a taste. And then a feeding. It matched the increased writhing of his hips, pounding his erection against her. Strong. Fast. The bonfire within her roared as each movement grazed her most sensitive place. Solid wonder burst through her. Bright. Massive. Enveloping everything. Ruxanna broke the suction of their kiss to send a cry of satiation and bliss out into the room. Zachariah started shaking, rattling the bed beneath them. He pulled against his bonds. And then he was speaking. Beseeching.
    “Oh, lady, please. Please? Roxie? Do it. Please, lady? Please...”
    Roxie?
    Ruxanna yanked her corset open, freeing her breasts so she could shove them against his chest. Ah...the wonder! The feel of his naked skin astonished. The hard strength just beneath dazed. The rumble of his groan as it vibrated through her, almost overwhelmed.
    “Roxie. Please? Come on! Do it. Now, lady! Now!”
    Her hands slid down his sides, grazing skin, then cotton. His waistband gave her trouble. The elastic wouldn’t expand enough. A moment later, it didn’t need to. She ripped him free. And then she held him with both hands. Upright. Thick. Powerful. Hard. She lifted to crouch above him, positioning. Preparing. And then she slammed down onto him, sucking back shock as absolute fire shot through her belly and down her