HerVampireLover by Anastasia Maltezos Read Free Book Online

are you going to do if I decide not to turn into a vampire? Won’t you remain young, as you are now, and I’ll turn old and eventually die?”
    His face turned grim. “I will not live without you, Cat. If you decide to stay human, I will be with you, watch you grow old, and, right after you die, I will walk directly into the Grangers lair and allow them to kill me.”
    Cat gasped. He would die for her?   “You can’t do that.” The last thing she wanted was his death on her conscience, which didn’t make sense because she’d already be dead and dead people didn’t have a conscience. Cat grimaced. Her own thoughts were beginning to sound crazy.
    “I will not live without you, Cat. I cannot go through what I’ve been through the past three hundred years. Grieving you, missing you, has all but destroyed me.”
    She heard the anguish, the pain, the torment in his voice, and her heart began to thaw. Compassion welled in her breast for him. Despite his strength and powers, he was lonely and lost. He was six feet three inches of muscle and strength, but she sensed the young man in him, the man who lost his parents, his beloved brother, the woman he loved dearly, and all those long, lonely centuries.
    She took his hand. “I’m sorry, Tobias.”
    His gaze flickered to her lips and he nodded. “I know you are. You were kind three hundred years ago, as you are now.”
    “Tobias, I don’t believe in reincarnation. I’m sorry. I truly am. It’s a coincidence I look like Seraphina. I don’t feel I’m her.”
    “All I know is I love you, and I know in my heart you love me, still. I can feel your heart beating right now, your blood pulsing in your veins, your breath reaching out and bringing life back into my soul. A vampire can only feel this magic with their one true love. And you are my one true love.”
    If only she could believe his words. Without thinking, she leaned forward and said softly, “Seraphina was a lucky girl.” And she kissed him gently on the mouth.
    It was an impulsive act, a gesture of warmth. An act of compassion for a man who had suffered and lost, but the moment she felt him tense and heard his quick intake of breath, she knew she’d made a mistake.

Chapter Six
    He pushed her back on the thick rug and locked his mouth over hers. Her body melted as he deepened his kiss.
    She was lost as she closed her eyes and welcomed his embrace. His kiss swept her to a place where she felt they were the last people on earth. Nothing stood between them. Not time, not the Grangers, not death—nothing. For a split second, she realized she could fall for a man like this.
    Yet, how could she feel so strong for a man she had just met yesterday?
    She heard the fire crackling as its flames flickered and swayed, her body mirroring the sounds, flickering and swaying with each caress of his hands, each seductive draw of his kiss.
    He dragged his mouth away and looked down at her, his eyes glowing like the dark embers in the fireplace. “I want to show you how we used to make love. How the vampire love is powerful and how two souls can soar together with love and ecstasy beyond the stars, and further.”
    Her head was spinning. Vampire lovemaking ? Cat was almost afraid to say yes. How could there be anything more sensual than what she was already experiencing with him?
    “Trust me,” he said.
    Her response was natural and immediate. “I trust you,” she whispered, knowing in her heart he would never do anything to hurt her.
    He reached for her sweater and drew it up slowly over her head until it lay on the floor behind her, leaving her naked from the waist up. The heat from the fire warmed her flesh, but the heat in his dark gaze swallowed her up in flames.
    Her jeans came off next and she lay naked on the rug.
    “Are you ready?” His gaze raked her body.
    “Yes.”
    “Tell me you love me.”
    She felt an odd headiness overcome her as she stared at his face. He was doing something strange to her again,