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Chapter One

Debra I'ry

Tords that alwaysmuch more than blood to vampires

She found hiardens The old stone bench under an arbor weighted down by Confederate jasmine was his favored place to hen he didn't have to be in the lab He was studying his laptop nohich provided her time to look at him as she approached

The olden-silver luster The sculpted planes of his face were etched by shadow With the preternatural vaht, he could have been another ardens

Though he often ca from the bottom of a still ocean, she felt the moment his focus sharpened on her It was a transition that never failed to weaken her knees The awareness in his eyes, a er, sexual need and

No, that was all there was That was all she could let herself think about For her part, it was so much more, but that was her problem to handle She was the human in the relationship A servant to his needs

Setting aside his laptop, he brought her between his knees, banded his arms around her and nuzzled her throat No words They didn't need the advantage of those first few seconds to slide her fingers through his thick hair, her pulse tripping as he slipped the buttons of her blouse and licked the valley between her breasts, tracing the curves The ue, the way aTotally controlled and excruciatingly perfect

If a vampire wanted to fuck his servant in plain view of everyone on the Council estate, no one thought a thing about it But right now, they were blissfully alone Brian slid a hand up under her skirt to cup her buttock When he found his way beneath her panties to sti her ainst his chest The look he lifted to her was full of heat and pleasure, reflecting that dangerous edge that left no doubt -- at least in this moment -- that he considered her totally his

His other hand slid along the curve of her breast, up to her throat, stroking so she lifted her chin, drawing in her breath at the whisper of his own there, the brush of his fangs Those vibrant hazel eyes watched her every reaction

"Stay still," he said, and she didn't s were dancing He pressed his s penetrated, he slowly slid his fingers into her wet pussy

Clasp your hands behind your back He spoke to her mind to mind, but it didn't lessen the coht nipples against his upper chest, an excruciating friction

My bad girl Already so hot and wet You're going to come without my permission

No, my lord

You're saying no to me?

He took a particular delight in befuddling her usually organized aze, the erotic set of his irresistible ave a desperate half laugh "No, my lord I mean, yes Oh"

He scissored and thrust his fingers in a rhyth that elicited tiny ht

You're going to come for me

"Yes" She breathed it, shut her eyes and pressed her jaw against his head as the climax rose up inside her, an irresistible wave She'd do anything for him

He locked his ars worked her against his body As he took his nourish her until she wanted nothing rip his shoulders, hold on forever

But she wasn't allowed to touch him until he said she could

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That had been a couple hours before dawn, quite a few hours ago, but her body still vibrated with need Debra opened her eyes, staring at rows of clean test tubes,rack on the wall across frolea them to dry evenly and co her e to ainst one another Their rigid order felt like aless and less sense to her

She knew recalling her Master's latest feeding was a double-edged for every ounce of sensory input His hair against her skin The thick strands scattered over his forehead and brushing his collar were the color of sunbaked golden sand, mixed with the darker bronze of it close to the shoreline He'd had a scattering of Confederate jasmine blooms on his shoulders Then there was his scent The sharp cleanliness of the lab had been integrated with the srass and old stone

She thought of his eyes, focused and sharp His fir knees after her cli He'd unbuckled the belt of his slacks, opened them to rea

ch in and grip his steel length He'd stretched his cock out over the snug fit of his underwear, fed it between her parted lips, her ainst the broad head

In the va because he was e than political power, but the inherent Dominant nature all vampires carried was just as full-blown in him as in a member of the Vampire Council

Unfortunately, it tended to show itself only in short bursts; during feedings or at social events If he was present for the event, that is All too often he sent Debra by herself, because it was required that a lower-ranking vampire would make his servant available for such for vaularly caet aith sending their servant but notan appearance themselves However, if Brian wasn't there, he was in the research wing of the estate, his quarters, or the gardens, his brilliantof vampire kind