She stared deeply into his beautiful eyes. “You really mean that.”
“You sense the truth. I will never lie to you.”
Maybe falling in love this fast is possible, she admitted silently. I love him. How can I not? The guy is telling me he’d rather suffer untold hell just to be with me if I want to live in Los Angeles and he’ll die if I leave him.
“What are you thinking?”
“What about other women? I won’t tolerate cheating, and I mean my definition of that, not some weird VampLycan one. It means you aren’t allowed to touch another woman and they aren’t allowed to touch you. I’d leave you so damn fast your head would spin if you did that to me. I’d never forgive you.”
Hope etched onto his features so clearly it was easy to read. “I give you my word. Once we cement the bond, my body will only respond to yours.”#p#分页标题#e#
“What does that mean?”
He turned to face her, spread his thighs, and revealed how hard he’d become. His cock jutted up thick and proud. “You’re the only woman who will do this to me. We’ll bond and no one else will be able to compare to you. I don’t want anyone else, Dusti.”
She couldn’t look away from his cock. Her nipples hardened just at the sight of him in all his glory and that urge to climb in his lap grew stronger. Only now she didn’t just want him to hold her. She wanted to ride him, feel him inside her, and she knew dampness spread between her legs. Just thinking about having sex with him made her ache to do it.
“What are you doing to me?”
“We’re mates. Your body knows it, even if your mind doesn’t. It’s why you crave my touch and react so strongly to me. You’re not completely human, Dusti. This is how VampLycans react to their mates.”
That made sense, in a weird way.
“I’m only going to get hard for you, sweetheart. That’s what I’m saying. If we complete the bond, you become a part of me and my body will only react to yours this way. Another woman could rub all over me but to put it in terms you’d understand, it would be like someone dragged their claws along a chalkboard. It would just irritate me and make me angry. I’d have the reverse reaction. I’d soften and remain that way, regardless of any stimulation she tried.”
“Seriously? That’s tough to believe.”
“Believe it.” He frowned. “I wouldn’t lie about that. We are true mates. Only matings that aren’t strong fail to get that kind of physical loyalty from the couple.”
“What if she blew you?”
“I wouldn’t enjoy it. I wouldn’t harden. Have you ever had a man touch you and it revolted you? It would be like that.”
She studied him closely but saw honesty reflected back at her. “Damn. You’re saying you’re pretty much dependent on me for sex then, right?”
“Yes. You don’t need to look so pleased about that.”
“Have you ever trusted someone completely, only to find out the person cheated on you?”
“I’ve never been in that kind of relationship.”
“It devastates you. When a man cheats it makes you feel as though you weren’t enough for him, and even though you know its bullshit, it just crushes you inside. Every aspect of what you had with them suddenly is all fucked-up. You love someone and they betray you in the worst possible way. It rips your guts out.”
Anger darkened his features. “You loved a man before?”
“I was married. I mentioned that.”
A snarl tore from his throat and he moved quickly, rising to his knees and pressing her back until he’d caged her under his body.
Fear of him struck Dusti instantly while she stared up into his face inches above her own. His parted mouth showed sharp fangs.
“No, you didn’t. I’m your mate.”
“Oh. I thought I’d told you about that. I was married when I was much younger but it didn’t last long. He was a cheating piece of shit.”
Drantos snarled again.
“Stop that. You’re scaring me.”
“I’d never harm you. It just enrages me that you loved before. He was important to you if you made a commitment to him.”
“You’re jealous?”
“Yes.”
Her hands trembled slightly as she reached up to cup his face. He didn’t flinch away but instead pressed tighter to her palms, rubbing against her slightly to encourage her touch. Her fear melted away.#p#分页标题#e#
“I don’t love him anymore, Drantos. It’s in the past. I was younger and came to the conclusion that he wasn’t the man I thought. We ended up being strangers. I think I wanted to love an image he represented, instead of the person he really was. He wasn’t ready to settle down to be with one woman. Do you understand?”