“You’re doing it again.” His hand stilled, he gently squeezed her flesh.
“Doing what?” she asked.
“Telling me you want me with your body.”
Shit. She swallowed hard. “I am not…my body is not.” Her nipples were hard, her panties damp and he’d barely touched her. What was it about him that had her libido running wild?
Zane looked down at her chest. “Did you drop pebbles down your top?”
Damn this blasted dress. She was so finding something else to wear when they got to his place. “I’m cold.”
He chuckled and sniffed at the air. “I can smell your arousal.”
She gasped. These stinking vampires and their heightened senses. “So sue me, I think your head guard is cute.”
The car swerved. Lance managed to get the vehicle back under control before they careened off the road.
“Oh really?”
“Yes really.” She winked at Lance when he nervously glanced in the rear-view mirror.
“So if I do this, it wouldn’t affect you at all.” With ultra-speed, his hand skimmed up her leg clasping her ass. Tanya moaned. The moan turned into a squeal as her underwear was ripped off. Here one second and gone the next.
She shoved her legs together. “Hey!” His hand squeezed her very naked butt.
“Much better. I told you no underwear.”
“I disagreed. You can’t have everything you want. It doesn’t work that way.”
He pulled her closer to him. Tanya anchored her hands on his chest, but only so she didn’t hurt his shoulder.
“Yes it does.”
Tanya wanted to argue some more but something hard nudged her from below. Feelings of guilt and desire warred inside her as she realized it was his cock.
She had to stay strong. Deep down, she quite liked Zane. She even enjoyed their sparring way more than she should. She obviously was attracted to him, but Brant was the vampire for her. If she slept with both of them it would create major problems. Brant might never forgive her. How fun would that be? Living out the rest of her life with a pissed off vampire who fucked her whenever he needed a new heir. No thanks.
“I can tell that you were spoiled growing up. Vampire females might open their legs at the click of your fingers but…newsflash…I’m a human.”
His whole body tightened and his jaw worked. “You don’t know me, therefore you may not assume anything about me.”
Oopsie, it seemed she had crossed a line. “Do vampire females turn you down?” If she was one of those hussy vamps she wouldn’t hesitate to jump Zane at even the smallest crook of his finger.
His lips twitched. At least he looked a little less angry. “I can have my pick of the females,” he paused. Why did she hate the thought of that? Zane came across to her as a viral male. He had sex regularly, she had no doubt.
“I was not spoiled. Far from it.” He looked outside. Focusing on the view of the dark, thick forest. His thoughts far away. Something that Stephany had said came back to her. Her friend had mentioned Zane having had a difficult childhood.
“You act spoiled sometimes. I’m sorry if I made the assumption that you were spoiled as a child.”
His midnight eyes softened as they landed on her. “I am the king. I’m used to my coven obeying my every command.”
“I’m not a part of your coven. I am not yours to command.”
His face lit up in a smile that had her insides belly flopping. “It is a new and intriguing concept, yet I feel that I am entitled as you are my female.”
“I’m not yours.”
“You are mine until you go back to Brant.” His face hardened at the mention of his enemy.
“Even if I was yours. It would be as partners. Equals. You need to try and wrap your head around that.”
“Female…” His hand moved from her ass to her hip. It somehow felt more intimate. “…I will try.” Not much, but coming from him, it meant a lot.
They turned onto a dirt track that cut between the trees. The thick forest suddenly opening into rolling lawns. Tanya had a ridiculous urge to rub her eyes. Perched on the highest hill was an honest to God stone castle. Just like the ones from the story books she had read as a little girl. The ones she loved so much that they had sparked her love for books, which ultimately had led to her dream of buying the bookstore. The stone castle had three towers and a flag. The only thing missing was a moat and drawbridge. The large iron and wood doors were open.
“And how is it that you mocked Brant about his mansion?”
“This is way better.” Zane winced as he exited the vehicle. He waited while she did the same.
The castle, just as the cabin had been, was practical. It might lack flash but it was comfortable. Homey even. Passages were long and wide. The rooms were big and airy. There were a number of both male and female vampires there. The place was busy.