My Champion(31)

She cracked her neck. "I so needed that. It took the edge off. Evidently I was more stressed than I realized." She pushed his chest until he rolled to one side. She sat up and stretched her arms overhead.

Despite her words, he still had a worried look on his face. She swung her legs to the side and got up. She walked over to the door and picked his clothes up off the floor. "Declan, I am a vampire. I like to bite and to be bitten." She could almost see the light bulb going off over his head.

He leered at her. "Come back here, sexy."

She shook her head. "You need to clean up. I am going to see if Bethy needs help with Meryn." She stretched again. "I feel fantastic!"

Declan whimpered, and she shot him a sultry look. "My poor lion. I will not leave you hanging. Doc said no extracurricular activity, so try not to move." He nodded eagerly. "Lay back," she ordered. His eyes grew wide, and he immediately complied. She walked toward him, swaying her hips. He watched every single movement, his eyes shifting to a dark honey color. She slowly got on the bed and settled between his legs. Without warning, she leaned over and swallowed him completely down.

"Oh gods!" he shouted. She continued to work his long length in her throat. Using her hollowed cheeks to create suction, she worked his shaft. When she pulled back, she teased the slit at the tip of his cock and then swallowed him back down. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see him twisting the sheets in his hands. When she reached up and pulled on his sac, she heard a ripping sound and saw that he had sent his claws through both the sheets and the mattress.

Reveling in the power she was wielding over his body, she took a chance. She turned her head and sunk her fangs into the thick vein that snaked its way up the side of his cock. Shouting incoherently, he came. The taste of him was amazing. It was unlike anything she'd ever had before. It was tart at first, then sweet. The creamy mixture as satisfying as melted chocolate and just as addictive. She knew she would never get enough of him.

Declan was still breathing hard when she closed the bite with a swipe of her tongue and sat up on her knees. With her thumb, she captured a bit of his come from the corner of her mouth. With the twist of her wrist, she licked it.

"Thank you, my mate," he said between pants.

"My pleasure. You taste incredible."

"Do we have to go to dinner?" he asked pitifully.

"It is your brother," she reminded him.

"I know. That's why I'm asking."

Laughing, she got off the bed. "When you are able to move, get ready for dinner," she teased.

"Heartless woman," he muttered to himself.

She winked at him and left feeling better than she had in decades.





CHAPTER SEVEN





Kari sat next to Declan at the large dining room table. Everyone else had changed for dinner, and even though their clothes were far more formal, they looked considerably more relaxed than when she met them after Declan's attack.

Kari watched Rex as he sat across from Declan and beside Meryn. Meryn kept looking up at him as if trying to determine what she thought of him. Rex turned his head very slightly and glanced down at the small human, and as everyone was talking, he gave her a slow, long wink and then went back to his wine. Meryn nodded, her opinion seemingly cemented. She picked up a butter knife, sat it on the plate, and began spinning it. Ryuu and Sebastian walked around serving the appetizers.

Rex took another sip of wine and looked over at Declan. "I don't understand why you are second in command when you are clearly more suited to an advisory role." Rex tilted his wineglass back and forward, the red liquid shifting in the glass.

Kari could hear Declan's teeth grinding. "Because I'm tired of the game," Declan admitted. "If Father wants to play keeping up with the McKenzies, he can. I want no part of it."

Rex looked shocked. "What do you mean, keeping up with the McKenzies?"

Aiden's eyes widened as he looked from one brother to the other. "Yes, what about the McKenzies?" he asked.

Declan scowled at his brother. "As if you don't know."

Rex shook his head. "I have no idea what in the gods' names you are talking about."

Declan "We almost lost Mother because of his games."

Rex's eyebrows shot to his hairline. "Declan, we almost lost Mother when she gave birth to Ari; Father had nothing to do with that."

"And why did she get pregnant?" Declan asked. He continued without waiting for an answer. "Because Adelaide McKenzie had just given birth to her fourth son and Father wanted another to keep up."

Rex shook his head. "That is not..." he cleared his throat and looked around the table. "Maybe we should have this discussion later."