Damon (The Protectors Series) Book #1 (19 page)

pulling her head back to look into her intense watery eyes.

“No one has ever done anything like that for me before.” Her voice was raspy with emotion, cracking

at the end. “Thank you so much.” Since her legs were wrapped around his waist, his arm tucked

around her holding her to him, she took both hands cupping his face lightly kissing his full lips.

Damon would get her a fucking zoo full of animals if this was how she thanked him, but his protective

instincts hit full force and he eased away from her kiss and damn, wasn't that the hardest thing he'd

ever done. Once with her was no way enough, but it was too dangerous right now to lose himself in

the sweet body so temptingly wrapped around his. Slowly he eased her down his body. “What are you

going to name them?”

Embarrassed heat colored her cheeks as he sat her away from him. “Sorry, I didn't mean to jump you.”

She turned away. “Just wanted to thank you.”

Damon grabbed her before she could move away. “Honey, you can thank me any time.” He leaned

down kissing her lightly on the lips. “But my main concern right now is keeping you alive and having

you wrapped around me like that....well, let's just say protecting isn't what I want to be doing to you.”

He flashed her some fang with the sexy grin he tossed her way.

Nodding with a smile Nicole glanced again at the turtles and knew without a doubt she had fallen in

love with his man. “You hungry?”

His eyes roamed down her body slowly then back up his eyes darker than before. “Starved.”

Her hand rubbed her stomach while it did that funny floppy feeling it always did around Damon. “We

have locks on the door you know.” Nicole walked over sliding the dead bolt with a loud click. “And

didn't Sid put a sensor thingy around the windows and stuff?”

Damon's lips curved as he nodded slowly watching her under lowered lashes.

“I've had a really hard day with having to leave my job and I really need a friend right now. Don't you

have special senses like Spider-man's spidey senses to know if the bad guys are coming?” Nicole was

having fun watching Damon's eyes turn dark and hot as he watched her. God, to have a little power

over a man like this was mind blowing. “That's kind of a turn-on you know. He could probably do all

kinds of things to Mary Jane and still know if the bad guys were coming so he could protect her.”

“Spider-man's a pussy.” Damon growled, pinning her to the wall. His body caging her in, his head

bowed next to her ear. “You're playing with fire human.”

“I like fire vamp.” Nicole's husky reply brushed across his chest.

Tipping her face up with his finger under her chin he smiled down at her. “As much as I would love to

take you against this wall I'm not going to.” His smile grew and he chuckled at her moan. “Listen and

listen good little human. It's too dangerous and not worth the risk. I am here to protect you.”

“Are you serious?” Nicole frowned. “Here I am offering myself and you're turning me down. What

was all that 'I'm starved' and looking at me like I was your favorite dessert?”

“I'm not turning anything down...just taking a rain check.” He leaned down to kiss her, but his lips

landed on her ear when she turned her head.

“I don't give rain checks.” Her pride huffed as she tried to walk away. “And I don't like to be teased.”

Especially when she wanted him so damn bad.

He grabbed her arm pulling her back against the wall. “I wasn't teasing you.” His eyes roamed down

her body. “I love looking at you.”

Nicole rolled her eyes with a snort, then decided she could tease a little herself. “I guess I'll go take a

nice long hot bath.” Heat flared in his eyes and her belly tickled. He let her go, stepping back. “Help

yourself to anything in the fridge since you're starved.” She tossed over her shoulder.

Walking slowly into her room she smiled. Ha.....suck on that vamp. Grabbing her shortest shorts and a

cut off tank she headed to the bathroom. Running the hot water she stripped out of her clothes making

sure the door was cracked open just a tiny bit. Yeah, she was evil and proud of it. The way he was

looking at her earlier had made her want him so badly and then he turned all big and bad protector on

her. Yeah, well, two could play the tease game so she made sure she walked back and forth in front of

the cracked door as many times as she could...naked.

“Hey, could you put me a beer glass in the freezer to frost it up.” she called out and grinned when he

grunted his answer. Stepping into the hot bubbly water, Nicole gripped both sides slowly easing into it

making sure she moaned her pleasure loudly as the water crept over her body. “Ahhhhh God.....this

feels sooo good.” Her husky voice echoed in the small bathroom flowing out into the rest of the

apartment. At the sound of a glass hitting the kitchen floor Nicole slapped her hand across her mouth

giggling. She had never been one to play games or act the 'hoe' as Pam would call it, but this was

certainly entertaining. Never had she considered herself a desirable woman. Men certainly hadn't been

knocking down her door. The way Damon looked at her sometimes made her feel like the most

beautiful woman in the world and it was a very nice feeling. “You okay?” She called out hoping she

sounded concerned. A loud bang followed by footsteps heading toward the bathroom sent her sitting

straight up.

The bathroom door banged open with Damon's massive frame filling the doorway glaring at her, his

eyes dark as they roamed over her sudsy body. Grabbing the bottom of his shirt he pulled it over his

head showing his sculptured body rippling as he threw his shirt behind him. Pulling first one gun out

of the waistline of his jeans and then one out of the holster strapped to his ankle above his shitkickers,

he placed one on the bathroom sink and the other on the toilet seat next to the tub never once taking

his eyes off her. Kicking of his boots he unsnapped his jeans and jerked them off showing that he was

commando which was sexy as hell. He growled as Nicole's eyes focused on his arousal, something she

didn't get to focus on the first time they were together. Her tongue snaked out licking her bottom lip

wondering what he would taste like.

“I have never wanted anything the way I want you.” He growled as he stalked closer. “If we die tonight

it will be all on your head human.”

Nicole pulled herself up to kneel, making room for him. “Yeah, but what a way to go.” She sighed as

he stepped into the warm water with her. As he sat he gripped her waist lifting her to straddle him.

“What was that loud bang?”

Taking his eyes off her breast he grinned up at her. “I put your bookcase in front of the door so I

could have time to get my pants on if someone decided to plow through it.”

Nicole's eyes widened before she giggled. “How sweet.” She wiggled, getting more comfortable,

feeling more female than she ever had in her life when he groaned his head falling back against the

tub. Taking full advantage, she leaned into him kissing his jaw working her way to his neck. “I love

the way you taste.” She murmured against his skin as she licked her way down his neck to his chest

taking a quick lick of his nipple. When he moaned, she went back and teased it with small bites before

sucking it fully between her lips rubbing the pointy tip with her tongue.

Moaning deep Damon sat up leaning her back against his knees that were bent behind her since he was

way too tall to stretch out fully in her tub. “My turn.” He grabbed her hair forcing her head to lie back

over his knees. Usually she hated having her hair pulled, but this was different and the dominance of it

turned her on....wow, who knew she'd like being dominated. His large hands gripped her breasts

pushing them together as his eyes devoured them.

“Not fair.” Nicole's voice cracked with need. “I wasn't done tasting you.”

As his head lowered to her breast, still pushed together by his large strong hands, he blew against one

puckered nipple then the other. “Honey, if you tasted anymore of me our bath time would be cut way

to short.” His tongue snaked out flicking across one nipple then the other.

Nicole moved, slowly rubbing friction against his hard cock that was nestled in the curve of her ass.

As he feasted on her breast, his hands moved down her body to still her hips. This time she growled

with frustration. Reaching around she grabbed his hair pulling him away sliding back onto her knees

and before he knew what she was doing she reached under the water gripping him before she

slammed onto him sheathing him in his tight warmth.

“Ahhh....damn!” He yelled out, his fangs growing longer overlapping his lower lip. Leaning in she

licked one cutting her tongue in the process of riding him hard. He grabbed the back of her head

bringing their mouths together in a teeth crashing, tongue grinding duel and then stopped cold. “No!”

His voice boomed in the tiny bathroom.

Too far gone with emotion Nicole didn't see the change in his eyes or feel the stillness of his body, she

just kept loving him toward satisfaction. Trying to lean into him to taste more she realized he was not

pulling her toward him, but holding her back....pushing her back. “What's wrong?” she whispered

trying once again to lean toward him. “Damon?” His face had turned to stone and his eyes were a

mixture of lust and something else she'd never seen before.

Looking away, he lifted her off of him as he stood jumping out of the tub. Grabbing a towel he dried

off quickly and pulled his jeans back on. “Are you still bleeding?” He ask not looking at her.

“Ah no.” She replied confused. “It was just a little nick from your fang. Do you sharpen them babies?”

She tried to tease as she got out of the tub grabbing the towel he threw on the floor wrapping it around

her now chilled body.

“Get dressed.” He demanded before storming out of the bathroom slamming the bathroom door shut

behind him.

Staring at the door Nicole felt her stomach flip, but for different reasons than before. This time it

wasn't a good feeling. What the hell was that all about? Wasn't he a freakin vampire who loved blood?

Or maybe it was her blood he didn't want and dammit, that hurt more than it should and pissed her off

which was a little demented.

Wrapping the towel tighter around her, she opened the door and walked out. “What is the problem

Damon?” Nicole walked in the middle of her living room noticing he was on the phone. She waited

until he hung up. Standing there with her hands on her hips she glared at him repeating her question.

“I need to go out for a while.” He grabbed his bag shoving things into it, not meeting her eyes. “Jared

is coming over to stay until I finish.”

She walked closer putting her hand on his shoulder and died a little inside when he flinched. “What

did I do?” Nicole ask hating the pitiful voice that squeaked out of her mouth.

“Nothing Nicole.” He zipped his bag standing up straight not looking into her eyes. “You did nothing.”

She had a sinking feeling she knew what was up. She stepped into his line of vision forcing him to

look at her. “Damon, I am going to ask one more time what is wrong. I am not going to beg, but I

know something just happened and it’s only fair for you to tell me.”

His head turned toward her, but his eyes were slower to make it to her and when they did she gasp.

They were blacker than she had ever seen them and rimmed with fiery red. “It's not you Nicole. I just

have to leave for a bit.”

“You need to feed.” Her hand flew to her mouth. “My blood did this to you?”

He nodded. “It's fine Nicole. I just waited too long.”

Reaching up she touched his cheek. “Then feed from me.”

He stepped away from her as if her touch burned him. “No.” His eyes shifted everywhere but back to

her.

“Why not? I don't understand. I have blood...you need blood. You've helped me so much let me help

you.” Nicole took a step toward him and he stepped back which was starting to piss her off a tad.

“You act like you don't want me anywhere near you.”

“I'm not taking your blood Nicole.” Damon hissed, taking another step back. “So just let it go.”

“Why are you acting like this?” Nicole frowned.

“Like what?” He shifted glancing at his phone.

Okay, she wasn't an idiot and she could take a hint, like how he was shifting around wanting to get

away from her. Yeah, been there done that. Well, she wasn't going to make it easy on him. Hell with

that. “Like an asshole.” She shot back. “Is my blood not good enough for you?”

“You don't know what you're talking about Nicole.” He hissed, glaring at her this time instead of his

phone.

“Then why don't you explain it to me. Do I even have a shot with you or am I the wrong species?” She

snapped, closing the gap and poking him in the chest. “What is it vamp; I'm good enough to fuck, but

not good enough to suck? What, my blood isn't good enough for you?”

He was silent, except for the grinding of his jaw.

His silence was enough answer for her. Even though her heart was trashed she still had her pride that

saw her through the worse moments in her life and by God it would get her through this. “You know