Smoldering Nights (5 page)

“Are you sure you want this?” I asked.

“Yes. Oh yes.” She tugged down my underwear. Her jaw dropped open. “Wow.”

She looked me straight in the eye and at that moment I realized I wanted this woman more than anyone I could remember. I kissed her again and pulled her close. I felt her fingers move along my thighs as she inched closer up my leg. When her fingers grazed my cock, I moaned. She rubbed me gently and I pressed myself toward her, grabbing for her perfect ass.

Pressing my cock against her, I reveled in the sensation of her against my flesh.

“Oh God, yes,” she moaned. “I’m ready. Please, just do it.”

“Yeah, Nike. Right now, baby.”

“Wait—do you have protection? You know, a condom?”

Resisting a smirk for that awful human necessity, I explained, “I can’t get you pregnant and I can’t carry any diseases. But if you want me to wear one, I will.”

She thought for a second and then said, “Oh. I guess we don’t need one.” She relaxed and pulled me close. “Don’t make me wait any longer.”

Not needing any more encouragement, I penetrated her warm flesh slowly. She pushed against me at first and then relaxed as I entered more deeply.

All sorts of visions filled my mind, competing with emotions I hadn’t felt, well—maybe ever. When had I made love to someone I felt so much for? I couldn’t remember. There were many women over the centuries, but this one held a place in my psyche, one I didn’t fully understand. All I knew was I’d do anything to protect her.

She closed her eyes and bit her lower lip. I penetrated her slowly at first, but then with each subsequent movement, I went deeper inside her.

“Oh yeah,” she said. “More.”

I pumped into her harder and she cried out.

“Do you like that? Want more?” I asked.

“Yeah,” she hissed.

I fucked her harder, watching as she turned her head to the side on the pillow and bit her lip. Then she reached up around my back, pulling herself up toward me. I groaned as I felt her muscles contract tighter against my cock.

I fought to focus as she stuck her nails in my back. “Yes, Michel. Just like this.”

I kept up the pace as she frantically grabbed my back and arms and pulled herself up closer. Her breathing escalated and every so often she let out a soft moan.

Then she pulled me tighter. “Oh my God!”

Her pussy tightened and begin to pulse. Her juices flowed over me, slickening us both. The scent of her was intoxicating and I had to fight the urge to bite her.

“Oh yeah. Come for me, baby.”

She let her head roll back toward the pillow and moaned softly. I slowed down the tempo, letting her recover from her orgasm. When she opened her eyes again, I resumed pumping her hard.

She squealed and reached for my ass. The feel of her hands there excited me greatly and I pumped her with deep hard thrusts. Deep within me, I felt a powerful feeling rush through me as the cum rushed into my cock. I gave a few final deep thrusts and let go.

“Nike,” I said. “Nike.”

I lay on top of her and she wrapped her arms around me. With my chest on top of hers, I felt her heart beat against my flesh.

I rolled onto my side and wrapped my arms around her while we cooled off. After a few minutes, I asked, “Are you awake?”

“Yes. Just thinking.”

“About what?”

“Never mind. There are just too many questions I have.”

“I’ll answer them all at another time. Now why don’t you get some rest? It’s been a long day.”

“And a long night,” she said. “But can you sleep here? Or do you have to find a coffin or something?”

I chuckled. “I can sleep here with you. There are special light-blocking shades in here.”

“So it’s true you can’t go out in the sun?”

“Unfortunately, yes. But as long as I’m in a room that blocks the sunlight, I can stay awake during the day.”

“The gym?”

“Yes. Have you ever noticed there are no windows in the climbing area?”

“No, I didn’t. But now that you mention it, yeah, you’re right.”

“I have a room so I can sleep there if I want to see clients during the day.” I look at her and saw the exhaustion in her eyes. “You’re tired. It’s been a long night. The sun will be up soon.” I brushed some hair away from her forehead and then kissed it.

She repositioned herself on her side while I wrapped my arms around her and then we drifted off to sleep.

Chapter Five

Nike

When I awoke the next morning, I replayed what seemed like the most vivid nightmare and extremely erotic dream all wrapped into one. It all seemed so real—the fire, the men who attacked and…Michel.

Michel.

I ran a finger across my bottom lip, reliving the hot moments I had just dreamed about. None of my fantasies in the past had ever been so vivid, yet so complex.

I stretched out my leg and became aware of a body next to me. When I opened my eyes, I saw the familiar bedroom where I dreamed I made love to Michel the night before. The windows were covered with heavy curtains keeping out the sunlight.

It wasn’t a dream; it was real. All of it.

I rolled over and saw Michel lying there next to me and almost involuntarily sucked in my breath. I always thought he was handsome when I admired him from afar, the blue eyes that contrasted so aesthetically against his olive skin. Here up close, with him lying inches away, I appreciated the fine details about him—the dark eyelashes, the highlights in his soft brown shoulder-length hair.

Fortunately, his eyes were closed, as I always felt a little giddy whenever I met his penetrating stare.

I admired the chiseled lips that so often curled up in a joker-like smile. Details about him that would never change. He would remain forever young. I resisted the urge to reach out and touch those lips as I didn’t want to wake him. I reveled in this moment where I could look at him, really get a good look at him. In the gym, I could only catch a glimpse here and there. Whenever he caught my eye, I’d turn away in fear he could see my most intimate thoughts.

And last night, many of those thoughts became reality. I wanted to jump out of bed and squeal like a little girl. Maybe call Maya and tell her about the fantastic turn of events.

Maya.

The fire. The destruction. All that came back to me as well. Was everyone all right? What about the people they had pulled out who were unconscious?

I had to call Maya and find out what happened.

I sat up to look around the bedroom for a phone.

“Not going somewhere, I hope.”

When I heard his deep voice, parts of my body reawakened, remembering his touch.

“I was just going to call Maya and see what happened.”

“Yes, good idea. I hope you’re not too long.” He traced a finger down the side of my torso, which sent shivers through me.

Reluctant to leave, I said, “I’ll be right back.”

I stepped out in the back courtyard. When Maya didn’t answer on the first five rings, my heart rate escalated.

“Hel-lo,” said a groggy voice.

“Maya! It’s me. Are you okay?”

“Nike? Yeah, I’m okay,” she said. “How are you?”

“Fine. What happened after I left?”

“A lot of cops, firefighters, EMTs, you know.”

“How are those people we pulled out?”

“They’re in the hospital for observation, but they’re going to be okay. Luckily, nobody was killed last night. What a freakin’ nightmare.”

“I know.”

“Hey, where are you, Nike? Last time I saw you, you ran off to find that hot guy you were having palpitations about. What was his name?”

“Michel. Um, yeah. Well, I found him.”

“And?”

“I’m with him now.”

“Holy shit, Nike! Get out!”

“Listen, it’s a long story. I’ll tell you later. But I just wanted to make sure everyone’s okay.”

“Don’t make me wait. Let’s grab some brunch later and you can give me all the nasty details, you ho!”

“Ha, ha. You wish. No, I can’t meet up with you today. It’s kind of complicated, but I’m not sure when I’ll be back.”

“What do you mean? Why aren’t you coming back?”

“Things are a little strange right now. I don’t really understand it myself. But if you need me, just call my cell. Okay?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but don’t do anything stupid. Be careful.”

“I will.”

After I hung up with Maya, I thought of other calls to make. Crap, I was on the schedule to work tomorrow. How should I explain my indefinite absence?

“Hey, it’s me, Nike,” I said to the firefighter who answered. “Is the chief in?”

“Not today. What’s up?”

“Can you let him know I won’t be in for the next few days?”

“You sick?”

“No. I have some urgent personal matters to attend to out of town. I had to leave right away.”

“Is everything okay?”

“Yes, it will be. Just make sure you let him know and I’ll get in touch as soon as I can.”

“Will do,” he said. “He has your number, right, in case he has to reach you?”

Stifling a groan, I answered yes. The last person I wanted to field questions from right now was the chief.

“Hey, did you hear about the nightclub fire last night?”

One subject I didn’t want to talk about switched to another. I made some excuse saying I had to go.

“Everything okay?” Michel asked when I hung up the phone.

“Yes. Just a few people hospitalized for observation, but nobody was injured.”

“Yes, I checked at the club while you were making calls. A lot of damage, but it can be fixed. My priority right now is keeping us safe.”

His words reminded me of the danger we were in, being hunted by some creatures when I didn’t exactly know what they were or what they were capable of. “I’m going to take a quick shower and clean up.”

“And maybe come back to bed after?” he said with a naughty grin.

“We’ll see,” I said, turning my head over my shoulder with a flirty smile. How did he snap me from being worried about my safety to thinking about more primal desires?

Although there was nothing I’d rather do at the moment than hop back into bed with Michel for a torrid morning, I needed to clear my head. Too much had happened since last night and I still didn’t know if I’d processed any of it.

I turned the water up as hot as I could stand and just stood there under the water trying to make sense of it all.

First, I had spent the night with the man I’d wanted for months. It was even more spectacular than what I had ever imagined.

Second, he wasn’t human. How or when I could process that fact would probably be a while.

Three, two creatures tried to kill us last night and managed to hurt many people in the process. Since they chose last night—the night I finally had my moment with Michel—to attack, now they were after me as well.

That was a lot of shit to deal with. If Michel were any other guy, I’d probably run far away and try to put it all behind me. But, it was Michel. And my feelings for him were already far too strong just to walk away from.

I found some fruity shampoo and vanilla body wash to clean up the mess from last night. When the dirt washed off, I noticed a few nasty scrapes on my legs and arms. Attractive.

Great, so my first night with Michel I must have really looked like a dirty ho, literally covered in dirt. Luckily, it was dark.

After rinsing off, I wrapped myself in a white fluffy towel and walked back into the bedroom.

“You look ravishing,” he said.

“Like this?” I said. “Without makeup—ugh. I don’t even want to look.”

Michel climbed out of bed. “Even more beautiful than last night. And I thought you looked amazing then.”

He maneuvered my shoulders to point me toward the mirror. “Look at yourself. Stunning.”

I looked in the mirror and saw me standing there clad only in a towel with wet hair hanging down to my shoulders. That, and the hottest guy I had ever seen standing behind me.

Wait, not a guy, really.

“I can see you,” I said.

He looked at me oddly. “I see you too.”

“No, in the mirror, I mean. You cast a reflection.”

When he laughed, I didn’t see any signs of the fangs I saw last night.

“And your fangs. Where are they?”

“Don’t worry about all that now. We have plenty of time to separate fact from myth, or understand my physiology.”

Michel ran one hand along my right side, light enough that I could barely feel his touch through the fabric.

“Right now, I want to understand your physiology.”

He bent down and kissed my neck. My body instantly responded; my neck tilted to the side to allow him greater access and I could feel a tingling between my legs.

“Beautiful,” he repeated.

As I watched him in the mirror, I grew more excited. Not only from watching him kiss me, but also seeing a lustful look appear on my face. I’d never seen myself like that before, never had sex in front of a mirror or on video. I had to admit, it was turning me on.

“Do you want a little help toweling off?” Michel asked between kisses.

“Yes,” I murmured.

Michel unwrapped the towel from my body and I stood there, vulnerable next to him in his black pants.

“I feel so naked,” I said, turning away.

“You have an incredible body,” he said. “Look at yourself.”

I took another look in the mirror, seeing myself in my full glory. Part of me wanted to cover myself up with the towel again. But as I watched Michel kiss my neck, toward my shoulder, a bigger part of me wanted to watch and wait. And have more of this.

He ran his hand over my stomach and up to a breast, fondling it gently. Then he lightly scraped his teeth over my shoulder and I closed my eyes, reveling in the sensation.

I felt his warm breath upon one of my breasts and my nipples immediately tightened into hardened points.

When I reopened my eyes, I watched him as he teased a nipple with his tongue. Lightly licking it and then gently sucking it. Then looking in the mirror, I watched from a different perspective.

He spent some time on my other breast, alternating between teasing and sucking. It was almost too much to take.

Then he kissed down my midriff, first down the center around my bellybutton, and then along each side. My flesh tingled under his lips, as I anticipated his next move and wanted more.

“Open your legs. Let me look at you.”

I felt self-conscious at first, but I obeyed, feeling more vulnerable than ever.

And then I felt his warm breath as he kneeled just inches from my pussy. My pulse quickened and I closed my eyes.

“Open your eyes. I want you to watch.”

I reopened my eyes just as he leaned forward and lightly kissed me there. He used his fingers to spread my folds and inserted one, pulling it in and out slowly. He began to lick, up and down on each side and then working his way to my sensitive spot. He worked me with his tongue and fingers, driving me insane. I watched us in the mirror, captivated.

As his pace quickened, I pulled his head toward me with a sense of urgency.

“Yes. That feels so good. Don’t stop.”

His pressure increased on my clit and I felt I could barely breathe.

“Oh yeah. Right there.”

And then I felt a buildup inside me so strong that my body stiffened, from my thighs all the way down to my toes. Watching us in the mirror heightened the experience to a new level. I came in such a powerful explosion I thought my legs might collapse.

Michel steadied me and then pulled himself up.

“That was incredible,” I said.

“We’re just getting started.”

He stepped behind me and cupped one of my breasts. He pulled off his pants and I watched him in the mirror as he grasped his cock. He bent down slightly as he moved it around my pussy, getting it slick and wet. Then he inserted the tip into my pussy, still wet and faintly throbbing from my orgasm.

He pushed it in an inch or so a couple of times, and then a little more, and then finally, he pushed his cock deep within me, making me moan.

He moved both hands down to my waist and I bent forward. I watched in the mirror as he pumped me from behind, grabbing my shoulders. My excitement grew as I felt and watched him fuck me.

“Oh my God. Michel. Oh God.”

I pressed my hands against the mirror as I braced myself for more. And then he drove me over the edge.

I didn’t leave the bedroom until the afternoon. Already my time clock felt screwy. Luckily, I was used to having weird sleeping shifts after years of long shifts as a firefighter. Michel went back to sleep since this was his normal sleeping hours, but I had too much on my mind.

I found a loose pair of knitted pants and a sweater that would do for now, but unfortunately had to put on the stiletto boots. Pulling the pants down over them so they wouldn’t be so conspicuous, I checked my appearance in a mirror to see if I looked presentable. I couldn’t help but grin, thinking of the last time I had looked in a mirror.

Then I left a note with my cell phone number and slipped out the cottage to drive around town and look for some shops. If we were going to be here for a few days, I needed clothes and toiletries. And food. Most definitely.