Waiting (33 page)

His steel body covered mine after
laying
me on the bed
.  The silk sheets slid
over my skin
in a sweet caress, much the same as his strong, lean fingers skimming up my sides.
I
didn't let go, instead clutched his head closer to me as I devoured his mouth. Tongue's dancing and stroking a potent need both of us shared.

My hands ripped at his shirt until it fell away, revealing a smooth
palate my fingers trailed over
then dug into his skin when he lifted me to remove my jeans, my shirt already removed. Remove
d
was the polite term for destroyed, since all my clothes now laid in tatters on the floor.

I couldn't wait.

I
tugged him back down, barely getting
his underwear past his erection before gripping his hips and impaling himself in me. His mouth swallowed my cry of pleasure as he inched his way in as far as I could take him before my impatient
hormones took complete control
.

Parker growled when I pushed at him, trying
to get him to roll on his back
since I was clearly not strong enough to make him.

As soon as I was on top I used my feet as anchors to hold myself upright before pulling him up, wrapping my legs around his waist and then slowly inching down his shaft again, drawing shudders from the both of us until there was no possible w
ay he could be deeper inside me.  My fingers dug into his back, trying to hold him closer. Trying to get him deeper.  It wasn’t enough.

I threw my head back at the fullness, the
completeness
I felt when we were together. We were one.

There was no gentleness to this as I ground into him, rotating my hips to cre
ate the most delicious friction.  His growl of approval egged
me on as I attacked his mouth again, sucking his tongue into my mouth when his hands cupped my breasts, then squeezed when I squeezed his cock tighter.

Parker stood and held me up against the soft
, plush
wall, thrusting into me with a speed of pure determination.
The spee
d of a vampire. My mind slinked
on the edge of sanity.

“I love you so much!” It was hard to talk around his tongue, but he heard me.

“I love you, Piper!”

My convulsions started gripping him tighter, his strokes caressing me to a point I couldn't handle as I came with such a force, the amount of pleasure rocking through me only increased when I felt him release deep inside me, rocking slowly until both our tremors faded.

His jagged breaths
blew across my neck and breasts, exciting me.

With no warning
I got a second wind of euphoria, making me twist my hips in ways I didn't know I could.

Parker laid me back on the bed and started moving
deliciously, deliberately slow
. I looked into his eyes, watching his emotions as our climaxes came nearer before I couldn't take it anymore. I bit into his shoulder just as I willed him to do the same, my sex gripping him tight as we both came again, drinking each
other's blood. I swallowed a good
mouthful of his sweetness
while he took a few good pulls, prolonging my spasms of ecstasy.

“Oh, Shit!”
 

Parker kept feeding off me, more than he's ever done, making my body tingle in awareness as I came again
, drawing out the convulsions
.

My whole body shivere
d when I felt his fangs release.  T
he
feel
of his wet, warm tongue licked
my skin before I jerked his head up to cover his lips with mine.

I thrust my tongue into his mouth and enjoyed the
lingering
taste of my blood and him mixed together.

He was still seated deep inside me, making my muscles spasm around h
im. 
I stopped moving al
together since there was st
ill much to do.  A
nd though I wanted to stay like this forever, we still needed to get Francis back.

I closed my eyes a
nd gently pushed against Parker
who rested on
his elbows. When I opened them
it was to find the
sexiest
smile on his face, looking at my shoulder where he'd bitten.

I turned m
y head
but couldn't see what he was looking at.

“You are so beautiful. Wonderful. Smart. Sexy.” He licked his lips and looked back into my eyes, purple blazing. “Mine.”

I smiled back at him
before something moving on his skin caught my attention.

I gripped his shoulder and pulled him back down to fi
nd a tattoo forming on his back
where I'd bit him on his shoulder blade.

In elegant cursive was my name, the
‘
r
’
almost complete, before I no
ticed smaller script just below
that looked to be in a different language.

I gasped and looked back into his eyes. His name must be
completing
on my shoulder.

“What does it say…”

“Mine.”

He
repeated his earlier words as he pulled me up
so I was standing on the bed with his feet on the floor
.

We both looked around at our pile of tattered clothes, belatedly rethinking our earlier decision of haste.
No…
Not rethinking. I’d gladly do that every hour of the day with him.

“If that hadn't been the most wonderful five minutes of my life, I'd regret the fact that everyone just heard us.”

He tugged me tight against him, kissing me thoroughly before releasing me to stand on the floor beside him.

“This room is soundproof.  B
ut I'm happy to know you woul
d've been alright with our room
if this hadn't been here.”

“Would you have cared?
” I asked.  “
I couldn't care less about anything but you at the time.
 
In my mind, we were alone.” I grinned at him over my shoulder as I bent to pick up our ruins of clothes
and found only
his underwear was still intact.

“Be right back.”

I was alone in the next second,
mulling
over what just happened.

Using my
hand
I pulled on my
shoulder to get a better view of the tattoo. I could see the
‘
Par
’
, but the r
est was out of eyesight for now
since he'd bitten much closer to my neck, whereas I'd bitten closer to his shoulder blade.

I was s
miling, loving the fact that we were
mates and that Parker was mine. Mine. I don't think I'd ever get used to that. Are we going to get married, or is that what just took place?

Parker's cool lips closed over the P on my shoulder, drawing goose
-
bumps, before his arms came around my waist and handed me
a new outfit
, holding me
tight
against him.

“Do you have any questions? Comments or complaints? Before we head back out.” He
kissed my shoulder again, slowly
turning me to face him.

“Nothing that can't wait. I'm happy just knowing you're mine, but getting Francis back is a little more important than the silly questions floating in my head.
 
I'll make sure to remember them though.
”

Parker chuckled befo
re I gave him a quick kiss.  W
e both slowly started putting new clothes on, which he'd obviously retrieved from our room.

Once dressed, he cradled me in his arms
and carried me out of the room
which consisted of two doors, not one as I'd expected, leading out into the hot tub room. The door was hidden, blending in with the rock wall.

I wonder what else was hidden in this place.

TWENTY
ONE

“Are you kidding me? I feel better than ever!”

Brian hopped up an
d down, flexing all his muscles
to prove to me that he was fine.

It was nine thirty and the
three
of us w
ere waiting in the Theatre room
while Gunther and the woman who'd helped Sam shower, were letting Sam feed and then bringing her in here so we could get the information we wanted. Needed.

“Have you ever had vampire blood? It makes me feel alive.
 
Everything's sharper, clearer, smellier.”

I laughed as he finally sat down next to me, Parker on my other side.

“I've had a little before, but it always left my system within minutes.”

“That's because you've only had a few drops really, whereas Brian had a good cup full or more.” Parker helped me out with the details. “It should wear out of his system in a few hours, unless he does anything strenuous and depletes his strength.”

Brian accepted that, the smile on his face unable to falter since he seemed elated at how things turned out. I couldn't blame him, though I was still upset he was even brought into this at all.

“Why and when did they nab you? I don't ge
t why they included you in this.
”

“It was either him or Jules, and even I have my limits. I planned on getting Brian out o
f there the second I got my
mate out.”

Sam’s voice pulled everyone’s attention
, entering the room with a soft, scared voice before taking a seat on the ground near the screen. She'd changed into a matching red sweat suit and her hair was wet, left to air dry. I didn't think she could look like a normal girl. Nice to see it was possible though.

“You're lucky I don't have you chained down with silver, so start talking.” Parker's tone turned lethal, his body rigid with unease as soon as Sam entered. Apparently he wasn't ready to forgive her. Maybe he never would.

Sam whispered something too low for me to hear, making Parker squeeze me closer to him.

“I never wanted any part of this. They caged me up, like they did to you, and only let me go after I did a blood oath to
find your weakness!
That's
when I was able to free you and
Francis.
Koopa wants you both to join him. He’s only starting with Francis, but he
will
come for you. 
He knew Francis would do anything to keep you out of it for now. That was the easy part for Koopa.
I had no idea you had a
mate
when they made me take a blood oath
and I'm so sorry for everything.” Her voice got lower and she lost eye contact, inching further away from us until her
back hit the wall. “After they
 
fre
e
d me
I went straight to free you
after they told me they had Lyle caged and would kill him if I didn't work fast.”

Sam was staring at her feet, face a mask of pain and anger while she reminisced. My chest tightened, wanting to comfort her for the loss
of her
mate, though I remained seated next to Parker, instinctively leaning closer.

“Do you remember Lyle?” Parker nodded, making Sam giggle lightly. “I know you didn't exactly like him before, but that was years ago and he's matured a
lot. You turned him to save his life, and I'm thankful I got to spend what little time I had with him, but he's go
ne now.  T
h
ey lied about keeping him alive
and I want revenge.” She stood in one quick motion, eyes blazing. “Trade me for Francis, do whatever you want to, but I'm taking down as many of them as I can until I die. And believe me, I'll be fighting to the death.”

“Sam, they lied to you more than you think.”

“Even more reason for killing.” She didn't bother asking
what about. “I know where they
are and where they're keeping Francis. You've
got everyone here that we need.
Tiny'
s probably already with Francis
so let's head out now. Drop Piper and Brian off at Piper's apartment, where no
one can enter, and let's be on our way.”

Sam started pacing the room, anxious to start her revenge killing. Well if she wasn't going to ask, then I would.

“What else did they lie about?”