Carpathian 17 - Dark Curse

beginning to need her-not the Carpathian needing a life mate and not the demon roaring to claim her. Nicolas, the man, longed for her smile, for one shared moment of happiness-for a kiss. And that was a seduction in itself.
    She nipped him back, grateful he held the wild, dominant side under close rein, desperate for his mouth on hers. He licked her lips again and she opened her mouth to catch the exotic taste that was just Nicolas.
    Strangely, the tangy flavor of his blood still lingered on her lips, inside her mouth, and she secretly longed for Page 102

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    his blood again. She was ashamed of that secret craving, hiding it behind a barrier she was thankful he didn\'t probe.
    The moment Lara opened her mouth to his, his tongue swept inside claiming her. Coaxing her. He was gentler than she would have liked, more tender than she had the strength to stand against, and hotter than she thought possible. His mouth was like a haven of erotic secrets, hot and wet and filled with velvet promise.
    Flames danced over her skin, a million wings fluttered inside her stomach, her womb clenched and muscles tightened. He swept her away on a tidal wave of pleasure so that to anchor herself she wrapped both arms around his neck and tunneled her fingers into his thick hair. He tasted like an aphrodisiac, one she could easily become addicted to, all male, heat and desire, a world of sensual pleasure she wanted to drown in.
    Nicolas pulled back first, pressing his forehead against hers, breathing her into his lungs. \"I cannot think anymore and I need to be able to have a clear head when we fly together.\"
    \"Are you saying I mess up your head?\"
    He kissed his way down to her mouth again, biting at the lower lip he found so intriguing. \"That is exactly what I am saying.\"
    She laughed. \"I like that idea. Your head could use a little messing up.\"
    He bit down again, this time causing a small sting of pain. He instantly traced over the bite with his tongue, removing the sting as fast as he\'d caused it.
    \"Ow!\" Lara pulled away, not wanting to admit to herself that little bite excited her even more. She needed a little distance from him. \"I want to fly.\" She started to leave the cave, hurrying in a vain attempt to outrun the arousal twisting through her body.
    His fingers settled over her wrist, bringing her to an abrupt halt. \"The first lesson is to always scan before you go out into the open. You are looking for blank spaces.\"
    \"I thought we decided that vampires were becoming more adept at hiding themselves.\" Annoyed at herself for not remembering, she rubbed the small dragon birthmark over her left ovary, relying on it to warn her.
    \"No matter how adept they become, we use every tool we can to give ourselves the advantage. I know you really want to do this, but it is always necessary to protect yourself.\"
    Lara nodded. She\'d been too distracted by him, not the promise of flying. \"I\'m sorry, that was careless of me.\" She wished, just once, that he\'d be distracted enough by her to forget everything else but her.
    \"Reach out with your senses and feel the night. Merge with me if you need to and see how spaces should feel.
    After a while you will be uncomfortable, your mind and skin prickly if you sense the undead near. They are a toxin to our environment and we are sensitive to all things of the earth.\"
    She reached out as directed, letting her senses expand. It took a little experimentation, but she felt triumphant when she achieved it. She sensed animals, and people. The wind whispered in her ear secrets of the night. \"I think we\'re all right to go.\"
    He nodded, his fingers sliding from her wrist to her hand and walked her from the cavern to the edge of the cliff.
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    Lara shivered with excitement. The night was overcast, with large gray clouds, heavy with snow, but everything sparkled, both in the sky and on the ground below, as if she was surrounded by a world of diamonds. \"I\'ve never seen the night like this before. I always thought I should want to be able to walk in the sun, but seeing the night like this, I can\'t imagine what I was thinking.\"
    \"Why would you want to be out where the light hurts your eyes and sun burns your skin?\" There was real curiosity in his voice. \"The night belongs to us. It is our world and the best part of it. Who would ever want the sun when they can have this?\" He spread out his arms to encompass the night.