Dark Princess: Shadows (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance #89)

43. Peter

43

PETER

T he hotel probably didn't have soundproofing as excellent as the village homes or even the Silver Swan , but Peter couldn't care less if the entire floor had heard his mate scream her climax.

He couldn't get enough of her taste, licking every little bit, but he couldn't afford to linger. He had to remove the clamps.

After taking one of them, he immediately put his mouth around the swollen nipple to ease the pain, licking as the blood rushed in, and then he did the same with the other clamp.

Marina was still riding the high of her climax, and when he removed her blindfold, her eyes remained closed.

"Open your eyes, beautiful," he commanded.

She smiled lazily before lifting her eyelids. "Kiss me."

"Gladly." He positioned himself between her legs and kissed her as he pushed inside of her, going only a third of the way and letting her adjust.

Except, his little minx was impatient, and she lifted her bottom, urging him to surge in all the way.

"Mother above." Marina spread her legs wider to accommodate more of him.

"Perfection," he murmured as he looked at her.

Even after all the time they had been together, the sight of her still took his breath away—the blue hair that was spread across the pillow, framing her beautiful face, the blissful expression, the red lips, swollen from kisses—but it wasn't just her physical perfection that enthralled him. It was the light that seemed to radiate from within her.

Marina had no idea how extraordinary she was, how her smile could brighten even his darkest days, how her laugh made his heavy heart feel buoyant. The look of complete trust in her eyes humbled him.

Suddenly wanting her hands on him, Peter reached over Marina's head and released her wrists from their bindings.

"I'm so lucky," he murmured when she wrapped her arms around him.

"So am I." She lifted her head and captured his lips in a kiss before letting her head drop back.

He gazed into her eyes. "You're everything to me, my mate."

The word 'mate' still filled him with wonder. The Fates had chosen perfectly when they'd brought this remarkable woman into his life. She matched him so well.

"I love you," she whispered.

Those three words never failed to fill him with joy. He remembered a time when he'd dreamt of this kind of connection but thought he would never have it.

Marina had changed everything.

In just over a week, she would be his wife, and the thought made his chest tight with emotion. He would spend eternity showing her just how precious she was to him, protecting her, cherishing her, and loving her in all the ways she deserved.

Eternity.

They didn't have it.

But they might have longer than they'd thought possible if Bridget's hunch was right and his venom would prolong Marina's life.

"My beautiful Marina," he breathed against her lips. "My miracle."

As he claimed her mouth, Peter thanked the Fates for bringing them together. He might be immortal, but it wasn't until Marina entered his life that he truly began to live.

As he kept gently rocking his hips, enjoying the connection and not in a rush to bring this moment to an end, Marina cupped her breasts and then gently stroked her swollen nipples.

"Peter," she murmured. "I want more."

He pushed his hands under her bottom and squeezed her butt cheeks hard. "So bossy."

She smiled. "You can punish me for my bossiness later."

"Oh, I will." He pushed all the way in, retracted, and then surged inside of her again. Soon, he was pounding into her just like she wanted him to.

As her climax shook her body, his own reached critical velocity, and he gripped the top of her head, tilting it to the side and licking his favorite spot.

Marina's lips parted as she waited for the strike, not in fear but in panting anticipation, and as he sank his fangs into the smooth column of her neck, she screamed and climaxed again.

Her sheath tightening around his shaft forced his own release.

As always after the bite, Marina was out, soaring on the blissful clouds of euphoria, and he knew it would take a while for her to come down from the high. She didn’t black out for as many hours as she used to when they had been a new couple, but it had been a long day, and she would probably sleep until morning.

He'd already spoken with Wonder, letting her know that Marina was taking tomorrow off as well.

Peter still had plenty of fun stuff planned for the next day.