Page 143 of Treasured

Her deft fingers danced over my chest, her touch sending sparks through me.

“Tell me what you want, Luna,” I whispered.

Her eyes danced. “I don’t want to think about what tomorrow holds.” She straddled me, inhaling deeply as she scented my neck. Shivers ran through me, and I clenched my fists in the covers, willing myself not to move.

“I’ll do everything in my power to keep you safe.”

“I know you will.” She kissed me, her lips hard and insistent against mine. If I’d had any doubt about what she wanted, it would’ve evaporated when she said, “I don’t want to think about my aches and bruises. All I want is you.”

She moved just long enough to leave her clothes in a pile on the floor. However, I had no time to appreciate the beauty of her form. Within seconds, she was back in my lap.

“I want us to be together in every way, Sebastian,” Luna said. “One last time.”

She didn’t say anything else, but she didn’t need to. Her unspoken words hung between us. There was no guarantee we would make it out of tomorrow night unscathed. The odds weren’t stacked in our favor. But we’d done everything we could.

At this point, whatever happened, happened.

I lifted Luna’s hand, kissing her Binding Mark. “Whatever you want, darling. I’m yours.”

I’d always be hers. Today, tomorrow, until the end of time. Death couldn’t separate us because what we had was bigger than it. It was a connection that brought together two souls in the deepest of ways.

My words were an unleashing. Luna groaned, her mouth slamming onto mine. Shadows poured out of her, covering us in a blanket of darkness.

I released my wings, curving them around us, and kissed her back. There was nothing soft about this embrace. It wasn’t gentle or even kind. It was a vow, a swearing of allegiance to each other, a promise of what would come.

I will always be with you, I whispered through our bond. My tongue prodded at the seam of her lips, and she opened for me. I tasted her, relishing how she shivered as I touched her fangs.

I will fight with everything I have tomorrow. For you. For us, she promised.

I know.

Our kiss deepened, and our bodies were desperate for more. I wanted her. I needed her.

Her fangs grazed my neck in clear question, and I pressed into her touch. She inhaled. Her tongue grazed my skin. She bit. This wasn’t a tender drawing of blood. The Binding Mark reverberated with her need as her mouth pulled against my neck. It was deep, urgent, and powerful.

More, her voice whispered in my mind, not lifting her mouth from where she drank.

My hands reached under her, holding her firm as I lifted her. With a few careful maneuvers, we made it to the edge of the bed. I abandoned my pants, leaving them on the floor, before inching backward. I flipped Luna onto her back, the mountain of pillows coming in handy, and I dipped my head.

She curved her neck, giving me perfect access to her even as she continued to drink.

Bite me, she commanded.

I did.

The moment my fangs broke her skin, the sweet flavor of her blood filled me. No matter how many times I drank from her, I could never get enough of this. Of her. She moaned against my neck, and her blood filled me with power.

My wings fanned out, and shadows streamed from me as we drank, but it wasn’t enough. Supporting her neck with one hand, the other traveled down her body. With every touch, she pressed herself more firmly into me. When I got to her middle, she arched her back into my touch, begging for more through our connection.

As if I would deny anything she asked for. With all the care I could muster, I moved over her. Luna’s hips rose to meet mine, and we joined as one. The moment we came together, a lightness washed over me. It was always this way—good and right and meant to be. She must have felt the same way because she moved beneath me with urgent need.

I need more, Sebastian, she whispered in my mind.

I slid my hand beneath her, drawing her even closer. Anything.

If she asked for the stars, I’d give them to her.

She closed her eyes and dove deep within herself. A heartbeat later, the Tether flew open. The sheen of the magic binding us lit the room as Luna reopened her eyes. She gasped. Now, I can feel everything.