Page 49 of Blood Moon

I tried to focus on the screen, but ended up staring off into space. A few minutes later, I felt Eli’s lips on my neck. He must have realized that his distraction tactic wasn’t working. I pretended to be focused on the movie, wondering how far he would take things to get my attention.

His lips moved from my neck to my ear. It was all I could do to pretend not to notice. When my toes started to curl, he stopped. I didn’t dare turn my head to see why. It seemed funny that I was nervous about finally having sex with him. We’d come close to this point a few times, but then Viktor would find a reason to barge in or call. There was little chance of that happening tonight.

I knew that if I was uncomfortable, I just had to say something and Eli would stop teasing me. Maybe that’s what he thought was going on. I wanted to tease him, though.

I stretched, grinding my bottom against his erection. I had no idea how these two guys always seemed in control when they were sporting boners all the time. I pulled my hoodie over my head and dropped it on the couch beside us.

The sight of my lace tank and lack of bra seemed to set him off. So much for always being in control. Eli growled before grabbing me and flipping me around to straddle him on the couch. I started grinding against him again and he pulled me closer. I kissed him as if I were absorbing his essence into me. I couldn’t get enough. His tongue tangled with mine until I knew I was dripping.

He moved down my neck to my collarbone, then ripped my tank down the middle to free my breasts. I gasped in protest but it didn’t stop him. Eli took his time kissing and licking every inch as if he were memorizing my body. He wrapped his arms around me and cupped my ass while he teased my nipples.

I pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it away, running my hands down his back and chest. I started kissing and nibbling on his neck, easing him back against the cushion. After I left my mark on his tanned skin, I caught his lips with mine again. While I kissed him, I unfastened his belt and jeans.

I slid off his lap and tugged his pants and boxer briefs off. I didn’t give him a chance to argue about wanting to please me first. I grabbed his engorged member and licked from base to tip. He moaned and gave up any fight he might have been considering. I stroked him while teasing with licks and nips until he couldn’t stand it.

“Let me take care of you,” he begged as his breath hitched.

I smirked, “Make me.” I wrapped my lips around his erection and bobbed up and down, deep throating him. Eli’s groans turned me on so much that I knew if I didn’t get him inside me, I would be done before we even started.

He must have sensed that because he pulled me onto his lap and ripped my shorts off. "Hey!" I objected, but that didn't stop him from tearing my panties as he removed them too.

He thrust into me with no mercy, obviously planning to go rough. I wondered how he knew I would love that. Eli worked me up and down his shaft, then flipped me around backward.

I slowed him down until he couldn't take the teasing anymore. He flipped me onto the floor on my stomach and pounded me from behind until I was screaming his name.

Once we were both sated, Eli carried me to the shower. “You get cleaned up while I make you something to eat. I’ll shower after.” It seemed odd that he didn’t want to join me, but other than us having sex, he’d acted odd all day.

I turned on the water before he left, but didn’t get in yet. I crept to the door and listened. Sure enough, I heard rustling in the kitchen. Eli was making me something to eat. I listened for a moment longer and heard his voice.

“Have you found him yet?” Eli asked. He must have been on the phone, because I couldn’t hear the other side of the conversation.

“Absolutely not. Keep looking. And make sure you have the blood bags and the sedative. You’ll need both to bring him in. He doesn’t trust anyone.” Eli’s words echoed in my head. I knew that if I stood here listening to his conversation, I would reveal myself. I turned and went back to the shower, not bothering to shut the bathroom door. I didn’t want to make it obvious that I’d been spying.

Chapter 48

Viktor

I wasn’t sure how long I sat there, staring out into the darkness of the cave after I fed. At some point, I realized that the guy I had drained probably had a cell phone that could be tracked to my exact location, so I dug through his pockets until I found it. I turned it off and slid it into my pocket. I’d search through it when I was safe.

The numbness spread through my body at what I had done. The bloodlust was the one part that I hated about myself since my transition. I never wanted to be out of control, and that was the one thing I struggled with daily. Yet somehow I had let myself drain two humans in one day. And I wanted more. I had to get the craving under control.

It was the biggest thing that Eli and I argued about. He didn’t understand why I didn’t want to drink from the vein. I didn’t understand his blatant disregard for human life. It made so much more sense to take donations and let the humans live to produce more blood for us.

“None of that matters right now. Why am I beating myself up for this?” I said the words aloud, but they came out barely more than a whisper. If I were being honest with myself, I knew why I was so worried about it. What would happen when Delilah found out that I’d killed someone by draining their blood? I knew that this guy would have tried to kill me if he’d been given the chance, and the nurse had been working for someone who wanted me weakened. But who?

If I didn’t know better, I’d swear that Eli’s mentor was behind it. He’d been killed shortly after Eli and I had both been turned, though. Which was not long after Kat’s death. Eli was to blame for so much of my pain.

How did I agree to share Delilah with the man who’d taken everything from me? I tried to backtrack through the decisions that had led me here, but I couldn’t figure out what it was about her that made me agree that having part of her would be better than none.

I still felt that way, even now. I longed to be close to her, even for a moment. I hadn’t been this attached to anyone since I lost Kat. Honestly, I knew that my initial attraction to Delilah had been completely physical. She was gorgeous. What little time I’d spent with her showed me there was so much more to Delilah than just her looks.

I knew from the moment I met her that I wouldn’t be able to deny her anything for long. If she wanted to be with me and still wanted Eli, I wasn’t going to argue. And that was what she decided. It wouldn’t stop me from trying to convince her to drop him for me. So why was I sitting here in this cave having a pity party?

Delilah would understand that I’d done what I needed to in order to survive. It wasn’t like I was going to hide it from her. I planned to tell her exactly what it had taken to get back to her. She had to understand. Right?

There was only one way to find out. I pulled my phone from my pocket. I had to hand it to Eli, this new phone had an amazing battery. I watched a couple of hours of surveillance video, and the battery was still almost full. I turned on the screen and winced. Seventeen missed calls and nearly twice as many texts.

Most of the calls had been Delilah, although there were a few from Eli, and a couple from Jones. The calls didn’t surprise me, but the fact that half the texts were from Eli did. I expected Delilah to freak out when I disappeared. I hadn’t considered that Eli would object to having her all to himself.