Marked by Blood: Book 2 of The Marked Series by Ford, Rinna (top novels of all time txt) 📕

pants feeling his silky hardness. He moaned again and my hand worked him up and down with every pull of blood I took from his body.

When I felt his heartbeat began to slow I released him, and immediately licked across the puncture holes, closing them up. Then I fell down to my knees and unbuttoned his jeans revealing his beautiful cock to me. I swallowed him whole and within seconds he came down my throat.

When his cock began to soften in my mouth and his seed was spent, I stood up and tucked him back in. Xander stared at me, exhausted but in total and complete awe at what had just happened. I winked at him then turned to Matias who had stepped back and watched the whole thing. He certainly seemed affected, although he tried to seem as if he wasn’t.

“I want more,” I told him and fused my lips with his.

He didn’t fight me, but picked me up like he did the day before and carried me to the other chair where I straddled him. Without hesitation, I struck, sinking my fangs into his neck. After the first few gulps, I realized I didn’t wait to hear his heartbeat, so I stopped in a panic and I waited until I heard the familiar sound. Once I felt it against my lips, I continued until I got my fill, which was long before his pulse began to slow. I licked the wound closed and sat up, looking deep into his eyes.

Both of my hands reached for the sides of his face and I kissed him sweetly. My fangs had descended back into my gums and my hunger was satisfied. I didn’t like that I couldn’t offer Matias the same release I gave to Xander, but I knew he’d turn me down if I tried.

“Thank you, Matias,” I whispered against his lips. Then I rose off of him and walked to the bedroom door, turning the knob and walking into the hallway. I didn’t stop walking until I reached outdoor patio chairs on the back porch.

Chapter Twenty-Three

The reality of what had just happened hit me the moment I sat up in Matias’ lap after licking his wound shut. I couldn’t believe I just did that with them, with Xander who had been adamant that he’d never share me. Ever.

I curled my knees into my chest, wrapping my arms around them and sat as the sun rose behind me. The wind that whipped around me and tousled my hair was a welcomed sensation. I sat there for several minutes, until I heard the back door open and close.

Xander walked out and past me into the grass where he stripped off his shirt and began toeing off his boots. “I need to spread my wings. You coming?” he said. He paused for only a second more before he took off the rest of his clothes and began the transformation into his dragon form.

I stood and walked out into the grass too, taking off my clothes as I went until I was completely naked.

“Ninto kimota,” I whispered into the wind, covering both Xander and me in an invisibility spell to everyone outside of it. I found it in Dev’s spellbook on our trip over to the west coast and used it when we stopped in the state park to let our dragons out. It worked like a charm and I knew it would work when I needed it to. I didn’t know how long we would be out there, but I’d stay with my bonded mate until he was ready to come back. I owed him at least that.

Soleil took over without any coaxing and before I knew it, I stared at Xan from much higher up off the ground. I took a step toward him and rubbed my large golden head against his. He paused for a second before returning the gesture and stepped away, giving himself enough room to begin flapping his enormous wings.

He took off into the sky and I wasn’t too far behind him. He headed toward the wide open ocean and I knew he was itching to fly out over the sea since we first arrived at the mansion. I was too, if I wanted to be honest.

We soared wing to wing as we passed over large whales and schools of fish. Xander, who must have felt hungry, tucked in his wings and shot down toward the sea when he saw an especially large school of fish and scooped up a mouthful with his first try. I tried to do the same and only came up with a mouthful of salty water. I shook my head and tried to spit it out and some of it came out of my nostrils, burning as it poured out.

Xander let out a deep chuckle at my fishing folly and I crashed into him in retaliation. That turned into him chasing me as we dipped and dove through the sky.

It was exhilarating and exactly what we needed after what happened that morning. We flew around for the rest of the day. He taught me how to catch fish and I let him win the races we had.

The sun was starting to set when we turned to go back to the mansion. We made it just in time, Xander gathering our clothes off of the lawn and carrying them over to the boulders overlooking the sea we spent so much time near.

We both dressed quickly and sat down to watch the rest of the sunset in peace and quiet. When the sun finally dipped below the horizon, Xan reached over and covered my hand with his.

“I’m an asshole, Emi,” he said to me. I didn’t quite understand what he was referring to, but my first thought was the fact he participated in the feeding this morning. I began to panic, but before I could ask him about it, he continued. “You need him like you need me, don’t