“That’s because you’re still fairly new at this whole vampire thing, and I’m not,” Bennett said, tenderly brushing a few strands of hair off Lisa’s forehead. “You’ve yet to experience what it’s like to sink your teeth into your lover and feel their blood fill your mouth. It removes every ounce of who you are and replaces it with something more carnal than I can put into words. It’s quite extraordinary.”

It was all Lisa could do not to moan when, between her legs, a throb to end all throbs announced itself. “We…we can do that? I mean…I mean…I thought it was only because we…because we needed to heal or…or to feed.”

“There’s feeding, and then there’s tasting, but if you’re nervous about it--”

“No.” Lisa had practically shouted the word, and her cheeks flamed instantly. “I’m just…oh, darn it, Bennett, I’m really turned on right now.”

Bennett gently pushed Lisa to the floor. “I know,” she said, straddling Lisa. “I can smell it.”

In motion slower than Lisa would have liked, Bennett moved in close, her breath washing across Lisa’s neck as Bennett brushed aside the golden locks. She gazed at the creaminess before her, her eyes drawn to a pulse now rapid and thumping, and Bennett’s canines instantly extended. A second later, she sunk her teeth into Lisa’s soft flesh.

Lisa gasped. A molten rush of heat spread from her core through her body like a forest fire, setting ablaze every nerve ending in its path. Her inner walls pulsed, her center ached, and her beast was released. Canines, pointed and sharp, doubled in length, and with Bennett’s wrist only inches away, Lisa didn’t hesitate. Grabbing it, she buried her teeth to the hilt, and as blood filled her mouth, Lisa remembered what Bennett had said. This was more carnal than Lisa could ever have imagined, and no matter how Bennett may want to possess her, Lisa knew she would deny the woman nothing.

Chapter Fifty-Four

On a blanket in front of a fire, they had made love, tasting blood and tasting passion in a back-and-forth that had gone on for hours. Skin gleamed, and cries of pleasure slipped through lips swollen from kisses, and no sooner had their hearts slowed when they raced again. They couldn’t get enough of the other’s flavor, and with cheeks shiny with want, they eagerly drowned in it. They feasted, they licked, and they came. It was quite simply an orgy for two.

It wasn’t until almost noon when they returned to the bedroom. On sheets now cool, they spooned and fell into a peaceful slumber. Three hours later, Lisa awoke to find herself alone again. “Okay dokey,” she mumbled, and pushing aside the covers, she visited the bathroom to get cleaned up before, once again, going in search of Bennett.