Tempting Darkness

"Tobias?" I asked. He shook his head, snapping himself out of whatever frenzied daze he was in.

"Yeah?" he said. I looked at the bed to see Lycus just climbing out of it. Kalen and Darius lay still, sound asleep. I held up my wrist with a sigh, and Tobias shook his head when I felt heat press against my back before feeling fingers swipe my hair to my other shoulder. Lycus kissed my cheek as I looked over my shoulder at him. "He wants to feed on you," Lycus growled before his lips trailed up my shoulder and neck.

My breath hitched as sparks zapped and moved over my skin. I tilted my head, giving him better access, loving the feel of his lips on my body. The bond urged me to give myself to him and let him do what he wanted with me, and I wanted to do precisely that. Desire coursed through me so viciously that it made my legs tremble as Lycus pulled me against him. One hand squeezed my b****t while the other sat flat against my abdomen.

"You're overwhelming her, Lycus," Darius said, and I blinked out of my l**t-filled daze to look over at him as he sat up in bed. Darius rubbed his eyes while Kalen wiggled closer, placing his head in Darius's lap and wrapping his arms around Darius's waist. I watched as Darius ran his fingers through Kalen's hair, and I suddenly wanted to crawl back into bed to be with them.

"Someone wants to shred," Lycus whispered, and I looked up at him behind me. Lycus smiled seductively, and his eyes turned obsidian as his big hand cupped my cheek, tilting my face toward his. I swallowed when his eyes darted to my lips. He smiled mischievously, leaning his face closer; his breath fanned over my lips teasingly, nearly touching, but waiting to see if I would pull away.

When I closed the distance, his rich cinnamon and smokey scent enticed me, my lips brushing his plump ones, wanting access. The noise that left me when his tongue brushed mine sounded needy as I turned in his arms, kissing him hungrily. He smiled amusedly against my lips as I mauled him. My tongue tangled with his, and I kissed him deeper. Lycus's huge hands gripped my thighs, hoisting me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist, and my arms went around his neck.

One of his hands slid up my back to my neck as Lycus kissed me harder, dominating my mouth as he tasted every inch, devouring my lips in a soul-destroying kiss. Heat rushed through me, and I gasped, pulling away from him breathlessly. Lycus smiled smugly, and his eyes flickered. He gave me some of his magic, just a taste, and I wanted more. His magic writhed through me, tickling my insides.

A moan escaped me, my eyes falling shut when warmth seeped into my back, stopping me from falling backward at the sensation rolling through me. It slivered in my veins; it felt empowering though it flickered and tried to mingle with my white magic, making me bite my lips as I fought the urge to let it meld together. Oh, how I wanted it to.

Yet fear of the unknown kept me level-headed. I wasn't sure what I could do, and some part of that scared me after hiding it for so long. Then last night's thoughts returned. Were they only using me because they now knew what I was? I knew the only one that would get hurt if that were the case was me. My thoughts became troubled when I felt fangs pierce my neck, and power flooded into me like a tidal wave, cold and powerful. My eyes fluttered shut, and my toes curled.

"Don't fight it," Lycus murmured before his lips crashed against mine. His power surged through me and mixed with Tobias's when I felt my heart beat erratically. It felt like it would burst out of my chest when desire so strong smashed into me, making me gasp as Tobias's hands moved up my sides. Tobias had marked me, and I could suddenly feel everything he felt.

No malice, just Tobias and his hunger, desire, and acceptance. He pulled his teeth from my neck, his lips traveling up my neck to below my ear.

"I want you, Aleera. Not what you can do for me," Tobias murmured when I felt Lycus's teeth sink into the same spot, making my toes curl. My hips rolled against his, and Lycus's hands squeezed my a*s as all his power surged into me, along with Tobias's. Our powers blending forced me to drop the barrier between both sides of magic, unable to contain it as it erupted, my veins tingling and my skin buzzing. Lycus pulled his teeth from my neck and blood-stained lips.

"Two down, two to go." Lycus laughed before his lips crashed against mine hungrily. I could feel them completely, everything they felt, and I could feel they gave me every drop of their power. They were both at my mercy if I chose not to give it back, and I smiled against his lips with that knowledge.

Kalen laughed, making me pull away from Lycus, who also looked over at him.

"What?" Lycus asked him.

"She emptied your reserves," Kalen teased with an amused laugh.

"So?" Tobias said against my neck. I sighed at the feel of his lips on my skin.

"What if she refuses to give it back?" Kalen mocked, and Tobias's lips stopped their teasing.

"I'll get it back," Lycus growled, rolling my hips against his front, his erection pressing against me and making me moan obscenely. "Isn't that right, Aleera?"

I shook my head, and he growled, making me open my eyes to stare at him.

Lycus nipped my lips. "You will give it back," he purred.

"Make me." My airy voice was almost a moan as arousal flooded into me, and Tobias pressed closer.

Lycus chuckled darkly. "Our little vixen wants to play," he taunted.

"Hmm, appears so. Let's see who breaks her first then," Tobias growled as Lycus's lips slammed against mine. Tobias's hands moved up my hips, sneaking under my shirt and squeezing my breasts.