Chapter 44

                                    

                                          
Dominic sat up in bed that evening, his pillow propped up against the headboard, and he was leaning against it. Natalia had her pillow in the same position and her head resting on his shoulder. He was reading the book, and she was reading on his shoulder. 
"I have to say, I'm glad I never saw this book before now," Dominic muttered. 
"When you went through your dark period?" Natalia asked him. 
"When you say it like that, it almost sounds romantic," he said. 
"It wasn't though." 
"No, it wasn't at all. I'm not sure how I survived what he did to me," he said quietly. 
"Now you see why I truly believed you were dead." 
"Yeah." He sighed. "I would have to." He flipped the page. "I'm not sure why I'm alive."
"That's simple," Natalia said with a small smile. 
"Oh? What do you know that I don't?" 
"You're immortal like me. You're a member of Regal Eclipse," she said. 
He paused. "You're right. I didn't think of that." He laughed. "Wow." 
"So I wonder if we walk away if you will start to age," Natalia mused. 
"Possibly. That's one I'd like to run by Daniel and all of them," he said thoughtfully. 
"I think I'm right on this one."
"I think you are too. You're beautiful when you're right." He turned his head and kissed hers. 
She laughed. 
"I needed to hear you laugh. You've been so sad today," he said quietly. 
"I felt like I lost a huge part of me. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that you're still alive, Dom," she said softly. 
Dominic grew quiet for several moments, reading over the page in front of him carefully. He frowned and read it again slowly, taking in every word. "Would you let me mark you, Natalia?" 
"What? I'm sorry, I was thinking. Hold on." She grew quiet for a long moment, reading over the page herself as she realized what he'd asked. "You want to mark me?"
"If you'll let me," he responded. 
"Of course. Maybe one good thing came out of all of this," she said with a smile. 
"Now?" 
"You want to do it now?" She lifted her head and looked at him. 
"If you're not in the mood.." he stopped when she placed a finger over his lips. 
"I don't think you'll have any problem getting me in the mood. I can already feel that the thought of marking me turns you on," she said, moving up on her knees, her eyes on him. She needed this, she realized. She needs to connect with him on that deep level again. She needed him deep inside her, something she never thought to experience again. 
He smiled. "I'm going to enjoy being able to feel when you're turned on too." He closed the book and set it on the nightstand, then moved quickly, pinning Natalia down underneath him. 
She stared up at him. "How do you do that?" 
He just smiled and began to kiss her. She wrapped her arms around him, holding him tightly as he plundered her mouth, making sure she knew that he was alive and well. 
She moaned, arching up against him and his lips moved down to her neck. He stopped at the spot that he never thought he'd be able to mark and licked at it, sucking on it as she writhed beneath him, pressing her body up against his. 
He finally pulled back from her. "Sit up." He yanked off his own shirt and tossed it to the side.
Natalia sat up, her gaze on Dominic. He grabbed her shirt and pulled it off of her. He pulled her towards him and reached around to undo her bra, then yanked that off as well. He flipped her around and pulled her against his chest, his hands closing over her breasts, squeezing them and massaging them gently, before he began to play with her nipples, reminding himself of how responsive she was. 
She moaned and arched her back, pushing them into his hands as he pulled on them, squeezing them harshly and making her cry out. He moved her onto her back next and settled down between her things, his lips and teeth on her nipples as she ran her hands through his hair. He loved the taste of her. 
"Dom, I need you inside me," she moaned. 
"Patience, kitten," he said softly as he ran his lips and tongue down her stomach and to the waistband of her sweats. He yanked them off of her, along with her panties and spread her legs before he buried his face between them. He needed this as much as she did. 
She arched up as he sucked on her clit, and pushed his fingers deep inside of her. "Dom," she whimpered. 
"Do not cum," he said in a stern voice.
"I don't think I can stop it."
"You can. Think about something else," he told her, pushing his fingers in and out of her, and picking up the pace. His other hand reached up and massaged her clit. This would be so much better when he could feel what she was feeling. He couldn't wait to mark her, to really make her his. His mate. His love. 
"Please let me cum," she moaned.
"No," he said, running his tongue up threw her folds and completely avoiding her clit. "You're going to cum when I'm inside you marking you and then again after so I can feel it."
She whimpered. "Whatever you want."
He smiled at her, enjoying her words. "I think I can get at least three orgasms from you, kitten." He lapped at her clit, causing her to gasp. "Cum."
She screamed out her release, her body arching up as he licked her, prolonging her orgasm. He lifted his head, looking at her. "I think I might be able to get more than three orgasms out of you tonight."
"Dom," she protested as she came down from the orgasm. 
"We're not even close to done, kitten." he told her. He moved up her body and began to kiss her. 
"Why are you still wearing sweats?" she murmured against his lips, her hands moving down to his waistband. 
"Because I haven't taken them off yet," he said, pulling her against him. His lips crashed down on hers again, possessing her fully as he held her tightly. She was his and he felt the need to possess her tonight, to remind her he was alive and well, and would claim her as his. 
She pushed him back and she was over him now. She moved her hands down over his abs, and grabbed his waistband. "Take them off."
"Bossy?" he laughed.
"Horny."
He yanked his sweats off, and her hands wrapped around his cock possessively, as she stared into his eyes. "Mark me."
Yes! He flipped her on her back and moved between her legs. Their gazes met for a brief moment and then he thrust inside of her. He didn't stop; he couldn't. His need for her was overwhelming. He needed to possess her. Ever inch of her willing, beautiful body. 
"Harder," she murmured and he complied, thrusting hard up into her tight, willing body as she gripped him like she'd never let go. He watched her face for that moment, the moment she went over the edge. 
As soon as she came, he sank his canines into her neck and felt her do the same. He felt something snap into place, overwhelming him as her emotions slammed into him along with her orgasm accompanying his own. He pulled his canines out of her neck, retracting them, then rested his forehead against her own. "Natalia," he whispered. 
"I had to," she said softly.
"Had to what?"
"Mark you again."
"I didn't mind. That was.."
"Intense?"
" Yeah.. That's a good way to put it." He kissed her. "I love you so much, Natalia."
"I love you too, Dominic."
He dropped his lips down to hers again. "Ready for more?"
"Always."