Blake's Pursuit (Scanguards Vampires, #11)(62)

He moved his head back, touching the headboard. “If you don’t stop teasing me—”

She cut him off by crushing her mouth to his. Her tongue licked the seam of his lips, and he parted them, unable to resist her. When she licked along his teeth to entice his fangs to descend, he knew he’d lost.

A ringing sound drifted to his ear. Was he already delirious from the knowledge that in a few seconds, he’d be piercing Lilo’s skin and driving his fangs into her? Was he that far gone already?

The ringing didn’t stop. Finally, he realized what it was: his cell phone. It lay on his nightstand. And the ringtone was one he couldn’t ignore.

He ripped his mouth from Lilo’s. “Sorry, Lilo, but I need to get this.”

A disappointed mewl came over her lips, but she stopped moving up and down on him. He reached for the phone, but before he answered it, he said, “Trust me, I’m more disappointed by this interruption than you.”

Her eyes sparkled at his words, and he squeezed her hip in reassurance while he connected the call.

“John?”

“Glad to hear you’re awake,” his colleague answered. “Are you fully recovered?”

Despite the fact that his shoulder still felt a little sore, he answered, “I’m a hundred percent.”

“Good, because we have a solid lead.”

Lilo who was leaning closer to hear what John was saying, sucked in a breath. “Oh my God!”

“Let me put you on speaker. I’m here with Lilo.” He pressed the speaker button.

“Hi, Lilo. So, here’s what we’ve got: we found Hannah’s dog at an animal shelter. And listen to this: who do you think dropped off the dog there the night of Hannah’s disappearance?”

“Who?” Lilo asked.

“Ronny.”

“Why would he—”

Blake cut her off. “Are you sure it was him?”

“Positive. The clerk on duty that night recognized him from the photo we showed him.”

“Did he also see how he left? On foot, by car? Was anybody waiting for him outside?”

“No,” John said. “But guess what: there’s a gas station kitty corner from the animal shelter. And they have surveillance cameras. One of them caught Ronny getting into an old pick-up truck.”

“A pick-up? I thought the car we were looking for was a Toyota Corolla.”

“Correct, but he wasn’t driving that car.”

“Please tell me the camera picked up the license plate.”

“It did. We already traced it. Looks like it’s registered to an address in Napa. We looked it up on Google Maps. Pretty remote area, deep in the woods. Ideal for hiding an illegal operation.”

“Let’s get a team together, now,” Blake ordered.

“Already done. We’re just waiting for you.”

He checked the digital clock on his nightstand. Not only did it show the current time, it was also programmed to count down to sunset and sunrise. “Sunset is in an hour. I’ll be at HQ before that.”

“Good. We’ll be waiting.”

Blake disconnected the call and looked at Lilo. “I wish I didn’t have to cut this short, but—”

She put a finger over his lips. “You don’t have to explain anything. We’ve gotta go. Let’s get dressed.”

“We?” He shook his head. “Oh no, you’re not coming with me this time.”

“But—”

“No but! We don’t know what’s waiting for us there. You must be crazy if you think I’d let you put yourself in harm’s way.”

She braced her hands on her hips, scoffing. “You’re calling me crazy?”

“Only in the best possible way.”

“There is no f*cking best possible way.”

He gripped her hips. “While it does turn me on when you swear like that, I’m afraid you’re not going to win this argument. You’re staying put. And to make sure you do, I’m going to ask my family to keep you company.”

“You can’t do that!”

“I can and I will!” Furious that she wasn’t obeying, he thrust his hips upward, ramming his cock deep into her.

Her eyelids fluttered and he could hear her pulse race. Well, maybe he’d secure her submission by other means. He wasn’t above a little manipulation. And nobody would get hurt by it.

Sliding his hand between their bodies, he found her clit well lubricated by their combined juices and rubbed his finger over it.

“That’s not fair,” she ground out and dropped her head back.

“Life isn’t fair. Now be a good girl and come for your big bad vampire.”

While he plunged in and out of her, he steadily rubbed his finger over her clit, increasing the pressure and tempo with each second, until he finally felt Lilo stiffen in his arms. A second later, a shudder wrecked her body and she collapsed against him, while her interior muscles squeezed his erection. But he didn’t allow himself to come. Instead he lifted Lilo off his lap and laid her on the bed.

He pressed a kiss to her navel. “That’s a good girl.”

“You’re a bad vampire,” she murmured, but there was no heat behind her accusation. He’d managed to wear her out, at least long enough so he could get ready to leave.