Zodiac Academy: The Awakening(106)

“And you think I’d be a bad decision?” Caleb asked with amusement.

My lips quirked in response. “I’ve been with enough bad decisions to recognise one when I see them.”

“How many, exactly?” he asked, leaning in to run his lips along my neck, his stubble teasing my skin.

“Enough to let me know that it’s a terrible idea.” My breath caught as his mouth made it to the corner of mine. “Probably not enough to put me off entirely.”

He chuckled darkly and the sound made my toes curl and my grip tighten on the edge of the table.

He held back for another moment, pinning me in those eyes the exact shade of the night’s sky. There was a long pause as I tried to weigh up the pros and cons of this situation. It wasn’t like he’d lured me here; this was just an accidental meeting and I couldn’t deny the ache in my body to see this through. My heart was pounding, my skin alight beneath the pressure of his hand at the highest point of my leg and I really wanted him to move it just a few inches higher... Besides, making nice with one of the Heirs could hardly be a bad thing, given our predicament.

My gaze slid over his uniform and I bit my lip as I reached forward to unhook the top button of his crisp, white shirt.

Caleb’s eyes hooded with a dark desire and he watched me as I worked my way down his buttons until I could push my hands inside his shirt and feel the hard lines of his muscles beneath my palms.

He shivered beneath my touch and pressed forward to kiss me again. This time I abandoned the last of my hesitation and gave myself to the moment. Being in this place hadn’t exactly offered me much in the way of enjoyment so far and I was more than willing to take this pleasure from him.

He resumed his assent up my thigh, his thumb pressing down exactly where I wanted it and forcing me to release a gasp of pleasure against his lips.

Caleb began circling his thumb against me through the thin barrier of my underwear and I arched my back as my skin came alive beneath his touch.

His kisses grew more urgent as his other hand began to unhook my shirt buttons too and I continued to explore his body with my hands.

I could feel an ache building within me, demanding more from him as he continued to drive me towards the edge. His hand shifted and he pushed my underwear aside before driving a finger inside me.

I moaned encouragingly as the need in my body moved closer to unfolding and his other hand made it to my bra as he caressed my breast through it.

His mouth moved away from mine, carving a line of energy across my jaw and down my throat. I tensed as his lips touched against my hammering pulse but he didn’t bite me, not yet, he moved lower and I tilted back to give him access to all of me.

Caleb pulled my bra down as his lips made it to my breast, his mouth claiming my nipple just as he drove another finger into me.

I moaned again, louder this time despite our surroundings, my eyes falling closed as I leaned back further and my muscles began to tense around him. He kept going, his grip on me tightening, his mouth demanding on my flesh as he felt me coming apart beneath him.

My breaths came in urgent pants as his fingers drove me on and I tipped over the edge with a cry of pleasure.

Caleb’s mouth captured mine as he absorbed my ecstasy with a growl of his own desire and he guided me through the last throes of what he’d done to my body.

I melted against him as he kissed me sweetly, pulling his hand back with a twinge of regret.

He stepped back an inch, breaking our kiss and I blinked up at him in surprise.

“I have a student coming in a minute to learn the art of vampirism from an expert,” he admitted reluctantly.

I chewed my lip as my gaze slipped over his open shirt, the perfection of his muscles which dipped into a v and disappeared beneath his waistband until I eyed the evidence of his arousal beneath his trousers.

“So that was purely for my benefit?” I asked in surprise as I slowly began to re-button my own shirt.

Caleb’s jaw ticked with frustrated amusement. “Oh no, I got plenty from that too,” he assured me with a look which made heart surge along my limbs.

He began to button his own shirt again and a pang of regret filled me as his body was concealed once more.

My legs still felt a little weak and I lingered on the desk as the silence spread between us. I wasn’t sure what this meant; it was certainly no declaration of love but it felt like maybe we’d just come to a parlay. A middle ground where we didn’t hate each other at least. And I was happy to admit I’d accept that kind of friendship from him any day.

His dark blue eyes slipped to my neck again and I sighed dramatically.

“You’re still going to bite me, aren’t you?” I asked, my fingers curling around the edge of the desk in anticipation.

“You could look at it as rewarding me for my efforts,” he teased, clearly not even considering letting me off the hook.

“Well that makes me feel a little better about leaving you with blue balls,” I replied with a smirk.

Caleb’s eyes glimmered with promise. “Next time, I’ll be sure to carve out a few hours to dedicate to you,” he murmured. “And then neither of us will be left wanting.”

My heart pounded excitedly at the prospect of that but I refused to let it show. “Next time?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.

Caleb regarded me for a few seconds before moving close to tuck a lock of my hair behind my ear. “Are you going to the dance on Friday?” he murmured and my pulse did a little trip over itself in surprise. Was he about to ask me to the dance? What we’d just done was fun but I was hardly about to start parading around the Academy with him, declaring myself as his somehow.