Chapter 2

Nero

Mmm. The power. I could feel it surging through me as I brushed my lips across hers. She was fighting the magic I was using to draw her to me. I could feel the internal struggle within her, but regardless of how powerful she was, she had no idea how to use the power contained within her, making her ripe for the plucking. If she knew how to use her powers then she ' d be a force to be reckoned with.

Her lips parted as she moaned softly, inviting me in. With expected ease, I deepened the kiss, my hands caressing her ass as I rubbed my erection against her. As our tongues dueled, a shot of desire and power raced through me.

Not wanting to waste another minute, not when I had her wrapped up so tightly in the spell I ' d cast, I picked her up, her skirt bunching up at her hips. She wrapped her legs around my waist, holding tight to me, while I made my way through the crowd to the back of the club, near the exit, away from prying eyes.

I didn ' t need her friends pulling her attention from me and breaking the spell I ' d weaved around us. My hold on her was tentative as it was.

She moaned a second time, her fingers digging into my shoulders, as my lips left hers and worked their way along her jaw and to the side of her neck, just below the ear.

" What are you doing to me? " she sighed as she tilted her head to the side, allowing me access to the silky flesh of her neck. Her legs tightened around my waist and she rubbed her mound against my rock-solid cock.

I hesitated, a smirk spreading across my lips. What was I doing indeed...

Damn, she smelled incredible. Like I ' d stepped into a rose garden. And the feel of her against me, her body so beautifully soft and feminine. It was a shame that this beauty wasn ' t going to live out the life she was meant to. If I had a heart, I ' d feel sorrow for what the world was going to lose in two weeks ' time.

I wanted to devour her here and now. I wanted to bury my face between her thighs and taste the nectar of her core.

Noticing a stool with a high back by the exit door, I took a quick glance around us. No one was even noticing us, we were too far out of the way of the dance floor and down the hallway.

Fuck it. Just a little taste.

Just one taste, here and now to quench my craving for her. By the time I was done with her, I ' d have her falling to her knees, begging me for more. Grabbing her thighs a little tighter, I pulled her tight to my body again and carried her the extra ten feet to the stool and set her on it.

Genevieve

I was vaguely aware of him taking me further into the shadows. The sound of voices had dimmed, the music was the only sound I could hear now. The thump of the music and the thumping of my heart.

" What ' s happening? " I asked as I opened my eyes to see him staring down at me. It felt like I was intoxicated, but I hadn't drunk enough to be tipsy. Alcohol didn ' t explain the way he was making me feel.

His hand snaked to my neck, gripping it with his large, powerful hand while the other hand slipped between my thighs, his fingers inching their way up to the apex. " Just let go, Genevieve, stop fighting it and I ' ll make you feel better than you ' ve ever felt before."

Before I could reply, his lips were on me again, just as his other hand slid under my panties, a finger slipping between my moist folds.

The haze in my mind thickened, like I was drugged, but I knew that couldn ' t be. This wasn ' t intoxication. The feeling was something else entirely, it was blocking all reason. This was crazy. And it sure as hell wasn ' t like me. I was a virgin, not some club pick-me girl who hooked up with random men for a bout of public sex.

But it felt so damned good.

As he pulled his lips from mine, he slipped a finger into my welcoming core.

I cried out as I looked up into those dark onyx pools. My fingers worked the buttons on his shirt, pulling it open so they could explore the heated muscle beneath. Tearing my gaze from his, I looked down at his chest. The muscle flexed as my fingertips traced the contours, pushing the shirt side.

My gaze landed on a tattoo on the left side of his chest. An elaborately designed pentagram with an inscription in a language I couldn ' t understand , and symbols I didn ' t recognize. I gave my head a shake, hoping to regain some of my sanity, when his finger stroked the inner wall of my pussy.

A flare of pleasure rushed through me.

I cried out, as my fingernails dug into his chest. Closing my eyes, I let my head fall back against the wall as I allowed the waves of pleasure to crash over me.

My skirt was hiked up further, the feel of the cool air around us teasing my exposed, wet pussy. " I want to hear you scream my name, baby, " he rasped as he began kissing his way down the middle of my chest.

" Genevieve!" The sound of my name being called cut through the pleasure-filled haze clouding my mind.

" Wha— "

" Fuck, " Nero growled as he slipped his finger from me, and straightened up while I fixed my skirt and slipped from the stool.

My cheeks began growing warm. Grateful for the cloak of darkness surrounding us to hide my embarrassment, I called back to Maya, " I ' m over here."

Maya appeared at the end of the hallway, Jules appearing next to her. Spotting Nero they hesitated before making their way to us. " I hope we ' re not disturbing anything. "

Looking up at Nero, I was surprised at how quickly he ' d recovered, a smile spreading across his lips. " No, not at all. " He looked down at me and winked. " We were just getting to know each other. " Despite his cool demeanor, the feel of his erection against my hip told me he wasn ' t quite as composed as he let on.

Oh God… I wished the floor would open up and swallow me whole. If Maya and Jules hadn ' t shown up then god only knows what I ' d have done with him. In the back of a club. With a stranger.

What the hell had I been thinking?

The haze that had been dominating my mind just moments ago was gone leaving me clear-headed once more. Strange. If he could have that kind of effect on me, maybe it was time for me to get laid and get it out of my system? I was twenty-one, only freaks were still virgins at my age.

Okay, well maybe freak is a little harsh of a term, but it was certainly outside of the norm.

" We were thinking about getting out of here, " Jules stated.

The fear I ' d been feeling around him until the moment he ' d touched me took hold again, and I scampered out of arm ' s reach from him. " I should head out as well. It was nice meeting you, Nero."

He chuckled and nodded as he started buttoning his shirt back up.

Reaching out to me, he lightly ran the back of his hand across my cheek. My breath hitched as I felt the fog threaten to take over again. " I ' ll be seeing you around." His gaze caught mine a moment before he dropped his hand, turned, and exited through the door a few feet from him and into the night.

Once the emergency exit door closed behind him, my two friends were on me like piranhas on a piece of meat. " You and Mr. Tall, Dark, and Mysterious from class!" Jules' eyes widened in shock. " I thought he gave you the ick. "

Suddenly, I felt defensive. I ' m not sure if it was him I wanted to defend, or myself for being caught in a compromising position with a virtual stranger.

" No, he never gave me the ick. Jeez, Jules. I just felt unsettled around him. " Running a hand through my shoulder-length, dark locks, I shrugged. " I don ' t know. One minute I was dancing with you two and the next I was here, and he was about to …"

The girls shared a grin before Jules spoke. " Were you going to fuck him? Right here? "

" No. No. Nonono. " I waved off that absurd thought. At least I didn ' t think so. " Things just got a little out of hand. I ' m not sure what came over me. "

" It ' s cool. I mean, if I had a shot at him, I ' d go for it. I didn ' t realize how ripped he was. Dude was halfway undressed. "

Groaning out loud, I smoothed out the front of my dress. " We got caught up in the moment. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. I doubt he ' ll even acknowledge my existence after this. I was just some fun for the night."

Despite my words, I knew it wasn ' t the truth. I felt a pull to him that transcended normal attraction. I couldn ' t explain it. It made zero sense to me. And what was with the tattoo on his chest? What was that about? I couldn ' t put my finger on it, but something was off. Our classmate had me intrigued, and I knew I wouldn ' t be able to shake him from my mind until I got to the bottom of it.