She knew she shouldn’t be here, but she couldn’t help it. Here she was with Cooper, her mate. Her brothers could go to hell for all she cared. She was sure they were going to be pissed at her for leaving the protection of Cyran and disappearing. Fate had decided to place her mate in her path again and this time she would not be separated from him.

His hand gripping her hair had her core weeping, pulsating, and waiting for him. Something about him pulling her hair, showing dominance that turned her on. Nadira knew she was made for him. His kiss was controlling and thorough. He pulled her onto his lap, not breaking the kiss. The feel of his large cock in between her legs had her rubbing herself against his hard length.

He groaned, ripping his mouth from hers, to pull her shirt over her head. Her breasts mesmerized him. They grew heavy under his lust-filled gaze. Her nipples hardened in the cool air. She hadn’t put a bra on when she got out of the shower. The shirt he gave her was too big, allowing freedom. He grabbed her left breast, bringing it up to run his teeth against her taut nipple, causing her to gasp. He licked where his teeth scraped before sucking the breast into his mouth. His other hand pulled her closer, rubbing her center against his length.

If this was what it was like, to be with your mate, she would never leave Cooper. Her skin tingled everywhere he touched. He paid close attention to her other breast; his hands sliding up her back caused her to shiver.

“Cooper…” she groaned as his hands slid back into her hair, pulling her face to his as he covered her mouth with his. He didn’t say anything as he stood with her in his arms. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he walked towards his bedroom. She broke the kiss, trailing kisses to his jawline. Her canines threatened to break her gums again and she had to concentrate to keep them from descending. She scraped her teeth along his neck, licking his plump juicy jugular vein. The urge to bite him was strong, but she resisted, instead sucking on his neck, tasting his skin. A shudder passed through him as he walked through his bedroom door, gently placing her on the edge of his king-size bed.

He stood back, pulling his t-shirt over his head, displaying a lean muscular body with a six-pack that was well defined, with a sprinkle of dark hair that trailed below his sweats. Her eyes roamed his perfectly sculpted chest, trailing down further, locking on the tent created by his thick erection.

“Keep looking at me like that and this will be over before it starts,” he said, the heat in his eyes causing her legs to spread wide open as she leaned back on her elbows. She couldn’t take her eyes off him, as she watched him peel his sweatpants off. His thick cock sprung free. Her eyes locked on it as he kicked his pants free. She looked up at him and caught him staring at her breasts.

“You’re so beautiful,” he said, leaning to take her breast in his mouth again. “Are you sure about this?” he asks, as he leaned back. She quickly nodded her head. There was no way that she was stopping. Rogue vampires couldn’t keep her from him. She lifted up her hips as he dragged the too big pants off of her, tossing the pants over his shoulders.

“Jesus,” he breathed as he knelt by the bedside, spreading her legs further apart, burying his head in between her legs. The first touch of his tongue on her pussy had her gasping out his name. She writhed on the bed as his tongue pleasured her as no other had. Her hips moved to the rhythm he set, as he found her hidden nub, sucking on it.

“Cooper,” she called his name.

“Tell me what you want,” he said as he slipped a finger into her hot moist core. Her response was a mixture of moans and words in her native language. He slipped another finger in her, stretching her as he sucked harder on her clit, he nipped it with his teeth, pushing her over the edge of the most intense orgasm she had ever had. She screamed his name as her pussy contracted around his fingers. He lapped up every drop of her release before flipping her over onto her stomach in the middle of his bed. She barely had the energy to lift her ass in the air. She presented herself to him as he knelt behind her on the bed.

“You have to have the best ass,” he said, gently slapping her right buttock. She could feel a probe at her slick core as he slid the tip of his thick cock into her. He groaned, “You are so tight.” He pushed her head down on the bed, presenting her pussy fully to him as he continued to feed her his thick length. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

“You won’t,” she gasped, as his cock stretched her, completing her. Vampires were quick healers and she was much stronger than the average human female. He pushed all the way to the hilt, pausing before he began to thrust. She groaned at how full she felt and automatically shifted, trying to draw him deeper. He gripped her hip with his one hand while the other one tangled itself in her hair as he thrust deep in her, hitting her sweet spot.

Her fangs descended as he gripped her hair tighter, thrusting deeper into her channel. The desire to bite was strong but she refused to do so tonight. This was her mate, but she wanted him to want to be with her forever. Mating was for eternity. She tried to get her fangs to retract but she was unable to concentrate on anything else but his cock pounding into her pussy. She bit down on the mattress instead, moaning deep in her chest.

“Nadira,” he moaned as his hips quickened, thrusting deep into her moist core; his body stiffened, releasing his seed deep within her womb. He shouted her name again as her pussy milked his cock as she screamed when another orgasm hit her, sending her into a blissful darkness.

* * *

“Nadira, baby, wake up!” a voice said loudly in her ear. She groaned, batting at whoever was trying to wake her from her heavenly slumber. “Nadira,” the voice said again.

“I’m up,” she whined, opening her eyes, coming face to face with Cooper. “What’s wrong?” she asked, trying to bury herself under the blanket.

“Umm, this might be a little cliché, but can’t the sun hurt you?” His eyes were filled with concern.

“No, it just drains me but it will not kill me. That is a human myth,” she answered, leaning on her elbow facing him. She smiled, pushing her hair out of her face. “Most of what humans know of vampires is a bunch of untruths.”

He pulled her close, tucking her into his side as he leaned back among the pillows. “Why are you not freaking out about me being a vampire?” she asked.

“What I saw yesterday has changed my view on the world,” he said, holding her close, staring off in space.

“What did you see?”

He went into an explanation of his most recent cases, unable to find a cause of death and the John Does. He told her how he and his partner watched a dead boy walk out of the morgue. “I was in the room when the medical examiner did the autopsy; that guy was dead. I watched him just walk out of the medical examiner’s building.”

“You’re going to have to tell my brothers,” she said seriously. The afterglow of the best sex of her life quickly dissipated, listening to the story of the dead man walking. There was only one reason why this would have happened.

Necromancers.

“Why?”

She explained to him who her family was and of the Dark Shadows. She explained about the war that was brewing again between the necromancers and the vampires.

“My brother Nicu is the Commander of the Dark Shadows. As the eldest, his responsibility is to protect the vampire nation. If my father dies or steps down as king, then Nicu will be king. Once Nicu is king, then he can appoint someone in charge of the Dark Shadows,” she said.

“How is it that humans do not know that vampires exist?” he asked, trailing his hand down her back, making it hard for her to concentrate.

“Very few humans know of vampires. Humans aren’t ready to know of the supernatural world. It would cause a worldwide panic and probably start a war.”

“Humans are smart—”

“It has been tried before,” she cut him off. “And without much success. A very long time ago, around the eleventh century, vampires made their presence known. It caused massive chaos. Vampires were hunted down much like what the witches went through. Many lives were lost, so we have remained hidden from the human world since.”

“So what about the necromancers?”

“If you are sure the guy was dead and he walked out of that building that can only be the work of necromancers. They have the power to awaken the dead to do their bidding. We have to tell Nicu.”

“A vampire princess,” he said looking down at her, trailing his fingers down her arm.

“Yes, I am,” she groaned. “My brothers are not going to be happy.”

“Why? What do they have to do with what’s between you and me?”

“My brothers and father would prefer for me to be with a vampire and not a human,” she said looking down, slightly ashamed. “They feel that a human is not strong enough to protect me. They can be a little overbearing.”

“What do you think?” His eyes were serious as he waited for her answer.

“I do not want to leave you. As long as you want me around, I will be with you,” she said softly running her hands through his hair. She was certain that he was her Fated Mate and she was not going anywhere as long as he wanted her.

Their eyes connected and she could feel the pull to mate with him, to bind herself to him. She knew that if he left her, it would be the death of her. Being human, he wouldn’t understand the magnitude of what was happening between them. She would not force it on him. She needed to speak with her mother; she would know what Nadira should do.

There was a banging at the front door. Cooper cursed rolling off the bed, jumping into his discarded sweatpants. The banging started up again.

“Who the hell is that?” Cooper asked, while grabbing his gun from the nightstand. He walked out of the bedroom. The sound of wood cracking could be heard from the living room. Shouting and curses filled the air. She scurried off the bed, wrapping herself in the bed sheet before running down the hallway. She came to an abrupt stop at the entranceway to the living room.

“Stop!” she screamed, causing everyone in the room to pause.

Cooper had Teague pinned to the wall with his gun under Teague’s chin. Toma was behind Cooper with a dagger to his throat

“Nadira!” Teague growled looking at her, his fangs descended as he turned his attention back to Cooper. She straightened up to her full height, gripping the sheet even tighter.

“Get off him!” she demanded.

“What the hell have you done, Nadira?” Toma asked eyeballing her sheet.

“Do you really want details?” She raised an eyebrow. Both her brothers looked at her with their mouths open. She was not sure what had gotten into her. Sauciness usually was not her forte.

“I can only imagine, not that I want to,” Toma said, tightening his grip on Cooper’s neck.

“Să mergem de colegul meu,” she said softly in their native language. Toma looked to her sharply. Let go of my mate.

“Esti sigur?” Toma asked. Are you sure? She nodded her head. He glanced to Teague before turning back to her. “Ai luat sângele lui?” Have you taken his blood?

“Nu,” she responded. No. “Please let him go,” she switched to English. Toma backed away from Cooper, who in turn backed away from Teague. Cooper walked over to her, standing in front of her. She reached up to touch his face. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m fine.” He looked over his shoulder at her brothers. “Brothers?” he asked, turning back to her.

“Yes,” she answered, moving to stand in front of him. Both of her brothers’ faces were filled with hostility towards Cooper.

“You need to come home, Nadira,” Teague said.

“I know,” she nodded. “He comes with us.”

“No,” Toma snapped, his eyes locked on Cooper. “He’s safer away from you.”

“He needs to talk to Nicu. He has information to share,” she said. Cooper wrapped his arms around her from behind, eliciting glares from both brothers. She automatically leaned back into his warm embrace.

“What type of information?” Toma asked, crossing his arms across his chest.

“The necromancers. They are raising the dead.”