The Bond That Ties Us by Christine d'Abo

"Christine d'Abo leaves readers salivating for more."

Cathryn Fox --Award winning author

Wizard's Thief,
February 27th, 2008

Ellora's Cave
ISBN: 9781419915260
Genre: Erotic Fantasy

As Callie is sent into the Warren to steal the wizard’s binding stone, she enters a world she doesn’t understand. Stumbling into the arms of Raine, she learns that she is his connection to a powerful magic, and is bound to him for life. Raine, once the most powerful of the Warren’s wizards, has had his magic lost to him for years.

He must learn to trust Callie, not only with the secrets of the Warren, but with his heart. Each passing moment brings the flare of passion between them higher as the control over his magic returns. When an old enemy threatens a member of the Warren, Raine must overcome his fears and trust Callie not only to save a friend, but to return the love he wants to give.

“Touch me,” he said, a harsh edge to him voice.
Her hands flexed, wanting to obey his command. But Callie knew there had to be more to this. She needed more than this. All her life she’d been ordered and controlled. Now she wanted to take the lead and be in charge.

“I don’t think so.” She let a sly smile of her own cross her lips.

When he growled low and deep in his throat, she almost gave in. Almost.

“You said you rushed things last time. I want to take my time, get to know what a man’s body is like. I can’t do that with you pinning me to the bed. Lay on your back.”

She didn’t think he would listen to her. But slowly he let out a breath, nodded and moved to lie beside her. Callie moved over to make room for his large frame. He was longer and larger than she’d remembered. Her body still hummed from their earlier round of sex. She shrugged out of the robe and pulled herself up so she could take in everything about him.

Reaching out, she let her fingers skim the muscles of his stomach. Raine sucked in a breath and grabbed her hand before she reached his cock.

“I thought you were going to let me explore?”

“You’re going to kill me, little thief.”

“If I was going to do that, you’d be dead already.”

His chuckle shook the mattress. “I’ll keep that in mind.”

Callie pulled her hand out of his and shifted her body so her face was near the tip of his shaft. She breathed in deep, his male scent sending a pulse directly to her pussy, making her wetter than before.

“I can’t believe you had this thing inside of me.” Callie ran her finger up the length of his shaft.

Raine growled again. “If you keep that up, it will be back there sooner than you think.”

She chuckled and dipped her head closer. Impulsively, she licked the end of his cock, enjoying the taste of his skin. His hand shot to her head and he wrapped his fingers in her hair. Callie loved that she could make him struggle for control, could feel his body shaking from anticipation. This was true power. She ran her tongue around the swollen tip of his cock and down along the length of him.

“I’ve never tasted a man before. I think I like it.”

“I’ll be the only one you ever do.”

His words weren’t threatening, merely stating a fact.

Callie licked a bead of fluid off the tip of his cock. “If that’s true, then I better learn to satisfy myself with what I have.”

When she brought the tip into her mouth, Raine groaned and gently pushed her head forward, encouraging her on. His taste made her head buzz and she eagerly lapped more of him. She let her fingers explore his shaft and balls, enjoying the feeling of them. Shifting again, Callie began to lick down the length of his shaft and gently sucked one of his balls into her mouth.

“Tamesis, you enjoy torturing me.”

She gave the tip of his cock another little kiss before she slowly moved up his body. Making sure to spend extra time on his stomach, Callie breathed in his aroused scent as she kissed her way up his body.

“For the first time in my life,” she said and kissed him in the middle of his chest, “I am the one doing the torturing. I think I know why men like it so much.”

Not wanting him to respond, Callie attacked Raine with a fierce kiss. He pulled back instantly, his violet eyes dark.

“Don’t.”

She felt the air whoosh out of her lungs. “What?”

“You need control and I need you in my bed. But I can’t give you…that.”

Callie felt her body numb. He was just like all the others, taking what he needed and ignoring her. She was about to pull away when he suddenly rolled her over onto her back. His large body pressed her into the mattress, touching every inch of her. His erection was pressing hot and hard against her stomach, but he made no move to fuck her.

Raine braced his upper body on his forearm and reached up to caress her cheek. “No one told you I was damaged goods, did they, little thief.”

Christine d'Abo © 2008
Ellora's Cave