They say the scariest dreams are those where you’re in front of a classroom naked, but you don’t realize you’re naked until you look down.
Tawne had had a fright and wanted to make sure she was not dreaming. She glanced down and saw she was dressed and knew, without a doubt, she was not dreaming. This was, indeed, happening.
She stood frozen and gripped Jesse’s arm. “What do I do?” she asked through gritted teeth.
“Follow my lead,” he whispered.
Following in step with Jesse, they approached Olivia. The two women stared at one another, unmoving.
“I’m so glad you’re here,” Olivia whispered.
Tawne nodded with a smile and batted her lashes. She would cry if she didn’t control her feelings.
“They’re here, all of them, but they have not been presented to the concubines as of yet. Consider yourself on time.”
Tawne smiled and bowed her head once to show her appreciation.
“You look amazing, by the way,” Jesse whispered. “They will be in for a surprise when they see you.”
She smiled and kept her eyes straight ahead. The red velvet walls had scones aflame, providing a soft hue of golden light. The chandelier shimmered radiance across the room. A violin played in the distance.
A set of doors opened across the room.
“And, so it begins,” Jesse told her.
She held tight onto his arm and realized she stood in a large circle with the other women being presented to the vampires. Two at a time, men walked into the center of the room and spread out, taking in all the women.
She felt like a woman up for auction. It was almost uncomfortable having never experienced this before, but this had been their way of life for centuries. For them, it was normal. For her, it was up there with brand-new-never-to-do-again.
Then she saw Cristofano, Evan, Chayton, and last, her Will. She smiled wide and her heartbeat rushed in its rhythm. She wanted to scream out for them to see her but fought against it.
Her men talked amongst themselves. One would nod, the other shake his head. What were they discussing? Who to pick up? Were they talking about her?
Look at me, I’m here. I’m here!
She had been so focused on her men, Tawne didn’t realize she had been approached.
“What’s your name?”
“What?” She looked at the man and shook her head.
“The lady declined. Thank you,” Jesse informed him.
The man shrugged. She followed him with her gaze, then looked back at Cristofano, and froze. He'd found her and was staring at her as if she were a lifeline to his dying body. In a way, she was just that.
She smiled and placed her hand over her lips. She didn’t want to scream or cry out. Instead, her knees weakened, and Jesse wrapped an arm around her body.
“Hold yourself up, Tawne. This isn’t over yet.”
She nodded and held onto Jesse. Suddenly, a black tuxedo blocked her vision. She looked up and met the angry eyes of Will.
“Shit,” she whispered.
“Why the hell did you leave us?” He growled at her and stepped closer. “Give me one reason to not have you removed right now.”
She could no longer control herself or her tears. They slid down her face and she hiccupped. Her chest tightened with the fear of rejection teasing the air between them.
“There’s no excuse for what I did. I got scared and fled. Everything happened so fast. I didn’t know how to react to it. I’m so sorry. I’m here to ask for forgiveness and a second chance.”
He sniffed the air, then leaned in and sniffed again.
Tawne leaned away from him and frowned. “Why are you sniffing me?”
“You smell different.”
“Oh, that.” She paused when Cristofano, Evan, and Chayton approached.
“I’m going to take my leave. Will you be okay?” Jesse asked.
“She’ll be fine,” Cristofano answered. “Thank you for escorting her.”
Jesse nodded and backed away.
The men moved around Tawne and surrounded her, like a fawn stalked by four hungry lions. She swallowed against the dryness in her throat. “I don’t know where to start.”
Someone stood close behind her. They weren’t touching her, but she could feel their presence. Was this part of the serum? She wouldn’t have felt this before now.
She turned around and found Chayton leaning into her. He sniffed the air around her.
“You smell different.”
“Same thing I said,” Will told him.
“Did you take the serum?” Cristofano asked.
She nodded. “Yes, I did. Sasha came and picked me up and brought me here. We stopped on the way for the serum.”
Chayton raised his brows. “How do you feel?”
“Different, but I haven’t quite figured out how different. My senses are keener, that much I do know.”
“Why did you leave?” Evan asked her.
“I got scared. So much happened so fast, it scared me. Nothing has ever happened so good like this for me. Everyone in my life has either left or died. Having four amazing men in my life that felt like they were made just for me, it frightened the life out of me.”
“Did you consider how it would make us feel?” Cristofano asked.
She nodded. “I did, and it killed me inside.”
“So, you want this then?” Will asked.
“Yes,” she answered. “I want this life. I want all of you. I need you in my life.” She shook her head and tried again. “I used to believe in one man and one woman. There was a soul mate out there for everyone, at least once. But, now, things are different. Before I met you, I felt like my soul was torn apart, ripped away and discarded. It was scattered all over the universe. The moment I met the four of you, I felt myself slowly becoming mended. When we finally had sex, everything I am became whole with the four of you. I am whole, I am home.”
“For an eternity?” Will asked. His voice didn’t sound so angry now. Maybe irritated, but at least more gentle.
She nodded. “All I ask is for you all to be patient with me while I adjust to all of this.”
Chayton chuckled. “As if it will be a walk in the park with us having you around. We’ll want you all the time, every day, when we have duties to tend to ourselves. I’m sure we’ll manage with patience.”
She laughed, then covered her mouth.
“You still have work with the coven if you want it?” Cristofano asked.
She nodded. “Yes, I’d love to.”
“Then I think we’re done here,” Will said.
Cristofano nodded and held his hand out for hers. She accepted it and he pulled her to his side. “Welcome to our family, Tawne.”
The broken are comforted by their own inner demons for so long, after a while, they forget what it feels like to be whole. The familiar claws of self-doubt have become part of their very being, that if they were removed, a part of their soul may shatter.
Tawne’s soul shattered today. The demons of self-doubt and loneliness no longer had a stake in her welfare. Liberation filled her and when she stepped through the door of her new home with her vampires, a squeal of triumph powered from her lungs.
She was home. She hadn’t felt this in her heart since before her parents passing.
The doors closed behind her and she heard a few chuckles. Turning, she stood in the den’s entrance. Vaulted ceilings with paintings on the walls, she kept her back to her men…for now.
“So, I believe she’s made the right decision,” Chayton called out.
“I do believe so,” Evan answered.
She turned to face her four devastatingly handsome men. Each of them dressed in a tuxedo, they stood in a semi-circle around her. She kicked off her heels and her bare feet touched the cool hardwood floor.
“The question is,” she retorted with a grin, “did you make the right call on me? Because the way I see it, you’re stuck with me.”
Cristofano smirked and removed his tux jacket, laying it on the backside of a sofa. “You drank the serum?”
She nodded. “I did.”
“I’m glad you had a change of heart.” Removing his jacket and lying next to Cristofano’s, Will pushed his hands into his pockets. “I can’t imagine this life with someone other than you.”
She smiled. “Even after our rocky start?”
“Call it character development,” he teased with a wink.
“Chayton,” she called. “Since the serum was yours, I thought you should try the finished goods first.”
He lifted a brow. “If I may be so bold, Miss O’Brien, there is much more I would like to do to you while tasting your blood.”
Her knees weakened and as she took another step back, the back of her legs met the target she had aimed for, the dark gray chaise lounge. She sat down on it and kept her eyes trained on Chayton.
“What did you have in mind?” She licked her lips and her panties felt drenched with a need only her men could fulfill.
“I think we could have fun with this,” he announced and reached for his tie. He removed it and stepped around the chaise.
She followed his movements until he was behind her. Turning her attention to the other three in front of her, she made a point to stare at the erections each of them had in their pants.
“Why don’t you shed the clothes?” She smiled, then gasped when the black fabric of Chayton’s tie lowered over her eyes.
“No peeking,” he whispered in her ear.
She nibbled on her lower lip. Anticipation and excitement bubbled to the surface, along with a giggle.
A soft and gentle hand slipped around her neck and tilted her head back, laying her down on the chaise. Someone moved their mouth over hers and she instinctively knew it was Chayton. Capturing her lips for a brief moment, he peppered his way to her neck. A pair of hands slid up the inside of her thighs, then pushed her legs apart.
“Her panties are so wet,” Will groaned. He flicked his finger over her clit and her hips bucked. The same hands tugged her panties down her legs. “Beautiful,” he whispered just before his mouth pressed against her core. His tongue slid from her entrance to her clit, then back again.
“Holy hell,” she whispered. “I need you inside me, please.”
“Open your mouth,” Chayton whispered. He slid his hands under her neck and tilted her head back. His cock pressed to the seam of her mouth and she opened it. Holding onto her head, he started out slow, pushing his dick further into her mouth with each stroke…until she'd had enough of the teasing.
She reached back for him and grabbed his thighs, then pulled him toward her.
“Fuck her mouth,” Evan growled.
Taking the hint, Chayton thrust his cock harder into her mouth, causing her to gag and choke on his dick. The head of his cock hit the back of her throat and using both hands to grasp her cheeks, he held himself against her mouth. When he finally released her, she gasped and coughed, then swiped at her mouth.
He pushed his dick back in and held it in her throat once more. When she gagged, he groaned and released the hold he held on her.
Chayton wiped the spit on her face away. “That was beautiful,” he told her.
“Thank you,” she answered with a groan.
Will pulled her body toward him, his face burying further into her pussy. He sucked on her clit and teased her throbbing pearl between his teeth and his magnificent tongue.
“I’m going to fucking come, holy fuck!” Tawne screamed out and her back arched. She reached for Will, but someone grabbed her arms instead. Her legs spasmed and her hips bucked against his mouth. Then, her body shattered in a heart pounding orgasm.
“Shit!” she screamed. “Yes, holy mother of all things, yes!”
Will licked her once more, then pulled away. Her heart pounded, and her chest rose and fell with manic breaths. She reached for the blindfold when her arms were restrained.
“Why can’t I use my arms?”
“You will, once we’re ready for you to,” Cristofano answered. “But, first, I need you to stand.”
Whoever held her hands pulled her, and she stood to her feet. Her thighs were creamed from her orgasm and felt slick.
“Raise your arms,” he told her.
She did so, and her dress was pulled up over her head. Her bra was removed as well. A mouth sucked on her nipple and a hand massaged the other one. Then from behind, someone pushed her ass cheeks apart and licked her puckered hole.
She had never had anyone do this, and honestly, it was hot. She moaned and bent over for more. Instead, lube dribbled over the slit of her ass and down her thighs. A finger pushed past the hole and moved in and out, slicking her tightness. Another finger joined the first, and scissor movements stretched her back channel.
“I’m going to pull you down to me,” Cristofano told her. “When I do, you’ll feel my cock penetrate that remarkable ass of yours.”
She nodded and followed his movements. She lowered herself and felt his ridged manhood touch her back entrance. She wanted this from him, from all of them. His head pushed past the tight entrance. His hands gripped the sides of her hips and guided her down.
“Easy,” he told her. “I don’t want to hurt you.”
“It doesn’t hurt,” she groaned. “Let me do this.” A renewed confidence resonated in her and she gritted her teeth. She moved her ass up and down, slowly taking his cock deeper and deeper inside her. A moment passed when she felt relieved he was fully inside her. Tawne slid up and down on his hardness from the head of his cock down to the bottom of his shaft.
“Fuck, woman, your ass is so fucking tight,” Cristofano growled.
“Lean back against him,” Evan whispered next to her ear.
Tawne nodded and felt Cristofano hold her back, guiding until she leaned against his chest. He reached around her body and grasped her legs behind her knees, then pulled them to her chest.
When he thrust his cock into her ass once more, she screamed. He plunged deep inside her and hit the sensitive nerve endings, proving an orgasm as easily as pushing a button.
“Gods, her honey is dripping from her,” Will groaned.
Cristofano thrust again, and like before, another orgasm shot through her body. Her legs shook, and her head relaxed against his shoulder.
“Fuck me, please!” she screamed.
Evan leaned over her and pressed his dick to her entrance then slid into her pussy. When he pushed in, Cristofano pulled out, forming a rhythm. Tawne groaned, every ounce of her body burning with desire. She had shattered and knew there was no going back.
Her arms were pulled to the sides and the pulse points over her wrists were licked on either side. At the same time, Cristofano licked her shoulder and Evan tongued over her left breast. All four of her men were now feeding on her and this provided a sensation that broke Tawne. She was ruined in the best possible way.
“Time to share,” Cristofano growled in her ear, then licked her lobe.
“Help her to her feet and bring her to me,” Chayton said.
Evan slid his lips over hers, his tongue fighting with hers for dominance. “My love,” he whispered, then pulled free of her. He took her hands and helped her sit up.
Cristofano carefully extracted his cock from her ass and she stood. “I look forward to many nights of this.” He pressed a kiss against her left ass cheek, then spanked the right side.
She grinned and took a few steps backward toward the chaise lounge. Her hands met another’s, and she smiled. “Chayton?”
“Yes, my love,” he told her. “Straddle me and allow me to fuck you.”
She licked her lips and holding onto the couch, she straddled his hips and felt the head of his cock at her entrance. She slid down over his cock seating herself firmly against his hips.
“Bend over,” she heard Will whisper beside her ear as his hand gently pressed against her back. More lube was smeared across her ass, then she felt his dick press against her hole, and then he pushed past the ring of muscle.
“Fuck,” she groaned, and her forehead rested against Chayton’s. Will lifted her right arm and licked at the inner elbow, then his fangs penetrated her skin.
“She tastes amazing, like liquid gold,” Will announced.
Evan's soft, gentle hand cupped her face and turned her to the left. He pressed the head of his cock to her lips and she opened her mouth. She tasted herself on his dick and opened her throat for him to fuck her mouth.
“Can she feed from us,” Cristofano asked and licked her inner elbow.
“Yes,” Chayton groaned with a thrust into her pussy.
Will feathered his lips across her shoulder, then slowly pulled free from her backside. “Allow her to lie down. She needs to rest.”
“She needs the hot tub,” Cristofano added.
Evan moved away from her mouth, his member softening.
Chayton held her body to his and when he stood, he laid her on her back, then pulled himself free. “Her blood is perfect now. She now needs to feed from us to heal. Or she will never want to do this again.”
She stared into his brown eyes. “This won’t change me into a vampire?”
He shook his head. “The blood that now courses through your veins is synthetic demon blood. Feeding from us acts like a bonding agent for your blood. It will help you rapidly heal and work in conjunction to keep you youthful. Trust me when I say you’ll need it to heal.”
She nodded with full trust. “Will you be first?” she asked.
“I would love to be,” Chayton answered.
She heard what could only be described as the sound of flesh being ripped, then a warm substance dripped onto her lips.
“Open your mouth, my love,” Will told her.
She did, and an arm was pressed to her mouth. The blood pooled in her mouth and instinct made her want to fight, but the taste drove her in the complete opposite direction. She swallowed and pulled on his vein for more. It was sweet, like a warm chocolate sauce hinted with cinnamon.
He pulled his arm free and another was pressed to her mouth. Before long, all four men had fed their human, and the room grew quiet as she relaxed into the chaise and sleep teased at her mind.
Her body was scooped up into a set of strong arms. She leaned against the firm chest and when she opened her eyes, she realized Will held her.
She smiled up at him and then allowed her lashes to drift closed again as slumber pulled her under so deep words from her men were inaudible to her ears.