They desperately kissed and fumbled with each other’s clothes as they stumbled to the bedroom. Anthony’s pants were already half off and fell the rest of the way from his body as they tried not to trip on each other in their anxious haste.
Kaia’s jeans took very little time to unfasten once he let go of her long enough to do it. He’d only been this brazen with a woman once before, so he briefly felt guilty for how demanding he was being, but he was too caught up in the moment and dammit if he didn’t feel like he deserved this. Besides, she seemed just as eager.
They were soon in her darkened bedroom. She bounced backwards onto her bed and flicked a switch, and a string of garden lights illuminated the room in a warm, soft glow.
His heart beat wildly in his chest as he followed her to the bed, and she watched him with anxious eyes as he removed her jeans and panties from her beautiful body. He struggled with the need to take her as he slid a hand behind her back to unfasten her bra. He had no idea how to unlatch it and didn’t care to learn right now, so he cheated and used a little of his power to do it for him. She sucked in a sharp breath at the quick pulse of his energy, but if she worried about what she felt, it didn’t show.
He pulled back and felt completely hedonistic as he spent a few moments gazing at every tempting inch of her, his hand trailing along her contours as she anxiously writhed and reached for him. Her quiet whimpers tore his gaze from her supple flesh and back to her desperate eyes.
He groaned in pure male need, then immediately reminded himself, mask, mask, mask… This would all be over way too quickly if he let her see his fangs. He wanted this night to work out. He needed it to be different from all the other nights with human women in the past. He wanted to be buried deep in Kaia’s innocent body, to be accepted by her, even if just for one night, so he’d try his hardest to keep his mask in place. At least until he could fill his desire. It’d been so long…
He swallowed hard and filled her open arms. She looked expectantly at him, anticipation plain on her face while her quiet whimpers sent shivers through him. She wanted him and was waiting impatiently for him to take her. Had it ever been this simple for him? No. Never.
The shock of sensation as he slid inside her overheated body was nearly overwhelming and he gasped out loud. He felt like he was in a dream haze as soon as he was wrapped up in her, their bodies moving effortlessly in time with one another. She was soft and warm in his arms and her scent was light and sweet. He closed his eyes and just breathed her in.
Feelings overwhelmed him as she whimpered in his arms, grasping him everywhere, kissing and begging for more. It was so surreal, he almost felt like it couldn’t possibly be him here with her. She was too perfect, too beautiful.
And she was hungry for him. Her body craved his. He could feel it and it only made him want her even more. He felt like an addict, never wanting this high to end. Is this what he’d been missing out on his whole life? He’d had sex a handful of times, but never like this. Never where he felt so good. Everything felt right with her.
He smiled briefly as she cried out louder than before. She gripped him with her warm hands and frantically kissed him while he pumped in and out of her soft, welcoming body.
Her skin smelled wonderful and he couldn’t stop licking and kissing her neck. She tilted her head to give him better access and he almost lost control at the tempting gesture. The vampire part of him wanted her blood as bad as his human side wanted her touch, her kisses, and to be inside her.
He needed to stay away from her neck, so he closed his mouth and turned away, gritting his teeth for a moment. He held himself up from her on the bed and focused on his strength instead. He didn’t want to accidentally hurt her. Not his sweet Kaia.
He gushed out, “You’re so beautiful.”
She whimpered and moaned, trying to look him in the eyes as she clamored for him, desperately rocking in time with his thrusts. Her breathing was heavy, a slight sheen of sweat on her skin, and the look of pure desire on her face made his body clench. He wanted this to go on forever. If only it could.
Her sweet nothings were music to his ears. “Oh baby, you’re the beautiful one. You’re perfect.”
Her words touched something deep inside him. No one had ever said such lovely things to him unless he’d had his mask on, and even then they hadn’t wanted him this badly. He adored her calling him ‘baby’, too. Her pet name made him feel like he was really hers, even if it was only in this lucid dream. Emotion rolled through him and overtook his senses, and he wondered if this was what absolute bliss felt like.
She ran her hands all over him as he continued to thrust in and out of her. His muscles were being used in ways he wasn’t used to, but he never wanted this to stop.
Her sweet thighs clenched him as she breathily cried out, “Oh yes, baby. Yes.”
He couldn’t take it anymore. He stopped thinking so hard and just held her close, smelling her, tasting her, kissing her… He whimpered in need, desire, in anguish and in joy. Far off in his mind he knew this couldn’t be real, but he wanted it to be. He wanted it to be real every night for the rest of his life.
Her nails dug lightly into his back, and even though it wasn’t much pressure, it sent an erotic shiver through him and he couldn’t form conscious thought anymore. Her body was wrapped so perfectly around his, her hands now grabbing his rear end, her nails pressing into his flesh, he just couldn’t stop, couldn’t stop, couldn’t stop… He bucked against her… Two hundred and sixty five year’s worth of pain… and frustration… with every… thrust…
He desperately pierced soft flesh with his fangs and the decadent taste of his bloody addiction pushed his senses over the edge. He clenched the soft, womanly body in his arms as he lost his mind to his orgasm, wave after blissful wave of tremors wracking him from head to toe. He greedily swallowed warm, rich blood as he came inside the most heavenly creature on earth.
His mind was unfocused as he let himself be free in the moment, his muscles shaking as he very slowly came down from his incredible high. When he realized he’d been quietly whimpering, he stopped and focused on his breathing instead. He panted as incredible bliss rolled through him, the intensity slowly, ever so slowly dying down. When he was finally spent and started to come back to his right mind, he realized with a shock what he was doing.
He was drinking Kaia’s blood.
No! No, no, no! Dammit! This was not how he wanted her to find out. No!
He immediately released her from his bite and licked her neck to make the bleeding stop, then tried to put a wall up in his mind to block his intense emotions. He needed to be clear headed to deal with the aftermath of what he’d just so recklessly done.
He’d been so close… so close to a real relationship… and he screwed it up. His body was numb but his mind threatened to break down in agony and defeat. He suddenly felt so alone.
He held onto Kaia, his face in her neck, and lightly kissed her. He hated himself right now. If only this hadn’t gone completely wrong tonight. If only he could take it all back.
He held her close and never wanted to let her go. He tried not to break down right here and now, but his loneliness in life hit him like a brick.
Kaia turned her head towards him but he didn’t move. He didn’t want to hear her screams. She was being quiet so far.
Her sweet voice startled him. “Baby? Are you ok? You’re shaking.” She ran her hands over his back and kissed his bare shoulder.
He let out an abrupt, garbled laugh.
“Anthony? What is it?”
The threat of tears stung his eyes, and he still couldn’t look at her. His emotions were too much of a mess to keep his mask on properly and he didn’t want her to see his glowing eyes, blood tears, and fangs. She’d freak out for sure if she saw the monster he really was. He wearily tried to focus his power on disguising his eyes and bloody tears at least. His fangs would disappear soon enough on their own.
He finally pushed himself up on his forearms enough to look her in the eye. Her frown of concern made his heart ache with a pain fiercer than anything he’d ever felt before. He didn’t want this relationship to end.
When her gaze wandered to his mouth, she startled. “Anthony, you’re bleeding.” Understanding quickly dawned on her and she reached for her neck.
He supported his weight on one arm and grabbed her hand before she was able to touch the bite. Bitterness settled firmly into his soul as he braced himself for the next few minutes of her terrified screaming and disbelief. This was the beginning of the end with her, and he hated himself all over again for letting things get out of control so soon.
But it was what it was. This was his life.
She jerked in his grasp as he leadenly said, “You shouldn’t touch it. You might get it infected.”
“I’ll get it infected? You bit me! Do you know how unsanitary human saliva is? It’s poisonous. I’ll have to go to the doctor and get shots or something now.” He let her pull free of his grip, and then she halfheartedly tried to push him away. He stared dumbly at her as he moved enough so she could sit up.
He wasn’t sure what to say. This wasn’t going at all how he’d imagined. She was being relatively calm, even though she was upset with him. What did that mean?
He curiously studied her while she leaned up against her headboard. She never took her irritated eyes off him.
“Look, just because I told you I read books about vampires doesn’t mean I’m into all those role playing games. You should’ve asked me before you bit me. And especially before biting me hard enough to draw blood.” She scowled angrily at him. “This isn’t funny!”
He hadn’t realized he was smiling and tried to stop. “Forgive me. I’m not trying to make light of this. I apologize for biting you. I guess my nature took over.”
She frowned in confusion. “Your nature?”
His heart nervously thumped. He should tell her the truth. Yes. The truth. He took a fortifying breath and said, “I’m vampire. And you won’t need to go to the doctor because a vampire bite isn’t poisonous.”
She clenched her jaw and her nostrils flared in anger. Her reaction was so novel, he had to force himself not to smile again and make her even madder than she already was.
His gaze dusted over her beautiful body for a moment before he looked her in the eyes. “I would never hurt you, my sweet. I apologize that this is how you found out about me, but this is no game. I am vampire.”
She scornfully said, “A vampire. Uh huh.”
“Have you known others?”
“Other vampires?”
He nodded.
“No. You’d be the first.” Sarcasm dripped from her every word.
“You don’t believe me.”
She didn’t say anything. Her pursed lips said it all.
“I’ll show you one of my powers.”
She cocked an eyebrow and said in a patronizing tone, “And what power will you be showing me? Just in case I don’t understand it.”
His heart hurt at her tone. He didn’t want things to be this way between them. He reached for her but she immediately pressed herself more firmly against her headboard, so he let his hand drop and looked away from her scornful gaze.
“I’m sorry this is how you had to find out about me. This isn’t what I’d intended. This is not at all what I wanted to happen.” He raised his eyes to her only to see a troubled look on her face.
He smiled sadly. “Please don’t be frightened of me, Kaia. I would never hurt you. And I’ll show you something you can’t discount as a game. I’ll turn into mist.”
She was silent as she casually pulled a pillow in front of herself and hugged it. She looked relaxed and he knew it was only because she still didn’t believe him.
He took another fortifying breath and decided to just do it. He slowly let his body turn to vapor while he watched her, wanting her to believe, but also not wanting this to be over. He’d never been more torn about what he wanted from a woman.
She squinted her eyes at first, trying to get a better look at him, but then her expression turned to wide eyed shock. Her jaw dropped as her body stiffened and she clung tightly to her pillow.
He let himself turn completely to mist, then slowly reached for her. She gasped and jerked when he touched her leg. He let his vocal chords come back together enough to tell her, “I won’t hurt you my sweet. I’d never hurt you. I only want you to know the truth.”
She looked blindly around the room as she started trembling, then focused on her leg when Anthony touched her again. She took a shaky breath and he hesitated. Did she like the feel of his mist form?
He slowly trailed an invisible hand up her thigh, watching her intently for her reaction. She took another shaky breath before her back slowly arched and her eyes became hooded. He continued to caress her as she looked more and more like she was fighting with herself over fearing him while being overcome by the sensations of his touch.
When she whimpered and let her head slowly fall to one side, he touched her with a misty stroke across the backs of her hands, gently nudging her to let go of the pillow she clung to. She haltingly opened her arms, eventually allowing him to move the pillow aside.
He whispered, “Lay down.”
She whimpered and languidly blinked, though she still looked torn over whether she wanted this or not. He spread his form out and touched her all over, nudging her until she slowly laid back down on the bed, her eyes dazedly searching the room and not finding him anywhere.
He continued tracing a misty hand over her body, her hips moving slowly and methodically up, down and back again, his invisible touch encouraging her rhythm.
She dazedly asked, “Baby?”
He let his vocal chords come back together as he whispered in her ear, “Yes my sweet?” He caressed her neck and loved how she arched for him, his bite looking quite nice on her flesh. She was his.
“You’re really a vampire?”
He slowly trailed a misty finger down her collar bone and on down her chest, stopping just above one of her breasts. Her back arched, making her beautiful chest rise. “Yes my sweet.”
While her hips continued to rock, she took a shaky breath and slowly ran her hands over her own body. It was the sexiest thing he’d ever seen. “Baby?”
He kept his misty hands on her but was mesmerized by the sight of her touching herself. “Yes my sweet?”
She quietly asked, “Will anything happen to me from you biting me?”
Her hips rocked in time to his up and down touch and it drove him crazy. “No my sweet. You can’t turn vampire from a bite. You would need to swallow lots and lots of vampire blood to turn vampire.”
She took some deep breaths as she sighed and reached out for the air.
“Baby?”
He smiled to himself. “Yes my sweet?”
“I’m sorry I got mad at you.”
He leaned forward, putting his full misty form against hers. He whispered in her ear, “It’s my fault. I should have told you sooner. I’d do anything to have you not frightened of me.” He nuzzled into her neck and her body trembled at his touch.
She whimpered and it felt like she was fighting her writhing body. “Baby?”
He huskily said, “Yes my sweet?”
“I want to touch you again.”
He let his body come back together while he looked into her eyes.
She startled when she could finally see him again, then brushed his hair behind his ear on one side. “Baby?”
He smiled. “Yes my love?”
“Have you ever lied to me?”
His smile faded. “I’m not one to generally lie to anyone, however I’ve lied once to you.” He paused while her brow furrowed. “I’m far older than my human age of thirty three.”
She didn’t say anything for a few moments, then abruptly kissed him. She cupped his face in her hands and held him to her, though she didn’t try to kiss him too deeply.
He melted against her, then kissed her all over as she became hungry for him again. She whispered, “You won’t hurt me?”
“Never, my love. I would never choose to hurt you.” His breaths were heavy and he was once again entranced with the thumping vein in her neck. “Does it scare you that I bit you?”
She whimpered while her body rocked in time with his. “No, baby. If you don’t hurt me, it doesn’t scare me.”
He kept hungrily kissing her. “Did my bite hurt you, my love?”
She intimately whispered, “No, baby. It felt like heaven.”
His heart melted. They stopped fighting their desires and quickly fed each other’s appetites, and this time he didn’t fear her knowing him. This time he felt free. When he was close to his peak and he found himself instinctively kissing her neck again, he felt happy and free when she arched and pressed his head towards her. Far off he heard himself whimper as he held her close, nudging her to turn so he could bite her slightly behind her neck where her hair would cover it better.
She moved as he moved, willingly letting herself be directed by him, and he couldn’t stop whimpering at his good fortune in this surreal dream. He kissed her in desperation, and when she was exactly where he wanted her, he leaned in and bit her.
She lost her breath for a moment, and in the next, her orgasm overwhelmed her. She held him tightly as she cried out and trembled in his arms, his own muscles spasming as he let himself be overcome with the heavenly feeling of being in Kaia’s loving arms.