Rowan eyed Jasper’s young assistant’s curvaceous body with a mixture of lust and regret over inviting her along as he watched her help the scientist load their precious research records into the trunk of the limousine. He hadn’t considered that one of the factors that plagued a vampire was the need for a steady release of fluids. Just as a consistent intake of blood was necessary for the proper functioning of his body, so was the need for a consistent release of his bodily fluids. Although there were some vampires who would take in fluids that were not blood, such as alcohol or tea, and urinate them back out as would a human, he didn’t find this to be the most proficient for the balance of his body’s energy flow. Over the centuries of his existence, he’d discovered that a release through the surge of a powerful orgasm was far more effective as well as pleasurable. It was not only invigorating and satisfying, but it proved to be the best way for his body’s energy to maintain a steady balance. With what lay on the line, that balance was necessary more than ever.
He'd developed a strong appetite for the satisfaction that sex gave him. Thus, he made it a point to have it several times a day. He’d tried having sex with both the male and female vampires of his family, but the emotional attachments that they developed for him proved cumbersome. So, as with his feeding, he’d have women brought in from the human population.
They were ensorcelled so that they recalled nothing of the service that they provided for him. He found it a far more efficient way to handle things.
Now, as he slid into the limousine next to this voluptuous female whose blood smelled like nectar and whose nearness made him so hard that he felt he’d explode, he had a difficult decision to make. Should he ensorcell his traveling companions so that he could obtain the release that he sought? Or should he suffer until they returned to his castle where he knew a human would be awaiting him?
The discomfort and temptation proved too great. Calling for his driver to pull over, he lept out of the vehicle and summoned his driver to do the same. After explaining his intentions, the driver opened the back of the limousine and sat opposite Jasper out while Rowan did the same with Lila.
To their surprise, Jasper proved far more difficult to ensorcell than the average human. It was yet another testimony to the fact that he’d become something else. When he felt confident that it was finally done, Rowan exited the car and went to the hood of the vehicle where his driver had positioned Lila in preparation for him. He carefully took only a small amount of her blood, as his need was more for release than for intake.
Her large breasts felt soft and pliable beneath his hands, making him wish that he’d had a bed for them so that he could comfortably enjoy her body instead of using the hood of the limousine. He needed minimal foreplay to arouse himself. His attention to her pert nipples was more to arouse her than him as he preferred the woman to be willing and lubricated when he entered her. There was also the fact that he found her beauty mesmerizing and tantalizing enough to want to savor and enjoy.
Satisfied with her moans of pleasure, he quickly removed her slacks and panties. When he slid his long, slender fingers into her woman’s shaft, she jerked with pleasure. This only proved to encourage him to delight her just a bit more before he took care of his needs. Releasing her hardened nipple from his suckling lips, he moved down between her legs. The temptation to take just a bit more blood from her femoral vein was too great to resist, but, again, he took only a small amount before he rewarded her for her donation to his wellbeing by teasing her sensitive nub with a tongue that had centuries of practice in the art of bringing a woman to an erotic peak.
Lila practically howled with both pleasure and need within seconds.
Feeling like he was about to explode, Rowan wasted no time pushing his manhood deep inside of her well lubricated shaft. She felt tighter than he’d anticipated. He was so engrossed in the sensation of her warm, wet shaft that it took him a moment to realize that he'd forced his way through a barrier. It surprised him to discover that Lila was a virgin.
Times were different than when he was human. Sex amongst unmarried people was something that occurred throughout history, but it was more out in the open and acceptable in modern times than when he walked the earth as a mere mortal. The question of why Jasper hadn’t taken her to his bed briefly flashed through his mind before he allowed himself to get lost in the sensations of erotic delight.
Because he had sex so often, it generally took a goodly number of minutes before he found release. This wasn’t the case with Lila. It surprised both him and his driver who’d made himself comfortable in preparation for the wait. Although, neither mentioned it.
Backing away from his prey after completing his release, he allowed his driver to clean up the blood that taking her virginity had produced while ordering him to keep his fangs out of her tender flesh. Surface blood was all he was allowed.
A brief rush of arousal returned as he admired the woman’s perfect naked physique and remembered the feel of her soft flesh. It remained just long enough for him to watch his driver’s face greedily dive between her legs before dissipating enough for him to turn his attentions elsewhere. A brief hint of guilt flashed through him as he looked at Jasper’s still and zombie like body seated patiently in the limousine, but it wasn’t strong enough to make him wish that he’d behaved differently.
He was a vampire with faint memories of humanity. He was aware that humans tended to put great stock in a woman’s virginity, but the reality of the situation was that vampires harbored an extremely low regard for humans who they considered good for blood and sex only. Since she was a human of little value other than being a food or sex source, Lila would probably be taken in this way by a number of vampires within his coven over the course of time. In fact, although he was a strong believer in ensorcelling his prey prior to using them for their blood or sex, many of his vampires preferred the rush of the fear and resistance that taking them while fully conscious provided. Humans referred to the process as rape but for the vampire, it was just the way of things.
Not only was he not alone in his choice of methods in maintaining body balance, but vampires were by nature highly sexual creatures. They viewed it in a far different way than did humans. To them, having sex was just as necessary as breathing was to humans.
While waiting for his driver to return Lila to her place in the limousine, Rowan slid into the seat opposite Jasper.
“You are despicable,” Jasper uttered through paralyzed lips.
Shocked at the fact that he’d spoken, Rowan quickly removed the effects of the ensorcell from Jasper.
“You were aware?” he asked with both surprise and concern.
Jasper nodded as he snarled, “I was unable to move, or I would have stopped you. Why would you do such a thing to her. She’s an innocent young woman.”
Shrugging while struggling with a surprising hint of human guilt that threatened to surface in him, Rowan looked away and said, “Vampires require sex more than humans. It is not the same.”
“She was taken without her consent!” the scientist grumbled. “Where I come from, that just isn’t done.”
Rowan chuckled, “Where you come from, it most certainly is done. The difference being that the woman is left with the memories to contend with. I am careful not to cause such distress. Your pretty little assistant will remember nothing of the service she provided for me.”
“Service?” Jasper gasped. “Is this service to be an ongoing thing?”
“She offers no other use,” the vampire admitted.
“She is my assistant,” Jasper snapped. “She most certainly is of use. Not only is she a pretty little assistant, but she’s intelligent and quick minded. I attribute a good deal of the success I’ve had so far to her help and input. I need her to be whole, happy, and within her right mind. Something tells me that won’t be the case once you animals are finished with her.”
“Animals?” Rowan repeated with raised brow. This human was treading on dangerous territory. Had he been anyone else, his life would have been ended without a second thought for such an insult. The fact of the matter was that Rowan needed him to continue his research. Even so, he addressed the insult with a firm and fatalistic tone. “I would be more careful how you speak of the animals who have accepted you into their world. We are alike in a few ways, but quite different in most. Just as you look at us as savage, we feel the same about you. I will not always be around to protect you. Tossing insults at my coven members could cost you your life. In fact, more insults of that nature in my direction might make me rethink how valuable you truly are to me. Am I understood?”
Surprising himself by the aggression he felt and how undeterred he was by Rowan’s obvious threat, Jasper nodded and said, “Just as long as you understand that from this moment on, Lila is off limits.”
Rowan raised a brow but said nothing.
At that moment, the driver opened the door and positioned Lila’s, still ensorcelled, violated body onto the seat next to Jasper.
The apartment provided to Jasper was located in the far side of the vampire’s castle. The awe that he felt as the limousine drove high above the clouds up the winding mountainous road toward the enormous stone structure that looked as if it was floating in the sky still lingered. Had he not been so angry with his recently acquired benefactor, he might have been better able to appreciate the awesomeness of his new home and situation. As it was, he was having difficulty moving past what had happened to his assistant during their drive home.He battled with his guilt. Just as Rowan had assured him, Lila remembered nothing of what happened. She wasn’t even aware that there had been a gap in the drive from his home office in Philadelphia to their new home hidden deep in the tree laden forest of the Catskill mountains. Unfortunately, he was very much aware of it. Now, he tortured over whether he should inform her of it or keep quiet and hop
Lila paced the bedroom that had been assigned to her just down the hall from Jasper’s suite. She’d inwardly questioned why she wasn’t simply given one of the smaller rooms within his suite but said nothing. She’d had a secret crush on the handsome scientist ever since she joined him as an intern five years earlier. She’d hoped that, after her internship ended and she was placed on the payroll as his assistant that things between them might advance. Sadly, he seemed to have no interest in her other than for the contributions to his research that she was able to provide.Although she was living in an age of freedom of expression and had the fact that she was a good-looking woman proven to her over and over again by the advances from men who she met during the menial hours away from work that were afforded to her, she’d decided to save herself for “Mr. Right”. Every fiber of her being told her th
Rowan stretched his long legs in front of him in a casual manner as he watched his ward enter the room. Cora had matured into a fine specimen of female humanity. On more than one occasion, he’d considered taking her to his bed, but worried about her becoming too clingy and dependent upon him. It was bad enough to have a vampire cling to him without having to endure the emotions that a human projected. He could ensorcell her, but he cared too much about her to use her in such a way.Greeting her with a warm and tolerant smile, he asked, “To what do I owe this pleasure.”Annoyance was written all over her face as she blurted out, “What is that young woman doing here? Lila, I believe is her name. Why are we housing her?”The mention of Lila brought forth thoughts of the unbelievable sexual release that he’d had with her on the hood of his limousine, and he shuddered with inward delight. He couldn&rsq
“What do you know about these vampires?” Lila asked as she settled onto the end of the cozy overstuffed circa nineteen-twenties sofa in Jasper’s suite. She took a moment to note that, although dated, the suite was tastefully decorated while she waited for his reply.“I didn’t even believe in vampires until recently,” Jasper replied. “Rowan is their leader or perhaps he is better considered their king. I’m not sure. He rescued me from an alley and saved my life. That’s really all I know. That and the fact that he has a keen interest in developing longevity of life for humans and wants me to shift the genetics of the vampire to closer resemble that of a human.”“If you believe the folklore, vampires live forever,” Lila mused as she curled her legs and tucked her feet beneath her. “Imagine them being more human. I wonder what that would be like.”&ldquo
Lila’s nerves felt frazzled with tension as she listened to the activity on the opposite side of her bedroom door. She’d secured the lock and turned out all of her lights before crawling into bed. If she were in her apartment, she’d have been snuggled beneath her thick comforter while watching a little television to help her to unwind. To her disappointment, not only was there no cell phone service in their monstrous stone prison, but there was no television or internet either.She supposed that she should be grateful for the electricity that was supplied. Research without it would have proved difficult. Even so, she occasionally used the internet to assist with their research. Where television might be considered a luxury, if they were to work efficiently, the internet was a necessity. There was also the matter of no cell phone service. She needed one or the other in order to connect with the leader of her coven, Da
The brilliance of the newly installed equipment in the lab with its walls that were recently painted a white so bright as to be borderline blinding was like a slap in Rowan’s face as he strode into the room. It took several seconds for his sensitive vampire eyes to adjust enough to locate the scientist he’d been fortunate enough to stumble upon in the alley a few months earlier.Vampires moved with a silent stealth that allowed them to sneak up on their prey. The fact that Jasper looked up from his microscope to greet him almost immediately upon his passing through the doorway gave Rowan cause for pause. It was time to learn just what the man he’d rescued in that alley had turned into. He showed signs of being a vampire, but also those of a werewolf.Over the centuries, rumors of vampire-werewolf hybrids had reached his ears, but they were simply rumor. Or so he thought. The stories told of the hybrids being b
The brilliance of the newly installed equipment in the lab with its walls that were recently painted a white so bright as to be borderline blinding was like a slap in Rowan’s face as he strode into the room. It took several seconds for his sensitive vampire eyes to adjust enough to locate the scientist he’d been fortunate enough to stumble upon in the alley a few months earlier.Vampires moved with a silent stealth that allowed them to sneak up on their prey. The fact that Jasper looked up from his microscope to greet him almost immediately upon his passing through the doorway gave Rowan cause for pause. It was time to learn just what the man he’d rescued in that alley had turned into. He showed signs of being a vampire, but also those of a werewolf.Over the centuries, rumors of vampire-werewolf hybrids had reached his ears, but they were simply rumor. Or so he thought. The stories told of the hybrids being b
It was eerily quiet on the opposite side of the thick bedroom door as Lila listened for some signs of life.Flattening her ear against the mahogany barrier, she strained to hear something… anything. There was only silence.Creepy. Creepy silence.She needed to take action. Having such a void of activity in this part of the castle was a rarity that hadn’t occurred since she’d taken up residency. The set up of the lab was completed, so perhaps that meant the end to all of the activity. Or, perhaps it was simply a fluke, and an opportunity of this type may not come again for a long time, if ever. It was now or never.Her heart lashed against her ribcage as she slowly opened the door just enough to peek out. Not stopping at her chest, the damnable thing proceeded to climb up into her head and beat in tom-tom fashion against her eardrums, making it nearly impossible to listen for sounds of any type.