The next night, it was all about operation: Find Lucy. Though Alexander had distracted my thoughts all day, my mission was turning extremely serious.I stared at myself in the mirror, tracing the circles under my eyes and giving a smile. From my search in the library, I knew what to expect from The Vicious. I just wanted to find out where she was, then I'd begin working on crossing the 'what can I do' bridge later.The book said nothing about a cure, so perhaps there was some other piece of knowledge I'd need to search for.Either way, I grabbed my salve, realizing it was one of the last doses. I only had two more following this, so hopefully, I could take care of multiple things in this trip. Searching the library for another book on these things may be helpful.I thought that over while splashing water on my face, exhaling slowly. This was it. I hadn't gotten much sleep, as usual, given the circumstances. The little sleep I did get treated me to nightmares. I couldn't stop se

Fangs sank into my thigh, causing me to groan as Nicholas drank. I could hear the sound of my blood being gulped down by the vampire, his claws sinking into my skin as he indulged. His tongue ran over my skin as he bit, directing the blood into his mouth. Hungered growls emitted from him every so often, but his bite only lasted for a short moment before he retracted his fangs and ran his tongue over the area. My body shook with pain, panic, and lust at this point. A release was building yet again, especially after that wonderful bite of his. The more his tongue ran over it, the more I squirmed and gasped because the flesh there was quite sensitive.This caused the vampire to chuckle, his muscles rippling as he moved to pin me to the bed once more. His eyes gleamed as he returned to staring me down in thought, so close that some strands of his hair tickled my cheek. "I'm going to make you scream, my prey," he promised, suddenly angling to penetrate me.I gasped as he did so, m

I groaned, coming to consciousness with a jolt. Everything that happened came rushing back, and I was caught thinking about that moment Nicholas was approaching the bed, right before I begged him to let Lucy go.He'd been baring his fangs, completely aggressive toward me. He was probably planning on ripping me to shreds, though stopped when I mentioned the cultist. Come to think of it, why hadn't he moved faster? Vampires proved their speed all the time here, even with small things like bringing me back to my room after sex. It almost seemed as though he'd been attempting some sort of scare tactic right then.I wouldn't bet my arm on the open mouth of a gator, though, so either way, it would have worked. What would have happened if Alexander hadn't intervened? I shuddered at the thought.Oddly, time and again, the mysterious amber-eyed vampire came through. He had the aura of someone who really didn't like me much, but I was starting to suspect it wasn't me at all. His walls s

The sensation wasn't like any vampire bites I'd felt before. Chemicals rushed through my body, combining with adrenaline and lust. I hadn't practiced drug use in the past, but I suspected this is what it felt like.Sheer euphoria bombarded me, causing me to let out even more moans of pleasure. All of this, of course, while he continued to move me up and down, penetrating me over and over again. I let out a cry as he continued, letting go of the bite only to sink his fangs in again and hold me there a second time. I ran out of energy quickly, and he was gorging, taking in quite a bit of blood in this feast.A bit of alarm rushed through me at the idea of losing too much blood, but right now I was too captured by pleasure to pay much attention to it. No, instead I gave into yet another powerful orgasm, a keeling moan escaping from my lips. The vampire soon shuddered with his own release, pulling me off and laying me there for a moment. Power emanated from him, and I had a stron

I didn't bother with the salve. Why? Who knew? I wasn't thinking straight and just had to get to Lucy.I dragged myself down the hallway, feeling nearly as heavy as I did in the dream. An uneasy feeling settled on me. What if what happened in the nightmare occurred here?! I cast a glare down the dark halls and gulped, hugging myself and leaning against the wall for a moment. I dragged along it before arriving at the floor, collapsing for just a pause and wondering what the hell I was doing. Was it wise to wander like this without my salve? There was no doubt I would be more easily caught, but at this point, Nicholas knew everything. He knew Lucy was my sister and was probably planning something horrible now that I knew where she was.I needed to get to her before she was moved. Maybe my voice would snap her out of her ravenous actions, who knew? Either way, I made my choice, and I sure as hell was going to go through with it. I felt a buzz in my nightgown pocket, realizing I