It well seems Diana did see all this coming. And awe Khalid was dreaming about her.
I don’t know when I managed to fall asleep. I don’t know how long I’d been asleep, but I woke up because my dick said so. Usually, that would mean I need to use the bathroom. However, as I became fully aware of my surroundings, I realized it wasn’t the need to piss that woke me. It was Dani’s toned ass nestled against my dick that stirred him. How long has she been in bed? Why did she get in bed with me? I could tell it was still night with a glance around the room. Shouldn’t she still be awake? Did she get in bed with me as some ploy to get me to agree to be marked? Or did she do this because she wanted more sex? The latter seems possible as she unconsciously or intentionally rubbed her ass against my crotch. Clenching my jaw, I tightened my hold around her, pressing her cool skin tighter to me. Her skin wasn’t as cold as it should be. She must have been in bed with me for a while to have absorbed so much warmth from me. Absently my hand moved higher, palming her breast and coaxing
I hadn’t intended to lie with him, at least not for as long as I did. Sure I could have gotten up at any time I wanted. He’s not strong enough to hold me in place against my will. The last time I tried to get out of bed was when we ended up in the spooning position. I rather liked that. There was so much skin-to-skin contact that I could not absorb some of Khalid’s warmth. I haven’t felt this warm in decades. Not since my blood turned cold. And I don’t mean when I was embraced as a vampire. My blood turned cold, and I couldn’t feel warmth after that monster killed my baby. But it wasn’t just his warmth that made lying here enjoyable. Even in his sleep, his body was responsive to mine, which was amusing. Men are so predictable. And he played right into my hands. I got what I wanted, sex. The mindless distraction from the reason I had even come into the bedroom. Of course, the pleasure faded, leaving me with having to face what Diana had told me. I couldn’t keep it from him. This isn’
What a pair we make. We are full of parental issues. At least Dani had one parent that wasn’t terrible. Until he put a bounty on my head, I would have said my dad was a good parent. Now I’m not so sure. I have a lot of questions. I don’t know if I should ask them. All this did was show how little I knew about Daniela. She seems set on this mating being of convenience and that we part ways when the necessity is over. If I get to know her better, I’m sure it will change our dynamic. I can understand that line of thinking. It makes sense from a logical perspective. I know the closer I get to Dani, that whisper in my heart that says this can, should, and will be something more gets louder. That part of me knows I won’t want to when the time comes to go. It’s a tiny part of me, but it will grow if I grow fond of her and develop more than sexual feelings. It’s already starting with her opening up about her mother’s death. A memory that was so intense it pulled her out of reality, maki
When I see my sister again, I’m hitting her. She should’ve warned me how draining marking can be. I don’t know if I managed to do it right. I mean, I bit him without the intent of drinking from him. I knew that when a vampire marks a mate, they have to bite with that intent fully in their mind. That they are leaving their mark upon their chosen mate, sharing strength and memories. Maybe I shared too much strength? That might explain why I felt so out of it after. I remember pulling back and looking down into his eyes. There were tears in his mocha eyes. It was strange to see tears in his eyes or any man. I don’t even remember seeing involuntary tears in his eyes while he was treated for the burns. Yet I’m confident the last thing I saw before feeling the overwhelming need to rest was tears. Why was Khalid crying? Had I hurt him? Did I mess up the marking? They had better not have been tears from anything he picked up in sharing memories. If I could have marked him and not shared such
I was surprised that Dani slept through everything. But of course, I just chalked it up to the marking. But when she came topside, I was very concerned. She was as unstable on her feet as a newborn foal. And throwing up overboard is never a good sign. I was relieved to find out the wobbling legs and throwing up were because my badass vampire mate got seasick. I shouldn’t find it as funny as I do. I tried to lighten the mood with humor. It was poorly timed as Dani was not having any of my shit. She can be mad all she likes that I dressed her and moved her to the boat. She was out cold, and it wasn’t safe for us to stay. And I did consider putting her in pants, but have you ever tried to dress an unconscious person? It’s not easy, even less so when trying to get skinny jeans over Dani’s thighs. She’s lucky I managed to get the dress over her head and didn’t leave her naked, wrapped in a blanket. At least she was understanding in regards to why it was essential to move quickly. And mayb
I won’t admit this aloud, and if anyone asks, I’ll deny it to my dying breath, but I’ve enjoyed spending these past weeks in this hotel with Khalid. It’s amusing to play house, so to speak when we are in public. I’m still going to get Diana back for doing this to us. Even more for the names she chose. I could deal with her registering us at the hotel under the last name López, but the first names are horrid. It took four days of hotel staff calling us Mr. or Mrs. López to find out what she gave as our first names. The hotel manager was calling out the name Ariel, and I didn’t realize he meant me until he tapped my shoulder. So, I’m Ariel López. Even though I have nothing in common with that mermaid. Seriously, she gave up everything for a dude she didn’t even know and then was tasked with getting him to fall for her in three days and didn’t follow the sea witch’s advice. Body language! Men are simple creatures. She could have had that prince eating out of the palm of her hand if she
As I dressed and started cleaning up our mess, I noticed he had plugged his phone in. He hadn’t charged it this whole time. I wonder why he bothered with it now. I only noticed it because it started to buzz. I frowned as I looked at the display. A picture of a pretty young Egyptian girl popped up with the caller ID of ‘Dania’ with a heart emoji. Wrinkling my nose, I decided to answer. I recognized the name from Khalid’s memories. She was his girlfriend, but they broke up recently. And now that he’s mine and wanted by the guild, they are not getting back together. “Hello.” I greeted, doing my best not to sound snarky. “Um..hello. I think I have the wrong number.” Dania’s high and feminine voice greeted me with confusion. It isn’t lost on me that her name is very close to mine. And I swear Khalid ever calls me by her name, I will cut his tongue out. “Well, you are right about that. Though not for the reasons you think. Your Dania, the ex. Right?” I rolled my eyes. “Let’s make this con
If I were to send the talisman to Isis, I would need to send her a note. But of course, it couldn’t be something simple. I don’t know Dani’s sister or the vampires in her clan. So, I can’t trust them not to read the message. Also, I don’t want the werewolves to read it easily. So I wrote a note in the guild code so only Isis and maybe Aunt Sarael could read it. I wanted to use this chance to warn her of the dangers that remain in Bloodmoon. I could feel Dani’s confusion as she read over my shoulder. Well tried to read. “What is this gibberish? Are you playing Pictionary?” Dani questioned as I put the last symbol on the letter. “No, I’m using hieroglyphs that are part of a code that my sister and possibly my aunt will be able to decipher. I prefer to be cautious.” I shrugged. “Well, what does it say, or am I not allowed to know either?” Dani folded her arms. “Remember, I’m sending this to my twin sister. I need to be sure you aren’t doing anything that would put her or her clan in da