He rolled his eyes, but not as if he was angry. "The sun will be coming up in a bit. Tell me about what happened when you got home. I know it didn't end in Spain.""Yeah, you're right." I told him about how my Council had bombarded me and about Esmeralda's murder."As long as Athena's alive," Paul said, "then she'll always be a danger to you. Trouble has a way of always finding you. You're right. I did come back in the nick of time."I smiled. Not that he could do anything to solve the Athena problem, but it felt good to have him to bounce my ideas off of.I stood and kissed his forehead. "I'm going to bed before the sun rises and catches me unexpectedly."Paul stood and pulled me to him. "I missed you, too, Kim.""It's good to have you home."He smiled at me. "Like old times. Blue balls and all."I gasped and then laughed. Knowing that my lust could flare with little urging, I hurried out of the room and down the stairs. We had talked all night.It really was like old times.
Mara looked at me as I dropped my teeth."Did you want to?" Mara gestured to Paul and stepped away from me. "Paul, you haven't donated in a while. I think you need it more than …" Mara's eyes grew wide and she looked from me to Paul "Dear Lord, your creature. Kim, your creature is Paul's Werewolf!""Oh my God!" Tyler exclaimed. "That's exactly what it is!"Paul rubbed his hair back. "We talked about that yesterday." He shook his head. "But how could that be possible?""If they were bound," Monica said, "maybe Paul's being changed could somehow transfer to Kim if he didn't block it. But Paul is human. Humans don't bond. They just turn.""We need Julie for this," Kat said.I concentrated on her. Julie didn't wait for me to ask. She just appeared."Sorry to bother you, Julie," I said. "I know we're supposed to get together later tonight, but we have a situation."Julie eyed Paul. She wore black leather pants, combat boots, and an anime T-shirt. Her usually pixy cut hair was spiked
I found the girls in the kitchen."Are you okay?" Mara asked.I nodded. "I think I hurt his feelings.""I think … you'll have plenty of time to make it up to him," Julie said.I smiled, we all giggled, and I felt a bit better. Kat had some fashion books, and we went through them picking out our favorites for her to order. We giggled a lot when we got to the men's fashions, and I picked out some boxer briefs for Paul. I didn't want to make the same mistakes his ex-girlfriend Amanda had made by thinking for him, dressing him, and decorating his place. He had been gone for a while, and I figured he'd appreciate a new wardrobe until he could go shopping for himself. I couldn't help wondering whether he was paying a visit to Amanda. I felt sick at the thought so I put it out of my mind. Why would he be visiting another woman after finding out he was essentially married to me? I was only being stupid.I took a feeding from Mara then Kat and I told the ladies about the new house. "Wo
So that I wouldn't appear predatory, I pressed my body against him. He seemed hesitant, but he put his hand loosely on my waist. His body was so tightly wound, like he would snap."I'm just going to lick you, okay?" He nodded.I kissed his neck lightly and let the sticky blood paint my lips. I could feel Paul shudder from need, not an intent to leap on me again.I licked him long and slow, and Paul grew hard in seconds. His hands slipped up my side, and his thumbs favored my nipples until I squirmed against him. I pressed my tongue into the puncture and waited for him to push me away again. Instead he rotated his hips against me. His hand moved up to grip the back of my head and gently pulled it back. He licked and kissed and nipped at my neck until I couldn't contain the groans coming from my throat.He undid my pants, gripped me to him, and carried me to the bed. He pushed me back with kisses until he covered me. His hard penis pressed against my thigh, and as I reached down to
Carmine was charging Letrelle with trespassing. Trespassing was considered a serious infraction since territory is what supports a Master and his liege. A Master's flunkies would often be sent to steal resources like customers, business ideas, or human servants. That's why a Master had to request permission to enter another Master's territory, and many times it was granted but with stipulations.To bring the complaint to the territory meant that there was an impending battle. Battles were bad because they definitely brought human attention—which caused the rest of us to scramble to keep it clear of the media. Vampires have created some of the most interesting false stories in history including the Bloods and the Crips. In hindsight, that should have been obvious. The two rival Vampire families enlist their humans to do their dirty work. Other examples would be the Mob, the San Andreas Fault, fourteen hurricanes, the battle at the O.K. Corral, and the Salem Witch trials. All of these w
"Are we through here?" Letrelle said in a tight voice."Kim, let me kick his ass," Paul said in my head. "He's been nothing but disrespectful to you, and I'm not going to allow it in my presence." I had to stare at Paul. "But you haven't turned yet without the full moon.""Trust me, baby." More from a sense of curiosity than a need to put Letrelle in his place, I decided to see what Paul was about."Okay, take care of your business."Paul smiled and cracked his knuckles."One quick thing." Paul addressed Letrelle."What?" Letrelle said. Paul leaped over my desk as if he had springs in his feet. He moved almost as fast as I could. Letrelle came to his feet in time to catch Paul in his arms. They hit the floor with Paul on top. He growled, and it wasn't a human sound. The ladies and I leaped to our feet to watch. Carmine had moved out of his chair and was standing at some distance watching the interaction with the rest of us.Paul had our complete attention. He wasn't a Were
Paul said he thought that Vampire number two could pay rent to Vampire number one and allow a few of his people to make a profit.That made Vampire number one happy, and Vampire number two grudgingly agreed. Two more appointments settled their disputes in the living room and cancelled. The next appointment ended in violence. A Master accused me of unfairly stealing one of his donors. He claimed that I had allowed his donor to leave for a safe house without giving him an opportunity to tell his side.I told him that slavery of donors had ended when I came into power. A donor was free to go of his own will.He fucked up and referred to me as a mutt bitch. Paul leaped out of his chair. Since he looked like nothing more than a human to the Master, it caught him by surprise. Paul backhanded him and broke all the fine little bones in the man's jaw. His mouth hung uselessly.The Vampire couldn't drop teeth, but he bulked up and clawed at Paul. Paul punched him in the chest, and hi
"I could start by shaking you. But you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt you. I can try carrying you outside so that the sunshine touches you."I licked my lips. "Okay. But if I start burning …""I'll rush you back in if that happens."I trusted Paul. "Okay." I snuggled back into his arms, and he held me to him tightly. "What do you think about me eating meat?""Kim, I think our bond has transferred some of my ability to you just like it transferred some of your ability to me.""But I'm a Vampire. I can't digest food. Where is it going?""I think we'll find out tomorrow."I grimaced. "I hope it's not too gross." I yawned. "The sun is rising."I felt him look down at me. "Then if it works okay, I'll be seeing you in a few minutes."I smiled and snuggled up against him. Then I slept comfortably. ~*~My limbs felt heavy and I was confused when I awoke. I felt Paul's hands stroking my hair, so I focused on him."What time is it?" I asked."Night, but earlier than you