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His Lady of the Night
Chapter Ten
As soon as the light was gone Jake pulled Olivia in his arms and kissed her deeply. Hi hands roamed down her back to her buttocks and he tenderly squeezed. Olivia reached behind her, grabbed his hands and forcibly pushed him away. A startled look in his eyes, Jake stepped back and stared at her in disbelief.
"What's wrong? That's all you can ask? You damn well know what's wrong!" Olivia said through gritted teeth. "I heard what Connor said. You didn't have to make me like you to have the power you need to defeat Drake."
Jake had the grace to blush. He silently cursed, turned and shoved a hand through his hair.
"You didn't really think she couldn't hear us did you and get away with it?" Connor's amused voice sounded in his mind.
"Mind your own business," replied Jake as he turned to face his love. He walked to her and took her hands in his.
"Livvie, I'm sorry I didn't tell you," he began. "I didn't want to lose you. I love you. Please believe me, you are the most important thing in my life. The only important thing!" he emphasized. He pulled her to the sofa and sat next to her. Rigid, Olivia just sat and waited for him to continue.
"After Rafael attacked you, I thought to take it slow. But then today, Julius's men kidnapped you and Julius is Drake's most trusted henchman. That means Drake knows of your existence. If I hadn't converted you, you would've been a target during the day when I can't be there to keep you safe. I couldn't bare it if anything happened to you. I wouldn't want to live. Please, forgive me," he passionately said.
Olivia squirmed, her anger at the conversion melted away as she listened to him explain why he'd done it. He had saved her life and she did love him. Didn't loving someone mean understanding and forgiving them when they made mistakes? And anyway, she wasn't the kind of person to hold a grudge.
Olivia raised her hand and laid it along his cheek, forcing his black eyes to meet her green ones. "I understand," she said softly, "why you did it. What I don't like is you didn't even give me the opportunity to choose, to make my own decision on what to do. You just went full speed ahead and didn't even think about how I would feel. If we're to stay together you're going to have to trust me to know what's good for me. I know there will be times when you'll know best because I'm new at being a vampire, but there will also be times when I know best. Can you do that? Can you trust me to never lie to me again?"
Jake sighed in relief and nodded. Everything was going to be alright. "I'll work on it. I've been alone so long that it might take awhile for me to get used to consulting with someone else, but for you, I will try."
"That's all I ask," she whispered.
She leaned into him, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. Jake wrapped his arms tightly around her and pulled her closer as he took over the kiss and deepened it. Olivia mewled in pleasure as his roaming hands parted her robe and reverently cupped her breasts. Her hand slid from his shoulder to his lap and she stroked and stroked him like a one would a cat. Jake groaned in pleasure and moved slightly to accommodate her exploring hand. Olivia turned her head into his neck and nuzzled. Mounting passion increased her hunger and she scraped her elongated teeth over his throbbing pulse.
"I'm hungry," she whispered in his ear.
Jake's eyes shot open in surprise. He'd not thought she's feed of her own free will.
Elated, "Then feed my love. I give freely for your well being," he replied softly and turned his head to the side exposing his throat to her hungry gaze.
Olivia smiled sensuously and bent her head. As she pierced his throat and drank, Jake slid his hand between her legs and slipped his finger inside her slippery cavern. Olivia moaned in ecstasy and moved with his finger in the age-old dance of love.
With a thought Jake's clothes were gone and his throbbing length replaced his finger. Olivia, straddling his lap moved up and down, feeling every sensation the deeper he went. Jake nuzzled her breast and sank his teeth, drinking the sweet nectar of her blood. Olivia swept her tongue sealing the pinpricks she'd made and cried out his name as she peaked, her love juices flowing like a river.
Holding her tight, Jake thrust into several times before he too climaxed, pouring his life force into her voluptuous body. Depleted, Olivia's limp body draped over him, Jake sighed blissfully. A half hour later, Jake roused and nudged his love.
"Livvie, will you come home with me? Live with me," he asked.
Olivia lifted her head and stared into his eyes. The anxiety, the fear and hope she saw reflected in them went straight to her heart. He was afraid she would reject his offer, not want to be with him. She smiled lazily at him, "Yes, I'll go home with you, live with you. I love you Jake," she said.
Jake's smile widened and he stood up keeping her in his arms and twirled her around. Olivia shrieked and laughed.
"Put me down you big oaf," she said as she slapped him on the shoulder. "I have to get dressed and pack. Don't forget, I'm also working in the morning."
Abruptly, Jake stopped and let her feet drop to the ground. He held her away from him and looked into her eyes.
Olivia shivered when she saw the sudden seriousness in Jake's gaze.
"What's wrong?" she asked solemnly.
"Livvie, you can't go to work anymore. You've become vampire. You're skin cannot tolerate the sun. You would burn up were you to be in the sun," explained Jake. "In time, your skin will develop a resistance to the sun's rays but that could take years, centuries even."
Olivia sobered as reality raised its ugly head. She'd never see the sun again, not for centuries he'd said. Tears stung but she held them back. There was no going back. She'd chosen this new life when she'd voluntarily drank his blood. She closed her eyes for a moment and when she opened them her doubts were gone. She encircled his neck, kissed him and stepped back, smiling again.
"Let me pack and then we'll go home," she said softly and the look in her eyes held no regrets.
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Julius rose from the earth not far from the building his two slaves were keeping the woman. He smiled evilly as he thought of the power his Master would gain in drinking the woman's blood. With preternatural speed he quickly entered the building and went up the stairs. At the door, he stopped dead in his tracks. Something was wrong. He mentally opened the door and cursed at the sight of his men lying there, dead. They'd been dead for hours. He gazed around the room and immediately focused on a piece of bloody glass. 'She was a strong one this one, to do this to his men, she must have incredible powers indeed,' he thought as he observed dispassionately at the manner his slaves had died. He was sorry now he hadn't made them ghouls, she never would have bested them if they'd been. He looked out the window and vowed she wouldn't escape him again. 'He could find her anywhere now,' he said to himself as he looked down at the blood on the glass.
©2006 Romance at Heart Magazine.
©2000 Angel Young.
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