Defender's Blood Alex's Destiny (An Urban Fantasy) (7 page)

“Oh – what was that foreign thing you said?” she asked.

He smiled his answer. “Meine Kleine? It means ‘my little one’ in German. Towels are in the cupboard to the side of the shower,” Zach added as he walked out of the room.

The bathroom was lovely. It had the largest shower she had ever come across. More than big enough for the both of them, she thought. She stepped in and started to wash her hair. It was so curly and unruly she never knew what to do with it, so she just washed it, used some mousse and let it do its own thing.

She took a little more time than was necessary as she gratefully used the lady shaver in the toiletries Zach had given her. She shaved her legs and other necessary regions.

She was extremely nervous but also very excited. She couldn’t believe the changes in such a short time. She wasn’t dreaming? Was she? She bloody well hoped not, she laughed. Well the part with Zach she meant. She didn’t relish what was to come regarding the other stuff.

When she had finished and went back into the bedroom, Zach was just coming back into the room. He only had a towel wrapped around his waist and he was towelling dry his hair.

He had obviously used the other en suite. Oh my! Alex couldn’t stop looking at him. He looked as if he had been carved from granite. She couldn’t believe this person was truly interested in her.

Though he definitely seemed sincere and going by the bulge in the front of his towel she thought that, yes, he was! Her eyes raised to look at his face and God she couldn’t get over just how gorgeous he was. His eyes had quite a bit of shine to them too so he couldn’t hide his arousal. Even if she hadn’t noticed the bulge.

*****

Zach was so worked up he thought he would explode. He truly had not gone through this before. He was so turned on it was uncomfortable.

Alexina stood there in a large fluffy towel with her wild mane of curls surrounding her face. He wondered what her hair would feel like on his ... arousal.

God he wanted to kiss her. She must have read his mind because she walked over, slowly, and then went on her tiptoes, pulled his head down and kissed him, deeply. Zach picked her up, she weighed next to nothing, and carried her towards the bed.

Her breathing picked up. Whether in arousal or nerves he wasn’t sure but he was going to make sure she would never leave him. He would make her feel the most loved person on the planet. He gently laid her down on her back and broke the kiss. He relieved her of her towel and she tried to cover her nakedness with her hands. He took them and put them both above her head and held them there with one hand.

*****

Oh dear God, Alex thought. What is he doing? She wasn’t lying earlier when she said she wasn’t experienced. The sex she had had up until this point was, to say the least, boring and very unsatisfying for her. Her ex had been so selfish it was usually a wham bam thank you ma’am, which resulted in him being satisfied, but certainly not her.

She was lying completely naked and exposed and felt nervous and aroused at the same time. Zach lay down beside her and with his free hand started to run it down from the side of her face, to her neck and further until he cupped one of her breasts.

He whispered in her ear. “Relax little one, enjoy, I am going to love you, the way you deserve to be loved. Fully, wholly and absolutely.” His voice had an immediate response from her and she felt totally inflamed. She didn’t know if she would make it through the night. The amount of sensations going through her body was insane.

He continued to caress her until he felt her muscles relax then he let go of her hands and started to kiss her again. All over, he worked his way down from her lips to her shoulder to her breasts, and she moaned and held onto the covers beneath her.

Oh my, she thought. He moved further down and she tensed. “Relax.” he said again. She tried to but she was self-conscious and it was hard. About as hard as the thing rubbing against her legs at this moment. He finally reached where he wanted to go and very expertly, in her opinion, began to show her how much he wanted to make her happy, very happy.

She began panting and so much sooner than he had thought possible she came. Her body shuddered and little moaning noises escaped her throat.

*****

It turned him on so much that he had to have her – now.

He ripped away the towel round his waist and worked his way up until he was over her and slowly started to enter her. Alex’s eyes popped open and her mouth opened in a silent “Oh!”

“
You are ready for me?” he asked – she nodded quickly and pulled his head down to kiss him. He got that feeling he had in the woods, her blood was singing to him and it took all of his restraint not to taste it. He didn’t want to scare her though, so he kept his fangs in check.

*****

He started slowly, caressing both of her breasts and tweaking each nipple, just slightly, just enough so that it wasn’t past pleasure and into pain. She couldn’t believe her body’s response to him, she truly had never experienced anything like this. She didn’t want it to end.

He pulled away slightly so he could see her face and started to quicken his pace. She tried to pull his head back down but he told her “No, I want to see you and I want you to see me.” She blushed again. This was so not what she had known making love could be like.

She stared into his eyes and they were already shining very bright. They then got even brighter and were clearly glowing. She didn’t know why but this turned her on even more. He quickened some more and she was nearly there again – he mouthed “You’re mine little one. Only mine.”

“
Yes,” she breathed.

Very quickly after, she came again and when he felt her tighten around him inside her body his release exploded from him.

She was lying beneath him and couldn’t get her thought processes to work. Her mind was a shambles, all feelings, and she could only breathe deeply. Zach finally lay down beside her and pulled her into his arms. “I think I love you, Alexina.”

She could only get out another “Oh!” As she couldn’t grasp that this man, this Vampire, would or could love her.

“Are you okay?” he asked her.

“
Okay is not the word I would use,” she replied.

“
No? Then what would you use?” He smiled into her hair taking the scent deep inside him.

“
Well more than one for starters. I think I would say – bloody fantastic!” she laughed.

“
Happy to please, little one, happy to please,” he chuckled.

She cuddled up to him, took a deep breath and said the most unexpected thing he could think of. “Thank you, Zach.”

“What?” he asked confused.

“
I said thank you. Thank you for making me feel the most beautiful woman alive. Thank you for taking my mind off of everything else. Thank you for showing me what making love should be like.”

She was amazed at herself and how honest she had just been with him. It was not like her to talk of her feelings.

“Well my little Scots lass, that was only round one.” He chuckled and pulled her on top of him and started to show her, again, just what things should be like. When round two was over she was exhausted and sore in places she didn’t know she could be sore.

*****

The second time they made love it was even harder for Zach to keep his fangs under control. He was so pulled towards her neck and that little spot that pulsed just under her skin. His need to taste her was overwhelming and he didn’t know how long he could stop himself from doing so.

He decided that as soon as he could he would have to talk to her and see if she was open to allowing him to taste her blood. It wasn’t as simple as that though, because he knew that once he did he could never let her go. She would have to understand that before he would go to that next level with her.

She was more than he had ever expected, more than he had hoped to ever find. He knew others who had bonded and he was happy for them. He just never thought he would find anyone who he could envisage spending the rest of his eternity with. Was Alexina the one? In his mind the answer was yes. He just had to convince her.

*****

Alex fell asleep in Zach’s arms and she couldn’t think of anywhere else she would rather be. Could this be love?

She only hoped that he had been telling her the truth and that tomorrow, or the next day or the next, he didn’t decide that this had just been a fling. She didn’t know if she could cope with that.

At that thought, she realised that even if he didn’t love her, she certainly loved him. The swiftness of this took her breath away but for once she was going to take a chance and see where this took her.

Alex awoke some time later to the smell of freshly made coffee. She realised Zach was not next to her and for a second had a bolt of fear go through her. Fear that he had left and couldn’t face her after what they had done.

She slowly got up, looked for her mother's necklace and put it on, then found a large terry robe lying on the end of the bed. She put it on and it drowned her, however, she didn’t want to get dressed yet and badly wanted a coffee, so hiked it up and walked through to the kitchen. Zach was on the phone when she got there and could only hear his side of the conversation.

She noticed the coffee pot and got a cup and poured herself one. “A pendant? What is it like? How important is it? Oh I see – okay I’ll ask Alexina and get back to you. Okay, we will be over in about and hour. Bye.” He disconnected the call and smiled over at Alex. “Hi beautiful, how are you feeling?” His smile was radiant as he spoke.

Beautiful? He just called her beautiful. A wave of relief swept through her. “Well Mr Vampire, I am just dandy. How’s about you?” she laughed over at him.

“
I can honestly say – I have never felt better in my considerably long life.” He smiled at her and walked over, with a definite swagger.

Alex gulped her coffee down. “I think I’m going to need this caffeine,” she giggled.

“Oh I think you will,” he replied.

Just as he reached her he noticed the necklace around her neck. “That necklace, where did you get it?”

She reached up and touched it and replied “It was my mother’s, she gave it to me the night she died. Why?”

Zach gave a huge sigh of relief and this was a tad confusing to Alex, so she waited on his response. “That was Thadius, Amelia and her coven have managed to translate a lot of the journal and it speaks of a pendant that is crucial to the ritual. If we didn’t have it then we would be, as they say, truly fucked. I am so glad you have it.” His voice was full of relief.

Alex was glad that she had thought to bring it. Though she wouldn’t have left Scotland without it. “If it’s that important, then so am I.”

Zach once more moved towards her. “Okay now where were we? Oh yes, the caffeine and your need for it?” He had a very wicked look on his face and Alex’s heart rate shot up, again. It wasn’t the only part of her anatomy that he affected.

She turned and ran for the bedroom, giggling like a schoolgirl. Of course Zach caught up to her before she could get very far. In fact he could have got her sooner, but played the game and let her think she was getting away.

He scooped her up and said into her ear, his breath caressing her throat. “Now would you like me to show you what I can do with that lovely big shower of mine?”

Alex gasped as his meaning was very clear. Oh this was a journey of firsts for her. She nodded to him and gave him a kiss on the side of his neck. She practically nuzzled him and he found it so erotic that he nearly took her there and then, and forgot his plans for the shower.

He took hold of himself though, and carried her into the bathroom. He set her down on top of the cabinet next to the sink and turned and put the shower on. He came back and relieved Alex of the dressing gown.

Once more she was naked and trying to cover herself up in self-consciousness. “No no, little one. We have played this game before. You do not have to be shy with me. Not ever. I adore looking at you and looking at you has a profound effect on me.” He winked at her and she looked down and saw the bulge in his jeans.

He leaned over and kissed her with so much passion it nearly took her breath away. He picked her up and carried her into the shower, he was still fully clothed.

As they stood in the shower she reached for his waistband and undid his button and zip on his jeans. As she slowly and timidly placed her hand inside she felt just how aroused he was.

Her confidence grew as he murmured, “Yes,” and she used her other hand to pull the jeans down past his thighs. They fell to his feet and he nimbly stepped out and pushed them behind him.

The water was cascading down over them and he reached down and took his t-shirt off and threw it down next to his jeans. As she worked her hand on him he ran his hands through her unruly hair and she suddenly decided to do something which she hadn’t a lot of experience in. She went down on her knees and did her best to please him the way he had done for her earlier.

*****

Zach was overwhelmed at the sensations this woman caused him. He was astounded at the feelings he had for her.

He couldn’t believe it when she had got down on her knees and he was now feeling her wet hair tickle him as she did her best to satisfy him. She was a totally amazing woman and he felt astonished to have found her.