The Broken Angel (21 page)
Authors: Monica La Porta
“What are you talking about? Why would I hate you?” She tried to push herself up and sit, but she couldn’t and fell sideways.
Samuel was at her side in the blink of an eye. His strong arms supporting her, his body warming her better than any blanket, his wings shielding her in a safe haven. “You don’t mind that you’ll be a vampire because of me?” He nuzzled her nose.
“What happened is not your fault.” She managed to tilt her head up for a kiss without fainting. “I’ll be with you and that’s the only thing that matters.” Suddenly, despite all the pain still wreaking havoc through her body, she felt a surge of hunger mixed with the need to kiss him. “Is there a manual on how to deal with a vampling handy?”
He softly laughed against her forehead. “I’m afraid not.”
One of the veins on the hollow of his neck throbbed with a steady rhythm, and Martina found herself licking her bottom lip. Then fatigue and pain once again demanded her full attention. She was glad when she could breathe once more and she slowly drifted into sleep, shielded from nightmares by Samuel’s wings guarding her.
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Samuel felt her body shift on his lap and hugged her close. A whole night and a whole day had passed as Martina’s body had gone through the transformation. More than once, he had wished he could take her pain and suffering and make it his. Unable to do nothing else but talk to her, he thought he would go insane with worry if she didn’t feel better soon. Eventually, she had, and her body had felt whole under his hands. They had spent several hours talking about what had happened and what would happen to her. She had surprised him with her levelheadedness and how easily she had accepted her new circumstances.
Martina lowered her head and kissed the spot between his throat and shoulder. Her wet lips brushed his skin and made him shiver. She moaned softly and he pressed her down on him. “I think nature is taking its course.”
“Hmmm.” She passed her teeth over that same spot, then she gasped when something sharp came down from of her mouth. She brought her hands to her lips and passed a finger over the protruding fangs that had just popped out of her gums. “That’s so… strange.”
Once again, he was relieved to see she wasn’t scared or horrified. “They look cute on you.”
She looked up at him, eyes wide, fingers still probing her elongated new teeth. “Really?”
“Really. Even horns would look pretty on you.” He removed her hands and leaned to brush her mouth, passing the point of his tongue over her fangs. They both shivered at the contact. “Do you want to try to feed?” He was looking forward to it. With Martina, it felt natural.
She nodded and leaned back over the spot that had become so sensitized when her fangs scraped at it, and he moaned out loud. He opened the blanket and reached for her naked body—somehow, after a long shower they had taken together, they had gone straight back to bed and forgot about clothes and the rest of the world. She positioned her mouth over his vein. The moment her teeth penetrated his throat, he felt pleasure as he had never experienced before. She suckled from him and moved over him in a frenzy that matched his own, the pleasure from her feeding growing in intensity as she gulped his blood.
“Now.” Her voice was hoarse and barely a whisper.
He grabbed her waist with both hands, raised her, then lowered her onto him until they were one. He caressed her and whispered sweet words to her while she rocked him to oblivion. They moved in perfect harmony and Samuel could have sworn he heard celestial choirs singing toward the end. She cried her pleasure a moment before him, then they shattered in bliss, hugged to each other, their bodies melted together.
“I love you,” they uttered the words at the same and laughed at the same moment.
Martina licked his wound clean and watched as it cauterized before her eyes, then she looked up at him. “Is this forever?”
He kissed her mouth and felt his blood coating her lips. He liked it. “And ever.”
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Monica
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As usual, I must thank my kids and my dad for just being the wonderful people they are.
Claudia, because she is the beta reader any author dreams of.
Ava, because she kindly helped me find a better ending for this story.
Amy, because she is one fantastic editor.
Katie, Kory, and Angela from my critique group, for their keen eyes in catching typos and their insightful comments.
All my friends, who are always very supportive and don't complain when I disappear for days.
Roberto, because he is the true inspiration behind my heroes.
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Monica La Porta is an Italian who landed in Seattle several years ago. Despite popular feelings about the Northwest weather, she finds the mist and the rain the perfect conditions to write. Being a strong advocate of universal acceptance and against violence in any form and shape, she is also glad to have landed precisely in Washington State. She is the author of The Ginecean Chronicles, a dystopian/science fiction series set on the planet Ginecea where women rule over a race of enslaved men and heterosexual love is considered a sin. She also published two other series: the futuristic love story across the universe, Elios & Gaia, narrated in two books; and the paranormal romance/urban fantasy series The Immortals set in Rome. Stop by her blog to read about her miniatures, sculptures, paintings, and her beloved beagle, Nero. Sometimes, she also posts about her writing.
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Coming soon, the fourth title in The Immortals series: The Hidden Demon
Once an angel, now a demon, Peter is cursed with the power of inducing lust with the simple touch of his naked hand. No woman can resist him. Then one day, he meets Ophelia...
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