Page 9 of The Blood Shadows

“I see you Nox.” Ian was enthralled. “You move with the air currents and through shadows you are like winding and twisting smoke. You travel silently and unseen. You are so beautiful and graceful.” Ian amazed and kept touching Nox needing the contact and reveling in it even though it made no sense at all.

“I see you too, Ian.” He kissed him again it was softer this time but still powerful and had Ian opening eagerly. The buttons on Ian’s shirt opened one by one and Nox rubbed his knuckles against the soft flesh as the white cotton shirt fell open. His hand smoothed the hard planes and soft curves of Ian’s chest feeding the fire that was burning deep in his heart.

Nox slipped off his jacket and dropped it onto a chair and soon Ian’s shirt was off and joining the jacket on the chair. “You have a lovely body Ian, and I ache to experience every inch of it.” It sounded more like Nox was talking to himself it was a slow and low breathless compliment and Nox never took his eyes or hands off Ian’s bare chest.

“I want to see you too Nox. Let me help you with this shirt and tie.” Nox smiled and his eyes bore into Ian. The man had sex appeal that could melt stone and Ian felt a tremble pass through him at the thought of where this night was headed.

Soon, the shirt and tie were with the other clothing items in the chair, and Ian got his first look at a half-naked Nox Samara. The body under that suit was just as impressive as he thought, and maybe more so.

Like Nox, he smoothed the palms of his hands over the heated flesh and basked in the sensations. Ian placed several gentle kisses to Nox's chest and the taste exploded on his lips. The contact was like nothing he'd ever felt before. Everything was supercharged, and a torrent of emotions was rushing through him.

Nox opened Ian's jeans and started pushing them down while Ian kicked off his shoes. The cool air brushed his overheated flesh when the jeans came off, and he stood there hard and expectant, hungry for whatever Nox had planned. Nox moved closer and took him into his arms, pressing Ian's naked body to him.

Nox was still wearing his pants, and the feel of the rough fabric against Ian's throbbing cock was both fantastic and terrible. Nox's hand moved around his back and cupped Ian's fleshy ass and squeezed while pressing him closer. Ian couldn't stop himself and started rubbing his needy cock against Nox's firm thigh, craving satisfaction.

He was suddenly bent backward still secure in Nox’s arms and Nox launched an onslaught of kisses and touches that excited and overwhelmed. He held onto him digging his fingers into the hard muscle of Nox’s arms and opened himself to everything. He was picked up and carried to the bed and so gently laid out like a prize or an offering.

Nox ran his hand down Ian's chest to his stomach and abdomen, and then he took his hard cock in hand, stroking it slowly at first and then faster, bringing Ian to the edge andthen backing off. Ian moaned and squeezed his eyes shut, and then opened them when the bed shifted, and Nox was over him, naked and wanting, staring down at him with eyes that devoured.

Ian spread his legs and reached for Nox, pulling him down and wrapping his legs around Nox's hips. He felt Nox's cock, thick and hard, press against his own and instinctively thrust upward. Nox pressed down and forced Ian's legs further apart, and then suddenly there were fingers prodding his hole, forcing inside, stretching and massaging the tight little muscle.

His breath caught in his throat when scintillating sensations radiated throughout his being. This was more than just sex; Nox was reaching deep into Ian's mind and heart and demanding devotion, faithfulness, and, above all, love. This was a commitment and a promise he could feel in himself and in Nox.

"I'm going to bond with you, Ian. A vampire bond is permanent. It is forever, and there will be no going back. I am yours, and you are mine." The words were serious, and Ian could feel the heaviness as he contemplated his future and looked into the eyes of the man who was asking for his body, mind, and soul.

Their union would seal the bond this act would signal a new and possibly fantastic beginning. Ian’s understanding of Nox and his world was coming into sharp focus and Ian was not scared. He saw his future and it was Nox. “You are mine and I am yours.” Ian repeated with promise and adoration. Nox had come into his life and began to fill every void. He no longer felt alone or afraid or as if no one cared or saw him. Nox cared and he saw him.

Nox was on the edge of stunned when he looked into Ian’s heart and saw the regard he held, and the growing tenderness and it was humbling. “I see you, sweetheart. . . so clearly." He plunged his three fingers back inside his precious lover and worked the tight muscle, loosening it in preparation. He used plenty of lubricant, not wanting to cause his beloved any discomfort. Nox had never been with a human before since in general they found his aura to be difficult and off putting.

In his many years of observation, he’d found humans to be hearty and resilient and tougher than they appeared. His beloved was soft and pliant and the most beautiful being he’d ever encountered but he also knew him to be thoughtful, strong in body and mind and most of all he had an open mind.

Nox kissed him hard and deep just as he lifted him and very deliberately and with pinpoint precision thrust his hard, engorged cock deep inside his lover. The tight heat and the tender embrace made him tremble with the need to push and drive deeper, but he held and waited for Ian to catch his breath. The room was flush with a quiet intensity, a spell of hope and love. It was intoxicating, Ian was intoxicating.

He proceeded with a slow stroke, and Ian held him, matching his rhythm. The sensations burning through him were building to a climax faster than expected. He slowed and took a breath staring down at his beloved and saw the same need shining back at him.

That look and the energy coursing through him at the touch and taste of his beloved brought his vampire and his demon essence thundering to the surface. His vampire pressing forward, desperate to mark and claim, and his demon presence marveling at the splendor of the touch of this human. Demons were solitary beasts, but he wanted this man wanted to own and be owned. Everyone agreed Ian belonged to him.

Nox continued to thrust while picking up speed as his desires peaked, and the urgency of the act took him over. This was the very first time that emotions were involved, and they were sharp, poignant emotions that demanded attention and satisfaction. Pleasure slammed through his body and struck, sinking his teeth into the soft, luscious flesh of Ian's throat, and he drank.

Their arms were wrapped tightly around one another, and Nox was still buried deep inside Ian’s channel. He came hard, filling him full, and at the same time, Nox felt Ian's warm release spread between them, the scent absolutely divine.

He drank deeply, feeling their bond uniting them. He finished, not wanting to take too much and leave his amazing lover lightheaded, and licked the wound closed, forming a tiny scar, marking Ian as his beloved.

He could feel Ian’s heart pounding against his and his breath coming out in rapid pants. Ian held onto him gripping him with an intensity that betrayed his need. “I love you, Nox.” They were coming together in mind and body and still that statement took Nox by surprise. “I just need to say it because what I feel for you is just so large and so overwhelming. Please don’t be scared.” Nox laughed softly at the genuine innocent of his beloved.

“The only thing about you that scares me is the thought of ever losing you.” Nox started and once again took Ian’s lips in a blistering, possessive embrace.

CHAPTER SIX

“The SUV crashed after Nox killed the two shooters. We got rid of it and its occupants.” Fane reported to Master Rose. “I’m surprised since we don’t often have to do cleanup for Nox. He gets rid of the evidence himself.”

“Nox is predisposed providing protection to his beloved.” The Master told him and Fane was understandably shocked.

“Nox has a beloved?”

“Yes, a human and it would seem the young man has stumbled into several near-death experiences, which we all have to admit is a little suspect."

"He's either cursed, or someone is trying to kill him." Fane offered, and the Master nodded.

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