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Alexei knew—in that back corner of his mind, the tiny place unclouded by this obsessive want—that he should theoretically be more freaked out at the moment. He’d found out barely an hour ago that vampires existed (and that sweet, adorable, waves-at-dogs Jay was one), and now here he was letting Jay feast on his neck?

Alexei should probably be considering the very real possibility that at some point that night, he’d truly snapped, and this was all some sort of elaborate illusion taking place after his losing his fucking mind.

But the sensations were too clear, too real. Jay’s hungry little noises, the warmth of his small body, the ache of Alexei’s erection straining against his zipper. He felt gratified that the vampire was hard as well, grinding himself against Alexei’s bulge, seemingly unconsciously.

Alexei felt a hot surge of jealousy, thinking of Jay doing this with Colin, but the emotion passed quickly. Because really, what Alexei had encountered in the alleyway hadn’t looked anywhere near this intimate.

There was a difference between how Jay felt about the two of them; Alexei was becoming sure of it.

And that was the crux of it all, wasn’t it? Why Alexei was allowing this (not just allowing but practically begging for it). Because here he’d been wanting to get closer to Jay, to be special to him in some way, and this wonderful, bloody door had opened for them both.

Alexei could give Jay something vital. Something necessary to his very existence. Something horrifically intimate that could potentially open even more doors to even more intimacies.

Alexei sank into the couch cushions, feeling both wound up beyond belief and also unbearably loose and relaxed. A little dizzy too, but that was a small price to pay.

The feeding had been going on for long enough Alexei had serious concerns he was going to come in his pants like a teenager with his first grope when Jay finally pulled back, his fangs sliding out of Alexei’s skin. But it didn’t do much to lessen the arousal when Jay started licking gently at Alexei’s neck.

He really was a kitten.

“Trying to get every last drop?” Alexei teased softly, his muscles lax against the couch cushions.

Jay gave one last lick before sitting back, his lovely face flushed and brown hair mussed well beyond its usual bed head status. The black had already receded from his eyes, and there were dark-red drops of Alexei’s blood on his chin. Alexei was incredibly gratified to note Jay made no move to crawl off his lap. “My saliva has healing properties,” Jay said softly. “I was closing the bite.”

Alexei squeezed gently at his hips. “Well, look at you. What other special abilities are you hiding, kotyonok?”

Jay worried at his blood-specked lip with blunt teeth a moment before answering in a very serious tone, “I’m fast. Quite strong. I don’t need much sleep. I don’t age, at least not physically. And I’m next to impossible to kill.”

Next to impossible to kill.

A certain tightness unfurled in Alexei’s chest at Jay’s words. Here he’d been thinking the barista he’d been lusting after was too fragile, too gentle, too—

“How old are you?” he asked the vampire abruptly.

Jay cocked his head. “Somewhere around two hundred and fifty, I think?”

Alexei couldn’t help it. He threw his head back and laughed, low and loose and so relaxed he thought he might sink all the way through the couch and end up somehow on the floor. He’d been thinking he was a potential cradle robber, lusting after some college-aged kid. But Jay was older than him bymultiple fucking centuries.

It was the funniest thing he’d heard in years. Maybe ever.

When he was finished, forced to release his hold on Jay’s hips to wipe tears from his eyes, he found the vampire staring at him, gray eyes wide and seemingly delighted. “You have the nicest laugh,” Jay breathed.

“Thank you. It doesn’t come out often, I suppose.”

Jay beamed at him. “I’ve never seen you smile before tonight. And now youlaughed.” He hummed happily before cocking his head, his smile fading into a strange almost pout. “You’re really not afraid of me?”

Alexei placed his hands back on Jay’s hips, the fleece material of his pants soft against Alexei’s skin. “Should I be?”

Jay shook his head somberly. “No. I wouldneverhurt you. I love humans. I try to be very respectful. I’ll never bite without permission.”

“You have my blanket permission, kotyonok.”

“Oh.” Jay bit at his lip again. “But why?”

Alexei cleared his throat, trying to figure out how to say what he felt without sounding like an obsessive psycho. “I meant what I said earlier. About giving you something you need. I’ve become very….fond of you. But also because I enjoyed that very much. Did you?”

Jay nodded enthusiastically. “Yes. You’re very delicious, you know.”

Alexei groaned. Fuck, Jay couldn’t go around saying stuff like that, not when Alexei was so keyed up from that fucking bite.

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