Page 16 of Blood Claims
“Why?” he asked suddenly, making me frown at the Zelda shield hanging in front of me. I even found myself counting the yellow triangles just to focus on anything but the Vampire at my back. Not that he allowed this for long.
I felt his touch, this time in the form of his nose as it ran up the length of my neck before his lips were back at my ear.
“Tell me, pretty girl, why steal it and then keep it here?”he whispered seductively.
“I have my reasons,” I told him, hoping this was enough.
It wasn’t.
“Which are?” he asked, his voice still gentle and coaxing.
I tried to look back at my friend, worried about her waking up and seeing us like this. Of course, he knew what my fears were even before I admitted to them.
“She won’t wake. Now answer me…why hide it, Vanessa?”he growled this last part, making me sigh in defeat.
“Because you were right, I didn’t trust her.”
“But you trusted me, didn’t you… you trusted me enough to know I wasn’t lying when I told you what would happen should the dagger get into the wrong hands.”
When I didn’t answer straight away, I felt his arm tighten around my belly, his hand fisting in my shirt.
“Yes.”I breathed out the word like it was a freaking prayer. To which his response was instant as he too let out a breath before giving me insight to his thoughts.
“Good, then what has grown between us is not all lost,” he stated, making my breath catch on a gasp. Then I shook my head to deny this silently. But it wasn’t enough, so I turned in his hold to face him, something he allowed so he could look down at me. His deep-set eyes searched my face for clues, questioning where my mind was at. A curiosity I satisfied as I looked to my sleeping friend. Then I told him,
“That was before you both crossed a line and broke that trust.”
“That may be so,but I wasn’t the only one who crossed a line, Vanessa, remember that”he said after dipping his head closer, his eyes quickly glowing silver as they caught sight of me swallowing hard and licking my dry lips. Lips he very much looked like he wanted to wet for himself. Which was why thesecond he started to lower further, I placed my palms to his chest and told him quickly,
“I think I need some of that space back again.”
He paused in his actions, right as an array of emotions washed over his face. Emotions that ranged from surprise, disappoint, guilt, before finally settling on acceptance. At least that’s what I thought I saw as he placed his forehead to mine and whispered my name.
“Vanessa.”
I closed my eyes tightly, tears threatening to rise as he tugged at my heart. One that I had already given, and now felt like was being held prisoner in their dangerous hands. Which was why a desperate plea left me.
“Please, Victor.”
Hearing this, he released a lasting sigh before nodding the once. Then he took a step back and held out his arm, as if making a show of letting me leave the cage of his embrace. Something I did, making him follow as I hurried back into the living room, his long legs eating up the space with ease.
As for Talon, I unfortunately found his brother standing next to my bookshelf. Oh, and with one of my books open in his hand that he was currently smirking down at.
“Hey, give that back!” I argued, trying to reach for it, but damn him, he was way quicker. Of course, my shame doubled when he said,
“Oh, I don’t think so… no, not when it just got to the good part… now where was I? Oh, that’s right, he’s just about to thrust his throbbing manhood into her tight virginal sheath…”
I burned crimson as I tried to jump up and grab it, making him chuckle as he held it out of reach, twisting his body side-on so he could continue to read.
“And just as she threw her head back to scream in blissful awakening, his fangs pierced her creamy flesh… wait a second, isthis what I think it is…” he said, pausing to look at the front cover again. One that showed a half-naked muscular man with his arms held around a beautiful woman. Oh, and his mouth being at her neck with two ribbons of blood dripping down the column of her throat was a big enough clue.
“It’s Vampire porn,” he teased, making my mouth drop before narrowing my eyes at him, now able to snatch the book out of his hand as he let his arm drop. I then turned back to the bookshelf to put the dog-eared well-read book back in its place, my cheeks burning.
“It is not porn,”I seethed as I straightened my books, gasping when I felt him crowd in behind me just like his brother had done in Stacey’s room. My body was caught between the furniture and the growling Vampire at my back. His hands dipping under my T-shirt before running up my sides, this time making his brother the subtle one because Tal just went straight for skin.
“Vampire fantasies are nothing to be ashamed of, Little Peach… not when we can happily help you in re-enacting them…hell, but I have quite a few myself, and I know just what part of that book you can play,”he rumbled as his hands finally reached high enough to graze the lace of my bra at the sides.
“The cop who tries to stake you in your sleep… sure, let’s go with that,” I bit back, making him chuckle.
