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"Oh my, this brings out your beauty even more," he whispered with malicious intent, his breath scorching against my cheek.

Chapter 41

Tempest

I shivered, suddenly conflicted by the feelings Charlie caused in me. His touch felt so good, better than it should, but it only amplified the remaining unease sitting in the pit of my stomach. I tried to cling to that unease, the only feelings that I was true and right, but my body and mind were refusing to follow my commands.

Charlie pressed closer to me until there was barely any space left between us. His body settled in between my legs as I leaned against the wall. His scent suddenly so loud enveloped me, vanilla and peppery. My body started to hum, my skin prickled, and my nipples hardened against his chest.

What was wrong with me? Why was I unable to control myself?

"Stop..." I mumbled as I suddenly realized that Charlie's hand was on my breast, my dress pushed down to reveal the mocha swells to him.

I was aware of how little of the dress remained now. The dress suddenly seemed to tighten around me, restricting my movements. Charlie's hand glided from my breast, across my flat stomach, and down to my thigh where he scratched my leg with his sharp nails.

My breath caught in my throat, and I felt a stirring in the pit of my stomach that I hadn't felt before. It was a burning, oh yes, a burning, that started low in my stomach and moved up to my chest and to my neck. A warmth flowed over my body as Charlie's lips trailed kisses up my neck, to my ear, then back down to my neck. "No," I said, but it was smothered by Charlie's mouth on mine.

My body shuddered and my hands reached to push Charlie away, but instead I grabbed his shoulders and moaned, my body arching into his. My mind was shattered by the confusing sensations suddenly coursing through my body.

I wanted him, needed him.

The chain around my neck began to feel hot, and the ruby caught my eye, it seemed to glow a bright red, and the heat from the necklace seemed to spread through my body, wrapping me in the wet heat.

I broke away from Charlie's soft kisses, "Charlie, I...I...I..." I mumbled—trailing off as I looked at him—my vision suddenly foggy, and the warmth that was rushing through my body beginning to fade.

Charlie's smile seemed to grow wider as I began to stumble over my own words. Then that power I had felt earlier surged within me and the fog in my mind lifted, and I was able to see clearly the look of hunger and lust on his face.

Charlie grabbed me tighter. "You know what you want, Tempest. Take it," he said simply, and I gasped at the sexual undertone in his voice. He kissed me again and my body reacted on its own and pressed harder against Charlie.

I felt my eyes roll back and my breathing slow as that power grew steadily stronger inside of me—I broke away from Charlie's lips, "More! I need more!" I tried to wait for an answer from Charlie, but instead I slammed my mouth against his neck and began to suck. I felt Charlie's cock swell against the material of his pants, but I didn't care. I needed more, I needed have my fill of him, to take all of him.

I wrapped my fingers around his neck. As the tips of my nails pierced his skin, I felt the world around me explode. Power flowed through my veins, and my muscles flexed as I released my hold on Charlie and my nails retracted from his skin. I ran my tongue across his neck and licked my blood from my nails, savoring every spicy drop as it touched my tongue.

My stomach constricted painfully in anticipation as the inexplicable craving to have all of him consumed her mind and soul.

My tongue lapped urgently at his shoulder before my fangs sank back in—deep—Charlie moaned, his knees faltering.

My heart hammered, as an unknown force began to battle its way out from under the depths of Charlie's charm.

Chapter 42

Charlie

I tensed as I slowly began to realize that Tempest wasn't stopping. I could feel my life force being drained, and the intense pleasure that had filled me moments before, quickly turned to alarm. I struggled to break free, but the strength she had leached from my own made her far too powerful to physically overpower.

A cold chill ran down my spine as I felt my strength ebb away with each passing moment. I fought against her with all my might, but it was no use. My pants hung around my ankles as I kicked in desperation, summoning up every ounce of the remaining elemental magic flowing inside of me and pushed against her with it. I felt a wave of energy surge through me and strike Tempest like a tidal wave. She released me with a startled gasp and stumbled back against the wall, the chain on the necklace breaking and the amulet falling from her neck.

Tempest's eyes were wide with shock as she stared at me in surprise, my blood dripping over her beautiful bottom lip and onto her dainty chin. "What did you do?" she demanded, her voice faint and trembling.

My head shook in confusion, still trying to process what had just happened. Heart pounding wildly in my chest as I realized the gravity of what Tempest had almost accomplished.

"I don't know," I whispered weakly, feeling completely powerless, but still in awe of her beauty, “I just had to have you..." I stumbled backward clumsily holding a hand onto the gaping wound in my neck which was healing much slower than it should have been.

Tempest's skirts cascaded down around her legs as she moved away from the wall and slowly walked towards me. "Charlie... what did you do?" she asked again, stalking me like prey, the fire glowing in her eyes.

I shook my head again. I knew she wanted to drain me. Earlier when the magic and adrenaline had been coursing through me, I had felt passion, but now, now that the spell was broken and I had lost so much blood, I felt that everything I had worked so hard for was about to be yanked away from me.

I tried to run away, but I couldn't even muster the strength to disengage her as she moved to grab me tighter.

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