"I think my decision was clear from the moment you kissed me there in the hallway the first day I stayed in this house. I was just too afraid to admit it to myself. Too scared that I could want something that had been forced on me by others for such a long time. But I'm not scared anymore."

He swallowed hard, having trouble containing the l.u.s.t that coursed through his veins at the knowledge of what would happen tonight. Speech eluded him, so he did the only thing he could: he slid his mouth over hers and kissed her. Her lips yielded to him, parting for him when he licked his tongue against their seam.

There would be no holding back tonight, no trying to keep the beast in check. Finally, Ursula would be truly his.

There was no rush when he undressed her as she did the same to him. When he laid her onto the crisp sheets and pressed her body against his heated skin, a shudder went through him. How he had survived the last two weeks without touching her, he couldn't remember.

"It was torture not to make love to you while we were back east," he murmured against her lips.

She sighed. "I was hoping every night that you would climb through the window in my bedroom and stay with me." Ursula's hands caressed the sensitive skin on his nape, sending a shiver racing down his spine.

"It was too risky. I would never have been able to leave your bed before sunrise if I had done that."

"I missed you."

In response, Oliver sank his lips back on hers, while his hands roamed her body. He palmed her b.r.e.a.s.t.s, teasing her sensitive nipples so they turned into hard peaks. When he ripped his mouth from hers, it was only so he could suck one hard peak into his mouth while kneading her warm flesh.

Farther south, his c.o.c.k, fully erect and as hard as an iron bar, pressed against her thigh, eager to connect with her body. But he knew he couldn't allow himself to drive into her so soon. He wouldn't last long enough to make her climax.

He slid down her body, spreading her legs wide on his descent and settled between them. Her fingers dug into his shoulders in antic.i.p.ation: she knew what was coming.

A strangled moan left her lips the moment he blew a hot breath against her s.e.x. A lap of his tongue followed. When he tasted the dew that had already built on her plump nether lips, his entire body went rigid.

"f.u.c.k, baby!"

It was better than he remembered. Her scent was a mixture of sweet and tangy flavors as it spread over the back of his tongue and down his throat. His nostrils flared, and the beast in him roared.

Bite her, now! the devil inside him demanded.

With difficulty, he pushed back the overwhelming desire to taste her blood and concentrated on licking her warm flesh. He spread her wider with his fingers, exposing her c.l.i.t, then pressed his tongue onto it before sucking the tiny organ into his mouth.

Under his grip, he felt her jolt, but his hands held her down so she couldn't escape him. In long and languid strokes, he continued licking her c.l.i.t and exploring her moist folds, while she twisted underneath him, her moans and sighs filling the room.

Her fingernails dug deeper into his shoulders, but he welcomed the pain. Had he been human, she would have drawn blood, but his vampire skin was too tough for her fingernails to pierce it.

Oliver listened to her heartbeat and the sound of her blood as it rushed through her veins, trying to pump more oxygen to her cells. Her body heated with every second that he continued to tease her tender flesh. He'd never been so attuned to the body of another being and had no trouble reading Ursula's body and understanding what she needed from him.

Her hips moved against his mouth in an unmistakable rhythm, asking for more. He was only too happy to comply with her demands. Gently, he drove a finger into her moist slit and intensified the pressure on her c.l.i.t, licking her harder and faster. When she tensed, her body half lifting off the bed, he drove a second finger into her tight sheath and pulled her c.l.i.t into his mouth, pressing his lips together.

She came, panting uncontrollably, her interior muscles gripping his fingers tightly, her body shivering.

If he were less impatient, he would allow her to rest for a moment, but patience was a foreign word to him now. He couldn't wait any longer. He pulled himself up and covered her with his body. His c.o.c.k lined up with her still-quivering p.u.s.s.y, and with one thrust he seated himself in her.

On a moan, Ursula's eyes flew open. Then her hand came up, and one finger stroked over his lips.

"Show them to me."

His fangs had already descended. Slowly, he parted his lips and allowed them to emerge while he watched Ursula's reaction. She showed no fear.

"Touch them," he demanded.

Hesitantly, her finger slid against the outer side of one fang. He growled involuntarily, the sensation of Ursula touching him sending a bolt of electricity through him.

Her eyes widened, but instead of pulling her finger back, she stroked his fang once more. "Sink them into me. I want to feel you."

Ursula tilted her head to the side, exposing her pale neck. Breathing heavily, Oliver lowered his head to her neck, feeling her tremble when his lips touched her skin.

"Easy, baby, I won't hurt you."

He licked over her skin, then sc.r.a.ped his fangs against the spot where her plump vein beat against his lips. The contact made his c.o.c.k jerk inside her, and he pulled his hips back, withdrawing almost completely. On his next thrust into her welcoming body, he drove his fangs into her neck, piercing her vein.

Her hot blood rushed into his mouth, overwhelming his taste buds. His mouth flooded with it. When the liquid ran over the back of his tongue and down his throat, his heart pumped faster. He'd never tasted anything as amazing. She tasted rich and pure, appeasing the beast inside him. With every drop he took, he felt himself grow stronger and more invincible. This was what he'd been searching for ever since he'd become a vampire. Ursula's blood.

He drove harder into her, his c.o.c.k moving faster in and out of her clenching sheath. With every thrust he felt his excitement build and drive him closer toward ecstasy until he could hold back no longer. His o.r.g.a.s.m broke, the sensation so powerful that he felt as if his body were shattering into a thousand pieces. As it ebbed, waves originating from Ursula's body crashed against him like a giant ocean wave.

Slowly, he pulled his fangs from her neck and licked over the incisions.

When he looked at her, he noticed her eyes covered in a wet sheen. Panicked, he pulled back. "Did I hurt you?"

She shook her head and sniffed. "I've never felt anything so beautiful."

He pressed a gentle kiss on her lips. "Me neither."

Then he rolled off her and pulled her into the curve of his body, her back connecting to his front, his arms holding her to him. For a long moment neither of them spoke. Only their heavy breathing could be heard in the room.

"Do you remember when the guard mentioned the code word at that truck stop?" Ursula suddenly asked.

"He said emperors' blood," Oliver answered, surprised that she would bring up this particular event at a time like this.

"My mother told me that we descend from the emperors' line. We're many generations removed from it, but I think if we checked on the ancestry of the other girls who were imprisoned with me, we'd find the same. It must be the emperors' blood that has the drugging effect."

Surprised at the revelation, he pressed a kiss to her shoulder. "Then it looks like I've fallen in love with a princess."

She turned her face to gaze at him, warmth and affection radiating from her eyes. "And it looks like I've fallen in love with a vampire."

He chuckled. "It would make a great movie. The princess and the vampire. I can see the movie posters already."

She turned in his arms and ran her hands down his body. "How about we work on the script a little more? I think this movie needs more steamy scenes."

Oliver rolled onto his back, pulling her on top of him. "I fully agree."

Then he drew Ursula's head down to him and captured her lips. He had no intention of releasing them any time soon.

THE END.

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About the Author.

Tina Folsom was born in Germany and has been living in English speaking countries for over 20 years, the last 11 of them in San Francisco, where she's married to an American.

Tina has always been a bit of a globe trotter: after living in Lausanne, Switzerland, she briefly worked on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, then lived a year in Munich, before moving to London. There, she became an accountant. But after 8 years she decided to move overseas.

In New York she studied drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, then moved to Los Angeles a year later to pursue studies in screenwriting. This is also where she met her husband, who she followed to San Francisco three months after first meeting him.

In San Francisco, Tina worked as a tax accountant and even opened her own firm, then went into real estate, however, she missed writing. In 2008 she wrote her first romance and never looked back.

She's always loved vampires and decided that vampire and paranormal romance was her calling. She now has 15 novels in English and several in other languages (Spanish, German, and French) and continues to write, as well as have her existing novels translated.

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