The Blood Covenant

by Emily Bex

  Their bodies collapsed on the bed and his beast retreated, as Shade tried to catch his breath. He had released the beast with his beauty and the beast had been protective of her. He pulled her close, snuggling into her hair.

  He kissed her, as they lay side by side. “Feed, mi amore, feed our bambino, you need to be strong. I want you strong for all of us.” Stroking her hair softly, he felt her dull teeth bite into him.

  She drew the blood into her mouth and felt the heat between her legs, despite all the things he’d already done to tempt and tease her body. She thrust her hips against him as she felt his cock harden. She reached down and grasped it in her hand, as she continued to drink. She listened to the moans, not sure which were hers and which were his, as she drank deep from him and slid her hand up and down the full length of his erection, feeling it throb in her hand. She savored the hot, salty, metallic taste of his blood and realized her craving was much stronger with each feeding. She grinded her hips against him, as she stroked him harder and felt him throw his head back as he came once again, spilling that hot, sticky sweet cum over her hand, and across her abdomen. She removed her lips from his neck, and licked at him gently, knowing her tongue didn’t have the power to heal yet, but someday, lover, someday.

  Nothing gave him more pleasure than to have her feeding from him. It was sexual and intimate and belonged to just the two of them. Her feeding was longer and deeper now, and he knew this was the baby taking his share. “Grow strong my young warrior. You are so wanted and loved already.”

  Kissing her softly, laying with her in his arms, he whispered hoarsely, “Mi amore...death slumber is taking, me. I have been awake so long, rest. We leave as night falls. I will hold you as I sleep.”

  He felt the unwanted slumber taking him, but he didn’t want to go, he wanted to stay here with her, to never sleep again.

  She caressed his face and ran her fingers through his hair. “Sleep, and I’ll sleep beside you, as it should be. We have all eternity, my savage lover.”

  71

  Waking, Shade moaned softly, his body feeling strong and energized. Looking down at bel, she was sleeping soundly on his chest and he made up his mind, then and there, they would teleport back to the States. Flying took too damn long. He hated to do this, leave this city without her knowledge, but there was nothing more important than getting her home safe and making sure she began her regimen of pills.

  Their memories here would last a lifetime, and he knew this wouldn’t be their last visit to Paris. He telepathically let Dante know they were heading straight out from the hotel room back home, and he needed Dante to arrange for their luggage to be loaded up and flown back. Dante informed him it was as good as done. Lifting her softly in his arms, not waking her, he cuddled her tight to his chest, wrapping a blanket from the bed around them to shield her from the cold. Kissing the top of her head he closed his eyes. “Hang on little warrior, welcome to flight our way!”

  They landed softly inside their home. Gi greeted him and welcomed him back. Shade took the stairs, and carried her to their bedroom, laying her down gently, her body shifting slightly in her sleep. Crawling in bed beside her, he snuggled her close and waited for her to wake. She slept much more now, and he was happy he’d decided to teleport her home.

  He let Luca know they’d arrived. “Luca, we are home, but I am not leaving this bed until bel wakes. I do not want her to be startled when she fell asleep in Paris and wakes up in Virginia.”

  “Good to have you home, master. Nothing to report here, I’ve got you and my lady covered. Rest easy.”

  Smiling, Shade snuggled his face into those fiery crimson locks and knew it would be a long road ahead for them both from this moment on.

  Kate felt herself slowly surfacing from a deep sleep, with him lying next to her. She nuzzled in to him and felt him stir slightly. She smiled to herself as the memories of their Paris adventure came flooding back, and she stretched out in the bed, putting her hands above her head, and pointing her toes into a long, slow stretch as she heard him chuckle next to her.

  She opened her eyes to see his beautiful blue eyes looking back at her, and she could see past him into their bedroom. She raised herself up on one elbow and looked around their bedroom, confused.

  “Shade? A dream? Was Paris just a dream?”

  “No, mi amore, no dream. But I did not want to put you through the flight, so I teleported us home while you slept, easiest way. How are you feeling?” He kissed her softly.

  She leaned her head against his as her arm slid over his shoulder. “I feel like the most loved woman in the world. That trip was a lifetime of memories in one night.”

  She took his hand that now bore the titanium ring, and kissed the back of his roughened hand, kissing the ring that bonded them, turned his hand over in hers and kissed the palm of his hand.

  “No matter what I do to show you my love, it never feels like enough. I need an eternity just to show you. And now, my favorite city has so many more reasons to be my favorite. Thank you.” She kissed him gently on the lips.

  “Bel, I think we should return to Paris often, si?” He kissed her nose. “I think you should rest, take a nice hot bath and climb back in bed. We need to get you started on those pills in the morning before the death slumber takes me. I want to be here to help you once darkness falls, they probably won’t affect you right away. I need to get down to Luca, make some calls, check on some things, then I will be back to check on you. Rest.”

  “You pamper me too much. I don’t need to sleep, but I’ll take it easy. And I’ll take you up on your offer to go to Paris again. There’s so much more to see!”

  She slid out of bed and got ready to head for the shower, when she heard her cell phone ringing in her purse. It reminded her she’d never taken it out to charge it, and she made a grab for it. It was Rissa.

  “Hello. Hi Rissa. Yes, Paris. We just got back. Of course, that would be great. I can tell you all the details. Okay, see you later then, bye."

  She looked over her shoulder at Shade, as she made her way to the bathroom. “That was Rissa, she called while we were gone, heard we were in Paris, she’s going to stop by later.”

  A sarcastic thought flashed through his head. Rissa? Oh, Great! Just what I wanted to hear. “That’s fine, girl time I suppose. Will you need me around? I can make myself disappear.”

  She laughed at him from the bathroom. “Yes, we wouldn’t want to bore you with our girl talk. By all means, you can disappear.”

  “Grazie, you won’t see me until her prancing ass leaves then.”

  “You should at least say hello. She helped us find a doctor. Now go, you and Luca go play with your toys, and I’ll see you later.”

  She blew him a kiss from the bathroom door before climbing in the shower and letting the hot water wash over her, reliving the events of the last twenty-four hours. She washed her hair and used her rose scented bath gel before rinsing off and climbing out. Drying her hair, she put on some make-up and thought she still looked a little more pale than usual. She covered her damp skin in the rose scented body lotion before she slipped into jeans and a soft, off the shoulder cashmere sweater, and sprayed the rose scented perfume at her neck and wrists. There...just what he liked.

  72

  Rissa ended the call after talking to Kate. They were all set for tonight and Rissa’s blood was rushing with anticipation. In a few days, that warrior would belong to Alec one hundred percent and the doormat would be out on her sorry ass, back in the mortal world where she belonged. With the cell still in her hand, Rissa dialed up Desire, sex goddess of the feeder world, and heard her answer within a few rings.

  “Desire, this is Rissa. I’ll be picking you up at the compound at 7:00 p.m., don’t make me wait. I don’t do waiting. My time is precious, and we have a long drive. Have yourself prepared as you were instructed.”

  Hanging up the phone, Rissa almost screamed with glee. Her plan was coming together, and Alec would be so pleased when everything r
eturned to normal. Rushing to get ready, she bathed and fixed her hair and make-up, looking stunning as usual, feeling her energy rise in anticipation of watching the warrior fall.

  She took one last look in the mirror and headed out to the study where she could feel Alec. She was damn sure he could feel her excitement and anticipation. Strolling past his study, she saw him sitting on the sofa with papers spread everywhere, laptop balanced on his thigh, as he was intensely working on something.

  “Alec? I’m getting ready to leave for the evening.”

  He looked up from his work, taking her in as a wicked smile spread across his face, looking at her dressed in leather from head to toe. “And where are you off to, my darling?”

  Strutting slowly over to the sofa, she smiled down at him. “Your devious darling is on her way to pick up the feeder and head to the warrior’s stomping grounds, to drive out this mousy doormat of a mortal that is pestering you.”

  He laughed. “If it wouldn’t risk spoiling this ploy, I’d consider going along, just to enjoy the show.”

  He slid his hand up her smooth leather clad leg. “Please, remember every detail, because I’ll want a play by play report of Shade's response to this feeder. I told her she could have anything she desires if she could push him to the point of fucking her right there on the floor.”

  He threw his head back and laughed. “Oh, what I wouldn't do to see that, and watch the mortal's puritanical response to the two of them fucking like wild beasts right in front of her. Give your daddy a kiss before you go.”

  Straddling his lap, she leaned against his chest and whispered softly, “Will daddy be awake for his baby girl when she gets home?”

  “Oh, you can count on me being awake. I wouldn't miss this for anything.” He slid both hands across that leather clad ass before giving her a hard slap. “Now kiss me and be on your way, the sooner you leave, the sooner we’ll be done with this mortal.”

  Growling, she kissed him hard on the lips, pulling his bottom lip into her mouth and then letting go, quickly kissing his neck. Standing up, she turned to walk away.

  Her ass was poured into those leathers and she stopped without turning, flicked her hair back hard and threw up her hand.

  “Tah, tah, my wicked vampire, I’m off to work.”

  She knew his eyes were glued to her as she exited the room. She heard him speak to her in her head. “I see it, baby girl, and trust me, that ass is mine when you get back here tonight.”

  As she walked away, he reached between his legs and stroked his cock which was already straining against the fabric of his jeans.

  Strutting out of the room, she stopped and pulled the Glock from the drawer of the curio cabinet just inside the front door and stuck the gun in her purse. A vampire could never take chances dealing with other vampires, especially some lovesick warrior who thought he was in love with a weak mortal.

  Sliding into the Bugatti, she could feel Alec, feel his pleasure and it riled her. Laying her head back on the leather seat, she moaned, her sex aching for release. “Damn it Alec, you know exactly how to fire me up!”

  Sliding the Glock between her legs, the cold steel excited her and she slid it fast and hard against her sex. She could feel his body respond as he stroked himself, and she kept the same pace, sitting in the driveway, masturbating herself against the hard steel of the Glock, her body ready to release. She felt him cum, and she came as well. Growling loudly, it felt so good, took the edge off her nerves and he knew it. Throwing the Glock back into her purse, she fired up the engine and pulled out the driveway, squealing tires.

  “Thank you, daddy.”

  “You're welcome, baby girl.”

  Pulling her black Bugatti into the gated community that held the feeder compound on the outskirts of D.C., Rissa’s mood had already turned, and she was cursing under her breath. She had to pick up the feeder and take her to the warrior’s estate in Virginia. She hated making that drive, and with a feeder no less. There was no way that bitch was sitting up front with her.

  Rissa pulled up to the huge locked gates and lowered her driver’s side window to see the guard at the gate. No one got into a feeder community that wasn’t vamp. The guard looked her over, picking up her scent as Rissa spoke to him.

  “Good evening. I have an appointment. Larissa Benneteau. I’m here to pick up Desire and then we’ll be on our way. I’ll have her back later this evening.”

  Smiling sweetly, Rissa flicked her hair. Normally, feeders weren’t taken off the compound, but Alec had pulled some strings.

  The guard responded, as he opened the gate, “Miss Benneteau, go right in, she’s waiting. Enjoy your evening!”

  “Oh, I plan to, I most assuredly plan to!”

  As the gate opened, she drove up to the front door of the compound and sat there. She’d be damned if she was getting out of this warm car for some feeder. Rissa watched as Desire came out of the house and was looking like a piece of candy made for a starving vampire. As she reached for the passenger door and peered in, Rissa made it clear she was setting the rules.

  Giving her a stern look, Rissa snapped at her, “Get in the back seat, and remember your instructions.”

  Desire was barely inside the car before Rissa was slamming the Bugatti into gear, and heading out onto the highway, hitting the fast lane, and catching a rare break in D.C. traffic as she drove south to Charlottesville. Rissa looked in the rearview mirror and sneered at the feeder. Desire looked back at her with some trepidation. Rissa was responding to the pheromones released by the feeder, and it only made her more agitated.

  Reaching over, Rissa hit the satellite radio and the gas pedal at the same time and laid her head back on the seat, trying to ignore the feeder and the rising heat between her own legs on her long drive.

  Rissa let the feeder know when they were about twenty minutes out from Shade’s estate, so the feeder could masturbate herself to enhance her scent. Feeders were bred to naturally have pheromones that enticed and excited the male vampires, making the feeder irresistible to them, and designed to enhance both the feeding and sexual experience. A feeder that was in a sexually excited state only increased that effect. Desire nodded, slid down in the seat and lifted her skirt to do her dirty little deeds as Alec had requested of her.

  Rissa’s irritation was even greater as she felt her body’s unbidden respond to the pheromones released by the feeder, and she had to fight the burning need between her legs. She fought to keep her fangs from punching through. If the feeder’s scent impacted her this strongly, she could only imagine the ten-fold impact on a male. She squirmed in her seat, glad she’d taken the edge off with the Glock earlier. Still, her mouth salivated in response to the feeder’s pheromones. Looking over her shoulder, she barked at her, “There are towels on the seat, don’t even think you are going to fuck yourself in my car and leave your stench. Do as you’re told, you’re being paid a handsome sum for this job, and I expect you to deliver on everything you’ve been paid for, if not more.”

  73

  Gi tapped at her bedroom door. “My lady, the luggage has arrived from Paris, may I bring it inside?"

  “Of course, Gi, bring it in.”

  He carried in the luggage that had come back on the plane, and she asked him to place the luggage on the bed. She thanked him as he left and started opening and unpacking both Shade's and her bags, sorting through what to put away and what to toss for laundry. She heard the doorbell downstairs and hoped Gi had enough time to get there.

  ***

  Working in the bunker with Luca, Shade needed a break, and besides, he wanted to check on bel.

  “Come on Luca, let’s go upstairs and grab some Midnight, we both could use a break!”

  They headed up the winding stairs from the basement. Entering the corridor that led to the living room, he was going for the Midnight when the doorbell rang. “Bel, Rissa is here, come on down!”

  Shade didn’t see Gi downstairs, so he headed for the door and swung it open. He was hit w
ith the power of a fucking freight train. Feeder! Aroused feeder. Cazzo! Before he could think, the feeder stepped around Rissa and was all over him. His mouth dropped and his fangs punched through. She was built like a brick shit house, made to ride hard. Her sex was smoking and instantly fired his cock, turning it to steel. She was climbing his body, her hands in his hair, and he couldn’t fucking think. Her neck brushed against his lips, and his mouth salivated to feed.

  He balled his hands into fists and held his arms tightly to his side. His eyes turned to bright red and her blood sang to him, as he tried backing away, but she clung to him. His body was instantly aching to take her where she stood. She was made for this, made to be taken and fucked for his pleasure, and he shook his head back and forth, growling and fighting the compulsion to respond to an impulse that was coded into his very DNA, the impulse that was designed to insure his very survival.

  “My name is Desire, Master Shade, and I am here to accommodate you. Let me pleasure you, master.”

  Her lips were so fucking close to his, and her body was sliding against him. Every time he took a step back, she followed with her hands in his hair.

  “No...No! Step the fuck back, now!”

  Rissa fought her own body’s response, as she gripped the doorjamb, closing her eyes tight, trying to block out the power of the feeder.

  As Kate continued to unpack, she could hear Shade speak to her in her head, letting her know Rissa was here, and she started for the stairs. She felt a powerful wave of emotion from Shade wash over her. It almost staggered her with its power. Her first reaction was fear, that there was danger, and then she felt his arousal, his overwhelming sexual desire, and…a struggle? What the fuck? She hurried down the remaining steps and into the living room to see Rissa standing in the doorway, gripping the door frame, as if some invincible force was trying to pull her into the room. Luca was approaching with a look of shock on his face. She looked at Shade, and there was a woman in his arms. No, not in his arms, she clung to him, climbing him and yet, Shade’s arms remained rigid at his side. The woman’s eyes glowed red as did his, and his fangs were elongated as his head was thrown back, and the saliva dripped from his fangs. The woman moved her body against him, undulating her hips, teasing, seducing, luring. Kate watched in horror as Shade was clearly aroused by her, and yet, struggling to resist.