by Erin R Flynn
“We should make camp early and head to Knoxville tomorrow,” Darius said at a level Inez might not even hear as we worked our way through the hospital.
My lips twitched, knowing why else he wanted that. “Oh, I think we could totally hit it today and at least scope out vehicles.”
He sighed, figuring out I caught on. “I’ll make you a deal, we camp early and you can impress her with your skills of hunting a nice deer or something for her to get some real, fresh meat, and I’ll set up what I’m planning to spoil her.”
“I think they have elk around here too,” I muttered. “Yeah, but I know they have bears and probably cats.”
“Right, that won’t come near us, but she’s likely avoided forests when she travels just for that reason,” he countered.
“You’ll make sure I have a good view to watch?” I checked.
“Of course. I would never hide her from you,” he promised.
“Fine, but I need a quick stop at a store to pick up what I can. I’m making her jerky too since we’ll have a campsite and it’s not too hot for a fire with coals.”
“Shit, yeah, make me jerky too,” he chuckled. “I’ll help while she sleeps.”
I agreed, glad we were already getting along. There were a lot of problems in covens to find the right nobles or them getting along when people were accepted for alliances. Watching our fierce princess shoot the first of the pack so the other corrupted ate him and thinned the herd, I didn’t foresee her putting up with that sort of shit.
Nice, because I hated coven and court politics.
We cleared the hospital and found a Home Depot right along the route we were taking that was barely picked over. I upgraded their folding grill and got a smoker, along with charcoal, wood, and everything else I would need. Across the parking lot was a fast food chain that even had all the spices and whatnot I’d need, so we were back on the road in under half an hour.
“Aren’t there bears around here?” she argued when we told her the plan as I exited for the forest.
“Yeah, but they won’t like us,” Darius promised. “They won’t seek out predators bigger than them.”
“Well, maybe not you, but corrupted don’t come for you either,” she reminded him. “What if they really like me?”
“Then we’ll have bear jerky too, and that’s good,” I told her, smirking when Darius snorted. I whistled as we got closer to the lake on the map. “Wow, the deer and wildlife have been busy when not bothered by people.”
“Yeah, I sense them everywhere,” Darius agreed. “Mark this down in your new notebook, Inez. There’s tons of meat all over here for sure.”
“Yeah, the bears probably made tons of babies too,” she grumbled but did as he suggested.
“I’ll teach you how to make bear stew,” I teased her.
“I do like soups and stews,” she muttered, not getting the joke. Her eyes lit up when we reached where the river flowed into the lake, and I didn’t even need to glance at Darius to know we were stopping there.
“I’ll set up while you guys hunt,” Darius offered.
She nodded but then got a big squirrelly. “Um, right, so I’m all about dividing up duties fairly, but can—how about I wash whatever after and—”
“I’ll skin the kill,” I promised, getting what she was hinting at. “No point in wasting meat if you don’t know what you’re doing. You can help me pack up all the jerky and tend to coals.”
She sighed in relief. “I’ll do that, thanks.”
We headed out, and she was pretty damn good at hiking and covering terrain, only a few times did I even offer to help her over large fallen trees or whatever. It didn’t take long to find prey, and as much as I wanted to give Darius more time to set up what he was plotting, that meant further to drag the kill back, and she would undoubtedly try to help.
I was about to suggest which one we took down… Only to find her already raising her rifle and looking down the scope. I blinked, and she fired, taking down a huge buck with a headshot.
“Come here and get in my belly, Bambi!” she cheered, rushing over there while the other deer fled.
“Oh, fuck me dead, I’m in trouble,” I groaned as I followed after her.
She smiled brightly at me as she danced around the dead deer. “Okay, how long is jerky good for? Should we get more than one? Wait, you said elk too, right?”
“We can bag us an elk, sure,” I chuckled, moving closer until I was looking down at her. “I’ll hunt with you or do anything you want with you, Inez.”
Her eyes went wide, and she nibbled on her lower lip. She stopped when my gazed locked on it, knowing what I was thinking probably. “Maybe let’s just start with hunting and cooking today.”
“Sounds good. I don’t want to rush you, but I wanted you to know I’m interested in you and not only a perv who watches.”
“Thanks for clarifying.” She cleared her throat and side stepped me. “So how do we drag him back? I have to since I shot him, right?”
“No, not how that works,” I chuckled. “We can together, or I can race him back to camp and we keep hunting?”
She opened her mouth but then closed it. “I want to help, but it seems like one of those times you guys can do something so much easier it’s silly not to be smarter.”
“I appreciate the desire to help, but yeah, I like smart women,” I promised, winking at her before handing her my rifle to hold. The instant she took it, I had the deer over my shoulders and was already racing back to the camp to drop it off. It wasn’t even a minute before I was back and retrieving my rifle from her. “Elk is to the west a bit, not even half a mile.”
“Thanks.” She took in a slow breath and then offered me her hand. “Lead the way?”
“Always,” I promised, knowing we were talking about more than hunting.
“Do you miss Ireland?” she asked quietly as we walked as if not wanting to scare off prey. “It was gorgeous when I was there.”
“You visited?”
“Sort of on the run, but I had a few things to find in the UK and around there,” she answered.
I told her I did and a bit about my home coven before we found the elk. Immediately, she locked onto the largest bull and took him down without even batting an eyelash or flinching at killing something that wasn’t already dead like the corrupted.
I blurred back to camp with the catch, seeing Darius seemed about ready, before heading back for her. This time she told me about her travels as we walked back. Just before we reached the camp, I guided her against a tree and kissed her cheek.
“Thank you for spending time with me.”
“It was fun,” she whispered, her heart racing at how close I was.
“It was.” I leaned in a bit. “I’m asking if I can watch this time instead of being rude. Can I watch, Inez?” I sighed in relief when she nodded, not even trying to brush off my question or play like she didn’t know what I meant.
She ducked under my arm though and hurried away towards the camp. That was fine… I’d give chase.
“I am a hunting fiend,” she told Darius, smiling brightly as he hugged her. “Lots of meat on the menu tonight!”
I swallowed a groan, but he pressed his lips to her ear and promised meat would certainly fill her. Nice.
“Time to court my princess,” Darius murmured, taking her rifle and setting it aside before turning her so she was against his chest. “Are you ready for tender and to be treasured, Inez?”
“Wait, we have to—”
“All in hand,” I promised, cutting in.
She nodded and then looked up at Darius, swallowing loudly. “Okay, yeah, not sure what that means, but sure.”
“Don’t move,” he whispered against her lips before squatting down and taking off her boots and socks. Then he stood back up and started stripping off her clothes so I had a perfect view of all of her.
And she let him, blushing furiously even as she moved her arm over her breasts, but still, she didn’t stop him. She
held on as he lifted her in his arms and carried her over towards the river. I noted he’d picked something up when we were at Home Depot, and I got it now as I saw the large outdoor chaise lounge pillow on the ground.
My cock became so hard it hurt as I got to work while watching as he took his sweet time bathing her, a plastic tote full of water to help him. That explained the kettle being hot. He’d boiled water to warm up what he scooped out. Smart.
At first she was shy and hesitant, but after he fingered her through two orgasms, her cries echoing in the quiet forest, she about mewled and moved to get more of what he offered. I made quick work of my task, wanting to simply enjoy the show I knew would come, plus, I wanted to take the time to cook a meal befitting my delicious princess.
I pulled out what I’d gotten to prep with along with raiding what else they had to work with, glad when I found some foil trays and covers. That would give us some tender meat for sure. I made a mental note to find us a cooler or freezer trailer, knowing she’d love to hunt again and we could load the damn thing up so she never had to eat expired canned food again.
Using a bottle of the red wine they had, I got the tray set up for after I seared the shoulder we were going to start with. There wasn’t a lot in the way of veggies, but I’d managed to snag some dehydrated goodies, so at least there were diced onions and garlic.
I glanced up to see Darius carry her over to the river where he spent the next ten minutes washing and conditioning her hair, which she clearly enjoyed. I had the deer completely handled and either cooking or brining for smoking later by the time they were done. He spread her out on the mattress and begged to taste her.
I sipped the water I’d grabbed as I watched him eat her pussy, dying to taste how sweet she was. His hands ran all over her body, his deep tanned skin an alluring contrast to her pale, pale complexion. It was hot and made me want to take him while he was buried deep inside of her, wondering if that would ever be an option.
Darius glanced up at me from between her thighs, smirking as he pinched her nipple hard until she squirmed. He nodded, probably knowing exactly where my mind had gone and letting me know he was open to it.
Nice.
He moved over her and checked he could have her, pushing in her body when she agreed. She was such a damn beauty I couldn’t look away even if the damn forest had been ablaze around us. She would hold any sane man’s attention.
Right before she finished again, he rolled them and moved her on top, sitting with her back to his chest and facing me. Shit, my dick twitched at the glazed lust in her eyes.
“Ride me, My Princess,” he murmured in her ear. “Show him how perfect you are, feel how much he wants you too.”
She glanced up, and her mouth parted as she saw me watching intently. I could see her shake with nerves, and I gave a nod that I wanted it too, and I saw the heat fill her eyes again. She moved her hands to his thighs and worked those hips, moaning as she lost herself in the pleasure.
“Come for us, Inez,” Darius pushed.
“Yes, please,” I moaned, moving closer until I found myself squatting at the edge of the mattress. “Scream for us.”
She stopped moving instead, studying me closely. “Us?”
“Oh yeah, I’m dying to see it.”
“Only see it?” Darius teased, pinching her nipples until she whimpered. “Ask him what he wants.”
She snorted, obviously knowing what I wanted, but was still hesitant as she didn’t know me. “And if I said you could join?”
“I would rip my clothes off.”
“What if I said just a kiss or a touch?” she worried.
And there it was. She was scared that because Darius had sex with her, I would jump right to that. I gave her a soft smile. “Then I would only give you a kiss or touch you where you allowed and nothing more. You deserve to be treated no less than that.”
She nodded as she rolled her hips. “What if I said you could have one touch? What would you do?”
“Please you as best as I could,” I promised.
“Okay,” she whispered, swallowing loudly and taking a leap of faith as Darius started moving her body again. She got the idea and leaned with her hands back on his torso. She watched me as I bit my finger hard so it was a good cut and moved closer, touching her wet clit with my blood. She gasped, her body feeling the power in my blood and tingling as I worked it into her skin.
She cried out and flinched, and I saw only one of Darius’s hands, figuring he did the same and sliding that finger in her ass. Nice. She screamed in bliss as she came from what we did to her, making her fly higher and higher before she collapsed against him, completely spent and twitching.
Shit, she was so my princess. There was no way I could walk away from her after witnessing that. No. Fucking. Way.
11
I was definitely a vampire because blood during sex was fun. When Jaxon bit his finger and used that blood to tease my clit, I thought my head would pop off, but then Darius did the same and slid that finger in my ass. He had to have bit his finger too because it was that same tingling and fire, shocks through my body.
I honestly thought I would pass out from the orgasm I had. I couldn’t make my body move at all when I finished coming, slumping against Darius. Gasping for air, I twitched as aftershocks rocked me.
“I think you liked that,” Jaxon chuckled deeply.
I simply groaned in response.
“You are perfection,” Darius praised, pinching my nipple until I whimpered, my body jerking again. “Yes, perfection for sure.”
“Wait, you,” I panted when he moved me off of him.
“I’m fully sated,” he fibbed, blinking at me when I smacked him.
I pulled him on top of me. “No, you’re not. Don’t even fib. Sex only I finish during is just as shitty as guys who don’t make sure the girls orgasm.”
“I don’t want to hurt you,” he worried.
“Well, then we’ll take days in between playing if I need more time—” I gasped as he pushed in me.
“Bite your tongue,” he grumbled before mashing his mouth to mine. He worked his hips faster and faster until he snarled and finished. “Fine, but I’m tasting you again after dinner for desert.”
“Shit, yeah, I bet she’s sweeter than any treat,” Jaxon groaned.
I angled my head and stared at the hot guy with the sexy Irish accent I was starting to really like. “And you’re fine with just seriously watching?”
He nodded. “You’ve been around too many of the wrong men who are selfish, Inez. Your pleasure is our pleasure.” He shrugged when I didn’t reply, totally not buying it. “What I want most in this moment is to hold you while he tastes you. Yes, I want everything else, but later. There’s no rush, and treating you right is more important.”
I shivered at the visual he gave me. I looked away and curled up to Darius. “Depends on how good dinner is, I guess.”
“Brat,” he chuckled and then let out a full laugh. “Well shit, that’s—better go check on it.”
“Thanks for the gentle and spoiling,” I murmured to Darius as he moved off of me. He hugged me to him and held me. I sighed, loving this feeling as much as the fire and lust and crazy hormones.
“You’re welcome.” He kissed my hair. “It’s all part of my deep dark plan to make you addicted to me so I can always stand at your side.”
“It’s working,” I admitted, covering my face and giggling as I rolled over. I couldn’t believe we’d just done all of that, how much I enjoyed all of that. I curled up on my side, seconds from asking for more. “Maybe I am turning into a slut.”
“Mmm, does my princess want more loving?” he teased me, kissing my shoulder. “I would please you and make love to you all night, so it’s not being a slut but being with the right person. Or people.”
I nodded. “You bit your finger before you put it in me, right?”
“Yeah, I thought it was hot when Jaxon did and you liked it.”
“I did. Fuck,
I did. So we really feel blood like that?”
He didn’t answer right away. “I wouldn’t for a human’s blood. I don’t know the lines. I know our bodies are made to compact all you would take from our blood for you so it’s more. I’ve seen princesses taste nobles and not react at all. I want to say it’s part of how you know which are the right nobles to be in your court, in your bed, but that’s what I’ve been told. I can’t know that.”
“My sister said that was how she determined who to give a real chance,” Jaxon said from over by the grill and smoker. “She’s not boss yet, but there are nobles still courting her because she will take over. She was being a brat at how many came out of the woodwork and were pushy because she was young and bit a few fingers and said if their blood couldn’t make her body sing, they wouldn’t sit at her side.”
“I’ve heard of the same, but I can’t know it works like that,” Darius replied.
I turned in his arms and rubbed his still hard dick. “I love when you are so honest with me like that. I feel like such a team and you will always be real with me when so much is bullshit and lies in the world.”
“Good to know,” he panted as his fangs came out.
I kept his gaze as I moved my finger to one and cut myself. Then I used that hand and kept stroking him. He went insane the moment my blood touched him, even the few drops from such a small wound. He came on me and seemed to keep orgasming until he couldn’t take any more, flinching when it became too sensitive.
Jaxon cleared his throat a few minutes after we were done. “I would suggest not doing that unless you were sure you were accepting a noble to your court. Most would take that as the sign they were yours before the blood exchange. Even a few drops of your blood in us makes you part of us.”
“Thanks for telling me,” I said, my eyes on Darius’s. “I don’t know how I feel about all of this or the plan or a court, but life is so much better with you around. Can that be enough for now?”
“It’s more than I would have hoped for given how you knew none of this just days ago.” He gave me a sweet kiss and then stood with me in his arms in a way I would never have been able to manage without hurting us both. He carried me back to his makeshift bathing station—that I gave him serious points for creativity for—and quickly cleaned me up.