by R A Baker
“What happened next isn’t something I like to share or even say. Suffice it to say, Cyril raped Thorn in front of me. I couldn’t do anything. My body, as I said, was fighting just to stay alive and I couldn’t save him. I cursed the day Cyril was born, a slew of profanities flew from my mouth but nothing stopped him.” He looked away from me and closed his eyes. “After Cyril was through with Thorn, he walked up to me and kissed my rough lips, running his bloody lips across mine. I could taste Thorn’s blood. Cyril whispered, ‘That’s for denying me my fun.’ Then he turned and dragged Thorn’s battered and bleeding body from the cell. I screamed Thorn’s name as he was being dragged away. After the torture du jour I was allowed to feed. I tore the poor human’s throat out and took in the blood. My body became strong once more and every cell in my body strained to kill Cyril but I couldn’t. Even though I had a whole human inside me, I wasn’t strong enough to break the chains that kept me in the cell.
“A month and three days later, I was allowed to go free. The vampires that Cyril had sent to free me…I killed them and took the blood in their bodies to keep up my strength and not kill too many humans on the streets.” He stopped talking and glanced behind me.
I looked over my shoulder and found the guys standing in the doorway. They drifted over to us and sat down.
“Once I was free…I killed every vampire Cyril sent my way until I reached him. When I walked into his bed chamber I saw Thorn lying on the bed, pale, healing from a beating. Cyril laughed and said that I was free to go but Thorn would have to stay for a month longer. I refused to leave without Thorn. He tried to make a deal but I wouldn’t. I walked up to him and said, ‘I don’t care if I die along with you, Cyril, if I don’t leave with Thorn this minute, I will kill you painfully and no vampire will stop me’. He must have seen something in my eyes because he nodded and waved his hand toward Thorn. I lifted Thorn’s body and walked out of his house and never looked back.”
Tears pooled in my eyelashes again. I wiped angrily at them. “What happened after? Please tell me something positive happened,” I whispered through my tears.
“I brought Thorn home and gave him my blood. The wounds healed faster but I weakened further. Thorn blinked his beautiful brown eyes at me and I fell into darkness. When I woke up he was dribbling blood into my mouth. He had killed a big man and was using the blood to heal me. When I could get off the floor, we hunted. Together, for the first time since Thorn was turned into a vampire. I should have been the happiest person in the world but at that moment I needed blood more than I needed him.” He looked down at Thorn, still cradled in his arms, and smiled sadly. Thorn nuzzled his neck and kissed him.
“After I had taken two more human lives we went home. Cyril was waiting for us. He laughed at us and said, ‘I only came to give you this warning. You will never be free of me, as long as I am alive, I will be waiting.’ I attempted to go after him but Thorn held me back. Probably a good thing since, if I had killed him, we wouldn’t be here now. After that, I took Thorn away. We went abroad and lived for seventy of his ninety years, through World War II and the rebuild after. I didn’t like being near Cyril and when I found out that he had relocated to Germany, where we were living, I moved us again. We moved back to the States and Cyril didn’t follow. We lived together happily during the years.” He paused and pursed his lips. “That is, until I was called to help. I broke the news to Thorn and he fought me. ‘Why should we help them? They never helped us,’ was his argument. I told him that there was a new king, a king that wasn’t a harsh taskmaster, a new king that was going to help us lower vampires. He still didn’t want me to go but I did. I had to. I rescued you and that’s about all.”
I looked at Thorn and asked, “Why did you run to Cyril, Thorn?”
“Once Sven told me that he was going to help the new king and his enforcer I couldn’t bear to be without him. I thought that if I went over to Cyril that Sven would be jealous enough to leave you and Todd for me. When he didn’t…I ran away from Cyril after he beat me good and came here. I didn’t know what else to do. I was lifeless without Sven by my side and I hated you, both of you. My hatred got you into this mess in a more intimate way than I would have ever thought. And I’m sorry for that.”
“Thorn.” He looked at me. “Don’t be sorry. I should apologize to you. If I hadn’t…” I stopped. I wasn’t going to apologize again and again for running away but I would apologize again for the pain I caused them. “I’m so sorry for causing you both such horrible pain. I know that it’s not an excuse but I didn’t know what it meant for you to be separated.”
“We’re together now, Katja-love. Just by giving me the option to be with Sven and your bed, I am thrilled and wouldn’t change a thing.” The sadness in his eyes was still there but fading.
“How do we find Cyril?” I figured that I’d get down to business after what I learned.
“Don’t. Not yet,” Todd cautioned.
I turned and looked at him. “Why not?”
“I haven’t been able to reach Haven. I’ve put out contacts to track him down but none have reached him. It’ll probably be a few weeks. Vampires are rather slippery if they don’t want to be found.” He smiled and left the room. Erick and Trace looked at me and then left the room as well.
“Are you slippery if you don’t want to be found?” I said as lightly as I could. They smiled at me but didn’t answer. “Is there anything that you’d like to do?” Their eyes lit up and I tried to backpedal.
“Oh, but you asked if there was something we’d like to do and there is, Katja-love.” They stood up and walked over to me. Sven picked me up easily and brought me to the guest room. There wasn’t a bed or couch but they didn’t seem to care.
Sven set me on my feet and stopped me from walking out of the room with a hand on my shoulder. “I won’t force you, Katja.”
I sighed. “Okay, what did you have in mind?” They looked at each other, nodded, and chuckled.
Thorn closed the curtains and walked over to Sven, wrapping his arms around Sven’s waist. Thorn kissed, nibbled, and licked Sven’s neck until he moaned and whimpered in pleasure. Thorn pulled away long enough to pull Sven’s pants down and his own. I backed up and knocked my head against the door as I watched.
Thorn pushed Sven against the wall and kissed him roughly. Sven didn’t seem to mind because he pressed back. Their hands roamed each other’s bodies as they kissed.
They pulled their lips apart and smiled at me, the blood smeared on their lips making them a glowing ruby. Thorn slid down Sven’s body slowly until he was on his knees in front of him. Sven slid his hands along the wall as Thorn placed his mouth on him. The instant Thorn sucked on Sven, he was crying out softly and whispering Thorn’s name. Thorn buried his face all the way to Sven’s body and then backed out slowly until just the head was between his teeth. He moved back and forth slowly until Sven cried out and bucked against Thorn’s mouth.
Sven sank to the floor when Thorn let him go, his head back and his eyes closed. Thorn ran his hand along Sven’s chest and sent him convulsing in pleasure.
Thorn swiveled his head to me and smiled. I could see the ‘watch this’ in his eyes. I swallowed hard and watched.
Thorn bit Sven’s neck and sent him screaming as he came again and again. Thorn pulled back and bit his chest, around the nipple causing Sven to buck against the wall as he once more orgasmed. Thorn didn’t stop there either. He pulled his fangs from Sven’s chest and moved to his elbow. Sven moaned as Thorn brought him again. I couldn’t believe how many times Sven was orgasming. I wouldn’t have believed it if I wasn’t watching it happen.
Thorn pulled away from Sven and helped him lay down. Sven was smiling and actually breathing hard. Thorn ran his hands down Sven’s chest sending Sven into convulsions.
I started toward them, worried that Sven wasn’t okay, but Thorn shook his head. He moved down Sven’s body and laid between his legs. He bit Sven behind the knee but didn’t bring him.
Thorn pulled back and asked, “Can you give him more blood, please?” I blinked at him. I didn’t understand. “I need your blood running through him if I’m going to bring him to orgasm.” Oh.
I walked over and kneeled down. Sven pulled me to him and bit my neck. He stayed at my neck for a couple, long moment and then turned his bite. I fell against his arms as I orgasmed. I shivered and pulled away. Sven and Thorn smiled at me.
I slid away from them and back to the door. I watched as Thorn moved Sven’s dick out of the way and bit him on the soft part above the pubic bone. Sven arched his back and clawed at the floor, screaming Thorn’s name as he came, splashing Thorn’s neck with semen. Thorn laughed as he pulled back from Sven’s body. He slid up Sven’s body and kissed him softly on the lips.
Thorn pulled back and purred as he licked his lips. Sven groaned and whimpered as Thorn ran his hands over his face. Sven’s hands slid onto Thorn’s chest and played with the nipple rings. Sven lifted his head and bit Thorn’s neck as he continued to play with the piercings. Thorn cried out softly and moved his lower body against Sven’s.
Thorn rolled off Sven and breathed deeply. Cripes. They looked yummy with their pale skin glowing, long fingered hands lazily touching each other, and their pink tongues licking their lips.
I let a few descriptive expletives escape my lips drawing their attention. I cringed and shook my head. They stayed where they were and smiled at me.
Thorn turned on his stomach and chuckled. “That was just round one, Katja love.” There was more?
“Oh, yes, Katja,” Sven said as he turned over and looked at me. “This is only the beginning of what Thorn can do.”
I choked on my breath. “Really?” I squeaked out.
“You’ve truly never been around vampires have you?”
I shook my head. “You two are the only ones that I’ve been around that haven’t…” I was going to say, tried to kill me, but that wasn’t accurate. “Uh, the only two that weren’t truly bad guys.”
“Then you’re in for a real treat,” Sven said.
“Why aren’t the others in here?” I asked softly.
Thorn’s mouth curved into a seductive smile that made my stomach flop around like it was made of gelatin. “They didn’t want to attempt what we’re going to do to you.”
I frowned. “They didn’t want to watch?”
They chuckled. “They won’t have to watch, Katja-love, they’ll know.” A blush made its way up from my stomach to my cheeks. I didn’t know if I wanted to attempt what they were going to do to me.
“You aren’t getting cold feet, are you, Katja-love?” I nodded. “It won’t be as bad as you think it will be. You’ll want more even as your stomach quivers and your muscles tighten up.”
“That’s what scares me, Thorn. I’ve had a small taste of what you can do and that was almost more than I could handle.” I rolled my eyes as they laughed again. “Stop laughing at me. So I don’t know what it feels like to orgasm five hundred times.”
“That’s not it, Katja-love. We’re just really happy that we get to try this with you. I’ve only done this on Sven. I’ve never attempted anything like this on a human, or another vampire for that matter.”
“You’re selective,” I stated.
“Of course. When I was human I had some women lovers but none truly satisfied me the way Sven did and after my experience with Cyril, I never wanted to take another lover.”
I chewed on my lip and hissed when my tooth bit through. They perked up as the scent of my blood travelled to them. I jerked back and hit my head against the door hard enough to send shooting pain through my eyeball as they came up to me. They chuckled.
Sven kissed me. Blood that wasn’t mine anymore slid down my throat. My head felt better all of a sudden and the sizzle of pain on my bottom lip was gone. He pulled back and grinned. “You wanna try this?”
“Now?” I asked. They nodded. I thought about it for a second and shook my head. “I like to watch. Why don’t you guys play a little more and let me adjust to having five hundred orgasms in the space of a couple hours, okay?”
Sven’s eyes were confused. “Why don’t you want this? I’ll give you blood to make you stronger, Katja.”
I tried to explain. “I can only wrap my mind around a dozen which, obviously to you guys, is minimal but to me is a lot.”
“Then we’ll bring you a dozen times and if you want more, we’ll give you more.”
I could feel the burn of the blush in my cheeks. “It was definitely okay when you guys were doing it, but me, no. I’m sorry but I really can’t.” I stood up and edged around them so I could open the door.
Sven put his hand on the door and asked, “What scares you more, the orgasms or the vampires?”
I started to say the orgasms but maybe it was the vampires. How silly is that? I was afraid of two vampires that I’ve had sex with and they hadn’t injured me in any way during. “The vampires,” I whispered, my eyes downcast. They didn’t say anything for a long while. I looked up at them and the animal shine was back. “Uh, guys?”
They blinked and the shining was gone. Their eyes were just normal, well as normal as they ever were. “You’re afraid of us?” Thorn asked.
“Mmhm.” I nodded. They lunged at me. I cringed from them but they only kissed the sides of my neck and held me against them. Their bodies against mine felt odd because they were both pressed against my legs, one on each side.
“That’s truly honest, Katja-love. Why are you afraid of us?” They pulled back from me in unison and pulled me down to the floor in a seated position. They wrapped their legs under them and I sat cross-legged.
“I don’t know much about your kind. Vampires. I was only given enough knowledge to take out Antreas. After I took him ou,t I stayed away from vampires. I didn’t want to learn about your kind. I didn’t care to learn.”
“Hmm,” Thorn whispered. “What would you like to know?”
Putting me on the spot did exactly what I knew it would, blanked my mind. “I can’t think of anything at the moment. My mind went blank the instant you asked me.”
“I’ll tell you about vampires, Katja-love.”
Sven nudged him and said, “I should know more than you, Thorn.”
I rolled my eyes. “Someone tell me about vampires?”
They looked at me. “Okay, but it’s long…just kidding. There’s not much to tell, Katja-love. We were human and being a vampire doesn’t make you a bad person unless you were one before. We drink blood but we don’t have to kill humans. We have certain abilities, more so than others. Sven, for instance, can fly better than I can but I can cause you to have orgasms without fully touching you. Being a vampire allows you to be ruthless if you need to and to take a lot of damage. We have feelings just like humans but ours are a little longer remembered. Grudges have lasted centuries. Wars have started over them, though, not so much nowadays. Anything else you want to know about vampires?”
I nodded and said, “Specifically, you two.”
“What would you like to know?”
“Why do you love me? Why did you, Sven, leave Thorn to be with me?” I don’t think they expected me to ask them those questions because their faces went blank and then thoughtful.
“Why do you love us?” Sven countered.
“I love you both because I just do. I can’t explain why I love you.”
They chuckled. “And you expect us to explain something you cannot?”
“Yes.” That was a double standard, I know, but I figured they’d lived longer than me so they should at least know a little about love.
“We just love you, Katja. We can’t explain that. I can, however, explain why I left.” Sven pulled Thorn onto his lap and ran his fingers through his hair. “I left because I knew you could provide a safe place for us to live. You are, after all, the enforcer to our king. If you can protect him, I figured you’d be able to protect us as well.”
“Yeah,” I said as I breathed a laugh. “I generall
y almost get caught by bad guys who torture me or are sadistic. I have six people that are tied to me and I throw their lives to the wind each time I’m captured. You chose someone who could keep you safe all right,” I said sarcastically. “If you hadn’t come to my rescue, I’d be dead right now.”
“No, Katja-love, you’d be a vampire, not dead in the forever sense. Cyril wants to make you one of us.” I paled. I could feel the blood leaving my head so fast that I got dizzy. “Didn’t you know?” I shook my head. “That’s why he never killed you. He only wounded you enough to prove that he could.”
“All those attacks were just a…a what? War game?” They nodded slowly. “Huh, that’s why he was never around for the actual fighting.” They nodded again.
Thorn ran his hand along Sven’s leg making him sigh and tighten his hand in Thorn’s hair. “You guys are really…um, sexual, aren’t you?”
Sven ran his fingers over Thorn’s lips and curled his hand around his neck. “With each other. We aren’t like this around people we don’t trust.”
“I’ll make a deal with you guys.” They looked at me expectantly. “I want to watch Sven bring you as many times as you brought him or more and then I’ll take a stab at it.”
“Deal. Though, we will need blood for this to work.”
I gulped. “Okay,” I squeaked out.
Thorn sat up and leaned into me, I leaned back. “You said I could.”
I nodded and explained. “It’s just that…being around vampires that have wanted to kill me and all…my reflex is to move away. I apologize.”
They smirked and leaned into me in unison. Their mouths fastened to my throat at the same time, their fangs slid into my skin at the same time as well. They really have been together a long time, I thought.