by Niyah Moore
Azura was the only one who wanted to keep the club. She wasn’t ready to trade in her miniskirt for a gown, so I was going to try my best to talk them into letting her keep it. I couldn’t be anywhere near the club. There would have to be a level of protection to surround me while out in public places.
I checked into a hotel in Versailles that night.
Once in the lobby, I thought I caught a glimpse of Essence, but I wasn’t sure. She looked so different, but her scent was the same. I could always smell her. Was she following me? I didn’t know if I should’ve headed for the door. Instead, I stood at the front of the lobby, watching her every move.
She must’ve felt my eyes when she turned her head toward my direction. When she saw me, she disappeared behind a column. I dashed her way, but she was gone.
* * *
Once I was in the hotel’s room on the top floor, I opened the balcony, and sat in a chair. I lit a complimentary cigar and waited for Essence. I could feel her. She was near. She still smelled like the delicate flower that I loved so much. The moment she flew inside, I smiled on the inside. She had become too predictable, but that’s what I liked most about our nexus.
“When will you get tired of playing hide-and-go-seek with me?” I asked.
A slight smile graced her beautiful face. I could read her mind because she hadn’t learned how to block me out of her head yet. She was wondering whom I loved and fucked while she had been away. That was the only thing on her mind and that made me chuckle to myself.
Suddenly, she thought about leaving. It was no fun to pursue me when I was expecting her. When she turned to leave, I stopped her.
“Are you having second thoughts now that you’re here?” I blew out smoke.
“No,” she lied.
“Leaving so soon?”
She faced me again and replied, “How did you know I was coming up here?”
“Why are you following me?”
“Because this desire I have for you won’t go away.”
I shouldn’t have had any feelings for Essence anymore, but releasing some tension sexually deep into her was something I couldn’t stop thinking about. Seeing Essence like this was bad, but at that moment, I didn’t care about anything else but making her scream my name.
“I acknowledge our tension, but I really think you came here to hurt me or try.”
I put out the cigar and invaded her personal space. I inhaled her from where I was standing. She bared her fangs before she licked her lips seductively. Her wild, jet-black hair formed into a wavy afro. It was becoming, but it made her look like the wild banshee that she had adopted.
“In Montmartre…nearly seven months ago, Rain, you bit me…”
“Essence, why’d you come up here tonight? What is it about me that has you refusing to be without me?”
“Shhhh,” she hushed me before wrapping her arms around my neck. She pulled my hands to her ass. I squeezed her as we danced slowly in a small circle as if there was music playing.
I hated to admit that I missed my ex-wife. I wished I was over Essence, but I wasn’t, not even a little bit. The dreams I had been having about her wouldn’t stop. She had been manipulating my dreams and I didn’t care. I enjoyed them.
When I lay next to Olivia, I thought of Essence. It wasn’t right, but it was the truth.
I removed Essence’s shirt without her permission to reveal her breasts. She wasn’t wearing a bra. I kissed and nibbled her nipples, making my tongue dance on them until they got hard. She pushed me back to relax on the couch and unbuckled my pants. Within seconds, she sat on my hardness.
On top of me, she was riding me so good that all I could do was exhale.
“I missed kissing you… I missed loving you… I missed fucking you… I missed this… I missed you,” she moaned, and with each word, my dick got harder.
I pulled her off me and pushed her on the floor to get on all fours.
“Do you miss me because I’m King?”
“You’re not the King, yet, baby.”
“I am.”
“Where’s your crown?”
I thrust into her as hard as I could and that made her shut up her crazy talk. I made her cum repeatedly until we shared the last orgasm. All of the tension she had in her body was released and she relaxed in my arms. I propped my elbow on the carpet and rested my head in my hand to stare into her eyes.
Essence stared at me with her eyes watering a little. “I can’t stay mad at you for long, Rain, but I see you are with Olivia now. How can you move on this way without me?”
“Easy. You broke our bond,” I replied and then rested my head into the valley between her supple breasts.
She caressed the top of my head and I closed my eyes, feeling as if I never wanted to let her out of my arms. At that moment, I wished the feeling would never go away. She needed to be with me. The path she had chosen wasn’t what I had in mind for her. Essence was beginning to destruct anything in her path with her brood. I didn’t want her to be the Queen of the Darkness. I wanted her to be the Queen of Pigalle Palace.
“What would Olivia think?” she asked, reading my thoughts.
I smiled on the inside because she had been given my power of mind reading.
“Don’t bring Olivia into this.”
“I wouldn’t have to if you would leave her and be with me.”
I refused to answer her.
“Why else would you leave the balcony open for me? I’ll tell you why. It’s because you still want me. So, let’s get to why I’m here. I need you, Rain. Your power with mine, we could do so many great things together. My brood is growing.”
“I heard about your so-called brood. Honestly, your brood is nothing but a bunch of blood-sucking demons.”
“I didn’t come up here for the guilt trip. I saw you and your nephew, Ulysses, in court. Quite admirable and impressive. This city will have two Daywalkers… Kings… I can only imagine how jealous that makes some feel.”
“There’s no jealousy. The people are overjoyed to have a leader. They hate the government. Look, I know why you came here. You wanted to try to kill me; instead, I wound up fucking you senseless.” I removed myself from her body. “You do know that you won’t be able to kill me, right?”
“And you don’t have the nerve to kill me.”
“So, let’s agree to disagree.”
“That’s fine with me.”
“You move your brood away from Pigalle Palace immediately. I will be crowned in a few days. The Préfet is stepping down and their only job will be to hold court. As long as you’re away, I won’t seek you out. Oh, and quit trying to manipulate my dreams.”
She drifted off into thought for a split-second. “Rain, you know that you enjoy me in your dreams.”
“I enjoy you in and out of my dreams.”
“You’re such a good man. It’s a shame you don’t know anything about being faithful.”
“I am faithful.”
“You were faithful before tonight.” She loved to push my buttons—always did.
I tried to put my clothes on, but she pulled on my arm.
“I’m sorry, Rain. I’m having some fun with you. I don’t want you to kick me out yet.”
“You want to torture me and make me feel bad about fucking you.”
“I promise you...I won’t say another word about this.”
“Good.”
“Lay with me. Feels like old times…”
I didn’t want her to leave, either and it did feel like old times.
CHAPTER 31
RAIN
When I got home from Versailles, I could hear the shower in my master bathroom running. I went into the steamy bathroom. Her body, silhouetted from the door of the marbled steam unit, had me fixated. I watched her shadow move around underneath the hot water as she bathed.
I smiled to myself, wondering if she knew I was watching her. I wanted to rub her thighs, kiss her neck, and touch her hot spot until she came… Olivia.
I opened the door of t
he unit with a smile on my face. “Liv,” I said with my eyebrows raised. “You’ve been waiting for me long?”
She took hold of my boxers with her warm wet hands. “I just got here. Get in with me.”
I gently pulled away from her. “I wish I could play with you. I’m leaving on royal business in a bit. I can’t be late.”
She reached for a towel to wrap around her. “Can I come?”
“It’s boring and long. You really want to come?”
“Where?”
“Up North.”
“That sounds good to me.”
“You sure you want to roll with me on business? I’m traveling in the day.”
She groaned, “Aw, I really want to, but the sun will be too much; then maybe I should stay here.”
“I don’t care if you come, really.” I kissed her on her damp forehead.
She smiled. I stared at the water beads completely covering her body. Her hair had gotten moist while in the shower. She fluttered her eyelashes up at me because she was watching me gawk at her nakedness.
“What?” I asked.
“What you think about when you stare at me like that?”
“A lot of things.”
“Like?” she pressed.
“Well, Olivia. I wonder if I am the man that can truly keep you happy. I couldn’t keep Essence happy.”
She rolled her eyes. “I really want you to move on from her. When you dream, you talk in your sleep. I’m truly tired of hearing her name.”
“I don’t say her name in my sleep.”
She frowned as if I had said something crazy. “Night after night, you moan her name.”
The dreams I’d had about Essence felt real. I dazed off thinking about them.
“You saw her, didn’t you?” Olivia asked, interrupting my thoughts.
“Why you ask me that?”
She laughed a little as if I were silly. “You’re joking, right?”
“What?”
“You saw her!”
“Look, Olivia, I’m trying to move on and get her out of my system.”
“No, you’re not. What is it about that woman? I’m standing in your bathroom, naked. I can’t get you to stop thinking about her. She’s like poison. Her intentions aren’t good, Rain. Can’t you see that?”
“Liv, I have to get dressed, so if you’re going with me, hurry up. I need to get in the shower, too.”
She hopped back in the shower to finish her bath. “Don’t do this to me, Rain. I want you to stay focused.”
I smiled to myself. I had plans for Olivia. She didn’t know it yet. I was waiting for the perfect moment.
Her blue eyes stared through me once she was done showering.
Guilt set in like a motherfucker. I was a fool. I was so deep into Essence’s games that I was falling right into the palm of her hand. I was very aware of it.
We embraced.
She took hold of my hand and guided it between her legs. “Look at what you do to me.”
I licked my lips and smiled at her. “As much as I would love to play with you, we have somewhere to be.”
She nodded. “To be continued.”
“Definitely.”
CHAPTER 32
ONYX
“Why is the baby crying like that?” I asked while entering Ulysses’ nursery.
“Because I’m changing his stinky little diaper and he doesn’t like it.”
“I see that. You’re such a good mother, Soleil.”
She grinned from ear to ear. “He’s such a good little baby. When will everything be finalized for the move into the Chateau?”
“Next week.”
“Great. You know how badly we need daddy around here… How’s everything else going?”
“Good. Rain is finishing some more business. Legend is working closely with our parents to make sure our move will go smoothly.”
“I still can’t believe we will be moving into the castle.”
“Everything feels so surreal. I look forward to watching Ulysses grow into the kind of man he’s destined to be. Rain is going to make an excellent King.”
“I agree… Do you think he’ll make Olivia his Queen?”
“Seems that way, but lately, he’s been sort of distant about his love life. I think all of this royalty business is putting him in a different mind frame.”
“True.”
“I saw Essence in court.”
“I saw her, too. She was wearing that hooded cloak, but I noticed her.”
“Do you think she wants to be back with Rain?”
“Of course she does. Why wouldn’t she? That would make her Queen.”
Soleil shook her head. “Essence as the Queen of Pigalle… I would hate to be under her thumb.”
CHAPTER 33
RAIN
For the next few days, Olivia and I traveled on royalty business. I shielded her from the sun with extra clothing and covering. We had to let all the mayors of the surrounding vampire cities know that The Préfet was stepping down from its position. I was welcomed warmly and I looked forward to the crowning ceremony.
While away, Essence entered my dreams again. She was trying to make me her sex slave. I allowed her to do so. She took her sweet time in each of them and she even spoke so loud and clear. I started taking control of these dreams. I tied her up, blindfolded her, and gave her sex exactly the way I did when we weren’t dreaming.
When Olivia and I returned to Montmartre, I left her at home so I could meet the family at the mansion to discuss the final things that needed to be done before taking the throne. Fall had turned all of the leaves orange in my yard. I buttoned up my black pea coat and made my way through the piles of orange leaves before walking onto the pavement. The brisk air tickled my nose as I walked down the wet street to find a cab.
Before I could flag one down, Essence appeared behind me, but I couldn’t see her when I turned around. I could only smell her.
She kept her distance as she followed me. I pretended as if I wasn’t aware of her presence. She got too close. I turned around suddenly to face her. Her wide smile greeted me.
“When will you learn that I can always smell you before I see you?”
She giggled as her feet met the ground. “Did you miss me while you were away?”
“You can’t keep following me like this. I told you to stay in your district.”
“I know, but I can’t resist. Did you dream about me?”
“You know good and well that I dreamed about you. Did you like the blindfold?”
“I loved the blindfold. We should try that sometime.”
“These dreams are starting to get of control, don’t you think?”
“Is that because you like them too much?” She wrapped her arms around my neck.
I didn’t want to be seen, so I removed her hands. “Not out here.”
“Your venom runs deep inside of me. I can’t leave you alone. You know that.”
“I won’t talk out in the open this way.”
Immediately, she pushed me into the alley we were passing, so we could be in the dark shadows. I let her pin me up against the building.
Her red eyes met mine through the dark. “Do you enjoy all of my stalking?” She ran her hand over my bulge.
“Of course I do.”
“Yeah?”
“You really have to stop this, Essence.” I tried to push her off with flat palms, but she planted her feet firmly, refusing to back away.
“You getting enough pussy from Olivia, or are you holding out for me?”
“Essence, don’t…”
She bit on my lower lip as if she didn’t hear what I said. I felt her sharp fangs, but she didn’t pierce my skin. I clenched my jaws as she kissed me. Her lips were always so indulgent. I relaxed and let her tongue find its way inside my mouth to make circles around mine. Her aggressiveness was such a turn-on.
“Don’t tell me you haven’t thought about me outside of your dreams.”
“I have...but
...”
“But what? I know you’re going to marry Olivia. She’s sweet and pure, much like you wanted me to be. I can’t stay away from you, Rain, and I know you feel the same about me. I’m hot for you like you are for me. Make me your Queen.”
“I can’t do that.”
“Why can’t you? You’re going to be the King. You can do whatever you want to do. Mommy’s and Daddy’s opinions don’t matter anymore. They will bow down to you now.”
“Don’t talk that way.”
“Do you love Olivia?”
“I love her.”
She threw her head back and laughed a little. “You’re a liar. The way you look at me says something completely different. You mean to tell me you give it to Olivia the way you give it to me? Do you do that tornado thing with your tongue when you eat her pussy, too?”
“Stop it, Essence,” I said, feeling frustrated with her antics.
“You know you don’t give a shit about her… If you want me to back off, say it and you’ll never hit this sweet pussy again.”
She started unbuckling my pants. This could not be happening in the alley. She pulled my dick out and lifted up her dress. If this was what she wanted, then this was what she was going to get. I turned her around so she could face the wall of the building. I pushed her face against the wall and I entered inside of her.
Essence couldn’t have been more right. Olivia didn’t feel the way she did. Essence was the sexual beast I created. Her power over me was spreading and I was allowing it.
* * *
When I got home, it was early in the morning, around 5 a,m, Usually, Olivia was asleep, but she was still up, reading a book as she sat behind the UV-protected window. She was waiting for me. I had spent a few hours more than I wanted to with Essence. We had this heated session that ended with me fucking her until we both were exhausted. After sex, sex and more sex, our bodies were satisfying the urges that had us bound.
“Hey, what are you doing up? You should be enjoying your slumber right now.”
“I can’t sleep. Legend called earlier, but I’m sure he called your cell. You didn’t make it to the family meeting?”