“You got pregnant, correct?”
“Yes, I did but I miscarried.”
“You only thought you did. You gave birth to a daughter. Cooper took her. He gave her to a magical family. They have kept her a three-month-old for the past five years. She will start aging when returned to you.”
“Oh my god.”
“I wanted to let you know. What you do with the information is up to you.”
“I have a daughter?”
“Yes.”
“With Cooper?”
“Yes.”
“I don’t think I can handle this right now.”
“I have some place you can hide for right now if you like.”
“Please.”
“Come with me.”
It’s a log cabin in the middle of nowhere. It's modern and has all the creature comforts. It’s cozy. Belladonna feels like crying. “My sister went and got clothes for you. She will talk to you later. No one will be able to find this place. Even if they teleported with us, they wouldn’t find it. There is no worry there. You can still talk to people. That’s fine. You can fight with Cooper, that's fine. Make it home. When you’re ready to leave let me know.”
“Thank you, Nic.,”
“You’re welcome. I’m sleeping on the couch on the off chance something goes wrong. If you teleport out it will take you to the next safe house. My sister will meet you there.”
“What about you?”
“I’ll be fighting them here.”
“Okay.”
“Don’t worry about me, precious.”
She laughs.
She is in the dark forest. Cooper is keeping his distance. He looks pained to be doing so. He sees how Belladonna is looking at him and he hates himself. His biggest sin was when she was sixteen years old. She just doesn’t know the whole story. He is prepared to tell her it all. “I need to tell you the whole story.”
“I saw it.”
“You didn’t see it all. Please let me tell you.”
“Did it feel good me fighting you?”
“Can I tell you?” Cooper takes a deep breath.
“Let me start about when you were sixteen. You were at Sara’s house you know this. You were in the clearing with Robbie. He was getting fresh with you already. He passed out and I took over. I tried to calm you down. You didn’t so I stopped. You were pretty messed up, so I took my true form. You thanked me for saving you. I just wanted to get you out of there. You pulled me onto you and kissed me. I almost died. I pulled away from the kiss and you got upset with me. Really upset with me. Asking if I was gay. I said I was far from gay I just couldn’t do that right now with what just happened. You begged me. You kept begging me. I wanted you so badly, Belladonna. Dear god it sounds like such a shitty excuse. I started kissing you. I held you as close to me as possible. Wanted to make you feel safe. Then you asked if I would make love to you. I said that was crossing the line and you said you couldn’t have your first time be with Robbie. I told you I would love to be your first but….”
“You were much too old for me.”
Cooper lifts up his head and looks her in the eye. “You remember?”
“I remember that. I thought I dreamed it. I remember some incredibly hot guy in the woods. But you did. Didn’t you?”
Cooper puts his head down. “If you need me to stay away I will. You don’t need to stay hidden.”
“You took my virginity, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I did.” Cooper doesn’t lift his head up.
Belladonna walks around the woods. “I begged you. I literally begged you. I don’t think I’ve begged for a toy in my life that hard.”
Cooper is now kneeling and crying on the floor.
“You were my would-be rapist and then my first?”
Cooper can only nod his head yes.
“Am I better now or then?”
He lifts his head and looks at her with such hurt. “Don’t do that beloved.”
“Why did you make love to me?”
“I wanted you. You kept begging me. I loved you. I could be your first. I could be your first and your last, So I did it. It wasn’t the ideal setting, but I would make up for that one day.”
“How were you going to tell me?”
“I didn’t know.” Cooper puts his head back down.
“I got pregnant?”
“Yes, you did.”
“You took the child away from me? Why?”
“I wanted you to have a life. Go to college. Finish high school.”
“You didn’t let me decide any of this.”
“No, I didn’t. I was almost a century old I decided I could decide it better than you. Look how your life turned out. You're about to graduate college. You have a good life.”
“I have a psycho boyfriend.”
“I’m more than a boyfriend. Don’t belittle me.”
“Right now, you are nothing to me.”
Cooper looks down again. Taking deep breaths to keep from losing it. “I did what I thought was best for you. She is three months old. We can get her at any time. She is perfect. I’ve only seen her one time. I wanted to get to know her with you.”
“Does she have a name?”
“No that’s up to you.”
“I see.”
“I need to go. This is just too much.”
“I have to tell you about one more thing.”
“What more could you possibly have?”
“Nikitia.”
“That must be Nicolae’s sister.”
“Yes, it is. I need to tell you about my relationship with her. It wasn’t a good one.”
A chair appeared behind Belladonna and she sat down. Cooper came close to her but not in touching range. He started speaking, “Nikitia and I were together for a hundred and four years. We were very abusive to each other. We played mind games on one another. I hurt her. She hurt me. It was mostly a sexual relationship. I don’t tell you that to hurt you I tell you that to get an idea of our relationship. She would sleep with other men and women to make me jealous. Sometimes in our bed when I was coming home. I would do the same to her. Finally, she met her mate, Leland. I packed her bags for her, and I took her to the door. I was single for two hundred and fifty years. A witch told me you were coming. We moved to your college town when you did. I bought our house. Everything in it is brand new. Nothing from my past life. Not one thing. Nikitia has a child now. Haven who is five. We don’t talk. We can’t stand one another. We were truly horrible to one another. That is what I needed to tell you about Nikitia.”
“Okay. Is there anything else?”
“No nothing else.”
“Okay. I need to think about everything. Cooper when I was sixteen. I can’t believe you did that.”
Cooper starts crying again. “Can I hug you? Please.”
“No. not right now.”
Belladonna awakes in her own body. Nicolae is staring at her. “Hey Nic. What did you want?”
“I wanted to check on you. Were you with him?”
“Yes. It’s beyond messed up.”
“I know it is.”
“You can come sit on the bed. I don’t bite.”
“Well, that’s no fun.” Nicolae jokes.
Belladonna laughs. “I’ll work on it.”
“Please do.”
“You can sleep in here tonight if you want. The couch can’t be comfortable.”
“No, it’s fine.”
“Nic I’m not going to take advantage of you.”
Nicolae laughs. “Okay. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
Belladonna lays back down. Nicolae gets comfortable in the bed. “Do you want to lay on me or is that crossing the line?”
“Thank you. I feel safer that way to be honest.”
“Not a problem.”
“If you need me, wake me up.”
“I will. Thank you, Nic.”
“You’re welcome Belladonna.”
Belladonna dreams of a fi
eld of cherry blossoms. The sun is just coming up. The sky is beautiful. “I thought maybe me being vulnerable would make you more comfortable,” Nicolae says.
“I’m sleeping on you. I think I’m comfortable with you. Also, the sunrise is an illusion.”
“No, it's not. I really don’t have as much power.”
“Well, you don’t need to do that with me.”
“I’ll remember that. I’ll make it sunset next time.”
“Perfect.”
“You know I’m your other mate?”
“That’s what I was told.”
“I knew I didn’t have a good shot, but I was willing to take my chances.”
“It looks like your chance improved.”
Nicolae laughs. “I never assume anything. You have a child with him. It could all go sideways due to that.”
“You have another mate.”
“I do.”
“Could you choose them over me?”
“Not on your life.”
“I heard if you’re introduced to them, you automatically become interested in them.”
“Only if you are mated.”
“Your mate is Mercedes, isn’t it?”
“Yes, it is.”
“I hear you watch her all the time.”
“I watch you more. I watch you both.”
“Sounds like you want two women.”
“You think because I watch her so much?”
“That’s what I heard.”
“I figured she would be my hand.”
“You make it sound bad.”
“It’s not bad it’s just not what I want.”
“I see.”
“I assume Cooper told you about my sister?”
“Yes, he has.”
“I’ll let her get into that with you.”
“Okay.”
Nicolae leans in and kisses Belladonna. It is fire and Belladonna feels like she might explode. His hands are all over her back. He suddenly stops. “I can’t do this.”
“Oh okay.”
“I want to do it in the real world.” He smiles.
Belladonna wakes up to Nicolae waiting for her. He kisses her and again it’s pure fire. His hands all over her back and her hands are in his hair. She moans. She pulls him closer to her. He moans softly. She starts kissing his neck and he lets out a moan. She can’t deny the pull to bite him. She nibbles on his neck as he talks. “My god precious, that feels amazing. Sit on top of me please. Straddle me.” Belladonna gets on top of him. Straddling and facing him as he lays down on the bed. Nicolae takes off his shirt and Belladonna immediately buries her face in his shoulder kissing his neck. He is beyond ripped and he hides it. He looks better with a shirt off than Cooper. She kisses his chest down to his stomach. Nicolae moans her name. He rolls her over taking off her shirt. Kissing her neck. He lets out a long moan. I never knew the drive to bite you would be so overpowering. I want you so bad. I want you to be mine. You might not be a Queen, but you’ll be my Queen. God I have to stop kissing your neck. I like you though. Please know that. He kisses her chest and her breast. Sucking her nipples tenderly. Lightly biting them and sucking. Listening to her moan. His tongue travels further down to her pants. Nicolae takes them off. Leaving her panties on
Belladonna takes off Nicolae pants and boxers. Laying on top of him. Rubbing up against him. Kissing him. Nicolae rubs the outside of Belladonna’s panties feeling how wet they are. He then takes them off and slides inside of her. Belladonna rides him while kissing on his neck. Biting him harder and harder. Listening to him yell out. “Bite me,” he says, Belladonna bites him hard and drinks his blood. I love you so much. God I’ve wanted this since the first moment I saw you. I wasn’t sure you’d ever want me. This is a dream come true. Please don’t let it end.
Belladonna bites him again. I need you. That is scary for me to admit. I never need anyone. But I need you. I want you. I crave you. I won’t be watching her anymore. It’s only you. From now on. I swear on my life. I am yours. Just yours.
“Bite me,” she says. Nicolae bites her. He shares what she thinks. I hope you don’t watch her anymore or there might be an argument. I’m not going to hurt you. Not intentionally. I promise. I won’t let it end if you don’t.
Nicolae kisses her. Belladonna gets to the point where she’s ready to cum. Nicolae pushes her harder and pushes them to the brink.
Belladonna wakes up in the morning to breakfast being cooked. She gets dressed and prepares to go out when she hears a voice. It’s my sister no worries. I didn’t mention last night. I didn’t know if you wanted me to. Although she knows something happened. So just an FYI. I love you. Hurry up. I’m lonely.
Belladonna comes out into the kitchen. Nikitia is in the living room with her daughter. “Hi Belladonna. My name is Nikitia. This is my daughter Haven. She is playing bashful.”
“I know how that is my cousin does that too. She is anything but bashful.”
“Same with Haven.”
Belladonna gets coffee. Nicolae wants to touch her cause she is so close, but he doesn’t. Belladonna laughs as does Nikitia. “What are you two laughing about?”
“Nothing,” they both say.
Belladonna gets the milk out and adds it to her coffee. Belladonna sits at the island in front of Nicolae. “You heard about your daughter?”
“I did. Three months old for five years. I need to get her. I just don’t know how to do that. Ask Cooper and assume he’ll just hand her over.”
“He probably will. He feels bad about everything,” Nikitia says.
“She has a point.”
“I have no clue where I’m supposed to put a baby in my life.”
“I can help you,” Nikitia offers, “I can watch her while you’re in school. I’m sure Nicolae will help.” She laughs again.
“What is so funny?”
“Nothing.”
“I appreciate it Nikitia.”
“It’s not a big deal. Moms have to stick together.”
“Breakfast is ready,” Nicolae says.
“My Queen, can we talk for a moment.”
“What would you like to discuss?”
“Our daughter.”
“What about her?”
“I’ve sent Marcus to get her. She’ll be here in four days.”
“Okay. I guess I need to prepare for her.”
“I will have a check card at your house with the pin number so you can buy whatever you need. Money is no object. I can take care of her while you’re at school and work. You don’t have to work anymore if you don’t want to. I can provide for you. Provide for both of you.”
“You can provide for her.”
“Understood. We can get her a nanny. An older woman with experience.”
“Okay that sounds good.”
“Is there anything else you need. We need?”
“I can’t think of anything. You need to explain to my friends and family how this happened before I come back.”
“I’ll do it now.”
“Okay. You need to meet at the baby store, so you have stuff for your place.”
“Okay just tell me when.”
“Alright. I need to go.”
“I love you.”
“I love you.”
Belladonna stops talking to Cooper. Nicolae is watching her the entire time she was having the conversation. Nikitia is at least pretending to be busy with Haven. Belladonna goes and gets breakfast. When she gets to the pancakes Nicolae puts his arm around her waist and squeezes her. Nikitia looks the other way. Belladonna turns around and squeezes him. Nicolae reaches down and kisses her. He kisses the top of her head and lets her get her food.
“What did Cooper want?” Nicolae asks.
“My daughter will be here in four days.”
“Four days!” Nikitia says.
“Yes, I’m being left a card to get everything. She is getting a nanny. He is going to take care of her. He offered both of us. I told him just her.”
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��He isn’t going to listen to that, Belladonna,” Nikitia says, “He adores you; he is going to send too much money and take care of both of you.”
“I’ll start a college fund.”
Nikitia laughs. “That’s one thing to do.”
“I don’t know what to do with him.”
“Throw him to the vultures.”
“That’s an idea,” Nicolae says.
“Wait till he thinks anything happened between the two of you. Nicolae you might want more hideouts.”
“I’m not scared.”
“You should be. He is older than you. He is a Villarreal. That should give you pause.”
“She is my mate I’m not going to hide.”
“Very well. Just if you two become mates be sure to get to Harperion right away.”
“We will.”
“Who is Harperion?” Belladonna asks.
“He is the man in charge of making mating everlasting. He does lots of other things but that’s what he is most known for,” Nikitia says.
“Oh okay. Didn’t realize there was such a person.”
“Mating is everlasting but there are certain ceremonies that can be done to lessen or end it. They are horrible but people are willing to do them to get what they want. Harperion makes sure those don’t work.”
“Craziness.”
“You’re telling me.”
“Couldn’t Cooper pay him off?”
“No Harperion isn’t like that. He has more money than he could ever use. He is set for life.”
“Well, that’s good to know. Someone who can’t be bought.”
Nikitia leaves and Belladonna cleans up from breakfast. Nicolae is keeping his distance even after Nikitia is gone. Belladonna can’t figure out what his problem is, but she is leaving him alone. “Belladonna?”
“Yes Nic?”
“Is something wrong?”
“No why?”
“You haven’t said anything about last night.”
“You’re the one staying 500 feet away from me.”
Nicole gets off the couch and comes over to her. “Is this better?”
“It could be better.”
He kisses Belladonna and picks her up. Sitting her on the kitchen counter. She takes off his shirt and he takes off her. She kisses his neck. She wants nothing more than to bite him. It’s like a voice in her head telling her to bite him over and over again. They kiss again. Nicolae kisses on her neck and he moans deeply as he doesn’t. He bites hard on her neck. She gets wet from it. She takes his hand and has him feel. “It makes me hard so hard. I want to bite you so bad. I want to make you mine. You’re mine. Mine. God I need it. SO badly. Tell me you don’t want it. Tell me. We both do. Let’s do it. Be mine. Let me be yours. Be my Queen not a Queen. Tell me you want it. Tell me Belladonna.”
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