Total pages in book: 85
Estimated words: 80563 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 403(@200wpm)___ 322(@250wpm)___ 269(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 80563 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 403(@200wpm)___ 322(@250wpm)___ 269(@300wpm)
“You did tell me, but you never said why you left.”
“I did.” She looks back into my eyes. “I needed to get away.”
“You said you wanted a change.”
“Yeah, and that’s, uh, that’s what I meant.” Turning her head back down, she tenses. Whatever she had to get away from still upsets her. It’s causing not only her heart to beat faster, but her blood pressure to rise. I don’t like seeing her like this, upset from a memory.
Or upset at all.
It hits me again that I’d do anything to make her smile. But…why?
Chapter
Ten
I can add this to the list of things I’ve never before done in my entire afterlife.
Unable to stand seeing Callie look so dejected, I asked her about that movie, she was talking about yesterday. And it turns out Mean Girls isn’t so bad. Callie made popcorn and ate it all during the movie. We’re sitting on her couch in her living room, and this is the longest I’ve been around a human woman like this without having sex. All three of her familiars are around us, watching and making sure I don’t decide to sink my fangs into Callie’s neck.
I won’t, well, not until she wants me to.
“And humans fear vampires. When really, teenage girls seem to be much more cruel,” I say.
Callie laughs and puts the popcorn bowl on the coffee table.
I laugh and set the almost-empty popcorn bowl onto the coffee table.[HW16] “Teenage girls can be vicious.”
“Were you vicious?” I ask.
She angles her body toward mine, bringing her legs up onto the couch. We’re close, and I know she’s trying hard to fight off her attraction towards me, and it’s like she has to work to remind herself I’m not just some guy she’s hanging out with.
I’m a vampire.
“I was, but not like that. I cared more about finding demons to vanquish than being popular.”
“Are there still schools for witches?” I ask, knowing there were in the past, but the witch population has gone down rapidly over the last several decades.
“Yes. I’m surprised you don’t know much about witches. I took a whole class about vampires, you know.”
“I’ve made it a point to avoid witches. Your kind always seems to have a flare for drama.”
She raises her eyebrows “Flare for drama? Is that a low-key way of saying you don’t want to get your asses handed to you again?”
The War of Light and Dark isn’t something to joke about. Another war could spark any day, and many lives would be lost. Again. “It means I don’t want to get caught in a witch’s affairs.”
“Right.” She yawns and leans away. It’s almost two AM, which is probably late for her. She’ll be wanting to go to bed soon. I stand, trying to find it in myself to leave.
But I don’t want to.
I spin and rush over to Callie, pushing her back down on the couch. I move on top of her, drawing my fangs. Callie stares back into my eyes, heart pounding but not from fear.
“You’re really not scared of me, are you?”
She shakes her head. “Is that weird for you?”
“Yes,” I admit. “When someone isn’t scared of me, they either have a death wish or are stupid. You’re not stupid and you certainly don’t want to die.” Inhaling her sweet scent, I move my head down to her neck. My fangs brush over her flesh but don’t puncture through it. Not yet.
Callie shudders with desire. “I don’t think you’ll hurt me,” she breathes, widening her legs for me. I move between them and it’s like we were made to be together like this. I press my hardening cock against her.
“What makes you so sure?” I growl and lash my tongue against her skin.
“If you wanted to hurt me, you would have already.”
“Maybe I have fun taking my time.” I put my mouth back over her neck, pressing my fangs against her skin as hard as I can without breaking through the surface. I can feel her pulse bounding through her jugular vein right under my teeth. It would be easy to bite down and make her bleed.
“Maybe I am too,” she says, voice all breathy. She brings her hand to my back and traces her fingers up my spine. Fuck, just that little touch feels good. “Because even if you bite me, I’ll bite back. You’re stronger than me, but you’re out numbered.”
I lift my head, needing to look her in the eye. Incredible isn’t enough to describe her. She’s so much more. She inhales deeply and her breasts crush against my chest. Her heart beats against mine, and for a split second, I can feel mine beating too.
Her lips part on their own accord, and she bends her legs up. Her dress is all bunched up around her waist and the heat coming from her pussy is turning me on so fucking much.