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  His voice was hoarse as he answered, “Alexina, please don’t worry, I don’t want a one night stand with you.”

  Oh God, she thought, she had totally misread the signs. He didn’t want her. She was so embarrassed and tried to move away. “Just where do you think you’re going? Oh – you thought I didn’t want you? No, no, no, Alexina, that’s not what I meant. What I meant to say, and failed miserably, is I feel so strongly for you, a one night stand won’t be enough. I want you, but I want you forever. Please don’t be scared. It’s just that this feels so right – you know. I don’t know how I know it, but we are meant to be together.”

  He tried to explain to her, but Alex felt so scared. She didn’t want to be hurt. “Zach, I’m scared, but I don’t know what is going on with my feelings either. I have never felt like this, not once have I felt an attraction like this. I don’t want to be hurt if, in the morning, you decide differently. I don’t think I could cope with that,” she whispered with a catch in her throat.

  He touched her face so tenderly and she unconsciously moved into the touch. “I don’t think that’s likely. I feel very strongly for you. I have this deep-seated need to love you, take care of you, keep you safe, and I think if I lost you – well, I think I would truly lose myself, too. Please don’t worry, but if you want, we can sleep in different rooms. If you really are worried that I won’t care for you afterwards, then maybe we should do that? Then you will see that it is you I want and not just sex.”

  She sat in Zach’s lap while he cuddled her and thought about what he had said. She knew that something was happening between them, but she had never come across this before. She was having feelings that she hadn’t had before. Even for her sore excuse of a husband. She had thought she had loved him, but it was not even in the same universe as these feelings.

  She was afraid of the intensity of them, but at the same time excited. She made a decision, one she hoped she would not live to regret, and stood up. “Can I have a shower to clean up? Then, you could possibly show me your room, if that’s okay?” She spoke quietly and she blushed, again. God that was the third, fourth, or possibly even the fifth time in twenty-four hours.

  Zach smiled, got up and took her through to his room, stopping to pick up her case on the way, together with the bag of toiletries. His room was at the rear of the property, and he sat her case on top of an old wooden chest in the corner.

  “Use my shower,” he said before leaving her alone.

  The bathroom was lovely, similar to the one in the spare room, but more lavish and much bigger. It had the largest shower she had ever come across. More than big enough for the both of them, she thought. She stepped in and started to wash her hair. It was so curly and unruly, she never knew what to do with it, so she just washed it, used some mousse, and let it do its own thing.

  She took a little more time than was necessary, as she gratefully used the lady shaver in the toiletries Zach had given her. She shaved her legs and other necessary regions.

  She was extremely nervous, but also very excited. She couldn’t believe the changes in such a short time. She wasn’t dreaming was she? She bloody well hoped not, she laughed. Well, the part with Zach she meant. She didn’t relish what was to come regarding the other stuff.

  When she had finished and went back into the bedroom, Zach was just coming back into the room. He only had a towel wrapped around his waist and he was towelling dry his hair.

  He had obviously used the other en suite. Oh my! Alex couldn’t stop looking at him. He looked as if he had been carved from granite. She couldn’t believe this person was truly interested in her.

  Though he definitely seemed sincere, and going by the bulge in the front of his towel, she thought that, yes, he was! Her eyes rose to look at his face, and God she couldn’t get over just how gorgeous he was. His eyes had quite a bit of shine to them, too, so he couldn’t hide his arousal, even if she hadn’t noticed the bulge.

  *****

  Zach was so worked up, he thought he would explode. He truly had not gone through this before. He was so turned on, it was uncomfortable.

  Alexina stood there in a large fluffy towel with her wild mane of curls surrounding her face. He wondered what her hair would feel like on his...arousal.

  God he wanted to kiss her. She must have read his mind, because she walked over, slowly, and then went on her tiptoes, pulled his head down, and kissed him, deeply. Zach picked her up, she weighed next to nothing, and carried her towards the bed.

  Her breathing picked up. Whether in arousal or nerves he wasn’t sure, but he was going to make sure she would never leave him. He would make her feel like the most loved person on the planet. He gently laid her down on her back and broke the kiss. He relieved her of her towel and she tried to cover her nakedness with her hands. He took them and put them both above her head and held them there with one hand.

  *****

  Oh dear God, Alex thought. What is he doing? She wasn’t lying earlier when she said she wasn’t experienced. The sex she had had up until this point was, to say the least, boring and very unsatisfying for her. Her ex had been so selfish, it was usually a wham bam thank you ma’am, which resulted in him being satisfied, but certainly not her.

  She was lying completely naked and exposed and felt nervous and aroused at the same time. Zach lay down beside her and with his free hand started to run it down from the side of her face to her neck and further until he cupped one of her breasts.

  He whispered in her ear, “Relax, little one, enjoy, I am going to love you, the way you deserve to be loved. Fully, wholly, and absolutely.” His voice had an immediate response from her and she felt totally inflamed. She didn’t know if she would make it through the night. The amount of sensations going through her body was insane.

  He continued to caress her until he felt her muscles relax, then he let go of her hands and started to kiss her again. All over, he worked his way down from her lips, to her shoulder, to her breasts, and she moaned and held onto the covers beneath her.

  Oh my, she thought. He moved further down and she tensed. “Relax,” he said again. She tried to, but she was self-conscious and it was hard. About as hard as the thing rubbing against her legs at this moment. He finally reached where he wanted to go and very expertly, in her opinion, began to show her how much he wanted to make her happy, very happy.

  She began panting, and so much sooner than he had thought possible, she came. Her body shuddered and little moaning noises escaped her throat.

  *****

  It turned him on so much that he had to have her – now.

  He ripped away the towel around his waist and worked his way up until he was over her and slowly started to enter her. Alex’s eyes popped open and her mouth opened in a silent “Oh!”

  “You are ready for me?” he asked. She nodded quickly and pulled his head down to kiss him. He got that feeling he had in the woods, her blood was singing to him, and it took all of his restraint not to taste it. He didn’t want to scare her though, so he kept his fangs in check.

  *****

  He started slowly, caressing both of her breasts and tweaking each nipple, just slightly, just enough so that it wasn’t past pleasure and into pain. She couldn’t believe her body’s response to him, she truly had never experienced anything like this. She didn’t want it to end.

  He pulled away slightly so he could see her face and started to quicken his pace. She tried to pull his head back down, but he told her, “No, I want to see you and I want you to see me.” She blushed again. This was so not what she had known making love could be like.

  She stared into his eyes and they were already shining very bright. They then got even brighter and were clearly glowing. She didn’t know why but this turned her on even more. He quickened some more and she was nearly there again – he mouthed, “You’re mine, little one. Only mine.”

  “Yes,” she breathed.

  Very quickly after, she came again, and when he fel
t her tighten around him, his release exploded from him.

  She was lying beneath him and couldn’t get her thought processes to work. Her mind was a shambles, all feelings, and she could only breathe deeply. Zach finally lay down beside her and pulled her into his arms. “I think I love you, Alexina.”

  She could only get out another “Oh!” She couldn’t grasp that this man, this Vampire, would or could love her.

  “Are you okay?” he asked her.

  “Okay is not the word I would use,” she replied.

  “No? Then what would you use?” He smiled into her hair, taking the scent deep inside him.

  “Well, more than one for starters. I think I would say – bloody fantastic!” she laughed.

  “Happy to please, little one, happy to please,” he chuckled.

  She cuddled up to him, took a deep breath and said the most unexpected thing he could think of. “Thank you, Zach.”

  “What?” he asked confused.

  “I said thank you. Thank you for making me feel like the most beautiful woman alive. Thank you for taking my mind off of everything else. Thank you for showing me what making love should be like.”

  She was amazed at herself and how honest she had just been with him. It was not like her to talk of her feelings.

  “Well, my little Scots lass, that was only round one.” He chuckled and pulled her on top of him and started to show her, again, just what things should be like. When round two was over, she was exhausted and sore in places she didn’t know she could be sore.

  *****

  The second time they made love it was even harder for Zach to keep his fangs under control. He was pulled towards her neck and that little spot that pulsed just under her skin. His need to taste her was overwhelming, and he didn’t know how long he could stop himself from doing so.

  He decided that as soon as he could, he would have to talk to her and see if she was open to allowing him to taste her blood. It wasn’t as simple as that though, because he knew that once he did, he could never let her go. She would have to understand that before he would go to that next level with her.

  She was more than he had ever expected, more than he had hoped to ever find. He knew others who had bonded and he was happy for them. He just never thought he would find anyone who he could envisage spending the rest of his eternity with. Was Alexina the one? In his mind the answer was yes. He just had to convince her.

  *****

  Alex fell asleep in Zach’s arms, and she couldn’t think of anywhere else she would rather be. Could this be love?

  She only hoped that he had been telling her the truth and that tomorrow, or the next day or the next, he didn’t decide that this had just been a fling. She didn’t know if she could cope with that.

  At that thought, she realized that even if he didn’t love her, she thought she loved him. The swiftness of this took her breath away, but for once, she was going to take a chance and see where this took her.

  Alex awoke some time later to the smell of freshly made coffee. She realized Zach was not next to her and for a second had a bolt of fear go through her. Fear that he had left and couldn’t face her after what they had done.

  She slowly got up, looked for her mother's necklace and put it on, then found a large terry robe lying on the end of the bed. She put it on and it drowned her, however, she didn’t want to get dressed yet and badly wanted a coffee, so hiked it up and walked through to the kitchen. Zach was on the phone when she got there and could only hear his side of the conversation.

  She noticed the coffee pot and got a cup and poured herself one. “A pendant? What is it like? How important is it? Oh I see, okay, I’ll ask Alexina and get back to you. Okay, we will be over in about an hour. Bye.” He disconnected the call and smiled over at Alex. “Hi, beautiful, how are you feeling?” His smile was radiant as he spoke.

  Beautiful? He just called her beautiful. A wave of relief swept through her. “Well, Mr Vampire, I am just dandy. How’s about you?” she laughed over at him.

  “I can honestly say – I have never felt better in my considerably long life.” He smiled at her and walked over with a definite swagger.

  Alex gulped her coffee down. “I think I’m going to need this caffeine,” she giggled.

  “Oh, I think you will,” he replied.

  Just as he reached her, he noticed the necklace around her neck. “That necklace, where did you get it?”

  She reached up, touched it, and replied, “It was my mother’s. She gave it to me the night she died. Why?”

  Zach gave a huge sigh of relief and this was a tad confusing to Alex, so she waited on his response. “That was Thadius, Amelia and her coven have managed to translate a lot of the journal and it speaks of a pendant that is crucial to the ritual. If we didn’t have it, then we would be, as they say, truly fucked. I am so glad you have it.” His voice was full of relief.

  Alex was glad that she had thought to bring it, though she wouldn’t have left Scotland without it. “If it’s that important, then so am I.”

  Zach once more moved towards her. “Okay, now where were we? Oh yes, the caffeine and your need for it?” He had a very wicked look on his face and Alex’s heart rate shot up, again. It wasn’t the only part of her anatomy that he affected.

  She turned and ran for the bedroom, giggling like a schoolgirl. Of course Zach caught up to her before she could get very far. In fact, he could have got her sooner, but played the game and let her think she was getting away.

  He scooped her up and said into her ear, his breath caressing her throat, “Now would you like me to show you what I can do with that lovely big shower of mine?”

  Alex gasped as his meaning was very clear. Oh, this was a journey of firsts for her. She nodded to him and gave him a kiss on the side of his neck. She practically nuzzled him, and he found it so erotic that he nearly took her there and then, and forgot his plans for the shower.

  He took hold of himself though, and carried her into the bathroom. He set her down on top of the cabinet next to the sink and turned to put the shower on. He came back and relieved Alex of the dressing gown.

  Once more, she was naked and trying to cover herself up in self-consciousness. “No, no, little one. We have played this game before. You do not have to be shy with me. Not ever. I adore looking at you and looking at you has a profound effect on me.” He winked at her, and she looked down and saw the bulge in his jeans.

  He leaned over and kissed her with so much passion it nearly took her breath away. He picked her up and carried her into the shower, he was still fully clothed.

  As they stood in the shower, she reached for his waistband and undid his button and zipper on his jeans. As she slowly and timidly placed her hand inside, she felt just how aroused he was.

  Her confidence grew as he murmured, “Yes,” and she used her other hand to pull the jeans down past his thighs. They fell to his feet and he nimbly stepped out and pushed them behind him.

  The water was cascading down over them. He reached down and took his t-shirt off and threw it down next to his jeans. As she worked her hand on him, he ran his hands through her unruly hair and she suddenly decided to do something, which she hadn’t a lot of experience in. She went down on her knees and did her best to please him the way he had done for her earlier.

  *****

  Zach was overwhelmed at the sensations this woman caused him. He was astounded at the feelings he had for her.

  He couldn’t believe it when she had got down on her knees, and he was now feeling her wet hair tickle him as she did her best to satisfy him. She was a totally amazing woman and he felt astonished to have found her.

  She was doing too well of a job, because all too soon he had to stop her. “Stop, my Alexina, if you don’t, it will be over far too quickly, and I still have plans for you!”

  He moved her into a standing position, then picked her up and braced her back on the tiles behind. She wrapped her legs around his waist
and he kissed her hard before once more entering her. She gasped and dug her fingers into his shoulders, feelings of arousal stampeding through her system.

  He moved from her lips to her neck, and his fangs decided at that moment to make a rather dramatic entry.

  Alex felt something sharp on her neck, but at first didn’t comprehend what it was. She pulled his head back and a shiver of panic ran through her.

  The panic went just as quickly as it came and she moved her fingers to feel them. They seemed huge to her and she wondered if they hurt him.

  He tried to turn away so that she could no longer see them, but she gently, but firmly, turned his head back. After looking for another minute or so, she pulled him to her and gave him a kiss, fangs and all.

  This was not what he had expected, most people fled when his fangs were bared.

  This simple act pushed his arousal up further than he thought possible and he continued entering her faster and faster. Once again, as he felt her nearing her summit he pulled away and stared into her face, watching her as she neared her climax.

  This time she was not as shy, she didn’t blush and didn’t turn away. She stared boldly back at him. They reached their release together, and it took some time for their breathing to get back to normal.

  He placed her feet on the floor and did something that was totally unexpected to Alex. He proceeded to wash her all over, gently and with care. This man was so thoughtful and loving, she was scared someone would take him away.

  After they came out of the shower, Zach told her they had another meeting at HO with Thadius and Amelia.

  On hearing Amelia’s name she winced and decided she would at least try to appear put together and not some hobo. She took care with her hair, though it was so wild that it was not an easy task. She got a pair of trousers and a favourite top of hers – a black silk blouse that she always felt good in.