
Sebastian's Surrender
By
Dana Littlejohn
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Sebastian's Surrender by Dana Littlejohn
Red Rose Publishing
Copyright© 2007 Dana Littlejohn
ISBN: 978-1-60435-140-8
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Sebastian's Surrender
By
Dana Littlejohn
The Dioni Vampire Clan is the only vampire clan left of the ancient vampire race. During the war with the werewolves, Nikolas Dioni took a flag of truce to the leader of the werewolf clan, Isaac Miles. While they spoke they realized that the war between their people had gone on for so long that no one alive knew what the war was about.
Both species had suffered great losses and were dangerously close to extinction from the loss of all of the females in both tribes. They had to turn to mankind to rebuild their races now. Nikolas and Isaac decided that a truce between their people must take place. They needed a fresh start, without fear of one another and time rebuild their races. They entered into a blood oath to be brothers from that day forward, making it a part of their pack rules of existence. After that meeting, they went their separate ways in search of the rest their people who had been scattered across the globe during the war.
The Dioni Clan now meet in the Mojave Desert every turn of the seasons to reconnect with newly found members of their clan, exchange information among themselves and to celebrate.
Suddenly the music stopped. "Sebastian Santos! Come forth!"
The crowd silenced instantly and parted like the Red Sea to give Sebastian a clear path to answer the call. He walked slowly and dropped to his knee when he reached the dais.
"Yes, Lord Nikolas."
"Sebastian it has come to my attention that you have no wife to present to your clan. Is this true?"
"It is true, my lord."
"Explain yourself."
"My lord, I rarely spend time among the humans except to feed. I do not like them. I am not a social being. I like my solitude and I have no need for a companion or companionship therefore, I must confess, that I have put no effort into my search for a wife."
Lord Nikolas sighed. "Sebastian, you are among a select few left with the extraordinary gifts that used to flow freely within our clan. Those gifts are what made the Dioni Clan's most powerful of all the others. It's life's blood and why we are the last of our kind. Eventually everyone will have his own wife so we can build our numbers again, but we must secure that the gifted ones have offspring first to keep our blood strong. We are in a vital rebuilding stage, our numbers are still low. We must make sure the gifts we have continue to flow among our people. Your gift as a psychic vampire is vital to your clan and must be passed on. You must take a wife. It is your duty."
He sighed and nodded. "Yes, my lord. Forgive me for disobeying."
Nikolas smiled. "You are forgiven. I promise having a wife will not be as bad as you think. Wife! Come forth!"
A pale red haired woman standing at the end of the dais came forth and bowed low. "I am here, my lord."
"Rise, my wife and speak to me. Has Sebastian had adequate training with the elders?"
"Yes, my lord, he has. Sebastian's training went very well. Because he can connect with one's mind gives it gives him a unique ability to give his partner exactly what she needs to be pleasured completely. With his psychic ability, the female he's trying to please will find exhilaration in his arms every time," she added with a playful grin.
Nikolas smiled, too. "Excellent, thank you, wife. Sebastian, although you were asked last year to find a wife and present her to your clan at this very meeting, that request will be repeated. Honor your duty and return next year to present your wife to your clan," he said with finality.
Sebastian nodded again. "Yes, my lord."
It was almost summer time again and Sebastian was no closer to finding a mate than he was ten months ago. Summer wasn't his favorite time of the year. The nights weren't long enough to suit him, but he did enjoy the sultry star lit Indiana nights. He also liked the solitude the country provided him. His home was in the middle of a field in a small rural town with nothing else around for miles.
He often spent his nights enjoying the beauty of the brilliant starry sky while laying on his porch swing after feeding. This night he lay on the swing wondering how he was to find a mate he didn't really want to bring back to his clan. Returning empty handed wasn't an option. He knew his lord had cut him a break, but that was a one shot deal. He sighed and rose to go into the house. It was time for a trip into the city, it was time to feed.
After grabbing a small bottle of blood wine from his cabinet, he moved with the celerity of his kind into downtown Indianapolis. As a vampire walking among humans he didn't want to be bothered, so he made sure he didn't stand out by trying to stay as close to modern as he could in his dress. He kept his hair long and pulled back into a ponytail; he noticed it usually came back into fashion sooner or later.
He moved among them, tapping into the closest minds to him without their knowledge as he gathered information about what was going on in the area. He used a simple mind link to pick up on their resent thoughts. It was like running into a radio station for him. He didn't use anything deeper for information gathering; he only used that when he fed to make them drink the blood wine so they would bend to his will and forget they've been fed on.
He hopped from mind to mind and found from different people that there was a festival going on in Military Park. It would be filled with people, the perfect place to take someone unnoticed. He followed the people, and smiled when he came upon the sign, wine tasting festival today. He paid his way inside and went on the hunt for some to feed from.
When he arrived the festival was winding down, the last band was playing and most of the people were drunk and had been for a while. As they jumped, danced and sang, Sebastian walked through the crowd of people tapping into their minds looking for that special person. Suddenly he stopped and turned. He followed the link through the crowd.
She was alone...she was drunk...she was perfect. Blocking out everyone else's mind around him, he concentrated on her. She's young...blonde...pretty... He pushed through the crowd moving faster as more information came in. She normally worked nights, but she was off tonight... He smiled. Her car wasn't far... He would return her to it when he was through with her. A blonde was dancing, laughing, jumping up and down, it was her, and he could almost see her clearly.
He smiled and nodded. This one he would consider making love to. Thinking about tasting the wine mixed with her lust in her blood and looking into her pretty face was making his pants fit more uncomfortable as he moved closer to her. It had been a long time since he made love to a human; he was due. He reached out to make physical contact with her and make the connection complete when someone else grabbed her arm and pulled her away. Stunned, he broke the connection.
"Elsie?" a woman screamed over the music.
The pretty blonde smiled and hugged the woman. "Hey, Amber! I didn't know you were going to be here tonight. Why didn't you say something? We could have ridden together. I'm having a blast, are you?"
Amber chuckled. "Yes, Elsie, I'm having a good time too. Are you ok? Do you need a ride home? Nancy and I are getting ready to leave."
Elsie laughed. "Yeah, I guess I shouldn't be driving, huh? Sure, I can get my car tomorrow. Can I just hear this song? I love this band."
Amber smiled. "Sure, Elsie. I'll let Nancy know you're coming with us."
Sebastian listened to them and watched their exchange, cursing his luck and the woman for intercepting him. His first opportunity of the night had gotten away from him. He turned his attention to the other woman. He could no longer see her clearly as she walked away from him through the crowd, so he sent out a link while she was still in range.
When his mind touched hers, it was like a current of electricity went through him. He almost stumbled backwards from the reaction to it, but he could not bring himself to sever it. When his mind was connected to the woman, after the initial zap, an overwhelming sense of peace, acceptance and love wash over him. He smiled and closed his eyes, enjoying the feel good feeling that was infusing his body. It was a feeling he was not unaccustomed to. What more could this woman do for him if a simple mind link to her did this? As he contemplated the possibilities, the link was broken and he felt like someone had pushed him into the deep end of the pool.
His eyes popped open and looked around frantically pushing through the crowd, but she was gone. He searched around for the pretty blonde and realized she too was gone. He blew out a frustrated breath.
"Damn."
He couldn't take the time to look for them, it would have to wait. He had wasted enough time and he had another more urgent call to attend to. He needed to feed; he would hunt them later.
The next evening Sebastian woke with a new mission in mind: to find that woman. His mind was captured by her and he didn't even remember what she looked like. It was how she made him feel when their minds were connected.
Something had changed in him the moment his mind touched hers. He never thought to take a wife before Lord Nikolas told him to, or even travel with a companion like some of his clan brothers did. He had always roamed alone.
No one had ever affected him the she did, even though they were connected only for a brief moment. Being linked to her had seared him from the inside out and cast her in a beautiful aura that would always be there. He could be happy with this woman, he just knew it and since he had to have a wife it was going to be her. He had to find her.
He went outside to lay on his swing. Staring at the stars he concentrated, trying to reestablish the link with her. He closed his eyes and suddenly he gasped.
His body tingled all over and he felt a warm feeling covering his body. He took a deep breath and welcomed it. As the air escaped his lungs his erection grew and in his mind's eye he could see an aura that he knew was connected to her. His pants grew tighter and tighter as he concentrated on what she left behind in his mind...and then it was gone. His eyes popped open and he sat straight up, shaken and breathing hard.
Frustrated he jumped to his feet and paced the porch. He paced for some time and then he stopped in mid step. A small smile touched his lips and he sat back down on the swing and closed his eyes again to concentrate.
"She was blonde," he began muttered. "Yes and pretty...she worked nights...at a hospital." He took a deep breath and concentrated a little more then sat up with a big grin on his face. "Tonight I will know."
He walked into the hospital looking around. At first he walked around floor to floor, checking the nurses' stations until finally he sent out a link, hoping she was close enough to reach. After a few tries, he found her and started toward her floor. He found her alone at her station and went to meet her.
"Excuse me," he said leaning on the counter.
"Yes, sir, how can --"
He stopped her from speaking and tapped her mind.
Her name was Elsie...she was a nice girl...a friend of the woman he sought. Amber. He smiled and continued walking through her mind. Amber worked here...during the day. He frowned and thought for a moment, then smiled again.
"Elsie, you are to bring Amber here tomorrow night to meet me. Do you understand?
She nodded blankly.
He released her mind and left her.
Stalking the streets as he did each night he searched for someone new to feed from, but he couldn't concentrate on the task at hand. He was angry.
He liked his life and didn't want to change. Lord Nikolas did this to him. He was making him take a mate. Now he had all these crazy feelings he didn't know what to do with. The more he walked, the harder he breathed, and his fists clenched constantly. Hours passed and the night was slipping away from him. Now he was angry with himself.
How could he let some unknown woman affect him so? She has taken over his whole thought pattern. He couldn't remember what she looked like, but he could never forget how she made him feel. He stopped walking and looked at the people in the streets. He wanted to scream, but he didn't; instead he blew out a heavy breath and tapped into the mind of the first person he saw alone.
Sebastian moved quickly to a woman as she tried to get into her car and carried her back to his house. Once home he gave the woman the blood wine and paced the floors watching her drink it in her dazed state. He was pleased with her appearance. There was a time when he used to mate with the ones that pleased him, but it had been a long time since he had done so. He watched her and continued pacing with his face twisted.
She moved like a zombie drinking the wine steadily only because he had had told her to. She was unresponsive, unaware of anything other than what he told her to do. He sighed and stopped moving, dragging his hand across his face. With a wife she would be aware of him. She'd know he was there...know he was making love to her...aware of his touch. He remembered over hearing his clan brothers talking about how wonderful it was to mate with a woman of your own blood. It had been a long time since love making felt good, it was more of a release at this point.
"What if all the stories were true?" he muttered. He looked at the woman and chuckled shaking his head.
He sat next to her and took the glass. Pulling her head into his lap he unbuttoned her blouse to get a better view of the vein on her neck that throb invitingly at him. He paused only for a moment before he sank his teeth into it and drank until he was full. It was just before dawn when he returned home from taking the woman back to her car, he closed up his house and laid down to rest.
Amber arrived at work bright and early the next morning.
"Hi, Elsie. How was your night?"
"You have to come back here tonight and meet my friend, Amber."
"Well, good morning to you, too," she said with a chuckle. "Well, I'm in no mood to be hooked up, so your friend is going to have to wait. I'm off today, remember? I'm going back to my little house in the country and have a picnic. I just came to drop off some notes on my patients for Sandy," she said cheerfully. She handed her the note pad and walked away. "See you tomorrow," added over her shoulder.
Once in her car she thought of her friend and shook her head laughing before she pulled off into the street. She pulled onto the highway and drove the familiar path leisurely until the scenery began to change showing fewer buildings and more trees and grass.
Going into the second hour, she veered off the highway and drove down the gravel and dirt roads of the scenic countryside of southern Indiana. A smile touched her face as she inhaled deeply. The fields on her left were full of wild flowers, and corn stood higher than she did on her right; there were no sounds around except her radio.
She loved the wide open spaces and fresh air of the country. She'd live out here if it didn't take so long to drive back to the city for her to get to work. She grew up on a farm and loved every minute of it. Her foster parents weren't rich people, but they did show her love. Coming to the country made her feel closer to them now that they were gone.
She drove for another half hour before a small log cabin came into view. When she spied it she smiled and pushed on the gas, leaving a rising dirt trail in her wake. She parked in front of it and started unpacking her things. Laying everything on the porch, she set everything within arm's reach of the swing she would be lying in. Once she was done, she pushed play on her portable radio and lay in the swing with her book.
Sebastian woke with a smile on his face, but when he realized he was smiling he laughed. What was happening to him? He just wanted to know who the woman was that had touched his mind and left such an impression on him, that's all. Once he knew who she was and what she was about everything would go back to normal. He would have his happy content life back. He sat up. Content? Is that what he was? Happy? Was he even happy? He frowned, and then shook his head hard. Tonight he would go to Elsie; she was bringing Amber to meet him and all of this craziness in his head would be over.
He left his room to go lay on the swing in the warm night air. Opening the door he stopped short. Slowly he shut the door behind him and walked to the figure lying in his swing. She was exquisite. Her golden brown skin was without flaw and her full lips called to him.
"Well, this evening is starting off very nicely. At least I don't have to worry about looking for someone to feed from this evening. I can feed early, return this woman to where she belonged and then go to see Amber," he muttered and moved the long strands of hair away from her eyes smiling. "I may even make love to this one."
He gently reached out to touch her mind. The shock of the connection moved him back a few steps rocking his whole being and his eyes popped open.
"It's her," he whispered urgently. "What is she--- How did-"he stopped in mid thought and starting pacing again, kicking her things out of his way. Stopping by the front door, he took a deep breath and went back to her, grabbing her shoulders.
"Amber, wake up."
"Hmm." She stirred slowly, then her eyes popped open. At first she was entranced by the marble like ebony eyes that were looking back at her, then she screamed and pushed him back. "Who are you?" She jumped to her feet looking around. "Where am I?"
"Ok, calm down. I don't know how you came to be here, but you're at my house. You were asleep on my porch when I came outside. I'm the one that should be angry at you for invading my space."
"Your house?" She looked around again, holding her head. "You live here? I had no idea anyone even lived here. I found this house a few weeks ago. I've been coming here ever since to have a picnic on my days off. It was all boarded up, so I thought it was abandoned or something."
"Well, it isn't. I live here. I don't come out during the day. If you come here during the day to have a picnic, why are you here so late?"
Her eyes lowered and she sat back on the swing. "Well, I, I guess I fell asleep."
"Yes, I guess you did."
"You don't have to be so snappy. I apologize for trespassing, but I didn't know anyone lived here. I'll just get my stuff and leave you in peace."
He watched her as she gathered her things and stated pacing again. He couldn't tap in her mind and bend her to his will; it was forbidden to do so to the one who would be your wife. He had to stop her, make her fall for him on her own. She was almost done and he paced faster, then stopped and took a deep breath.
"Amber, you don't have to leave," he said gruffly.
She turned to him with her arms full. "You don't have to use that tone with me, you know? I did apologize for disturbing you. I didn't hurt anything or break your swing. You could be a little nicer."
He frowned. "What tone? I didn't use a specific tone. I just said you didn't have to leave."
She stuffed her things into the back seat and leaned on her car with her arms around her chest. "Oh, yes you did and you're doing it again."
"I am not using a tone, Amber."
"And that's another thing. How do you know my name? I don't know you, we've never met."
"I, I know your friend Elsie. She was supposed to bring you to meet me tonight at the hospital."
"Ohhh, so you're the guy she wanted me to meet. What a coincidence that I would end up on your porch to have my picnics," she said with a chuckle. "Almost like karma."
"Yes, karma."
She raised her eye brow. "But that still doesn't explain how you knew I was Amber when you saw me."
Now he wrapped his arms around his chest. "I saw you at the wine tasting festival taking Elsie home. "
"Oh. Well, I guess that makes sense. I should go now. I've taken up enough of your time. You probably have things to do."
"No, I don't. I was going to meet you, that was it. But since you're here, why not come in so we could talk."
She wrapped her arms around her chest again and looked him over. He was tall, slender, and everything about him was black. His long black hair was pulled back into a wavy ponytail. His beard covered most of his face, even tee shirt and jeans were in the color scheme, but his skin was different, a smooth olive color standing out against all the black.
A quick smile came to her face and disappeared just as fast. "You're not some kind of murderous killer are you? I know judo and I can defend myself," she added as she walked by him.
He chuckled opening the door for her. "I'll consider myself warned."
Inside they sat on the sofa and talked for a few hours, and then Amber looked at her watch and stood.
"I've been having a great time talking with you, Sebastian. You're not a bad guy, but it's getting really late. I have about a two hour dive ahead of me and I'm getting hungry so I'm going to leave."
"Wait, Amber, I..." he started and sighed. "I have this mission I'm supposed to be on and only you can help me."
"Well, I'll help you if I can." She back down. "What's your mission?"
"I have to find a wife. I never wanted one, but my leader said that I must, it was my duty. I want you for my wife."
She blinked a few times before her brain could form something to say. "What?"
He sighed again. "Here, let me share myself with you." He moved closer to her and put both hands on both sides of her face.
The images slammed into Amber's mind with the force of a thunderstorm. She gasped and her body started to shake as she took in the sights that were presented to her. Feedings...old ones, new ones. Emotions...loneliness, pride, depression. Images...so many images, all slamming into her mind one after the other. Tears filled her eyes and rolled down her face as she took in what she was seeing and feeling. Her hands shook as she tried to move them and she forced her mouth to work.
"Stop, Sebastian, stop," she said panting breathlessly.
Sebastian opened his eyes and severed the connection. "Amber, what is it? I---"
She held her hand up and turned away from him as the tears continued to roll down her face.
"Amber, please, let me---"
She shook her head and wiped her face. "No, no, I have to go." She jumped to her feet and moved quickly to the door.
"Wait, Amber, I don't understand. What did I do?"
He followed her to the door only to see the car speed off down the dark road. His confusion grew as he watched the two red lights until they winked out of his view.
Amber woke the next morning and went through her regular routine and headed off to work.
"Good morning, Elsie. How was your night?"
"You have to come back after work, Amber, so you can meet my friend."
The memories from last night came flooding back to her mind and she shook her head. "Your friend, huh? I think I met your friend last night." She grabbed her arm and pulled her around the corner. "He's crazy. He said he was a vampire. Well, I think he said it." She frowned as she searched her memories. "Well, anyway, I don't know what he said, but I think he's a vampire. He said he wanted me for his wife." She lowered her voice even more pulling her closer to her. "Do you know how vampires make you their mates?"
"No, do you?"
She sucked her teeth. "Yes, everyone knows that. They suck the blood out of you until you die, that's how."
Elsie laughed and walked back to their station. "Ok, now who's acting crazy?" She looked at Amber as she gathered her things. "You believe him, too, don't you?"
"You don't think I should?"
"The question you should be asking yourself is, why should you? You don't even know him."
She grabbed her head again. "Yeah, but he wouldn't lie to me." She shook her head again. "Well, how do you know Sebastian?"
"Who's Sebastian?"
Amber's eyes widened. "What do you mean, who's Sebastian? Your friend, the guy you wanted me to meet."
"Oh, is that his name?"
"What? You don't even know his name?" she asked alarmed. "How is he your friend and you don't even know his name? How do you know him?"
Elsie thought for a moment then she laughed. "I don't know. Look, let's meet for lunch and we'll talk more, ok? A late lunch, around one o'clock at Tso Ping's, ok?" she added as he went to the elevator.
Amber went through her whole day staring at the clock waiting for one o'clock to come around and when it did she ran out the door and down the street to meet her friend. When she arrived Elsie was already eating.
"Sorry, girl. I was so hungry and tired when I woke up. I don't know why."
"It's ok; I'm not very hungry today. Elsie, this guy, Sebastian, is he crazy?"
"Not that I know of. I only know I was supposed to get you to come back to the hospital to meet him and tell you he was a worthy mate."
She laughed. "A worthy mate, huh? Yeah, ok."
"I don't remember how we met or even when, that's about all I do know. Weird, huh?"
"Yeah, weird. He scares me, Elsie. I have all these pictures in my head and all these feelings...he's a vampire. I can't help but believe that. They kill the people they feed from, don't they? He said he wanted me to be his wife. I don't want to die."
"How long were you with him before everything got all weird? Is that all you talked about, him sucking the life out of you?"
She rolled her eyes. "Well, no, that's not all we talked about. He seemed really nice while we were talking. I was there for a few hours just hanging out. I don't even think we talked about it. I just know, you know?"
"No, I don't know. Did you like him?"
She picked up Elsie's drink and shrugged. "Yeah, I did. I felt really comfortable being around him especially since he was a stranger and all." She took a few sips. "I asked him about his family. He said his clan was large and they met every year."
She finished her food nodding. "Right, right, that family thing is a big issue for you."
Amber chuckled and slid her cup across to her. "Yeah, when you're an orphan you don't really have a family. People tend to want what they've never had. I'd like one of my own one day."
"Hold that thought." Elsie refilled her plate and came back to the table. "Ok, now, Amber, you know that in order to get this family you want so bad, you have to have a man?"
She twisted her lips. "Yes, Elsie, I'm aware of that."
"Now, just hold on a minute. Don't get all bent out of shape. All I'm saying is did it ever occur to you that Sebastian might be one of those guys with the weird sense of humor? He could be just joking with you."
"No, I hadn't thought of that. You think so?"
She shrugged. "It's possible, right? What did he look like? Was he cute?"
She leaned on the table as her mouth dropped open. "What? You don't even remember what he looks like?"
"What, sorry, I don't remember. So, was he?"
She sat back and tried not to smile as his image came into her mind's eye. "Yes, he is very attractive."
"He probably was just joking. The cute ones always have some crazy sick sense of humor. They think it's charming."
Amber thought for a moment holding her head. "I don't know. He touched my head and all of a sudden---"
"You may be totally overreacting to all this. Give the man a chance. Go back and see what he's talking about."
She thought for another moment and caught a glimpse of the clock on the wall behind her friend and stood up. "I have to get back. I'll see you in the morning."
Sebastian arrived at the hospital again. He stalked inside the building and straight up to the nurses' station where Elsie was. He stepped out of the elevator and saw her with another woman. He stayed at the end of the hall for a while pacing, clinching his fists and breathing hard. Finally he stopped and took a deep breath and reached out to touch her mind.
"I swear, Elsie," the woman said stifling a yawn. "I can't see how you can work these nights. I'm so tired I can barely see this chart. I'll be glad to get checked off so I can go back to my regular shift," the woman said with a chuckle. "How do you do it?" When Elsie didn't answer her and she looked up. "Hey, where are you going?"
Elsie continued to walk down the hall toward Sebastian. She turned the corner to where he was pacing the floors again.
"Who is that woman?" he snapped. "That is not Amber. I said to bring Amber back to the hospital to meet me."
"The woman is Rachel," she answered blankly.
"I didn't ask for Rachel, did I? I don't want Rachel, I want Amber. Where is she? Didn't you see her or talk to her today?"
"She says you're crazy."
"What? I showed her everything that I am in order to get her to understand me and she said I was crazy?" He was almost yelling.
"She said you scared her."
He stopped in front of her and his frustrated anger faded away. "She said I scared her?"
Elsie nodded.
He sighed. "Then I've lost her." He looked around the corner to the nurses' station, then back at Elsie and sighed again. "Where can we go to be alone?"
"The nurse's lounge will be empty until the morning."
"Take me there," he said and pulled the small bottle of blood wine from his pocket.
Many nights went by. Sebastian spent each one pacing the floors of his room or staring at the stars wondering what he did wrong, wishing he had a chance to fix it. Only the thirst could make him move and do something other than that.
He went back to the hospital to see Elsie each night in hopes of getting some information from her on what Amber was doing. All he found out was she hadn't seen her or talked to her except for work related issues. After searching her mind he gave her the blood wine and fed from her, unwilling to make the effort to hunt for another.
One evening he woke with a sigh and left his room to sit on the couch. He sat there for hours until the urge was too much for him to bear. He left his spot and swung the door open and gasped.
"Amber."
She left the swing and walked over to him. "I, I think we should talk."
He stepped out of the way so she could enter and closed the door behind her. They sat on the couch for a while with the thick silence around him before Sebastian spoke.
"I missed you so much, Amber. I didn't think you were going to come back. To share with you everything that makes me, me. Then have you run away from me...it was almost unbearable."
"I'm sorry, Sebastian. That was not my intention. I just needed time to think. I don't understand what's happening to me and I knew only you knew what was going on. Ever since I left here that night, I've been seeing all kinds of, I don't know, visions. At first they were freaking me out, but now that I've had time to get a handle on them I realize they are you or parts of you."
He nodded. "Once our minds touched you became a part of me and I became a part of you," he explained and gave her a weak smile. "I love you."
"Our minds touched? I don't understand and how can you love me? We've just met."
He turned to her. "I don't have much experience talking to humans; I may come off a little harsh when I'm not trying to be. I have been alone for a long time. I'm only around humans long enough to feed from them. My social skills are not as keen as my psychic ability," he said with a smirk. "I want to share everything with you so you can understand, but I don't want to scare you away again."
She took a deep breath and a hesitant laugh escaped her. "I think the worst has passed. Go ahead."
He nodded and rested on his knees. "I'm a loner, Amber, always have been. I've lived alone, traveled alone and even when I'm with my clan, I'm not really with them; I'm just there. I was happy, well, I thought I was happy." He sighed. "Let's just say I didn't realize I was unhappy until my lord Nikolas told me it was time that I found a mate to help rebuild my clan."
He stood and started pacing. "I was furious at first that he would ask me. I never expressed a want or a need for a mate," he slowed to a stop. "But he said it was my duty and I must obey."
As he spoke the images went across her mind's eye, then she looked up at him. "Is that what I am to you? You're just doing your duty and finding a wife as your leader asked you to?"
"No, no, no." He sat back next to her. "No, that's how I felt in the beginning, but I ran into you at the wine festival and touched your mind; everything changed for me."
"What do you mean?"
He smiled. "From that moment on all could do was think of you. You have consumed my every waking moment. I know now that I wasn't happy being alone, I was just alone. When our minds were linked for that short amount of time, it was the most amazing feeling I had ever felt," he said excitedly. "I couldn't help but think about what it would be like to really be connected to you, knowing what you wanted and needing to be one with me," he added and touched her face.
"I don't know what to say, Sebastian. I was scared to death at first, but now, I know you're not lying to me. I trust you and I don't know why. I know you."
"And I know you."
"No, you don't know---"
"You never knew your family; you were an orphan. The people who raised you told you that you were found on the doorstep of a church with your name pinned to your blanket and that's all. You live in the city because your job is there, but you would live out in the middle of nowhere if you could, because you're a country girl at heart."
She gasped but he kept talking.
"I know everything about you and I can give you everything you need." He took her hands and kissed them.
"How can you know all---"
"You want, no, you need to be loved unconditionally. I can give that to you. When my mind touched yours, it spoke to me. It said things words could not express." He took her hand and put it to his face. "I know the gentleness of your touch will only get better and my body cries out to be touched by you." He leaned forward to brush his lips against hers. "The softness of your lips whispers the bliss that awaits me in your kisses. To hear your body sing as we become one is all my body wants. No one else can have from me what is already yours."
"Sebastian---," she started, but he continued.
"You need a family bond and I can offer you that, too. Let me be everything you need. Stay with me, be my wife. I don't think I can be alone again. I love you."
He was still so close to her, she could hardly form her words. "Sebastian, these days apart from you were difficult for me too. I cannot ignore the bond that is obviously between us. I don't understand it, but I can't deny it either." She held the hand he had on her cheek and looked into his eyes. "I've been alone, too, my whole life, and I find I'd rather be with you in your world than alone without you in mine. I, I love you, too."
He released a sigh of relief and brought her face to his. The kiss was soft and passionate. He released her and touched both sides of her face smiling. "May I?"
She returned his smile. "Yes."
His mind reached out for hers, but this time it wasn't a shock of emotions and images; she was ready.
He deepened the connection between them, becoming closer to her than anyone he'd ever touched. His eyes were closed and the beauty of her aura enveloped him. He was aware of only her...her heartbeat...her smell...her breathing. He raised his hands and started to unbutton her blouse, then released her from the confines of her bra. As he glided his hands over her silky skin, a moan of pleasure escaped him. He licked his lips and slowly eased her toward him so she would lay face down on the couch.
Positioning himself beside her pressed his lips to her shoulders planting butterfly kisses from one side to the other. His kisses and hands explored her body as he walked through her mind looking for the spot that would make her body sing. His hands moved lower and the kisses followed. The combination caused her to moan her pleasure aloud and he knew her sensual body song was beginning.
A smile touched his lips as he tongued her spine, stopping at her lower back just at the rise of her succulent bottom. She moaned again and it spoke to his body. Her body song was getting louder. He slid her as gracefully as he could out of her pants, controlling his need to rip them off violently to get to her. He removed his own clothes with much less grace and lay on top of her, needing to feel a connection with their bodies and minds.
He gently turned her over and she opened her eyes. "You know what I must do to bring you into my world?"
"Yes, I can see it."
"You don't have to be afraid of me."
She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I know. Take me into your world."
He was lost in the beauty of her amber eyes. He captured her lips and surrendered his all to her. Walking through her mind, he opened his own to her. He knew exactly what she wanted, what she needed from him, and he showed her what he needed. He lowered his kisses to each breast, caressing and nibbling at each one in turn. A shudder went through her body. Her body was singing loudly now. Her mind told him she was close, but not yet ready. He brought her breasts together, suckling them, and her body screamed. She needed him inside her now. He climbed back up her body and pushed his hardened member inside her without resistance. They both let out a joyful sigh.
Sebastian's mind was on fire. He was consumed with emotions that controlled his whole being. It was new and fantastic. He could feel her body pulsing around his engorged member as he slid it in and out of her. All his senses were alive and aware of her as never before. She wrapped her legs around him and he sank deeper into her. He moved faster, trying to get deeper into her and she met his every thrust.
"Sebastian, do it now. Take me now!"
He didn't know if she had spoken or if he pulled it from her mind, but he honored it and sunk his teeth deep into her just as she came, and drank his fill of her. Slowly she stopped moving. Her heartbeat, that had just beat like a rabbit's, slowed until it didn't beat at all. He looked down at her lifeless body and moved the hair from her face as he did the first time he saw her on his porch. He bit his own wrist until the blood ran like a small stream and put it to her mouth.
"Now, my sweet Amber, we both shall have what we really want."
The blood pooled into her mouth and ran down her throat. Before long, her hand slowly rose to hold his wrist to her lips and she drank heavily. Finally she let him go and began moving beneath him again. Together they moved in sync as if they had been lovers for a lifetime. They knew exactly what to do for each other. They were one.
Sebastian's moans were grew louder with each thrust he made inside of her. All his senses were already alive, but now they were electrified. Every move brought him closer to oblivion. He didn't want it to end, but he knew he would explode any moment. A raging inferno was building inside him and with each movement he screamed louder and louder. The feeling was beyond delight, beyond joy, beyond ecstasy; it was indescribable. He ground into her harder and harder until she exploded around him, the walls of her heated core squeezing and gripping him.
Enjoying her release he slid in and out of her heated wet center faster and faster until his bliss was complete. He released his passion into her and lifted his voice to join hers.
Exhausted, he cupped her face, kissing her all over. "That was the most incredible feeling I have ever felt. Everything I've heard about mating with a wife of your own blood is true," he panted excitedly. I've mated with humans before, but it was never like that. Are you ok? How do you feel?"
She smiled. "I, I feel loved. Does this mean I'm like you? Do I belong to you now?"
He returned her smile and kissed her again. "Yes, my sweet wife, you are like me now, but it is I that belong to you."
The End
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Dana Littlejohn was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, but she has called Indianapolis, In. her home for over 10 years. Since childhood she loved to write and it showed in contest winning poetry and writing short stories to entertain her friends. To date she has published three full length romance novels, three novellas and four short stories and will participate in two anthologies. Stop by her website's and see what's happening next with her.
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