The Blood Covenant: Book One of The Medici Warrior Series

by Emily Bex

  Kate can feel Shade's temper building as he says in a booming voice, "I said it has been taken care of, I understand your instructions, doctor!"

  ***

  The doctor's face reddens as he backs down from Shade, "Well then, I don't think I need to examine you today since Dr. Cavelli was just here. I will leave you a month's worth of supplements, and I will be back for a follow-up visit next month and will bring your next supply at that time. You should start taking them as soon as possible." He places the bottles of capsules on the table. "If you have no other questions for me, then, I guess I will take my leave.”

  As he stands up to leave, Gi appears from nowhere and escorts him to the door. Kate sits numb beside Shade, trying to absorb the information this doctor has just delivered. She turns to Shade.

  “I won't let this baby die, Shade. I won't.”

  He closes his eyes and leans his forehead to hers, and whispers “Bel rosso.”

  Once the doctor has left the house and they are alone, he turns to her. “Bel, I want you to be okay, if you can’t go through with this, you need to tell me. Please tell me, whatever you decide, this is your choice, it is your body, and this sickness will be horrible for you. Please tell me what you wish.”

  ***

  His body and mind feel somewhat better knowing there is a chance for the baby, but these pills making her ill scares the fucking hell out of him.

  She clings to him, “I am frightened as well. It was so foolish of me to let this happen, but now that it has, I can't let our baby die. He is us! Many women feel sick through their pregnancy. I will be fine. Unless...unless this is not what you want?”

  He lets his hand slide down her face, softly touching every part of it, letting his thumbs slide across her lips, then kissing her softly on the forehead and crushing her to his chest.

  “Kate, there is nothing I want more than to have bambinos with you, but I am worried about this sickness. The pills worry me. I don’t like all this medicinal shit of today. If you were immortal, we would not have these problems. This is not your fault, we fell in love and that is that.”

  Kate strokes his back, soothing him.

  “Let's try not to second guess everything. Neither of us knows the future. Can we just take it a day at a time? I mean, I'm sure if my response to the pills is abnormal, the doctor will know that, and he would know what to do. I don't know any other alternative. Let's just follow instructions and hope for the best, okay? I know that worrying about it won't be good for the baby, so I will just hope for the best.”

  “Si. We will take it one day at a time. I will be here. I will make sure Alec knows my schedule will need to be flexible. That’s all there is to it! Now, as a special treat, I think before you start all this pill taking and sickness, I owe you something, and I am going to pay my debt.”

  He looks down at her and smiles wickedly.

  “You have a debt? To me?”

  “Oh si, to you, bel,” kissing her softly. “I recall a rooftop in Paris, a gorgeous woman with strawberries, roses, and champagne. And I also recall not finishing something I started, and I promised this woman I would repay that debt. I wonder if she will be free.”

  “When? Now? You want to take me to Paris now? I hope I can change out of this robe first.”

  “Si, there is my bel rosso! Now, we will leave around 3:00 a.m., and we will take my private plane, so run along and pack your things so they can be loaded on the plane. We will have time to get to the hangar before sunrise and we will sleep on the plane. And do not pack so damn much, bel!”

  “I thought you were just going to zip me over there again like last time.”

  “I can teleport you, but taking your luggage is another thing, so we will take my plane this time. Now, run along, I have to find Luca, and give him some instructions. I will meet you in the bedroom when I am done. You lift nothing! You call Gi or Theresa to help you pack. Gi will get all the bags when you are done and get them to the plane.”

  68

  Meeting Alec at their regular hangout, Old Ebbitt Grill, the place to see and be seen by everyone in politics in D.C., Rissa is immediately greeted and escorted to their table. Usually, they arrive together, but tonight, they could not coordinate their busy schedules. Getting out of the cab, she knows she’s a little overdressed, but she had a formal event and did not have time to change. She hopes Alec will not be too upset with this dress with its low cut back.

  She is just getting settled at the table when her cell goes off and she is sure it is Alec, but finds, instead, it is the actor friend she sent to Kate’s to play ‘doctor’. Answering quickly, he gives her the rundown of how things went with Kate and Shade, and Rissa is ecstatic. Things are going just as planned, and she is well on her way to making a success of breaking up this little happy home.

  ***

  Alec is greeted as soon as he enters the restaurant and escorted to their table. Rissa is already seated and looks ravishing in red. He bends down to kiss her when he reaches the table and slides his hand down her back, only to notice the dress is backless. He is not amused. As they finish the kiss, he leans to her ear and whispers.

  “That dress suits you, my darling, but probably shows more skin than is proper for a Senator's fiancé."

  He takes his seat across from her and nods at several acquaintances and colleagues around the room. He reaches across the table and takes her hand.

  “I hope you have some good news for me, darling. I have not had the best of days on the Senate floor.”

  ***

  She can see him admiring her dress, but his words tell her he is not pleased. He will never show his displeasure with her in public, where prying eyes are always on the lookout for some bit of gossip that would show up in the next day’s newspaper, something about a ‘little incident’ in a local eatery between ‘a certain handsome, single Senator and his blonde girlfriend’. Like everyone in D.C. wouldn’t know exactly who they were referring to. Rissa admits she tries to push the limits with her wardrobe sometimes. He is so damn particular about how she dresses in public.

  ***

  His kiss is just long enough to fire her blood, but not long enough to draw unwanted attention. When he breaks the kiss, her smile is huge, never letting on he just whispered an admonishment. As he sits, he takes her hand, and her smile softens as she lets her fingers play inside his. When they are out in public, he is always the perfect gentleman, never a missed step, aware that he is being watched, and probably photographed.

  ***

  Rissa beams at him, “I have some excellent news. I am quite pleased, and I am sure you will be as well, Alec. Everything went well with the doctor visit. Kate was adamant that she will take the supplements no matter how ill she becomes. And we haven’t even introduced the wonderful kicker for Shade.”

  Alec flags down their waiter and he practically stumbles over his own feet trying to get to the table fast enough.

  "Yes sir, my name is Roger and I will be your server tonight."

  “Well Roger, I have some wine here that is held exclusively for me...” Before Alec can even finish speaking, Roger acknowledges him.

  "Yes sir, Senator, The Medici Midnight. The manager makes sure we never run out, and emphasizes it is only available to you. Would you like me to bring over a bottle now, sir?"

  “Please, Roger.” I fucking hate how condescending I must be to this mortal. “And have the chef prepare us that sushi platter, he knows what I like. That will be all.”

  The waiter scurries away to place the order. Alec looks at Rissa and shakes his head, muttering under his breath, "Mortals."

  Turning his attention back to Rissa, he responds, “Rissa, that is excellent news. If she starts taking her pills right away, we should have, at least, part of this problem behind us within a week. I could not be more pleased, my darling. And the wonderful kicker for Shade?”

  ***

  Rissa smiles and tilts her head, looking like she is hanging on his every word. Quickly blocking her th
oughts from Alec, she decides not to tell him that Shade mentioned having already made arrangements for feeding. Rissa feels certain Shade is shielding Kate from the reality of feeders. And no matter, Desire will have him in the palm of her hand the moment she strolls through that door.

  “Well, apparently Shade was quite angry when our good doctor mentioned a feeder. I do believe, between Desire, his hunger, and the stresses of not knowing whether Kate can even carry this child to term, he will take to Desire quite well. I do hope that has made a better ending to your day?”

  Alec laughs out loud, loud enough to draw the attention of other people seated nearby who turn to look in his direction. He lifts Rissa's hand to his lips and kisses her palm, letting his tongue gently tease. With a genuine smile on his face, he looks at her and responds.

  “My darling, you have no idea. I almost feel sorry for my old friend Shade, almost. Now, what about you? What about your day?”

  ***

  Rissa could almost melt where she sits. She loves when she can make him happy. She takes pride in knowing he is hers and she knows deep inside him, he needs her for some things no other woman can give him.

  “I do apologize for the dress Alec, sincerely. I was held up much longer than anticipated. I had the big charity event for the Polo set this afternoon and had no time to return home and change. But the event went off without a hitch, of course.”

  The waiter returns with the wine and food. The sushi platter is placed in the middle of the table for both of them, and he pours the wine into their glasses before he scurries off once more. Alec lifts his glass to Rissa, and she responds by lifting her glass to his.

  “May we get everything in this world we so richly deserve and may we do it together. I love you, Rissa.” He clinks his glass to hers and watches her face closely.

  Rissa is momentarily taken aback. It is not that she has never heard those words before, but normally, they are only spoken in private. It is rare for him to speak of love in public. Licking her lips softly, she looks down, not sure how to respond and brings the glass to her lips and lifts her eyes to him. Taking a small sip, she twirls the glass in her hand, her eyes still locked with his, trying to keep her composure and emotions in check.

  “As I love you Alec, as I love you. Did something happen today? Anything I can do to help?”

  ***

  Alec watches her face as he delivers those words, and she seems surprised, unsure. He smirks to himself, withholding from Rissa is what he does best.

  “You have changed the subject, my darling, and here I was trying to talk about love. But no, unless you can get fifty-two Democrats to vote on my bill, then I don't think you can help me with this problem, but then, that is what my money and the lobbyists are for. And do you love me, Rissa? You know we will never be conventional, but that doesn’t mean I don't see what you do for me, or that I don't see how you care for me. I'm a selfish man, and I make no apologies for it. I want what I want, and I will always find a way to get it. ButI’m not blind, my darling.”

  ***

  Her whole insides go soft, and Rissa is not one to go soft. She rarely lets any man get to her. Reaching over, she slides her fingers up and down the lapel of his jacket and smiles softly, moist between her legs from just his words and the power he has to make her so. Her voice is so soft it even surprises her.

  “I love you, Alec. I have always loved you. And you are far from blind. You keep me on my toes, to say the least. You give me so much, and I want only to give that back to you tenfold. I want to launch our life together, moving us forward at every turn. I want us to rise above them all, together. No one else can do that with you, I know that, and I intend to keep your attention and your love.”

  He places his hand over hers as she slides it up his arm. “Rissa, no man in power, mortal or immortal, gets there without climbing over the backs of others. I have made many enemies, and I will make many more. What I have in you is a partner who I can trust to keep my secrets, who won't make judgments about moral or immoral decisions. As I said, I will always get what I want. I don't take that lightly, my darling. I can't promise fidelity, but I will promise love, and I will be honest with you. I will not hide things from you. Make sure that is something you can live with, like I said, we will never be conventional.”

  Rissa smiles wickedly at him. “I have always understood your terms Alec, and I can live with them quite easily. I have your love, and that is all that is important to me.”

  She bites her bottom lip, moving slightly in her seat, so wet and aching for him, crossing her legs under the table, letting her toes slide softly up his leg as she does so.

  ***

  As he drains the glass of wine and pushes the sushi around on the platter, so it appears to have been picked at, he listens to her response, and feels her foot, under the table, sliding up his leg.

  “Why don't you kick off that shoe, my darling, and put your dainty foot in my crotch. I think you'll find a surprise waiting for you, and this tablecloth should give you adequate privacy.”

  ***

  Laughing softly, letting her hand slide gently along her neck, running her fingers up and down her vein, she slips off her shoe, and lets her foot snake up between his legs. She feels his cock straining huge and hard against his dress slacks and she lets her foot slide up and down his hard cock, watching his face mask any response.

  “Too bad there is not more privacy. You have sparked my appetite, I fear.”

  Alec reaches under the table and cups her foot in his hand as she slides it along his cock.

  “If you're finished here, darling, I can call for my driver.”

  She is completely finished here, but hopes he is just getting started for a longer night. “Please do call for the driver.”

  ***

  He pulls out his cell phone and has Alto bring the car around. Alec throws some money on the table, stands, and offers his arm to Rissa who quickly slips back into her shoe, and they walk out together. Alec knows every man in the room is watching her ass in that backless dress.

  As they get outside, the car pulls over to the curb and Alto gets out, opening the back door for them. They climb in together and Alto gets back in the driver's seat. Alec speaks to his driver, “The privacy screen Alto?”

  Alto immediately raises the black glass screen that separates the front seat from the back.

  “Now, my darling, where were we? I believe you were attending to my cock, if I remember correctly.”

  He is unzipping his fly and releasing the massive hard-on he has had since entering the restaurant. “Why don't you straddle this for Daddy?”

  ***

  As the black screen goes up, Rissa’s clothes go down. Her blood is pumping, and she is more than happy to accommodate her vampire. Nothing is ever conventional with him, and it thrills her, drives her wild with passion. Pulling her dress over her hips, she exposes her perfectly beautiful flawless skin. She is waxed completely bare, smooth as silk, just as he likes it, nothing to interfere with the sensations she can bring him. Her sex is already swollen with anticipation of that hard cock and feeling it deep inside her.

  Straddling him, her hand on his shoulders, she softly nuzzles into his neck, her blonde hair silken and soft across his face, as she whispers in a soft growl.

  “I love riding your cock, Daddy. It is so hard and makes me want more. I have been so bad!”

  Sitting upright as she slides down on his cock, she is wet and tight. She throws back her hair and then looks him straight in the eyes as she sits down hard, driving him to the hilt.

  ***

  He slides his hips forward on the seat so she can ride the full length of his cock, as he lays his head back against the seat and feels his cock slide into her hot, wet depths. She is riding him hard and he can feel his cock throb inside her. As she sits up straight and tosses her blonde hair, she is asking to be punished. “Oh my darling, punishment is what I do best.”

  He grabs her bare ass with both hands and grips her h
ard. He squeezes past the point of pain, as he pushes her hips down even harder onto his cock. He draws one hand back and delivers a loud slap that leaves his red handprint on her bare ass. And then he repeats that action on the other cheek.

  “Now fuck me harder, baby girl. Show daddy just how hard you can ride that cock.”

  His cock is thick and throbbing, and it feels glorious inside her, she is in her element. He can always bring out the bad girl in her, and she loves the pain. Before she can think, his hand slaps hard, stinging, burning, and the sensation makes her throw back her head and growl loud. Before the pain subsides, he slaps the other cheek and her ass is screaming with the heat of those hard slaps as she rides him hard, slamming her hips down with each stroke.

  ***

  Throwing her head back, she reaches up and grabs his tie, pulling his face to hers so they are eye to eye. She yanks hard on his tie and begins to undo it while her tongue slides along his vein and as always, she must ask permission. She is never to take when it comes to his blood. He gives it with his permission only.

  “Please Daddy, please, I am being so good... Alec, I need you, don’t deny me.”

  ***

  She has him on the brink of exploding, but he resists the urge to cum to prolong the pleasure. She is grappling with his tie and begging to feed. He reaches up and tugs the tie free and grabs the shirt at the collar and gives a quick yank, which has buttons popping free. He lays his head back on the seat and turns to one side, giving her free access and permission to feed.

  “Take it now, baby girl, and make sure you cum with me.”

  ***

  Her heart races, she has her prize for doing a good job, and she knows he loves when she begs. She knows how to please him. Her body is literally shaking with want for him, wanting to feel him explode inside her, as she sinks her fangs deep. She hears him moan and growl, her signal to draw deep. While his blood fills her mouth, she feels his overwhelming power flowing inside her, that intense and unique taste of a master vampire is like no other, a drug she cannot resist.