“Looks like I got nothing but time,” I said looking around the room that was our prison.
Roberto laughed bitterly. “I guess so. The last several months I’ve dreamed of locking us together in a room.” He looked at me with those dark smoldering blue eyes that always made me weak in the knees. “Though the bed was much larger and you wore a lot less.”
Using every Sensay power I had, I forced myself to block the feelings rising up inside me. Rather coolly I said, “You were telling me about Cristoforo?”
Quickly hiding the hurt in his eyes he began, “Do you remember me telling you when we met about my sister
Abrielle?”
“Yes.” I remembered Roberto telling me that she had been kidnapped and murdered by The Guardians a few hundred years ago. That was not the worse part of the story. She was pregnant at the time and her child was ripped from her body and stolen.
Roberto continued, “Cristoforo and Abri were close. The two were inseparable until her marriage. He blames me for her death.”
“How can he blame you, Roberto? The Guardians kidnapped her and murdered her. If he wants to blame someone then he should blame the people who did it!”
“No, he is right to blame me. I blame myself. You see, Cristoforo was supposed to have gone back with her to her estate to be company for her during her confinement after her child’s birth.”
A look of misery passed over Roberto’s face. “We each had our duties at Castello Durato, our family estate. Mine was to oversee the vineyards. Cristoforo’s was to breed magnificent horses. While he and Abri were preparing to leave, a mare began to foal. Abri didn’t want to wait. She was anxious to get back to her husband.
Cristoforo asked me to attend the mare, and I refused because Cristoforo had always been irresponsible, always putting his pleasures before the good of the family. I refused him thinking it would teach him responsibility, and Abri was murdered. If only I had let him accompany her they might not have attacked, seeing she wasn’t alone.”
Roberto buried his face in his hands to try and wipe the vile memories away. My heart was breaking for him and for Abri and for the first time ever, even Cristoforo.
I knelt in front of him and took his hands away from his face. “Roberto, it’s not your fault. Do you remember telling me when Alex was taken by The Guardians after I left him in that hotel room all alone, that if I stayed I could have been taken too? Well, this is not different. If Cristoforo had been with Abri, he might have been killed too. Then there would be no Gjord, who is a miracle. You once told me I had to fulfill my destiny. So did Abri, Cristoforo and you.”
Roberto took my hand and placed his mouth on the inside of my wrist. Lightening raced through my veins. Closing his eyes he said, “You are right. It doesn’t ease the pain, but I know you are right.”
Opening his eyes but keeping his mouth on the inside of my wrist he asked, “Now that you know the truth, what of your destiny? At whose side does it lie? Mine or Alex’s?”
Chapter 29
Thankfully, I was saved from answering Roberto by the door being pushed open by a huge blond man. He looked as if he stepped out of the pages of a freaking romance novel. He had curly blond hair and eyes the color of a clear summer sky. Not to mention that his arms looked to be the size of three men’s.
He smirked at me as my eyes traveled his length. “So you’d be liking what you see little Sensay?” Seeing Roberto clutching my hand his eyes lit up. “Mmmm so it’s true about a Sensay? You’ve been shagging Alex and Roberto? Have you ever done both at the same time?”
I could see by the glint in his eye that he was picturing just that with a little of him thrown in to boot. From Janel and Alex’s description and the vampire smell rolling off of him, I was going to say that standing before me was the vampire Seamus Fitzgerald.
Roberto growled and stood up, “Watch your mouth Seamus.”
I pushed Roberto back down on the bed and mouthed the words “Trust me” to him before turning around again to face Seamus. Using what I hoped was a sexy voice, I asked, “Alex told me all about you. Seamus Fitzgerald, correct?” I asked him.
“That’s me.” Seamus moved closer to me as if in a dare to Roberto. “What else has he told you, little Sensay?”
I pretended to think while my mind worked frantically for a plan. Still smiling at him I ran a finger down his broad chest. “He said that you were quite the ladies man back in the sixties and something about you doing a lot of shagging.”
Seamus’s eyes widened, “Mmmm yeah, he was right about that. Being a Sensay, I bet you know a lot about shagging.”
I batted my eyes at him. “I know a little, but I’m the kind of girl that believes one should never stop learning.”
I ignored Roberto’s groan from behind me. I was trying to buy some time. I knew that if I bought us enough time the cavalry in the form of Alex, Cheve, Mark and Bullet would arrive to help.
For right now I needed to call upon my Sensay training to make this vampire think that I wanted him. I stepped closer so that my breasts pressed against his broad chest. I let a little moan escape from between my slightly parted lips. “Oh… your chest is so hard. Is there anything else on you that’s hard?”
Seamus wrapped his arms around me and pressed me against his hard body. There was no mistaking his erection. I felt it pressing against me.
Behind me Roberto cursed and stood. “All right that’s enough!”
Seamus was just about to kiss me when Roberto protested. Seamus said to Roberto, “Look mate, you don’t have to be left out of this. Don’t you remember the time that you, me and Alex had those birds on the west side of London?” Seamus choked out a lecherous laugh “The poor girls couldn’t even walk when we were through with them.”
I turned around to look at Roberto and he looked rather sheepish. I was more than a little surprised. Could there possibly be another side to Roberto? When I was with him he had been passionate but always in control. Seamus grabbed my ass firmly, and I turned my attention back to him. For my plan to work he had to think that I wanted him. “Ohhh Baby, you’re so strong. I bet you know how to please a woman.”
I reigned in my repulsion as he lowered his mouth to kiss me. His mouth slanted across mine and he slipped his tongue inside my mouth. Feigning passion I let myself go weak against his body. All the while my mind was trying to calculate how long it would be until the gang got here. I pulled away when I thought that it wouldn’t arouse his suspicion. “Oh my… your mouth is sooo sweet.”
Seamus’s eyes were burning with his lust. He reached to open his pants and I was saved from coming up with something to stall his ardor by the door opening up. A dark haired very muscular man entered the room. His presence overshadowed everything and everyone. I could feel the power rolling off of him in waves. I knew from Janel’s description that this had to be Draco.
All of my senses went into high alert. I wasn’t sure what to expect from a dragon’s voice but it wasn’t the soft melodious tone that came out of Draco’s mouth, “Good evening Ms. Sherman. I’ve been anxious to meet you. I’ve heard so much about the great Sensay, that I must tell you I was half expecting an Amazon woman. Such are the tales of your emergence”
I took my time replying and I said with a little laugh, “I could say the same thing. I’ve heard tales about dragon’s all of my life. Dragon’s who were fierce, others that were brave and loyal, but none of those tales ever had a dragon that was less imposing than you.”
WACK! My head spun around as the dragon’s hand made contact with my face. There was a blinding pain and the taste of blood in my mouth. I immediately shut down sensations and stared the fucking dragon in the eye.
“It’s too bad that you will have to die for that Draco. I heard that dragon’s are pretty rare these days.” I heard Roberto’s soft warning, “Piccolina, don’t.”
Draco grabbed me by the hair and forced me to my knees in front of him.
“Everyone thinks you are the prophesied one, the
great Sensay who will bring peace and harmony to the world of The Evolved and beyond. Do you know what I think you are? I think you’re a sham and a fraud. I don’t see a great Sensay in front of me. I see a helpless woman. Look at yourself. You’re small and scrawny. What could you possibly do to the likes of me?” he said as he lifted me up off the ground by my hair. “I am Draco, evolved from the great Dragons of Catalonia.”
The pain was the worst I’d ever encountered. It felt as if my scalp was on fire. I heard Roberto shouting, “Let her go!” followed by Seamus saying, “Shut up Roberto! Draco’s in charge here.”
This is what I’d trained for. Blocking out the pain, I gathered myself together and when Draco raised me to his eye level he saw on my face a smile. I was satisfied to see the triumphant glint in his eye falter.
He lowered me to the ground. “You are beneath my efforts Ms. Sherman. I am head of The Evolved Supreme Council. I have managed to bring together the species of the earth. Together we will unite and finally be the force that rules. We will eliminate The Guardians and eventually rule the earth. We have power unequaled to anything mere humans can hope to combat and we will be victorious.”
Roberto spoke, “You’re a fool Draco. Who is on this so called council of yours?”
Draco gave Roberto a disdainful stare. “I’m not so stupid as to tell you who is on the Council.”
Roberto laughed. “Just as I thought. You have no council.”
Draco got angry. “You will cease laughing when I tell you that Vasile has agreed to join us.”
I didn’t know who Vasile was, but at the mention of his name Roberto paled. “I don’t believe you,” Roberto spat.
I had to ask. “Who is Vasile?”
Draco answered, “Vasile is a Romanian vampire, and he happens to be the oldest, most powerful vampire on the earth.”
Roberto sneered. “You lie! I know Vasile, and he would never join your council.”
Draco laughed. “When was the last time you talked to him? Have you heard about the loss of his beloved at the hands of humans? I believe the incident has given him a change of heart.”
Before Roberto could answer Draco continued, “I’ve grown tired of this. Seamus, dispose of them both. We leave here in two hours for Switzerland, and I have some calls to make. We are having our first council meeting, and I will be happy to report that all of the rumors of the great Sensay are false.”
With that he turned on his heel and left the room. I looked over at Roberto whose eyes were filled with regret. Was he giving up? Well I sure as hell wasn’t!
Turning towards Seamus I said, “Seamus, despite what Draco said I am a great Sensay, and if you are going to kill me I would like to spend my last few hours in a state of pleasure.”
I walked over to stand close to him and running my hand down his chest I asked him, “Will you pleasure me, Seamus?” When I saw some hesitation in his eyes I added, “I will make sure that you feel the pleasure as intensely as I do. I can do that for you.”
“How?” he asked his interested piqued.
“You can bite me and take my blood.” I said seductively while ignoring Roberto’s gasp behind me.
Seamus gave me a leer and to seal the deal I pulled his head down and kissed him deeply. While kissing him I scraped my tongue purposely along his pointy fang to draw blood. I knew I had won the battle when his body shook at his first taste of a Sensay’s blood.
“Bloody hell! Your blood is the sweetest thing I’ve ever tasted. Too bad I can’t keep you. I would love to fuck and feed on you everyday.”
Swallowing my repulsion, I let my hand glide over the bulge in his pants. “Oh my, you’re a big vampire aren’t you? Why don’t you go get some rope and we can play tie up the Sensay. That drives me over the edge.”
I knew that I had found his weak spot when his eyes darkened. “Oh fuck yeah. I’ll be right back.”
As soon as he left Roberto roughly grabbed my arm and spun me around to face him. “What the hell are you up to Wren?”
I took his head between my hands. “Roberto, I’m asking you to trust me. We can get away from him, but it won’t be by force. He’s too old and powerful for me to beat in a fight but there is another way. I don’t have time to explain, but I need your help. I need to drink your blood before Seamus comes back.”
Comprehension lit his eyes and he rolled up his sleeve and bit into his wrist and offered it to me. I wasn’t thrilled to have to drink his blood, but if it saved our lives I would drink from the devil himself.
Not looking at Roberto’s face I took hold of his arm, and trying not to think about what I was doing, I placed my mouth over the flowing wound. Roberto’s blood tasted dark and sensual. Almost like a fine smooth wine. I could taste all of the things that he’d had to eat or drink recently.
I could also sense the vileness of the white fungus that was infecting his blood. I imagined that it was what raw sewerage would taste like. I forced my mind from the disgusting taste and made myself drink until I thought I had enough. Removing my mouth from Roberto’s wrist I finally looked at him.
His head was thrown back and when he lifted it to look at me, I knew I was in deep trouble. His eyes were burning. He pulled me against him and lowered his mouth to mine. His kiss was savage as he thrust his tongue in my mouth. My body reacted on its own accord, after all this was Roberto who knew my body better than I did. Without making a conscious effort to do so, my arms wrapped around him, and I kissed him back. We were interrupted when the door burst open and Seamus entered carrying a rope.
“Damn, you started without me. Are you joining in then Roberto? You know my motto, the more the merrier. This won’t be the first time we’ve shared a bird.”
Roberto pulled himself together and gave Seamus a hard look. “But it will be our last time Seamus.”
Seamus shrugged mistaking Roberto’s meaning. “Sorry about that, but you know how it is. Draco is powerful, and I intend to be sitting pretty when the new regime takes over. Let’s enjoy this while we can.”
Turning to me he said, “Lie on the bed.”
I did as he asked. He knelt beside me and pulled my hands above my head. Tying them to the headboard he said to Roberto, “You take off her pants while I play a little topside. I’m anxious to taste her blood.”
Roberto saw the disgust in my eyes before I could veil it. In his eyes I saw regret quickly followed by a hard resolve. “I’ve had this one many times old friend. Let me get her ready for you.”
Seamus groaned, “You remembered that I get off on watching. Okay…go at her mate.”
Seamus sat beside me on the bed as Roberto went to the other side. He got up on the bed and knelt over me by placing a knee on either side of my hip. In our past physical relationship Roberto had never tied me to the bed before. I could see by the desire in his eyes that he found it stimulating.
He looked at my bound hands and leaning forward began licking from my fingertips to my palms over rope and down my arms. Lightening coursed through my veins. His tongue traveled down the side of my neck and he paused to whisper in my ear “My Piccolina.”
His mouth continued downward teasing my breasts and hard nipples through the cotton of my shirt. My back arched, and I cried out as his teeth gently pulled on one nipple as his fingers rubbed and pinched the other. “Ohhh God, yes. Don’t stop. It feels so good.” I moaned.
Seamus stood up and shed his clothes. Then pushing Roberto down he positioned himself half on top of me with his mouth at my neck “This better be as good as you say Sensay.”
And he tore into my neck.
Chapter 30
There was no pleasure like when Alex bit me. Instead there was searing pain spreading through my body. It took all of my effort to block the pain from his bite, and I was having a hard time pretending to be in ecstasy. For my plan to work I needed Seamus to take enough blood.
I looked down to where Roberto hovered over me. I pleaded with my eyes for him to help me. He closed his as if needing strengt
h. I felt his hands opening my pants. He opened his eyes to look at me, and I saw the love shining bright. I felt his hand dip inside the waist of my pants. Anticipating where his hand was going, I automatically lifted my hips. I began to shiver when his hand slid over my silky curls. I gasped when a long familiar finger entered me.
Seamus groaned and drank deeper, but I no longer cared. Roberto and I kept eye contact and as he slid two fingers in me I went wild bucking and thrashing my head back and forth. Seamus pulled his fangs from my neck and said, “You are a wild thing. All of the stories are true.”
He began to rub my breasts and I knew I had to stop him from going farther. Roberto hadn’t stopped his assault so I didn’t have to pretend the lust wasn’t real. In a breathless voice I said to Seamus, “Mmmmm….that feels delicious. I would love to tie you up and do wicked things to your body.”
Seamus laughed. “Well go ahead love. I’ll be safe enough. Roberto is as weak as a kitten, and you’re no match for an old vampire like me.”
Roberto removed his fingers. Now that the moment was over, I couldn’t look at him. Seamus began undoing my bindings and I felt Roberto move from the bed. As soon as my hands were free I scrambled from the bed. In my most seductive voice I said, “Lie down and let me tie you up. I want to tease and lick every inch of your body.”
Seamus jumped on the bed, and I looked at his large erection. “Oh God, you’re so large I don’t know how I’ll ever take all of you.”
Seamus growled and said, “Hurry up and tie me up and I’ll show you how you’ll take all of me.”
I began tying his hands to the bed purposely letting my breasts fall into his face to distract him from the fact that Roberto was tying his legs to the foot of the bed.
I took my shirt off and corded it. “I’m just going to put this around your mouth because when I begin I don’t want you screaming and bringing someone in here to disturb us.” I tied my shirt around his mouth and made sure it was secure.
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