Change

by J. A. Smith

  “Do not be afraid, Lana, you will enjoy this. Let yourself go and feel” the King said my ear as he began nuzzling my neck; I could feel how happy he was by the erection teasing my lower back.

  “You’re not innocent, are you?” The queen asked as she caught my nipple in her mouth and began suckling.

  “No” I said replied through gritted teeth.

  “Then why are you shaking from the small act my wife is performing” Richard asked as he back kissing my shoulder. Goosebumps broke out all over my heated body; this was not supposed to feel good, I reminded myself. Amelia was now kneeling at my feet having kissed her way down, slightly nipping as she had descended. I gasped when I felt a long wet tongue slip between my folds.

  “Yes. Enjoy it, feel how much we want you to be ours” The King stated as he began running his fingers up and down my arms.

  This was my moment to get away, kill them both and flee. But what would I be going back to. I would always be looking over my shoulder wondering when I would be caught again. But if I stayed my family would be safe from the vampires that would look for me. I couldn’t chance these vampires would not find out about the family I had lied about. It was time to change the core of myself in this moment.

  With my mind made up I began to participate in the threesome by grabbing Amelia’s head, so she could get a better angle with her tongue. Robert seemingly understood my defeat, wrapped his hands around my breasts and began squeezing causing a pleasure pain sensation in my nipples.

  Amelia stopped licking long enough to pull me towards the bed. She lay across the black silk sheets like a sacrifice to the gods. She was petite in the breast area, but seemed to have no body hair to see except for that which grew on her head. I positioned myself at her entrance while I watched her expressions. Her eyes began to roll back as I began giving her the same treatment she had bestowed upon me. I felt Richard place his hands on my waist, pulling me up onto all fours. I refused to think anymore. I had to hide the shy and disgusted part of myself deep away, she would only get me killed in the long run. I had to be strong here and show no weakness, maybe when I was alone later I would cry out my soul for the decision I had made tonight.

  I did not cry out as Richard penetrated me, I only moaned out an approval for his benefit. I felt Amelia’s legs tighten around my head and he body began shaking with her orgasm. Richard began losing his steady rhythm, pushing deeper into me with harder strokes. He too began shaking, his nails dug into my hips. He laid his chest against my back, I could feel his breathe on my neck a second before the sting of his bite hit me. I couldn’t control the orgasm that raced through my system, clamping down on Richards shaft causing him to come along for the ride.

  My body was spent making me fall on top of Amelia. We stayed like that for a little while, me trying to catch my breath while Richard licked my wound clean from any blood. I blanked my mind of everything I was as Richard pulled out of me. “Sleep my dear, right where you are” Richard suggested as I tried to untangle my hair from Amelia’s sleeping form. I did not protest as Richard pulled the blankets over me to cover his sleeping wife. I was a prisoner by choice now, I would learn from these vampires. I would live through the arena if ever challenged, I would become something these vampires had never seen and think twice about interfering with. With the thought of a tough future ahead of myself, I feel asleep on the stomach of a vampire.

  Chapter 9

  I awoke alone in the King and Queens bed to the sound of a lock being triggered. Remembering the choice I had made last night, I didn’t move a muscle as the door opened and Emily came in.

  “What a lazy cat you are” she stated as she began pulling the covers completely off me. “You are to be dressed and ready for first meal every night at seven pm as commanded by the King and Queen. I can only imagine how drained you must be, but that is no excuse for laziness” I rolled off the bed until I hit the ground landing on my feet with ease, facing Emily” Both my arms were placed at my sides like I had done when I was standing with my cousins awaiting Quinn’s approval. I shook my head to clear my thoughts; I didn’t want to think about my life before this. I didn’t move or become aggressive in any way towards Emily as she came forward with a grin on her face. I still didn’t move when she began circling me, though I felt the need to lunge and tear her to shreds, I resisted the temptation and that seemed to infuriate her. “The King and Queen are good, but I doubt they have broken you so early in the game. Don’t you wish to kill me, see my ashes scattered amongst the wind” She whispered in my ear as she passed quickly. I refused to be intimidated by her even though I would have really liked to see the picture she had just painted in reality. I watched her asset my reaction, when she found none she began frowning considerably. “It seems you are not as strong as we all had thought. Come with me Siberian so that I may show you to youre room.” She stated as she began walking towards the door.

  I was still naked when I followed, not caring if anyone saw me, which many did. We entered the hallway that had white walls, a much different contrast then the rest of the mansion. Taking a left I followed Emily who now had four other vampires with her to help “escort” me. Reaching our destination the four vampires lined up against the wall two on each side. Emily grinned at me before showing me a room that had a small window above a cot. A plastic folding table sat next to the bed with glass water basin on it. The room was bare except for a small three drawer plastic see through stacking bin. If Emily was worried I pitch a fit she was sadly mistaken. Without comment I went over to the cot and sat down, staring at the thin walls as though in a trance. Several minutes went by before I heard Emily sigh loudly. “I had expected you to fight me at least a little this night. But our time will come someday Siberian mark my words.” She motioned for the door to be shut before she came over to the basin sitting a few feet from me. Pulling out a big sponge she threw it at me; splattering me with ice cold water as it hit my chest. I let out a gasp which pleased her to no end. I began washing quickly, shaking by the time I was done from the needle like feeling I had going through my body from the cold temperature. Emily walked over from the plasic dresser holding a pair of leather pants and corset. “Get dressed or we are going to be late, the King and Queen do not like tardiness” She informed me. I was still wet so the leather pants pinched my skin as I began pulling them on. The corset was difficult to adjust from the amount of ribbon. It was black with dark red roses all over it. The ribbon was a blood red and tied up in back which I had to have Emily help me with. She pulled and yanked until I could barely breathe, that seemed to be the theme of my new life. She began talking as she worked “Do you know about the great war between our two kinds Siberian.” When again I didn’t comment she continued “The first vampire had a twin brother who was the first shifter, no one knows the true story of how they came to be, but once they arrived the war began. Andre is the father of darkness, he began making hundreds of vampires for only one purpose, to hunt down and either kill or imprison his Brother Malcolm’s kind the shifter. The war was neck and neck for centuries until one fateful day Malcolm stopped making shifters, the more we killed the less there were until we had won. You remind me of this story because Malcolm too had given up seeing he would have lost in the long run as well. I know you are doing this so your family of tigers will be left alone, admirable of you and wise. For if you ever escape I will slaughter every person I know you have been in contact with personally” I slowly turned my head to look her in the eye, I had forgotten Emily had known my family even if it was a brief visit.

  “I will not leave or try to escape. I will fight in your arenas for your sick entertainment. I will do anything I have to do even if it means I am a slave to vampires. But if I find out you have gone after anyone or said a word about my former life to your lacky’s, there is no place in this world you will be able to hide from me. We are at a truce now, I took your mate, you took my life with the click of a collar. We are even” I
growled jerking away from her cold dead fingers.

  She did not comment but nodded her head in understanding. I was again escorted to the great hall were the King and Queen were speaking with a plump looking vampire who smelled of stale cigarettes. He had long brown hair that was tied to the nape of his neck with a leather thong.

  “Awe Lana, we were wondering when you were going to grace us with your presence” the king said interrupting the other vampire who was now looking at as though I was a bug under a microscope. Ignoring the look I bowed my head as a slave should do, bending at the waist I stood like that until I was told otherwise.

  “You may sit beside me Lana” the Queen instructed. I went and sat on the pillow that was now at her feet within touching distance.

  The vampire that they had been talking to seemed confused at being second to the King and Queens attentions.

  “Who is your new plaything Richard?” The vampire asked sweetly while stepping a little closer to the King. I didn’t trust the jealousy I saw in this man’s eyes while he glared at me. Richard gave a vindictive smile.

  “Charles, meet Lana our Siberian Tiger” Richard announced. The vampire stood taller seeming completely shocked.

  “A Siberian, truly. Will you be letting her fight in the arena?” the vampire sounded eager now. Amelia answered him in a firm tone “She will be taught the basics, starting today. When the Master of Darkness has his yearly tournaments she will be ready, but not until then, you know how rare it is to find a Siberian”

  Charles was practically vibrating with excitement.

  “Who will be training her?” He asked. Amelia frowned at Richard for a moment. After the staring contest went on for what felt like forever Amelia looked away and down at me almost in sadness. I tensed as Richard spoke “That is why we have asked you to come here today my friend. There are not many I would trust with her care, though she will not be leaving these premises. I am offering you a room here at my home until she is fully trained if you are interested” Charles sputtered a little in his confirmation, apparently I had a trainer now.

  Richard and Charles began discussing training techniques as Amelia stood up, motioning me to follow her. Once we were outside I took a deep breath letting the night air calm my nerves. “You are much more docile tonight Lana” She stated as I walked behind her.

  “Why be aggressive when there is no need my Queen” I responded quietly.

  She seemed to taste the truth in my words as she began to smile and continue her leasurly strool.

  “Maybe one day you can walk without that collar around your neck” she said. I perked up at the thought. The collar on my neck was a pain, it itched most of the time and since I couldn’t touch it without getting zapped I had to endure the feeling.

  “Would you like to hunt?” the queen asked me unexpectedly.

  I didn’t know how to respond to the question. “I have yet to see you change Lana and there are many animals around here, the deer keep eating all the grass which causes the gardeners to get quite agitated. If you could get rid of some it would be appreciated” I smiled shyly wondering if I would be able to change without the moons pull.

  “I would be happy to try my Queen, but I am new at this changing thing” I said looking around the mansion for the best spot to try this.

  “New at changing can be difficult at first, when you kneel down to the ground remember the feeling you have when the moon is out, I have seen it work on younger shifters then you are” I nodded my head acceptingly, though I had to wonder how she knew about the change in such detail.

  And queen watched me very carefully as I untied the back of my corset, a small gust of wind hit my body as it came free causing my nipples to harden. The Queen gave a growl of approval from behind me. I sent her a seductive smile that had her licking her lips, her fangs were past her lip now. Pulling off the leather pants was much easier than putting them on. Once undressed completely I crouched down to the earth and began remembering the being pulled feeling I had on full moons. It took a few seconds but once I had the image in my head of my tiger the white cloud started circling me. My breathing caught at the feeling of changing, not from pain but from almost pleasure, my tiger had wanted to be let free for what felt like forever and now I was giving it to her. Once the cloud vanished, I heard the Amelia gasp. Looking over to her I saw she was staring at me like I was a mystical creature.

  “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. She whispered as she trailed her fingers through my fur. The cool touch of her hand sent shivers down my spine. She began rubbing behind my ears, I had to close my eyes because it felt so good, a low rumbling began in my chest, I was purring from the Queens attentions.

  “You should have had someone here with you when she changed for the first time Amelia” the king said stepping out of the shadows with Charles. Amelia kept on with her petting as she spoke “She won’t hurt me dear husband.”

  “Apparently” Charles grunted. Amelia went from petting my ears to up in Charles face quicker than I could blink. “Your jealousy is becoming tiresome, if you want to train the only Siberian tiger to ever be imprisoned I would change your tone.” She all but growled, Charles automatically dropped to his knees bowing his head. “Forgive me I meant no disrespect my Queen, it is just that I have not met a shifter yet that did not fight at least a little for their freedom. That one” he stated pointing to me “Has another agenda unknown to us. She is not broken but merely bidding her time for the strike. You must make her fear you, or you will find yourself slaves to her allure” The smack that Amelia gave him echoed in the silence. I had not moved from my spot until now, I slowly crept up to Charles as he spit out blood from his busted lip. Pushing the Queen with my body until she was safely beside her husband I stood as a protector from the lunatic vampire on the ground. I watched Charles’s facial expressions change from defiance to confusion as I stood in front of the king and Queen telling them all who I sided with.

  “Now go Charles before you become an enemy of the courts. We will begin training with someone else” The King stated while motioning his finger for the guards to escort Charles off the premises.

  “I apologize from Charles behavior Lana. With that being said please go and hunt just make sure you are back before sunrise” Richard said as he began gliding with Amelia on his arm back to the mansion leaving me alone.

  They sure did seem to trust this new attitude of mine. Charles words rang out in my mind as I hunted. Yes I had a plan but it had nothing to do with leaving. I would be the best fighter in history so no one else would ever think about harming me or those I loved.

  After killing two bucks I began my walk back towards the mansion, a slight sprinkling of rain hit my muzzle. Rising my face to the rainy weather I let the water clean off the blood of my prey like a cleansing of the soul.

  I changed back into my human form easily now that I knew I just needed to picture which form I wanted. The shift was fast and easy but I didn’t feel the freedom I did when I was a tiger.

  As I came to the top of the stairs Emily was waiting for me. Without a word she opened the King and Queen’s bedroom door, a clear invitation where I was supposed to go. Richard and Amelia were both laying on their bed, that had silk purple sheets on them now. I heard the door close behind me as Emily took her leave.

  “We are happy you came back Lana” Amelia said smiling at me.

  “Our trust is not placed foolishly, I would have hated to prove Charles right” Richard stated kissing Amelia’s hand. I bowed low for the compliment

  “I thank you for the freedom you gave me this night, the hunt went well.” I informed them. A low chuckle came from Richard, Amelia grinned.

  “She takes orders well. I told you she would be perfect.” Amelia gushed. I didn’t say anything as they started going over my future. They had a few handlers in mind to test for training me. I let my mind wonder as they s
et my path. No one escorted me back to my room when I was dismissed; no one was even in the hall when I came out. Alone in my room a word formed in my thoughts that summarized my new life. Empty.

  Chapter 10

  The next few weeks went by in a normal routine. After first meal I would meet with Kinsley and his shifter slave Mark. I would learn how to maneuver my large body in tiger form. I would fight Mark while he was in Panther form until I got it right. I was pretty sure he was the same man who had killed the bear in the arena but he never spoke a word to me or even look me in the eye. He was beaten badly when he eventually lost to me; deep whip marks covered his back the next day. He should have been faster or stronger if he wanted to win against me; in the long run I believed we were helping each other. Of course my punishment for losing was to be the King and Queens sexual slave, not as fun as you would think. We all found out the hard way I don’t like being tied to a bed. Every now and then Richard would remind me of the new headboard and not to damage it.

  Tonight was different than the rest, I had been told to wear a formal dress that had been laid out for me when I awoke. When I came downstairs the entry way was filled with vampires and humans being escorted to the great hall.

  The black dress I wore reminded me of some great dancer that could tango. It had a small ribbon what held it on to my shoulders but my back was left bare along with part of my left side.

  My hair was down to my waist, the ends curled slightly too give me the girl next-door meets seductress look. I wore clear black high heels, but with all the training I has been doing I found my balance with ease, wouldn’t want to fall on your face around vampires now would we.

  I didn’t stop as I entered the great hall, not stopping until I was at the thrones where the King and Queen sat. I bowed low in respect before I took my seat on the pillow next to Amelia. She didn’t like me being too far away from here when she was in this room for some reason. We had gotten very close in the last few months, at least three times a week I would be beckoned to her chamber where her and Richard would lavish my body with attention.