“Maybe not.” Riyzan’s gaze was full of lust. “But there is patience that I excel in. You will pay for taunting me before I give you what you desire.” With that, Riyzan kissed her once and then ran his lips down her neck, kissing and nibbling her sensitive flesh before he moved lower.
Surquyn gripped his arms tight, digging her nails into his skin as his fingers began exploring their own path over her body.
As his fingers delved deep inside her, finding the spot that made her entire body shake with lust, she cried out his name.
Riyzan moved his lips lower and rested his chin just above her clitoris. He gazed up at her with lust-filled eyes. “You should have remembered how patient I can be, and how much detail I pay attention to when it comes to making you scream my name.”
She shuddered with the memories. Yes, she definitely knew how patient he could be and remembered how much she had cried out his name after battle when battle lust had consumed them both.
In that instant, she regretted teasing him with promises of pleasure. Once he had finished playing with her, she would be hungrier for both blood and his touch than before.
Riyzan knew exactly what to do to teach her a very valuable lesson. One she would feel for weeks.
Chapter Three
All the furniture had been pushed against the back wall, creating a space large enough for Riyzan to help Surquyn overcome her hunger.
He decided long ago that he would use his own blood instead of using a human. She craved his blood beyond all others. If she learned to control her hunger with his blood, she would easily control her hunger for another’s blood.
There was also the matter of training her how to fight and defend herself with her new body. As a vampire, her strength, speed and senses were completely different than what they’d been before.
Surquyn stood in the middle of the living room, her hands clenched into fists at her side and her pale body shining with sweat as she tried to keep herself where she was while Riyzan dangled a dagger covered in his blood in front of her.
They had stood in the same spot for just ten minutes, yet Surquyn was struggling with her hunger.
Riyzan knew why. He had spent hours loving her body before giving her what she wanted. Her skin was flushed and the scent of her arousal pulsed from her body, proof of how much she struggled to keep herself composed and strong.
He was teasing her, he knew, but in the end she would become strong when the time came.
Surquyn’s tongue snaked out and she ran it almost seductively over her lips, her eyes fixed on the bloodied dagger.
Riyzan could see that it had all of her attention and it took all of her concentration not to take the dagger from his hand and lick the blood off the blade. “Surquyn, control it.”
She narrowed her eyes as she met his, straightened her back and crossed her arms tightly across her chest.
Riyzan smiled and moved forward slowly, still dangling the dagger in front of him. “Are you going to let your hunger control you? Or will you control it?” He stopped in front of her and grabbed the dagger by the hilt. He ran the blade over her parted lips, coating her bottom lip in his blood.
Surquyn shivered and clenched her hands tighter into fists, but didn’t lick the blood off.
Moving the blade slowly, he ran it down her chin and in between her breasts. “What will you do?”
Her eyes shut slowly, her breath quickening when he stepped close to her, pinning the dagger in between them and inhaled the sweet scent of her arousal.
Faster than Riyzan expected, Surquyn grabbed the dagger from his hand and threw it across the room hard. As it embedded into the thick rock, she pushed him into the same wall, her gaze heated with arousal. “I will take what is mine.”
Riyzan grabbed her hands before she could sink her fangs into his neck and spun around until her back hit the wall. He stared down at her before lowering his eyes. He licked his lips as he watched her chest rise and fall quickly.
When he met her eyes again, he reached up to frame her face and moved closer, pressed his body firmly against hers as he kissed her hungrily. She moaned into his mouth, grabbing the front of his shirt tightly while she moved her lips against his. He slipped his tongue into her mouth, twisting it with hers and sucked it into his mouth, drawing a breathless growl from her.
When Surquyn’s grip drew blood from his forearms, Riyzan lifted her up and pressed her against the wall. While she wrapped her legs around him, pulling him closer, he ran his lips along the curve of her soft neck and ripped her elegant dress open so he could get closer to her heated skin.
All thoughts of helping her control her hunger were forgotten.
Surquyn tore at his clothes while Riyzan continued to run his lips over her body. When she freed him, he put his hands behind her knees and slid into her. Her body was soaked from their earlier lovemaking and hot as though she’d just come out of a hot shower.
“Hmm.” Riyzan watched her nipples tighten and harden. “So beautiful.” He kissed her slowly and began to move, swallowing her moans. She gripped him tight, arching her back and digging her heels into him, pushing him harder into her. He picked up speed, lifting her hands and pinning them against the wall so she wouldn’t draw more blood.
Not yet anyway.
When he sucked a nipple into his mouth, he felt the ripple that vibrated through her body and felt her tighten around him as she cried out, wrapping her legs tighter around him.
He let her hands go to grasp her hips as he thrust into her hard. She arched her back and met his thrusts, driving him deeper inside her as a flush spread across her breasts and neck. She screamed his name, sucking him in deeper as her walls tightened around him. He thrust harder to keep up and as she came loudly she bit into his neck hard, sending pleasure shooting down his spine.
Before she could take a deep pull, Riyzan moved quickly, laying Surquyn on the rug and pumping into her hard and fast as she sucked on his neck. He gripped her hips tight and climaxed, spilling himself inside her with a groan of pleasure.
Surquyn still sucked on his neck hard, triggering another orgasm when Riyzan pulled her lips away from him and kissed her, thrusting his tongue into her mouth. “Why is it that you make me shatter when you do that?”
Surquyn licked blood off her lips and then licked the blood off his. “When I drink your blood I feel your pleasure, just like you feel my pleasure whether you are drinking my blood or not.” Surquyn exhaled softly and closed her eyes.
Riyzan lay down next to her. “How are you going to learn when we keep getting distracted?”
Surquyn laughed. “I don’t know.” She met his eyes. “But I’m not complaining.”
Riyzan smiled and leant down to kiss her softly. “We cannot keep letting this happen. You need to learn.”
Exhaling softly again, Surquyn sat up.
Riyzan let her thoughts wonder but smiled as she covered herself with her ruined dress. He knew her thoughts clearly. She didn’t want to tempt him, despite her hunger for both his blood and touch.
“I would like to see Layla.”
Her words surprised him, but when she turned to him, understanding dawned on him. As a Mutated, Layla understood more than anyone what it was like to be turned into a different creature. Surquyn obviously wanted to understand how she coped, especially with her hunger.
Riyzan nodded. He raised his hand to her cheek and she turned her head to kiss the palm of his hand. “She will know you are struggling with your hunger.”
“Which is why I need to see her, Riyzan.” She turned to face him fully. “You are helping me more than anyone ever can, but you are also a distraction.”
Riyzan chuckled again. “Okay, we will go and see Layla, but only after you can control a portion of your hunger. Shayla will be with her and I don’t need Nikalye’s visions to tell me what will happen.”
Surquyn kissed him. “Thank you.”
Chapter Four
Riyzan struck hard and fast—only giving Surquyn a seco
nd to respond. She side flipped away from his attack and twisted around. Riyzan used his forearm to deflect her kick and grabbed her thigh and forearm. Surquyn twisted her arm, making Riyzan lose his grip and jumped, twisting around. Her kick hit the side of his face and he loosened his grip on her thigh as she landed on her feet.
“Why are we fighting? I thought you were teaching me to control my hunger?”
Riyzan straightened from his stance. “Are you hungry?”
Surquyn tilted her head to the side. “I am now.”
Riyzan smiled. “But you were not.”
No I wasn’t. Surquyn smiled. “Good point.”
“I always make a point.”
Surquyn chuckled when Riyzan attacked. She ducked quickly and twisted on her heels. Riyzan jumped but Surquyn stood and quickly jumped, twisting at the same time. Riyzan grabbed her thigh and pulled her forward until their lips were only inches apart.
Surquyn held her breath as Riyzan pressed his lips softly against hers before moving away.
“You are improving.”
“I should hope so,” she breathed. “After all the hours we spent fighting.”
Riyzan smiled and moved away. “You will be back to your old self in no time.”
Surquyn pursed her lips. “I doubt I will ever be back to my old self.”
“No, but you will be able to protect yourself without my help.”
“But that doesn’t solve the problem of my hunger.”
“No, but as we’ve already found out that fighting makes you forget about your hunger, for now, that is what we will be working on. Once I think you are ready we will work more on controlling your hunger.”
“Are you sure?” Surquyn asked, worried.
Riyzan framed her face. “Of course I am sure. We will get through this, my love. You have nothing to fear.”
Surquyn smiled, then the ground began to tremble. She spun around, backing into Riyzan and watched with horror as the pictures of Layla and Akila dropped from the wall and smashed. The walls cracked and bits of rock from the ceiling rained down on them.
A loud rumble sounded throughout the mountain and suddenly, Riyzan shoved Surquyn away when the ground crumbled and caved in on itself.
Surquyn rolled to her feet when the wall behind her collapsed on top of her, making her fall to the floor and hold her hands over her head, curling into a ball to protect herself.
The noise was deafening and then suddenly, the sound was gone and everything stilled. Surquyn shoved the rocks off her and slowly climbed to her feet. Her hands were cut and she could feel blood slide down the side of her face as she surveyed her wrecked home in shock.
“Surquyn, are you okay?” Riyzan asked, brushing himself down.
Surquyn glanced at him, still in shock, unable to answer.
Obviously seeing her distress, Riyzan slowly made his way towards her, and then stopped suddenly, his red eyes flashing with anger.
Surquyn stiffened, sensing others in the room with Riyzan and herself. How dare they enter our home! Before she could act, she noticed a red beam shining on Riyzan’s chest. “No!” She ran forward.
Shock flashed across Riyzan’s features and his eyes widened briefly as he jumped forward in time to grab Surquyn and spin her around.
She struggled against him, fighting to free herself but couldn’t break out of his hold when the human standing on the other side of the room fired the gun he had pointed at Riyzan. No!
A large bolt shot out of the weapon and then expanded in midair, splitting into five bolts connected by wire. They hit Riyzan in the back and he convulsed against Surquyn.
“Step away from him or I up the voltage.” The human smirked. “Believe me, it will kill him…eventually.”
Surquyn growled when the human smiled and Riyzan convulsed even more, dropping to the ground. “Stop!”
“Step away from him.”
Clenching her hands into fists hard, she stepped back. Instantly humans appeared behind her, handcuffing her hands behind her back, pulling her away from Riyzan.
The human who fired stepped over the mess and stopped when he reached Riyzan. “Ah, the famous vampire I’ve been hearing a lot about.” He leaned in close while scratching his chin. “Doesn’t seem much of a Hunter.” He kicked Riyzan in the stomach.
Surquyn screamed and wrenched her arms from the human’s grasps and jumped forward, knocking the human back a step before he composed himself and Riyzan began to convulse again. Surquyn’s anger left her as she dropped to her knees. “Stop it!”
“Behave then or I will fry his insides before the poison from that silver can do any real damage. It’s a horrible way to go—trust me, I’ve seen it.” The human kicked Surquyn and forced her to stand. “Get moving and don’t try anything—this thing has a long range.” He pushed Surquyn forward.
She cast a glance at Riyzan over her shoulder, willing him to wake and help her.
Riyzan didn’t move.
Chapter Five
Riyzan’s ears had stopped ringing and he finally had feeling in his entire body and enough strength to push himself to his feet. Electricity shot through him, but he gritted his teeth and staggered into the wall.
He was alone.
Riyzan dropped to the ground and yelled, the sound causing the walls to shake and the ground to crack underneath him as his anger rose up, magnifying around him. The ground caved in underneath him and he dropped fast through the large mountain before everything turned black and all sounds and scents disappeared for a second.
Riyzan landed hard and dropped to one knee, clenching his teeth against the electricity pulsing through him, and looked up, happy to see he’d gone to the right location.
Layla’s home.
“Riyzan?” Doxiak touched his arm, his brows drawn down as he looked around at the surrounding wreckage that had been Riyzan’s home. “What happened? How did you get here?”
Riyzan grimaced. “My own way and I have no time to tell the story. I need help,” he spoke quickly as more electricity shot through him. Still, his anger kept him from being paralysed.
It also kept Doxiak distracted from how Riyzan had arrived here. He wasn’t yet ready to tell others that years of drinking Surquyn’s blood had given him the ability to teleport wherever he wished to go.
He saw no need. Since Surquyn became a vampire, she was unable to travel through light, and Riyzan’s own ability had begun to dim because of that.
Doxiak touched his back gently and heat spread across Riyzan’s back.
Riyzan didn’t feel a thing thankfully and soon, Doxiak was helping him to his feet.
“What has happened?”
“They have taken Surquyn.”
“Who?”
“The humans.”
Doxiak’s eyebrows rose when his phone began to ring. He cast an apologetic glance at Riyzan before pulling it out of his pocket and answering it. “Hello?”
“Doxiak, it’s Belia. You told me I could use this number in an emergency.”
“I’m on my way.” Doxiak hung up. “I am sorry, but this is something I cannot ignore.”
Riyzan shook his head and clasped his forearm. “No worries. Do what you must do.”
“As soon as I am free, I will come to your aid.” Doxiak nodded before walking away quickly.
Riyzan watched him leave before walking forward. He’d taken one step before darkness swirled in front of him and Shade appeared, glancing around with the same expression Doxiak had.
“What has happened?”
“Surquyn, the humans have taken her.”
Shade’s silver eyes flashed with anger. “Do not tell Layla. She will want to go to battle to save her mother, and with Nikalye still missing—”
“No need to explain, Shade. I understand that Layla’s anger is not one to be messed with.”
Again, Shade warily glanced at the wreckage surrounding Riyzan. “Do you have any idea where they could have gone?”
Riyzan shook his head, his anger rising
slightly. He never expected to be attacked by humans—never expected humans to go back to hunting their kind after Layla had destroyed everything they built the first time.
“I will gather your guards and we will go hunting for Surquyn,” Shade murmured. He disappeared before Riyzan could speak. Within seconds, he appeared again, Uilasel, Kiovel and Rhijakh Ramlie standing with him.
Riyzan raised his eyebrows, impressed with Shade’s abilities, not realising how fast or strong they had grown.
Shade smiled as though reading his mind. “It grows with each second, which is why I don’t want Layla involved in this. She will destroy everything before we get answers.”
Riyzan grunted with agreement. Since her attack and Nikalye’s disappearance, she hadn’t taken kindly to questioning those who he had brought, instead choosing to take her anger out on them instead.
Riyzan wanted to know who was behind everything before unleashing his anger.
“Lord Theraux, I am sorry—”
“Ramlie, you of all people should not apologise. I am just thankful you are here now to help.”
“We will find her, my Lord,” Uilasel told him, placing her fist over her heart. Kiovel did the same.
“The question is, where we start first,” Rhijakh said.
“I can help speed that up. I need you to take me to where she was taken. If we hurry, I can follow the signature pattern they left in the air and use that to get us to their whereabouts,” Shade replied.
“Let us hurry then.” Riyzan turned to walk away, the others following.
He would find Surquyn and destroy those responsible.
Chapter Six
“Where’s Layla!”
Surquyn laughed and hissed when the human pressed a hot poker against her skin. “I will tell you nothing!” She screamed the words at the human and pulled against the chains holding her securely to the chair. She could feel the links breaking as she struggled but knew she would lose the war against it. She was losing energy fast, becoming weaker by the second as they cut her and bled her, making her hungry to taste the blood pumping loudly through their veins.
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