TrinityWe stayed on the couch for a little longer. I didn’t know why he was holding me like this, but it was nice. He was so warm. Slowly, his breathing calmed down. A few moments later, he lifted me out of his lap and stood, heading back to my bedroom. I didn’t hear anything for a while, but it felt odd that he just got up like that.“Lucian? Are you okay?”He returned as he shrugged on his jacket. The white shirt was stained with blood. I bet the jacket would be stained too. “I have to go,” he said. I stood and went to him, wrapping my arms around his waist. I clung to him. “Can’t you stay? We didn’t even….”My face heated as I couldn’t get the words out. He lifted my chin up and kissed me deeply until I was gasping for breath and thought maybe he would stay and finish what we had started.“I have to go,” he said again. His eyes were glowing again, but he didn’t seem angry. “I will come see you again when I have the time.”“But when will that be?”“I don’t know,” he said and wal
TrinityThe morning after Lucian left, Mark called me. “What do you mean you know?”“I know,” I said. “He told me---”“Trinity---”“And I’m fine.” “You’re not fine!” He cried. “That monster---”“Don’t call him that,” I said. “He’s… been honest with me. He’s not a monster. He was just protecting me.”“Don’t be naïve,” Mark growled. “He wants something. He’s just---”“Mark, I don’t want to talk about this anymore.”“But—”“I’m fine,” I said. “Really. I can handle it.”He was about to protest, but I hung up. I looked at the screen as it flashed his contact information again and again, but I didn’t pick up. I didn’t want to hear any more warnings. I didn’t need to hear it and I wasn’t going to do anything that Mark thought I should. Lucian had been so honest with me. He loved me, and I loved him. Finally, the phone stopped ringing. I knew that probably wasn’t going to be the end of it, but Mark was off somewhere for something. I didn’t know when he’d be back, but I didn’t care either.
TrinityIt was odd for us to be meeting in the daytime, but I didn’t question it. I wanted to see him, and depending on how long we’d meet up, I might have some time to act on my plan to thank him. He asked for us to meet in the middle of the city, but he didn’t send a car to pick me up. That was a little weird, but I wasn’t going to complain. I took the bus there and searched for him once I arrived in the area. I walked towards the square he said we would meet in, but I didn’t see him. Then, my phone rang. “Behind you,” Lucian said. I turned around and saw him standing near store’s awning, covered from head to toe and carrying an umbrella. He wasn’t wearing all black, but he was wearing a dark suit and hat. He reminded me of an old vampire movie. I looked around wondering if someone else thought it was strange, but no one even seemed to notice him. He looked out of place, but it was normal. Vampires feared sunlight, didn’t they?I hung up and headed towards him, looking up at him
TrinityI woke up the next morning in the hotel room with a smile on my face. We had had sex all night: first on the beach, then he’d taken me up to our hotel room. I didn’t remember all of it, but I could still feel the ache from it all and it made me happy. I sat up expecting to find Lucian beside me, but I was alone. There was a note on the bedside table. Call for room service. I’ll be back soon.I smiled and pulled my legs to my chest, wondering how long he’d been gone and if he’d be back before I really got hungry. A beep filled the air, and the door opened. Lucian walked in, fully dressed in a dark blue suit. He looked at me still in bed and cocked an eyebrow at me. Then, he looked at his watch. “I must have been a little rougher on you than I thought.”My face heated as I felt the necklace settle against my chest. He came around the bed cupped my face, turned my head to both sides. He kissed me gently nipped at my lip.“As much as I would like more of you. I have things to a
LucianIt took everything in me not to sink my fangs into her neck. The way she clung to me and pleaded was still fresh in my mind as I left the house. I couldn’t have her the way she was asking me to for a bunch of reasons. She was falling under my control quickly. The bond we had was still as strong as it had been and it was making it so easy to make her fall in love with me. It was making it easier to make sure that when she remembered, if she remembered, she wouldn’t care. I could still feel the blood pact thrumming in my chest. She was nervous and sad. I felt her worry and anxiety, and almost smiled. She was always so worried about things. My wife, Trinitia, had been that way too. I pressed a little, searching through the bond. I could tell she was questioning our relationship. How were we going to stay together? I frowned at the question. What was she thinking about? I pressed a little harder. It was hard to get complete thoughts at the distance and while still suppressing th
TrinityWhen he left, I stared dazed for a few minutes. Didn’t he want me? Had I upset him by pushing him so far? Would he ever come back?I tried to clean myself up, but I barely managed to slip into a robe before my dad came home. He was grinning as he entered. Then, he stopped as he entered the kitchen. “Everything okay, Trin’?” He asked, looking at me. I didn’t really know what to say. I wanted to lie, but I couldn’t find the words to. Instead, I shrugged. “I’m fine.”My stomach kept churning, and I kept my phone in hand as I tried to think of something to say to Lucian. “Your hot date not go so well?” He asked. My shoulders slumped. “I messed up.”He chuckled. “That’s bound to happen in a new relationship. Don’t worry yourself so much.”If he knew the truth, I bet he wouldn’t be saying that. Worse than pushing Lucian to bite me, pushing him to leave me, was the reality of it.“How could we ever work out?” I whispered to myself.“Don’t sound so defeated, honey,” Dad said. “Pl
TrinityI looked up at Mark and his eyes turned cold. “What’s changed?” Mark asked. “The last time we spoke… the time before that. You were completely different.”“I want to call Lucian,” I said again. “Where’s my phone?”“You’re not calling him.”“You can’t keep me from calling who I want.”Mark scoffed. “I’m the police. I actually can, especially if you want to call a vampire.”I set my jaw. “I want to leave.”“She’s not the smartest, is she?” Someone else asked, a woman walking past the car. She looked down at me with a sneer. “What part of vampire did you miss? Whatever he’s told you is all bullshit.”I looked at her. “What would you know about it?”She tilted her head. “Well, cupcake, let’s say I know more than you think.”She looked at Mark. “I told you we should have purged her the first time you had a suspicion.”“She’s clean,” Mark said. “Bullshit,” she said. “She’s not. Make her drink and see.”Mark eyed me and he took my hand and pulled me out of the car. “I’m not doing t
LucianI rushed from the house, following the scent of blood and reaching through the bond I had with Trinity until I could get a better hold of her thoughts and feelings. She was getting further away from me and likely unconscious. By the time I felt her wake up, I was following a familiar group of vampires through the city toward a police station just outside of the city. I pushed the question through to her. Where are you? I pulled on the bond, trying to get a better sense of where she was, but I had no doubt that Stella was leading these vampires after her. Won’t you find me?The thought rang through my mind, and I went faster after the vampires swarming. I figured that the royals had to be behind this. There was no way they would have sent so many just to be under Stella’s command. Then, I saw Stella rushing out of the building. She looked furious and rushed off into the forests with a small band of vampires. I followed until I heard the roar of engines, then the sound of bull