All Chapters of Forbidden Thirst (Crimson Shadows Book #1): Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Even getting back to the mansion, after fetching Laura at school was no problem. She told me about her day and was, for once, charming. I wondered for a moment if I'd picked the right child. I stayed with her until the evening, then I let Draven take over when he got back. I think the little girl wants to work on him to let her off school and I don't want to play referee. I planned to spend my evening doing nothing to recover from these past few days.I may take a look at one of the manuscripts Draven lent me. But as I'm still pondering what to do, someone knocks on my door."It's open!"Driving walks through the door. I stay speechless, halfway through biting into a sandwich completely sprawled out over my bed. Very classy Celeste! I try to chow in a dignified manner and hurry to swallow without looking ridiculous."Lucian, what do you want?""I was looking for you.""Really? You surprise me...""What lust for life! Bad day?”"Routine... Standing up to Laura, arriving a good twenty m

As the wolf approaches, I stiffen in turn. He stays out of reach but I feel him sniffling around me as if he wanted to soak up my smell. I gently reach out to him, but he immediately backs away growling as he does it. Well, I shouldn't insist. Obviously, cuddling's not his thing!I watch as he paces up and down. Suddenly, he stops abruptly. He seems to have felt something. He howls at the moon and then bolts off. I don't get the time to grasp what's happening. I'd like to know what's going on between that wolf and me! The connection we have is strange, to say at least. I remain for a few seconds, gobsmacked, staring into the dark.If I quickly recap: I live with vampires and I'm flirting rather seriously one of them. My best girlfriend is a witch, I too for that matter. A strange owl seems to want my company and now a huge wolf is wanting it too! It might even be a "werewolf"! Ok... It'll just take me ten years of psychoanalysis to get over it all! Although, if I tell a psychiatrist ab

I run through the mazes of corridors, in search of Sarah, hoping that she attended the courses I've just missed. For the English literature class, I'm not really bothered, but I'm sorry to have missed Professor Simmons class. At last, I see Sarah standing at the end of a corridor and so I wave my arms about. Her face lights up as soon as she sees me."Celeste! Where were you?""Uh... Nowhere. I got held up.""Oh? Nothing serious, I hope." I feel slightly guilty seeing my friend's concern. I should have warned her. But when I'm with Lucian, I forget everything else. I can't help it."I was with Lucian." She clams up immediately."You're skipping class with that moron now, are you?!”"He's not a moron, I just wanted to be with him, that's all.""Well, well, well! What's next?""Come on Sarah! My fault entirely, I won't skip class again, I promise!""Yeah. Time will tell." We start walking down the corridor, in silence and Sarah's good mood quickly comes back. She's like that. She's inca

Once he's gone, I stare for a long time at the door. I dont know what to think of these occasional moments with Peter. They're usually quite brief but are always very useful. Inevitably, my thoughts drift back to Lucian. I can't free myself from the sense of harmony I feel when I'm with him. I can tell we have a lot in common, and not just our repressed anger. Draven must have noticed it too. That would explain his habit of keeping an eye on us.I spent the whole morning with Lucian, yet I can't manage to stifle the feeling of emptiness that's choking me. Why be so silent? Is he playing with me, like Sarah said he is? Is he fleeing from himself, as Peter suggested? Or has he just grown tired of me already?I'm not gonna wait around for him to answer me. I want to settle things for myself. I don't want to play the jealous girlfriend routine but I'm fed up with not coming to the point. I swear as soon as I see him, I'll put everything straight!I've been tossing and turning in bed for h

I surrender myself into his arms and relish in his caress with a growing pleasure. When he's taking his time like now, I have difficulty controlling myself. I feel so good with him. I huddle in his arms and raise my face to meet his. I kiss his full mouth and groan feeling the soft twitch of his tongue against mine. His sweetness gradually turns into a devouring passion and his lips play and comes mine.He brushes them, tastes them, before returning to draw their outline. Each of my sighs encourages his expert manoeuvres. His fingers trace the line of my neck, play with my hair, caress my neck, accentuating his kiss.Lucian draws me to him, smiling boldly, and I read an unsatisfied hunger in his amber eyes, a hunger equal to mine. He captures my mouth again and hugs me with a welcome force. I want him to trouble me as much as he stirs me. I want his caresses everywhere on me. When he slips his hands under my sweater, I sigh with impatience as our skins touch. His mouth slowly descends