Grey"s lip curled up in a snarl.
"Would you like a taste? I know you prefer females but this lad has quite nice lips and his a.s.s has only been used once or twice." Grigore"s lips pulled back in a semblance of a smile, revealing his protruding fangs.
"No thanks."
"That"s right. You have a b.i.t.c.h at home warming your bed."
"Leave Shannon out of it." It took everything in Grey to keep his cool but he knew the key to victory was to stay in control. If he allowed Grigore to goad him, he"d lose.
"Shannon. A lovely name, do you think you can protect her better than you did Selena?"
"What happened to Selena was not my fault. I warned her..."
"You wanted her to be a lap dog instead of a huntress." Grigore"s pale eyes gleamed. "I made her what she was... she was perfect until you came along."
"She would be alive if she"d listened to me."
"Half alive." Grigore shoved his slaves away. "I"m going to enjoy your b.i.t.c.h when I" m through with you." Grigore growled, his fangs flashed, his claws extended.
Grey was ready for the charge and met him head on. The two males clashed in the middle of the room. Grigore was nearly fifty years his senior and possessed more mental capabilities than Grey but not more physical strength. Grey stopped the fist that went for his chest, his heart, with his own talon-tipped hand.
Grey couldn"t hope to use his mental capabilities to his advantage, so he committed all his resources to a mental shield, allowing Grigore no opportunity to work his wiles. He felt the probe as Grigore attempted to enter his mind. Fear flashed in Grigore"s eyes when he realized he couldn"t control or access Grey"s thoughts. Their hands were locked in battle but Grey"s superior strength pushed them increasingly closer to Grigore"s chest. One opportunity was all Grey needed to rip out his opponent"s heart.
Grigore roared, saliva dripping from his fangs as he leaned forward in an attempt to bite Grey. A bite wouldn"t kill him, wouldn"t do permanent damage but it could weaken him. Grey bent Grigore"s arm backward and spun him around, holding him with one arm behind his back.
"This is what you"ve always wanted, isn"t it?" Grigore hissed.
"To kill you-yes."
"No. To have your c.o.c.k nestled in my naked a.s.s."
"f.u.c.k you," Grey growled but stayed calm. He wouldn"t lose it now, the mind games wouldn"t work.
"That"s what I always wanted but Selena stole you from me."
"What? I wasn"t yours."
"You would have been, I had you selected to be my b.i.t.c.h and she stole you." Grigore"s sinister peal of laughter echoed in the abandoned room.
"Thank the saints."
"You both betrayed me. She stole you and you let her die. That"s when I knew you really wanted me or you wouldn"t have allowed her death."
Grey couldn"t believe the words that spewed from Grigore"s mouth. "You think that I..."
"I"d let you be the dominant." Grigore wiggled his a.s.s against Grey"s crotch and he thanked every saint he knew that he didn"t grow hard.
"Sorry, but that"s not in the cards." Grey pulled up on the arm he held and eased his hips backward, away from the disgusting contact. He"d have to make a grab for Grigore" s heart.
"I could please you." Grigore strained his neck to meet Grey"s gaze. "Give me a... " Grigore coughed once, his eyes widened as he turned to dust.
Shannon stood in front of Grey, holding Grigore"s black heart in her hand. "Well, it"s a good thing that wasn"t a vampire myth. I"d had about enough of listening to him beg for my c.o.c.k."
"Your c.o.c.k?"
"Yeah, you heard me. Now do something with this disgusting...thing." She held out her hand as her nose crinkled in distaste.
"We need to burn it."
"Okay."
"First, we need to see to them." The female was groggy from loss of blood but the man was alert, huddled horror stricken in the corner.
"Don"t touch me." Wide eyes turned Grey"s way and he locked onto them. He would take it all away, Grey couldn"t give him the time back but he could make him forget what had happened to him. He wouldn"t remember the fight or his own rape at Grigore"s hand.
Grey could only be thankful that it hadn"t been him. Selena had never told him that she saved him from what for him would have been a fate worse than death. A s.e.x slave to Grigore-the thought sickened him.
"Are you okay, Grey?"
"Yeah, it"s just to erase the memories, you have to see them." Grey shuddered inside at the thoughts in his head. Grigore had not only s.e.xually abused the man but also mentally tortured him. He had forced him to perform degrading acts and then had released his mind at times to feel the full horror of a.n.a.l penetration-forced a.n.a.l penetration. Grigore was a sick b.a.s.t.a.r.d who got what he deserved. Grey only wished he" d done it sooner.
"Ohh, and his memories were..."
"Grigore"s s.e.x slave."
Shannon bit her lip. "Will he be okay?"
"He won"t remember anything. We"ll get them dressed and drop them off somewhere safe. They"ll be a little confused, they"ll have lost a day or two of time but that"s better than letting them remember."
"Is that what you do...I mean...not with men but..."
"Before I met you I mostly seduced women and took blood in the heat of pa.s.sion, they didn"t even realize it. Recently, I"ve used a temporary entrancement while I take blood. They lose minutes, not days, and I"ve never raped anyone."
"I didn"t mean it like that... it"s just the thought of you entrancing women. I don"t like the thought of you holding beautiful, s.e.xy women in your arms while you suck their blood. It"s so intimate when I take your blood and to imagine... "
"It"s not the same with them. You can accompany me while I hunt if you want."
"Will you let me suck... men?"
Grey growled at the thought. Although he realized it might be necessary for her to feed off another man it was not something he wanted.
"See what I mean? You don"t want me to touch other men either."
"We"ll take our blood together-from older women."
"And men."
"Impotent men."
"Grey."
"We"ll be known as the geriatric bloodsuckers."
Shannon laughed. "We probably don"t have to carry it that far. I trust you. I"ll just keep you exhausted."
"It takes a lot to exhaust me."
"Let"s get these two out of here and we"ll see."
Chapter Seven.
The small fire Grey built in the corner of the warehouse to burn Grigore"s heart flickered as the last of the old files and rubble turned to ash. They"d managed to get the victims dressed and had been lucky enough to find their identification still with their belongings. Now they only needed to drop them off at their homes before they would be free to seek their pleasure.
"So ya hungry?" Grey asked as they rounded the corner, heading away from the last victim"s house. Grey had released each of them from his thrall as they headed for their homes. He"d a.s.sured her other than mild disorientation and a loss of their memories for the last few days they"d be fine.
"I think we had this conversation before." Shannon giggled, lowering her gaze.
"I"ve already eaten so if ya wanted to nibble while I drive... go ahead."
"If I take your blood, you"ll wear out too easily. Teach me how to hunt."
Shannon waited in the darkness of the alley. For once in her life, she felt no fear at being alone in the dark. Grey stepped into sight followed by a man, a young, handsome man. Shannon blinked, not believing her eyes.
A s.e.xy grin split Grey"s face as he approached. "I brought ya a treat."
"A treat? Mmm, he does look tasty," Shannon replied sa.s.sily, looking at the guy standing at Grey"s side seemingly unaware of the conversation around him.
"Keep it up and next time ya get an old lady."
"Okay, I"ll behave." She batted her eyes. "I prefer young blood." She ran her long red nails along the man"s chest.
Grey shook his head. "Behave or you"ll be getting your blood by sucking it out of my c.o.c.k."
"If that"s the case I"ll have to be very bad." Shannon bit her lip, eyeing the man but thinking of Grey. Of what he could do to her-of what he would do to her.
Their eyes met. "Grey," she whispered, heat churning low in her belly.
"Soon I"ll ease that ache. First, I teach ya how to feed without killing. How to know when to stop. Next time, we"ll work on ya mesmerizing your prey."
"Prey!" This was all new to Shannon and it still seemed odd to think of people as- prey. She supposed vampires were actually the top of the food chain.
"As you know, there are many places you can take blood. One of the less intimate is here." Grey raised the man"s arm, turning his wrist upward. "In the heat of blood l.u.s.t you can forget the time. That could be fatal but I"ll be here to help ya."
Shannon licked her lips. She could hear the blood pumping in his veins, causing her to salivate. Her stomach rumbled.
"I know you can bite, but the trick is learning to stop." Grey held up the man"s wrist and she sank her teeth into her victim. The warm liquid filled her mouth and she swallowed. She couldn"t control the growl that emanated from her throat. Closing her eyes, she savored the rich, heady flavor.
"If I"m taking from an average adult male I count to one hundred but I also listen to the steady beat of their heart. If it changes pattern or you reach one hundred, stop."
With each beat of the heart, more blood surged into her mouth and she greedily swallowed.
"That"s enough. Stop and seal the wound."
Reluctantly, Shannon pulled away and licked the wound closed, glancing up into the nameless man"s face. "He won"t remember anything?"
"No."
"What do we do now?"
"We take him back to the bar. There is outside seating and when he awakens he"ll think he drank too much."
"Did anyone see you leave together?"
A feral grin spread across Grey"s face. "Yeah, a young lady who sidled up to me.
Wanting what I have to offer." He wagged his dark brows at her. "I turned her down and picked him up. She thinks I"m gay."
"How"d that sit with that ego of yours?" she asked as they neared the bar.
Grey shrugged. "You"re the only woman I need and I wanted to prove that I trust ya. We can feed from anyone as long as we"re together."
"Together," Shannon agreed.
"Now that your blood l.u.s.t is sated, I have other needs."
"Yes, master," Shannon replied, her own needs were dampening the insides of her thighs.
"I like the sound of that." His intense eyes drilled her to the spot and her knees weakened. If she didn"t know it was impossible she"d think he mesmerized her because she could happily stand here gazing at him for centuries.
"Let"s get home and we can try out that scenario I mentioned."
"Scenario?" Shannon questioned her heart pumping at the possibilities.
"Yeah, you suckin" my c.o.c.k while I f.u.c.k your p.u.s.s.y with that d.i.l.d.o."
"Grey!"
"I think the correct response is yes, master."
Grey relaxed against the headboard, awaiting his vampire bride to appear in the virginal white gown he"d packed. Of course Shannon wasn"t a virgin but she was his bride and she"d confessed on the drive home that she"d never experienced a.n.a.l s.e.x. So technically, he was going to take his bride"s virginity tonight.