All Souls' Night - Renee Rose Page 0,306

pull away and shove him to the bed.

He chuckles. “God, yes.”

Lube in hand, I wet my cock, slick in my palm, then spread the lubricant generously between his cheeks. He’s still panting on his stomach when I drive my shaft into his ass. But I’m as impatient as he is, pumping my cock into his tight hole, bucking my hips and driving deeper, faster, harder. I grab his wrists, holding him to the mattress, fucking him as relentlessly as I did this morning. And like a schoolboy having his first ejaculation, I shudder a quick release that tears through my throat. I grunt and thrust, milking the last of my orgasm from his body before collapsing on top of him.

Breathless and sweating, we roll onto our backs, and I pull him to my side and gaze down at him.

He has a smile on his face as big as mine. “Fucking amazing. That’s all I can say.”

I sigh, viewing the past through these new glasses of perspective, of understanding what really happened. I wish I could change the past, but I can’t. “You’re right. As much as I would like to kick Bartholomew’s royal ass, what happened is behind us. I guess I feel like there are so many years we’ve wasted being apart, and he needs to pay for it. But that won’t bring back those years.”

“No, it won’t. And he certainly won’t apologize.” He kisses my chest and turns his loving gaze to me. “Let’s move forward. I’m not beholden to him anymore. I’m free to be with you.”

I still hesitate, the old saying coming to mind: Once bitten, twice shy. “Let’s see how things go.”

“I understand.” He wraps his arm around my waist and squeezes. “Let’s check in on our cupcake.”

My chest bounces with a laugh. “I’m glad I’m not the only one eager to see her.”

“What are we going to do, Theo? I don’t want to let her go. It breaks my heart to think we can’t have her together.”

I nod, but my spirit weighs heavy. “I have to think about it. I agree that you and I have never had someone so utterly matched to the two of us, but she’s human. And that means exposing her to our world. It’s dangerous for her, and for us.”

“Then turn her, Theo.” He props himself upon his elbow, cupping his hand around my face. “This whole mess with this stalker would go away. She would be able to protect herself and her friend Zoe.”

“I haven’t turned anyone in my entire two-thousand years and I don’t want to start now.” I sit up and swing my legs over the side of the bed, holding my head in my hands. “I would never forgive myself if she didn’t survive the transformation.”

Alex maneuvers across the bed to sit beside me. “You’re old enough to do it. The risks go down the older a vampire is.”

“But the risks don’t go away. There is no guarantee she’ll live. Even Lucius faces those risks, and he’s older than I am.”

“Just think about it, please?”

“She may be completely mortified by what we are. There’s no guarantee she’ll want to be turned. We risk losing her that way, as well.” I shake my head. “I would much rather see her blissfully ignorant of vampires and werewolves and all the other dangerous creatures in this world, than to see the horror on her face when she learns the truth.”

Alex sighs and rests his chin on my shoulder. “Yes. There is that.”

I give him a quick kiss. “Come on. Let’s clean up, and go see her.”

Alex showers while I check my email. My research on the internet this morning produced plenty of pictures showing this Phil character rubbing elbows with senators, presidents and Fortune 500 CEOs. I sent out a number of messages to city officials I know, humans who I feel would be straight with me. Some of them haven’t replied. Some of them have said they’re not sure they can get involved. Jurisdiction bullshit and run-arounds. The girls were right. This man seems untouchable. In the human world, that is. I may just have to provide a supernatural solution to this problem. Karina and Zoe should not have to keep running.

After Alex and I are both showered and dressed, we exit my underground lair through the rear garage entrance, and drive around to the house. Alex’s SUV rental is still in the drive, but the lights in the house are off. He and I exchange an