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Story: Seth
Chapter Seven
Aubrey
As the silence stretched between them, she sensed that Seth’s gaze never left her face as she processed all the new information that she’d been given.His words were said with such assurance that she had no doubt he believed in the possibility of her being his mate, but she couldn’t help but wonder what that meant for him as a human.The more they spoke, the more she desired him in ways that were beyond physical.The pull that had her lifting her eyes to his the first day of class had somehow grown stronger.It had grown to the point where she needed physical contact with him, and would defend him if anyone were to even look his way with ill intent.
“Is that why I wanted to rip that girl’s head off for touching you?”
Seth threw back his head and laughed, all while keeping her hand firmly in his.The corner of her mouth lifted up.
“I’m serious.The reason I moved away was because I was scared that I would hurt her.I had to stop myself from thinking about it and for the entire week, I debated whether I should drop the class.”
Seth grew serious and before she knew his intent, he cupped her face and drew closer to her.Her breath hitched in her chest as she took in his handsome face, moving closer to her, until she glanced down at his lips.Her own parted and he took advantage.His tongue traced around the edge of her lower lip, sending tingles down her body.
A low, needy sound escaped her and the next moment, she found herself sitting in his lap.The hard muscles of his thighs opened under her and she settled her bottom against his…erection.Her eyes opened and locked on his, and instead of a smile, his eyes sparked with emotion and desire.Without waiting another second, she opened her lips to his and moaned at the sensation as she lowered herself to press against his hardness.
His hands slid under her hair to grip the base of her neck, and when he tilted her head a fraction to deepen the kiss, nerve endings she had never known existed sparked to life.She crowded forward, pressing their chests together.She hadn’t noticed a reaction in her own body until she shifted closer to Seth and her hardened peaks brushed against the hard muscle of his chest.The sensation shot straight to her core, causing her to gasp in surprise and need.
As she pressed harder against him, he moved one hand from her neck to her hip, holding her tight against him as he plunged his tongue inside her mouth, stealing her breath.Acting on instinct, she pursed her lips and sucked his tongue deeper into her mouth, loving the groan that rumbled through his body and into hers.Before she understood the spell he cast on her, he had pulled back and laid his forehead against hers, his breathing choppy and shallow.
“Fuck, gorgeous, we need to stop.I only meant to give you a small kiss.”
“Why do you want to stop?”
Their breathing sounded loud in the modest cabin, but her body was alight with sensation and the last thing she wanted to do was stop.But when she glanced at his face, he cringed in what seemed to be pain.
Her heart stopped and she found herself across the room, standing near the kitchen sink.She bowed her head and willed her body to calm down.The last thing she ever wanted to do was to hurt Seth, and yet she managed somehow by kissing him.
So lost in her own thoughts, she jerked back against his chest when he wrapped his arms around her waist and tightened his hold.She was disappointed in herself, getting carried away by a simple kiss while they were supposed to get to know each other.
“I don’t want to take advantage of you—that’s why I stopped.I want you to trust me.”
“I do trust you.”She wasn’t surprised by the vehemence in her words; she meant them.
“And I trust you.I’ve never wanted a woman in my life as much as I want you.You consume my thoughts.You make me happy.”
With his hands splayed on her hips, he turned her around in his arms, until she faced him.Unable to quite meet his gaze and show him all of the emotions that were written on her face, she pressed against his chest.She became overwhelmed in his scent and wrapped her arms around him, pressing herself closer to him.Her body had cooled enough that when she placed a kiss on his chest and pulled back to look at his face, she could smile.He cupped her face and pressed a chaste kiss on her lips, before he led her to the sofa.
“Have you ever wanted to feed from a human?”
The thought of feeding from a human, hurting them for no other reason than to gain sustenance, was, to her, deplorable.
“No.”
“Aubrey, that vampire who turned you was a complete prick.All vampires have a numbing agent in their saliva as well as in the venom in their teeth.With the venom, you can control how much or how little sedative you administer.One lick on a human’s neck is enough for a bite not to hurt.”
She could feel her body shake at the news.She had no idea.
Seth squeezed her hands in his before he continued.“And with mates, the bite is an aphrodisiac, of sorts, to the human.When the human turns, then the mates can feed from the other so they don’t have to go elsewhere for sustenance.Kai also told me blood tasted metallic and bitter, whereas when he fed from Liv, it was magnificent.He hated feeding before, but he couldn’t get enough of Liv.It was the same with Kane.”
“Wasn’t Kai worried that he would hurt Liv?”
“I think he was too busy fighting his feelings for her, because somewhere deep inside he knew that she was his mate.It goes against all instincts to hurt your mate.He knew that he would have to drink from her when they were sequestered in his house for a couple of days because of the people after her, and she was the only one he could feed from.The luscious taste of her blood was a surprise.”
“Why are you telling me this?”
“I want you to feed from me.”
His statement was simple, and before she could outright deny him what he wanted, she glanced at him.His eyes were imploring her to consider what he requested, and although it went against every instinct to hurt Seth, she did believe what he learned from others’ experiences.He wouldn’t put himself in danger.
Aubrey
As the silence stretched between them, she sensed that Seth’s gaze never left her face as she processed all the new information that she’d been given.His words were said with such assurance that she had no doubt he believed in the possibility of her being his mate, but she couldn’t help but wonder what that meant for him as a human.The more they spoke, the more she desired him in ways that were beyond physical.The pull that had her lifting her eyes to his the first day of class had somehow grown stronger.It had grown to the point where she needed physical contact with him, and would defend him if anyone were to even look his way with ill intent.
“Is that why I wanted to rip that girl’s head off for touching you?”
Seth threw back his head and laughed, all while keeping her hand firmly in his.The corner of her mouth lifted up.
“I’m serious.The reason I moved away was because I was scared that I would hurt her.I had to stop myself from thinking about it and for the entire week, I debated whether I should drop the class.”
Seth grew serious and before she knew his intent, he cupped her face and drew closer to her.Her breath hitched in her chest as she took in his handsome face, moving closer to her, until she glanced down at his lips.Her own parted and he took advantage.His tongue traced around the edge of her lower lip, sending tingles down her body.
A low, needy sound escaped her and the next moment, she found herself sitting in his lap.The hard muscles of his thighs opened under her and she settled her bottom against his…erection.Her eyes opened and locked on his, and instead of a smile, his eyes sparked with emotion and desire.Without waiting another second, she opened her lips to his and moaned at the sensation as she lowered herself to press against his hardness.
His hands slid under her hair to grip the base of her neck, and when he tilted her head a fraction to deepen the kiss, nerve endings she had never known existed sparked to life.She crowded forward, pressing their chests together.She hadn’t noticed a reaction in her own body until she shifted closer to Seth and her hardened peaks brushed against the hard muscle of his chest.The sensation shot straight to her core, causing her to gasp in surprise and need.
As she pressed harder against him, he moved one hand from her neck to her hip, holding her tight against him as he plunged his tongue inside her mouth, stealing her breath.Acting on instinct, she pursed her lips and sucked his tongue deeper into her mouth, loving the groan that rumbled through his body and into hers.Before she understood the spell he cast on her, he had pulled back and laid his forehead against hers, his breathing choppy and shallow.
“Fuck, gorgeous, we need to stop.I only meant to give you a small kiss.”
“Why do you want to stop?”
Their breathing sounded loud in the modest cabin, but her body was alight with sensation and the last thing she wanted to do was stop.But when she glanced at his face, he cringed in what seemed to be pain.
Her heart stopped and she found herself across the room, standing near the kitchen sink.She bowed her head and willed her body to calm down.The last thing she ever wanted to do was to hurt Seth, and yet she managed somehow by kissing him.
So lost in her own thoughts, she jerked back against his chest when he wrapped his arms around her waist and tightened his hold.She was disappointed in herself, getting carried away by a simple kiss while they were supposed to get to know each other.
“I don’t want to take advantage of you—that’s why I stopped.I want you to trust me.”
“I do trust you.”She wasn’t surprised by the vehemence in her words; she meant them.
“And I trust you.I’ve never wanted a woman in my life as much as I want you.You consume my thoughts.You make me happy.”
With his hands splayed on her hips, he turned her around in his arms, until she faced him.Unable to quite meet his gaze and show him all of the emotions that were written on her face, she pressed against his chest.She became overwhelmed in his scent and wrapped her arms around him, pressing herself closer to him.Her body had cooled enough that when she placed a kiss on his chest and pulled back to look at his face, she could smile.He cupped her face and pressed a chaste kiss on her lips, before he led her to the sofa.
“Have you ever wanted to feed from a human?”
The thought of feeding from a human, hurting them for no other reason than to gain sustenance, was, to her, deplorable.
“No.”
“Aubrey, that vampire who turned you was a complete prick.All vampires have a numbing agent in their saliva as well as in the venom in their teeth.With the venom, you can control how much or how little sedative you administer.One lick on a human’s neck is enough for a bite not to hurt.”
She could feel her body shake at the news.She had no idea.
Seth squeezed her hands in his before he continued.“And with mates, the bite is an aphrodisiac, of sorts, to the human.When the human turns, then the mates can feed from the other so they don’t have to go elsewhere for sustenance.Kai also told me blood tasted metallic and bitter, whereas when he fed from Liv, it was magnificent.He hated feeding before, but he couldn’t get enough of Liv.It was the same with Kane.”
“Wasn’t Kai worried that he would hurt Liv?”
“I think he was too busy fighting his feelings for her, because somewhere deep inside he knew that she was his mate.It goes against all instincts to hurt your mate.He knew that he would have to drink from her when they were sequestered in his house for a couple of days because of the people after her, and she was the only one he could feed from.The luscious taste of her blood was a surprise.”
“Why are you telling me this?”
“I want you to feed from me.”
His statement was simple, and before she could outright deny him what he wanted, she glanced at him.His eyes were imploring her to consider what he requested, and although it went against every instinct to hurt Seth, she did believe what he learned from others’ experiences.He wouldn’t put himself in danger.