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Story: Seth
Chapter Sixteen
Seth
The transition between unconsciousness and awareness happened rapidly.He blinked open his eyes and noticed the stillness in the room, as if he were alone.But that wasn’t quite right.He could sense people in the room, but was unsure whether one of them was Aubrey.
The last thing he remembered before he fell asleep was Aubrey’s worried face hovering above his.He tried to dredge up the words she said before he was pulled under the darkness, but he couldn’t remember.With a flare of panic, he flung his feet off the bed.His head whipped side to side as he scanned the room, but was unable to sense or see Aubrey anywhere near.He tensed his muscles the moment he stood, ready to search the house for her, but familiar arms wrapped around him and held him tightly to his chest.
“Kai?”
“It’s okay, kid.She’s asleep.Look at the foot of your bed.”
In a second, he found Aubrey curled up on the love seat, sound asleep.Hades blinked at him from his perch between Aubrey’s neck and the arm of the love seat, before closing his eyes and going back to sleep.Relief flooded through him as he listened to her breathing, deep and near silent, and his legs gave out on him.Kai lowered him back onto the bed and sat next to him, keeping his arm around his shoulders.
“She hadn’t slept for three days while she worried about your transition.She thought you were in pain and gave you a dose of morphine about four hours ago.It seemed to work.You settled back to sleep.Liv convinced her that she needed to be rested before you awoke.”
Seth glanced at Kai for the first time since he’d awoken and watched his familiar silver eyes widen in surprise.Seth gripped his forearm; his body tensed immediately, sensing Kai’s stress.
“What’s wrong?”
Kai pulled him into a tight hug.“Nothing’s wrong.I didn’t realize that I would miss your brown eyes this much.But it’s still you.You are the son I never had and I’m happy that you found your mate.”
“Thanks, Kai.That means the world to me.”He swallowed his tears and hugged Kai back.
Sniffling pulled them back to the present.When Seth glanced up, Liv wiped the tears from her cheeks as she smiled brightly at the two of them.Seth stood and grabbed her hand, pulling her into a hug before Kai wrapped his arms around both of them.He couldn’t help but feel grateful for his family and his mate.He absorbed all the warmth and the love from the two people who changed his life by just knowing them.
“I love you both, very much.”
“We love you, too, kid.”Kai’s eyes were glazed with tears as he stepped back and pulled Liv to his side.
Liv squeezed his hand before they turned toward the door.“We’ll give you some time to yourselves.We’ll see you soon.”
Seth nodded and watched as they disappeared through the door.He didn’t even bother to listen to their departure, knowing that as long as they had each other they would be fine.Instead, he turned and walked to his mate.Hades sensed that they needed time alone and with a huge stretch and a purr, hopped down and sauntered out of the bedroom.
As he knelt in front of Aubrey, he wondered whether he should wake her or let her sleep.In the end, he traced every inch of her face with his gaze, memorizing the face he loved most in this world.Aubrey was the most beautiful woman he’d ever known, and she was his.His mate and the love of his life.There wasn’t any thought that settled him more than that one.
Unable to keep his distance from her any longer, he leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers.Her eyes opened immediately and he sucked a breath as he spotted the gray flecks sprinkled throughout her silver irises that he’d never seen while human.They were even more beautiful to his enhanced vision.
“You’re okay.This isn’t a dream, is it?”
“No, gorgeous, it’s not a dream.”
Lifting her into his arms, he dropped back down on the love seat and settled her on his lap.He nipped at her bottom lip, drawing a loud moan from her, before he kissed her breathless.The kiss was desperate, yet it conveyed to the other how much they were loved.
She shifted onto his lap, straddling his thighs, and he absorbed the hot, wet heat that he could feel through their layers of clothing.Without waiting another moment, he used his newly acquired strength to rip their clothes off in record time.He abandoned their torn clothing onto the floor before he ran his hands up and down her body.He savored the silky skin of her soft belly, around to appreciate the curve of her spine, before he lowered his hands to cup her exquisite ass.
“More.”
Her breathless plea severed his taut control.He lowered his fingers that gripped her hips at her words and brushed against her core to test her readiness for him.He found her wet and ready for him.
Without a word, he lifted her into his arms and carried her back to bed, laying her on top of the covers as he draped his body over hers.He hissed in pleasure; she opened her legs and his cock brushed against her wetness.He gathered her in his arms and thrust his hips forward, sheathing his cock deep inside her and capturing her mouth in a scorching kiss.
He found that instead of concentrating on one thing at a time like he had when he had been human, as a vampire he became aware of everything, all at once.Her skin glowed with each movement she made under him.Her pupils were dilated and he found that he missed the gray flecks he’d discovered earlier.Her moans were intermingled with her exhales, and when she gasped in pleasure, it shivered over his spine and drove him deeper with need.
Before he realized her intent, she brushed her long hair behind her ear and exposed her neck to his view.He knew the fundamentals of what he needed to do, but when presented with the realities of it, his mouth watered in anticipation.With ease, he picked out exactly where he needed to pierce her skin, and when he pressed his tongue against her skin and licked against the vein, he growled as he truly tasted her.Her answering moan encouraged him to continue.Using the utmost care, his fangs broke through her skin.The moment her blood touched his tongue, he moaned as the sweetest, most satisfying flavor he’d ever tasted rushed into his mouth and down his throat.
Aubrey drove her hips up and he sank his cock deeper as he drank.With a few strokes, she tensed against him and screamed her release.Not wanting to hurt her in any way, he pulled his teeth from her neck and closed the punctures with a swipe of his tongue.
When she returned the favor and numbed his neck, curses flew from his mouth.Shivering in anticipation, she didn’t make him wait long before she pierced his skin and drank from him.Overwhelmed by the depth of sensations that rushed through his body, he stilled above her as he gathered her in his arms.His release slammed into him as she drew one last pull, and for a long moment, his vision had faded to black as he gasped for breath.
“Seth, are you okay?”
Focus snapped back at her words and without responding, he captured her mouth in a slow, languid kiss.
“I love you, Aubrey.I’m sorry I worried you, but I didn’t feel any pain during my transition.I was fighting through a daze to get back to consciousness and to you.”
“I love you.So much.I’m glad you’re okay.”
He held her tight against his chest.“So, when are we going to get married?The sooner the better, I say.”
Seth
The transition between unconsciousness and awareness happened rapidly.He blinked open his eyes and noticed the stillness in the room, as if he were alone.But that wasn’t quite right.He could sense people in the room, but was unsure whether one of them was Aubrey.
The last thing he remembered before he fell asleep was Aubrey’s worried face hovering above his.He tried to dredge up the words she said before he was pulled under the darkness, but he couldn’t remember.With a flare of panic, he flung his feet off the bed.His head whipped side to side as he scanned the room, but was unable to sense or see Aubrey anywhere near.He tensed his muscles the moment he stood, ready to search the house for her, but familiar arms wrapped around him and held him tightly to his chest.
“Kai?”
“It’s okay, kid.She’s asleep.Look at the foot of your bed.”
In a second, he found Aubrey curled up on the love seat, sound asleep.Hades blinked at him from his perch between Aubrey’s neck and the arm of the love seat, before closing his eyes and going back to sleep.Relief flooded through him as he listened to her breathing, deep and near silent, and his legs gave out on him.Kai lowered him back onto the bed and sat next to him, keeping his arm around his shoulders.
“She hadn’t slept for three days while she worried about your transition.She thought you were in pain and gave you a dose of morphine about four hours ago.It seemed to work.You settled back to sleep.Liv convinced her that she needed to be rested before you awoke.”
Seth glanced at Kai for the first time since he’d awoken and watched his familiar silver eyes widen in surprise.Seth gripped his forearm; his body tensed immediately, sensing Kai’s stress.
“What’s wrong?”
Kai pulled him into a tight hug.“Nothing’s wrong.I didn’t realize that I would miss your brown eyes this much.But it’s still you.You are the son I never had and I’m happy that you found your mate.”
“Thanks, Kai.That means the world to me.”He swallowed his tears and hugged Kai back.
Sniffling pulled them back to the present.When Seth glanced up, Liv wiped the tears from her cheeks as she smiled brightly at the two of them.Seth stood and grabbed her hand, pulling her into a hug before Kai wrapped his arms around both of them.He couldn’t help but feel grateful for his family and his mate.He absorbed all the warmth and the love from the two people who changed his life by just knowing them.
“I love you both, very much.”
“We love you, too, kid.”Kai’s eyes were glazed with tears as he stepped back and pulled Liv to his side.
Liv squeezed his hand before they turned toward the door.“We’ll give you some time to yourselves.We’ll see you soon.”
Seth nodded and watched as they disappeared through the door.He didn’t even bother to listen to their departure, knowing that as long as they had each other they would be fine.Instead, he turned and walked to his mate.Hades sensed that they needed time alone and with a huge stretch and a purr, hopped down and sauntered out of the bedroom.
As he knelt in front of Aubrey, he wondered whether he should wake her or let her sleep.In the end, he traced every inch of her face with his gaze, memorizing the face he loved most in this world.Aubrey was the most beautiful woman he’d ever known, and she was his.His mate and the love of his life.There wasn’t any thought that settled him more than that one.
Unable to keep his distance from her any longer, he leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers.Her eyes opened immediately and he sucked a breath as he spotted the gray flecks sprinkled throughout her silver irises that he’d never seen while human.They were even more beautiful to his enhanced vision.
“You’re okay.This isn’t a dream, is it?”
“No, gorgeous, it’s not a dream.”
Lifting her into his arms, he dropped back down on the love seat and settled her on his lap.He nipped at her bottom lip, drawing a loud moan from her, before he kissed her breathless.The kiss was desperate, yet it conveyed to the other how much they were loved.
She shifted onto his lap, straddling his thighs, and he absorbed the hot, wet heat that he could feel through their layers of clothing.Without waiting another moment, he used his newly acquired strength to rip their clothes off in record time.He abandoned their torn clothing onto the floor before he ran his hands up and down her body.He savored the silky skin of her soft belly, around to appreciate the curve of her spine, before he lowered his hands to cup her exquisite ass.
“More.”
Her breathless plea severed his taut control.He lowered his fingers that gripped her hips at her words and brushed against her core to test her readiness for him.He found her wet and ready for him.
Without a word, he lifted her into his arms and carried her back to bed, laying her on top of the covers as he draped his body over hers.He hissed in pleasure; she opened her legs and his cock brushed against her wetness.He gathered her in his arms and thrust his hips forward, sheathing his cock deep inside her and capturing her mouth in a scorching kiss.
He found that instead of concentrating on one thing at a time like he had when he had been human, as a vampire he became aware of everything, all at once.Her skin glowed with each movement she made under him.Her pupils were dilated and he found that he missed the gray flecks he’d discovered earlier.Her moans were intermingled with her exhales, and when she gasped in pleasure, it shivered over his spine and drove him deeper with need.
Before he realized her intent, she brushed her long hair behind her ear and exposed her neck to his view.He knew the fundamentals of what he needed to do, but when presented with the realities of it, his mouth watered in anticipation.With ease, he picked out exactly where he needed to pierce her skin, and when he pressed his tongue against her skin and licked against the vein, he growled as he truly tasted her.Her answering moan encouraged him to continue.Using the utmost care, his fangs broke through her skin.The moment her blood touched his tongue, he moaned as the sweetest, most satisfying flavor he’d ever tasted rushed into his mouth and down his throat.
Aubrey drove her hips up and he sank his cock deeper as he drank.With a few strokes, she tensed against him and screamed her release.Not wanting to hurt her in any way, he pulled his teeth from her neck and closed the punctures with a swipe of his tongue.
When she returned the favor and numbed his neck, curses flew from his mouth.Shivering in anticipation, she didn’t make him wait long before she pierced his skin and drank from him.Overwhelmed by the depth of sensations that rushed through his body, he stilled above her as he gathered her in his arms.His release slammed into him as she drew one last pull, and for a long moment, his vision had faded to black as he gasped for breath.
“Seth, are you okay?”
Focus snapped back at her words and without responding, he captured her mouth in a slow, languid kiss.
“I love you, Aubrey.I’m sorry I worried you, but I didn’t feel any pain during my transition.I was fighting through a daze to get back to consciousness and to you.”
“I love you.So much.I’m glad you’re okay.”
He held her tight against his chest.“So, when are we going to get married?The sooner the better, I say.”