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T he ride home was uneventful. Liam had dropped Stephan off for his date after work, so Stephan had to ride back with Jayden. And he would have probably freaked out a bit, being on a motorcycle for the first time, if his mind wasn’t stuck on what was to come.

When they were finally home, they made their way to his bedroom.

Stephan sat stiffly on the edge of his bed, while Jayden shifted nervously on his feet, before asking, “Can I hold you?”

Biting down on his bottom lip, he nodded.

Jayden got on the bed, sat up against the headboard, and opened his arms. Stephan crawled up and settled in the man’s lap, his head resting against the vampire’s chest.

“So…” Stephan murmured uncomfortably.

“So, this is more awkward than I thought it would be.” Jayden chuckled. “Okay, well, here I go. I believe I was born somewhere in the Sadrin district. I’m not sure which territory, let alone whether it was a town or a city. The only reason I even know the district is because I vaguely remember hearing bi-yearly announcements about Councilman Kaiden Voltair visiting the area.

“Anyway, as I’m sure you guessed, my parents were horrible. They cared so little for me that no one even knew I existed. Beatings were a daily occurrence. But then, at the age of five, instead of seeing me as a punching bag, they saw me as a way to enrich themselves.

“Oh, by the way, my family wasn’t poor, just greedy. They had money. Not like you do, of course, but enough to live comfortably. But it wasn’t enough for them, so they did everything they could to gain more—murder, extortion…hah, prostituting their own son.”

Stephan couldn’t hold back his outraged gasp as angry tears formed in his eyes.

Jayden kissed the top of his head before continuing. “That went on for about a year, but it became too risky. There was a major crackdown going on at the time, and raids by the Zaytari were frequent. I found out later that the king had passed a decree that declared an automatic death sentence for traffickers, and the selling of immortals and humans alike. That extended to forced prostitution, though my age alone would have ensured their deaths. Because of this, my parents knew they had to get rid of me, so they sold me.

“At the age of six, I was given to a man named Roden Gray, a pedophile, and apparently a big name in the child sex trade. I remained under the bastard’s control for four years, and then I killed him. He was my first kill. I should have done it sooner, but I was afraid of what I could do, of all I could hear. Surrounded by these horrible people, their thoughts were always so vile.

“For years, day and night, their dark thoughts invaded my mind, clawing at me until something inside me just snapped. I embraced it, the power inside of me, and then I wasn’t afraid anymore. I killed Roden and took my freedom back.

“After that, I wandered, killing more along the way, and perfecting my skills. I did that for five years. And I had planned to continue on that way, but then I met you, and…well, you know the rest.”

Biting his lip, Stephan held back a sob. The way Jayden talked about it—as if what happened to him didn’t matter. As if they all had seen no wrong in what they’d done to him, making him think he didn’t matter—was heartbreaking.

Stephan’s body heated as his fury ignited inside him. The intense stream of hate that seeped free from the place he’d hidden it inside, left him almost breathless. Burrowing into the vampire’s chest, Stephan tried to calm down.

The pain Jayden must have experienced—how alone he must have felt. How had he survived it? How hadn’t he given up?!

Stephan felt the power inside him pushing against his restraints. Emanating out, it spread through the air as it fed on his emotions.

It was too much. Why had no one saved him?! He’d only been a child! Jayden should have never been forced to kill for his freedom!

There should have been someplace he could have gone, somewhere safe from the monsters—safe from his parents!

Stephan clawed into Jayden’s shirt at the thought of the man’s parents. They needed to pay—to suffer for what they did. But they were dead, weren’t they? They needed to be dead. They had to be dead! Stephan couldn’t fathom the possibility that they were still alive, running free.

“Don’t cry, I’m fine. A bit broken, but otherwise fine,” Jayden soothed.

“It’s not right!” Stephan bellowed.

Jayden pulled away, and peering down into his face, he cupped his cheek. Stephan shuttered his eyes. No doubt, they now mirrored the man’s own. Jade laid a soft kiss on each lid.

“It’s not, but the past can’t be changed. It’s over. Don’t mourn for me, Sweetheart. Don’t bleed for me. Don’t rage for me. Don’t hate for me. I don’t need that from you. I don’t want it. Instead, stay with me. Give me what I don’t have inside. Give me the love everyone else denied me. Let me love you, as I have never loved anyone else before.”

With his bottom lip trembling, Stephan turned his head and kissed Jayden’s palm. “I do love you.”

Jayden smiled, and his black eyes briefly flickered with emotion. For just a moment, they had shown something more than their normal empty void. They had held a softness Stephan had never seen there before.

S miling down at the man he loved, Jayden pulled him into a kiss. Stephan came willingly to him, wrapping his slim arms around Jayden’s neck—the slightly parted lips that pressed against his had him delving inside. His body heated, and he quickly hardened as the man’s moans of need vibrated against his mouth.

After running his hands down the small expanse of Stephan’s back, Jayden slid them over the curves of the man’s ass. Cupping the rounded cheeks, he tugged him forward. Stephan whimpered and writhed, rubbing his hard cock against Jayden’s abs. He groaned when the little man’s bottom brushed and pressed down on his trapped prick with each shift of his body.

Breaking away from the sweetness on his taste buds, Jayden took in the beauty of the man in his lap. Lips swollen and glistening, eyes hazy with lust, Stephan’s breath was coming out in soft puffs.

Jayden placed a kiss on one of Stephan’s flushed cheeks, and then buried his face into his neck. Nuzzling, he nibbled and sucked lightly on his ear. The man let out a gasp and shuddered, the pointed tip twitching.

“You’re so beautiful,” Jayden whispered against his ear.

“I am?” Stephan asked breathlessly.

“Mmm, beautiful, but you’re wearing too many clothes.”

It was too much, even though he was only wearing a pink, sleeveless blouse and tight white slacks. Though the outfit did tell him that the elf had changed before coming on their date.

When the little man began to wiggle, he let go, allowing him to scoot off his lap. Jayden found his gaze following Stephan’s every movement, his eyes feasting on the smooth skin being revealed, as Stephan pulled his shirt up and over his head. The rise and fall of Stephan’s chest was mesmerizing—pink nipples peaked, just begging to be sucked, and skin that Jayden wouldn’t mind spending hours exploring with his tongue .

As the man began to unbutton his pants with trembling hands, Jayden slid his own hands up, gripped, and pulled, helping slide the tight fabric off the elf’s legs.

Jayden ran his fingers, featherlight along the strings at Stephan’s hip. Wiggling at his gentle touch, Stephan smiled shyly at him.

“Damn, these have to be my favorite so far,” Jayden rumbled.

The sides of Stephan’s panties were just strings that ran along the bend of his thighs—pretty much baring his pelvis to Jayden’s eyes. The small scrap of cloth that covered the man’s cock had a black lace design, but was completely see-through.

Jayden hooked his finger in the fabric, and with a quick tug, he placed it under the man’s sack. He smiled at Stephan’s gasp of surprise, but pulled him up onto his lap before he had a chance to cover himself. As he captured Stephan’s lips once more, Jayden was almost positive he was going to get a crick in his neck. However, any pain would be worth the pleasure of Stephan’s kiss.

Jayden slipped his hand between them, and wrapped it around the man’s dripping prick. Lazily, he ran his hand up and down the pulsing shaft.

Whimpering, Stephan began to thrust up into his hand. But the man soon broke away and gasped, “I want more…”

“What do you want, Sweetheart? Tell me,” Jayden purred.

Stephan swallowed nervously. “I want to touch you…to see you.”

“Are you sure?”

When his little man nodded, he created a bit of room between them. After unzipping his fly, Jayden released his cock from the tight confines of his jeans. Stephan scrunched his brow up and just stared at him. At the intense look on his man’s face, Jayden began to feel a bit uneasy. And he was almost positive he was starting to blush.

H is heart was beating as fast as a hummingbird’s, as he stared. Oh. My. Gods. Jayden was huge. He had to be at least eight inches. Was that normal? Well, Jayden was a large man, but surely that wasn’t normal. Or was it?

Maybe Stephan was just small. He didn’t think he looked small, but the man had a few inches on him, length-wise. It’s not like he was an expert on dick size. As his gaze bounced between the two, he realized that the Jayden wasn’t that much thicker. Okay, maybe he was.

Stephan’s lips pursed—but still, how the hell was that supposed to fit inside him? His hole quivered at the thought.

Maybe he should top…nope, he couldn’t picture it. For some reason, Stephan found the idea more terrifying than Jayden entering him. And what was up with that?! It didn’t even make sense! Considering what had happened to him, he should want to be on top, not bottom.

Ugh! What was wrong with him?!

Jayden shifted and let out a grunt. “Uh…Sweetheart?”

Looking up, Stephan became aware that he’d just been silently staring at the man’s dick. By the Gods, Stephan was acting as if he’d never seen one before. He had one. It wasn’t a big deal. Well—he peered back down—it was pretty big.

Saying nothing, Stephan hesitantly wrapped his hand around Jayden’s cock—his hand was just a hair too small to encircle it completely. Jayden’s cock was so hot, almost burning beneath his touch, and was pulsing as much as his own.

Stephan’s touch drew a low growl from Jayden. The deep noise sent a shiver of arousal through him.

As his lust surged, Stephan licked his lips. He wanted more. Stephan wanted to hear every single sound Jayden made when pleasured. Gripping the hard shaft, with his other hand, he rubbed the mushroom head with his thumb. As Stephan gently dipped his nail into the slit, the man hissed. Jayden’s cock twitched and a spurt of pre-cum dripped out, coating his fingers. After wrapping his coated hand around the man’s shaft as well, Stephan began to pump.

When Jayden pushed his hands away, he protested. But any complaints he had disappeared when Jade pulled him back onto his lap and pressed their pricks together.

Stephan gasped. “Oh, that feels…ah!”

Jayden let out a purely masculine chuckle.

The minute the man’s dripping cock was flush against his, a shock ran through him. The heat was scorching, and their pricks began to throb in sync, their heartbeats matching.

Beads of pre-cum formed at the tip of Stephan’s cock. It dribbled down and mixed with Jayden’s. When Jayden didn’t move, he found himself shifting his hips to grind up against the hard length—oh, that felt even better.

Slick with their arousal, there was little resistance as Stephan rubbed their shafts together. Growling, Jayden gripped his ass, and he began to roughly thrust up into Stephan .

“Oh, Jade!” he cried out at the added pressure. Panting, Stephan clutched onto Jayden’s shoulder, and buried his face into the vampire’s chest.

“That’s it, Sweetheart. Take your pleasure.”

Sweat slid down Stephan’s back as his hips pumped faster—the heat between them was almost suffocating. His breathing was ragged, and Stephan felt as if his heart was going to beat out of his chest. He could hear that Jayden’s heartbeat was just as frantic as his.

The man’s groans of pleasure vibrated through him, drawing out his own. Each moan was more breathless than the last, and Stephan found himself letting out whimpering pleas.

As his arousal swelled, large tremors ran through him. But the longer they ground against each other, the more frustrated Stephan became. He whined as his release continued to elude him. It wasn’t enough. He needed something more to push him over the edge.

“Jade, I need—I need!”

“I got you, Sweetie,” Jayden rasped.

The man’s hips continued to move, his thrusts never stopping, but Jayden snaked one of his hands between them and ran it over their pricks. He dizzily realized that the man was coating his fingers in their pre-cum.

But even dazed, Stephan couldn’t stop his body freezing when that slick hand returned to his ass and slid between his cheeks, brushing against his entrance. Stephan trembled, his bud pulsing as one of Jayden’s fingers gently pressed against it.

Under the gentle prodding, and the continued slide of Jayden’s cock against his, the wariness quickly faded away. Moaning, Stephan surrendered to his burning arousal, barely flinching when the tip of the man’s finger pushed past his clenching muscle. That fingertip slid in and out of him as Stephan’s hips moved once more.

But when the digit slid further inside, a twinge of pain and discomfort dragged him out of his abandonment. His past tried to creep forward from the depths of his mind.

Stephan’s grip on Jayden’s shoulders tightened, his nails biting into flesh. “Jade,” Stephan called out in distress.

Jayden shuddered. His chest heaved, but his movements ceased. “Do you want me to stop?” the man gasped hoarsely.

Jayden’s offer meant the world to him. And the fear that flared inside him almost forced a yes past his lips. But the rest of Stephan wanted to free the passion inside him. He didn’t want him to stop. Stephan wanted to experience what he had the other day. Most of all, he wanted them to experience it together. “Don’t stop.”

Stephan’s words were all the man needed. Jayden wrapped his free hand around both of their cocks and, pressing them together once more, the man began to jerk them both off. The finger inside him moved again, thrusting fully in and out. Stephan moaned loudly as an unfamiliar need coiled inside him.

“Jade!” he yelped, when the man bumped against something deep inside him, sending sparks of pleasure throughout his body.

“Found it,” Jayden growled in triumph, as he unrelentingly rubbed the spot.

Writhing on Jayden’s lap, Stephan whimpered and begged for more, while the man continued touching him so intimately. The constant pressure against the bundle of nerves inside him had tears forming in his eyes. As Jayden pushed another finger past his barrier, Stephan rode them, driving down—wanting to feel them deeper.

“That’s it, Stephan, that’s it,” Jayden hissed, his voice strained.

His sack pulled closer to his body, something inside of him stretching tight. And then, whatever was being pulled, snapped, his release tearing through him. Arching into him, Stephan cried out, his cum splashing between them.

Moments later, Jayden roared with his release, and his seed mixed with Stephan’s.

Panting, Stephan slumped against Jayden’s heaving chest. His hole twitched, and he felt unusually empty when Jayden’s fingers slid free.

As they held each other, Jayden began to lazily run his fingers over his back. Stephan had never felt so relaxed. And as he listened to the beat of his lover’s heart, sleep pulled him under.