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“I promise to be gentle. I would never intentionally hurt you.”

“I know.”

I knew he would make it perfect. I knew he would take his time with me. I knew I had nothing to worr
y about.

“I’m ready.”

“Are you sure?”

“As sure as I am that I love you.”

He pulled back, breaking our mental connection, but reconnected us in gaze. I stared up into his beautiful emerald eyes, eyes that I’d never tire of seeing every day for the rest of my life. There were so many cuts and facets to the gorgeous irises that seemed so bright yet dark at the same time; as intricate as the person they belonged to.

“I love you Lexi.”

He kissed a trail along my jaw and neck
, his hands reaching beneath his sweater I was wearing. He slid down to kiss along the length of my stomach as
he
slowly removed my outer layers of clothing.
I slid my hands under his shirt, feeling the strength of his muscles beneath; his skin warm to my vamp touch. Skin to skin, heart to heart; I surrendered myself to him, to our love.

~ ~ ~

We lay
breathing heavily
on the bed, side by side, gazing up at the ceiling.

“I always knew it was going to be good with you, but damn.”

“I always expected my first time to be awkward or at the least painful at first, but
, um,
wow. That was…” I turned to look at him. “That was amazing Kellan
; you were amazing
. Thank you.”

He stared at me,
his eyes still reflecting the pure pleasure we’d experienced. He brushed a piece of hair away from my face. “No, thank you.” He kissed me softly. I couldn’t keep the smile off my face.

I sat up and looked around. “Holy
-
!” The hotel room was completely destroyed. The back of the chair at the computer desk was snapped in half. Another chair by the window was completely shredded, the fabric and stuffing tossed about. The Bible that was in the now smashed nightstand lay in the middle of the floor, surprisingly the only thing unscathed in the center of the room. The TV lay face down on the floor, a corner of the dresser missing
;
the mirror over the dresser cracked. I swallowed a hard lump in my throat as I looked down at the bed we both lay in. The sheets were missing and the comforter
was
barely hanging onto
the
ripped mattress. The mattress was no longer secured in place on top of the bed frame; rather, it was now lying on the floor on top of the broken frame!
“My God. Did we really get that crazy? I can’t remember anything but feeling so incredibly good that I couldn’t focus on anything else but the pleasure.”

Kellan chuckled lightly. “We were all over. You ha
d
a strong dominant streak I had to conquer.”

“Um… How are we going to explain this to the hotel management?”

“With a black
credit
card?”

“
Kellan, I’m being serious.”

“So am I. I have one in my wallet. Don’t worry about it babe. Seriously. Now come here,” he said, arms open and waiting for me.
It didn’t take much convincing. I snuggled into him and
quickly
fell asleep feeling closer than ever to him.

Chapter 21

I stretched in his arms; it was human habit. He kissed my cheek and head as I rolled back into him. I smiled up at him shyly. “Hi.”

“Hi,” he smiled, his dimple showcased with the action.

“As much as I would like to l
ie
in bed all day, we should probably go help Kalel and your dad. I also want to check on Gabi.”

He pressed his lips to mine, silencing me for a moment. We were the same, but we weren’t. Our relationship had change
d in the course of a few hours. Even the touch of his lips was somehow more powerful; my body reacted immediately as if it was more aware of him now. My heart skipped a slow beat as my
skin
warmed the second his lips touched mine. My body was ready to accept him all over again.

He pulled back placing shallow kisses along my neck and right shoulder. Somewhere
in
between felt a little sore. I wasn’t expecting it so I winced a bit.

“Sorry. Does it still hurt?”

“What do you mean?”

He sat back and looked directly at me, brows furrowed, a frown upon his face. He grabbed my hand and pulled me into the bathroom. He flicked on the light and my eyes immediately adjusted to the brightness. Looking in the mirror I ins
tantly saw the cause of my pain; Kellan had bit me. It must have been pretty hard because it still hadn’t healed yet. Even my broken sternum earlier healed quick
er
.

Looking beyond the bite mark, I
noticed how flush my skin was. My cheeks were a rosy hue and my lips looked thoroughly abused
,
if how swollen they were still said anything. Kellan’s muscles were highlighted under the light of the space. M
ine
soft next to his hard; his angular cuts next to my languid curves.

He leaned in and gently kissed the spot again
, sending tingles down my spine. “As much as I would love to stand here and stare at you all day, you’re right. We should go help the others. I’m sure they’re probably wondering where we are.”

“How long have we been
M
.
I
.
A
.?”

“About five hours.”

“What? Oh God
!
” I flew past him and grabbed my suitcase. I quickly pulled out a pair of black skinny jeans, my low cut, flat, soft
black
leather boots with a bit of fringe overlay, and a plum sweater that wrapped tightly around
at
the base but was purposefully over-sized on top. It still had structure and shape, or so Eduardo said, and that’s why Aunt Claire purchased it for me. “I’ll only be two minutes at most,” I said as I ran into the bathroom, hopping over debris along the way. At least the bathroom hadn’t been touched.

I showered, but wrapped my hair in a bun so it wouldn’t get wet. Stepping out, I got dressed, threw on a pair of silver feather earrings and pulled the top half of my hair back in a clip.
I walked out to find Kellan lying on
the bed, hands resting behind his
head, with all his glory on display.

“Shower and get dress,” I chuckled. “I’ll see you in Kalel’s room after.”

He leapt up, landing flat on his feet in the tiny floor space next to the bed. He pulled me in for another kiss, softly nipping my lower lip. Goosebumps broke out over me. My body was far too aware of him now.

I put a bit of distance between us to prevent anything more from happening. He slowly licked his lips; a torture to watch. My breathing became labored and his eyes pierced mine. He knew what he was doing.

“I, uh-“ I tripped, quickly catching myself as I
began to back out of the room. A
huge grin was plastered to his face. “Ay dios miyo. I swear,” I huffed. I left as quickly as I could, but not before I heard him laughing.

Outside the door I took a deep breath. I checked both ways down the hall before going to the right a few rooms down. Before I could even lift my hand to knock the door flung open. Kai stood brooding in the doorway; his look anything but welcoming.

“Sorry I took so long. I guess I was tired.” I offered him an awkward smile. He scrunched his nose, scowling in the act.

He reached out so fast I didn’t see it coming. He pulled my collar first to the right, baring my left shoulder and upon finding nothing, moved to the other
side
. I immediately covered the love bite with my hand, but not before he got a glimpse of it. He let out a low, angry growl and pushed past me. My eyes followed him as he raced towards the door marked ‘Stairs.’

I swallowed the lump in my throat as I turned back to the room full of vamps all looking at me with odd expressions, none of which matched. Craig was beaming, as was Will beside him; Kalel and Al’s expressions were reserved. I couldn’t tell what they were feeling. Gabi had a brow raised as she looked at me inquisitively.

“Um, hi?” I slightly waved my hand as I entered the room.

Gabi came up to me, bent down near my ear. “You reek of Kellan, as in we know you did it with him because you
r
scent is thoroughly mixed with his,” she whispered. So that was why Kai was so pissed, and also why they were all gaping at me. “Not to mention you both weren’t exactly quiet. I’m surprise hotel security didn’t bang down your door,” she continued.

I groaned inwardly knowing my cheeks had to be bright red.
I covered my face with my right hand, not wanting to face any of them in that moment. Talk about embarrassing. Even worse, Al was Kellan’s dad. It was almost as bad as if he had walked in on us.

I took a deep breath. It did me no good to run away; I was going to have to face them at some point.
I looked sideways and up at her
, my hand still firmly in place
. “How bad was it?”

She didn’t respond, only patted me on the shoulder and walked
out
t
he door. That meant it was bad.

Ready to face the firing squad, I looked up at the remaining male vamps in the room.

“Feeling dapper as a pony prancer yet?” Craig grinned.

Kalel took one hard look at me and Craig and walked out of the room.

I sighed, collapsing into the closest chair. “Is it really that bad that I made a decision to take my relationship to the next level?”

Serum began to swell in my throat as my emotions got the best of me. I hadn’t done anything to them. This only involved me and Kellan; no one else. So why were they acting as if I’d committed the ultimate betrayal? They acted as if I’d slept with the enemy.

Craig sat next to me on the bed, wrapping his
arm
around me. “It’s alright love. The bros just had a thing for you, and vamps, well, we’re jealous m
o
ngers who always want what we can’t have. They’ll get over it.”

“I think that’s the first time you’ve spoken without a crazy word somewhere in the middle,” I chuckled.

“I aim to please.”

“I make it a rule not to get involved in my son’s affairs, but for what it’s worth, you waited longer then Beth and I.” That caught my attention. I looked up at Al, standing by the computer with his arms crossed over his chest. He didn’t look mad, but not happy either.

“Thanks.”

“And he’s right. We’re assholes when we want something we can’t have; we act like two year old brats.
Just forget about them for now Lexi. We have a mission to focus on,” he added. I shook my head. He was right. I couldn’t focus on people I couldn’t please at the moment; I needed to focus on saving my own rear and as many of my friends and family as possible.

As if on cue, “Knock knock!” Aunt Claire called outside the door. I opened the door in a split second, squeezing her the moment I saw her. “Glad to know I was missed,” she chuckled. “Hm. Although I can tell I wasn’t missed just a little bit ago by your scent. Care to talk about it?”

“Apparently having sex with one vamp will piss off at least two others, that’s all.”

“God, isn’t jealousy a bitch? Now are you going to let me in or not?”

“Sorry.” I grabbed two pieces of luggage while she picked up the other three loose bags. “What is in here?” I pondered aloud as I set them just inside the door.

“A little of this; a little of that. You know clothes, shoes, jewelry, make-up
,
weapons
and other things
.”

“What kind of weapons? I didn’t even know you owned any.”

“Of course not honey. I don’t kiss and tell everything.” She walked past me. “Hello gentlemen,” she smiled.

“Hello darling,” Craig said, failing horribly at a British accent.

“Hello. I’m William Jameson.” Will extended his free hand towards Aunt Claire; his other was holding that same notepad. I swore I was going to steal it one day and read exactly what he
was
always writing.

“Hello William. I’m C
laire Maxwell,” she replied, shaking his hand.

“Hey Al. Thank you so much for looking out for Lexi. I really appreciate it,” Aunt Claire stated, giving him a half hug.

“Of course.” He didn’t look uncomfortable, but also not comfortable...

“So what are we working on? I’m ready to kick some vamp ass.”

“What did you have on the plane? You’re extra feisty right now.”

“A delicious pilot. I’m lucky we landed safely.”

“You didn’t!”

“Of course not. I waited until he landed the plane and then jumped his bones,” she laughed, flicking her wrist as if it was nothing.