Colton's Dilemma (Shadow Breeds) (19 page)

“I think you’re right, Sir.  You’ve sired your first vampire. How does that feel?”

Colton’s blew the air out of his lungs, unaware that he had been holding his breath for a while, “I’m not sure.  Exciting and terrifying at the same time.”

“Why terrifying?”

“What if she’s different?  What if it changes her personality?  What if she’s something horrible who can’t be controlled and needs to be put down?”

“Her, sir?  I seriously doubt that.  I may have had my doubts about her being a member of our family.  But I came to realize after I got to know her that my reasons were purely selfish on my part.  She is a very giving, kind, loving, patient woman.  It’s difficult for me to admit, but she’s good for you and I don’t see that changing now that she’s vampire.  Becoming vampire only changes those who can’t handle the power.  Tess is strong enough to handle anything.  This won’t change her, it will only make her stronger.”

Below them, Tess groaned.  Colton brushed her hair off of her forehead.  “She’s burning up.  Can you please bring me a wet washcloth?”

Hansen walked to the bathroom.  As Colton heard the water running, he whispered to Tess, “You’re going to be okay, Tess.  It’s going to hurt for a little while now, but you’ll be okay in a few hours.”

Hansen gave Colton’s shoulder a reassuring squeeze as he handed him the washcloth then he moved to the chair in the corner and sat down.  “You don’t need to stay here for this part,” Colton said as he dabbed the cloth on Tess’ forehead and cheeks.  He smoothed it down each arm then moved back up to her face.  “You haven’t done this before, Sir.  We don’t really know what the reaction will be.  You might need some help and I want to be nearby if you do,” Hansen said as he leaned his head back and closed his eyes. 

Tess moaned louder and rolled onto her side, “Hurts,” she croaked.

“I know, honey.  But it’ll be over soon.  Just try to relax.”

“
C,c,c,cold,” she mumbled through chattering teeth.

Colton lay down behind her on the be
d, wrapping his arms around her, “Does this help?”

“
Mmhmm,” she said as she slightly nodded her head.

She drifted off into a fitful sleep and at some point Colton fell asleep too because he woke to find her lightly suckling on his wrist in her sleep.  He kissed the top of her ear and said, “Good girl, Tess.”

He closed his eyes again as he caressed her forehead and arms.  Since he wasn’t paying attention, he was completely caught off guard when she suddenly threw herself onto her back, crying out and shoving him, ass first, onto the floor where he landed with a surprised thump.  Hansen was out of his chair and helping Colton up faster than it took for shock to register on Colton’s face from the fall. “Thanks,” Colton mumbled as he reached for Tess.  She was groaning and thrashing her legs around.  Her eyes flew open and she screamed at Colton, “My veins are on fire!  Oh God, make it stop, it hurts, it hurts!”

Colton caressed her forehead, “Shhhh.  Tess, look into my eyes.  Try to concentrate.  Your pain is worse because you’re resisting.  Relax and let it happen.  See your blood vessels changing and know that it’s okay.  They are becoming better, stronger. Just go with the change.”

Tess stared, wide eyed but determined at Colton.  She finally nodded and Colton watched as she forced her muscles to relax, taking deep breaths as she did.  “Good girl.  That’s good, Tess.  Are you thirsty?  Feeding might help.”

“Feeding?  You mean on blood?
”

Colton grinned at her, “Yes, blood, my dear.  Why?  Is there something else that you are thirsting for?”

“Well, I guess not.  But the idea of drinking blood gives me the willies still.  Is that normal?  Shouldn’t I be craving it or something?”

“The way that you’re eyes are latched on to the vein pulsing in my neck I’d say that maybe you are craving. You just don’t realize it yet.”

Her eyes flicked from his neck to his eyes and back again several times.  His breath hitched as her tongue snaked out and licked her lips, stopping when it reached her transformed teeth.  “Fangs, I have fangs!” she gasped.

Hansen took this moment to discreetly leave the room.

“You do.  And what, pray tell, would you like to do with those beautiful fangs?”

“I, um, I,” she swallowed hard before continuing, “God, I want to taste you.  But won’t it hurt?”

“Did it hurt when my fangs pierced your beautiful neck?” he whispered seductively as his thumb brushed over her carotid artery.

“Oh hell, no.  But how do I,
ummmm, where do I bite so that I don’t make a mess?”

“Do you see where the artery is pumping?”

Tess nodded her head as he continued.

“You don’t want to pierce the artery unless you’re trying to kill.  You want to pierce the vein just above or below the artery.  Once you feel the penetration of the skin, you pull out your fangs and start sucking, it’s that simple.  Once you’ve had your fill, sweep your tongue over the wounds and they will close.”

“And how do I know when to stop?   If I don’t want to hurt or kill somebody, how do I know that I won’t take too much.”

“Listen to and feel the heartbeat as you’re drinking.  If the heartbeat begins to slow noticeably you need to stop.”

Colton smiled when he saw Tess’ hungry eyes flick to his neck again.  He felt pride at being her teacher, her mentor.

Tess licked her lips again.  Colton climbed over her body and sat on the bed with his back against the headboard.  He reached out and clasped Tess’ arm then guided her to straddle his lap.  Once she was settled, he placed both hands on either side of her head and guided her mouth to his neck.  Her lips trembled as the
y rested against his throbbing vein.  He felt his own anticipation and excitement grow as he waited for her to strike.  His own breath hitched when he felt her lips part and the tips of her fangs press tentatively against his skin.   They both moaned as the sharp points slid effortlessly through his skin and into his vein.  Colton’s hands caressed down her arms then snaked around behind her back and pressed her tight.  He could feel her hard nipples pressing into his chest and his cock grew, straining to get free from his sweatpants.  Colton hissed as Tess’ hand reached down and freed him from his restraint, swirling her thumb over the wetness at the tip.  She lifted up her body and guided him inside her wet, tight sheath.  Her core squeezed him tight as she began moving up and down on his shaft.  Her tongue quickly swept over the puncture wounds on his neck then her mouth crushed down on his – this was a woman possessed with a singular purpose and she was doing exactly what she needed to do to get there.  Colton held back his own release as he felt the ripples that began inside Tess that signaled that her own release was imminent.  Her mouth broke from his and she threw her head back, thrusting her throat towards his mouth.  “Oh God, Colton.  Huge, it’s going to be huge.  Bite me, please bite me now!”

He obliged and he felt her orgasm
both in her blood and as it spasmed and squeezed his ready-to-burst shaft.  As her orgasm began to diminish, he finally allowed his own to break free – and the enormity of it not only surprised him but caused Tess to begin all over again.  He released his fangs from her neck as he continued pulsing inside of her.  She instinctually leaned down and pressed her fangs into his neck again and he cried out as his cock began spewing again with another orgasm causing her body to buck and shake with another wave of pleasure.  He knew that they could exhaust themselves to the point of passing out if they didn’t stop and catch their breath, so he grasped her head, pulled it back then crushed his lips to hers as he slowed his thrusts inside her tight core.  It was as he kissed her, eyes closed, that he felt something whiz past his head.  Without breaking the kiss, his eyes popped open and took in the sight to his left – all the objects from his dresser and nightstands were flying around the room.  Colton’s mouth broke away from Tess’ and he kissed her checks, her eyelids and her forehead as she moved to rest her head on his chest. 

“Ummm, Tess?  Are you doing a spell right now?  In your head, are you thinking of a spell?”

“No, why?” she mumbled into his chest.

“Open your eyes and see for yourself,” Colton said.

Tess’ eyes opened and she gasped as she looked around the room, finally noticing all the flying objects – which promptly stopped and fell to the floor with a crash.

“How did I do that?” she whispered.

“What were you thinking during the last few minutes?”

“After those incredibly amazing orgasms that I just had?  I was thinking that I felt so good that I felt like I was flying.  Is that what it was?  Is that what being a vampire witch is?  I just have to think something and it happens?  I don’t have to mix any special ingredients or say some incantations?  I just think it?  That would be incredible, Colton, possibly dangerous but also incredible.
  If this is true, I will really have to work hard at controlling it or some bad things could happen.”

Colton brushed a lock of hair from her face
, “I’m sure you will handle it just fine.  I know that you are strong enough for anything, Tess, including being the first vampire-witch.”

Tess closed her eyes and blew out a breath, “Wow. 
Being the first of something, that’s a little overwhelming to think about, you know?”

“You should try something else.  You know, something relatively harmless to see what happens.”

Tess stared at Colton for a few seconds.  He watched as the fear in her eyes turned to determination.  She nodded her head, took a deep breath, closed her eyes and reached her hand out, as if she was trying to reach for the door.  Colton was confused for a moment as he tried to figure out what spell she was doing but then there was a knock on the door, followed by Hansen’s head poking in, “You needed something, Sir?” he said.

Colton looked from Hansen to Tess, “Ummm,” he began before Tess cut in.

“That was me,” she said, “I did a small summoning spell. Well, not really even a spell.  All I did was think in my head that we needed Hansen in here.  Looks like it worked.”

“Wow,” Colton whispered then he turned to
Hansen, “Just testing Tess’ new abilities.  Thanks for the help, Hansen.”

Hansen
’s grim expression said it all as he shook his head and ducked back out of the room.

“What do I do with this, Colton?” she whispered.

“Well, what do you want to do with it?” he said as he tucked a lock of her hair behind her ears.

“I want to do something good
, something meaningful.  But first I want to find that asshole who hurt me and has my sister.”

Colton smiled at her, “Then let’s find him.  Close your eyes, Tess.”

She squinted at him, “Close my eyes? Why?”

“Trust me, Tess.  Close your eyes,” he said as he reached for her hands and held them gently in his.

She stared at him for a few seconds then took a deep breath, nodded her head and closed her eyes.

“You’ve done locator spells before, yes?” he said quietly.

She nodded her head, “Of course.  Mostly to try to locate missing children and spouses.”

“Think of Shane right now.  Think of him and how badly you need to find him
.”

He watched her face as she concentrated.  Several minutes passed before she gasped, “I see him.  It’s dark.  And he’s hurting.  There’s blood on the floor and bloody rags around the room.”

“Can you look around the room?  Is there a window?”

A few more seconds passed and then she nodded her head, “Yes there’s a window.”

“What do you see outside?  Can you see anything that will help us to know where he is?”

He smiled as her brows furrowed while she concentrated.  A few moments later a huge grin broke out on her face and she opened her eyes.

“So, where are we headed?” he said.

“Back home,
to New Orleans. He’s at my sister’s house – not the one she lives in but an old, abandoned mansion that she bought years ago with the intention of fixing it up but she hasn’t yet.”

              A half hour later she was pacing in the kitchen, her eyes burning with fury.  They had left his bed as soon as she had located Shane and climbed into the shower, where the kissing and obvious desire to continue what they had been doing in bed came to a screeching halt the moment that he told her that it would be at least a week before they could leave France.

“Tess,” Colton began but stopped when Tess held up her hand and basically hissed at him.  “No, don’t speak. I get it.  I hear what you’re saying.  I’m a brand new vampire.  There are things that I need to learn before I go back into the human world.
  I know you’re right.  But just because I know it doesn’t mean that I like it.  I’m going to be impatient, so deal with it, okay?”

Colton chuckled slightly, “Okay, sweetheart.  Whatever you say.”

“It’s not funny,” Tess said as she pouted.

“No, it’s not funny, but it sure is cute.  Have I told you lately how incredibly beautiful you are?”

“Stop trying to butter me up, mister.  I can tell you right now that I won’t be a good student,” she grumbled.