I wake from my slumber, with the scenes from my nightmare playing over in my head, as real as they were in 1820.

Why did I have that dream now? It's been over one hundred years since I even thought of that cursed day.

Ciaran Lockwood... Why are you haunting me, yet again?

I felt Eloise stir beside me, making me shift to see her, sleeping peacefully with a beautiful smile resting on her delicate features.

Oh, my sweet Eloise, if only I could look at your face like this when you are awake, only then you'd see just how much I really did care for you, and love you, deeply.

I still do not believe the day we day yesterday, with William putting a damper on our night, then Eloise finding out about my secret, I was sure I would have to leave and relocate, but to my surprise, I had yet again underestimated Eloise.

She had accepted what I am, and who I was without so much of a day to think, it still pains me to know that she's now part of my dangerous world, and that if I wasn't careful, we'd both be paying the ultimate price.

Death, only for me, it'll be preeminent this time.

There was a time, when I was turned into a Vampire that I would beg for death, for weeks, months, until I carved my own away through this nightmare, and found my sense of adventure.

Never too long in one place, always on the move, staying out of sights and out of minds with a low profile has kept me strong all these years, but it was bound to end eventually.

The Elite council will never drop this if found out, I'm sure they'd kill Eloise in front of me as punishment, and for my punishment...

Well, they'll finally get what they wanted, after all these years.

It's not going to happen, I won't let it.

Eloise stirs again, and once again I cannot help but lust for her touch, even asleep I feel a sense of urgency, in desperate need of her warm skin touching mine, like a child, craving its mother, I yearn for her.

It's the strangest thing, this desperation has never happened to me before.

She was sleeping, and I was losing my self-control by the second that I wasn't touching her, I was incredibly solid inside my night trousers that the more I looked at her, the more I needed to express myself.

Lifting the covers of the blanket, I follow the scent that now calls to me as I slowly, and gently spread Eloise's legs as I position myself between them, my mouth now watering as my eyes focusing on the only thing that will calm me down.

She smelled heavenly, and the moment my tongue touched her inner folds, she tasted just as addictive as the last touch I was in-between her, if not more so.

I used my tongue to enter her now, moist and pulsating insides as I felt her moan softly in her sleep, not fully awake, I feel her hand go to my hair as I use my mouth to kiss, lick and suck her pussy fully.

I so badly wanted to be inside of her, to claim her as mine once again, to ruin her for all others who dare challenge me for this woman, to bite into her and feed while I'm positioned so deeply in her, that she will only think of me.

Like a starved man, I suck and lick all the juices that drip from inside of her, savoring every drop, I worship her with my tongue using circular motions before going to her most sensitive past, and sucking.

"Mhmm... w-wha-" Eloise stirs awake, her voice thick with sleep.

I didn't stop, despite her waking up and lifting the covers to see me, I only pushed my tongue in deeper and held her legs further apart as I ate her delicious pussy, ignoring her hands pulling at my hair as she cries out.

"R-Rowan!" She moaned loudly as I felt her sensitive area throb from inside.

I wanted to taste it again, her release, I could think of nothing more than her watery quick orgasm as I licked her deep within and stimulating her most sensitive parts inside of her.

"Oh m-my god!" Eloise cries out, as I feel her tightening her hold around my hair.

I moaned out hungrily as something watery squirted out of her and hit my face, I had wasted no time in clamping my mouth around her pussy and inserted my tongue back inside of her.

"N-No." Eloise's panicked voice called out. "I-It's dirty!"

I didn't stop and argue, nothing was dirty about what I was doing, I was giving her pleasure the only way I could without hurting her again, and for a bonus, I had gotten to taste her sweet juices once more.

Eloise's legs were shaking as I finished cleaning her up with my tongue, I matched her breathing as I slowed my pace, she was flinching and gasping with every lick, so I knew she was sensitive.

Once done, I emerged from in-between her and crawled on top of her until I could see her in the darkened room, and just as I thought, I wasn't disappointed with what I saw.

Flushed cheeks, parted lips as she gasped for breath, hazy eyes as she stared up at me, lust still there as she comes down from her high, she looked breathtakingly beautiful, it only made me want her more.

"Good morning, my love." I pressed my lips against hers before moving my tongue inside of her mouth, letting her taste herself on my tongue.

Pulling back, I move to my side and lean on my arm as I watch in amusement as her expression changes from a woman who just got satisfied in the most pleasing way, to a woman who was now sighing, with a frown.

"What was that for?" She asked, her eyes trying to find me in the dark.

"Did I need a reason?"

Did she not like it? Or did I go too far? It had been so long since I laid with a woman like this, that I do not know if this was still acceptable.

"Did you not enjoy it?" I asked, as her cheeks flushed deeper red.

"Of-course!" She blurted out, before thinking. "I just- I mean it's nice, I like it... when you do it..."

She was covering her face with her hands. "I actually think you've ruined me down there..."

"I can't even move, are all Vampires like you?" She groaned out, as I stood and watched her struggle to move.

"No other Vampire is like me, I'm one of a kind." I joke, making her shake her head, trying to hold a smile back.

"Would you like a bath? It will help sooth your aching muscles."

"That sounds so nice...." She sighs out, just as I got up from my position and put my feet on the edge of the bed.

"But I don't think I can move, even my arms..."

Oh- I had forgotten how badly humans get the day after being with a Vampire, being as they're so easily breakable, their bodies cant handle the physical touch whilst mating with a Vampire, therefore the muscles are strained and it becomes painful to move, after a while.

I needed to hold back more, or else she really will break something because of me.

"That's normal, your body isn't used to being with my kind, you'll get used to it." I said reassuringly as I headed towards the bathroom, to run the bath.

I turned the tap on and the water begun to fill the tub, I went back into the bedroom and moved the blanket from Eloise, she was now fully awake and shyly noticing at my erection, as the bathroom light lit the bedroom just enough to see my unavoidable outcome.

"That... doesn't look comfortable." She said, making me laugh out as I put my arms around her, lifting he up in my arms like she was my bride.

It wasn't comfortable, I was large, and my erection was starting to hurt, but it couldn't be helped, Eloise wasn't ready to take me so soon after what I just did to her, she needed time to heal.

"I am fine, it can't be helped." I said, carrying her into the bathroom and then once I reach the large tub, I slowly place her down into the water.

I looked her over and saw that the bruises on her wrists and hips were starting to heal up nicely, every time I saw them, I could feel the gut-wrenching guilt slip back into me, making me feel guilty for hurting her this much.

"Do you... um, want to join me?"

I blinked down at Eloise and wondered if I heard her correctly. "Join you?"

She nodded her head, a shy smile on her lips. "Yeah... I could... wash... you." She said, looking away from my intense gaze.

If it was even possible, I was now so erect it felt like I was being tortured, and in many was I was, although Eloise had no idea what she was doing to me.

It couldn't be helped. "Sure." I also needed to clean myself, my face and torso were drenched from my earlier actions.

The tub was big enough for three people, so I unbuttoned my night trousers and didn't miss the way Eloise's eyes widened when they dropped to the floor, it amused me knowing that I affected her just as much as she affected me.

"The more you stare, the harder it is for me to get it down." I teased her, climbing into the tub with her.

"You're actually a big pervert, aren't you?" She groaned out, leaning back into the tub until the water reached her red cheeks. 

"I'm simply a man who can't resist himself, if that makes me a pervert..."

The bathroom falls silent as Eloise sits back up, I couldn't help but admire just how alluring her body really was, I had saw everything the first night we spent together, and once again when I bathed her, but now she was in front of me, awake and aware, it made her look even more delicious.

"I was wondering..." Her quiet voice reached my ears as I focused on her eyes.

"Do... do you drink blood from people?"

She wasn't looking at me now, and I could feel the question made her somewhat uncomfortable, but this was something she needed to know, if we were going to make it in a relationship.

"Yes... sometimes I do." I truthfully said, as she flinched, making me sigh as she grows silent again.

"I haven't though in a long time, I'm on a... diet, as you'd say."

"A diet?" She was looking at me now as I nodded my head. "What kind of... diet?"

"I don't wish to harm anyone to stay alive Eloise, I can survive on blood bags alone without killing anyone, though it might not be ideal or sustaining for some, yet it keeps me going."

"What do you mean?" She asked, her eyes more curious now. "Can't you um I don't know, turn into a bat and just bite someone?" She asked, making my mouth turn into a grin.

"No." I had snorted out. "Unlike your movies, we cannot turn into bats, nor control them."

"We share common similarities to bats when it comes to feeding... for instance, I can see just by looking at you were the best spot to drink from you is."

Her eyes widened as I saw her swallow deeply. "Really..." There was a pause. "Where?"

Oh Eloise... don't look at me like that, you make it hard to resist you.

"If I were hungry, I'll get the most blood from your neck but if I were playing with you, I could bite you wherever I pleased... and you wouldn't be able to stop me, Eloise." Not if I really was hungry.

I watched for her reason, but it never came, she simply looked at me, deep in thought as she looked back at me, her eyes moving slowly to my neck.

"What if..." She paused, biting her lip. "What if I let you drink from me?" She asked, making me clench my fists to hold myself back.

"Eloise..."

"I trust you, Rowan, I know you wouldn't hurt me." She said, moving from her side of the tub to sit on my waist, her hands touching either side of my shoulders as she looked down at me.

"Would it hurt?"

This girl was playing with fire, only this time she was aware of what she was doing, despite knowing just how dangerous this game was.

"Yes." I swallowed hard, my eyes slowly shifting from her eyes to her neck. "Only until my venom reaches your bloodstream...."

"What... what would happen after that?" She asked, her voice low as I hear her heartbeat quicken.

My hands were gipping her waist tightly now as I tried to control myself, and the sound of her pumping blood ringing in my ears, but she was too close, and too willing.

"Then... you will not be able to control your urge to fill each and every need in your body." I lick my lips, my eyes reaching hers as I see her pant heavily under my gaze.

"It's the strongest aphrodisiac you can't resist, when we feed our fangs send a venom into your system, creating a natural response to make it more... pleasant for the victim, making them more vulnerable." 

I needed to stop this, before I couldn't control the situation any longer.

"I won't bite you Eloise, not until you understand how dangerous it is." I forced out, watching her face fall.

"It drains your energy, and if not done correctly or if I lost control, I could drink you dry and end up killing you without even knowing it."

I had to say it, Eloise had to be warned of the consequences that were real, she was so kind and curious, I knew why she had asked, and why she had these questions, but a part of me still held back, not wanting to hurt her.

She looked saddened by the fact, which was strange, I had never known anyone like her to be sad to not be drank from... and oh lord, do I want to taste her.

"Come, let me wash you before the water gets too cold." I say, before leaning forward to press my lips against her soft cheek.

I moved Eloise from off me and she sat in-between my legs as I began watering her long strawberry blonde hair with my hands, she had grown quiet since I changed the subject.

I knew she would take it to heart, she is kind and probably saw it to help me, although I did not feel that way when I looked at it.

Eloise was already a frail, skinny woman, her habits were noticeable and if I were to ever get out of control and unable to control my thirst, I would drink her dry within two minutes.

I also wasn't going to fatten her up just for my sake, I also didn't want to hear her offering herself up as a lamb to the wolf just because she was caring, I couldn't bring myself to enjoy it knowing I'd be taking advantage of her.

Yet- I knew sooner, rather than later I had to bite her, to keep her safe.

A vampire bite is not only just for feeding, but also a way to protect what is yours if ever your partner finds themselves around another vampire, like a warning they will not touch her, and soon, I must bite Eloise.

Until then I was going to simply enjoy our time together in the bath, as she begins to wash my body with her beautiful shy eyes avoiding mine, after-all, right now there was no threat, so I was going to enjoy taking it slow.

For Eloise's sake, I had to.