I tensed, hating how vulnerable I was right then. “How do you know what happened between Vance and me?”
“Because I’ve been keeping an eye on you. Both of you.” Maria frowned. “Even a human walking by could have heard the noises coming from inside his house over the past few days. But I would have known even if I wasn’t there. Poor Leo went through a plethora of ugly emotions. When his anger hit its highest point and immediately turned into utter despair, I realized that his feelings for you ran much deeper than I had thought. It was rather heartbreaking.” She speared me with her evil eyes. “Really, Karli, you should be ashamed of yourself; so carelessly tossing him aside to satisfy your carnal desires. Have you no heart?”
“You’re the last person who should be lecturing me on selfishness or heartlessness,” I growled.
Maria ignored my jibe and touched her lips to my inner thigh, making me squirm. “Mmmm, this is my favorite place to feed; the blood just gushes out in the height of orgasm,” she purred. “In fact, I am feeling quite famished all of a sudden. I’m going to need my strength for what I have planned with Vance later.” She gave me a wicked grin with her fangs fully extended. “Karli, you must relax. As I’m sure you know, this will be quite a pleasurable experience. You shouldn’t waste energy fighting it.”
“Fuck you,” I said.
She shrugged. “Very well, then. Have it your way.” I braced myself for what was about to happen. She dug her nails into my legs and then struck viciously, biting into my thigh. I cried out in both pleasure and pain as she tugged on my vein. Overwhelmed by the dichotomy of sensations, I hated my body for betraying me. My brain was fighting it every step of the way, but the pleasure continued to crest. Tears started falling down my face in my frustration.
Maria pulled back with blood dripping from her lips. “Oh my. You are something quite special indeed, aren’t you? I can’t remember when I’ve ever had blood this tasty.” She grabbed my other leg and punctured my skin again, sucking vigorously. Despite my best attempts to prevent it, I shamefully orgasmed multiple times, all the while thinking how much I hated Maria for doing this, and hating myself even more for feeling pleasure while this was happening. After God knows how long, my body went limp.
Maria retracted her fangs and stood up. “Oh no, my lovely creature. You cannot give up this easily. As much as I’d love to keep going, it would ruin my surprise for later.” What was that supposed to mean? Before I knew it, she bit into her wrist and shoved it against my mouth. I refused to part my lips but she pinched my nose, forcing me to gasp for air. As much as I didn’t want any part of this horrible woman inside of me, I knew that she was my only hope of regaining my strength fast enough so I could get out of here to warn Vance and find Erica. Accepting my circumstances, I gulped down as much blood as Maria would allow. “Good girl, Karli. I wouldn’t want you to miss the festivities later.” She pulled her wrist away, kissed me on the lips. “Don’t wait up,” she called over her shoulder as she walked away. “I might be out for a while. If I remember correctly, Vance is quite the stallion.” Oh God, what was she going to do?
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The second she was out of sight, I vigorously pulled at my bindings. I had to get out of there! I tugged with all of my might but the damn things wouldn’t budge. I tried conjuring some fairy dust but couldn’t with my wrists crossed as they were. “Dammit!” I screamed.
Suddenly, a hulking man was in the room. “Really, Karli, you shouldn’t bother. The straps are infused with a binding spell. You’re not getting out no matter how much vampire blood you have ingested. Only a counter spell will help you.”
Jake. “Why are you doing this?” I asked. “What has she promised you? How could you do this to Erica?”
He circled my body, trailing his hands over my most intimate places. “Maria hasn’t promised me anything. I’m helping her because I love her. She is mine and I am hers.”
“What about Erica? Are you really telling me that Maria doesn’t mind you being married to another woman?”
He looked at me like I was an idiot. “My relationship with Erica was just a means to an end. We had to find some way to infiltrate your little group so we could get the information we needed.” He smiled. “The little woman can be quite devious when she wants to be. God, she’s sexy!”
“You’re a pig,” I snapped.
Blinding pain shot through the side of my face as his fist connected with my cheek. “Shut up, bitch!” he yelled.
“Ah!” I shouted as I spat blood out of my mouth. Okay, obviously insults weren’t going to work. I had to try a different approach. I mustered up the flirtiest smile I could manage. “Look, Jake, I don’t want to fight with you. I’m sure we can make some sort of…arrangement.”
His eyed widened with interest as they appreciated my curves. “What kind of arrangement?”
“I don’t know,” I said coyly. “I’m sure we could think of something mutually…gratifying.” I had to choke back bile at the thought. “To be honest with you, Jake, I was jealous when you and Erica got together.”
He stroked my cheek. “And why is that?” he asked.
“Because I wanted you,” I lied. “From the first second I saw you, I wanted to rip your clothes off.” Okay, this was risky considering how much bulk he had over me, but if he’d just untie me I could conjure some dust.
“Really?” he asked as he pressed his muscular chest into my back. Sliding his hand under my panties he added, “And what would you and your delightfully bare pussy like to do with me?”
I had to really concentrate on not pulling away from his grubby paws as he slid one finger inside of me and began pumping it up and down. Breathlessly, I replied, “Untie me and you’ll find out.”
His fingernails bit into my hips. He seemed to be contemplating my proposal. Apparently, he and Maria had an open relationship. This was good. He removed his hand and came around to the front of my body. After licking the finger I had assumed was just inside of me, he said, “I think I’d prefer to have you restrained so I could have my way with you.”
Oh shit. Okay, not good. I tried to compose myself but he must have seen the fear flash in my eyes because his randy expression turned into a scowl. “Jake, you have to untie me so I could run my hands all over your delicious body. I promise I’ll make it worth it,” I insisted.
He pulled away from me and glared. “Nice try, you little whore. You’re lucky I promised Maria I wouldn’t fuck with you while she was gone.”
“What?” I asked. “No, Jake…really I’m being serious. Just untie me so we can get all hot and sweaty.”
He shook his head. “No way.”
“Aw, c’mon,” I whined. “Please.”