Chapter One

Sydney gasped, digging her nails into the back of his shirt as his hips rutted against hers. She could feel his lips form a smirk against the spot he was currently kissing on her neck.

Typical Adrian.

But there was nothing typical about the current situation. Never in a million years did Sydney ever think she'd be about to lose her virginity to a vampire. Then again she never thought she'd be involved in the myriad of adventures that had occurred over the few months. Vampire Hunters. Witches. Renegade Alchemists.

And him.

Sometimes she barely recognized her life.

"Hey, you…" Adrian whispered, snapping Sydney back to the present moment.

She looked up and saw his green eyes looking down at her with a mix of lust and adoration. "Stop thinking so much," he whispered.

"Habit," she whispered back and leaned up to press her lips to his. This time it was Adrian who gasped from the fervor of the moment.

Her fingers, in their usual businesslike manner, deftly undid the buttons on his shirt. Doing this in an orderly manner made it less scary. As she worked the fabric away from his chest he let his fingertips gently pull on the hem of her plain grey blouse. She pushed his shirt over his shoulders and away from his body, her hands now trailing down his firm bare chest, a chest that had been the star of more daydreams than she cared to admit. He sighed at her touch and tugged a little more forcefully on the fabric, ever eager. Back to the task at hand, she pulled back long enough to allow him to slip her blouse up and over her head and toss it on top of his own discarded shirt.

He pressed his forehead to hers, both of them breathing heavily now, shaking with a nervous energy. She smiled as she looked into his eyes and kissed him again, much longer this time. She slowly memorized every inch of his mouth with her tongue. Adrian kissed her back with zeal, wrapping one arm around her back and unhooking the clasp on her bra.

"Beautiful," he murmured as he drank in the sight of her partially naked beside him. She was absolutely breathtaking.

Sydney's cheeks flushed at his words. She wasn't used to hearing things like that. Her palms traced each part of his body until her hand rested on the button on his pants. His hardness against her leg was obvious, but she wasn't experienced enough to know what she should do. All the reading in the world couldn't prepare her for this actual moment. She looked up at him and bit her lip. She looked so fucking adorable Adrian couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Are you making fun of me?" Sydney asked, sticking her lip out slightly.

"Of course not," he assured her, gently kissing the pout. He rested his hand on top of hers and helped her unsnap the button and then pull on the zipper.

A moan of sheer pleasure escaped from his throat and filled Sydney with confidence as she grasped him in her palm. Her lips found his again as she gently stroked. Adrian wanted her to feel as good as he did. Slowly, but surely he guided his hand under her skirt, gently caressing her legs and then brushing lightly against her panties. Sydney let out a teeny whimper, giving him the go ahead. He pinched the elastic band between his fingers and pulled them down past her legs and off completely. As his digit entered her she purred softly. She rolled her hips as he slowly opened her up. He trailed his free hand up to her chest, gently massaging her breasts with his palm, rubbing the pad of his thumb over the hardening nipple. They lay there for awhile longer, kissing, murmuring, and touching the other, totally content in these simple gestures.

"Need you…" he mumbled, nibbling gently on her upper lip as he felt himself starting to lose control.

Sydney whimpered and mumbled back, "Need you too…" She suckled gently on his lip as well.

His hand stilled and then hers. They finished disrobing one another, with much more urgency this time, the air suddenly filled with a tornado of clothing. He looked down at her and she slowly opened her eyes to look up at him.

He slid his hands along her arms and gently laced their fingers together as he slipped inside of her, never breaking her gaze. Sydney let out a groan as he gave her time to adjust to the feeling of him. Once she had gotten her bearings he leaned down to kiss her as he slowly built up a rhythm for them.

It didn't take long for Sydney to meet him each and every time. It was like they had been doing this forever. As she neared the edge she squeezed his hands tighter. And with a soft cry of the others name they came together.

Adrian opened his mouth to speak, but Sydney couldn't understand what he was saying, her head felt thick, foggy.

"What?" she softly asked.

He tried again, but the words came out completely muffled to her ears.

"I don't understand," Sydney said to him.

"Sydney!" Marcus said, the voice ringing clear this time.

Sydney jolted awake from the memory and looked over at the former alchemist. She stretched and rubbed the back of her neck. She must have dozed off during the drive. "Where are we?"

"Welcome to Mexico," he said with a grin. "Get ready for the first day of your new life."

Sydney shifted in her seat and looked out the window. She had left everything behind for this. Her job, her friends, her family…him and that night.

She looked down at the unopened envelope from Adrian in her hand. She balled it up in her fist and then let it fly out of the window. "No turning back now…" she whispered to herself as the paper danced through the air and then out of sight.