Dark Intentions 9

Sudden quiet over took the group, the banter and joy on the beach came to a quick halt. All eyes were on the Prince and his life mate.

The moment almost seemed sacred. Not a sound could be heard except for the singing of birds in the sun filled sky. A soft breeze with the scent of the sea gently blew the hair and clothes of the assembled group. Raven and Mikhail looked surreal in their white flowing robes. So many unasked questions filled the thoughts of the group, not the least being; what just happened and why? Finally, as one, they all looked toward the sky, just like Mikhail and Raven. Francesca was the first to voice what everyone was thinking. Francesca whispered, "They are not birds, they ,, they I don't know what they are!" Gabriel responded, " They are not singing,, they are shooting fire in the sky with every sound they make and that fire is forming a big ball in the sky, do you think that a vampire is controlling them?" Mikhail replied, "No they are doing this on their own. They are forming a fire spirit, this is the true spirit of the vampire. Raven and I have visited the ancients when we were submerged in the sea. We learned that a lot of our knowledge concerning Carpathian history has been lost or not retained in its true form. The true form of the vampire and motivation being one example of lost knowledge. This is the spirit that actually enters the vampire at the time of their turning. This is the intelligence that gives them the power to perpetuate the violence that they do. Savannah asked " can this fire spirit hurt us now?" Raven replied, "yes and no, you see; the spirit must be encouraged or triggered to attack. If it does not feel threatened it will stay in the ball until a new vampire is formed in our world. Then the spirit will leave here and go into our dimension to empower a new vampire. Apparently, it isn't only just not having a life mate that forms vampires, but it is the combination of the loss of hope, the individual being shunned by Carpathian society and no life mate that causes the fire spirit to enter into a newly turned Carpathian male. Gregory and Lucian asked simultaneously, " how can we destroy it here and now?" Mikhail answered, "Obviously , it does not consider us a threat or, it would be attacking us now. However, there are a few things that will trigger an immediate attack. Obviously, possession by a vampire, or and the presence of anyone with Dragonseeker blood or lineage. In ancient times, the Dragonseekers were an integral part of keeping the vampire population down to a minimum. In fact, due to their role in ancient society, there was no need for vampire hunters. The Dragonseekers had the power to slay the fire spirit and therefore, make the vampire completely harmless. This is probably why there has never been an incident of a Dragonseeker turning vampire. The fire spirit is very dangerous in this form. It is uncanny in seeking out all life and incinerating it upon contact. There is virtually nowhere to hide. The fact that we are in the dimension where things exist in their root or basic form gives the fire spirit extra power. Gregory chimed in " I suggest that we get out of here before something does trigger it, I don't like how the thing is churning and getting bigger." Jaxon said "I couldn't agree more, let's get out of here!"

Simultaneously, on the other dimension, Skyler stood transfixed before the door of light. Dimitri stayed firmly bound in her mind. "Please Skyler, don't do this thing. Do not go in there, stay with me, don't give up on us. I will always love you." He said the words out loud so for emphasis. Skyler replied on their common path, "I love you also Dimitri, but I just have to do this. It's like a compulsion that I cannot deny. I am going now!" With that statement, Skyler entered the door and Dimitri followed directly behind her. Suddenly, Skyler found herself and her newfound life mate standing on a cliff overlooking a beach on a glorious sun filled day. Birds were heard singing in the sky. As Skyler looked over at the beach she saw the Prince, Raven and her family! They all seemed to be looking at something in the sky, she followed their gazes. It was a big fire ball, the ball began to violently shoot sparks out of the sky. The sparks turned into lightning bolts that shot fire towards the earth. That fire seemed to have an intelligence of its own. The fire followed a path to the closest living thing and attempted to burn it immediately. It started with the small sand snails and was rapidly heading towards the group that was assembled on the beach. Skyler gave a loud cry at seeing this, she bent her body over from the waist and transformed into a huge rainbow colored dragon. The dragon immediately took off towards the fire ball. Dimitri also shifted into a dragon and followed her closely. The fire spirit immediately began to shoot fireballs at Skyler. Skyler also began to shoot fire from her snout. The fire from Skyler's snout devoured the fire spirit completely. No one was more shocked than Skyler. Skyler wanted to fly over to see her family, but when she tried, she was prevented by an invisible force field. The door of light that they entered from began to glow. She knew in her heart that her time in this dimension was over and she would speak with her family later. She flew through the door while shifting back into her original form. Dimitri stayed close behind with a mind toward protecting his life mate.

When Skyler and Dimitri went into the door they immediately came out in forest that surrounded the prince's home. The stars were shining brightly in the night. The night birds were singing and the flowers gave forth their fragrance. Mikhail's wolves welcomed them with howls. Dimitri stood and just looked at his life mate. He was in shock and awe. Skyler stood with her head down, she did not wish to meet his eyes. She was not sure how Dimitri was going to look at her now that she was a fire breathing dragon. What next? How come all of these things happened to her? Just GREAT! One crazy thing after another. She was sure that she was going to be the first person with a life mate that would rather walk into the sun than be with her!. Still silence, no word from Dimitri, Skyler's fear was mounting. There was no way that she would even attempt to touch his mind. Skyler wished that she could be anywhere but under the silent blue gaze of her life mate. She turned to start to walk away. Before she could turn completely, she found herself enveloped in Dimitri's arms. Blood red tears flowed freely from his eyes. He opened his heart and mind to her. Skyler did not find revulsion or condemnation. She found overwhelming love, acceptance and even pride. Dimitri, the big time ancient warrior was actually proud and awed to have her as his life mate! Dimitri sent his thoughts to her on their own path. "I can barely describe how you make me feel Skyler. You are so very special to me. Not just because you gave me back my emotions, color and my very life, but because of your strength of character. I am awed by who you are and who you are striving to become. You did not let hardships and abuse force you into a mold that would destroy us. You did not just seek to do what was easy, but you sought to do what was right. Even at great cost to yourself. You are truly a beautiful person, both inside and out. Thank you for being my life mate . I want to spend the rest of eternity loving you.

Skyler felt as if her heart was going to burst. When she looked into Dimitri's eyes with the blood red tears in them she knew that she was lost in love forever. She could not help snuggling into the warm embrace that Dimitri provided. He smelled so very good. She could hear the blood flowing hotly through his veins. She molded just right into his hard body. She reveled in the hard evidence of his desire for her. His breath began to get short and ragged. He bent down and claimed her mouth with savage desire. They built a fire in their blood. With each touch, each kiss and each thought the fire grew further out of control. Their hands were everywhere. It felt like they were not even on earth anymore, their bodies seemed to be floating in a sort of pool of desire. Skyler could not keep her hands away from the sword of steel that was so ready to provide her with untold pleasure. She found herself wrapping her hand around the thick expanse. He was so thick that she could barely close her hand around his hardness. Dimitri threw his head back and a loud groan escaped from his mouth. Skyler's mouth began to water for the sweet taste of his blood. She used her tongue to seductively stroke the pounding pulse at his neck. "Mmmmmmmmm so very sweet," murmured Dimitri. By now Skyler was lost in feeling. Her love juices were flowing freely down the side of her legs. Her new found fangs were protruding in her mouth; she found that she was panting. Dimitri waved his hand and thousands of candles were alight everywhere. A beautiful canopy bed made from driftwood appeared in the middle of a rose filled bower. Dimitri lifted Skyler in his arms and began to carry Skyler to the soft bed. Skyler decided to sink her fangs into Dimitri's flesh and pounding pulse at that very moment. Sweet nectar of love poured into her mouth. Her body went up in flames she was beyond sanity at this point. Her love channel wept all the more. Dimitri's legs buckled while he held his love in his arms. If not for his overwhelming need to protect his beloved, he would have dropped her. The pleasure/pain was so very intense that he went blind for a moment. His heart nearly exploded with love for her. Just when he thought that he could not take anymore, his mind and body expanded to experience more love from this miracle that G-d had sent him. Dimitri was now on his knees cradling his beloved to his heart while she gently fed from his neck. Once again, the blood red tears flowed freely, this time, both from the eyes of Skyler and Dimitri. Finally Skyler lifted her head from feeding. Skyler looked deeply into the eyes of her life mate. She said "you are my treasure that is beyond price. I will always love you."

Dimitri once again stood on his feet and placed Skyler gently in the soft bed. Dimitri replied, "This night I will show you my love. My heart, mind and soul belong to you sivamet." The candlelight caused the strawberry highlights to shine in Skyler's hair. Her skin glowed with happiness. Dimitri's blue eyes blazed with love as he looked upon his life mate. He held nothing back. His mind heart and soul were completely open to her. She read every thought, saw every desire and heard every wish. She even saw the violence and kills that he had been forced to make in the many centuries that comprised his existence. She admired him for once again revealing his vulnerability to her in love, trust and respect. Dimitri's hands began to roam over her skin. Her need of him was becoming overwhelming. She had to feel him deeply moving inside of her soon. It seemed that Dimitri had his own plans. His lips were trailing behind his roving hands, now he was gently suckling at one breast while he teased the other nipple into a hard peak. Skyler felt like crawling into his very flesh especially after she read his mind concerning what he wanted to do to her with his thick manhood. Now, his hands had trailed to her abdomen. He was softly moaning while he massaged her belly. His wicked mouth had found her love channel and he was licking up her sweet juices like a starving man. She was panting fiercely; desire and pleasure had taken her over. She began to call to him. The words came from her very soul.

"Dimitri, Dimitri… please …. You must fill me, fill me completely! Do it now, Take me, and make me know that I am yours!

That was all that Dimitri needed to hear. He felt as if he had finally come home. Dimitri knew that his true home existed within the love and heart of this fabulous woman. HIS woman. Dimitri gathered Skyler within a loving embrace. His hot mouth found hers while he claimed her love channel with his hungry manhood. Skyler cried out in pure joy and as she threw her head back Dimitri took full advantage of her exposed neck and he sank his fangs in deep. Both Dimitri and Skyler felt the pleasure and pain of complete union overtake them. Unspeakable joy became theirs.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

This book has taken years to complete due to my unforeseen issues that life provided. Thanks to all that encouraged me during this time.

As always. Thanks to Christine Feehan for her Dark Universe

Please stop back to see how the next few installments end the Dark Intentions of Dimitri and Skyler! Once again, thank you everyone!