Screams entered her thoughts as her eyes focused on the area around her. The village lay under a fresh layer of snow, what looked to be diamonds sparkling in the moonlit sky. The rambunctious laughter emitted from the mead hall fell on deaf ears to the residents of a small house that seemed to be handling their own battle.
"I will never be yours!" she screamed.
"You already are my dear wife." he smiled, the smile coming out as more of a sneer. "Were you not present for our wedding only a few short hours ago?"
"I'd rather wish I hadn't." she snarled.
As of the wedding, the two had done nothing but rearrange the furniture and decorations of the home. Vases and plates had been thrown and smashed against walls; the furniture had been uprooted and thrown in all directions. The tapestries that hung on the walls were loosely hanging, some even falling to the floor.
"We are at a standstill, my love." he said, watching her from the other side of the room.
"I do not see why we need to be." she replied. "I will be happy to leave."
She started for the door when he rushed over, grabbing her arms and pushing her into the wall. She let out a gust of air as her back met the wall, his face leering inches away from her own.
"I worked too hard to have you." he said, roaming his hands down her body. "Do you believe I will let you go so easily?"
"If you are dead, then yes." she smiled.
"You are quiet the little minx." he said, lifting her skirts.
"You have no idea." she said, using her hands to push him away.
He staggered back a few feet allowing her to rush to the door once more. He got to her before she could reach the handle. He wrapped his arms around her and dragged her towards the fire. He threw her onto the floor and covered her body with his own, trapping her against the warm furs.
He felt pain erupt in his face as her fist met his cheek, causing a rising burning to flare within his skin. He snarled before grabbing her hands and wrapping them in his own, trapping them above her head. He slammed his lips onto hers and pressed his hips into her own, stopping her from moving around.
He cried out when she bit his lip. He spit out the blood that accumulated before trapping her lips once more. This time, his hand had lifted her skirts to her hips, making sure to keep them grounded with his own. His tongue had invaded her mouth and he could feel her slowly losing her control and succumbing to his temptations.
Her legs were parted as he settled himself between them. He released her hands from above her head and ripped away her dress, leaving her chest bare to the cold air. His lips attacked her own once more before traveling down her neck to her chest, taking extreme gentility with her breasts.
She released a sigh of excitement as his hands made work of his own clothes. Her nails dug deep into his back which would no doubt leave scars. Their breathing was heavy as he kissed her once more before thrusting hard and deep inside of her…..
Aurea snapped awake, her mouth dry and her head fuzzy. She took heavy unneeded breathes as she tried to reclaim her senses. Her eyes quickly took in their living room and the fire burning within the fireplace. She had been curled up into one of the oversized chairs with a blanket draped across her. Her eyes dragged towards the windows, the sun shining high in the sky.
Thankfully the house had been fortified to protect against the incoming sun's rays, allowing those within to walk about in daylight. She licked her lips and looked to the large clock that hung on the wall. 1:20pm.
She leaned back against the chair, her mind rushing back to the dream she just had. She felt as if her face was flushed red as her mind drifted back to the heated passion between the couple. That couple being Eric and herself. It had been awhile since she had dreamt of that time, and she wondered if it had anything to do with the conversation she had with Godric.
She felt the pull of sleep clawing at her eyes, but all she felt like doing was taking a nice long hot bath. She moved the blanket that had been placed over her and stood from the chair. She felt the stiffness in her neck from the awkward position she had slept. She massaged her neck as she stepped into the hallway towards the stairs.
Her feet stopped moving and her head snapped to her right when she felt Eric's presence within his office. She could feel his exhaustion as she crept closer to the doors. She stepped lightly and placed her hands on the doors, relaxing her forehead against the deep mahogany wood. She closed her eyes and sensed his distress. Whatever had been said the previous night had really stirred his emotions, to the point where he became distant.
She opened her eyes and stepped away from the door, slowly making her way up the stairs to their bedroom. The king sized bed called her name, but the hot bath still called to her. She hadn't realized until she sat down on the bed that she still wore her shoes. She sighed before bending over, her fingers clumsily trying to unstrap the buckles.
Her hands were removed and replaced with Eric's own. He skillfully removed her shoes one by one, slowly taking the time to run his hands along her soft skin. She watched him as his hands moved their way slowly yet sensually up her legs, gently pushing the hem of her dress up to her thighs.
He placed gentle kisses along her skin, on the insides of her knees before moving to her thighs. He went to push her dress up higher when she stayed his hands, causing him to look up at her. His eyes looked pleading as she saw anger and sadness mixed together.
"What bothers you?" she asked, caressing his cheeks with her hands.
He leaned into her touch as she gently stroked his face, his eyes closing in comfort. Never had she seen him so conflicted, so easily open to his feelings. She leaned forward and placed a soft kiss to his forehead. He spread her legs and crawled up closer to her, laying his head against her chest as his arms wrapped around her waist.
She felt his arms tighten around her as she herself wrapped her arms around him. She ran her fingers gently through his hair, something her mother use to do when she herself had been sad. Aurea felt herself growing worried for Eric. She didn't know what to do. He had always been strong and resilient, never letting anyone get under skin.
"I can't lose you."
Aurea picked up the almost silent words as they fell from Eric's lips. She furrowed her eyes as she thought about what he had said. She remembered Godric mentioning one of the memories she would need to learn was the one of her death. When and how she had died was completely foreign to her, but judging by Eric's current behavior, it was not something he wanted to live through again.
She leaned back, allowing his face to look directly into hers. Blood tears fell from his eyes as he looked away from her. She felt the empty space within her chest break; the same spot where her heart used to beat. She wiped away the blood and leaned forward, her forehead resting against his.
"You will never lose me." she whispered.
She felt Eric's grip tighten around her waist as he pulled her closer to him. Aurea lifted his head so that he looked directly into her eyes. Whatever he was battling harbored a deep place within his soul. She needed to reassure him that she was going nowhere, that he would never feel what he had felt all those centuries ago.
"Never." she said.
Eric leaned in and captured her lips against his own. He pulled her closer so that her waist met his own, her legs wrapping themselves around him. Her hands held his head as he ravaged her lips, a soft moan falling from her mouth as his lips moved to her neck. Eric reached up and undid the clip within her hair, causing it to fall in waves down her back. His next project was her dress. The collar to her dress was ripped away from her neck, causing Eric more access to the skin hidden underneath.
Aurea made quick work of his shirt and peeled it off of his body. Her hands moved to his belt as Eric pushed her back against the bed. Her hands fell limply to her sides as Eric stood. He grabbed the collar of her dress and slowly slid it down the length of her body. She could feel the hairs on her body stand on edge as the silky fabric glided over her skin.
She watched Eric step out of his pants, leaving him in nothing as he slowly crawled up her body. She shuddered as his soft kisses made their trail, slowly up her leg, along her hip, across her stomach, through the valley of her breasts and to her neck, where his fangs gently nicked.
The two of them slowly moved farther up the bed where Aurea's bra and underwear became discarded. Eric settled himself between her legs as her hands moved across his back, her lips making soft indentions across his neck. Eric grabbed her around the throat and forced her eyes to look into his.
"You will always be mine." he growled.
The fire she saw within his eyes made her hunger for his touch….and his soul. She leant up to slam her lips against his, the hunger becoming too much for her. She felt him bite her lower lip as his eyes lit with a fire she had never seen before. His hands glided down her body to rest on her hips, his lips following slowly behind.
"Eric." she gasped, his name falling from her mouth only enticing him more.
Aurea felt her fangs fall from her mouth as Eric bit into her breast, the pain and feeling of his fangs and tongue massaging her skin throwing her over the edge. She felt his tongue glide over her skin once more before he returned to her mouth, the taste of him and her blood causing her body to overheat.
"Please." she whispered, her eyes meeting his.
Eric saw her eyes brighten as the need between them grew to an intensity he had never felt before. He cupped her face and gave her a soft and gentle kiss on her lips before entering her hard and deep. He felt himself stir as a growl of pleasure fell from her throat.
Slowly, they began moving as one. Her hips rose to meet his with every thrust, the feeling of him so close within her made her cry. She felt something hot and tingly rising within her chest as Eric breathed hot and deeply along her neck. His nose within the crook of her neck and across her skin made the feeling rise as she felt herself coming closer to the edge.
She cried out his name as he brought her over the edge and more. She heard himself growl out her name as he himself reached his own release. Aurea felt the warm feeling within her burst and all she saw was a bright white light. Her vision was gone, replaced with nothing but solid whiteness around her, as if a blizzard had captured her eyesight.
She felt her body warm as the whiteness slowly drifted away, leaving her once more in the dark bedroom of her and Eric's home. Eric had draped himself across her, his head resting peacefully on her chest. Aurea looked down to see Eric's eyes closed as he tried reeling himself back in from the welcomed high only moments ago.
"Are you alright?" she asked, running her hands through his hair.
"More than alright, lover." he murmured, raising his head and crawling to the top of the bed.
He pulled Aurea into his arms as he settled himself against the pillows. She closed her eyes as she laid her head upon his chest, her arms falling across his side. She could feel Eric nuzzle his nose into her hair and taking a deep smell of it.
"You are just the same as I remember." he whispered, laying his head against the pillows. "Though not as defiant."
"Like on our wedding night?" she murmured.
Eric opened his eyes and looked down onto her. She did not raise her eyes but continued to lie across him. He nodded his head before a deep smile plagued his face.
"You were so beautiful that night." he responded. "The fire that burned within you set your eyes ablaze. You were so angry with me."
She felt his chest move up and down as he laughed, something Aurea had never heard before. It was music to her ears as she heard it, a soft deep melody. She lifted her head to look at him, his perfect white teeth shown within the darkness.
"I believe I had every right to be." she said.
"You dreamt of that night didn't you?" he asked, looking down at her.
"If I recall, you weren't very gentle with me that night either." she smiled.
"You had just married a Viking, my love. What did you expect from me?" he asked, his fangs falling once more from his mouth at the memory of their wedding night. "We Vikings take what we want."
Aurea heard the animalistic growl within his voice as he uttered his last sentence. His eyes grew dark and haunting as he grabbed her and flipped her onto her back. He snarled before sinking his teeth into her thigh, the gasp that fell from her lips almost sending him over the edge.
He licked her wound once more before climbing between her legs. He went to enter her when she surprised him. She wrapped her legs around him and flipped him onto his back, his head falling off the end of the bed. He growled as her fangs sank into his throat, the feeling of her tongue causing him to grip her arms in a death grip. She drew back and licked her lips, the fire within Eric's eyes causing her to smile.
"We Vikings do take what we want." she whispered, her fangs glistening within the dark before moving down to Eric's ear. "And right now, we want you."
Eric growled at the gruffness of her voice as she ran her tongue along his neck and down his chest before sitting up. She wrapped her hand around his growing erection and guided him to her entrance. Eric felt himself burning with desire as his hands dug into her hips, the feeling of her surrounding him as she slowly lowered herself onto him.
It didn't take long for either of them to reach their end once more. Eric had the memory of her hair falling around her, her breasts moving as she rode him hard, the curve and lengthening of her neck as she threw her head back to cry out his name as she fell over the edge. It would forever be buried within his mind. Another to fall into many others he had of her.
They both lay exhausted and sleeping as the day slowly ticked along. The sun slowly fell into the horizon as the darkness began to creep in, but as nightfall arrived, neither vampire risked waking in fear of having to remove themselves from each other's embrace, a feeling long been denied to both.
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