Warning: This chapter is rated MA 18+ and contains sexual activity between two consenting adults. If you're not comfortable with this, feel free to skip to the next chapter, but hey, you do you.
After that rather eventful combat session, which mostly involved me repeatedly kicking Afton's ass with the assistance of Santiago, I decided to head back to my room to shower and freshen up a little. I was already aware that vampires didn't sweat or anything, but there was still dust and chunks of stone in my hair from my encounter with Marcus earlier as well as several marks from the training room floors and walls were I'd been hurled, slammed, and thrown in every direction.
It was apparently already the morning as I saw thin streams of sunlight beaming through the very few windows in the castle. Not sleeping or feeling remotely tired was something I would definitely need to start getting used to.
I went to open my door when Chelsea stopped me as quickly as she could by placing her hand over mine. With a tilt of my head, I gave her a look of 'what-the-fuck-do-you-think-you're-doing-bitch?' which prompted her to explain herself.
"This isn't your room anymore, Eli," she told me as if I was already aware.
"It's what?"
I shoved Chelsea lightly to the side and pushed the door open. To my surprise, although it probably shouldn't have been much of one, apparently my mates were so eager for me to move in with them that they hadn't even wasted a moment. All of my belongings and furniture were gone which simply left an empty shell of a room, and even the bathroom plumbing was being redone.
Tilting my head back with a sigh, I closed the door behind me and turned to Chelsea.
"What do I do now? I'm kinda sorta in desperate need of a shower," I gestured to my hair which was now slightly grey with dust at the top.
"Well, you could borrow mine and Afton's bathroom, or I'm sure the Masters wouldn't mind if you use theirs," she suggested, "besides, your clothes are probably with them in anyway."
"That's true. This," I pointed to the closed door, "is their doing in anyway, so if they have an issue, they can suck it. Thanks Chels," I called over my shoulder as I ran at full speed to their quarters.
Only a few seconds later, I arrived just outside the door to Marcus' quarters. Even though he couldn't sense my heartbeat anymore, I'd noticed that scents are very clear to vampires so I knew he was already in there and would've surely smelt my scent in the air by now.
I pushed the door open without knocking to find him settled comfortably on his sofa with his feet propped up, book in hand. He glanced up at me from the page he was reading with a warm smile on his face.
"Eliana, il mio tesoro, to what do I owe this pleasure?"
Walking straight past him, I made a beeline for his bathroom. "I need a shower and my room is currently being torn apart, so I'm using yours. Any issues with that?"
"What is mine is yours," he responded politely as I closed the door, not bothering to lock it. Besides, it was nothing he hadn't seen already.
Marcus' bathroom was very similar to Aro's and Caius', all three of them opting for a more modernised feel. Fortunately for me, as confusing as the dials on the shower were initially, they were identical on all of theirs so it didn't really pose as an issue for me once I'd finally figured it out.
Now that I wasn't human, I had no particular reason to be hovering around under the running water or adjusting many of the dials as I very often did. Although, it seemed that I could turn the temperature as hot as I wanted as well without burning my skin which I found pretty rad to be honest.
Realising I hadn't brought any shampoo with me, I noticed a full bottle of women's shampoo on one of the shelves and decided to use that instead. I'd like to think that was for me in anyway rather than Marcus using feminine products himself or worse, having a secret mistress around.
Once I'd finished and wrapped a towel around myself tightly, I emerged from the bathroom back into his bedroom. Marcus was standing next to his bookshelf by the bathroom door and his now darkened eyes instantly fixed on me as soon as I came out.
I noticed his jaw was dropped and he didn't blink once, which made me giggled at his reaction, ruffling out my damp brunette hair. It wasn't often I left guys speechless, only at my stupidity or clumsiness occasionally. "See something you like, babe?"
He swallowed back the venom that had pooled in his mouth and nodded, cupping my face in his hands and leaning over to capture my lips with his. I melted into his embrace, wrapping my arms around his neck so that I was held flush against him. So that our height difference didn't make it too difficult for me to reach him, he quickly pulled my towel away to toss it to the side and lifted me up so that my legs were wrapped around his waist, chuckling at my my indignant "oi!".
I barely even noticed him quite easily walking us over to his bed, not until he set me down on my back with my head on his pillows. He was knelt between my legs and thanks to my nonexistent need to breathe, we hadn't broken the kiss off even for a moment. While he had his left arm wrapped around me, holding my body against his, his right hand traced down delicately from my neck down to my breasts. Meanwhile, I accidentally ripped off his shirt into shreds while attempting to undo the buttons, but he seemed more amused than annoyed.
The gentle motion of his hips rocking into mine sent sparks of pleasure through my body and I moaned and my back arched up off the bed when he pushed upwards more insistently, causing a growl to come from deep in his chest. He unbuckled his belt and removed his trousers and pants at a speed I definitely wouldn't have caught before.
I'd been so sure of myself before but, once he positioned me so that I felt the tip of his long length against my entrance, I panicked for some reason and completely froze up. He sensed how uncomfortable I was feeling and nuzzled into my neck to purr lightly against my skin, which did seem to calm my nerves slightly.
He softly pressed a kiss to my shoulder and began to sit up again. "Just because I am ready for this, it does not require you to be-"
"No, no, no," I held him down to me by his shoulders which stopped him from moving at all, gazing into his perfect dark irises and placing a hand on the side of his face, "I-I want this, I want you."
He tapped his nose against mine lightly and pressed his lips to mine. "I promise I will be gentle, just let me take care of you."
I nodded and held my breath unnecessarily as he leant his weight on his elbows either side of me and slowly flexed his hips. I winced at the slightly uncomfortable feeling of him easing himself into me a little at a time so as not to overwhelm me, but with each roll of his hips, the pain began to turn to pleasure. I wrapped my legs around his waist with a moan, angling myself so that the feeling of him became deeper than before. He growled steadily but the volume seemed to increase with each forceful thrust, burying his face in my hair.
"Sei così perfetto e stretto," he whispered breathlessly just as I gasped as he finally thrusted himself fully inside of me.
It felt like time stopped momentarily and my eyes locked with his, while it felt like he was the only one who mattered in the world, as if it was only us who made any difference. He cupped my cheek with his hand and brought his lips to mine as he continued to unhurriedly roll his hips into mine.
At one final thrust, he purred lightly which sent a perfect vibration through my body. It was like my nerves were on fire when I cried out my high, my muscles below clenching tightly as I felt the bed sheets I was gripping tear in my fists. He hit his own release mere seconds later, spilling himself inside me and sinking his teeth sharply into the part of my neck where one of the Romanian bite marks were. Surprisingly, it wasn't painful at all, but instead it simply ached a little and took me by surprise.
A loud cracking sound caught my attention, and I wearily glanced up to see that Marcus had snapped off a large part of the wooden bed frame he had been gripping onto so tightly to brace himself. His head rested in the crook of my neck he'd bitten while we both attempted to recompose ourselves and I ran my fingers through his long dark hair, my fingernails dragging along his scalp. He purred softly and I found myself purring back, my other hand still gripping his shoulder so tightly that faint cracks had begun to form.
"I love you," I whispered and loosened my grip on his now slightly damaged skin.
He rolled onto his back across the now damaged bed which was littered with the torn fabric from the many pillows and sheets we'd destroyed between us, holding my head to his chest. "Ti amo, ti amo tanto."
I felt a slightly unusual sting on my neck and placed my hand over the faintly tender skin there. I winced subtly but it wasn't completely unbearable, rather uncomfortable. As well as that, I had a similar feeling on my hips where a few faint cracks had started to form.
He saw where I was looking and seemed to feel almost guilty. "I apolo-"
I interrupted him by placing a finger over his lips. "If the next words to come from your mouth are going to be any form of apology, silence works much better for me."
"Maybe I was not about to apologise, you did not give me a chance to complete my sentence," he said.
I shifted my head so that our faces were in line and smoothed my thumb across his cheekbone. "What were you going to say then, huh?"
He paused for a moment. "I…apologise for biting you and causing you pain."
"And there it is," I sighed exasperatedly, "Don't apologise, I really don't blame you for biting me, not when you take into account whose bite marks were there before. And in anyway, I gripped onto your shoulders a little too hard as well, so we're even."
"Still, you are supposed to be completely safe with me, yet still I managed to hurt you. And I know you were not happy with the mark on your either, tesoro, but I should have asked first before…claiming you like that," he argued, pressing a kiss to my nose.
"It's okay, babe, I would've let you if you asked in anyway, and the cracks have already disappeared, see?" I gestured to my now smooth skin on my hips before my expression suddenly turned solemn, "Why, do you regret it?"
As soon as those words left my mouth, he tightened his arms around me and pressed his nose against my new bite mark which seemed to ease some of the pain. "I will never regret anything with you, never. You are so perfect to me, I could never even dream of having a better mate than you. The fact that you have not only graced my life with your presence, but also accepted me and my brothers for who we are," he chuckled lightly in disbelief, "you are honestly a blessing we do not deserve. I detest using such unacceptable profanities, so please do excuse me for this, but I love you so fucking much, my sweet little Eliana. You will never know just how much I adore you."
I playfully gasped at his use of language, especially considering how out of character that was for him. "Marcus, how very dare you, not in this good Christian household," I teasingly scolded him which he laughed at quietly, "If it makes you feel any less shameful for your choice of wording, I love you so fucking much too, baby boy."
He seemed fond of the new pet name 'baby boy' as he nuzzled deeper into my neck and began purring deeply.
"At least I know I definitely won't be getting pregnant. Just imagine a little baby version of you running around this castle," I laughed at the thought of the kind of havoc a tiny Marcus baby would cause.
"I am sorry that I am unable to impregnate you," he spoke apologetically.
"You're doing it again, you're apologising for no reason. Marcus," I took his face in my hands, "you are everything to me, you and the other two lunatics who are probably teeming with jealousy as we speak. Don't apologise for anything silly like that, you're all I need. Sure, kids are a fun thought, but to be honest, I don't really care to put it simply," I scraped my fingernails across his scalp which earned another contented purr, "Did you ever want little ones?"
"Children? I thought about it a few times, but alas it is not possible," he sighed disappointedly, "If I were you, I would be glad that we could not have children. Caius terrifies children, understandably, and Aro tends to scare them a little as well. Maybe it is due to his constant unhinged energy."
"Well, Caius has that resting bitch face, so I can see why that would scare little kids, Aro is a strong cup of coffee so I doubt many kids would be able to handle him, but I reckon you'd be pretty good with children," I mused.
"Do you think so?"
"Yeah, at least you wouldn't scowl at them like Caius or constantly stare at them in fascination like Aro," I giggled.
"No, I would bore them instead," he humoured.
"You are far from boring. Would a boring person throw their mate across a swimming pool or go through life teasing others relentlessly?"
He chuckled. "If your fear of insects did not disappear with your transformation, I promise I will lock you in a room filled with them until you finally get a hold of your senses."
"Well, I guess you'd just have to catch me first," I taunted with a giggle.
He wrapped one leg around my hip and held me to him tightly, whispering huskily into my ear. "You are mine, I will catch you easily."
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Author's note: So, I know people were saying how Aro got the first kiss, and Caius got to…I guess pleasure her first, so I thought it only fitting if Marcus took her virginity. You have no idea how hard I've tried to make sure I'm not too biased with any particular one of the kings, so if it seems like I have favourites at any point, feel free to call me out on it.
Within the next few chapters, I plan to do lots of badass combat training scenes so be prepared for that. Soon, her ability will be revealed as well, but I don't want to give too much away hehe.
Translations (Any errors are due to Google Translate but feel free to correct me in anyway):
Sei così perfetto e stretto – You are so perfect and tight
Anyway, thank you so much for reading, be sure to leave some feedback because I love to hear your thoughts, stay safe, and ily lots!