Afterwards they lay limp in each other's arms, both completely relaxed. "We should be getting ready for the party" murmured Alex drowsily.
"Speaking of the party….there's something I think we should do first" whispered William softly into her ear.
It was obvious that Alex thought she knew what it was, and I thought the same, but we were both wrong.
He smiled down at her. "What I was thinking was…it might be a good idea for you to drink from me before we go out tonight."
"What? Why?"
Alex evidently had the same idea as she pulled away from him and sat up. "What! Why would you suggest that? I haven't had your blood since…..well, since before…" she faltered to a stop for a moment. "Why now? and why risk it after what happened the last time?"
He lay back against the pillows, considering. "Well as to why…..you need it to reinforce the bond." He took her hand between both of his and lifted it to his lips. "I need to be able to feel you, to know that you're safe or…if you're in danger. As to why now, well…..I'm always a little twitchy bringing you into the company of other vampires, particularly those I don't know. I can't imagine that anyone would dare to try to take you from me, but I can't be too careful." He kissed her hand.
"Really William, surely no-one would dare, not after what we did to Darius."
"The vampires here will have heard the story, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they'll believe it!"
He gazed down at Alex. "I almost lost you once. I swear I will never lose you again!" He reached down and drew his fingertip down her cheek. "As for what happened last time, my blood is very much more powerful now and I was not fully in control of myself at the time, I only knew that I wanted to help you. You were injured, badly. The pain you felt when you took that drop of blood was your body healing itself too fast. You shouldn't take too much, only a mouthful, but I think we should do this."
"Wait! Do you mean that was you! I gave her the blood!" I had given her the blood but even as I spoke I realised that I hadn't been sure why...
He lay down on his back and pulled her closer, encouraging her to get on top of him and she swung herself astride his hips, leaning forward to kiss the base of his throat. I felt him shudder at the touch of her lips and suddenly I understood at least part of the reason why he wanted this. I could feel his swollen flesh pressing urgently against her buttocks as she bit down into his throat.
Williams body convulsed at the sudden pain and then I was swept away by the intensity of his rapture. His hands moved downwards, lifting her up and then pulling her body down onto his swollen manhood. She gave a little cry which was instantly smothered by the taste of his blood as she rode him through his bucking twisting climax until he dragged all three of us over the edge of ecstasy with him.
I came to to find them lying limp in each other's arms for the second time. "We really should be getting ready for the party this time" she said.
William rolled onto his side, propping himself up on his elbow and looked down at her. "I am getting ready. I need to be relaxed and you relax me more than anything else!" He leaned down and kissed her, lightly, his lips just brushing across hers.
"You might be ready but I'm certainly not. I need to take a shower" she said, wriggling out of his arms and getting up.
He brightened up immediately. "I'll join you!" he smiled enthusiastically.
Alex evidently didn't think was a good idea and slipped into the bathroom leaving William laughing in the rumpled bed.
He took a shower after she had finished and when he came out of the bathroom she was gone. I sensed him feeling for her though the bond and knew that she was nearby He relaxed and began to get dressed and, while he was tying his tie, the door opened. He turned around and I felt him freeze as he gazed at her.
She stood at the top of the three shallow steps, just inside the door to the suite and I guessed she had asked her friend to help her put on her new purchase as it was obvious from William's reaction that he had never seen this dress before. It was a deep, rich, dark red, the heavy satin gleaming in the light of the lamps. It had a medieval look to it with a square, low cut neck and a tight bodice, fitted down to the hips. The skirt had a flat panel at the front and was full at the back, overlaid with a fine black net. The bodice was encrusted with tiny crystals and the long wide sleeves hung down almost to her fingertips. Her long black hair fell in loose curls over her shoulders and a great ruby hanging from a thick gold chain lay on the swell of her breasts.
William was gazing at her, his mouth slightly open to accommodate the fact that his fangs had run fully out in involuntary arousal. I could feel other parts of his body lengthening at the same time and I realised that I could sense his thoughts. Images began to form in my mind, images of Alex's pale naked flesh spread face down across the bed behind us, the dress ripped down the crystal encrusted bodice, torn from her body and discarded on the floor. William's hand in the small of her back, holding her down as he thrust himself into her with a deep groan of pure pleasure. Alex on her hands and knees before him, his fingers tangled in her long dark hair, his hips working frantically. He blinked and shook himself and the images faded away.
"Oh! You are such a bore William! I was enjoying that….you had some interesting ideas there, could we try them sometime?"
"Go away!" He muttered and smiled rather guiltily at Alex.
"Do you like it?" she asked hesitantly. "Red isn't wrong for some reason is it?"
"No! No of course not!" he simply couldn't tear his eyes away from the ruby burning against her pale flesh. "I've never seen anything more beautiful in my life!" he said. "You look amazing, stunning!"
She smiled at him and I felt an uncomfortable throbbing in his dress trousers.
"I did some shopping of my own while you were asleep last night." He said. "I bought a gift for you, I wanted you to look perfect tonight but now I see it was totally unnecessary. You couldn't possibly look any more perfect than you do now."
He picked up the long velvet box from the bedside table and handed it to her. "But you should have it anyway."
She opened the box and took out the bracelet. "Oh it's beautiful Bill. I love it! Help me put it on?" she said excitedly.
"What happened to the ring?" I asked, puzzled.
"I...I can't, not now...later perhaps.
He carefully fastened the bracelet around her wrist and she held out her arm, examining it from several angles.
"It's perfect!" she said. Then a little frown appeared on her face. "Why do I need to look perfect tonight particularly?" She asked, slightly suspiciously.
I watched in amusement as he tried to explain, carefully and without frightening her, who exactly would be at the Reception tonight and that she would be at his side, as his consort.