AN: This is where I put the Lemon warning I guess? First time doing this so please be kind, it took a lot of studying to write this, as you can imagine. I was very dedicated to my studies... *cough cough*
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Ada Xx
BPOV
The forest was alive with the sound of rustling leaves and distant calls of wildlife as Marcus and I ventured deeper into the woods, running so fast that I could not hold a laugh of delight at my new ability to move gracefully without so much as stumbling. With each step, I felt the familiar pull of my newfound instincts, guiding me towards my prey, towards the relief I craved.
"Bella!" Marcus' voice called a little further behind me than I anticipated and I slowed smoothly, turning to face my breathtakingly handsome mate.
Marcus walked up to me, a happy grin on his youthful face. In that moment, I could see his real physical age, the 19 years he had been when he was turned and my breath caught as I became lost in the depth of his gaze. Had I been human, I was sure to have been blushing from head to toe at the intensity of the look he was giving me. An unfamiliar feeling of heat rushed through me and I realized self-consciously that my undead body was indeed much warmer as he continued to grin at me, unrepentant while undressing me with his eyes.
I heard a slight perturbance in the trees on my left and the spell was broken, calling my attention back to the burning in my throat. I lifted my hand, massaging my neck in an attempt to soothe the ache. Only one thing could help assuage it however…
"Follow me, beloved," my mate said, focussing his attention towards the sound as well. As we moved in near silence through the dense underbrush, Marcus suddenly stopped, his head tilting slightly as he listened intently. "There," he said softly, pointing towards a clearing ahead. "A herd of deer, listen carefully."
I followed his gaze, my senses sharpening as I focused on the rhythmic heartbeat of the animals, recognising the sound my mind had instinctively been hunting for. It was a strange sensation, the pull of my instincts urging me forward even as my human conscience recoiled at the thought of taking another creature's life.
"They smell... unappetizing," Marcus commented, wrinkling his nose in distaste. "But I will even give it a try for you, mia Bella," he teased. Had I not been so engrossed in the need to feed, I would surely have felt the need to laugh at his complete inability to hide the dread the prospect filled him with.
Instead of letting my humor show, I nodded, grateful for his understanding and support. Together, we approached the herd, moving with a grace and precision that felt both natural and surreal. With Marcus by my side, I felt a sense of confidence and purpose that I had never known before.
As we closed in on our prey, I felt an unfamiliar rush of adrenaline coursing through my veins, fueling the primal urge to hunt. Without hesitation, I launched myself forward, my instincts taking over as I closed in on my target.
The deer scattered in alarm, but I was relentless, my senses honed in on the one animal that would satisfy my hunger. With a burst of speed, I lunged forward, sinking my teeth into the soft flesh of my prey and I felt the very hot liquid spill around my mouth before I closed it tight around the soft flesh of her neck, gulping the precious blood greedily.
The taste of blood was overwhelming, a heady mixture of warmth and life that sent a thrill coursing through my veins. It was intoxicating, a reminder of the predator that lurked within me, waiting to be unleashed. I breathed in as I released my prey. Her heart did not beat anymore, it had stopped a few seconds before I had released her and a slight pinch of regret came at me.
Beside me, Marcus had taken down his own prey, his movements fluid and precise as he dispatched the deer with a single, swift motion. I watched in awe as he moved with a grace and skill that was unmatched, his eyes gleaming with primal satisfaction.
In the heat of the moment, our gazes locked, and something shifted between us. The air crackled with tension as our instincts took over once more, drawing us together in a primal dance of desire and longing.
Without a word, I closed the distance between us, pressing my lips to his in a deep and passionate kiss, relishing in the feel of the warmth of our lips, accentuated by the heady scent of blood on them. Marcus responded eagerly, his hands finding purchase in my hair as he pulled me closer, his body pressing against mine with a hunger that mirrored my own.
At that moment, surrounded by the wild beauty of the forest, I felt more alive than ever before. Hunger still dominated me, however, it was mixed with a totally different type of craving. I teared myself away from our embrace long enough to read the same hunger reflected in my mate's eyes. I growled and captured Marcus' lips once more, pushing him into the nearest tree. I heard a resounding crack as said tree bent dangerously under the impact. I winced in guilt but my mate answered my passion eagerly, effectively distracting me as his hands came down from my hair, leaving a tantalizing trail of pleasure in its path towards the hem of my shirt, his finger teasing my skin in a soft, arousing touch that threatened to send me over the edge. I hummed in anticipation, "Marcus…" I breathed, pleadingly.
Everything, everywhere was on fire. It was nothing like the excruciating fire that my transformation had been, only hours prior. No, I was most definitely not in pain, instead my all body felt alight with a passionate warmth that had only one cure. A new wave of heat shot through me as my strikingly dashing mate kept his gaze locked with mine while he kept threading his fingers higher and higher in the slowest and most certainly deliberate movements. I whimpered in need as his hands finally closed around my breasts while he erased the gap between us, our lips crashing together once more. I caught his head in my arms, bringing him closer still.
I heard and felt him groan against my lips, turning me into a whimpering mess of desire once again. The unfamiliar heat rushed through my body once more. I rubbed my legs together, trying to release some of the tension I felt building between them when I suddenly found myself lying on the soft, wet ground. Marcus had grabbed me and shifted us swiftly to lie down as he now found himself atop me.
I did not have time to admire him long enough before he reclaimed my lips and resumed his worship of my body. This time however, he held himself over me, one hand on the ground near my head, while the other slowly burned a trail down my tummy, towards the fire that burned in my netherlips.
I dug my fingers into his back as he shifted down to pull my clothes away from my legs and I growled in frustration as he had to stop his passionate attention for the briefest of moments. He chuckled, "So impatient, mia Bella," he mockingly teased and he pulled away when I tried to close my arms around his neck once more.
Whatever he intended to do, I had no patience for games right now and I lunged forward, catching him between my arms, shifting our position forcefully as he now laid on the ground in the space I occupied seconds before. All traces of humor had lifted from his eyes and I could now see them only reflecting the burning desire that controlled me.
Thankfully, he had somehow managed to remove all clothing from us as I would not have had the patience to not rip them apart.
I sat, straddling him, finally able to get a semblance of release as I rubbed my blazing core against the very evidence of his need and it was now his turn to groan as he called my name.
He slowly guided me upwards, placing his member at my entrance and we locked eyes as I slowly sank down on top of him, relishing to feel his length filling me in a tantalizing explosion of sensations as I adjusted to the feel of my mate in this new body. I closed my eyes, taking it all in for a second.
"Bella," Marcus' melodious voice called needily and I opened my eyes to look at him once more. His once cold hands lay warm on my hips as he guided me up and down in a fastening pace that sent me over the edge within moments.
"Amore," I breathed in satisfaction as he shifted us once more to place himself on top of me, kissing me gently as he continued making love to me, his throbbing member thrusting into my blazing heat as I neared another blissful release. I closed my eyes, lost in the sensations.
"Look at me, Bella," he commanded and I did, mesmerized by the intensity of his gaze as we drifted over the edge together, his warm venom spilling into me as our lips met in a satisfied moment of pure bliss.
For a short eternity, we lied there, holding onto each other for a while as we came down from the high of our lovemaking.
"You've been holding out on me," I laughed and he joined in my glee, a gorgeous smile gracing his lips.
"I have more still to show you, beloved," he teased, moving back atop me, capturing my lips in a promising kiss.
My happy laugh echoed in the eerie silence of the forest and I leaned into my mate's embrace, happy to continue discovering how much exactly he had been holding onto these past few months.
