The Heir

Chapter 3

Over the next couple of weeks, the two women grew closer as they spent more and more time together. Rachel had never felt so emotionally close to someone before in all her life. Since the first time she'd met Quinn, Rachel had known there was something about the blonde that intrigued her, something that always kept her wanting more. And the more they got to know each other, the more enamored Rachel became.

The attraction and energy surrounding them was there, no one could deny it. Every time Rachel looked into Quinn's eyes, she felt like she had finally found her heart.

But the one important factor that was always in the forefront of Rachel's mind, and held her back from taking Quinn like she wanted to, was the blaring reality that Quinn was human. Rachel had never fed from a human before, much less had sex with one. Humans were fragile and could easily be hurt, even unintentionally. And because of Rachel's royal power, she'd never wanted to test it.

But now here was Quinn in her life. A woman Rachel felt a strong connection to. A woman Rachel knew was meant to be hers.

But… what if they got physical and Quinn ended up getting hurt. Or worse, dead. That was unthinkable to Rachel. And not only did she need to be careful because of her vampire strength, she had to make sure she was able to control this monster inside of herself. She could feel it fighting for dominance more frequently than before.

Now as they sat on the couch in Quinn's apartment, they talked and drank wine, enjoying being together. Rachel would never get tired of seeing Quinn's beautiful smile, it made her feel calm which was a foreign emotion for the vampire.

However, it wasn't long before small kisses became deeper, and hands began to wander. They both moaned as their bodies craved more of each other. Demanded more. Rachel pulled Quinn from the couch and, keeping their bodies as intertwined as possible as their mouths and tongues explored, backed her toward her bedroom.

Just inside the bedroom door Rachel came to a sudden stop. She pulled back from Quinn, receiving a noise of protest from the blonde. A wave of primal hunger overcame her, fast and demanding. She shut her eyes and stepped away from Quinn, turning to face the other side of the room. She could feel her eyes turning to their bright red.

Quinn frowned in confusion, not understanding what was going on. She stepped around Rachel to face her, seeing her eyes closed and a pained expression on her beautiful face. "What's wrong?" she asked softly, brushing her fingertips down Rachel's cheek.

The brunette shook her head, her eyes shut tight. "Quinn, I can't." She growled in frustration, her teeth clenching.

"Why?"

Rachel swallowed and she tightened her hands into fists as her body pulsed with power. "I don't want to hurt you."

Quinn's heart ached at the look of pain on Rachel's face. "Rachel, look at me. Please…" she whispered, gently lifting Rachel's chin.

Rachel brought her head up but still kept her eyes closed. This was exactly the thing she was afraid of.

"… Open your eyes," Quinn urged again.

Rachel was hesitant at first but she couldn't hide it anymore. She slowly opened her eyes and Quinn instantly saw a pair of bright red orbs looking back at her.

A lot of thoughts ran through Quinn's mind as she looked into the vampire's eyes. But one thing she was sure of was that she wasn't scared. She wasn't scared at all. In fact, Rachel's red eyes made her look even more stunning. She gently touched Rachel's face just under her eyes, fascinated by the sight. "You are breathtaking."

Rachel felt the calm from Quinn's touch wash over her, so much so that her eyes faded back to their normal brown. She let out a relieved breath, then smiled before leaning in for another kiss.

Rachel had never experienced this level of intimacy with anyone before, it had always been fast and rough. She was either just looking for a feed or her body demanded sex. But this was completely different. She felt completely different.

Quinn bit on her bottom lip as she hesitantly reached her hand out to touch the vampire's abdomen. "I've never done this with…" she trailed off, a little embarrassed.
"A vampire?" Rachel finished for her.

Quinn nodded.

"Well, I've never done anything like this with a human."
Quinn looked at her in surprise. "That's rather…" she took a calming breath. "...unnerving."
Rachel took a step forward, closing the very small gap between them. "We…" she rested her forehead against Quinn's. "We don't have to do this if you don't want to."
"I know," Quinn hooked her fingers into the belt loops of the vampire's black jeans. "But I want to," she tilted her head to the side, leaving their lips just mere millimeters apart. "I really, really want to. With you."
With that said, Quinn pressed her lips against Rachel's. Moments later she pulled back and let out a shaky breath, then captured them again. She wound her fingers into the brunette's hair and moaned as the vampire rocked her hips forward, pushing her thigh against her sensitive area. Quinn found confidence in herself as she opened her mouth and deepened the kiss, urging Rachel to do the same. A small growl came from the vampire when Quinn ran her tongue along her bottom lip.

The kiss continued, becoming deeper, more passionate. Rachel pulled back for a moment, then softly nipped the blonde's bottom lip. She nuzzled her nose into the side of Quinn's neck.

Quinn received the message and tilted her head to the side, exposing her soft, sensitive flesh. Adrenaline mixed with arousal as Rachel raked her teeth along the side of Quinn's neck. She could feel the predator's incisors against her skin and she shivered, tightening her hold in the brunette's hair.
Rachel ran her tongue against Quinn's neck. "I'm not going to do anything you don't want me to do," she assured in a soft voice.
A shaky breath passed Quinn's lips before she replied. "I know… I want you to."

Rachel slipped her hands around the back of Quinn's thighs and lifted her.

Quinn gasped and quickly wrapped her legs around the small of the brunette's back, locking her hands around her shoulders. There was absolutely no doubt about it—Rachel was strong. Quinn felt wetness begin to gather between her legs, and when she heard the predatory growl that passed Rachel's lips, she figured that Rachel could smell it.
Rachel captured Quinn's lips again as she walked them toward the bed.
Quinn slowly slipped from Rachel's grip without breaking the kiss. She slid her hand under the brunette's shirt and moaned against her lips. Rachel's muscles tensed against Quinn's fingers and as they raked across her abdomen, another low growl came from the vampire's throat.
Quinn pressed one more kiss against Rachel's lips before fingering the hem of her own shirt teasingly. She took it in her hands and lifted, pulling the shirt up and over her head before dropping it onto the floor.

Rachel's eyes roamed hungrily across the smooth skin, her incisors becoming painfully erect. Her eyes settled on the blonde's pulse point. Quinn was intoxicating; her smell, her pulse… Rachel just wanted to sink her fangs into her neck and mark her, claim her as her own. Rachel had never felt this way before. Everything that she had ever felt for this woman had now been magnified, times ten.

Rachel pulled her own shirt up and over her head, repeating Quinn's motions and dropping it on the floor haphazardly before slowly stalking forward. Their lips once again met in a deep and ferocious kiss. Quinn's hands reached for Rachel's belt and quickly removed it before pushing the pants down the vampire's legs. Rachel stepped out of them and then pushed Quinn onto the bed. She reached for the button and zipper on Quinn's pants and deftly undid them. She gripped the material in her hands and pulled, tossing them behind her.
Rachel's dark brown eyes slowly raked along the blonde's lithe body. Why had she never had the urge to do this with a human before? They're so sensitive to her touch, so responsive, so submissive… She clenched her eyes closed again, forcing her vampire to focus. This was Quinn. Not some random human. Quinn. The woman who called to her soul.

Once she gathered her control, she pushed Quinn's legs apart and stood between them, raking her nails down the woman's thighs. Quinn shivered and her hands fisted the sheets above her head. Rachel watched in awe as a soft moan fell from Quinn's lips.

Rachel groaned at the sight in front of her before leaning down, once again capturing Quinn's lips with her own. Their hands tugged at what little clothing was left and both women were soon naked. The vampire pinned Quinn onto the bed, hovering over her and letting a thigh slip between her legs, grinding her hips forward. One of the brunette's hands wandered and cupped a breast, pinching and rolling Quinn's nipple with her fingers.
"Oh, fuck," Quinn gasped, rolling her head back as she broke the kiss. "Ohhh," she moaned. Her nails raked across Rachel's back and the brunette arched into her.
Quinn's chest heaved as Rachel trailed her lips along her neck. Rachel's tongue peeked from between her lips and licked at the blonde's pulse point. She sucked the skin, being careful not to pinch it with her fangs. Quinn's pulse accelerated and a violent shiver ran through Rachel. If this woman had been any other species—or anyone else in general—laying beneath her, Rachel knew she'd have sunk her fangs into their neck right then, without even a second thought.

But this was Quinn, and she had an overwhelming need to protect rather than just feed.

Rachel's mouth finally caught up with her hand and she greedily pulled a nipple between her teeth. She suckled and licked, driving Quinn up higher and higher, the overwhelming smell of Quinn's wetness spurring her on. Her hand made sure the blonde's right breast wasn't left out. She used her thumb and index finger to roll the nipple before brushing her palm gently against the tip. She then swapped, moving her mouth to Quinn's right nipple, lashing her tongue against the bud. She blew gently, watching as goosebumps rose against Quinn's skin and her nipple became painfully erect.
Quinn released her white-knuckled grip on the sheets and wound them into Rachel's hair. "Rachel… I… Please…"
Quinn wasn't usually one to resort to begging, but if that's what she had to do to get the vampire to give her what she needed, then she'd do it. She opened her legs wider and watched as Rachel's eyes fluttered shut, a small convulsion running through the brunette's body.

Rachel felt her vampire growing impatient. And she knew she wouldn't be able to hold it back much longer.

She placed a trail of wet, open-mouthed kisses along Quinn's abdomen, paying special attention to the skin below the blonde's navel. She nipped the soft skin before gently sucking. She placed a hand over Quinn's stomach to try and tone down the thrusting of the human's hips.
"Keep still," Rachel growled, not wanting to accidentally hurt Quinn.
"I…" Quinn moaned loudly as Rachel's mouth clamped against the inside of her thigh. She could feel Rachel's fangs brush against her sensitive skin.
Rachel growled and licked the inside of the blonde's thigh, lashing her tongue against the skin as she pushed on Quinn's other leg with her free hand, urging the woman to open her legs wider. Quinn responded instantly.
Rachel purred, the sound rumbling from her chest. "You smell so good." Her nose nuzzled into the side of Quinn's thigh.
She turned her focus to Quinn's pulsing sex. As she pulled Quinn's lower lips apart with her thumbs, a deep groan filled the air at the sight of the glistening wetness. She growled in pleasure as her eyes rose to meet Quinn's. Their eyes stayed locked as she finally allowed her tongue to reach out and taste Quinn. She took a long swipe, watching in fascination as Quinn's muscles convulsed and a breathy moan escaped the blonde's mouth. Goosebumps rose on the brunette's skin as the realization occurred that any noises Quinn was making were because of her. They were for her.
Rachel moaned and lapped eagerly. The taste of the younger woman was intoxicating. She sucked the blonde's clit into her mouth, careful not to accidentally hurt Quinn with her fangs, and lashed her tongue at the bud. Rachel paid plenty of attention to Quinn's clit before moving her lips and tongue closer to Quinn's entrance. She teased and Quinn's hips bucked into the air as she cried out. The vampire chuckled deeply before slowly pushing her tongue inside. She moaned at the exquisite taste, the sound seemingly vibrating through Quinn.
Quinn's body began to quiver. She clenched her muscles tightly, trying desperately to hold on for as long as possible and bask in the continued pleasure, but her attempts were futile. With a guttural cry, she tumbled long and hard over the edge of ecstasy.
Rachel greedily lapped up the evidence of Quinn's orgasm, not wanting to waste a single drop.

Quinn slowly came back down from that incredible high and her hips twitched. A small, pleasurable moan slipped past her lips when she realized that Rachel had no intention of slowing down.
Heat built throughout Rachel's body. She felt her eyes flare red as her tongue once again returned to Quinn's clit. She paid small amounts of attention to the bud as she slowly drove the blonde higher again, making sure that any stimulation wasn't painful.

Her fiery red eyes locked with hazel green.

Quinn gasped at the sight of those red eyes. But they only seemed to add to her desire, pushing her higher than she'd ever felt before. Those eyes called to her. Called to her soul. Laid claim on her. She belonged to this being who was giving her incredible amounts of pleasure.

Rachel pushed two fingers inside Quinn's throbbing sex. Quinn gasped and bit her bottom lip between her teeth, tangling her hands into Rachel's hair. A growl rumbled from the brunette's chest as she pulled Quinn's clit between her lips, sucking in a rhythm in time with her thrusts.
"Oh, gods," Quinn's chest was heaving. "Rachel, I want…" A half moan, half sob fell from her lips, as the brunette's fingers delved deeper inside of her. "I want…"
Rachel smiled. "What do you want, Quinn? I'll give you anything."
Quinn moaned loudly, her hands gripping tighter into the raven locks. "I want you to bite me. I want to feel your teeth inside of me."
Power spiked through Rachel as she predatorily made her way up the blonde's writhing form. She continued to thrust and use the palm of her hand to rub Quinn's clit. She pulled her into a deep kiss.
Quinn tightly gripped Rachel's hair and forcefully moved the vampire's lips to her neck in desperate need of the bite.
Rachel quickened her thrusts. She placed a wet, open-mouthed kiss against Quinn's pulse point, gently pulling the skin between her lips. She wanted Quinn to be as ready as possible.

Quinn moaned loudly and craned her neck, urging Rachel to hurry. "Take it, Rachel. Take me."
The vampire slowly opened her mouth, her fangs throbbing, aching. She positioned her fangs on either side of the human's carotid artery. Her eyes flaring bright red. A rough tug on her hair caused a low growl to rumble from deep inside her and without waiting another second, she sank her fangs into the blonde's neck.
Quinn cried out.

Rachel's fingernails dug into the sheets next to Quinn's head, shredding the material. The hot liquid burst across her tongue, bright and hot like the dawning of the sun.

Quinn urged Rachel even closer.

Rachel groaned as she sealed her lips over the punctures and sucked Quinn's blood into her mouth. Its taste was rich and complex, like Quinn's scent only far more potent. The world's finest wine, mixed with ambrosia from heaven.

Nothing could have prepared Rachel for the euphoric sensation as heat and light spiraled down her throat, soothing the ache, filling the dark void of thirst. Rachel had been empty—a well in need of the intense connection. And in that moment, Quinn was making her whole, replacing the nothingness with her very essence.

My love, my desire, my life. She is my life. Rachel felt the words resonate through her entire body.

"Oh, Rachel," Quinn whispered, not in pain or fear, but in pleasure. "More." It felt as though Rachel was everywhere all at once, inside her and out.

Rachel became less gentle, more possessive. She drank and drank, desperate to have more of Quinn inside of her, until it was impossible to tell where she ended and Quinn began. Quinn was liquid strength and vitality, mending the hole in Rachel's heart, soothing the desperate need that burned at the heart of her—that eternal, unquenchable flame.

Rachel continued to thrust inside Quinn's sex and her palm hit against her clit almost desperately.

Rachel needed more of Quinn. And as more sounds of pleasure flowed from Quinn's mouth, desire thundered in her brain. She could feel it in the way Quinn's body was responding to her, in the enhanced sweetness of her blood. She tasted even better now than she had a few moments ago.

Quinn's inner muscles clenched around Rachel's fingers and her mouth opened in a silent scream.
Rachel's eyes rolled into the back of her head as another growl rumbled from her throat. She felt the blonde convulse and orgasm again beneath her; the bucking of her hips, the shaking of her muscles, the whimpering as Rachel sucked the thick, red liquid from her body.

Rachel fought against the urge to draw Quinn even deeper inside of her. To take all of her.

She forced her fangs out of her neck. Pulling away from her was the hardest thing Rachel had ever done in her life. Her mouth moved gently against the fragrant skin. She licked her lips, seeking every last drop of Quinn before licking the bite wounds closed.

Quinn laid beneath her, content. She cupped Rachel's cheek, her thumb dipping into the corner of the vampire's mouth.

When she held it out to her, Rachel could see a smear of dark red. She curled her tongue around Quinn's thumb. She had never glimpsed such desire in another person's eyes. Rachel could hear the drum roll of Quinn's heart within her chest. Her pupils were dilated, her skin flushed. And when Rachel took a deep breath, she could smell her very essence.

She is our mate.

The words hit Rachel like a boulder. She gazed down at Quinn in awe and embraced the overwhelming burning in her chest.

She is our mate.

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Rachel lay on her side watching Quinn sleep. After their intense mating, she cuddled close, nude and exhausted. She brushed a silky blonde tendril of hair off Quinn's cheek, rubbing her knuckles against the velvet-smooth surface of her skin. She'd never seen anything so beautiful as her Quinn.

She felt an intense sense of satisfaction at having made Quinn hers.

Shifting closer to her, Rachel curled around Quinn's body and wrapped her in her arms.

Quinn murmured something unintelligible and shifted against her. Finding a comfortable spot, she drifted back to sleep.

Rachel savored the feel of Quinn's body in her arms. She nuzzled her face against the blonde's neck, breathing deeply of her scent. She smelled of vanilla and desire.

With a smile on her lips she slipped into sleep.

She awoke not long after 3 am and memories of the previous night flooded her mind.

Her eyes snapped open and she quickly turned to see the blonde sleeping soundly next to her. She couldn't believe it. She had slept with a human. And more importantly, that human had survived.

But maybe it was because she wasn't just any human. No, Quinn was special. As Rachel watched her sleep, she couldn't help but notice how peaceful she was.

She slid out of bed and headed to the bathroom to take a shower. She was just pulling on her jacket, when she saw Quinn begin to stir. She knelt down beside the bed and took her hand, whispering, "Shh, it's okay. Go back to sleep. I have to go."

"Stay," Quinn mumbled tiredly.

"As much as I would love to, I can't. I have to get up early to meet my mom for a meeting." Rachel didn't want to leave, but she needed to.

Quinn groaned in frustration, she really wanted Rachel to stay. "I just want to pull you back in here, and never let you leave."

Rachel leaned in for a gentle kiss. "As amazing as that sounds, I really should go."

With a huff, Quinn propped herself up on her elbow. She reluctantly nodded and gave Rachel one last kiss before the vampire walked out of the bedroom.

Quinn rolled onto her back and listened as she heard the front door shut. She'd just had the best night of her life.

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