9. Sandro
Sandro
Ishouldn’t be taking such liberties with Leo, but he was my beloved, and it had been so long since I’d been with anyone. The desire simply hadn’t been there. That all went out the door the moment my kitten collided with me on the streets of Rome.
I honestly didn’t expect him to give in so easily.
I had only wished for a small taste of him, and as a vampire, I, of course, knew all the arts of seduction.
That was how we survived for so long without the fated for us.
But my beloved was a bit more tempting than I had anticipated, and once we started, I couldn’t seem to stop.
I had only intended to play a little, but when he started whimpering, those sounds went straight to my dick, and rational thoughts left my brain.
I had told myself that a little taste of his blood would be all I would need for the next two weeks, but I’d underestimated just how instantly addictive he would be.
For the first time in too long, I had a warm, willing, sexy man on top of me.
His ass was perfect, his hole was hot and slick, something that was entirely new to me, and his skin smelled like ambrosia.
I knew I would do anything for Leo before he so freely gave himself to me.
Once my fangs sank into his skin and hit that vein in his neck and I sucked his life-sustaining blood into my mouth for the first time, I would move mountains to see to his happiness and every desire.
Leo’s shout, followed by the sudden warmth between us, wasn’t unexpected, but my own orgasm that quickly followed was.
I couldn’t recall the last time I’d come from drinking from someone.
But this wasn’t just anyone. This was Leo, my beloved.
The man that the fates had decided was my perfect other half.
I moaned against his neck as I sucked deeply. It was going to leave a mark but would disappear quickly enough. I felt Leo’s body clamp down on my fingers again as he moaned louder, and more than anything, I wished it had been my cock that was buried in him instead of just my fingers.
I took several more sips from him before I pulled my fangs free, then licked over the bite. It wouldn’t mark him beyond the wound that was already healing. That was such a pity because I couldn’t wait to put my claiming bite in that exact spot while my cock filled him with my cum.
Leo collapsed on top of me, and I smiled into the dimly lit room.
I had satisfied my beloved, and that relieved me.
It was true that I’d gotten more in return, but I always wanted him to enjoy our times together, even if they didn’t involve penetrative sex.
I would do my best to make it up to him, but the need for Leo had become too intense to ignore after I’d woken up to all of his warm skin lying next to me.
Moments later, I understood what had pulled me from sleep.
It was Leo thrusting his hips into my side.
“Please tell me it’ll always be like that,” Leo said, his voice a bit muffled from his mouth being buried in the pillow beside me.
I couldn’t help but chuckle. It had been so long, too long, since I’d felt the desire to live. Yet here I was, quickly becoming enamored with the young man lying on top of me. He certainly was who I needed to bring me back to life. Now I simply needed to convince him of that.
“In what way?” I asked. “In that it will make you orgasm? It can. A vampire can make it either pleasurable or painful.” I kissed his messy hair. “I only ever wish to give you pleasure.”
Leo’s head popped up. “It can be painful? How so? It hurt when you first bit me, but I imagine it will hurt if I bite you when claiming. I don’t have to though.”
I wasn’t certain he could see me or not, but I scowled up at him anyway. “Why would I not wish for you to claim me back? How will we complete our bond if you don’t? But more importantly, I wish for you to answer the first question.”
Leo dropped his head back to the pillow and sighed. “I don’t know. I’m nothing compared to you. I have like…less than four thousand euros to my name. And three outfits. Well, more now if I get to keep the clothes that Rio put in the bag, but that’s not the point.”
I couldn’t help it; I reached down and gave his amazing ass a slap. It wasn’t hard enough to actually hurt, but I knew it did sting a bit.
“Ow. What was that for?”
“To get you to stop talking down about yourself. If you think I had my life together at twenty-three, think again. I was just as broke as you. More so because it was the 1820s. Life sucked back then. Incredibly so. We weren’t even a country then, and it wasn’t until much later that life became prosperous and joyous. ”
Leo lifted his head again, then pushed up.
I was about to hold him in place, but he moved too quickly.
“Yeah, that’s…there is such a drastic difference between us.
I didn’t even think about that,” he said as he sat up fully on my lap.
Despite the intensity of the orgasm I’d just had, my body was reacting to having my young, sexy beloved sitting naked on my lap.
I knew already just how hot and slick his body was for me, and of course, my dick wanted to be buried as deeply in him as I could.
Leo’s head dropped, and he sighed. “I’m a mess.
We’re a mess. And I just realized where you came because I’m not sitting in it. ”
I started laughing. I felt…alive again. Already, he was bringing happiness to me. “Yes. I recommend you go take a shower and get cleaned up. I’ll strip the bed and get it changed for you.”
Leo swung a leg over and was now knee walking to the edge of the bed. “No, you should shower with me, and then we can change the bed together. Then we’ll climb in and get some actual sleep. Maybe. I don’t know. What time is it even? Is it almost sunrise?”
“I couldn’t say. My phone is downstairs. Is yours up here?”
There was a sudden glow, and then Leo groaned. “It says 4:27. So the sun comes up in what? Two hours?”
I sat up and scooted to the side and stood.
“I’m not exactly certain. I didn’t really pay attention to the time yesterday.
My body was still very much on Italy time when we watched the sunrise.
” I wrapped my arms around Leo’s body and pulled him back into my chest. I kissed his hair and took a deep breath.
“Thank you,” I whispered. “You don’t know how much what you willingly gifted to me helped.
” Was I healed? No. Did his blood help with some of the physical pain I’d been feeling? Yes.
Leo turned, and I loosened my hold on him.
“You don’t have to thank me for giving you blood, Sandro.
I’m a shifter, and I understand vampires.
I know you’re going to need it.” Leo placed his hands on my chest and ran them upward.
“You never answered earlier when I asked how long you go between feedings.”
“I did get a bit distracted.” I leaned down and kissed his forehead.
“I can normally go a couple of weeks. But I’m still considered young for a vampire, so three weeks is really pushing things for me.
Because I’m still healing, I need to feed more frequently.
It was daily for a while, but I’m back up to once a week.
Rio thinks that if I feed from donors, I’ll heal quicker, and he’s probably right; I’ve just not had the desire to. ”
“And from me? How will drinking blood from me help you? I’m your beloved. So it’s different between us, right?”
“It is,” I said. My voice was suddenly gravelly. “You are my beloved, and your blood is sweeter than any I’ve ever had. Already, my body is craving not only more blood from you, but other things as well.”
Leo pushed his hips into me. “Yes, I can tell. Did you know that feline shifters have a high sex drive? Especially after they meet their mates?”
I cleared my throat. “No, I was unaware of that fact.”
“Hmm…yes.” Leo sighed. “I should go shower, and you should join me because at this point, things are getting itchy, and it’s not a good feeling.”
I was in agreement with that. “Very well, let’s go shower, then.”
We carefully made our way around the bed and into the bathroom. “Watch your eyes,” Leo said. He turned the lights on but immediately dimmed them, which I was incredibly thankful for. “I thought you guys were supposed to be able to see in the dark.”
“I thought cats could as well.” Leo looked unimpressed.
“Yes, we can, but I have to tint my eyes. Not that it would upset you. Unfortunately, the fact that we have to tint our eyes and then we walk around the streets of Rome or Naples at night with glowing red eyes does kill our element of surprise a bit.”
“Oh, I bet. I don’t exactly fit in with the pride. I’m a snow leopard, and almost everyone else is a lynx. There are a few foxes, but that’s only because they’re mated to others in the pride. But Mom and I were the only snow leopards.”
That was interesting. “That’s not your mom’s birth pride, then?” I had thought he’d mentioned before that it was, but that didn’t make sense, unless his grandparents had left the pride already.
“I thought it was, but honestly, I can’t say for certain now. My birth certificate doesn’t have Mom’s last name. It has Dad’s. I just don’t know, honestly.”
There was something there. Something that needed Marcello to go digging into.
I reached into the shower and turned the water on, then grabbed a cloth off the shelf.
“Do you mind if I share that info with Marcello? I really want him to look into things. Actually, maybe Master Vincent would be better. He’s quite good at digging up information about other organizations.
It’s what has made him so successful for as long as he has been. ”
“I don’t mind. I’m not sure what there is to find though. Maybe everything. Or nothing,” Leo said as he shrugged. He was quiet for a moment. “Can I ask you something?”
“You can ask me anything at any time. Always.”
“Why didn’t you claim me?”