Lucian stared up at the ceiling. Just what the hell happened last night? He was still confused. He had bitten Hazel, bitten her, and his teeth. He felt his teeth with his fingers, they were back to normal. Was it a dream maybe?
He turned to Hazel. She was sleeping peacefully. His gaze traveled to her neck, he did indeed bite her. He could see the wound which strangely already healed and was now only a faint mark. What he found more strange was that he had wanted to bite her, it had felt so right to do it, as if it was normal to bite a human being. But again he was never normal.
He traced a finger over the scar. The mark felt hot under his finger. Hazel stirred in her sleep and opened her eyes slowly. She rubbed her eyes with the back of her hands and blinked a few times before she could look at him. He found her very adorable when she did that.
"Good morning." she smiled.
"Good morning. Did you sleep well?"
"I slept very well and you?"
"Never slept better." He said as he caressed her cheek.
She smiled happily at him. Last night when he bit her she didn't run away as she should. She had stayed with him, told him to not stop making love to her and he took the chance to take her in every possible way, to love her till she had enough. Could he love this woman more? He was already feeling as if his heart was going to burst.
Suddenly she frowned and brought her hand up to her neck. "Lucian? You bit me last night?"
Well, he did. He nodded.
She seemed to think for a while. "You are not...a ...a vampire?" She shook her head as if refusing to believe it. "You can walk in the sun."
And he had never bitten anyone before. Why her and why now? He wondered.
"If I am...would that change your feelings for me?"
It didn't matter to him anymore what he was as long as Hazel loved him.
Her eyes softened and she shook her head. "Nothing will change my feelings for you."
Yes, he could love this woman more. He would love her more for every day that went by and when he gets old and dies his heart would still beat because of the love he had for her.
He leaned down and gave her a long lingering kiss. "Do you want to have a bath together?"
She nodded and blushed.
Lucian carried me to the bathroom and put me down gently. I was wrapped in the bedsheets with nothing underneath and I held onto it tightly. I was still not comfortable being completely naked.
I could see that Lucian found it all amusing. "It will be difficult to bath with all that." He smirked.
"I know." I said and forced myself to let go of the sheets. They fell to the ground and I stood there completely naked. Turning around I slid into the hot water to get some coverage.
Lucian crouched next to the tub. "Are you not coming inside?" I asked.
"Not yet." he said. "First let me take care of you."
I dipped my hair in the water and rested my head against the rim of the tub, then he began to rub the soap into my hair. He massaged my mead while washing my hair and it felt so relaxing. After rubbing for a while his hand slowly moved lower to my neck, he slowly massaged my neck with his thumbs then moved further down to my shoulders and massaged them as well.
"Bend slightly," he ordered and I did as he said, He poured more soap into his hand and rubbed it into my back in a firm circular motion. His touch was light, almost like a caress making my body relax completely.
"Does it feel good?"
"Yes." I breathed.
He slid his hands into the water and grabbed one of my legs. He began to wash my feet and for a moment I panicked. This was something my maids did, not something a prince should be doing. I pulled my leg away. "You shouldn't be doing this."
He grabbed my ankle in a strong grip and looked into my eyes. "Everything you have belongs to me wife, even your body. Now... let me take care of what's mine."
He continued washing my feet carefully as if they were glass that could break then he moved down my legs and further down to my thighs. I leaned my head back again and closed my eyes enjoying the service.
This felt better than when my maids bathed me. I felt taken care of in a different way. This was someone taking care of me because he wanted to and not because he had to. And of course him touching me felt always good.
His hands moved skillfully over my body washing, massaging, and pleasing at the same time. Taking a bath never felt this pleasurable. I almost forget my nakedness and just closed my eyes to enjoy it.
"Do you like it this much?" Lucian asked.
I nodded, not wanting to break the peaceful silence.
"Why don't you come inside now?" I suggested.
He stood up and stripped then slid into the water.
"My turn." I said grabbing the soap and pouring it onto my hand. I leaned closer to him and began to rub the soap into his shoulders. His body was drool-worthy and I enjoyed the feel of it especially his strong and broad shoulders. And his neck of course, how could I forget it. My hands slid up to his neck and he tilted his head back to give me better access. He looked at me while I smeared the soap onto his skin. I didn't know which one of us was enjoying this more. It felt somehow sensual to bath together and caress each other's skin. My fingers moved further up and I traced his jawline with my thumbs then my gaze fell on his lips.
"Go on!" He urged with a husky voice.
Without hesitating I leaned down and kissed him. His hands slid around my waist and he pulled me into his embrace. I moaned into his lips as our bare bodies touched each other. I continued kissing him, both surprised and scared at how much I craved him, how much my body lusted for his touch. I knew I wouldn't stop if nobody stopped me and just then someone knocked on the door, making both of us stop.
I felt frustrated for an odd reason. I could not be needing him this much. We had just gotten out of bed. But now, whoever was behind the door, I wanted to kill them.
"Your Highness, it's an urgent matter." Lincoln spoke from the other end.
I removed myself from Lucian's hold. Lucian frowned then looked at me.
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