Page 104 of Desired for Her Blood
The ripple of desire racing through me is barely cooled by the icy water. Somehow I went from being a virgin to having not one but three gorgeously hot lovers.Three!
And two of them have told me they love me. What have I ever done to become so lucky?
Zuben glances back over his shoulder, and then stops, his head disappearing above the water.
I swim up beside him and I inhale hard after my head bursts through the water’s surface. Even though I don’t feel like I need air while swimming, when the chance to breathe comes it’s a welcome relief, and my lungs sing in joy as they expand and I feel oxygen surging into my bloodstream.
Ryker’s hand runs up my leg as he rises and I slide close to Zuben to make more room. Zuben’s hand wraps around my waist, sending a ripple of lust through me as Ryker’s head emerges, and then he moves to the side to make room for Axe.
The four of us fill the round space at the bottom of the well and I look up to the small hole of purple-blue light far above. Dawn is approaching.
“We must climb quickly,” Zuben says, his fingers stroking my ribs, “or wait another fourteen hours until the sun sets again.”
“Let’s get going,” Ryker says, trying to turn to face the wall, but his shoulder is blocked by Axe’s.
“Oh!” Axe’s shoulders are scraped raw. But as quickly as I notice them, the abrasions heal.
“It’s nothing.” Axe cups my face. “A few places were tight.”
Releasing my waist, Zuben turns and starts to climb. “Follow me,” he says. “I will find holds close enough to accommodate your smaller stature.”
The bundle of clothes on Zuben’s back brushes the opposite side of the well as he climbs, but the aperture looks like it widens closer to the top.
I climb behind him, surprised at how easily I spot the grooves and bumps that act as foot and hand holds as I ascend, and at how strong I am, how easily I can climb.
My excitement rises along with our progress and the air becomes cooler and fresher as we near the outside world.
I reach up to grab my next handhold, but can’t quite reach and rise onto my toes to gain another couple of inches.
“Let me help, little dove.” Ryker’s warm body comes up behind me. He shifts one of his legs to brace on the opposite side of the well, and then lifts me.
I easily grab a stone jutting out above me, and Zuben looks down and smiles when he sees we’ve solved the problem.
I was right that the well’s diameter is widening, but not enough to make the climbing much easier, and in spite of my new vampiric powers, my arms are now shaking and the skin on my fingers is raw.
The sky is even brighter now, the deep indigo shifting toward pink, and fear joins in with my excitement. I do not want to spend another day underground.
So I concentrate on my movements, going as quickly as I can and then Zuben disappears above me.
I gasp in shock, before realizing that he’s reached the top. Zuben leans back down, and then his strong hand takes mine.
“Ready?” he asks, as I brace my foot on the edge of a stone.
“Yes.” I push down, using all the force I have left to rise, as Zuben pulls me up, and I nearly shoot out of the top of the well.
Zuben falls back and I land on top of him, laughing. Both of us overdid the effort. Zuben’s arms instantly surround me in warmth and strength, and I kiss him with gratitude and joy. We’re out!
“Hey, love birds,” Ryker says from above. “That sun isn’t gonna wait for you two to fuck.”
Breaking the kiss I roll onto the soft ground and look up.
Under the canopy of trees, Ryker and Axe are standing above me, both grinning. Axe reaches down to take my hand, pulling me to my feet, and Zuben pops up beside us.
“So, where’s this house?” Axe asks, glancing around.
“Down this path.” Zuben gestures ahead through the dark forest and I instantly feel safe, the woods familiar, not unlike those I grew up in.
Dead leaves crunch and twigs snap as we walk along the path, and in the underbrush to our sides, nocturnal creatures rustle to find shelter, getting out of the sun just like we are.
