Dark Realms(56)

He shrugged. “You do. You just don’t remember.”

“That doesn’t make sense. I just moved here,” I said.

He looked up into my eyes. “Let’s just say we knew each other in another life.”

My eyes widened. “What… like reincarnation?”

His hands tightened on my wrists and he pulled me onto his lap. “Something like that.”

“Seriously?”

Instead of answering me, he leaned forward and captured my lips with his. I closed my eyes, abandoning all logic and caution. Soon we were kissing with as much heat and passion as earlier, this time without fear of being interrupted. When his fingers opened up my robe and began touching my naked body, I gasped with pleasure.

“Ethan,” I breathed, my heart pounding in my chest.

“You’re mine,” he whispered into my neck, making me shiver. “Forever.”

“Sure,” I whispered back as his tongue slid down to my nipple and began teasing it. “Whatever… you… say.”

His hands caressed my breasts and I closed my eyes as his hot mouth continued to make me quiver. Soon, I was making mewling noises and he was breathing as heavily as I was.

“What?” I whispered when he suddenly pushed me away.

“Come with me,” he said in a ragged voice. “I can’t make love to you here. It’s not safe.”

“No, it’s okay. Nobody will know,” I whispered, surprising myself with my own eagerness to give myself to him.

He closed his eyes. “You’re a virgin and I’m…”

How did he know? Obviously, not from my actions.

“What? It’s okay.”

“Come with me now, Miranda,” he said, opening his eyes and pulling me to him. “It’s time to leave everything else, behind.”

I pulled away. “Miranda?”

He blinked. “Nikki, come with me and we can be together forever. I’ll never let you go, again.”

“What? I can’t leave my family,” I said. Sure, he was hot and I wanted to feel him touch and kiss me again, but I wasn’t about to leave my family.

He stared into my eyes, and soon I was willing to go anywhere with him. I just wanted nothing more than to be lost in his arms forever. “Come with me,” he prodded, touching my face, lovingly.

I nodded. “Oh, God. Yes.”

Just then the bedroom door was thrown open and my brother stood in the doorway with a shotgun. “Hands off of her, pal. She’s not going anywhere with you!”

Ethan growled and moved away from me as I struggled to adjust my robe.

“Did you just growl at me? Get the hell out of here, Cujo, before I use this thing!” demanded Nathan. “I’ll fucking do it!”

Ethan took a step towards my brother and I yelled, “Ethan, don’t hurt him! Please!”

Somehow deep down, I knew that Ethan had the power to rip Nathan apart with little effort. Even though both of them were similar in size and stature, you could almost feel the power and strength emanating from him. It was both frightening and exciting at the same time. At least for me.

Ethan looked at me and for a second, I thought he was going to carry me off into the moonlight. Instead, he let out a frustrated groan, and then in a flash, was gone.

“What in the hell was that?” hollered Nathan as he dashed towards the balcony.

“Um, that was Ethan,” I answered, touching my bruised lips. I couldn’t believe how much I wanted him to return. To finish what he’d started.

Nathan stormed back into my bedroom and ran a hand through his brown hair. “What were you thinking, Nik? That has to be the thing trying to fuck with us. That certainly wasn’t a normal dude who was trying to feel you up, which, by the way, wasn’t at all fair to Duncan!”

A wave of shame spread through me as Duncan’s face popped into my mind. I did love him, didn’t I?

“Listen,” I said firmly. “He has this power to make me do things… I can’t control myself around him,” I shook my head incredulously. “Nathan, God, I seriously think I’d do anything for him if he asked.”

“What?”

“I know,” I said, my eyes misting over. “I couldn’t help it, either. One moment I was fine and the next, we were making out and I did nothing to stop it.”

His eyes narrowed. “Mind control?”

I wiped a tear from my eye, my emotions all messed up. “Yes.”

“So, do you honestly believe he’s a vampire?”

“Yes, Nathan, I do.” My mind was beginning to clear, and now there was little doubt in my mind that he actually was a vampire.

He leaned forward. “Did he suck your blood or anything?”