enjoying every minute of it! I looked away feeling a little embarrassed and feeling as if I’d had way too many alcoholic drinks, Dario gently turned my face back to his and kissed me passionately. I had to get out of the car and put a little bit of distance between us, before I became the biggest exhibitionist in history.
A guard knocked on the car door and h is expression hardened. Dario exited the car in one swift movement and the atmosphere changed. Gone was the incredibly sexy man and in his place was the most powerful male I had ever come across. Power exuded from him. I felt unease rippling through the guards as they pinned one solitary guard with their eyes. “Explain why you disturbed me?” His voice held contempt and certain death. The poor guard tried to look brave and fearless, but was failing miserably. I grabbed my dagger off the floor and carefully tucked it into the waistband of my trousers, a girl couldn’t be too careful around a bunch of vampires, and stumbled from the car feeling intoxicated from Dario’s blood.
A set of hands steadied me and I giggled as I tried to make my way to Dario’s side. “Ma’am, it’s best to let the Prince deal with his business.” I swatted the guards arm away and said in a rather drunken voice “It is my business you overgrown buffoon, one of the hunters tried to kill me and presumably this guard thought that Dario should know that something important has happened.” I made a silent prayer. ‘Please god, don’t let me down now… if I have just made a total fool of myself to try and save this vampires ass, and he has nothing important to say, I will gladly kill him myself!’
I heard a couple of chuckles; I slapped a hand over my mouth. My silent prayer hadn’t been silent at all. Dario’s expression had transformed to one of amusement, and my Dario was back. I held out my hand to him, he shook his head in mock annoyance and smiled at me as he came to stand at my side. Wrapping an arm around my waist, he tugged me close and said, “Hurry, I have unfinished business with my wife.” The wicked glint in his eyes told me to let his choice of possessive words go, I had done enough damage to his reputation for one night.
The guard informed Dario that the hunter had b een taken care of. He handed Dario the hunters standard issue dagger. Dario turned it about in his hand a few times before giving it to me. I tucked it into the waistband of my trousers, not caring about the hunter – he had tried to kill me after all, no, I was a vampire now, Dario’s vampire. I held out my hand and let Dario lead me into the castle.
Chapter Three
I took more notice of my surroundings th is time, I was aware that there were lots of vampires here. I didn’t remember there being this many last time I visited the castle. Maybe my vampy radar was highlighting them to me now. It was scary to think that I had put myself in so much danger when I had come here with Dario to satisfy my lustful thoughts, and boy, had he satisfied me. I felt my body heating up as I remembered how skilful Dario was as a lover. I saw that the corner of his mouth was turned up as he hid a smile. Yeah, he knew just how he affected me!
Dario led me to a rather grand sitting room. Huge oil paintings hung on every wall. They were his ancestors; I noticed the striking resemblance between each family member. Each member had cool ice-blue eyes with midnight blue flecks appearing to swirl in the black pupils. Each male was handsome in their own right, similar in looks, but a different expression or tilt of their lips setting them apart. Their hair was similar in colour, a midnight blue-black, although each member wore their hair at different lengths and styles. Their clothing depicted which era the paintings were from, but Dario’s painting was the one that held me most captivated. His stood out from every other painting on the walls.
His hair was tousled and messy, his expression dark and brooding . The