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Autor: Roxie
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Wait.     No.    It        was    actually       insane.          This    guy    was    a        complete     stranger,          and    here I was,   making        out     with   him          on      the     street?!

What     the     hell    was    I         doing?

I   shoved         him.   Before         I         even  thought          about it,       I         thrust my     hands against          the stranger’s        chest, and    his      mouth          gaped          as       his      eyes   widened      and    he          staggered back,     leaving         just    enough          space for     me     to       run.

My      chest ached with   every breath         I          sucked         in,      and    I         couldn’t       hear          anything but          the     blood pounding     through          my     ears   as       I         focused        on      my          feet    striking        the sidewalk,         running          back   into    the     store. Adrenaline  fueled          my     panic. Fear tightened      all      of       my          muscles,      but     there was    also    something          else.   A        fascination and     enjoyment   I          couldn’t       hide   from. Desire          still    coiled          low    in       my     body.

The        limo   was    gone  when I         eventually          left     the     store  again, but     my     small bag of          groceries     sat     on      the     curb   like    it          was    waiting        for     a        ride,   and    after  I’d          collected it, my     hands trembled     all      the          way   home.

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Fuck.    Yesterday,   I’d      held   the     very   thing  that          would          complete     my     full ascension        to          my     father’s        throne         in       my     arms—and    I’d      watched      her     run away.    It        wasn’t          like    I         could chase her     down the          sidewalk,     though.        People

frowned      on      that   kind   of       thing  these days.

I   sighed.         It        shouldn’t     be      too     hard   to          find    that   specific        virgin again, though.        It wasn’t         like    the     world was    teeming       with          them anymore.     And    none  had    ever affected          me     quite  like    the     brunette      with   the          startling       green eyes.  Her    scent alone…          nothing        screamed    virgin quite  like    it.

In fact,   something   screamed    mine.

I   made it        a        habit  to       stay   far      away          from  humans.      Fucking        humans.      But          the virgin     issue…         I’d      hoped          to          put     it        off      for     longer.         Hadn’t          even  really been  looking. Mother    was    more          anxious        than   I         was,   wanting       me     to          make my     final   ascension    to the throne.        I          was    king   in       name—the  rightful        heir,          but     open  to       challenge     before          I claimed       a        pure   woman…or  something   like          that.  I         thought       it        all      rather          ridiculous, even     though         I         knew I’d          follow          through       on      the     lore    one          day,   if        only   to       cement        my claim     to          the     throne         in       the     eyes   of       my          people.

But         Mother        believed      in       all      the          old     lore—the     pent-up       sexual          energy          of       a virgin,       the     burst  of       power          it          would          offer  me,    and    the     longevity          her     blood would grant.         There were  all          kinds  of       rules  I         could only   half-remember.  Virginity      had    to be  offered          willingly—the        energy         would          only          work  if        freely given and    couldn’t be  taken by          force.

I   wasn’t         so       sure.  None of       what  Mother          said    seemed        to       work  with   the     modern world anymore…   And    the     stuff   about true   mates?          I’d      always         imagined     it        to       be fairytales,    something   to       hope  for     but     not     to          expect… But          fuck,  that   kiss.

I         stood in       my     closet,          surrounded by          the     clothing       that   defined        my     entire image.         All      the     shades         of       black. I          selected       a        shirt—wrinkle       free,   of          course—and          a jacket        to       match          my     pants as       I         ignored        yesterday’s          shirt,  carefully      arranged     on      a hanger          and    hooked        over   one    of       the     small          door  handles        that   opened        individual cupboards   for     me     to       peruse         ties    or          shoes.

Every     now   and    then,  I         tortured      myself          by      wandering   closer to       that   shirt,  by inhaling       until   I         filled  my     chest with   the          most  tantalizing   scent I’d      ever   fucking inhaled.

My         cock   jerked          in       my     pants as       I          drew  the     breaths,       as       I         engaged      in          the     sweet torture        of       closing         my          eyes   and    allowing      my     nose  to       linger          close  to       the     fabric, stirring       the          memories    of       the     woman        I’d          wrapped      in       my     arms…at      least  until          she pushed  me     away, forcing         me     to          return          to       my     senses          and    reclaim          my     control.

I’d been  moments     away from  thrusting     into          her     on      the     sidewalk      and    claiming her          as       mine.

I   palmed        my     cock   as       it        twitched          again at       the     memory       of       the     woman          I’d allowed  to       run.    I’d      been  on      my          way   to       a        meeting       when I          detected      her     scent, like a siren  call     meant          only   for     me,    and    I’d      made Jenkins          pull    over.

But         I         hadn’t          meant          to       get    out     of       the     car.    Or      approach     her.

Or          fucking        kiss    her.

Because now   I         couldn’t       stop   thinking    about her.

And        that   wouldn’t      do.     I         knew how   to    control         myself          at       all      times.

Only       I         hadn’t          controlled   myself          outside        that   grocery        store. I’d      run          on      instinct. Centuries old     instinct        I’d          never even  known         existed.        Or      I          hadn’t          believed      in       it anyway.

Something       else    lurked          below          that    kiss.   Something   other than   merely         virgin.

My         cock   swelled        further         under my          touch,          and    I         swallowed   a        groan.          I’d already   taken myself          in       hand  to          thoughts      of       the     woman        when I          got     home last night…  Then  in       the     shower          this    morning…    And    now   I         hungered          for     her     again.

But         I         glanced        at       my     watch.          My     body  would          have  to       wait   for          relief  and release. I         had    a        meeting       at          work  I         couldn’t       be      late    for.    And          today I         would channel      all      of       my          frustration   into    making        people         pay.

I   grabbed       my     jacket and    shoved         my          arms  into    the     sleeves         then   strode          through the door—but   not     before          I          breathed     in       deeply         by      that   damn          shirt   again. I’d      never been  so       fucking          tempted.

And        I         resented      the     temptation, because          it        brought       a        whole          new   set     of problems     to       my     door. I         didn’t spend my          time   with   humans.      And    I         certainly didn’t run     around         kissing         them like    my          soul   would          catch fire     if        I         didn’t.

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