Forbidden Embrace by Charlotte Blackwell Page B

see and feel what he is thinking. “I shouldn’t stay long…I need to feed tonight, and it must be fresh to ensure my strength.”
    “ So feed off of me,” he replies bluntly.
    “ What are you nuts? What if I can’t stop?”
    “ Sophia, you have been feeding on fresh blood since New Year’s…have you hurt anyone yet?”
    “ No, but you’re different.”
    “ Why, because you have a taste for my blood? Won’t my blood just make you that much stronger?” he argues, “Let this be my way of helping. I’m not worried that you have had my scent implanted since the night of my attack. Not to mention, I really wanna know what it’s like.”
    He sits up behind me, his legs on either side of me, holding me from behind with more passion than I could ever imagine. Gently he brushes my hair off to one side, and softly kisses the back of my neck. I feel tingles shoot though my entire body; I tilt my head back slightly, resting on him while my body weakens.
    “ Nate, are your parents asleep?” I ask.
    “ They went out for the night; when I got home there was a note on the table. They’re spending the night up at the mountain lodge,” he confirms while squeezing me tighter.
    We have never been completely alone in a house before, and I don’t know if I can fight it anymore. Nate continues to kiss my neck and reaches around me, lifting my shirt over my head. His hands caressing down my shoulders and back with such a loving touch, I melt further into him with every caress of his lips to my skin. He slowly stands up in front of me with nothing more than his boxer briefs on.
    “ Nathanial,” I say with reluctance, as I stare at his beautiful body, perfectly rippled abs and broad shoulders. “I don’t know if I can resist you much longer.”
    He slowly guides me backwards on his bed, kissing my naval, and moving up until he reaches my pursed lips. I lift my head ever so slightly to reach his mouth; I can already taste the sweetness of his breath. I continue telling myself that I can do this; I can control my thirst for him. I press my entire body against his as our lips meet. He reaches for my legs one at a time wrapping them around his waist, and with me hanging around him, he repositions us on his bed, carefully placing my head on the pillow; he leans over and hits play on his stereo.
    “ Sophia, you are the love of my life, and I am terrified to lose you. I don’t want to go through life not knowing what it is to make love to you,” he whispers softly in my ear.
    “ I love you too. I want this more than anything, and I’m just scared. We need to be careful, and at any time if I hurt you, tell me,” I insist. “Sometimes I don’t know my own strength.”
    “ Don’t worry, everything will be fine. I trust you,” he says as he kisses my neck again and moves down my chest.
    Is this really it? Are we going to make love for the first time? Every part of my body starts throbbing with passion, excitement, and fear. Nathanial’s kisses get more passionate with every touch; we have always shared something special, but this is different. Tonight I feel as if I can feel his every emotion; I feel his love and admiration for me and what I actually mean to him. Slowly lifting his head, Nathanial looks in to my eyes and with a gentle ease he runs his hands down my cheek. Moving his hand from my cheek down the side of my neck, he leans in for a kiss while unbuttoning my blouse and sliding the strap of my bra from my shoulder. Running my hands down his muscular bare back, resting them on the ridges of his hips and pulling him closer to me I feel a sense of security.
    It’s happening as if everything is moving in slow motion; this is the most amazing feeling I’ve ever had, to be so close to Nathanial, to be one with him. With my eyes closed I begin to enjoy the moment, the experience; and it is more amazing than I could have ever imagined.
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    “ I told you I’d be okay sweetie,” he kisses my ear. “It didn’t even