“It's probably the least strange thing that has happened today.” He grinned at me as he slid out of bed.
I admired the view for a moment, and then I remembered that I didn't have any clothes; Blue had shredded my dress.
“Um; you wouldn't happen to have anything I could wear?” I asked.
Blue looked back at me and laughed. “I can't remember the last time passion consumed me so much that I lost control like that.” He frowned and then suddenly looked sad. “No; I do recall. It was a long time ago, and I lost the only other woman I've ever loved because of it.”
“I'm so sorry,” I whispered. “Do you want to tell me what happened?”
“I made her a vampire,” he said. “It was an accident; I took too much blood and then tried to replace hers with mine.”
“But you saved her?”
“Only to have her turn against me,” Blue said bitterly. “Eztli was unable to accept what she became. She left me, and I haven't seen her since. But I know that she prospers; she went on to create more of her kind.”
“Wait; you only made one vampire?” I asked in amazement.
“Each one is bound to me through her, and they are a drain on my magic.” He shrugged. “It's why I resorted to such nefarious means to acquire sacrifice.”
“You have to fuel their immortality,” I concluded.
“Yes.”
“So, what will happen now?” I asked.
“I must cut them off to preserve myself,” he said sadly. “But they have lived long past the years they were meant to. I think it's for the best.”
“Whoa,” I murmured. “I don't like the thought that they'll die, but the alternative is to kill humans who have barely lived by comparison.”
“Exactly.” Blue held a hand out to me and helped me from the bed. “Don't concern yourself with it, little witch; their deaths are long overdue.”
“Do you even know my name?” I asked with a smirk.
Blue blinked and then his eyes lost their focus. “Vervain Lavine,” he whispered with a look of shock. “I think my memories return faster when I search for them.”
“It's been so for me,” I agreed.
“As far as clothing; I'm sure we can find you some in one of my guest rooms,” he added.
“You have guest rooms for your dates?” I asked.
“No; for my allies,” Blue opened the bedroom door and escorted me down the hallway; both of us still naked.
Blue was glorious naked; he had nothing that needed to be covered up. I, on the other hand, was looking forward to hiding my wobbly bits as soon as possible. It was so awkward to be striding down the hallway in the nude with my hand on Blue's arm as if we were entering a ballroom.
Blue opened the door to another magnificent suite and took me to the closet. He cast open the double doors and waved me forward grandly. I think Blue did everything grandly. There were stunning pieces of clothing inside the closet, but most of them were too long or too narrow for me to fit into. That was a bit embarrassing.
Blue noticed my flushed cheeks and smiled. “I prefer your lush figure to Aphrodite's slim one.”
“These are Aphrodite's clothes?” I asked in shock. “I'm literally trying to fill the Goddess of Love's shoes?”
“Speaking metaphorically, you would do a far better job at it, if you did try to fill her shoes,” he said. “Aphrodite is a cold-hearted creature; the love magic is wasted on her.”
I gaped at him. “That's disappointing.”
“Indeed,” Blue agreed as he pulled a stretchy, bodycon dress out of the closet and held it up to me. “Try this one.”
It was the perfect length, and the thick, gold knit stretched to fit my curves. I turned to look in the mirror over the dresser and heaved a sigh. Aphrodite probably looked amazing in the dress, but I looked obscene; my breasts pushed up into massive cleavage, and my ass outlined to the point where clothing almost became pointless.
“You look magnificent,” Blue growled as he slid around me from behind and began rubbing his hands over the slick material.
“Hey, now.” I pushed his hands away. “We have to go, remember? Someone is waiting for me.”
“Let him wait.” Blue bared his teeth as he shoved me down over the dresser.
“Blue!”
But he'd already rolled up the hem of my dress and was inside me. I moaned as he leaned over my back and bit my neck; right over his last bite. Ecstasy burst through me as Blue took up a rapid tempo. The dresser began to shake with the strength of his thrusts, perfume bottles rolled to the floor, and the sound of flesh on flesh filled my ears.
Huitzilopochtli released my neck and licked the wounds closed a moment before he straightened and cried out with pleasure. His hands were on my breasts; massaging and pulling on them as he used them for leverage to go as deep as he could. I glanced up and caught his gaze in the mirror. Blue looked wild and glorious; his muscles tight with exertion, and his face set in possessive lines. He licked the blood from his lips and held my gaze as he slammed into me.
“I can't get enough of you,” Blue growled. “It's as if my body has been craving you for years.”
And then he was taking us into rapture again, and I was wondering how I could ever give this up.
Chapter Thirty-Six
“I have one more stipulation,” Blue said after we were both dressed and about to trace out of his palace.
“What?”
“When you're with me, you're mine,” he said softly. “I'm a possessive man, Vervain, and I can be very controlling. I'm willing to let
