Night and Day (MM)

Excerpt

STORY EXCERPT

“What about him?” Ben nodded again toward a grand marble fireplace where the majority of the male crowd seemed to be, vampires laughing with their fangs out and humans with fresh bite marks at their necks.

They were part of the younger crowd. Or at least, the crowd that looked younger—one never knew how old vampires really were—and while one or two of them were pleasing to Cedric’s eyes, their loud, obnoxious laughter was a turn-off.

He needed a lover who would please him enough to last a lifetime. He didn’t want to end up in bed with someone who was more concerned about their own pleasure.

“I don’t think that’s going to work.”

“Jesus, you’re picky,” Ben muttered.

Cedric glared. “And you damn well remember why.”

Ben’s cheeks had the decency to darken. “Sorry.”

Fuck, if any of the vamps smelled his rising blood they were done for. “Don’t worry about it.” If Cedric said more, made a big show of telling his friend no harm done, it would only take longer to get that red off his face.

Luckily, it went down quickly as Ben cleared his throat and composed himself. Hopefully, no one noticed.

“Y’know, if you can’t find anyone here, I could always arrange for something else.”

A crash sounded on the marble floor, its nasty metal clang vibrating and echoing across the walls, stealing the attention in the room.

Cedric’s heart hammered in his throat as his worst nightmare came true. All chatter stopped, the cellos and violins screeched, and every head turned.

His body froze, and beside him, Ben grabbed his arm with a falcon claw grip, ready to teleport them out.

But no eyes stared in their direction. When the enraged yelling started, it wasn’t at either of them.

One of the waiters had dropped his tray, and one of the older vamps in a penguin tail suit, was bent over him, yelling as the poor creature scrambled to collect the broken glass.

“Idiot! Worthless were-fool! That crystal is older than your grandparents!”

There were collective nods throughout the room. The waiter sputtered his apologies, but the yelling only seemed to make his hands clumsy, knocking away the broken shards when he meant to pick them up. The ladies put their sharp noses in the air while some of the males smirked at the show. Nearly everyone whispered amongst themselves as they watched.

Wow, and he’d been thinking about fucking one of these snobs.

“Jesus, let’s just go,” Ben muttered.

Cedric was a hair away from agreeing before the next scene unfolded. “Wait.”

Another vampire, similar in appearance to the first but for the modern style of his black Armani suit and more youthful features, came and put his hand on the older vamp’s shoulder. The shouting stopped, and the younger vampire motioned with his fingers for two more servants with rags and brooms to enter the ballroom. They scuttled in quick succession toward their fallen coworker before quickly and efficiently helping him with the shattered crystal.

Cedric’s eyes went back to the vamp responsible for the tiny mercy.

Whoa. Hello.

His dark hair was just long enough to produce a bit of a wave, framing a pale face with high cheekbones, a strong nose and square chin. He stood tall, proud, and serious, an eagle amongst a flight of pigeons. Cedric kept his eyes locked on him, not wanting to lose sight of the man should he disappear as quickly as he’d come.

Whoever he was, he addressed the room with authority. His clear voice carried easily and wrapped around Cedric like a blanket fresh from the dryer. “Ladies and gentlemen, please accept an apology from my parents and myself for the intrusion on your night.” His mouth broke into a wide grin, revealing teeth that were perfect—even with the inclusion of pointed fangs—and as white as his skin.

With a start, Cedric realized this was the vampire the party was being held for. The son of the lord of the house.

The great and honorable Lord Silus Wiktor Veturious...was defending a servant? Better still, this was the vampire Cedric wanted to take to bed.

Oh. Shit.

“I bid you all please resume your entertainments, and more food, drink, and music will be available until well beyond sunup.”

Several vamps lifted their blood glasses in a toast while others, mostly the males, clapped their hands and cheered.

Ben, who had somehow obtained his own flute of blood without Cedric noticing, lifted it to his lips.

Cedric raised an eye at him.

“I’m not going to drink the whole thing. And it’ll help me keep up appearances until we can get out of here.”

That really meant, until Cedric gave up and decided to go home.

“I’ve made my decision.”

It was only the tiniest of sips that Ben took, but he still choked on it, coughing up just enough blood to put some of the nasty droplets onto his chin. He wiped them away with the sleeve of his suit, ruining it. “What did you say?”

Cedric nodded toward Silus, who accepted the occasional handshake, or celebratory slap on the back, whether for his centennial, or for his smooth handling of the scene, Cedric couldn’t tell. Didn’t matter.

He’d chosen the vampire he wanted to spend his last hours as a free man fucking.

As if he heard his thoughts, Silus turned his head, and his black eyes met Cedric’s golden ones.

Cedric grinned and thought wicked, wicked thoughts. “I want Silus Veturious.”

ADULT EXCERPT

Ah, so this is what it felt like to have a vampire lay his claim. Well, Cedric did think of himself as the kind of individual who enjoyed kissing, so he didn’t see the harm in letting it happen.

Unexpectedly, and unfortunately, Silus pulled that wonderful mouth away just as Cedric started to really enjoy himself.

“Say it. Say that I am yours.”

He was having a no brain moment from all the kissing. “What?”

“Claim me,” Silus said, his teeth clenched and hands tightening on Cedric’s wrists.

Oh, gladly. “You’re mine.”

Silus moaned and resumed his masterful work, released Cedric’s hands.

Wrists now free, Cedric stuck his fingers in those black strands and gripped tightly. “No one’s ever allowed to touch you but me,” he said when they pulled apart again, which prompted another round of kissing and suckling.

Cedric pried his lips from Silus’s and latched them on to the vamp’s neck and began sucking, knowing how much Silus went nuts for it.

The vamp above him purred. Cedric found his jugular and bit down hard, pulling a long moan out of him.

“I think this time we’ll have to gag you,” Cedric joked.

“I am more than capable of keeping my passion under control.”

Cedric shivered. “I love the way you talk.”

He pushed up on Silus’s chest, rolling him over so he could sit on top of those pretty hips. They would be so much prettier without the layers, but that would come in just a second. “I want to make you feel good.”

Silus was already running his hands under Cedric’s turtleneck sweater, tickling his skin with gentle pulls from his nails. “I do feel good.”

Cedric pulled open the black coat Silus wore before working on the buttons of his suit jacket and vest. He didn’t bother with them when it came to his white button-down. He just ripped the thing apart, exposing that marble chest. The dark nipples were a gorgeous contrast to his white skin. “I mean really good.”

He started licking and kissing, and apart from briefly pressing his lips to each hardened nipple, he completely bypassed those dark buds as he knew the real fun for Silus was not to be had there. His hands got to work on the belt and fly of Silus’s trousers—Cedric could already feel the bulge beneath. All the while he kept on kissing and kept his eyes on Silus’s.

Cedric briefly stuck his hand on the back of his neck to warm it before slipping it inside the opened waistband. He found Silus’s hot cock and gripped the throbbing base. Silus inhaled deeply through his nose, those lids of his going half shut, but he still kept them open and on Cedric.

“You want me to suck you off?” Cedric pulled the leaking prick free and gave it a swipe with his tongue.

“Ugh, yes.”

“Okay, but you need to keep on talking. Keep telling me what you want me to do to you.” He was mostly making this rule up because he wanted to hear Silus let go of all that prim and proper speech. Not that he didn’t love it, but he loved making Silus go so crazy that he forgot about it more. “If you stop talking, I stop sucking.”

“Yes, yes, now take me into your mouth.”

Impatient. Cedric liked that, so he did as he was told.

Silus had been right about one thing. He really could keep a lid on his passion. Even though Cedric swore the thing got thicker and pulsed faster when he sheathed his mouth on it, Silus only released a low sounding groan.

Another challenge to be had, but that would have to wait until they were in a safer place to be doing this. He somehow didn’t think Silus would like the threat of a gag as much as Cedric had.

He worked the muscles in his mouth and bobbed his head once, twice, and then stopped.

Silus stiffened. “Keep doing that. Do not stop, ugh!”

Cedric chuckled, the vibrations seeming to work even more on his lover. He glanced up and saw that Silus had fallen back and was now grabbing at his own black hair.

He calmed himself and kept up with the humming action, but then he stopped again.

“Fuck, Cedric!”

Cedric pulled his mouth away with a pop and a smile. “I warned you.”

Silus growled, those black eyes of his sparking. “I want to fuck your mouth.”

Cedric actually blinked. Whoa, he didn’t think he’d ever get Silus to say something like that. He mock saluted and got right back to work.

Silus moaned again when his cock was submerged. This time he didn’t stop talking. “Yes, just like that. I love your mouth. Your swollen lips around my shaft are beautiful. I’m going to come between them.”

Cedric had officially made Silus forget his manners. And all that dirty talk from Silus had long since gotten his own dick awake and throbbing for attention.

Later. This was for Silus. He wanted everything to be about Silus tonight.

Soon the vampire was just babbling nonsense as he pushed his hips up and down toward Cedric’s mouth. His cock was twitchy and leaking like a faucet, and Cedric could tell the vamp was nearly there but holding back for the sake of a better time. Good. That’s exactly how Cedric wanted it to be.