I open my eyes and I am back in bed inside the prison. I look at the clock and it reads 5 a.m. My head is pounding and I can barely open my eyes without feeling like throwing up. I move back and forth and quickly realize Caspian is laying on the other side of the bed. I freeze when I see his bare back facing towards me and see all of the scars that looks like claw marks devouring every inch of him. I tear escapes and I quickly wipe it away. 'Good' I think to myself 'Serves him right for being the complete dumba** that he is.' I take a deep breath and apologize to him. Nobody deserves what he went through to get those, it looks like he has truly seen hell and I just can't imagine what he went through. I inch my body closer and reach out my hand. His back is strong and muscular, but these scars are soft and freezing to the touch. As my hand moves over his back I feel a bolt of electricity make its way up my arm. I quickly draw my hand back and wonder what just happened. It didn't hurt it actually felt amazing. A part of me wanted to throw my body on top of him and see what would happen then, but I know that would not be a good idea. Instead, I just put my hand back on him and feel his electrifying skin under mine. Out of nowhere his hand is on my arm again and he is facing me. Our eyes meet and I feel completely naked under his gaze. He just smiles, really smiles, and I can see his pointy canines poke out a little. Something in my core stirs and I want those teeth on me. I can tell he heard my thoughts by the way he is looking at me. A look of confusion spreads across his eyebrows and facial features, but I catch a glint of hopefulness in his eyes.
"What are you doing, Kitten?" he murmurs. I take a deep breath and try to control the feelings of arousal stirring in me, but to no avail. Instead I shift my arms out of his grasp and move them to his face, "I saw your scars, and I for some reason wanted to touch them," I say as I cup his cheek. His face is sleek and in the moonlight it looks so beautiful. I want to be closer, but stop myself. 'He's a vampire,' I remind myself. I move my hand away from his face, but he stops me and places my hand back onto his face. "Please," he begs, "Just for tonight." I nod my head and reluctantly place my face on his chest while he holds me close to him. I can hear the faint beat of his heart and he's just warm all over. His chest is smooth and chiseled. I peek down and see the V that leads down to his area and see a bulge coming out. I pretend not to notice and place my arm around his waist so I can longer see. His smell consumes me yet again and I feel a throb in my core again. I wrap my legs around each other trying to hold myself together. I am trying my best to keep my mind clear, so he doesn't read my thoughts. I dare to take a peek up and see he's just been staring at me this whole time with that same old sly smile on his face. "Are you struggling with something, love?" I unintentionally gasp a little at how alluring he looks in this light and notice my grip on him tightens. He giggles to himself and I bury my head into his chest to hide the redness of my cheeks. His laugh sounded so wholesome in just that moment, I was dying to hear it one more time. I look back up and move my body so that I am face to face with him. "Is there something you want, Kitty?" he asks in a seductive tone. I know by now he notices me flinching and quivering. "I...um...can I kiss you?" I ask surprising even myself. He looks back at me astonished, but I can see the smile slowly spreading from his face, "Always."
This will be my first kiss ever and I am very unsure how to initiate and move. I peek back at him and embarrassment courses through me, he sits up and lifts me up into his lap. One of his arms wrap around me while the other cups my cheek. He slowly moves down towards my ear and gently whispers, "You are everything to me, Ebony. I will always love and protect you with everything in my power. You will most certainly be the death of me." He slowly moves from my ear until he is directly over my face. I can feel him taking everything in, from the placement of my eyelashes, to the way my hair is swept around my face. I can only see in his eyes admiration and love. He slowly leans forward and softly places his lips on mine. Electricity pulsates my heart and my body shakes. He continues kissing me and his lips begins to part. His tongue slowly asks for entrance and I allow it. By this moment I am now straddling him and I can feel his bulge on my core. I shiver with excitement and continue kissing him with everything I have. Suddenly, he stops kissing me a starts a trail from my jaw to my neck. He hesitates where my shoulder meets my neck and instead of kissing he just licks it. A moan escapes from me and his grip on me tightens. "Ebony," he begins, "This is as far as I am willing to go with you right now." A couple of tears fall freely from my face. "But, Cas, why?" I move my face to be looking at him directly now. He just takes my stray hairs again and places them behind my ear, "You don't love me," he simply states and I can see the pain so obvious on his face. I move my hands through his curly black hair and take a deep breath to steady my heart. "You're right, I don't love you. In fact I am still unsure I even like you. But when I am with you, I feel like I can't stay away. Cas, I just want you right now. I'm sorry I know this isn't right, but just for tonight, can't I have you?," I plead unashamedly. I can see his internal battle in those devilishly beautiful eyes and he just shakes his head. "One day, you will love me. And I will wait however long it takes until you do. Until then, I'm sorry but no." he breaths out. Tears fall again and I hover over his lips and slowly press mine to his. I press my body as close as he will allow me to and spent the rest of the morning in his warm embrace.