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If I were human, my face would have been flushed in anger from his impudence.  Nor did he know I had hunted humans like him for hundreds of years.  If I wished, he could be dead in less than five seconds.
Humans.  Filled with swagger and lacking common sense.
“Fine.”  I turned and hurried back through the terminal.  When I reached the exit and walked through the door, I saw Lukas’s look of shock as he took in the fact that I was alone.  His look quickly changed to anger as he likely felt my own simmering beneath the surface.
Yanking the car door open, I slid behind the steering wheel and slammed the door behind me.  I sat unmoving, simply staring out the windshield.
“They told me I was too late.  By the time I would have purchased a ticket, the plane would have departed.”  My voice sounded flat, emotionless.  Once again, she had managed to elude me.  I had suffered many losses over my long life, both as a human and an immortal.  Never one to back down from a challenge, I faced them head-on.
My resolve, which had been firm for nearly 200 years, had begun to weaken, fragment.
I was furious with myself.  If I had driven faster, arrived at her apartment sooner…perhaps I could have avoided this crushing grief that had settled over my shoulders.
“I know what you’re doing.”
Lukas.  I had not mentally prepared myself for his cutting words.
My eyes narrowed to slits and I shot him a scathing look that would have caused anyone other than my child to look for refuge from my wrath.  Lukas was fearless, a trait both honorable and infuriating.  “And what exactly am I doing, Lukas?”
He released an exaggerated sigh. “You’re blaming yourself instead of looking at this logically.  You can’t control everything, Stefan.  She’s a human.  She’s been nothing but unpredictable and she’s good at hiding in plain sight.  It just makes me wonder exactly what she’s hiding from,” Lukas wondered aloud.  He tapped his cheek thoughtfully.  “What if someone is after her?  What do you know about her?”
My head fell back to the car seat.  “We have been through this many times. You know her history as well as I do.   She was adopted as an infant and both of her adoptive parents were killed in an automobile accident four years ago.  She graduated with a degree in journalism and is currently employed as an author.”
“Maybe her birth parents are looking for her?  She could have siblings, cousins…” Lukas rattled off a list, his voice barely audible.  He folded his hands on his lap and stared at me across the center console.  The only way to describe the look on his face was to say it was one of compassion.  “We’ll start over again, Stefan.  And it’s only suggestions…but let’s face it, she’s running from something.”
Or someone
.  Turning the key, the engine of the car purred softly.  My head dropped against my chest for a moment before I inhaled and slipped the car into gear.
“Stefan? Don’t you fucking dare do this now.  It’s a small setback, so get your fine ass out of this funk and let’s find her.”  Lukas hadn’t looked away and even though his words were strong, his concern reflected in his blue eyes.
“Fine.  We will find her,” I agreed. 
I did not want his pity.  I only wanted her.
***
2012 Bali, Indonesia
My fingers twitched against the sheets as I fought the urge to not touch her silky flesh when she straddled my legs.  Her full breasts grazed seductively against my chest, her warmth intoxicating.  At any time, I could have easily broken away from her and taken control.  Yet I remained still and at her mercy, my jaw clenching as her soft lips brushed against the corner of my mouth.
“Please.  I want to do this,” she begged, gently squeezing my hands and slowly nibbling her blunt teeth against the soft skin of my neck.
Equal parts ingénue and seductress, her innocence would be my downfall. My low growl of approval seemed to spur her on…her mouth blazing a seductive trail down my throat and across my collarbones.  She reluctantly released my hands and placed them beside of my legs, her green irises pleading for me to remain still.  I submitted, watching every move she made with my own.  I was not comfortable with being out of control. 
Yet I let her have her way with me.  She was my master in every way.
When she moved to stand between my legs, I groaned at the loss of her naked flesh.  I did not have long to miss her; she leaned over to place her lips against my ear.  Her slender fingers caressed my thighs, her nails raking over my skin as she whispered softly, “Lean back.”
Moving my hands at her brazen command, I braced them behind me to support my weight.  Her heavily-lidded eyes lingered over every inch of my body.  She was pleased with herself, a smug smile gracing her beautiful face.  Her teeth caught her lower lip, her breath hitching as her excitement grew with each passing moment.
She pressed my legs apart and sank to her knees at my feet, looking up at me through her thick fringe of dark eyelashes.  She swirled her tongue over my hip and her moist lips skated across my stomach.  Involuntarily, my muscles tightened at her touch.  It was almost too much to bear…until I felt her gently kissing the head of my cock.
“Josephine,” I groaned.  Seeing her in front of me like this, in control yet concerned with pleasing me, was almost too much to endure.
I wanted to watch her, enjoy every moment of the overwhelming pleasure she would bring me…but once her hot mouth encased the head of my cock, my head fell back against my shoulders and my fingers dug into the covers behind me.  My chest was heaving with panting breaths until finally, I stopped breathing as she licked her lips and she sank her mouth down over the entire length of me, her tiny hands still gripping my thighs.
My hips involuntarily thrust up at the exquisite heat and indulgence of her hot mouth as her lips moved over me, pulling me deeper with each plunge.  Her speed increased and I could feel the vibration of her moan as I twitched against her lips.  Though this was my own version of Valhalla, I wanted more than this…I wanted to bury myself to the hilt inside of her.
“Enough!”  My growl was guttural and came through gritted teeth.  “Vackra, I do not want to come this way.”
She released me with a light pop, and I moaned as the cool air of the room hit my cock.  Pushing lightly against my chest, she forced me back against the bed with a gentle shove.  Slowly and with the grace of a cat, she edged slowly up the length of my body. Her breasts dragged over my stomach until every inch of our skin was touching.  Her emerald eyes were gleaming, darkened with desire.  And her voice…her voice was throaty and sultry as she spoke to me. “Do you want to be inside of me when you come?”
I swallowed hard and I felt my Adam’s apple bob in my throat.  The creature had a way about her that made me feel like a lovesick fool, completely at her mercy.  All I could manage was a nod and a strangled reply. “Yes.”
“Do you want to make me come too?” She asked teasingly, nuzzling her nose against my cheek.  She had no idea the effect her ministrations had on me.  My patience was frayed…I was struggling to hold back, fighting my desire to throw her to the bed and have her.
And then I would take her again…and again.  I would fuck her until we were spent.
“Josephine....”
“Answer me.  Do you want to touch me?”  She brushed her lips against mine as she continued her provocative flirtation.  She was playing with fire… 
My body trembled and my mouth parted, my tongue flickering out to lick across my lower lip.  As I watched her seduce me, her face and body gave her away.  She had enough of trying to control me.  She was prepared to lose herself in me…body, mind, soul.
“More than I can tell you.  I want to bury my cock in you.  I want you to beg for me to stop,” I muttered softly in my native tongue.  My eyes never left hers as I spoke to her.  I meant every word I said to her, even the words she did not understand.
I longed to kiss her, but instead I chose to open my mind to her.  I revealed to her in explicit detail every wicked thing I wanted to do to her beautiful body.  Vivid pictures of me fucking her, plunging inside of her until she cried my name and begged for more filled both of our minds.
“Don't just show me what you want to do to me with your mind.  Do it. ” Her finely arched eyebrow rose in challenge even though her voice wavered.
My hands blurred to grip each side of her face, capturing her mouth in a kiss that was as raw as the emotions this woman unleashed in me.  I wanted to punish her for making me feel this confusing rush of emotions…for making me love her.
Without a coherent thought, I flipped her to her back on the bed, my body looming over her.  My arms trembled as I fought to hold back.
In a strange change of events, her lips sought mine again.  Her fingers tangled in my hair as our lips reconnected, wet and filled with need.  She needed my reassurance…she needed to know I loved her.
A sharp slap to the side of my head brought me from my daydream.  Lukas stood over me, his hands fisted on his hips as he pursed his lips in annoyance.
“Are you going to lay out here all night or do you want to hear my news?”  Lukas asked.  He was agitated and was almost vibrating in his excitement.
I was angered at being disturbed from my mental escape.  This time, it had almost seemed real….as if I could have reached out and touched her.  “If this is yet another of your wild goose chases, I do not think I can take it.”
A year had passed since I saw her board a plane for Singapore.  I had scoured the country, searching tirelessly for her.  Once again, she had managed to disappear into oblivion.  Stealthy and sly, she was an expert at becoming anonymous.  I began to wonder if Lukas’ assumptions were correct.  Was she hiding from something?  Instinct told me that there was a reason she kept running.  Perhaps it was unintentional and she was simply as restless and I had become.  Her disappearance concerned me; not a day passed that I did not worry about her safety.  Deep down, I barely allowed myself to acknowledge my greatest fear: she was blissfully happy in the arms of another man.  My stomach churned as I imagined her in the throes of passion with someone other than me.
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