Dark Love (5 page)

‘Can’t we
destroy Sebastian completely?’ Sarah asked.

‘Apparently
not. Heather said it’s because he’s such an old vampire. She said
he’s become tied to the Earth. His form now is extremely weakened,
but if someone with powerful magical abilities found him and wanted
to resurrect him it would be possible. They would need to be
stronger than I was when I cast the spell – and I was strong then,
performing it has weakened me – so they would need to be very
strong. That is possible though. There are no-doubt both strong
vampires and witches out there somewhere, and who knows if
Sebastian knew any. He may have. That’s why we need to bury him as
deep as we can, and hide any trace of the burial. It didn’t seem
right somehow to bury him with the bodies that he had possessed,
and anyway I didn’t bury them as deep as we need to do for this. So
that’s what we need to do. Then we have to get rid of the spade so
it’s not tied to the bodies I buried, put it somewhere in the woods
far from here. We can do this tonight, well, we should get on with
it and do it now. Then we can go and see your family first thing in
the morning when your kids are up, and before your parents get too
worried.’

‘They’re
probably pretty worried as it is – they probably won’t sleep,’
Sarah said.

‘Yes, they
probably are – but I will influence them in the morning and they
will forget,’ Daniel reassured her.

Sarah wasn’t
sure though. She was worried her parents would be VERY stressed,
they might call the police or something, and then Daniel would have
even more to deal with in the morning. The more people who knew
there was a problem; the harder it would be for her to return in
the future.

‘Daniel, please
can you go and influence them now, before we bury the urn. We can
go back again in the morning when my kids are up, so I can see then
and I can pack. It’s just I’m worried . . .’ Sarah was going to
explain but Daniel grabbed her and kissed her hard on the lips,
yanking her up to her feet.

‘Of course I
will. Let’s go now,’ and with that he held her hand tightly and
sped through the forest in the direction of Sarah’s house.

Daniel
glowed from
within as he sped on. It was still some way to
Sarah’s house and he wanted to do this quickly so they could get
back to the urn. He felt he had already left it unattended too long
and was anxious to get back to it, to bury it and get it out of
their lives so that they could move on. Move literally, he wondered
where they should go as there was an infinite variety of places
they could choose from. But then, he had been to many places so
maybe he should let Sarah decide. This was going to be more of an
upheaval for her. Daniel had not ever chosen a place to live
himself though as he had always been following Sebastian, ever
since he had turned, trying to do damage control and to save lives.
It was a long time since he had had anyone else to consider in his
plans, and the idea of choosing a place was tempting. He hoped the
same places appealed to them both.

He also sped on
as it would be fun for Sarah – and he could see how it was – the
expression on her face! She had the biggest grin, and her long,
honey blond hair was streaming out behind her. She looked stunning,
if, errr . . . a little messy, he thought wryly. They would both
need baths before they could go to the airport or see Sarah’s kids.
They could do that at the hotel he’d been staying in, and he could
pack up his stuff while she showered and got dressed.

They whipped
around a few more trees, Sarah laughing beside him, when he spotted
her house up ahead. He drew to a quick stop, and Sarah nearly fell
over, but he pulled her playfully against him. He lifted her off
her feet and kissed her passionately. God, he loved her so much,
and she was sexy. Very, very sexy. He started to feel aroused and
pushed her back against a tree. He knew he shouldn’t, but she was
here, and oh, she was beautiful. But she pushed away, ahh – he made
himself control his body. He knew why she did not want this now;
she was worried for her parents. As he drew back and looked into
her face her eyes glinted mischievously, driving him mad. He wanted
to jump her, but he restrained himself.

‘Sarah . .
.’

‘Yes,’ she
answered, breathlessly.

‘You should
wait here – and I’m going to influence you – to make sure everyone
stays safe. Is that ok?’ he said.

He hoped he was
right to ask her this time and that she would not resist. He was
relieved to see her nod and immediately asserted his will and said,
‘Stay here and wait for me.’

Daniel turned
and walked towards Sarah’s house, glancing back at her over his
shoulder. She smiled gently, making his heart ache to return to
her. He forced himself to turn around as he walked out of the
forest and up to her front gate. It was closed so he unhitched the
catch and walked up the path to the front door.

He could hear
that Sarah’s parents were still up, she had been right - their
anxious voices were traveling out into the night. He was glad to
hear the children breathing softly from upstairs; Sarah’s parents
had obviously managed to calm them. Maybe Megan had not understood
what she had seen when Sebastian had snapped Sarah’s neck. She had
obviously been very distressed, Daniel remembered her wails well,
but that did not mean she knew that Sarah had died. Megan may have
thought her badly hurt. Maybe it had seemed ridiculous to her, and
to Sarah’s parents, and they had persuaded her it was a dream.

Daniel wondered
what the time was, it seemed like a long night, but from looking up
at the stars he thought it was probably only about three in the
morning. The last few hours felt like they stretched into days,
each minute of Sarah’s new life being vivid in his memory.

He knocked
lightly on the door – loud enough for Keith and Alice to hear, but
hopefully not loud enough to wake up Megan and Bea too.

He immediately
heard footsteps approaching and the door was flung open – revealing
Sarah’s graying father, Keith, standing there in an old tartan
dressing gown.

‘Daniel! Come
in. Did you find Sarah?’ he asked, and stepped back.

Daniel entered
quickly, immediately projecting a calming influence. ‘Yes, she is
fine, do not worry. Well, she
is
upset, I took her back to
my hotel room and put her to bed there, and she has gone to sleep.
I came to tell you it is alright and you can rest now. We will come
over together in the morning.’

Daniel enforced
each word with his will, making sure that Keith would believe him,
that he wouldn’t question him, and that he would do as Daniel
said.

Alice, Sarah’s
Mom, appeared in the doorway looking very concerned. She had dark
shadows beneath her eyes, which were bloodshot from crying. Daniel
extended his influence to her and watched as she relaxed before
him.

‘Don’t worry
Alice. Sarah will be ok and you will see her in the morning. Go
upstairs and sleep now,’ Daniel finished. He turned to Keith and
said, ‘When I go back outside, lock up and then go to bed. Sleep
until the kids wake up in the morning.’

‘OK Daniel,’
Keith responded solemnly.

Daniel stepped
back outside. Now he and Sarah could do what was needed. They would
find the urn and bury it, and it would be done.

He walked back
down the path and closed the gate firmly behind him. He looked up
at the forest where he had left Sarah. It was pitch black under the
trees as the moon had set, but he could just make out her face
under the starlight. She was leaning against a tree and waiting as
he had told her to. He stepped off the path and made his way across
the undergrowth to return to her side.

Sarah saw
Daniel
coming and stood up straight. She was anxious to hear
how her family was doing. He was approaching across the undergrowth
she had so frequently stumbled over herself on walks with her
children.

She caught
Daniel’s eye as he got closer and said, ‘Are they all ok?’

‘They are. Your
kids are sleeping soundly in their rooms. Your parents were worried
but I’ve influenced them to calm down and go to sleep till morning.
I’ve told them you are sleeping in my hotel, that you are ok, and
that we will go see them in the morning.’

‘Thank you
Daniel, thank you so much,’ Sarah said.

She was very
appreciative that he had postponed his plans for her and her
parents. She supposed burying the urn was probably quite important
and now they had to find it.

‘No worries,’
Daniel replied, and Sarah saw a mischievous look in his eyes as he
moved closer.

Her cheeks
warmed as she thought she understood his intension, but before she
had had a chance to say anything she felt his arms around her and
she was over his shoulder.

‘Daniel!’ she
shrieked while beating at his back, ‘What are you doing?’

‘Going to find
the urn of course,’ he said whilst streaking thought the trees.
Sarah yelped as she just missed a branch. It was pitch black under
the canopy of trees, and even with her newly enhanced senses she
could only just see where they were going. The dark felt entirely
different in her new form, it felt freeing, liberating.

She let Daniel
carry her, as he was ignoring her protests anyway, and allowed
herself to enjoy it. He was moving at an incredible speed. Her
skirt was flying up and she was very aware of her exposed bum and
ripped underwear. She really needed some fresh clothes. Sarah
forgot about this as her hair whipped in her eyes and Daniel
skidded to a halt next to the urn.

Sarah could
smell the dried blood from the deer she had fed on after awakening,
as it was not far away. She looked down at the urn, half surprised
Daniel had found it so easily. It was a large metal vessel, shining
faintly silver in the starlight, stoppered with a cork. She heard
Daniel’s exhaled breath, and realized he had been worried about
that too. But it was here, and she thought it was about time that
Daniel put her down. She was not going to say anything though, she
was going to wait and see what he decided to do.

‘Sarah,’ he
taunted, swaying her a little.

I’m keeping my
mouth shut, she thought, but realized too late she had been
projecting. He had heard her thought, and he laughed playfully. She
gasped as he threw her forwards and caught her in his arms. They
were close, his lips were before hers, and his hands were tight
around her waist.

She traced his
lower lip with her fore finger, and realized she had moved closer
without thinking. They were breathing together, sharing their
breath; energy and power flowing between them. His lips were
touching hers and he was kissing her, so sweetly, so tenderly. Her
heart was going to melt, her body was going limp in his arms and he
was holding her weight with no apparent effort. His lips left hers
and cold air made them tingle where they were moist from his kiss.
She opened her eyes and looked into his and she spiraled to
eternity though his soul.

‘Daniel, what’s
happening?’ she projected, panicking; her mind felt like it was
slipping from her, she was getting lost in his.

‘Focus,
withdraw your mind,’ she felt his answer. She concentrated hard and
came to, seeing his dark pupils again, but keeping her mind. He
kissed her hard and she responded. She was eager for him to be
physically close. She jumped and wrapped her legs around him,
holding herself in place with her leg muscles, something she could
not have done as a human. She pushed her hands down the back of his
pants and pulled his bum hard towards her. He was quickly
responding and she felt him push a hand up her top, cupping her
breast, and his other at his belt. She felt she could not wait and
this could not be drawn out. She had to have him now. She pushed
against him, and he did against her and he was in her. He was so
hard and big, filling her, moving inside her.

She groped for
his body, tugging at him, lost in space. He was balancing, no
support from either side, just their bodies against each other,
moving as one entity. As she was kissing him and he thrust his
tongue in her mouth she felt as though she was floating and that
they were twisting in the air, merging in their passion.

She forgot
their surroundings, the trees and animals and darkness, and only
thought of Daniel. His warm loving mind and hard sexy body. His
silky hair and amazingly kissable lips, and his intuitive movement,
just doing exactly what made her feel good. Ahh, he was doing it
now. He was so close, her cheeks were burning and she was gasping
for breath. He was slowing down, playing with her, tantalizing
her.

She moved
against him quicker, forcing him to speed up. She had to have him
as she wanted him so bad. She thrust her tongue in his mouth and he
was massaging it with hers, while stroking her nipple and moving at
an exquisite rhythm that she came powerfully. Her orgasm wracked
her whole body, spasms traveling from her groin to her toes and
fingers, to her heart and brain, and he was still pounding, it was
stunning, and she exploded again as he came in her and they kissed,
Sarah’s heart feeling whole and loved as he held her tight in the
air.

‘That was
unbelievable,’ Sarah whispered to him, becoming aware again of the
forest sounds around her. She realized that they really were
floating, and locked eyes with Daniel in wonder, as he slowly
lowered them to the ground.

‘How?’ she
asked.

‘I will show
you, in time,’ he answered quietly, but playful still.

Sarah could not
help but smile at him again. Daniel. Ummm. Sexy, playful,
Daniel.

‘Back to
business now, right?’ she asked him.