After a family loss, I'm back. Many apologies for my absence at such a cliffhanger, I was so busy dealing with grief and moving on that my drive for this story fell by the wayside. I had planned on working the painting of Stella's Mom into this chapter, but it just didn't work out. I hope you enjoy it and I promise, no more girl-on-girl unless it's tagged as such. I wasn't aware that chapters could fall into different categories! Feedback is always welcome!
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It wasn't her fault. She doesn't know her legacy, her past, her responsibility... yet. She didn't know the forces in the world beyond what her human life had shown her. To her, her mother was a simple victim of a genetic anomaly, an albino. Her father, a mystery. Her skin was merely fragile and allergic. She doesn't know the power she just gave to that blond wretch. She's not aware the predator in her shadows, lurking, hunting, waiting to snatch her. All she knows is what she's seen.
"I've failed her!" he shouted in his head, feet crunching the snow on the sidewalk.
He couldn't believe after so many thousands of years, he could screw up in such a profound fashion. How could he not have picked up that vermin's scent? How did he let her be taken in and seduced? He pulled the collar on his coat up, jammed his fists down in his pockets and got lost in his rage. He just didn't know everything was already coming to a head.
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Planting the coffee down in front of the strange woman, he sat across from her and nursed his own cup. Steam was rising off smelling of vanilla and caramel. She didn't move to touch it, in fact, she hardly moved at all. She just sat there, smug and still. He had no idea where to start. She wanted something. He could feel it.
"She tastes almost like she smells," the small woman said and watched the emotions dance across his face.
"She's pure, you have know way of knowing that," he fought back his anger.
"I know it the same way you do," she uncrossed her legs and leaned forward, "Except she knew I was there and begged me not to stop. She tasted like vanilla, spicy vanilla and woman. When I lick my lips she's still there. Would you like to taste? You're welcome to if you don't believe me."
Suddenly his cup was out of his hands and this tiny blonde was straddling him, her nose almost touching his. Her eyes glowed with a primal light, he knew she was more than human then. She ran her hand up his abs, up his chest and touched his lips. He could smell the familiar musk on her fingers and his blood began pounding in his ears. He leaned away from her and gave her a hard glare. She pulled her fingers up to her own mouth and began to lick them. Suddenly he slapped her hand from her mouth and tried to shove at her hips, but it felt as though she were made of steel. She clenched her thighs and he felt like his pelvis was going to shatter.
"What exactly is it you want from me?" he seethed through his teeth, through his pain and anger.
"Access," she whispered nipping at his neck, seeming to feed off his pain, "I'm going to help you take her and I need unrestricted access to her."
"Why on Earth would I agree to that? What could you possibly want from us?"
"Us!" she giggled and threw her head back, grinding herself against him, "You're an 'Us' already? How absolutely... boring. Do you expect to chain her up until she loves you, force her to have your disgusting little children and then what? Live happily ever after? Ha! I suppose you'll be her world, but what about when you're away? At work? Do you think you can be to her what you're going to force her to be to you? I can feel you getting hard. I can feel you liking what I'm doing to you. You aren't even capable of a modicum of self control. You want to fuck me, you want me to make you fuck me. What I want with her is more ancient and amazing than your tiny little mind can handle. You'll just be the perfect babysitter. Keeps me from having to get my hands dirty," she lifted herself off him, "You need a history lesson, my boy. You have a lot to learn, especially about yourself."
"Maybe it's you who has the learning to do," he hissed.
"You'll do well to mind me, unless you want to lose your little play-thing before you even get a chance to unwrap her."
Suddenly she was gone, and a letter in black ink on silvery paper said simply, "I'll be in touch." He rubbed at his thighs and hips where she had crushed him with her legs. She had promised to make delivery of his prize. He straightened up his office and made his way out front to see if there were any customers.
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Stella glared at the parcel. The box sat on her coffee table. It needed to be opened and she walked a circle around it and then went into the kitchen. She ground up some coffee beans and put the kettle on. She munched on some grapes from the basket on her counter and mused about what could be lurking inside the package. The water began to bubble so she poured it into the glass carafe and set the timer, absently popping a few more grapes in her mouth. She hadn't heard anything about her mother since her funeral. She barely remembered it all, it was if some kind of protective haze clouded the parts that should be painful.
The timer went off and there was a knocking on the door at the same time. She sighed at the French press and went to see who it was. She straightened herself out as best she could before opening it. It was morning for her, after all. Smoothing a few strands and tucking them behind her ears, she crossed her arms across her chest to hide that she wasn't wearing a bra yet. She reached forward and turned the knob, positioning herself behind the door. She was stunned when she peered out and two green eyes met hers.
"You! What are you doing here!" she said, shocked.
"I'm here to explain some things," he replied softly.
"I think you've done enough damage," she retorted, thinking about her foot.
"I didn't do any damage! Speaking of which, I trust it's healed now?" he raised a brow at her.
"I..." she stopped realizing that her foot was indeed feeling back to new, suddenly, "yes, how would you know anything about that?"
"Like I said, I'm here to explain some things," he shrugged.