TWENTY-TWO

"It's hot," I whispered fanning myself with the magazine I was reading while Ruby collected the leftovers of our breakfast to put them back in the basket that Antonella had made for us that morning.

It was pretty early when Marcus and Dario kicked us out of the house, literally, because they were planning "a little party." That's how they called it making my stomach turn in response and my vampires stared at me out of the corner of their eyes, concerned when they noticed my anxiety. By then, I knew my father-in-law and his lover enough to know that they didn't like little and simple things, even if they both had an exquisite taste, so I pictured a big ass party in my mind with lot of guests, most of them bloodsuckers although Marcus promised me that some humans who knew their secret would attend too.

Instinctively, I was aware that most vampires wouldn't be as nice to me as Dominique and Marian had been but conceited idiots like Giulio or stupid jerks like those two orderlies we met when we left the hospital. In fact, I thought it was logical since they were a strong species, with amazing powers, living hundreds of years... How could they not feel superior compared to weak humans? Haughtiness was one of their characteristics and even Ruby and Terra were a little cocky in their own special way, never with me tho. But those elders who were members of that non-official Vampire Council they all insisted it didn't exist even if they were always monitoring that rules were followed... those vampires weren't obligated to be kind to me and I was just another human, an easy prey who was unable to hide her thoughts. Luckily, Terra promised me that she'd wrap my mind with a veil so they wouldn't hear me insulting them in my brain and she managed to calm me down a little.

"You're right, the hottest day of spring and Marcus has kicked us out of the house, damn it... We'll get roasted like chickens." The beautiful blue-eyed vampire complained putting her cigarette out and fixing her shades. Both vampires wore hoodies to protect their sensitive skin from the rays of sun even if some clouds covered it from time to time and they sighed relieved. "Where are Vera and Aren?"

"Vera doesn't care about the weather and wanted to work out, they went for a run through the pine forest and our brother said something about swimming in the pond that's behind the house." Ruby answered leaning forward to take the glass I used to drink my orange juice in order to put it back in the basket too and I couldn't help tilting my head to steal a kiss from her. I regretted it immediately, pulling away abruptly while grimacing and she licked her lips, opening her eyes wide, worried suddenly. "I'm sorry, babe, I've just drank the last sip of blood from my glass. I'm sorry you had to taste it..."

"No, it's okay, it was my fault... I'm sorry, Ruby." The stunning green-eyed girl nodded while I smiled trying to play it cool, those kinds of incidents would be common from then on and I refused to turn every small mistake into a big drama. I needed to learn how to live with two vampires while I was human and begin to consider how my conversion would be: on one hand, I couldn't wait to do it, binding to them for the eternity definitely; on the other hand, I was afraid of leaving my family behind. And in addition to that, I didn't know what to expect: according to Marcus, every person was different and there was no way to know in advance how immortality would affect me or what powers I'd have. Fear of the unknown is always a problem for humans. My anxiety skyrocketed due to uncertainty and my girls noticed it through the bond but didn't know what to do to help me.

"Swimming seems like a good idea." Terra's words brought me back to reality and I frowned, confused, which was what she wanted, probably, because the vampire hated when I was lost in my thought and she noticed that something was bothering me. "Let's go..."

"What? Are you crazy?" I asked while she took advantage of the sun hiding behind a cloud to take her hoodie and jeans off. "Terra!" I whispered shocked when I realized that she was getting rid of her underwear too, I mean, her body was perfect and the soft tattooed skin made my mouth water but it wasn't the right place to get undressed. "People are running on the beach or walking their dogs, you can't do that..."

"Don't worry, they won't see us... or rather, they won't look at us, I can assure you that." The blue-eyed vampire winked at me while pointing with her thumb over the rocks that were hiding us before turning around to walk to the shore shamelessly. "Let's go!"

"Ruby!" I whispered shocked again when I saw the other stunning vampire who had stolen my heart removing her clothes and running towards her sister laughing amused. "You're mad as a hatter..." I growled angrily but also watching their gorgeous butts entranced. The both dived into the sea and vanished from view for a long minute... I got up, worried because they were nowhere to be seen, in my mind I knew they couldn't drown but my heart raced nonetheless. "I hate Spanish countesses..." I growled taking my sneakers off with abrupt movements. "And I hate Venetian spoiled brats..." My T-shirt landed on the towel behind me. "And I hate arrogant vampires..." My jeans landed on top of the T-shirt and I couldn't help taking a discreet look over the rocks, a few humans were walking on the beach but were busy staring at the other end of the small cliff with her backs to me. "I hate beautiful women that can control other people's minds to get their way..." I took my underwear off blushing and moved closer to the shore, getting in the water slowly. "Fuck, it's so cold!" I clenched my jaw and kept walking till water reached my waist while thinking how much I hated my girls in that moment.

"Liar." Terra emerged all of a sudden behind me putting her arms around my torso but her skin was cold and I tried to escape from her, I slipped sinking in the sea when a wave crashed against me. My head surfaced a second later snorting like a hippo, my bangs stuck to my forehead were blinding me while Ruby's hand held my arm to help my balance and both vampires were laughing their asses off.

"I really hate you..." I grunted shaking my head to brush my hair away but couldn't keep arguing because Terra splashed salty water at me and I had to spit it out.

I was engaged in a fight I couldn't win a second later, mainly because my two opponents were two agile vampires that were able to swim with the graceful movements of a dolphin every time I tried to push them to sink them in the ocean, they were also stronger than me and splashed water around me nonstop. Minutes ticked by while my growls turned into laughs and, even if their blood and my occasional training sessions with Vera helped me to keep fit, I had to stop to catch my breath eventually. I remained still, floating calmly while Ruby hugged me and Terra swam around us keeping the minds of the humans controlled so they didn't get closer to our corner of the beach. The sun hid behind a cloud bigger than others and I shuddered.

"Let's go out, babe, before you catch a cold." The beautiful blue-eyed vampire tapped on her sister's shoulder gently and she nodded, dragging me to the sand. Terra reminded me of my mother for a second, always worried about me, always protecting me, always controlling everything around her... Honestly, I thought my girl needed to relax a little. An idea made its way through my mind and Ruby raised an eyebrow, staring at me surprised while hugging me, Terra was already on the seashore and shaking a towel to get rid of the sand to be able to dry her hair, too focused on her task to listen to my thoughts or maybe too far away from us, I don't know. I decided to seize the opportunity and smirked mischievously.

"Help me," I mouthed and Ruby nodded, winking at me. We both got off the water and walked over the wet sand casually, humans were still looking at the other side when I peeped over the rocks, my partner in crime bent down pretending to take my towel to shake it too while her sister dried her arms absentmindedly.

"Terra..."

"Mmmm?" The green-eyed vampire moved fast as a snake, so fast that I blinked and couldn't see her but, somehow, she managed to push her sister who tripped over and fell face up on my towel. Ruby took advantage of her vampire strength to pin her down and melded her lips with Terra's before she could complain. I watched them fascinated while kneeling down next to them: two stunning and naked women, their skins covered with colourful tattoos, sea water dropped from their hair while their tongues fought for dominance, their chiselled jaws... They were the most sensual thing I'd ever seen in my life, no doubt. "What are you...?"

"Stay," Ruby growled quietly holding Terra's arms above her head, putting her fingers around her wrists and pushing them against the towel. The vampire twisted trying to free herself, frowning angrily.

"You know I'm not used to..." Terra's voice faded away slowly when I put my hand on her chest, my index following the outline of the eagle tattooed on her skin like I was in a trance while she watched me mesmerized. The beautiful vampire started breathing hard when she finally understood our intentions and her soft breasts moved up and down under my fingers. I tilted my head forward slowly, hypnotized, till my tongue touched her hard nipples and the heat of my mouth wrapped them up, Terra's back arched while Ruby tried to hold her still for me. "Iselen... for fuck's sake..."

"Shhh," her sister hushed her before kissing her but I was focused on tasting salty water on her soft skin, going down her firm abdomen.

"This is unfair... you're two against one..." I smiled amused when hearing her complaining for a second before Ruby's tongue in her mouth shut her up again. Terra was used to resort to her powers to get her way and I was always the loser, of course I knew she did it to protect me, but the weak human had control over her for once and I loved to feel her shuddering below my mouth. Her core tasted of salty water too and I couldn't help grimacing, my delicious vampires used to be sweet and I preferred them like that, Ruby moved away slightly, kneeling down next to her sister's hip and holding her despite Terra had stopped fighting against us. My precious girl spread her legs to make room for me and I smiled wickedly before lowering my head and licking awkwardly trying to get rid of the taste of the sea to be able to savour her pure essence. "Joder, amor..."

The words in Spanish escaped from her throat too loud and a couple of seagulls flew away scared but I ignored them to focus on the vampire's pussy, sweet and juicy again, shoving my tongue in her opening looking for more nectar. My girl's thighs shook both sides of my head when I started circling her hard and swollen clit, delicious, catching it between my lips. Terra gasped and grumbled something unintelligible while her sister chuckled and nibbled at her neck. I started flicking the sensitive node and her hips bucked at the same pace of my movements, I wished I was a vampire for a second to be able to do that faster, I was sure she wasn't enjoying my human skills because she was used to have perfect sex with Ruby despite I was doing my best.

"No... I love this..." she gasped moving her arm to tangle her fingers in my hair gently. "I adore you, Iselen... Don't stop, please..."

I obeyed smiling against her wet skin, licking her clit aggressively while looking up at Ruby who was switching from one breast to the other, nibbling gently. Terra's flexible body twisted on the towel, powerless under our touch, it was an indescribable sensation... I felt euphoric: the strong vampire turned into a quivering mass under my mouth, well, with a little help of my other girl, but still... I felt powerful. Minutes ticked by while I licked and sucked , Terra cursed in Spanish every time I found a sensitive spot and her sister needed to kiss her to silence her but, suddenly, Ruby slid down her tongue over our girl's skin, a long trail form her neck, between her breasts, down her abdomen to her pubis where she stopped looking at me and pouting.

"Can I taste her too?" she whispered and I pulled away immediately.

"Of course, babe..." Her lips cut me off when they met mines in a hot kiss that almost burnt my brain cells, her tongue reached further in my mouth tearing a moan from my throat before moving away.

"You're both delicious..." I shook my head trying to clear my mind while Terra's fingers, still tangled in my hair, tried to pull to move me closer to her core with a subtle pressure, not daring to take control and impose her will as she used to. "Fuck her with your tongue," Ruby's voice echoed in my brain and I looked at her shocked while she winked at me naughtily.

I obeyed immediately, circling her opening, teasing her, enjoying her sweet taste before shoving my tongue in her pussy. Terra cursed again when feeling the tip of her sister's tongue flicking her sensitive node at the same time. I tried to copy the vampire's pace, in and out while she licked the clit but it was impossible, she was way faster than me and her hands held Terra's hips to pin her down so I decided to try something different and licked the sweet nectar, thrusting my tongue as deeper as I could looking for more. I was able to feel her pussy walls clenching rhythmically and her hips bucked slightly, I could see from that angle Ruby's tongue grazing the hard and swollen nub while I circled her opening. The perfume of salt, sun and Terra flooded my mind and I stopped thinking.

"Oh God, joder... Have mercy..."

"I don't think so," Ruby whispered in my head but didn't stop and I smiled against her sister's core before switching my tongue for my fingers because my neck and jaw were hurting like a bitch and I couldn't bear it anymore. But I was able to feel her pussy walls clenching around my fingers while pumping and could raise my head to look at her: Terra was biting her lower lip, arching her back, her body shuddering in agony and her hands grabbed the towel under her body hard. All her muscles got tensed for a second before she shattered holding back a scream, trapping my fingers inside her drenched pussy, Ruby kept licking while the orgasm rippled through her sister's limbs and she twisted desperately before collapsing gasping for air.

"Fuck, that was amazing..." I heard her whispering while I removed my fingers from her body and Ruby held my wrist to be able to lick them greedily. I was feeling them through the bond... Terra was exhausted, satisfied and happy, even surprised since it was the first time in centuries she felt so relaxed. Ruby only wanted to lie down next to her and hug her and wanted me to do the same, leaning my head on her tattooed shoulder in order to put her arm around our waists at the same time. I nodded and smiled, crawling on the towel till a noise paralyzed me of fear.

"Rex, bring the ball... Good boy!" The woman's voice sounded really close, on the other side of the rocks, and I opened my eyes wide in panic while Terra grimaced.

"I'm sorry, babe, I lowered my guard a few seconds and mind control broke... I've sent her to the other end of the beach, no one will get close, I promise..."

"It's all right, I forgive you, I guess it's difficult to order humans to look away when your own mind is melting," I answered chuckling and lying next to her the way Ruby wanted.

"You have no idea... You're wonderful and I'm very lucky. Thank you..." Terra whispered raising her head to kiss my forehead while putting her arm around her sister's shoulders. "We'll go home to take a shower to get rid of the salty water and sand, I don't care about Marcus and Dario yelling at us... It'll be too hot to stay out soon, we can seek refuge in my library and won't see the surprise party decorations..."

"Okay," I whispered wearily moving my arm to take one towel and cover my vampires' bodies: they were powerful creatures but the sun could burn them and there weren't clouds in the sky anymore. "Wait some minutes..." I cuddled against her side using her shoulder as a pillow trying to relax and forget that I was going to attend my first vampire ball, surrounded by dangerous predators wearing high heels and a designer dress, most likely. Actually, I hadn't seen it since Ruby picked it out and bought it online, but I pictured a fancy and over the top gown, the opposite of what I'd choose. I would've loved to wear some discreet outfit to avoid being the centre of attention but that wasn't going to happen because my vampires couldn't wait to show off their human partner and Marcus expected to hold the arms of his two beautiful daughters-in-law in front of his friends.

"Calm down, Iselen, you'll do great..." Ruby whispered and her soft hand rubbed my waist, soothing me even if, inside my mind, I suspected things weren't going to be as easy as they believed.