Chapter One

G ray Strachan watched Key tap away, moving from one camera to another as he watched one of Hutch’s men. Maxim Hutch. A thorn in Gray’s side. Maxim, who led a group of vampires that had broken away from the rest of the vampire society to form their own group. They didn’t follow human or vampire law, deciding they would do whatever they wanted. They hunted, fed, fucked, and killed humans and vampires whenever they wanted.

Because of this, the vampire council had put Gray in charge of a team of enforcers who monitored them, as well as law-abiding vampires, to ensure the safety of everyone and, if possible, handle those who broke the law. Right now, Key was watching one such vampire as he tracked a human female. Gray knew that she would be attacked and then disappear.

Key mumbled something under his breath, and Gray knew he was talking to his mate. They shared a unique mind connection and were able to communicate telepathically. Key was human and his mate, Kelvin, was a vampire. A type of mating that had been forbidden for years.

The law forbidding humans and vampires mating had been altered due to them, but Kelvin had faced punishment for it. Sanitation work for five years, but Gray had managed to pull a few strings and now he was back doing the job he was meant to do. Tracking and capturing rogue vampires.

Key straightened and leaned closer to the monitor. “He’s going to grab her at the next alley. Perfect location away from prying eyes.”

“Kelvin?”

“Close and watching.”

Gray nodded and watched, knowing Key and Kelvin could handle the situation. Working with Key had made Gray face some of his own prejudices where humans were concerned. He saw them as fickle, too emotional, able to hurt each other with ease, and responsible for destroying the one thing that gave them all the life they loved. The planet.

He’d seen humans have what they call a soulmate, seen how they could love, but that was becoming a rarity. Only mates had a true bond, and watching Key and Kelvin together only enhanced that opinion. Even if Key was human. Not his fault.

Gray folded his arms across his chest and continued to monitor the situation, not feeling the need to intervene and send in back up. Kelvin had it under control, and when the woman reached the alley, the rogue vampire did exactly as predicted. He rushed her from behind, slapping his hand over her mouth, picking her up and carrying her into what he would consider the relative safety of a dark, out of the way alley.

He wasn’t aware that Kelvin was mere feet behind him.

“Any cameras in the alley?”

“No.”

Grunting, Gray relaxed, knowing Kelvin could handle one rogue vampire, and sure enough, a couple of minutes after he’d entered the alley, the woman ran out, clutching her bag to her chest, her face showing clear signs of distress.

Not long after, Key nodded. “Clean-up required.”

Gray tapped a few keys alerting clean-up they were needed and the location. “En route now.”

Key leaned back, stretching his arms over his head, and yawned. “What’re you doing later?”

“I’m going to hit some clubs. See if there is anyone worth my attention.” He grinned when he heard Key snort.

“The men will see you and your ego coming and run away from you.”

“I’ve never had that happen yet.”

“There’s time, or you could end up meeting the man of your dreams.”

“My mate won’t be human.” Gray furrowed his brow, ignoring Key’s deep sigh.

“Whatever it is, you need to get over it. We’re not all that bad.”

“I like you.”

“I’m overwhelmed with joy that you do.” Key arched an eyebrow. “I can see it now. You enter some club, the base is thumping, men all grinding together, hands touching, grabbing… And you do the restroom with one to have some fun and wake up mated.”

“Fuck you very much. Never happening. I’ll never have a human as a mate.”

“Yeah, cause we’re so detestable.” Key swung his chair around and glared at Gray. “It’s such a joy to work here. I never feel like I shouldn’t be here. You’re always so warm and welcoming and you never say a bad word about my species. It’s all love and sunshine and unicorns with you.”

“Don’t like it, then you can go. I’m not forcing you to be here.”

“You know what? I might just do that.”

Key stood and grabbed his coat off the back of his chair. “Fuck you and your speciesist attitude. When vampires have become extinct, us humans will still be here.”

Gray snorted. “No you won’t. The planet will have long killed you off and will be recovering in peace. But vampires will be here to see it.”

“Like you lot don’t fuck things up, either. You dump shit everywhere, you alter the land around, you create waste too. If anything, a single vampire does more damage than a single human because you live longer.”

“Maybe, but there are billions of you and barely a million of us, so who has the most destructive impact on this place we call home?”

“Such a lovely time to drop in to take my mate home,” Kelvin drawled as he leaned against the door. “I see you’re still getting on well together.”

“We’d get on better if he wasn’t so judgemental about my species or kept those thoughts to himself.”

Terrance, another enforcer, walked into the room and paused. “Bad time?”

“Nope. Just right as I’m leaving.” Gray concentrated and appeared in his bedroom and hardened his jaw. He did like Key. He liked working with him and he worked hard to forget he was human. Since mating with Kelvin, he’d taken on some of Kelvin’s abilities and their scents were now mingled. It helped Gray cope.

When he’d offered Key the job to work with the enforcement team, he had thought he could overcome his aversion to humans, because Key was that good at what he did, and to some extent he had, but only where Key was concerned.

Shaking his head, Gray dropped all thoughts about Key. He needed to get ready and go out. That was something humans were good for. A good fuck, and Gray needed to fuck.

A quick shower, fresh clothes, and Gray left his apartment, appearing near his fave nightclub. The Pentacle had a long line outside, but Gray had a pass that let him jump ahead. It helped that it was run by two vampires he knew well.

Walking inside, the base was indeed thumping, and Gray grinned as he approached the bar. The human saw him and nodded, grabbing his beer and putting it on the counter in the corner. Gray shouldered a couple of humans out of the way, ignoring the man when he puffed out his chest.

Grabbing his beer, he walked away and moved onto the dance floor, watching the humans and odd vampire dancing and making out. He was in the hunt for a human to fuck and he wasn’t all that concerned with what they looked like. He didn’t do the whole kissing thing. He wanted to get the human bent over the nearest flat surface and fuck, then leave.

When he saw a nicely built redhead in the corner, he changed direction, pushing past people to reach him. There was something about this human that intrigued Gray. Something he would think about later, but right now he wanted to fuck, and this human was smiling at him.

“Henry,” Henry shouted to him above the music.

“Gray.” Glancing around, he saw the rest room and nodded over to it.

“No small talk?”

“Is it necessary?”

Henry looked him up and down, and Gray knew he liked what he was seeing. The tight black T-shirt and equally tight black jeans highlighted the hard, fit body Gray had, and he knew he looked good. “Not at all.”

Gray headed toward the restroom, certain Henry followed, and once inside, he found an empty cubicle and entered. Once Henry had entered and locked the door, Gray spun him around so he faced the wall.

“Hey. I’m not just bending over.”

“Want me to suck your dick first?”

Henry slowly turned to face Gray and licked his lips. “Yeah, then we can fuck.”

Gray shrugged and dropped to his knees. “Fine.”

Henry pushed his jeans and underwear down, and Gray licked his lips. Nice. Not too long or thick, but a nice mouthful. He wasn’t one to give blowjobs to humans, but he didn’t mind this time. He licked around the head, moaning when he tasted the precome coating it. Nice; salty and bitter. Just how he liked it.

Gray held Henry’s dick at the base and then swallowed it down. Henry moaned when Gray hummed along the length, then sucked on the head before swallowing. As he pulled off, he kept the suction tight, feeling Henry’s legs tremble. He knew he gave good head and made sure to give Henry a great one. Why, he wasn’t sure.

He kept working Henry’s dick, his head bobbing up and down, humming and swallowing, his tongue dipping into the slit, then running up and down the hard length. He fondled Henry’s balls, feeling them pull up, and moved back, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.

He stood and turned Henry around, then pushed his own jeans down. He was commando, so once he’d lubed up, he rubbed the head of his dick over Henry’s hole, teasing them both. He moved back slightly and pushed two fingers inside, hearing the deep groan from Henry.

“Just fuck me.”

Grinning, Gray slipped his fingers free, lined up and pushed inside. Hot heat covered his dick as he slid in deep, both men groaning. Once he was fully in, Gray paused, then pulled out and slammed back inside, feeling Henry’s ass clench around him.

Gray didn’t pause but fucked Henry the way he wanted to, hard and deep. With one hand on Henry’s hip and the other on his shoulder, Gray could control the human with ease and fuck him exactly how he wanted. He could hear Henry stroking his own dick, hear his harsh pants and moved faster.

Henry shuddered. “Close.”

Gray didn’t respond but kept fucking the human and when he suddenly clenched Gray’s dick, Gray moved his hand from Henry’s shoulder, grabbed his hair and tilted his head to one side. Gray’s fangs dropped, and he struck, piercing Henry’s skin. Henry gasped as Gray moaned at the first taste of Henry and his own body lit up, his orgasm washing over him in a tidal wave, his body shaking and stuttering.

When he could move, Gray pulled out and shoved his dick back in his jeans and fastened them. He checked to make sure the bite mark was healing nicely, then turned to leave. “Want to come back to mine?”

Gray glanced over his shoulder and shook his head. “I wanted to fuck. That’s all.”

Henry straightened and stared at the floor. “Okay.” He went to fasten his jeans and frowned. “Did you use a condom?”

Gray shrugged. “I don’t have anything.” He was about to say more, but he felt… something. Shock, maybe? He couldn’t quite pinpoint the emotion. It couldn’t be shock because why would he feel that way?

“You didn’t use a condom? I can’t believe you fucking did that.”

“You can go and get tested if you want…” He once again trailed off when he felt a wave of anger. He wasn’t angry, but the man in front of him was. Oh fuck. There was no way he was feeling Henry’s emotion.

You bastard

“Now there’s no need for name calling.”

“I never said anything. I’ve got nothing to say to you.”

Gray blinked. “Fuck.”

“Yeah, we did, and now I have a wet ass because the selfish bastard in front of me didn’t glove up.”

Gray didn’t respond. Oh fuck. Just fuck. He could hear Henry’s thoughts loud and clear in his mind. This wasn’t good. This wasn’t good at all.

Exiting the stall, Gray practically ran out of the club, and once he was a safe distance away, he disappeared and reappeared in his apartment. He closed his eyes, breathing deeply, and concentrated on Henry, and sure enough, he could hear him.

That bastard! Who does he think he is? He could have anything. Oh, shit. I could have anything.

Gray cut Henry off and dropped to his knees in the middle of his living room. “Fuck, no. Not a human. Not a fucking human.”