CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SIX

Kannan was losing himself in the surrender of his beloved the beautiful offering of all he possessed. Eric was not holding back there was no pretense or deception it was all real all Eric. He was everything Kannan had hoped for and so much more.

"I need you now, Kannan." His breathless plea was impossible to resist, not that Kannan even tried. He wanted this more than he wanted anything in this life, and Eric was giving it to him freely, openly, and lovingly. Life was perfect. Kannan removed his fingers and immediately replaced them with his hard cock plunging inside in one swift thrust that drove in deep and hard.

Eric gasped and smiled and then slammed his ass down, taking Kannan as deep as possible, and, with a salacious moan, did it again and again. Kannan thrust upward with each downward plunge, building the heat and sharpening the sensation to a razor edge. The desire to feed and to complete the bond was flooding his mind and body. He should wait. They needed to talk, but the rush was taking over. Eric's willingness gave him all he needed to finish their bond.

He fought it for a few minutes and then lost it when Eric slammed down on his cock and then dropped and bit Kannan's shoulder. Kannan made a final thrust and held him tight in his arms as he came, filling him with his warm essence, and then he struck, sinking his teeth into the base of Eric's throat, and he drank deeply, locked together with his beloved.

Eric panted and trembled but did not attempt to move; rather, he dug his fingers into Kannan's sides and held on. He felt the shiver and the warmth seeping between them and knew Eric had climaxed. The scent of sex, love, and eternity filled the room.

Kannan buried his fingers in Eric's soft hair and drank filling his mind and his soul with the essence of his Fated love. The feelings rushing through him were powerful and profound opening his mind and energizing his being the bond was taking form and their connection was snapping into place.

He finished and licked the wound closed before placing a proprietary kiss to the newly minted scar. Wrapping Eric in his arms he continued to hold him soothing him and giving him time to calm and catch his breath. Kannan remained inside his beloved for a while longer not wanting to lose the warmth of his tight embrace.

Eric sat up and pressed himself firmly against Kannan, seating himself on his now softening cock. He squirmed around and lifted slightly just to come down hard once again. Kannan felt himself begin to thicken once again. "That was quite good." He said, and Kannan smiled at his choice of words.

"Quite good, you say," Kannan responded and then ran his index finger through the seed spilled on his chest, gathering a substantial amount, and then stuck it into his mouth. The flavor was amazing, sharp yet sweet, and fully tasted like his beloved, just wonderful. "Delicious." He said, and Eric giggled. The sound was magical and softened everything inside of Kannan his heart belonged to this man now and forever.

"That was wicked, and I loved it." Eric dropped and took Kannan's lips in a kiss that branded and claimed. "You are all mine." He declared.

"And you are mine," Kannan answered.

"What the fuck are you playing at, Ron? Stop running. I’m not going to hurt you . . . much." Cal laughed, but it was not a humorous laugh. "I paid you good money to have a night with an attractive and willing human, and you set me up with that bitch."

"It's not my fault that you and Rule don't know how to close a deal. Eric was ready for a night out, and all you had to do was spike his drink, but you let him get away." Ron ran to the other side of the room and stood behind the sofa. His apartment wasn't very big, and staying away from Cal was not going to be easy.

"You're going to find him and you're going to bring him to me. I'll be waiting at the old club in the lowlands. You have until tomorrow night and then I come for you." Cal told him with venom in his tone.

"He won't go anywhere with me," Ron whined. "He's threatened to kill me if he ever sees me again."

"I"ve threatened to kill you too, so who do you want to face, Eric or me? Either way, I will have a human to play with tomorrow night, and Decker will be there, too. You know how much Decker loves to play with his lovers. It might be Eric, and it might be you. The choice is yours, you decide." Cal left, slamming the door behind him.

Ron walked over and locked the door and then leaned against it. Somehow, he had to convince Eric to go to the old boarded up club in the lowlands a place no one goes especially humans. Ron walked over to the sofa and sat down heavily and tried to come up with a plan.

He was furious with Eric because if the man had just played along none of this would be happening. Now the wolves were angry and whoever ended up spending the night with them would most certainly not survive the ordeal. Ron just had to make sure that person wasn't him.

"Chester, hello . . . don't hang up." He decided to start with his only connection to Eric Bruce. "I just want a chance to apologize to Eric. I know he hates me, and I understand, but the way the evening turned out was not the evening I had planned." He started to pull out all the excuses he could come up with.

"Don't bother, I know Eric and when he is finished with someone he is finished, and he is finished with you. He won't accept an apology in any shape or form. It's better that you simply disappear." Chester was developing some backbone that he hadn't exhibited before and Ron did not like it.

"I have to apologize even if he punches me in the face afterward; I still need to tell him I’m sorry, and I need to do it face to face." Ron was pleading but also using a little firm language that usually got what he wanted from Chester. Chester wouldn't admit it, but he liked to be controlled and bossed about.

"If you try to talk to him, he will punch you in the face. That's a given, believe me." Chester was being impossible, so Ron pulled out the big guns and began to whimper and then cry.

"You can be there with us. Just let me tell him how sorry I am, or I will never be able to live with myself. I"ve never hurt anyone before, and I know that I hurt Eric. Please let me make this right or as right as possible."

"I’ll see what I can do but I make no promises." Chester responded, clearly torn over what he should do. "I’ll get back with you."

"I’ll call back in the morning," Ron stated firmly.

"Okay, but like I said, I make no promises."

"I know you'll come through for me Chester. You know how important this is to me." Ron was giving his best performance of their entire relationship, and it was hard not to giggle just a little. "I wish we could have worked out Chester maybe after I speak with Eric we could give it another try."

Chester hung up before he was forced to make a reply. Sweet young Chester couldn't shut him out completely, but he also couldn't bring himself to accept Ron. His torment was delectable. Ron had enjoyed their time together, twisting that boy every which way. He was going to miss the entertainment. Chester was so easy and so damned needy.

"What time is it?" Eric asked as he pushed the blankets back and moved up, balancing on his elbow while looking down into the sexy face of his new lover. Kannan yawned and slowly opened his eyes. He glanced over to the right at the digital clock.

"Seven ten according to the clock. Why do you have somewhere to go?" Kannan gave a half grin, pulled Eric down on top of him, and gave him a deep and thorough good morning kiss. "I love the way you smell." Kannan moaned and buried his nose against Eric's shoulder.

"You bit me last night," Eric said and laid his head on Kannan's shoulder. He touched the tender little scar and felt a lovely sensation that sent a thrill down his spine.

"I did." Kannan ran his fingertips across it in a feather light touch and the thrill was sharper making Eric moan softly.

"That feels fantastic." He admitted. "I don't know what you did but I love the results."

"I bonded with you." Eric had heard the statement before. Chester had often made reference to soul mates and bonding. Chester was convinced the town was overrun with vampires, werewolves, and witches, and he made many compelling arguments in that regard.

"The only time I"ve heard anyone refer to bonding it was in regard to the paranormal." Eric was asking for clarification. "According to Chester, vampires bond with their beloveds, werewolves bond with their mates, and witches bond with their familiars, so which are you." He said it half joking but became somber when Kannan responded candidly.

"I am a vampire, and you are my beloved." Eric did not know what to say.

"Are you serious?" Eric asked.

"Where did Chester get his information?"

"Chester is an electrician he contracts with builders and works all over the city. He has seen many things and until now I was never sure if I believed all of it or not." Eric had a million things suddenly rushing through his mind.

"Tell me what you know, what you"ve experienced." Kannan rolled so that he was on top now, and Eric was on his back, pressed into the warm comfort of the bed. He wasn't restricting him in any way, and Eric knew he could move if he wanted to, but he didn't want to. He searched Kannan's face for truth and sincerity, and it was all there.

The feeling in his heart told him this was his reality now that a door had opened and a secret had tumbled out. Things he'd witnessed and experienced suddenly came back to him. Questions and confusion were falling into place while his understanding was catching up with his knowledge. A fresh clarity was washing over him.

He watched as Kannan's eyes turned blood red and his teeth elongated, protruding from his lips. His face took on an odd angular appearance, sharp and firm. Eric should have been afraid, but strangely enough, he was not. His connection to this man had grown, and the attraction he felt last night was now an overwhelming desire to be with him . . . forever.

"Why do I feel so moved by you?" Eric reached up and gently touched Kannan's lip and felt the energy and power surging through him. He watched as his features went back to normal and the wild untamed part of him receded. "What is this? Why am I not scared and why do I want you so badly?"

"It's natural, and I feel the same way about you. You’re my beloved, and we have bonded, which links us together, body, mind, and soul. Like I said, it is natural." Kannan was making sense, but Eric could feel that he wasn't telling him everything. He decided to answer the question he'd asked earlier.

"I listened to the things Chester said, and at first, I just laughed, but soon I realized he was being honest and was telling me exactly what he thought he saw or heard. Chester is a terrible liar, so I should have believed him, but it was too out there, and I just assumed he was mistaken." Eric had fought it all the way and insisted that Chester had to be wrong.

"What changed your mind?"

"The more I told him he was wrong that these things couldn't be, the more he tried to get proof." Eric looked up at Kannan and captured those deep, dark eyes so soulful and so intense. "He got a video on his phone. It wasn't fake. It was all real. Video is my life; it's what I do. I know it is fake when I see it, and it is not fake. They were the most unbelievable scenes I"ve ever witnessed."

"What was it?" Kannan visibly tensed.

"It was Mr. Nikolas Hadden wielding a sword downtown in that big, empty lot. There were others all standing ready with their swords it was surreal and then monsters appeared and a battle began, likes of which I've only seen in video games." Eric was shocked by what he watched but could no longer deny that something supernatural existed within the city of Pittsburgh.

"He also had a video of a tall man dressed in leather and gold and looked like some sort of glorified gladiator. He was fierce and looked like death on a stick." That broke the tension that had developed, and Kannan began to laugh and dropped his forehead down to rest on Eric's shoulder as he continued to laugh.

"Was his hair black or brown?"

"Black as the night, and his eyes were a scorching blue. He scared the shit out of me, and it was just a video. I didn't sleep soundly for days after seeing that guy." Eric didn't understand the laughter, but he liked the fact that it made it easier to talk. The tension had been building, and he feared that perhaps Chester and he had done something wrong. Now, the atmosphere was relaxed and easy once again.

"That was Marek. He's not a vampire or a shifter or a magic. He's actually a Cyprian Knight. Master Hadden has two Cyprian Knights as members in his coven. Marek has black hair, and Thayer"s is brown. They’re supreme warriors who battle the dark aspects of the supernatural." Kannan pushed the hair back from Eric's face and kissed him softly.

Kannan was so gentle and understanding for a man who looked like he could conquer the world with just one hard, cold stare. "They are impressive and frightening. Merik scared me too the first time I met him."

"Thanks for saying that, but I doubt it." Eric didn't know how he could be having such a conversation and yet be so calm.

"I wouldn't cross him or Thayer and that's the truth." Kannan kissed him again and Eric wrapped his arms around him holding him close. This kind of closeness and relaxed communication was something he never had with previous lovers. It was usually awkwardness after the deed and each of them hurrying to disappear.

"I believe you even though I don't really understand it, I believe you." Eric took a deep breath and then continued. "Why are you telling me all of this obviously it's meant to be a secret, or everyone would know and don't tell me you weren't a little concerned with Chester's videos."

"You're my beloved. Do you know what that means?"

"Chester called it soulmates."

"It's more than that it's destiny. I'm telling you everything because you're one of us now. You are my beloved and I have claimed you and bonded with you. That means that you and I are like one." He said and then added. "Chester's videos will have to be confiscated for our protection and secrecy."

Eric nodded his understanding. "I noticed that my feelings have supercharged since last night, and my awareness of you and everything around me has amplified. I also find it easy to believe everything you tell me. It's like I know that you’re speaking the truth even though I"ve known you for a day at best." Eric was rambling with everything that was running wildly through his mind, but Kannan was patient and listened, not interrupting or trying to explain things away.

"I felt the same last night. I thought you were sweet and handsome, and today, I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Eric nodded his agreement. "It's real, and the feelings are real. We were predestined, and Fate has brought us together. She usually brings Fated couples together when they need each other the most." That made sense since he'd nearly died last night, and without Kannan, he probably would have.

"I'm hungry." Eric decided he'd had enough enlightenment for now and needed some time to process.

"Why don't you shower and pull yourself together, and I’ll order us something from the kitchen." Kannan dropped another kiss on Eric's already kiss-swollen lips and then jumped out of bed. Eric was not lost on the pure magnificence of this man. His body was perfect, and he was the most handsome man Eric had ever met. Why he was satisfied with a couch potato like him was a mystery.

Kannan lowered his phone and turned back to stare at Eric with a look of displeasure. Eric sat up straight but did not speak and waited for whatever was to come.

"Don't ever think of yourself in those terms I will not have it. You are my beloved my love and my future you are perfect in my eyes. That is who you are do you understand me?" Eric nodded.

"Do you understand me?" He repeated.

"Yes, but you’re so amazing, and I’m so ordinary."

"Enough!" Kannan held up his hand to stop him from talking. "You’re everything I"ve ever wanted: your hair, your voice, your killer body, those lips I can't stop kissing, your personality, and your ability to smile even in the worst situations. You are mine, and I will never give you up." Kannan pointed at him decisively, and Eric nodded again.

"I love you too." He said. Kannan looked shocked and smiled.

"That's more like it baby and I love you too now go take a shower and meet me in the kitchen when you're done."

"Yes, sir." Eric jumped from the bed and hurried to the bathroom.