Fighting for Eternity (Eternity, Book Four)

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An Excerpt From: FIGHTING FOR ETERNITY

Copyright © SHAYLA KERSTEN, 2009

All Rights Reserved, Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc.

Estefan’s stomach flipped like an acrobat in a traveling show. Although this wasn’t the first time he’d encountered a vampire, it was the first time he was alone. His friends Adria and Cardin waited nearby, but anything could happen before they reached him.

The tall blond vampire’s easygoing smile was disarming. Golden flecks in his hazel eyes reflected a calm air. His hand caressed Estefan’s cheek. Nothing like the vicious, blood-crazed creatures Estefan had met before.

Estefan’s mission was clear—albeit a little insane—let the vampire feed from him, transform him. Estefan tried to suppress a shiver of fear.

“You like my touch?” the creature whispered.

With a hard swallow, Estefan nodded. An even more terrifying idea—he wasn’t lying. The gentle touch sent desire combined with terror curling through his body. Torn between warring needs, he’d rather be facing the vampire—demon as Adria called them—with a strong sword. But Adria’s over three hundred years of experience and research spoke of a final cure, able to rid the world of all vampires. Estefan was here to try to become that cure—the Rememdiu.

“My name is Karl.” His thumb brushed Estefan’s lips.

Out of instinct, Estefan kissed the calloused pad. Slow-building need tightened his groin and thickened his cock. If he’d not known Karl’s true nature, Estefan would have been hard and aching at the idea of sex with the tall, muscular man. Then again, fear could be a powerful aphrodisiac, as well.

Karl leaned over. His mouth brushed Estefan’s forehead. “You’re so beautiful.”

Estefan’s chest tightened. Only his first love Renaldo had ever told him that. His first betrayal had been at Renaldo’s hands as well, a small voice reminded him. As Karl’s lips kissed a path down Estefan’s nose, he pushed aside painful memories and concentrated on the present.

The present included allowing Karl to drink from him, transform him.

Kisses fluttered past Estefan’s mouth with teasing touches. Soft lips nibbled at Estefan’s throat. In spite of his increasing fear, Estefan’s cock continued to rise, tightening against the buttons of his trousers. He waited for the painful bite but it didn’t come.

Instead of feeding, Karl pulled away. His eyes almost glowed in the dim light of the dingy room. “I want you.” His fingers found Estefan’s hair. With a tight grip, he held Estefan’s head as their lips met.

Opening to the rough kiss, desire overrode fear. Estefan melted against the hard body. Karl’s thick cock rubbed against Estefan’s stomach through their trousers. Maybe Adria was wrong and Karl wasn’t a vampire.

A warm tongue swept through Estefan’s mouth as one of Karl’s hands gripped his ass.

With a soft moan, Estefan wrapped his arms around Karl. His fingers clutched the soft linen shirt. His heart thumped a wild staccato beat as he flexed his hips against the bulge of Karl’s cock, returning his kiss with enthusiastic fervor.

“Anxious, are we?” Karl chuckled.

“Yes…” In so many ways. If Adria was right, Estefan’s destiny lay in the arms of this creature. Since his fateful encounter with Cardin over fifteen years ago, Estefan hadn’t aged. He still looked the same as he had on that day—barely twenty. As a Watcher, he could possibly live forever—young and healthy. Like the creature making love to him.

Except a Watcher didn’t feed off the blood of humans.

Estefan pulled his thoughts back to the task at hand. The vampire must feed from him, drain him, for the transformation to take place. The warm caresses and passionate kisses weren’t exactly what Estefan expected from the process.

A calloused hand slid down the back of Estefan’s trousers. Hard kneading of his ass teased his anus. Intense desire threatened to overwhelm him.

For the last fifteen years, Cardin had been his only lover. Although Estefan loved him, his feelings were more a deep friendship. A convenient relationship for both of them. They both were destined to never age. No need to explain or worry about leaving someone behind.

The simple newness of Karl’s body against him had Estefan boiling with desire. Letting his guard down was dangerous but only added to his excitement. Need crawled over his skin like a nearby bolt of lightning. Estefan slipped an arm around Karl’s neck, holding him close as he matched his ravenous kisses.

The tall creature tightened his grip on Estefan, almost to the point of pain. Lifted from his feet, Estefan wrapped one leg around Karl’s thigh. His body moved with short, awkward thrusts. The desire to get closer, move with him, against him made Estefan lightheaded.

Pressed onto the small bed, Estefan moaned as Karl’s weight covered him. “Yes…”

“I want inside you…” Karl’s whisper teased Estefan’s ear. His thick cock rubbed through the layers of clothing.

“Oh yes…” Estefan held on when Karl tried to pull away.

A curious look narrowed Karl’s hazel-eyed gaze. “Clothes… Need to remove them.” A slight smile curled his lips.

Estefan released his hold. As a Watcher, his strength surpassed humans, matching the superior force of a vampire. Fear of discovery cleared some of the sexual fog clouding his mind. He needed to be careful.