97 Vampire masquerade- Part 4 (1/2)

Nicholas looked from the corner of his eyes when Heidi busied herself in looking at the snowfall as if she had never seen one before. Her eyes were curious and tender, her lips parted slightly. She looked beautiful tonight, like an angel who had fallen from the sky during the snowfall and would disappear once the sun would rise up. Stanley had done a good job in helping her ready herself for the ball and he didn't know if he had raise his salary or reduce it for making her so alluring. She hadn't caught just his eye but most of them who had come across her.

When he reached for her hand, she didn't withdraw her hand and let him take it in his.

”This is a safe place,” he tugged her hand gently and she followed him without any question, letting him whisk her away where he wanted to.

After taking a few more turns, Nicholas led her to a room before closing it shut.

He was quick to close in the space they shared with each other and without any further delay, his lips were on hers instantly. Heidi being the least experienced and it being the second time being kissed, she let him take the lead which the man happily complied. Sucking on her lips, he bit her lips, drawing a drop of blood which he licked clean with his tongue. The after taste of her blood was like an adrenaline rush to his head and he wanted to taste more of it but he held back his instincts. Slipping his tongue into her warm mouth, he continued to kiss her while both his hands settled below her buttocks, pushing her closer to him.

Nicholas' lips traveledtowards her neck to find her sweet spot and he began sucking it to hear Heidi moan to her embarrassment. She bit her bottom lip to avoid making any noise in the silence that they were surrounded in.

”There's nothing to be embarrassed about, darling,” he coaxed her gently, freeing her lips that had been caught between her lips. Leaning down again, he went back to kissing her on her lips, ”I'm glad that you're wearing hand gloves today,” he commented in between the kisses. If it was possible he would burn each and every man's lips with a burning coal for kissing her hand for more than the required time.

With one last chaste kiss he let his hands rest on her waist, lowering his head to place it on her shoulder with a sigh. After a few seconds passed, he spoke,

”Heidi,” he called out her name before lifting up his face to look at her, ”You're mine, aren't you?”

Heidi looked into his dark red eyes that was right now looking straight into her eyes, making her heart skip a beat. She wasn't lying when she had said he looked handsome. Like many other times, his presence was strong and his features bold that it could intimidate anyone. Heidi was a mere mortal after all who had been affected by it. But tonight, right now, he seemed different.

”Heidi,” her name rolled out of his mouth like a sweet candy. When she nodded her head, his eyebrows contoured, ”Words, darling. I want to hear it by these lips.”

”I am yours,” she said the words.

The smile he rewarded her with made her heart squeeze to a state of giddiness. She had never seen him smile like this before and it was something she wanted to capture it in her mind and memories. Just as her eyes closed, her eyes flew open with his next words.

”Then it wouldn't be a problem if I marked you, would it?”

”Mark?” she asked in a whisper.

”Yes. Would you let me mark you?” He asked for her permission, his hands playing with the front of her fringe that rested on her forehead. Heidi hadn't anticipated him to give her mark. Even if it was a temporary mark as she was part of the truce she hadn't even thought about it. She should have been jumping in glee but worry filled her mind again, ”This way I don't have to keep a lookout over the men who might possibly swarm around you. Hmm, you don't want to?” he asked her.

”No, not like that,” she looked away from his gaze.

He placed his finger under her chin and turned her face to face him, ”What is it that worries you? Didn't I tell you there is nothing you have to worry about. Do you have so little trust in me?” He asked her to see her shake her head vigorously. Maybe this was the time to tell the truth.