Six: Just a Dream

His hands and mouth were everywhere.

Kissing along the edge of my bra.

Under my dress, his hands were fighting with the clasp.

My body quivered and I moaned; he was driving me crazy.

“Quiet,” he whispered in my ear, “we don’t want to be interrupted”.

Under his hands, I was putty.

As I thought I couldn’t take it, he dropped to his knees in front of me.

The feeling of him settling in between my thighs was enough to send my body into a frenzy.

I needed him, and I needed him now.

The first kiss to the inside of my thigh was gentle, soft. The next was far from that. He held my legs as far apart as he could; punishingly wide. Before I could even think, his mouth was on me.

He licked around my clit, the movement unforgiving. He licked up and down, again and again whilst I moaned above him, my hands tangled in his hair, nails scraping along his scalp.

I cried out, seeing stars, as he thrust two fingers inside me, never once letting up the onslaught on my clit.

Just before I could reach my climax, I was rudely awoken by the sound of my alarm. I sighed, stretching my legs out. I could definitely tell it was the day of the full moon. No other day would I wake up pissed because dream-Effie didn’t get an orgasm.

And I was extra-pissed knowing who it was that hadn’t let me reach orgasm in that dream. It was Nathaniel. Why did he have to smell so bloody good when I saw him yesterday?

Today was going to be rough. I planned to get to my club, Underworld, in just a couple of hours. At that point, I’d have to see Luke. And I did not want to be doing that whilst I felt like this. At this point, I could not trust myself around him. Apparently I couldn't be around Nathaniel either.

I stumbled around the kitchen, simultaneously pouring coffee and trying to call today’s donor, Caroline, to see if she could get here any earlier.

She answered on the second ring. “Effie, hi!” Her voice sounded a little breathless.

“Are you busy? Is there any chance you could get here early?”

She paused for a moment before replying.

“I can get to you in about half an hour?”

“That’s perfect… I’ll see you soon.”

“Looking forward to it!”

I smiled. Caroline was a sweet girl in her early twenties. I paid my donors quite well, and she was saving that money towards a deposit on a house for her and her partner.

Before I even knew it, she was knocking on the door. I welcomed her in, engaging in light small talk on the way to the living room.

Once she indicated that she was ready, I bit into her offered wrist.

I pulled away when she moaned, her heart rate increasing with desire.

“Caroline,” I whispered. “Are you okay?”

She opened her eyes again. “That was so good.” She pulled her dress down, tilting her head to the side and exposing her neck. “Please, bite me again. Please, Effie.”

Her eyes were begging.

Fuck.

“Caroline, I can’t. This isn’t you saying this.”

“It is, please. I’ve always wanted you.”

When I refused again, she burst into tears, running for the door before I could stop her.

Swearing under my breath, I called Luke. He didn’t live too far away and would be able to track Caroline down easily.

He was back at mine within half an hour.

“She’s safe at home, ma’am.”

I nodded my thanks, sinking into the armchair, and motioning for Luke to take a seat too.

“What happened, ma’am?”

“She reacted how you did. She wanted me to bite her again, it was as if it was orgasmic, and it shouldn’t have been.”

I closed my eyes, my head falling back.

“I didn’t want any of this to happen. I don’t know how this happened. I didn’t spend decades mastering perfect control to lose it now.”

“Ma’am,” he paused for a moment before continuing. “I think your power has suddenly grown. I think that’s what has happened.”

I glanced at him, my face sceptical.

“It’s your succubus, ma’am. It’s stronger. The pull is stronger.” He sighed. “I’ve always felt it, but it’s been getting stronger for a while. I thought it was just because…” He winced before continuing. “Because I’ve always wanted you. I’ve also been fighting off more unpleasant types from coming for you than I had previously been. You’re calling them, even if you don’t realise it.”

“Luke, I…”

“You don’t have to respond, ma’am. We just need to work out how to shield your pull at least a little to keep some of these unwanted suitors at bay.”

“Say this theory is correct. That explains Nathaniel’s behaviour, and we can assume Caroline’s too…”

He nodded. “It’s making existing attraction much more… potent.”

I let my head fall forward into my hands. I needed to get my shit back together before something happened that I’d come to regret.

Luke’s hands appeared, cupping my face. “Effie, just take this as it is, for a while anyway. At least with me. Please.”

I winced. His tone was begging, just like Caroline’s.

“Luke… I can’t. Not anymore. This isn’t you talking.”

“Oh it is, I can promise you that. I told you I wanted you, I wanted this before your power spiked. Just now… I need you, it’s like I’m not complete without you.”

“That doesn’t make me feel any better about this, Luke.”

He gave me a small smile. “Are you saying… you don’t feel anything for me at all, ma’am? Because if you are, I’m not sure I believe you.”