CHAPTER 73

Lothaire watched as Larisa opened her eyes slowly, she woke up with a confused expression on her face and she immediately sat up from the bed startled as she screened her eyes through his body as if she was looking for the wounds inflicted earlier on him by those humans. His upper body was unclothed and she felt relieved that the wounds were healed.

Larisa knew very well he could heal but the goriness of the wounds and the immense blood that oozed out of them couldn't leave her mind. She could still vividly picture the numerous rods piercing through his back into his chest and her heart tightened painfully, knowing she was the reason he was badly hurt the previous night, even though he didn't seem to be in pain, she knew how painful and unbearable the wounds looked, a human would have died from just one rod sticking out of their chest but he had numerous rods sticking out of his and he didn't weaken, he bore the pain just to save her till the end.

"Why are you crying?" Lothaire's deep voice brought her back from her thoughts and she instinctively touched her face that was wet with tears she didn't know she had shed.

Larisa couldn't reply as the tears kept rolling down her cheeks and she sobbed softly. Lothaire immediately took her into his embrace in silence as he stroked her soft brown hair lovingly. She was crying because she knew they would never be in peace as long as they were together, she knew they could never live normally without an attack brought on them and deaths would follow them wherever they went just like the way Onyx died unfairly because she came into his life but even with bad things happening because of them being together, she was too selfish to let him go, she couldn't think of leaving him for a day because she'd be broken if she did. If she had to choose between the world and Lothaire, she'd undoubtedly choose him and she didn't care that she would be doing something wrong just to be with him, she was already walking into the pit of hell with him.

She felt relieved being in his embrace and her sobbing died down.

"You should eat." Lothaire said as he pulled out from the unending embrace and she nodded even though she wasn't hungry. He watched her eat until she was done. She stared at the wall clock which stated that the time was around seven pm in the evening. 'She had slept till the next evening?' She exclaimed inwardly as her eyes widened.

"Why were you crying earlier? Where you that scared?" She heard Lothaire ask and she whipped her head towards him.

"Your wounds seemed very painful and it was all my fault..." Larisa said with a small voice and she heard Lothaire let out a short cackle. Her brows creased together in confusion.

"I can heal love and they don't hurt that much, I can almost not feel it." Lothaire stated out with assurance.

"I know, but...I don't like seeing you get hurt, it hurts me.." She said with a low, sad voice as she hung her head low with a glum look.

Lothaire stared at her for a second in silence, he could tell she was still shaken by the image of him being stabbed viciously, it was indeed a terrifying sight for his Angel since she was so frail and fragile. He cupped her cheeks and tilted her face upwards to look at him.

"I'm right here, aren't I? I can't die, so don't be bothered if I get hurt, I'll just heal." He said with an assuring smile as he locked his golden gaze with her Hazel's.

"But still, don't get hurt." She said as she gave him a small smile even though she still couldn't erase the vivid horrific image of him getting stabbed.

"Who were those people?" She queried with usual big inquisitive eyes and she saw his face become grim and his golden eyes darkened.

"Just a group of rebellious foolish humans against the rule of vampires, I should have gotten rid of every last one of them in the past." Lothaire said angrily with clenched teeth. His face immediately softened when he looked at her, his golden eyes no longer darkened, instead they shone brighter than the sun as if a thousand flames burned into them.

"How did they know about vampires? I thought humans weren't aware of their existence?" She queried again with creased brows.

"It's a long story but their ancestors somehow got knowledge about us and then passed it onto them." Lothaire explained and she nodded thoughtfully.

"What were those white sticks they attacked you with? I've never seen them before, did they believe it would kill you?" She queried again and Lothaire wondered if her questions would end but he wasn't tired of giving her answers.

"They made stakes with the white oak tree and yes, they believed it would kill me, foolish humans." Lothaire said with a sarcastic smirk.

"Oh..So.." Larisa was about to question Lothaire more until he shut her up with a kiss. He knew her questions would take all night so he had to make her forget about them as quickly as possible doing something else that was more fun than question and answers.

Larisa was left literally speechless by the kiss, her heart skipped a beat as if it was her first but it was with Lothaire and every time felt like a first for her. She stayed stiff until he pulled away from the short kiss which was more like a peck on the lips.

"Would you rather continue with your question and answers or do something much fun?" Lothaire asked with a seductive, husky voice and it didn't take long for her to become aroused as she felt a pool of hotness between her legs. She didn't reply but Lothaire already knew her answer so he immediately slammed his lips on hers as he wrapped his arms around her waist, he sucked on her lower lips and nibbled on it before prying her mouth open with his tongue. He entwined his warm tongue with hers and explored the insides of her warm mouth, sucking and meshing their lips together rhythmically.

She wrapped her arms around his strong neck and dug her fingers into his lush, inky hair as she pressed her soft body into his hard one. He made her straddle him with their lips still meshed together in deep kisses and she felt his hands caressing her body gently and he slipped his hands under her dress with no bra underneath as he cupped her naked breasts and massaged it firmly but gently earning a moan from her lips. He stroked and caressed her hardened nipples with his thumb and she felt an electric sensation throughout her whole body.

Lothaire pushed her dress upwards to reveal her full breasts to his view and he took one nipple in his mouth as he sucked on it hard while massaging the other with his hand and she let out a moan as she pressed her body into his, feeling the hotness of his mouth on her. He applied the same action to the other nipple and her breath hitched at the exciting feeling but she wanted more, she wanted to give him her whole body, she wanted him inside of her, she wanted to taste him whole and she wanted him to taste her too. She wanted them to explore each other in the new ways, she was ready to offer her whole body to him, her soul and her heart and she wanted him to do the same too.

She pushed him away slowly and made him look at her, interfering their excitement but she wanted to go the whole way, not just touching, she wanted to reach the highest peak of excitement.

He shot her a confused look with creased brows as they stared at each other in silence.

"Lothaire, let's make love..." She said with a low voice as she locked her gaze with his and Lothaire's throat bobbled up and down, he could see the raw desires swirling in her hazel eyes and his resolve broke just staring into them. He wasn't sure he could refuse her offering herself to him wholly and with so much confidence. No matter how much he avoided her to protect her from his demon, he would have to face them and maybe it was the right time to face his demons, he had waited so long and so had she and it was finally time for their mating bond to be sealed.