Vampires Realm Prophecy 01 - Child of Light

There was a note of anxiety in his voice that she couldn’t miss.
    Her hand slipped from his cheek and she ran it around the back of his neck, bringing his mouth close to hers.
    She whispered into it, “I always knew. I knew from the moment I met you.”
    She closed her eyes when his lips brushed against hers in a tender kiss and she leaned into it, her own mouth exploring his. He released her other hand and she wrapped it around his neck, holding onto him while he encircled her waist with his arm and lifted her off the floor. She clung to him, her body moulded against his and their lips fused together in a kiss that began to turn passionate. Her whole body felt warm and the stars on her skin burned in response to the feelings of elation running through her. Tracing her tongue along his lower lip, a thrill ran down her spine when his met it. Her fingers buried themselves in his hair, holding him against her mouth so she could make the most of what was happening.
    She didn’t want it to end, even when she knew it had to. Sighing into his mouth, she lifted her legs up and wrapped them around his waist, locking her feet behind him. She’d never let him go, not now, not ever. Once this war was over, they would have eternity to spend like this.
    Her stomach flipped when his hands lowered, supporting her backside. Her tongue duelled with his and she couldn’t resist letting her canines extend and nipping his lower lip. The sharp scent of blood filled her senses and she smiled against his mouth when he moaned into hers. Kissing him more deeply, she relished the taste of his blood and then groaned when he ran an incisor over her lip, cutting it enough to release a small droplet of her own blood.
    He growled and she couldn’t stop herself from following suit. Her insides spun and her chest ached, the mark over it heating her through and pulsing with magic.
    Losing herself in his kiss, she focused on the intense feelings that were filling her and her desperate need to put this kiss to memory. She furrowed her brows and tried to shut out the thoughts that were beginning to loom inside of her.
    This wouldn’t be their last kiss.
    Sorrow pushed at the corners of her heart, filling her with dread about the upcoming battle, but she ignored it and clung to Valentine as tightly as he was holding onto her. He kissed her slowly, as though he was trying to make it last so they would always remember this moment.
    When he finally broke the kiss, he pressed his cheek against hers, his breathing soft in her ear. “We shall make it through this, Prophecy... together. I will not let anything happen to you... I promise.”
    There was so much emotion and determination in his voice that tears rose into her eyes. She dashed them away and rested her cheek against his before pressing a kiss to his neck and the marks she’d placed on him. She didn’t know how to respond to what he’d said.
    She closed her eyes and held onto him, not wanting to let him go but knowing she had to.
    Tomorrow, when all was said and done, she would tell him that she loved him.
    She knew in her heart that they would make it through this.
    Together.

Chapter 37
    Clearing the edge of the forest, Valentine dashed silently across the ten-metre gap and pressed his back flush against the thick stone wall. He looked towards the corner of the building, watching for a sign of the vampires that were patrolling the front of the castle, and then looked back over at Prophecy. Waving his hand, he intimated for her to join him.
    She hurried across to him. He waited a moment and then began edging towards the small side door. Holding his breath, he tried the door handle and was surprised when it swung open.
    “I guess with this many Tenebrae about you don’t have to worry about security,” she said from behind him. He glanced over his shoulder at her and then went into the building.
    The cold stone corridor was inky black but he could just about make out a set of steps leading upwards. Reaching a hand out, he felt along the rough damp wall and found his way back to the door. He was about to close it when Prophecy beat him to it. Sliding into vampire guise in order to see a little better, he found she had done the same. A brief flash of light from the corridor up ahead made her eyes shine mother of pearl. He’d always been fascinated with the way vampire eyes did that. It was a protection mechanism, like the eyelids of a blue shark. Light could easily damage a vampires eyes