~~Cassuis's coterie~~~
It's ever lively as always in the death of night, every point of the castle was littered with work; different sorts. A knock sounded on his door, he didn't mind to look towards the door or give permission to enter. After talking two times more Lenora doubted if it's ever going to get answered, so she decided to enter and she was welcomed by darkness. If it weren't for the light that seeped into the room, she wouldn't have noticed the silhouette of a person stooped forward on his wine corner against the bar table.
"Master Cassuis?" She asked as she was unsure it was him, she stepped inside carefully finding the light switch she flicked it on. Cassuis narrowed his eyes because of the light that poured in before his droopy eyes adjusted to it.
"Master?" Lenora called again quite unsure of what she is seeing of Cassuis; never in the years had she seen him in such a state. Cassuis sighed inwardly before getting on his feet nearly tumbling from the lack of navigation due to heavy drinking since he got back from his Lord's castle. He left unannounced with Damien, it made Lenora wander where they were and had to follow back, there plan was to stay until the deal with Lord Orpheus on completely on route. That alone showed her something was prominently wrong
"Yes" he answered his voice groggy and low, not really compared to what he was feeling at the moment
"Tomorrow is an important day to all of us, Lord Orpheus is going to need you there" She reminded him of what's more important for the greater of them than him in a wallow state.
"Close the door on your way out" Cassuis hasn't felt that confused not even when he first met his mate or when he lost her forever. He glanced down at his glass noticing that it's only half a swig left in his glass he roared and threw it across the room frightening Lenora by his action, she knew all she could do was leave as he instructed. Lenora turned on her heels feeling worried sick about him, she'd always been close to him although he seemed like a hardcore heartless master, between him and her he's always himself. He had never shy at sharing he's deepest feeling with her or his plans either besides his first sired human Damien, she's the closest to him. If she could ever know what had flipped her master into this would be from Damien. As she was about to exit Cassuis looked towards her again and ordered "Off the lights"
Instead Lenora only dimed the lights in the hope that he would be himself again, shut the door behind her and halted still thinking about the broken look she's once seen in his eyes. The time was so dark that no amount of light could brighten his world, the loss of his mate Annalisa made his rouge and blood thirsty. Many small villages vanished under his thumb all in his search for peace until he stumbled upon me in a dark time of my own. Cassuis saved me from persecution and a possible execution when I was little, took me as his own and the first few members of his coterie. After she's thought for a while she decided to head to Damien's
Cassuis on the other hand had his mouth glued to the bottle, just to crush down the feeling that is ever surfacing over his chest−a feeling he thought he'd never be able to feel again after Annalisa but there he was fighting those emotions down with hatred he knew he had in him, it wasn't possible to want those feelings. They never reoccur for his kind of species, only humans were given that ability. He finally put the bottle down with a heave feeling his stomach churn with discomfort and the liquid inside it moving around in him. He dropped in the bed caging his head he could hear a roar building inside him leading from the deceitful feelings but he could not deny the craving on his chest and the feeling of the presence growing inside him. He stood up to the mirror in his room, the dimming in the room didn't stop him from seeing the patch that had recently added to his skin; vampires doesn't hold scares so that was the first ever on him. Though he had a shirt on but it was buttoned down, so he used a hand and pull it apart to expose the area that was now holding the faded mark, a web like mark that spread to his collar bone just like a giant spider. He stared blankly at it thinking at just the moment that their bodies met, her hands pressed him against her before he noticed the feeling of sinking inside her.
"It's coming off" he roared dropping the glass in his hand he used his razor sharp nails to claw at his skin in the intent to remove the scar thus the feelings with it. After shredding his skin it was only the blood stain that remained, after finding a little bit of ease he retreated for his bed accordingly, just like always laid back and hands crossed over his chest. Quickly he's fallen asleep as soon as he's laid his head back wishing tomorrow morning could and would be different
"Damien" Lenora called as she entered; she was told he was in the study. Damien looked over his shoulder towards her while he was in the midst of giving instructions about the upcoming gathering. He was partially sitting on the reading table, half of him seated and the other firm on the floor
"Go ahead and start on it" he excused the four gents heading to his words they left immediately closing the door behind them. She walked towards him putting herself so close to him before placing a hand on his suited body flirtatiously, Damien stared back at her blankly not moving away and not acting as she would want. His mood was no less than pleased after he placed Gia back in her room last night, he wants nothing to do with her so he is only determined to make tomorrow as perfect as he could while his sire seemed detached he had to take over all the responsibilities giving him no room to entertain Lenora's flirtations.
He was literarily running by the clock as Lenora also noticed, his stare was just for a moment before he moved his head to the side his eyes assaulted the planning book in his hands, reading it keenly while she nonetheless didn't give up on getting his attention. From the bottom of his tie she worked her pointer finger around it, winding it carefully and teasingly still pinning her lower half to his; Damien's attention was till undivided although she was brushing against his manhood. Suddenly she jerked her elbows in thus pulling his head further towards her, he grunted slightly at her profound wiliness to have him comply and that she took him off guard. He slowly looked back towards her noticing the tenacious glint in her eyes and that she was biting down her bottom lip mischievously smiling at him. Lenora was indeed a sharp and beautiful woman everyone would wish to go drunk over, hair pulled back a little bit of makeup makes her the eye piece in every gathering; especially now that she's wearing a body hugging honeydew colored half dress complementing both her curves and skin tone. Her dresses never fail to show a little bit of cleavage thus looking at her long neck would consequently make you notice her full chest. Damian peered at her watching her eyes invite him; winking at him impishly, he sighed inwardly and reached his hand on her lower back. Lenora's heart jumped happily as he caught his attention, Damien was a person just like his master very hard−better describes him even harder because he barely talks if not necessary always keeps to himself. The only person he gets to be free with was Master Cassuis himself that alone made Lenora want him more. Instead of crashing himself into her Damien pulled her away out of his way slowly and he would lie not to notice Lenora's disappointment, she was suddenly washed by anger. He stepped down and walked around the study table sat himself in the chair just like Cassuis does, placing the book down he continued to stare down at it. Lenora stood there for a while all her flirtatious attempts washed down the plug, she calm herself down before leaning forwards against the table
"You left the royal mansion spontaneously" She asked evenly in her usual cool tone
"Master Cassuis have some inter-coterie subjects to attend to" he answered plainly not looking away from the book. He now had a pen in his hand scribbling down in the book very fast; Lenora pinched herself on the table just like he did before.
"Master Cassuis has never acted like this before; I had seen him in his worst" Damien's once straight face twitched and his brows furrowed almost instantly but he didn't look up either, he only stopped writing for a brief moment because he knew what Lenora was talking about before he continued putting back on his relaxed face. Lenora did notice, so it confirmed he either knew something or he's equally clueless. After the transitory silence still waiting for his response he responded clearing his voice first casually
"What are you talking of?" He asked finally looking up at her, that made her feel sheepish at the beauty of his eyes
"As you know I arrived shortly," she climbed down and rounded the table stopping at the rounded edge of it "I wanted to know the reason for leaving when just after tonight we all get what we want the most but I found Cassuis a broken piece; comparable to the time he's lost," before she could mention her name Damien talked her out
"I think it's better you try not to find out and no I don't know anything about it" he answered her question before she could directly throw it at him. She tilted her head aside in disbelief knowing that Cassuis and Damien were as close a father-son relationship; he knew exactly what Cassuis feels at any given time. She was finding it hard to believe
"You've always know what he is like at any time, why did he keep you out this time?" she crossed her legs while she fully rested against the table
"I don't know how to help besides living him alone and that is what you will also see to" his voice was firm as though he was ordering Lenora to stay away from this matter
"I'm curious to know what happens if I don't" Lenora stressed on IF just to show him how defiant she could really be when she wants to, indeed she wasn't willing to let it go just as he ordered her of. Abruptly she left herself not against the table anymore but against the wall of books, his hand gently wrapped around her throat while their bodies were inches apart; Lenora felt on fire. There are infinite amount of men that she'd slept with but none had impacted on her the way a single contact with Damien had. Lenora had been always the one to make others longing and not the other way around. She was dumfounded and out of words by the way his eyes danced around her, she saw something she's never seen about him. Damien had been barricading himself against opening up to her, he's only had one love and that was when he was human and when he turned he had zero to no control over himself around humans. So he had to step in the dark for her own good and later after he's back he found that she's with child and married to a man he knew so well, his cousin. His heart shattered, although he came back for her he knew he would never properly belong with her as she was mortal and he's not. He would either have to give her the gift of immortality with a price to pay or feel the pain of separation after she dies. Damien could never bring himself to do that to her and probably lose the side of her he loves so passionately, so he left and never tuned back. That was when the Damien we all know was birthed, emotionless. Lenora was one of the sights that tried to break that out of him, for thousands of years his relationship status had never grown; it had always been a one night stands with his food luring them out and he's never truly felt anything spark in him.
His heart paced just like Lenora's was at her throat, her head pulsing with emotions, he spoke in a husky voice
"I'm curious to know what happens if I have you under me"
Lenora's eyes widen with shock as her mouth dried but down there was activated. She had no response but he did, he lowered upper half towards her face just inches away her breathed had become rapider judging from the stream of air leaving her parted lips
"Let's see just how desperate you want to taste-" before his words come to an end Lenora unleashed her wild self and caught on to his lips roughly. The goodness that she felt after that only made her want to melt inside him, he swiftly took charge again taking them across the room she rested her against it while he worked to undo her dress while she undid his. It all happened very quickly as their desires burned through them, the atmosphere in the room boiled with their heat. His mouth never left hers as he thrust inside of her roughly she moaned delightfully. She's finally got him when she least expected it. After realizing himself inside of her he felt relieved of the emotions burned his soul, he reached his hand and pulled her hair back thus pulling their lip apart, Lenora rolled her eyes to look inside his there was a look of satisfaction but a bigger hunger had formed inside of her for him, she wanted more of his rough handling. She cupped the side of his neck pulling him back on her put he smiled still holding back
"I have work" He mentioned his voice still husky as he was staring at her naked body, it more of a reminder to him than to her. Lenora was indeed offended so she lowered her hand and untangled her feet that were around him. He unhand her messy hair and gave her a quick kiss before he zipped up his pants, and went further to get his white shirt when he found it missing; just his black jacket was on the floor. He heard Lenora giggle as he looked up from the floor; he found that she was sitting in the chair with his shirt on, hair still messed up and every inch of her screamed it wanted him with wayward and flirtatious look on her features and it only made her hotter. He shook his head smiling he grabbed his jack and threw it over his shoulder after getting up
"Let's work" Lenora said clicking her tongue