I knew for a fact that my heart stopped beating for about two full seconds the moment I set my eyes on him. The most beautiful man I had ever seen, that was all I could think of.
His black hair was sleeked backwards to reveal his striking face, his eyebrows were so dark against his bronze skin and they were hooded over beautiful blue eyes that were framed with lashes so thick I was jealous. His nose was also impossibly straight.
He towered over me easily with his massive frame and his aura of controlled power made him seem even bigger.
I saw his lips curl up into a smile the moment he realized I was checking him out, that was when I snapped out of it, this man, no matter how otherworldly he looked, was still a noble, and I hated nobles for how spoiled and greedy they were.
"Who are you?" I asked in a plain voice.
"I'm Mylo," he said, his voice sounded even deeper than before. "I saw you at the courtyard and decided to follow you here," he explained with his hands in his pockets. He had the air of a person that was thoroughly unfazed, like absolutely nothing in the world could bother him, I wished to be like that sometimes.
I narrowed my eyes at him.
"You followed me like some creep? How do I know you're not some serial killer? I'm sure you nobles can get away with having such sick hobbies on the side,"
"I can tell you hate nobles, " he stated.
No shit, I thought.
"I hate them too," he continued and I furrowed my brows at him in question.
He however did not explain further, his icy blue eyes looked down at me and I had to tilt my head to meet his eyes.
His gaze lowered to my lips and I could see his eyes visibly darken.
I licked my lips on instinct and his almost eager eyes followed every movement.
When his gaze met mine again I realized in an instant that something had changed in the air around us, the tension was so thick I could almost reach out and touch it.
I tore my eyes away from his and glanced at the lake as a way to dilute the awkwardness between us.
He followed my gaze.
"Would you like to go for a swim?" he asked suddenly and I looked at him wide eyed as though I wasn't just thinking about swimming in the lake.
"No, I don't think that's a very good ide— what are you doing?" I asked with a mixture of surprise and shock.
Mylo had unbuttoned his shirt in the blink of an eye, my eyes could not stop ogling him, his muscles were so defined and striated, I had never seen a body like that in my life, not even on television. He had muscles in places I didn't know muscles were.
I wondered what he would feel like under my fingertips, I wondered what he would taste like.
He created a massive splash when he entered the water, and I finally snapped out of it when some of the water hit my face.
I gasped loudly and attempted to wipe some of the water off my eyes and he laughed, it was a magical sound that branded itself into my brain.
"You sure you don't want to join me? It's quite warm," he said, loudly enough so I could hear him.
"I know it's warm, thanks to—" I was not able to complete my sentence when a powerful arm grabbed my ankle and pulled.
I let out a loud scream as I was pulled deep into the water. My dress, my hair, everything was soaked as I struggled to reach the surface, the water was dark and terrifying.
Was this man trying to kill me?
I found my way back to the shore and just as I was about to heave myself into the grass, I felt his warmth behind me.
His powerful arms wrapped around my waist as he buried his head into the nook of my neck and took a deep inhale.
His breath sent shivers through my body and I could feel a fiery warmth settling in my belly.
I leaned into him, and felt the hard ridges of his body against my back.
"What is your name?" he asked.
"Eden," I managed.
"You smell so fucking good, Eden," he practically groaned against my body, I almost didn't hear him.
I shivered violently.
He smelled delicious too, but I wasn't going to tell him that of course, my vampire side was more dominant so I was more of a vampire than I was a werewolf or human, I tried to hide it as much as I could.
His teeth against my jaw snapped me out of my thoughts, it didn't particularly hurt, it felt so good especially when he licked the sore skin with his tongue afterwards.
The sound that escaped from my mouth did not belong to me, my head was spinning and my heart was hammering against my rib cage, the poor organ.
"Let us go inside," Mylo said and lifted himself out of the pool. He wasn't asking.
He reached an arm under my knees and lifted me bridal style, I let out a gasp as I wrapped my dainty arms around his thick neck.
"You are so damn beautiful, where have you been all my life?" he asked, and I looked up to meet his gaze, his voice sounded impossibly deeper than before, and his darkened eyes looked at me as though I was something precious, as though I was his world.
And despite the fact that we had just met, I felt like I had known him for an eternity.
He carried me into the palace through a hallway that wasn't too crowded, we caught a few glances here and there, but most of the people were probably too drunk to care about a shirtless man carrying a girl that probably looked like a wet rat.
Mylo finally came to a stop before a pair of massive double doors, they opened to reveal a stunningly beautiful bedroom that matched the subtle extravagance of the palace.
I wondered briefly if Mylo knew the owners of the room, but judging from the glamour of the palace, this was probably just a random guest room.
My thought processes came to a staggering halt the moment I felt his warm lips on my neck, shivers ran through the entire length of my body, I did not know how I could be so aroused or why.
Especially since I had never felt this way for any man before, but Mylo was no ordinary man, anyone could see that.
"The things I want to do to your body Eden," his lips grazed my throat and then closed around the point my neck met my shoulder, he sucked hard, wringing a sharp cry from me. "are you ready?" he asked.
"Yes, Mylo." I was finally able to form words.
The sound that came from deep within him was unlike anything I had ever heard before, it was almost like the sound of... A warning.
I was ready. I needed him.
With one hard tug on the lace of my dress he pulled me against him and I could feel his hot arousal as it pressed against the small of my back.
His lips latched onto the flesh of my ear as he drew the skirt of my gown up, I held the skirts as his hands moved to my lacy underwear.
With one brutal move, he ripped the piece of fabric, exposing my throbbing core to him.
Mylo bent me over the bed and my cheeks pressed against the feather soft material of the bed as my ass was high in the air. His large body caged me in and I was growing restless.
"You will not be able to take all of me, " he said. "Not yet."
"But Eden."
"What?" I gasped at the hard, unbelievably hot length of his cock sliding over my ass.
"You're going to want to, " a throaty sound left him as the head of his cock pressed into the heat—
I cried out, hips jerking at the feel of him, it was maddening.
"Oh yeah," he made a sound at the back of his throat. "You're going to want to." his hand gripped my hip, steadying me, his lips pressed against my wildly beating pulse, "Badly, but I'm not going to let you,"
My mind was filled with nothing but blazing red lust and I could barely understand what he was saying. A rush of damp heat flooded through me as he eased in another inch, his width, those ridges, stretching me— I wanted him to rip me apart.
Mylo wrapped his arm around my waist, controlling my movements, sealing my back to his and then he thrust into me.
I came apart instantly, again and again and again until I had forgotten every part of me, until my entire universe was destroyed and rebuilt by Mylo that night.