Dark Stranger

Alex - Part 9

Hello Lovely Readers, it has been brought to my attention that some of you may wish to skip some of this smutty chapter because it contains a bit of Scolex. Your choice of course. Read on until ******! :)

For @Mallie91 Your Marking wish is my command!

Case 2 - "Blood Bank"

I noticed one more portrait in the shadows behind the chaise and walked towards the lushly covered half bed/half chair. Alex and Zass noticed my interest and Zass turned on a light set high in the wall which shone directly over the portrait. It portrayed a young man, probably no more than 20 years of age. He was nude, half seated, half lying on a chaise similar to the one Zass wanted to paint us on now. He faced the viewer, one leg slightly bent and that arm behind his head with his fingers tangled in his mass of long red wavy hair. The leg closer to the viewer was straight with a slight outwards turn so everything was on display. His expression was what caught my attention. It was obvious that the rumpled cover he was resting on was like that because his lover had just left. He looked very satisfied, absolutely spent.

It was just as obvious that he was one of Zass's lovers. Zass smiled at the painting with affection and said, "That's Gabriel. I Marked him on his 21st Birthday and we were together for 25 years. He didn't want me to turn him but I was younger then and foolish so I ignored his wishes and turned him anyway. He took another 200 years to forgive me. He and his wife Elizabeth are still together though. She lets me keep this little memento because she has the real thing."

I compared Zass's expression to all my memories of those who had professed to care for me, in the system, in the home, during school, at the Academy and on the force. I don't think there was anyone who ever looked at me like that.

Then he moved his gaze to my face and his smile lit up my heart. I guess this is what love feels like. I thought that if Zass loves me like that I could let him Mark me. I'll wait until Alex goes to ask though.

I glanced up out from behind my lashes and smiled back at Zass. The answering heat in his gaze made me smile wider. If Alex hadn't been in the room I would have bent him over that bed/seat and mmmmmmm......

"Scott," Zass breathed, shaking his head at me. I guess he had some inkling about what I was thinking because that fang that I knew was for me started peeking from his lips.

I blushed and my thoughts were interrupted by Alex saying, "Feeling like I need to leave you two to it, Zass."

We both looked at him, and though his words had sounded slightly disgruntled, his expression was anything but. He was obviously enjoying the tension between us.

So we included him.

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Zass looked at me and then moved towards Alex. I followed and waited for Zass to guide me. Alex's delighted expression chased away any fears I had. We stood in front of and slightly on either side of the smiling man and I nodded at Zass. Zass ran his hand through Alex's hair so I reached out and felt the texture of it before following Zass's motion with my own on the other side. Zass cupped Alex's cheek and nuzzled his neck with his nose. Alex had to lean over for him, exposing his neck to my view. I rubbed my cheek against his and felt the slight growth of stubble against my skin. I closed my eyes and breathed in the scent of his skin, and tasted him.

He made a small noise as my tongue grazed his skin. I opened my eyes and checked his face and the smile there before I closed them again and kissed his neck. Zass reached around and took my hand, placing it on Alex's ass and encouraged me to touch. It was nice, firm, high and when I squeezed it under my hand, Alex made another sound that I now knew was approval. I slipped my hand under his shirt and stroked up towards his shoulders as I started to kiss and gently suck his neck. I opened my eyes when I couldn't go any higher and saw Zass had taken up a position sitting on the chaise with a sketchbook in his hands and a pencil.