The Vampire Duke and Natasha. The Hastings. Book 4.

This chapter goes to @VishnupriyMallick who commented on this story. I can tell you the next chapter is ready for me to publish for next week in His Graces point of view. Can my readers help me with a name for his grace? I really need one an unusual name.

Chapter 3

1500's in the year of the Tudors.

What can I say about the 16th century in England after I'd been here for nearly 600 years of drinking blood, whoring and letting my blood lust grow until I finally found a cause with my soul to help people suffering from the effects of life.

Each time I had to change my name and lie to all the noble humans about where I came from at times I said France other times I told them Romania. I found nothing wrong if the lie was a way for me to live without them knowing they had a real live Vampire among them. My sisters lived with me high up on a hill a historic building I built with the okay of King William after a few years and now I was the same one only I had a different name not that I am telling you this name.

We now had to deal with Elizabeth the 1st after her father and sister bloody Mary died. What can I say about Elizabeth she was not a virgin queen remembering the night we shared a bed together and I drank from her cherry red blood into my mouth. Elizabeth was an intoxicating mix running hot and cold from start to finish now she was queen I really had no need of her other than to talk political ways her county may grow more wealthy. My sisters were ordered to court because of me I told Elizabeth and her courtiers my sisters always slept in the day time and awoke at night they were very sorry they could not come out in the day time. I have sourced many times a way to give my sisters immortality from the sun but as yet the cure is years away or I may never find out.

Today I met one of Elizabeth's ladies in waiting a rather blushing rose she was shy when I glanced at her while sitting and talking to other men at the table and she was dancing with a couple of other young ladies. When I glanced sideways at her she twirled around smiling at me before giggling to her friends about me I guess.

The men patted my shoulder telling me her name was Susannah a rather mouthful of a name but I was transfixed by her beauty and kindness I will see in the coming months.

I courted this Susannah for about 6 months was I a man in love?, I could not be sure I was and always will be a Vampire, a blood drinker of the human race. My heart did not beat even though my mother was a human by birth and my father was a vampire king. Being part human I guess I could feel love for a woman like I did with my step mother many moons ago.

Susannah kept me on my toes morning and night giggling when I complemented her on such beauty. Her face grew red I saw and I picked up her hand towards my lips and I planted a kiss on her human flesh. "Susannah" I whispered pulling her nearer to me spellbound by her dark hair glinting blue or her green cats eyes smiling at me and her pouty red lips I itched to kiss and taste.

Turning to me Susannah touched my chest with a comforting hand stalling me of what I wanted to do kiss her senseless but the little shy rose was not going to give into my seduction and moved away from me to her giggling friends.

Queen Elizabeth saw this going on for many months and her lips curved up asking me had I lost the lover touch?

I gave her a laugh not so confident now staying silent while watching the blushing rose I knew as Susannah parade around dancing and I grew aroused by her sexy swaying hips.

Elizabeth I saw had a new younger lover seated next to her a peasant man, he was when she met him a year ago, now he was here seated beside her like a king. Elizabeth had come to me for talks about giving her lover a title I stop speaking for a while contemplating what I would say to my queen?