A Vampire's Life Book 5

Chapter 5

People started to leave just before midnight, slowly making their way through the rock face and into mid jump. Jonah had quietly slipped away from his father's sight, knowing that he would expect him to be there to say goodbye to the hundreds of vampires that had attended the night. Instead we had found our way into the upper section of a terraced garden. They had created a serene area to lay and look at the stars on a massive day bed. At first we were laying side by side, still very uneasy about each other. There was no breeze at the moment, just the warmth of the night that wrapped around us as we watched the sky twinkle. Our shoes had been cast off long ago, walking through the dewy grass had been fun. The hem of my dress was damp even though I had lifted it from the ground but I didn't care, this was amazing. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Jonah, his hands on his stomach, one set of fingers tapping on the other hand. It was almost like a nervous twitch. Then out of nowhere, he rolled onto his side, leaning up on one arm and looked down at me.

"I guess you've figured I like you, right?"

I bit my lip with a grin, nodding at him.

"I like you too."

"I uh..." he sighed, his free hand rubbing the back of his neck.

"Jonah, just relax." I grinned, toying with the edge of his jacket "Spit it out, it's ok."

"I want things to be permanent you know, you and me."

"Like boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"Yeah, I know I should probably go and talk to your father first."

"Ok." I said very drawn out "Firstly, you don't have to go and see my father, my life, my choice. Secondly, he would approve regardless. You and your family have been a part of our life for longer than I've been around so there is no issue about getting approval. My parents differ greatly from the likes of your father or worse yet, my grandfather."

Jonah grinned, clearly his mother had told him the tale of the beginning of my parent's relationship. My father didn't know he was the son of a king, my grandfather had tried to ban my mother from seeing him because he was bottom level of vampire society. That was until it was revealed that he was in fact second in line to our countries throne. Suddenly my father was instantly approved to date my mother, wedding date had been set and the fact that they were pregnant with me was all the more better.

"So what does miss independent want?"

"Her boyfriend to kiss her."

Jonah leaned in a little with a cheeky grin.

"You brought your boyfriend to the liberty ball and didn't tell me?"

"He was already here."

I pulled his jacket to me, dragging him in. His soft lips scraped over mine, slowly enjoying the sweet moment. My hand found its way over his jaw to the back of his neck urging him closer. I could see he wanted to take things slowly but there was a limit. They pressed against mine, moulding into a perfect and passionate kiss. His fang tugged on my bottom lip, his eyes were like liquid bronze. My body shivered as his hand ran down my arm to my shoulder, pulling my body closer to his. He gripped the base of my head as he trailed kisses down my neck, sinking his fangs into the soft skin. I gasped as he drank the smallest amount, licking the wound as he continued to kiss my neck.

"You are so sweet." he murmured against my collar bone.

Jonah rolled onto his back, taking me with him. Now I sat on him, the dress was puffed out all over the place. He sat up, continuing to kiss me. His hands were on my shoulders at the base of my neck, mine slipped in under his jacket, feeling the firm body beneath the cotton shirt. Slowly one hand trailed down my spine to the zip at the back of my dress. I could hear the zip slowly pulling apart.