Dark Places
by Laura Spudzmom
Chapter 02
Bella sighed as she stared out the window at the bustling courtyard below. She had been here in Italy a month now and aside from her passion filled nights, she had been and remained lonely.
Oh, Aro was very liberal with his attentions at night, when all of his duties as King were fulfilled for the day and he was free to be with her, but the hours between those times were long and monotonous for Bella.
She couldn't exactly roam the castle as she pleased after all. No matter whose plaything she was, she was still a human in a castle full of vampires; a very dangerous situation indeed. She would have to be stupid to go roaming in this place without an escort and stupid she wasn't.
Another thing that was bothering her was this consistent ill feeling that would flare up at odd and random times of the day and she found herself wondering if she was becoming seriously ill with something. She just felt off. It was difficult for her to explain but things with her body just didn't feel the same any longer.
She hated foods she used to love, some even bringing on the nausea and other things that she could never stand before were now her favorites and she couldn't get enough, rare red meat being one example.
She heard the door to the suite open but didn't bother turning around. He would find her when he was ready for her. He always did.
She had already bathed and readied herself for him, using the special soaps and shampoo that he'd had made for her.
She was certain that none of it was cheap. Since she had been here, he had made sure that she had the finest of everything, even down to her personal products.
With that thought, her mind wandered to other personal products that she had yet to use and her breath caught, her heart speeding up and eyes widening with her realization. She had missed her period completely and she was now two weeks late.
She was never late.
He must have heard her racing heart because he was there in an instant, strong arms wrapping around her from behind as he placed gentle kisses on her neck.
"What is it my beautiful one? What causes your heart to race?"
She turned in his arms, looking up at him with tears in her eyes. "I am late my King."
He smoothed her hair back from her face, a look of confusion on his handsome face.
"Late for what Cara?"
She laughed a bit through her tears. Not that she thought her situation funny really, just that any modern man would know instantly what she was talking about.
She reached up and caressed his cheek, studying his plump lower lip as her thumb brushed over its softness.
Meeting his eyes again, she decided to be straight with him.
"Aro, I think that I am pregnant.’
She watched as emotions flashed through his eyes; disbelief, realization, joy…. a wide, genuine smile lighting his face as that last emotion took root and grew.
He backed up a pace staring down at her abdomen for a moment before dropping to his knees, pressing his ear to her lower belly to listen carefully.
She laughed, burying her hands in his raven hair. "Aro, if I am, it's much too early to hear anything!"
He shushed her and continued to listen intently. She rolled her eyes while smoothing his hair, a smile on her face as she watched him.
A knock interrupted him and he rose to answer, accepting his nightly carafe of blood and bottle of vintage wine from the lower guard.
He poured some of each into a wine glass, swirling it to mix and Bella moved toward him, breathing deeply and moaning at the aroma as it wafted her way.
Aro's eyes widened as she locked eyes with him, taking the glass from his hand and taking a slow sip as her eyes slid shut in satisfaction. "Oh god yes….this is what I have been craving."
Another sip and she moaned this time, making Aro instantly hard.
He watched in fascination as she finished the entire glass, her eyes darkening to almost black as she looked at him afterward.
He leaned forward taking her mouth in a heated kiss, sucking the droplet of blood and wine from her plump bottom lip before plundering the depths, purring at the taste of Bella, and blood and wine combined.
It was heady and Aro couldn't get enough.
His eyes widened when she began pushing him backward toward the bed, tearing his shirt open on the way. She began kissing his chest, sucking and nipping at the small buds as she worked on getting him free of his trousers.
He reached down, helping her with the fastenings and they pooled at his feet. She dropped to her knees to rid him of everything before rising, slowly running her hands up his firmly muscled body, trailing hot moist kisses as she went.
She reached his mouth then and kissed him slowly, running her tongue over the points of his fangs, giving him a taste of her blood in the process.
He groaned as she smiled wickedly.
"Lie back my King." She whispered.
He did, watching her with eyes black with passion as she climbed on the bed, pulling her dress up to straddle him.
She leaned forward, nipping and sucking on his luscious blood flushed lips before deepening the kiss, positioning herself over his hard cock all the while.
They both moaned as she sank down slowly, taking every inch of him into her slick heat, a gasp and groan coming from her as he thrust up, sheathing himself fully.
She rode him slowly, rising and dropping as her hands caressed her own body, relishing the delicious feeling of him stretching and filling her completely on every downward stroke, eyes locked with her King.
He caressed her thighs, thrusting up to meet her tilting and grinding center.
"You are so beautiful my Isabella."
She moaned, running her hands through her hair as she breathed out sensuously, "I am all yours My King."
She threw her head back, groaning and gasping as she took him as deeply as she could, tightening rhythmically around him, her powerful orgasm gripping his cock as he came with her, their essence combining deep within her sated body.
He caught her as she collapsed against his chest, rolling over her tenderly, kissing her panting lips gently.
He locked his passion blackened gaze with her darkened one.
"Be my Queen my Isabella. Rule with me. Marry me."
Bella sighed as she stared out the window at the bustling courtyard below. She had been here in Italy a month now and aside from her passion filled nights, she had been and remained lonely.
Oh, Aro was very liberal with his attentions at night, when all of his duties as King were fulfilled for the day and he was free to be with her, but the hours between those times were long and monotonous for Bella.
She couldn't exactly roam the castle as she pleased after all. No matter whose plaything she was, she was still a human in a castle full of vampires; a very dangerous situation indeed. She would have to be stupid to go roaming in this place without an escort and stupid she wasn't.
Another thing that was bothering her was this consistent ill feeling that would flare up at odd and random times of the day and she found herself wondering if she was becoming seriously ill with something. She just felt off. It was difficult for her to explain but things with her body just didn't feel the same any longer.
She hated foods she used to love, some even bringing on the nausea and other things that she could never stand before were now her favorites and she couldn't get enough, rare red meat being one example.
She heard the door to the suite open but didn't bother turning around. He would find her when he was ready for her. He always did.
She had already bathed and readied herself for him, using the special soaps and shampoo that he'd had made for her.
She was certain that none of it was cheap. Since she had been here, he had made sure that she had the finest of everything, even down to her personal products.
With that thought, her mind wandered to other personal products that she had yet to use and her breath caught, her heart speeding up and eyes widening with her realization. She had missed her period completely and she was now two weeks late.
She was never late.
He must have heard her racing heart because he was there in an instant, strong arms wrapping around her from behind as he placed gentle kisses on her neck.
"What is it my beautiful one? What causes your heart to race?"
She turned in his arms, looking up at him with tears in her eyes. "I am late my King."
He smoothed her hair back from her face, a look of confusion on his handsome face.
"Late for what Cara?"
She laughed a bit through her tears. Not that she thought her situation funny really, just that any modern man would know instantly what she was talking about.
She reached up and caressed his cheek, studying his plump lower lip as her thumb brushed over its softness.
Meeting his eyes again, she decided to be straight with him.
"Aro, I think that I am pregnant.’
She watched as emotions flashed through his eyes; disbelief, realization, joy…. a wide, genuine smile lighting his face as that last emotion took root and grew.
He backed up a pace staring down at her abdomen for a moment before dropping to his knees, pressing his ear to her lower belly to listen carefully.
She laughed, burying her hands in his raven hair. "Aro, if I am, it's much too early to hear anything!"
He shushed her and continued to listen intently. She rolled her eyes while smoothing his hair, a smile on her face as she watched him.
A knock interrupted him and he rose to answer, accepting his nightly carafe of blood and bottle of vintage wine from the lower guard.
He poured some of each into a wine glass, swirling it to mix and Bella moved toward him, breathing deeply and moaning at the aroma as it wafted her way.
Aro's eyes widened as she locked eyes with him, taking the glass from his hand and taking a slow sip as her eyes slid shut in satisfaction. "Oh god yes….this is what I have been craving."
Another sip and she moaned this time, making Aro instantly hard.
He watched in fascination as she finished the entire glass, her eyes darkening to almost black as she looked at him afterward.
He leaned forward taking her mouth in a heated kiss, sucking the droplet of blood and wine from her plump bottom lip before plundering the depths, purring at the taste of Bella, and blood and wine combined.
It was heady and Aro couldn't get enough.
His eyes widened when she began pushing him backward toward the bed, tearing his shirt open on the way. She began kissing his chest, sucking and nipping at the small buds as she worked on getting him free of his trousers.
He reached down, helping her with the fastenings and they pooled at his feet. She dropped to her knees to rid him of everything before rising, slowly running her hands up his firmly muscled body, trailing hot moist kisses as she went.
She reached his mouth then and kissed him slowly, running her tongue over the points of his fangs, giving him a taste of her blood in the process.
He groaned as she smiled wickedly.
"Lie back my King." She whispered.
He did, watching her with eyes black with passion as she climbed on the bed, pulling her dress up to straddle him.
She leaned forward, nipping and sucking on his luscious blood flushed lips before deepening the kiss, positioning herself over his hard cock all the while.
They both moaned as she sank down slowly, taking every inch of him into her slick heat, a gasp and groan coming from her as he thrust up, sheathing himself fully.
She rode him slowly, rising and dropping as her hands caressed her own body, relishing the delicious feeling of him stretching and filling her completely on every downward stroke, eyes locked with her King.
He caressed her thighs, thrusting up to meet her tilting and grinding center.
"You are so beautiful my Isabella."
She moaned, running her hands through her hair as she breathed out sensuously, "I am all yours My King."
She threw her head back, groaning and gasping as she took him as deeply as she could, tightening rhythmically around him, her powerful orgasm gripping his cock as he came with her, their essence combining deep within her sated body.
He caught her as she collapsed against his chest, rolling over her tenderly, kissing her panting lips gently.
He locked his passion blackened gaze with her darkened one.
"Be my Queen my Isabella. Rule with me. Marry me."
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