Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&Dancing flower)
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				Title: <strong>Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>16-09-2011, 21:04:08</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g420/EpikBliss/Pedro-Cavalca.jpg)</div><br><strong>Name:</strong> Issac Karmen Rostov<br><strong>Age:</strong> 1,456<br><strong>Appearing Age:</strong>&nbsp; 28<br><strong>Height:</strong> 6’7’’<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 179lbs<br><strong>Body type:</strong> Athletic<br><strong>Skintone:</strong> Almost a tan, a little pale.<br><strong>Hair:</strong> Coal black with reddish highlights, shaggy.<br><strong>Eyes:</strong> Dark, dark green almost black<br><strong>Species:</strong> Carpathian<br><strong>Rank:</strong> Vampire Hunter, Minor healer<br><strong>Abilities:</strong> Strongest in shape shifting and energy manipulation but capable of using all Carpathian abilities to one extent or another.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Canada<br><strong>Bio:</strong> unknown <em>(I have one but it’ll come out in the story.)</em><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>16-09-2011, 21:11:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01525/Wehbe_1525313c.jpg)</div><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">feline form</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://www.wildtravellers.com/sitio/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jaguar.jpg)</div></div><strong>Name:</strong> Aurora R. Mallory<br><strong>Physical Description:</strong> Ears pierced, sun tattoo on around belly butoon <br><strong>Species:</strong> Jaguar <br><strong>Age:</strong>22<br><strong>Height:</strong> 5'8<br><strong>Eyes:</strong>Grey<br><strong>Abilities:</strong> Enhanced senses; ability to transform into jaguar <br><strong>Flaws:</strong> Annual Heat, temper, attention span, distrusting<br><strong>Treasured Item:</strong> Necklace of her mother <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>16-09-2011, 21:43:04</strong>
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				Time was always his enemy it seemed, first removing color and emotion from his life then dividing him and his people. The world changed yet he'd always remained the same; a strong silent warrior protecting humanity and his people from the Vampire. Now more than ever Time was his enemy as decades slipped away and his failure became scars he'd never heal from. <br>Still to this day Issac did not know how he hadn't sensed the trap before it had been sprung. Children had always been his weakness, besides the longing for a lifemate and the need to preserve his species. The Vampires had indeed become more clever for they had used his weakness and destroyed him with it. The children had been too small to speak and yet the vampires had used them to lure him and other unsuspecting Carpathian hunters into the open. Issac was one of the best at tracking the Vampire and had known the disgusting creature, an old friend, had been close. Still seeing the small child's tears, seeing the blood covering her small body had made him forget to check for traps. <br><br>Issac didn't know how long he'd been in his cold steel prison, surrounded by vampires and humans with electrified weapons. Electricity was also a new enemy to him, causing his body to change forms rapidly if a current was thrust into him. Time was against him, and he'd lost his soul long ago trapped within these walls. Issac remember everything, every kill he'd made, every woman he'd been forced to attack. <br>The scientists, aided by vampires, learned quickly how best to control a full grown Carpathian male. Starvation was the easiest way, for they needed blood desperately to survive. Taking him away from any natural substances and soil had been another devastating blow. This was when they'd wait, drive him into a frenzy with the other captured males. <br><br>Just when their hunger would have destroy their minds the vampires would have the doctors bring in a female for every male. In his crazed state he'd watched himself attack those women, feed, rape and sometimes convert. Each attack destroyed a little more of his soul until Issac as little more than the beast he'd fought to cage his whole life. <br>It had been three months since he'd fed on any blood besides the vampire's foul offerings he'd had no choice but to take. His body was starved, skeletal almost but still retaining the unearthly beauty of his people somehow. His dark hair was shaggy, a long ragged heap falling over his shoulders, matted and dirty. His skin an ashen grey and the pants they allowed him to wear were sagging off his form from malnutrition. His eyes, usually a dark emerald, almost black, were blazing with the red hellfire of his beast. Blood sweat droplets dotted his forhead and slid down his neck and chest as Issac's body died slowly. <br><br>They were coming, he could hear their heart beats and knew the other males were aware as well. Some of them still had their souls and begged for death instead of hurting another woman. He had lost his soul long ago and waited anxiously for his meal to arrive. This time he'd kill the woman, no coversion and he'd make sure she enjoyed when she drew her last breath. This time, he'd make sure his life was ended as well. Fore the darkness was becoming too much and Issac was losing the war with the beast inside.<br><br>He was crouched in the corner furthest from the steel door protected by mage safeguards, teeth bared as the metal slid open. A vampire, a mage and two human soldiers stood in the doorway. Issac could not see the woman they dragged in from the hall and looked only at the vampire. Silently he vowed to take the feind to the spirit world of their people upon his death. He would find and destroy the vampire looking upon him now. His captor, his kin. <br>Issac growled like the caged beast he'd become, the metal around his neck stopping any shapeshifting due to mage magic. The collar kept him just out reach of the door but would aid him in ending his life after he released the female from her own. After killing her, he'd pull his own heart from his chest and use his strength to make the collar take his head. Then and only then would he be free, all hope lost decades ago. His soul was gone, darkness owned him and his lifemate would never know the wonders he'd hoped to show her.<br><br><em>'One day my beloved we will meet in the spirit world and you will know my failure. I am so sorry..'</em> he whispered sinetly through his mind. <br><br>Issac hung his head when the door was closed again wishing more than anything he was free of this hell. Another woman would feel his wrath and feed his evil while the last shred of himself held on to end it all for them both. She, like him, would be now hearing the screams of other women and the animal, nightmarish noises of the male Carpathians causing those screams. He did not look at her, only crouched silently his body rigid and shaking as he faught the need to leap at her throat. Her heartbeat echoed in his mind and the scent of her aroused him instantly. Issac would fight as long as he could, trying to resist the Vampire he'd now become as the urge to take her body along with her life swept over him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>16-09-2011, 22:59:45</strong>
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				A simple miscalculation. She had been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Usually Aurora stayed in her apartment on the weekends, but a friend talked her into going out to a local club near campus. After nights of tedious studying, a night out sounded like the perfect stress reliever. Every song had been her favorite, while it seemed like every male wanted a turn at dancing with her. The perfect night. She relished the attention, smiling teasingly while swaying her hips to the music. Aurora didn’t notice the stranger in the corner, watching her movements with the ferocity and cunning of a snake. An hour later, she staggered into a corner, full of liquor, to rest until her friends were ready to leave when he approached her. His black eyes held hers; locking them as he whispered the sensual words into her ear. Without even thinking of protesting, she placed her hand in his when he asked, and followed him out into the alley. Her inner instincts screamed to run once they were not around anyone but he seemed to hold some sway over her as he lowered his lips to her neck to kiss. No. To bite. <br><br>She let out a faint cry of pain as her skin ripped painfully under his teeth as her eyes flashed and canines extended. She growled loudly, pushing his heavy body off her. Aurora couldn’t tell who was more shock him or her. Never in her life had she meet a vampire in the flesh but her mother’s warnings rung loud and clear. Run. The fiend apparently didn’t know she was anything more than a human until her blood dripped into his mouth. His eyes turned delirious with pleasure as he whispered something in a language she didn’t understand. His hands reached for her again, but Aurora ran or at least tried to. Liquor made her movements sluggish, and it wasn’t long before his claws dug into her waist, whipping her around to face him. Empty eyes gazed in hers before he said one word. Sleep. She opened her mouth to scream but no sound escaped from her mouth.Only a whimper as her eyelids drifted close without her permission, and the world became a dark abyss of nothingness. <br><br>When she awoke, Aurora’s body was covered in dirt, light scratches, and an aching pain in her back from sleeping on hard cement ground. For a moment, she was completely confused but then she remembered the male from the night. The bastard had tried to drink her blood! Vision hazy; she blinked a few times while pushing her thick black hair out of her face. It was only then that she noticed that there were other women around her in the same pathetic state as herself while others looked worse. Bruises under their eyes along with blood flowing from fresh wounds; some wore nothing but their bare skin.&nbsp; Luckily, the dress from the night out remained on her even if it was nearly shredded. A faint throbbing in her head ached as she tried to make sense of the situation and how to escape. There was little time to plan when the only door to the room opened; her vision cleared enough to it was the vampire from the night before along with some she had not seen before in her life.<br><br>“Get that one.” He snarled the command before one of them reached down and pulled her up roughly. Instantly, she cried out as her body protested the quick movement; her discomfort didn’t seem to bother them. Reaching deep inside of her, Aurora tried to shift but nothing happened. He didn’t even glance over at her but seemed to know what she tried to do. “The chain around your wrist prevents such things, young one.” His laughed echoed around her, taunting her. She struggled against the hands that gripped her and screamed repeatedly .&nbsp; Her throat became hoarse while her body tired as they traveled through the long hall. The screams of women terrified her more than the vampires holding her. She snatched her arm from the one holding her before punching him directly in the face. His tooth popped out of his mouth along with a squirt of blood. "Feisty bitch!" He growled at her before delivering a backhand&nbsp; that sent her crashing to the ground. One of them picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder. <br><br>The smack stunned her for a few seconds, but it didn’t stop her from struggling against him while beating her palms into his back. It didn’t seem to bother him as it quickly tired her out. Her body felt exhausted, and the fear of the unknown stabbed at her mind. As they travelled through the long tunnel, the sound of screaming became louder and louder. She stiffened, upon realizing that the screams were coming from the doors they passed. It registered in her mind almost immediately. The females locked in the first room. The sounds of men’s pleasurable growls entwined with the blood curling screams. “No!” She felt tears brim in her eyes as her efforts to get free became renewed. <br><br>None of her fighting matter. Within seconds, they stopped in front of a door and tossed her inside like how a person would feed a lion before bolting the door close. Her cat-like reflexes allowed her to land on her feet as she moved as far as he could from the man in the room. This was the end. There was no way she would live in this hell hole and let them use her. She never let this man touch her. Never. His scent was repulsive while his appearance looked worse than her own. She knew the scent of her fear and anxiety would fill the room in seconds. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>17-09-2011, 01:59:35</strong>
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				The thick scent of fear was a welcome to the ragged male across from the young woman, something he knew well. The beast he was growled and tried to move closer to his victim, the man in him stopped such movements. From the way his body shifted it was obvious he was at war with himself; one the beast always seemed to win. <br>He raised his head, hellish red eyes drinking in the sight before him. Fresh..she smelled fresh, like a spring wind in the deepest night. Issac felt his mouth water and his body move towards the young woman. The fire in his eyes was pure beast and the hunger burning his body demanded he take what was his. <br><br>With preternatural speed Issac was suddenly before the woman, his power grasp around her delicute throat. In the next second he'd spun their bodies, crushing her against the back wall grinding his body into hers. Issac couldn't stop himself, did not look her in the eyes as he nuzzled his face into her neck. His fingers tightend around her throat to the point of cutting off air when she struggled and the claws of his free hand dug painfully into her waist. <br>Issac could not wait for this life to end for surely this was what heaven smelt like. He wanted to rub himself all over her, hear her beg him to take her. Finally he raised his head, fangs exposed painful with the need to rip at her flesh. Issac's flaming eyes met the steel grey of his prey's and he poured compulsion into her mind. <br><br>“You want me <em>fertiil siv</em>, little heart.” &nbsp;He voice was soft, an inviting timber with tortured undertones. “Tell me you want me to free you from this captivity.”<br><br>Issac made his voice move through her, his hands suddenly seeming almost tender as he gazed into her beautiful frightend eyes. The steel in those eyes could melt to solten silver, would do so in the heights of pleasure. A sinister smile began to curl his lips until it hit him..her eyes are grey, her skin silken cream and hair as dark as a ravens wing. <br><br>As suddenly as he was restraining her he leaped away, slamming into the opposite wall of his cell. He gave a roar like nothing this slip of a girl would have heard. For a scant moment he looked upon her, noting the raw wound on her neck was red and oozing. The clothing she wore held color for him and the sorrow of what he'd been condemned to hit him hard. It was like a physical attack on his body, breathing ragged and heart clenching. Bloody tears filled and fell slowly from his eyes as Issac turned his wrath unto himself. <br><br>His fists beat at the reinforced metal wall he had landed against, denting it very little before mage magic mended the area. His hands were bloody and broken, healing slowly when he finally crumpled to the ground. If he'd fed from her perhaps he would have broken them free, but the knowledge had stopped him. <br>Once again in the corner, with a mournful sound he looked at the young woman from beneath the veil of his soiled hair. His lifemate was the most beautiful sight he'd beheld in all his thousand plus years. Petite yet with an underlying grace and dignity, her grey eyes belying the steel core she shielded her heart with.&nbsp; The scent he was realizing was her own personal musk he was also realizing was the scent of a large cat. Jaguar..his lifemate was Jaguar, he'd heard tale of such things. For her to have been captured she must be young and now she was left with an ancient monster as her other half.<br><br>Issac's body still burned with a hunger he now knew was beyond madness, and suddenly it wasn't just for blood. He wanted to touch her, feel her hands touch him and explore the heights of pleasure and pain with this woman. A woman he was meant to abuse and murder. Issac let out another mournful sound and shook his head, his whisper this time reaching for her mind while emotions swarmed his after a thousand years plus without any feeling. <br><br>“I failed you <em>avio palafertiil</em>, lifemate.” He turned his head away, exposing his back to her. “Even the Fates condemn me by damning you, dear one.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>17-09-2011, 02:58:05</strong>
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				Her body stiffened as he moved, ready to hiss and claw if needed. It confused her when it seemed like he hesitated. Perhaps he was a prisoner as well. Her mind flooded with hopes like water through a broken dam. He could help her escape, aid her in…The thought was interrupted as she let her guard down to false faith in optimism when his body crashed into her, robbing the breath from her lungs. She opened her mouth to scream, scream to the heaves but his hand already tightened around her throat. It occurred to her in her mind that she was going to die. The exact same death that her mother had perished from many years ago. Tears threatened to overflow from her eyes but she refused to shed them; refused to groan in pain as her head hit the wall behind them as he moved them. Instead she glared at him with the same hatred for her kidnappers that tossed her in this hell.&nbsp; Aurora’s hands remained at her sides, not clawing the hands that robbed life from her. She flinched as he nuzzled her with the gentleness of a lover, wanting to push him away but her body didn’t have the strength. Finally, a distressed whimper parted her lips as she felt her blood drip from her wrists as his claws dug into delicate skin. <br><br>The demon lifted his head from her skin, and she felt nothing for him. Her hearted ached to be compassionate and forgiving; he was obviously a tool for the vampires. His very actions contradicted himself; one moment gentle the next cruel. It was then she felt the disgusting pull in her mind. The same pull the vampires used on her to capture her. She struggled against him, fighting the deceitful lure of his voice. The intrusion of her only place of solace of privacy. “Get out my head!” She screamed at him, wanting to cover her ears with her fingers, but his hands restrained her. It didn’t matter; his voice with its delightful infections and distinct accent held her captive. Her body relaxed as she leaned her head back against the wall. <br><br>Aurura transformed before his eyes from a frightened woman into an alluring woman ready for her lover to do as he pleased with her. Her tongue darted out her mouth, wetting her lower lip for him, craving his lips against hers. She was waiting for him, waiting for him to come to her when he leapt away from her repulsed. As he broke contact with her, the compulsion seemed to leave as well. She immediately knew what exactly he did to her, and she detested him more for it. A mere second later, mental shields erected around her mind, thick and nearly impenetrable to mind control. Her hands pressed to her ears to protect herself from his frantic roaring as her chest heaved up and down for precious air. <br><br>He looked at her like a child might look at long awaited present before completely losing it while she watched him with the cation a street cat might watch an aggressive dog. She turned her face away from him slightly as he displayed pure unaltered rage, reaching behind herself to pull at the door but it wouldn’t bulge. Aurora was desperate to get as far away from this beast, from this place as possible. His raging became quiet, and she returned her gaze to face him, wanting him in her sights at all times. Imprints of his fingers ached at her throat; a constant reminder of what he could do to her. The bracelet made her as helpless as a human, and she didn’t like it. For several minutes, they merely stared at each other, and Aurora didn’t like the look he was giving her at all. Like an artist trying to immortalize a subject in a painting. There were still screams in the background of her sizing him up, screams of other women being tortured by men like him. <br><br>He spoke again, only this time without compulsion to control her thoughts. She wasn’t going to respond until he continued calling her pet nicknames. He dared to call her sweet names when his fingers gripped at her throat. “I’m not your avio palafertiil!” Aurora hissed at him before stumbled over the last words but didn’t care too much for correct pronunciation at this point. “And if you dare try to control me again…” She let the threat linger in the air between them. <br><br>Aurura couldn’t be sure if he heard her words since he turned away from her, making himself vulnerable to any attacks from her. Stupid man. She sighed at her predicament, unconsciously sensing that he wasn’t going to hurt her now for some odd reason.It was tempting to attack him while he was down but then she would be no better than the vampires that brought her here. Her hands crossed over her breast before moving over to touch a wall. She could feel tendrils of his mind reaching for her, but her mind rejected him not allowing the intimate contact. It shimmered with power under her fingers before delivering a quick spark of electricity. She yelped, placing the injured digit in her mouth. One method of escape crossed off the list. The room felt small, and she didn't like the feeling of being caged. Her heart punded against her chest as she forced herself to take calming breaths. <em>It's fine. You're fine.</em> The words even trembled in her mind but brought her little to no comfort. "How long have you been here?" <em>I have to get out of her.</em> Her legs ached to pace the room, to scream and cry in the corner. No windows, no natural light. She was trapped with monsters. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>17-09-2011, 03:20:49</strong>
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				Issac was aware of her distress and knew he was the cause of much of those dark feelings. It hurt his heart to know he'd hurt her, the bruising already appearing on her throat. Issac watched her feeling the sorrow of loss and failure. The feline in her was agitated, unable to emerge to protect the woman from his nightmare. Issac almost smiled at the barriers she erected in her mind blocking him from knowing her any further. That alone endeared her to him for all time, he had not smiled since before losing his emotions. That he now felt the need to smile, to see her smile and hear her laughter left no doubt in the hunters mind. The woman they'd collected for him as his final meal was indeed his lifemate. <br><br>It took Issac a moment to realise she'd spoken to him, her grey eyes shooting daggers into his heart. The urge to smile faded and Issac was reminded of this wrong he'd done his lifemate. This young woman probably knew nothing of the difference between Carpathian and Vampire. surely he was still in the light for her presence had given him back color and emotion. <br>Did that mean the other men here were under the same illusion? That they too had lost their souls in this steel hell. Issac had to clear his throat a few times to speak clearly and above a whisper. <br><br>"I have been here.." he thought hard trying to seperate the times he'd read a scientists mind or glimpsed into a soldiers life. "Seventy two years last fall."<br><br>He couldn't stop looking at her as raw hunger clawed through his starving body. The beast wanted to be fed and that this woman was his lifemate only gave him the right. He could take what he wanted from her and she'd have no choice but to obey. Issac frowned and shook his head fingers rubbing his temples as he tried to block out the thoughts not his own. <br>Issac could force the woman's compliance, could feed and pleasure himself with her. The honor in him stayed those actions, for a Carpathian male could never hard his true lifemate. He could order that she obey him but if she so chose to ignore his comands the male could do no other than see to his lifemates happiness. Issac was no different and watched as she fidgeted with the bracelet stopping her from shifting. He knew he must look like the monster he felt himself to be and wished then that this angel could have seen him in his days of glory.<br><br>The screams from outside cells were starting to die down, but they now filled Issac with grief for his brothers and sisters. Issac did not know if Fate toyed with him but he knew that if he and this woman were meant to perish he wanted to know his lifemates name. <br><br>"Please..tell me your name, my heart.." he whispered the request, unable to refrain to voice how precious she was to him. Just her existence made his soul brighter. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>17-09-2011, 05:16:32</strong>
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				She waited patiently for him to gather his thoughts and answer her even it was at the tip of her tongue to yell at him for haste. Seventy-two years. The words crashed in her mind like a ton of bricks, and her knees nearly gave out under her from misery. Aurora knew she couldn’t handle living here for nearly seven decades, it was purely amazing that he hadn’t attempted to end his life after all these years. A little voice whispered at the back of her head that perhaps he was a part of this kidnapping process but his sorry state of being resisted the thought. It was obvious that he was not being treated well here, and the collar at his throat was probably created to contain him like her bracelet. <br><br>She shivered even though it was nowhere near cold in the room; his unwavering gaze heating her body. “Stop looking at me like that.” The clothing did little to hide her form from him, and she wondered if he was reconsidering raping her. It wasn’t above a man to take what he wanted when a woman resisted. Her tiny fist clenched digging her nails into her palms. Her body relaxed slightly when his eyes broke away from hers to rub at his head. He looked deranged as if only a few thin strings held his control. <br><br>Her eyes turned downward to the bracelet at her wrist as an idea sparked in her mind. This device somehow controlled her shifting, and the wall had some type of electric force inside of it. She noticed the dying screams but it did little to ease her worries. The vampires might come back once they thought the men were done with the women. Were they expecting her to be dead upon arrival? What would happen to her after they took her from this room alive? She swallowed hard, more determined than ever not to become some blood whore for vampires.<br><br>He spoke again as she walked back towards the wall. Aurura gave him a pitying glance before turning back to the wall. He was a stubborn one, even in his bondage. She specifically asked him not to call her sweet nicknames but still he persisted. The defeat in his voice annoyed her a little; he was willing to spend the rest of his days in this cage. Deep inside, she knew it was unfair of her to think of him this way. If she had been caged for seventy or more years, she would have given up hope as well. Rolling her eyes while debating on giving him her name or not, she suddenly banged the bracelet against the wall. <br><br>A loud hiss came from her mouth as the electricity seemed to conduct through the bracelet and shock her.&nbsp; The device made an odd sound after a few seconds as she panted a little, closing her eyes against the pain before whispering her name to him. “Aurora.” Right now, she rather have him call her by her name than things like lifemate or my heart. After a few moments of gathering herself,gritting her teeth together, she knocked the bracelet against the wall again and held it there despite the riplets of current that tried to force her to remove it away. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>17-09-2011, 06:26:09</strong>
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				Issac saw her mind working from her lovely expressive face his eyes memorizing every inch of her beauty. The vampire bite marring her neck made anger burn brighter than the hunger for a few brief moments. Concern replaced anger and hunger both when he thought of the parasites he knew vampires injected with their teeth and claws. They were a blackend baterial mass which worked into the body through the blood system. Pieces of the vampire and a dark mage's magic to take over the intended prey and ensure victory. Issac should have guessed her intentions when she studied her bracelet so closely, would have known her intentions if he'd been at his best. <br>As it was he had to struggle to his feet, his body in anguish from a mixture of hunger, starvation and turmoil. The first shock should have stopped her for freedom was all she could picture in her mind. Aurora's determination touched him and the second time she pressed that restricting band against the wall the pain didn't attack her has before. Issac had gathered all his Carpathian strength and broken into her mind a silent predator at work. He took the pain, all of it and had to struggle not to shift his form with the collar around his neck. The raw wounds around his neck from the contraption and the vampire wounds across his body bled anew but sluggishly, as if there was not enough blood left in him. <br><br>Feeling the pain was new to him but he took it, everything she would have borne. From across the room his eyes, now the darkest emerald green, focused upon her. When she'd spoken her name he'd felt her reason with herself. Again a fleeting urge to smile, she did not like him using endearments. Would this creature ever really know how dear she truly was to him? <br><br>"You are Jaguar, Aurora." he spoke, his voice thick with pain but also firm and decisive. If his lifemate wanted freedom, she would have it even if it cost Issac his life. "Use your other form, <em>meu amor</em> she is strength and freedom personified. Squeeze the metal as the current rides through and it should shatter."<br><br>Issac was having problems staying completely focused, his body slowly giving up through the pain. Aurora would feel jolts here and there as he struggled to keep the pain she would feel his only. Issac hoped he went unconscious as he lost control for the hunger had turned into a need. If he didn't get blood soon he'd cross into the spirit world and leave Aurora vulnerable to attack as well as his own body. <br>Issac knew he couldn't allow himself to use compulsion and convince Aurora to allow him sustenance in her sweet arms. The urge was there, to live so she could escape and continue her life even it would be without him. <br><br>Issac opened his mind just slightly through her murge and gave her a glimpse of how he'd become this decrepid thing. Of the trap they had used to catch him. <br><br>The three year old human child who'd been wandering the forrest near his resting place just after sunset. Already she'd been covered in the gore of her parents' death and he had heard her cries. When he'd had the child safely within his arms the vampires had rushed him, four of the undead against one Carpathian hunter. Issac had safeguarded the child as quickly as he could but his safeguards hadn't mattered. The vampire had banded together with the mage and he'd lost the moment he'd heard the child's cry. <br>The battle had been short and Issac had killed two of the vampires and nearly killed a third when the small girls cry had distracted him. The master vampire of the group held the writhing little girl with one hand in her little dress the mage having undone his safeguards. Issac had tried to get to them when he'd seen the vampire raise his clawed hand and the lesser vampire had attacked. Issac nearly had his skull bashed in but in truth wished he had died then. The master vampire had killed that small child and her warm blood had coated them in with the vampires brutality. <br><br>Issac's mind and spirit had retreated into him for a split second but that was all the vampire had needed. From then on he had been a prisoner, starved until point of death then fed vampire blood for contamination. Voices every waking hour telling him he'd failed his people and his lifemate would suffer alone for eternity because he'd given up his soul. Seventy years of being tainted and forced to feed from and rape innocent women. Some were like her, Jaguar or lycan but most were psychic humans weak of body who fell easily to his madness. <br><br>The last thing he showed her, just as the bracelet broke and freed Aurora at least of her physical restraint was the moment he'd looked upon her. The moment emotions had assaulted his body, the knowledge it had been over a thousand years since he'd felt anything. The sorrow, dishonor and disgust he felt for himself and how he'd wronged her so deeply by having been the chosen lifemate. The greatest wish in his heart was to see her happy and healthy even if it meant his death. Issac tried not to and failed, using the slightest compulsion as his control slipped. <br><br><em>"Now you've seen the worst in me, Aurora. I beg forgiveness and prey you'll help bring my soul back to the surface and put the beast in me to slumber. Help me and I will see you free with my last breath."</em> the words were strong in her mind, her name a soothing sound to him and the octave was wholly the man he'd been a moment before. <br><br>The creature with glowing red eyes was crouched against the back wall once more fangs dripping with saliva. The beauty of what he was glimmered just beneath the surface taken over by the beast all Carpathian males are bred to subdue within them. Issac's loyalty to his people by hunting the vampire for over a millennium had been rewarded with torture and hopelessness until he'd looked upon Aurora and seen the grey of her eyes sparking at him.<br>Issac fought in the recesses of his mind trying to stop himself as the creature he'd become inched towards his mate. The glowing in his eyes belied the hell within his heart as he reached for Aurora and inside Issac preyed she'd do as his compulsion had begged. Help him..feed him. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>17-09-2011, 07:43:53</strong>
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				She winced and closed one eye, preparing herself for the intense pain, but nothing came. For a few seconds, it felt like a completely normal wall without a hidden device of electric torture encased in it. She squeaked in surprise when a small ripple of electricity coursed through her body, but it was not nearly as powerful as the first time. <br><br>So caught up in her own thoughts and concentration, Aurora didn’t notice him rise up to his feet. His voice stroked at her ear as if he were directly behind her, oddly comforting and strong in this horrific situation. She didn't think to ask him how exactly he knew she was a Jaguar, but merely listened to his instructions not bothering to chide him for using a sweet nothing endearment again. Aurora could feel her feline-self stretch inside of her body, ready to break the bonds that held her captive. Her grey eyes turned stormy as she glared down at the bracelet as if willing it to disappear with a stare. Her other hand rose up from her side as she placed it upon the cold metal, squeezing it hard under her fingers.<br><br>It was only when he made himself known in her mind did she notice he had someone gotten past her shields. A low growl came out her mouth but she refused to face him just yet, her attention fully focused on ridding herself of her chains to this place. She didn’t resist or attempt to stop him as he sent a memory into her mind; his memory. It played before her very eyes like a film with him as the star. She choked back a cry at image of the child, bloody and injured. Even she had a weakness for babies and children, no matter the species. There was something innocent and alluring about them that she couldn’t push away. It wasn’t odd for her to spend her free time volunteering at an animal shelter. It bothered her that such precious creatures would be abandoned and forced to live the remainder of their lives in cages. <br><br>The same feeling went through her for human children. Born into the world defenseless and dependent on their mothers unlike so many other animals in the world. She felt his worry for the little girl. Felt his pain upon failing to save her. His guilt was her own, a heavy weight on her back. He didn’t hid his faults from her in the memory, didn’t spare her from seeing him make the one mistake that cost him his own freedom. He didn’t spare her the scenes and knowledge of him raping other women before she came through that door. <br><br>There was a fierce need inside her to comfort him, push away the aching doubts and pains of the past but Aurora resisted. He was not a child but a fully grown male. Danger. She gasped as another shock went through her body before the cursed object broke from her wrist, falling down and shattering on the ground. A bright smile came on her face as her eyes took on faint amberish green tones of her feline form before shifting back to grey upon smelling the faint scent of flesh blood wafted under her nose. “What did you do?”&nbsp; She demanded, voice stricken with worry, before taking a step towards him but then stopping. A fear coursed through her as the faint pain against her throat reminded her how he acted towards her when the vampires first threw her in the room. Like a meal…an inanimate object without feelings or opinions. <br><br>Suddenly, just like before, she could feel him at the back of her head. Aurora felt the compulsion in her mind but this time had enough strength and awareness to resist it. His words still resonated in her; she knew what his wanted her to do. It still didn’t click in her mind why he was so determined to help her but that wasn’t the most important thing on her mind. He helped her get the bracelet off, and the least she could do was help him in some way. It wouldn't kill her...hopefully. “Okay.” <em>Don’t hurt me.</em> The thought went through her head the same time that she uttered the single word of agreement before she took another step towards him with her own free will before kneeling down and reaching out a tentative hand towards him. <br><br>She held out her wrist to his outreached hand, turning her face away unable to watch. “Just don’t make it hurt, please. It hurt the other time.” Her teeth bit down into her lower lip, desperate not to cry out in pain as her eyelids closed over her eyes. Despite herself, Aurora trembled in terror, knowing the danger she was putting herself in by allowing him to drink her blood for replenishment. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>17-09-2011, 10:32:04</strong>
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				Issac knew he would never deserve this courageous woman when despite terror and distrust she came to him. Of her own free will Issac wasn't sure but when the woman offered her wrist he regained a little of himself. His skeletal hands did not feel so as his fingers closed around her forarm gently. Issac let his mind brush against her, sending reassurance and more gratitude and appreciation than he should have so soon after gaining her aid. <br>He didn't stop abut moved closer to her seeming then to glide across the small space between them. His hand, which to her felt warm and work worn but human, slid up her arm. She felt exactly as he'd always imagined and he almost groaned as the beast purred in satisfaction of her nearness and receded for the first time in decades. <br><br>Issac stood before her appearing to her for just a moment the man he should be for her. He framed her face with one hand, the other sliding around her shoulders and grasping the nape of her neck through her silken hair. Issac feathed his thumb against the racing pulse in her neck, his eyes almost molten emerald now. Not trusting his voice he leaned down brushing his battered lips to her fluttering pulse. To Aurora his lips felt as they should, warm and soft and Issac let his voice caress her mind. <br><br><em>"I will never harm you, ainaak minan. Forever mine.."</em> he smiled then against her soft skin for he knew the sentiment may not be taken as he meant it. <em>"Believe in me, Aurora."</em><br><br>Issac merged his mind with hers completely as he parted his lips and prepared for the dark bliss meant only for lifemates. Beyond the aching arousal his body was burning with, his chest burst with pride at her courage and strength. Amazement at her compassion and an undying loyalty to forever ensure she lived happily and without fear such as what he himself had instilled within her this night filled her as his settled inside himself.<br>His fangs punctured her neck, sinking deep as the sweet purity of her blood flowed into his starving body. Almost immediately she'd feel his scenes of euphoria, the sensitivity of his regenerating body against her supple curves. Aurora would know that holding her in his arms and accepting what she offered meant he had known peace and would give his life easily to ensure her safety. For a few long moments he stayed like that, drinking deeply of her the hand which had framed her face now buried in her dark tresses.<br>Issac imprinted this moment forever in his very soul and withdrew slowly from her mind. He smoothed his tongue over the pin pricks, purposely leaving the mark of a Carpathian lifemate. It branded Aurora as his and if he did lose his life to save her another Carpathian would find and protect her as he should have done. <br><br>Issac looked down at her for a long moment, feeling the silken strands of her hair in one hand while the other gently massaged the nape of her neck. Slowly he took a step back, now the man he'd pictured for her only moments before. Issac was tall, over six feet with a slim build yet honed for battle. His hair looked feather soft and hung in his face, framing the hard angles and those strange eyes. It was as if he'd showered and healed while feeding he was so complete. The planes of his chest were as scarred as the rest of his torso but hard belying the strength within. Issac did not smile thinking himself greedy for taking so much from Aurora yet not able to regret sharing that moment with his lifemate. <br>Still within arms reach in case she was faint Issac gave her a smile worth a thousand words flashing even white teeth. A dark brow arched and the smile slanted into a smirk. <br><br>"Jaguar blood is very powerful I must remember not to under estimate you, Aurora." he sounded almost teasing and had refrained from making an endearing statement just to retain this truce between them. "The Vampires must go to ground soon and wont return for you and the others until sundown."<br><br>Issac had closed his mind off to her now, unwilling to let her see how tender he was being to himself. The things he wanted to blurt out to her were from bad human romance movies he'd seen. he wanted to smile like a fool and puff out his chest at the prize fate had given him. Issac didn't dare let any of that through and instead gave only a bantering, brooding front. Let her see his tenderness if they survived this escape. He had heard of other hunters finding lifemates and wooing them, really falling in love the way humans do. He had always dreamed of being that way with his woman and hoped he'd get the opportunity to show Aurora he was not the monster the Vampire had forced him to be. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>17-09-2011, 17:25:14</strong>
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				His fingers were surprisingly gentle against her skin, completely different than before. There was a faint touch of his mind against hers, and she felt herself relax a little. It was as if he were silently wishing for her to realize that her body was safe with him. Safe from any harm that could come from him or any other being. She gasped softly as he came closer to her, close enough to feel her labored breathing on his skin. Aurora expected from him to feed from her wrist, take his nourishment from the most neutral spot she could give him without having him too close to her but apparently he had other ideas. <br><br>Her mind screamed to stop him for pulling her closer. Screamed to pull away, and leave him to rot on the floor but something held her still. He stood before her tall and nearly regal as his fingers stroked over her face. Aurora blinked, noticing the change in him, but didn’t verbally speak it. Her mouth probably wouldn’t work if she tried to speak anyways. She had never experience such gentleness from a man that wasn’t a part of her family. No, her mother always protected her from males during her childhood until… <br><br>The memories of old passed from her mind when his hand touched her face. She looked up hesitantly at him, locking eyes with him before glancing away. His face disappeared out of her view as her pulse quicken with a variety of nervousness and fear. <br><br>His lips touched her skin, and it was as if they were in another moment. Another lifetime where they knew each other as intimately as the dirt knew the Earth. She tilted her head to the side a little, helping him and trying to squirm as his lips stroked her skin. His endearment made her smile a little despite her fear of this intimacy; stubborn man refused to not call her such things. There was no time to dispute his claim of being his forever since his mind molded with her own as his teeth sank down into her skin. <br><br>Delicate fingertips came to his chest as she drowned in the sensation rumbling through her. It was nothing like before and no act afterward might never bring such a connection to her. She let of a rasped breath before mewling softly. His emotions were a blur and plentiful, the feelings for her as real as the room they were in at the moment.&nbsp; The tips of his fingers massaged at her skull as his tongue stroked and pulled at her blood. Her eyes were dazed and knees weak when he pulled away from her. Her gaze lowered to the ground, unsure of how to react to such a connection. Not able to fully understand how and why it was there so fiercely for him, and slowly edging to the surface through her. <br><br>She lifted her fingers, ruffling them through her hair as she fought to clear her mind.<em> I need to focus.</em> Aurora returned her gaze to him, a little surprise at his quick transformation. She swallowed hard, unable to contain the little burst of attraction that went through her. It wasn’t just his appearance that beckoned her over to him but the way he looked at her. Her feet moved on their own accord as her fingers lifted as if to stroke across his face, to test to see if he was in fact real, but she stopped herself. <em>Blood, he feeds like a vampire. </em>Her eyes focused in thought, trying to figure out what exactly he was but couldn’t think of a term. Surely if he were a vampire he wouldn’t be encaged with her. <br><br>The haze over her mind broke when he smiled at her and began to speak. He didn’t call her an endearing name but he spoke her name like she was the precious treasure ever given to him. She gathered her wit about her before giving him a prideful reply. “It would be wise to never underestimate a woman with nothing to lose.”She relaxed a little before turning away from him, heading towards the door. The vampires will be going underground; now was the time for escape! In the back of her head, she noticed that his mind no longer stroked hers but completely vanished from her presence as if he weren't even in the same room with her. It irritated her a little but she contributed the strange feeling to the constricting room on her opinions. “We need to go now. I don’t want to be here when they return.” Her voice trembled towards the end of her statement while fiddling with the door. but her body didn’t display any fear. <br><br>“Wait, can you go in the sunlight?” She left the door, moving back to his side to inspect the device at his neck. Aurora knew he ate like a vampire; did he die like one as well? "And we need to get this collar off you as well." His stature changed as well as his appearance; no longer did he appear satisfied with his fate but as if he were ready to burst out of the room as well. She ignored it, leaning in towards while grazing her fingers over the cool device for a weak point.&nbsp; <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>18-09-2011, 00:07:05</strong>
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				Issac watched her face as Aurora came back into her own mind and was pleased when she didn't glare at him. instead her grey eyes held an understanding of him that hadn't been there before. There was appreciation in those depths as well which made Issac's chest swell. That his lifemate found him appealing only hightend his already high male arrogance. Issac was sure though that she'd smooth his rough edges..one day. The journey if he was granted such a blessing was something he looked forward too. Aurora wanted freedom and the excitement in her voice had him flashing even white teeth in a grin. Until he caught a flash of something in her eyes. <br><br>Issac's face fell and he was total seriousness. "Aurora..I am not Vampire. I am of the earth, a true Carpathian Male." His dark eyes held hers and he let her feel the honesty of his words. "The Vampire is a souless being who damns themselves for fleeting emotion. I can handle early morning or evening light but no, my skin and eyes are too sensitive for the afternoon sun."<br><br>Issac was struggling not to touch her as Aurora came closer to him to examine the collar. Now that he was feeling a little more like himself Issac was already aware of way to dispose the contraption. First and foremost he wanted Aurora to know she'd never have to fear him, even though darkness had been most of his existence. <br><br>"Carpathians need blood to survive, soil to maintain sanity and a lifemate to keep their soul. We are not evil beings though, piccola and you'll never have anything to fear from us." his said softly finally reaching up a hand to brush a dark lock from her lovely face. "There are caves beneath this facility, I have studied the memories of those here for decades. Worry not, my lovely I have had seven decades to plan an escape."<br><br>Issac's dark eyes were only for her, he could not show the tenderness she made him feel. His lips curved into a smile and he lowered his hand sensing unease in her. "If you shift, I can break the chain connecting me to the wall now that I am a little of my old self."<br><br>Issac grasped her hand gently and brought it to his lips brushing her knuckles without his eyes leaving hers. "Thank you for that, Aurora. Now, your cat can break this metal collar. Her jaw is stronger than any other in the wild kingdom, and I trust in you and your control."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>18-09-2011, 01:39:47</strong>
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				There was still some lingering amazement in her mind at his transformation, and it made her all the more aware of how horrible she must appear and smell. She would kill for a bath right now, to be at home safe. She regarded him carefully as he spoke, looking and listening for any hint of telling dishonest in his facial features and voice. There was none, still Aurora felt leery of him simply because of her background with men. “I understand. I just needed to make sure; I would rather not have the memory of your painful death if you were going to explode upon contact with the sunlight.” She didn’t say it, but for him not to be able to enjoy the sun at its highest seemed horrible to her. There were fond memories of her youth, romping in the sunlight before falling asleep in the grass as her mother watched her. <em>Who cares if he can’t enjoy the sun?</em> She chided herself mentally for such outrageous thoughts. <br><br>Her fingers wove around the contraption, trying hard to focus, but being this near to him was slightly distracting. There was this scent about him, a natural earthy smell that beckoned her near him like a moth to flame. She edged closer to him unconsciously, intent on rubbing her nose against his neck to inhale where it was strongest when he spoke again, startling her away from him. This was indeed a strange, stubborn man. A frown came on her face at the word piccolo before he reached up to touch her face as if he had been doing the very action his entire life. Aurora flinched as his fingers touched her before pulling away. “Aurora.” She reminded him. “My name is Aurora.” Her mind worked over a certain phrase in his explanation of his kind. <br><br><em>Blood to survive, soil to maintain sanity, and a lifemate to keep their soul.</em> Her face lowered to cover the concern coming on her face. Didn’t he call her by that endearment earlier? Aurora decided not to confront or argue about it right now; her main concern was escaping this room. There was a faint scream in the distant, and for a second she felt conflicted. He spoke of caves and she visibly shuddered. Growing up in the city for most of one’s life didn’t prepare someone for traveling through dark, creepy, bat filled caves, but she was willing to do anything to escape. It occurred to her that they were leaving the others to be tortured by the vampires? There wasn’t much choice, even on the outside world; human authorities could do nothing to stop this. “If there are more of you…can’t you have them come rescue those here?” <br><br>His smile made him appear youthful and vibrant like little rays of sunshine in this little hell. There was no doubt in her mind that for some reason, he would risk his life to get her out of here. It was puzzling this lifemate concept that he spoke of to her. Her only memories of Jaguar men terrified her while human males confused her almost as much as him. She waited patiently for his answer before nodding in understanding at his answer on how to break the collar.&nbsp; “How old are you?” The question left her lips before she stop her curiosity. <br><br>After he pulled the chain out of the wall, she closed her eyes and shifted into her feline form. Soft fur rising up out of her skin without pain as her body became smaller as bones reconstructed to graceful limbs. To the human eyes, the process occurred in a second. Her amber-green eyes peered up at him before she stretched out, swishing her tail lazily through the air. It felt good to be back in familiar form without worry of him reading her every emotion on her face. She was small enough to sneak around stealthily in this form while tall enough to reach the collar at his neck standing on her hind legs. Without warning, she raised upward, claws not extended and resting on his shoulders, before leaning forward to bite the cursed device off. It crunched under her powerful jaws before falling down completely. Haughty pride shone in her eyes at her strength before dropping back down to all fours.&nbsp; <br><br>In this form, Aurura couldn't speak the way humans did but at the same time she didn't want him prying in her mind yet she didn't feel like being in the vulnerable human form either. Him. <em>What's his name?</em> She accidentally projected that thought at him since it peeved her that he hadn't volunteered his name yet knew hers. A little aggravated, she paced in circles before turning towards the door, and tilting her head to it for him to do something to get rid of it. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>18-09-2011, 02:47:06</strong>
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				Issac knew he was affecting her and couldn't hide the pleasure he felt in that, the evidence in his body and eyes. When his lifemate repremanded him about using her name he gave a graceful bow of his head in apology. The action sent his long, soft hair flowing forward over his shoulders and brushing against her she was so close. The warmth of her body was like a welcome warmth after a long winter. Issac just took these moments in, as innocent as they were. He left Aurora to her confused thoughts, a shadow within her mind. Issac was fairly talented in using stealth and wanted to remain within her mind just enough to ensure she was calm. <br><br>The distant scream took him away from thinking and feeling for Aurora and reminded him again of his failings and shame. There were only a few males who'd been here when Issac had been captured. One of them was working with the vampires now, was the one who had brought Aurora to him. Issac was unsure of they had lost their souls or if they only believed this so.<br><br>Sorrow darkend his eyes to black and his shoulders seemed to fall. "We can not save them this dawn..the Carpathian people will know of this evil place soon. I will share the evil I was forced to endure and commit and our people will try to save the others here."<br><br>Issac turned away from her then shaking his head as he grasped the thick chain locking him to the wall. As he tested it's strength he was amazed that her blood have given him such strength. Aurora was strong even for a Jaguar and he'd look further into that once they were free of this place. "They may have lost their souls, but we will help them find the dawn if needed, help them mend or carry out the justice of our people. The women..the same will be done with the women."<br><br>Issac had the chain broken within the next few moments and even though his thoughts had turned troublesome his lifemate made his lips curve into a small smile. She was curious about him, this man whom had endeared her so openly. Aurora didn't want to be but Issac was glad she voiced her opinion and wanted to learn. <br>Issac had been busy with the chain and minimizing noise but knew she had shifted. He felt the melting away of her human body and the emerging of her cat. He knew little of the Jaguar race but enough to know he had to be cautious around his mate in this form. While the feline was still Aurora she was also a wild spirit and would have to accept him if Issac was ever to claim her in the way of his people. <br><br>When she moved that musk of hers tantalized him and Issac nearly groaned. Even in her Jaguar form when her paws reached his shoulders and her lethal body leaned in close to his Issac found her irresistible. He had thoughts of shifting to Jaguar himself and taking her feline the way she craved. showing both cat and woman what a true mate bond could be. <br>Issac had to clear his throat a few times once the collar was removed, her strength as impressive as everything else he already loved about her. The raw red wounds on his neck began to heal slowly in front of her as he walked towards the door. Finally he would answer her, regaining control of himself so his stark arousal and need of her weren't so obvious. <br><br>"I have known one thousand four hundred and fifty-six years of existence in this world." he said soft, the timber of his voice cutting through another defeated scream in the next cell. "My name is Issac Karmen Rostov, cousin to Prince Mikhail. Now come, my lovely Aurora and we will begin our escape and bring this evil place to the attention of my Prince and people."<br><br>Issac had tried not to smile, but he had purposely used her name -with- an endearment. Issac could be as cunning as he was deadly and couldn't wait until he accepted these endearments. He would get around her defences somehow but for this moment he wanted only her safety..and her acceptance.<br><br>"That is.." he turned towards her, his breath catching again at her loveliness even in Jaguar form. Issac knelt before the female and lowered his head, sweeping his raven hair away from the nape of his neck. He offered to Aurora's feline the kill bite and rested his hands against the cold floor. "If you will accept me. I offer freely my loyalty and life for you both, Jaguaress."<br><br>Now he would learn his true options to winning Aurora's heart. If her feline accepted him Issac knew eventually the woman would as well. he remained kneeling and bowed waiting so near the feline her body heat blanketed his chilled body.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>18-09-2011, 03:53:34</strong>
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				Long hair hid his face from her so she did not see any emotion in his eyes or hear it in his voice. His easy acceptance of death unnerved her; the simplicity of killing was evident in his voice since he didn’t seem to portray guilt or remorse while speaking of it. Perhaps it was common in his kind for people to perish like a dying flame. Her mind was content with this explanation, not wanting to believe that the man she was going to be with for the next few hours or days readily accepted death for other reasons. <br><br>His blood smelled sweet in the air, noticeably enough that when her tongue flicked out to touch her muzzle she could nearly taste him in her mouth. Beneath the scent of blood, there was something else, more primal. Aurora chided the feline in her mind, commanding that it be ignored but she could feel resistance. The jaguar knew a strong male, and he had an allure about him that captivated and disturbed the cat. <br><br>When Issac answered her question, so Aurora knew he could hear her over the barrier of species. Her ears pricked upward at the sound of the scream, less disturbed by it was as before since she expected it. His age shocked her a little since he appeared so young, but then she recalled that some vampires looked young as well. For a moment, Aurora felt like a youth but quickly realized that age didn’t necessarily mean maturity or knowledgeable. Issac. She was in the room with a royal member of the Carpathians. She chuffed; softly laughing at this revelation. No wonder he was so arrogant; it fitted the stereotype of royalty perfectly. Aurora growled softly when he snuck in the endearment next to her name while rising up from a sitting postion to move behind him. <br><br>She jumped a little when he abruptly turned around from the door, hackles and fur rising. <em>Don’t do that.</em> Her voice didn’t scream in his mind but it was the only warning he would receive about startling her in the future. Interest flared in her mind as he bowed down before her as if she was a goddess and he was a lowly worshipper at her temple. His words and actions pleased the feline while Aurora wasn’t sure how to react. Her mouth opened to reveal deadly fangs as she leaned forward to his still mending neck; the scent of his blood beckoning the feline to take advantage of the weakness and vulnerability. It wouldn't take much effort to perform the deadly bite to his throat...<br><br>Aurora hastily reminded the feline that he protected her when the feline wasn’t capability. There was a tussle in her mind between woman and feline before she leaned forward and licked her tongue over his neck then turned her face away with a grumble. The feline touched his mind with acceptance but also with a fierce warning.<em>For now.</em> Two words echoed in his mind, showing the feline’s distrust at such matters before receding from Aurora's thoughts. It was apparent that even though the feline wouldn't mind physical encounters with him, there was no such thing as life long commitment in the wild unless provided with good enough reason. <br><br>Aurora regarded him curiously since that never happened before in her life. The entity inside of her never spoke to anyone besides her. She took a step back from him before walking around his kneeling body to the door. Her paws tapped against the floor, anxious for freedom and some much needed space from him. Space to think was required. She lifted herself up to her full height before leaning back then slamming her weight on the door. She snarled softly when it didn't bulge, growing impatient. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>18-09-2011, 07:47:59</strong>
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				Issac felt her tongue her smooth over the nape of his neck and had to suppress a groan of satisfaction. With the female Jagur's husky voice sliding through his mind Issac rose with a dashing smile. He nearly shouted a warning but restrained himself as she attempted to bring down the door. That sound was common however the concern he would have voiced is not. <br>Shaking his head Issac found himself again amazed by the emotions he'd forgotten having been returned. He felt amusement at his lifemates agitation and smirked to himself glad that she was not aware. Dutifully he placed himself between her and the door to avoid her causing any harm to her person. <br><br>"Not like that little one, we do not want to draw attention to ourselves. I have been within these walls for decades and have my own plot to unfold." Issac's voice belied the amusement that he feeling and he knelt before his lifeate. His hands had been itching to bury themselves in the fur of her Jaguar but he had restrained himself. Now he did no such thing, he slid his fingers into the fur on either side of her powerful neck and gazed deeply into her eyes speaking to her now in the intimate way lifemates communcated, his voice whispering in her mind. <em>"What I need from you most in the next few moments will be trust and obedience. I will have to exhibit powers and perform acts you may not understand but it is only for your safety. I am a Hunter born to destroy vampire, defend humans and above all protect my....allies."</em><br><br>Issac had wanted so badly to say that his duty above all things except the life of his Prince was to protect his lifemate. He broke eyecontact by standing and turned towards the door calling on his ancient knowledge. Issac pictured in his mind a vapor shimmering with rainbow colors and as he did his dissolved before her eyes into said mist. <br>Issac streamed through the tiniest crack at the hinge of the door and out into the hall of his prison for the first time in fifty years. Outside the door he drew again on precious energy and was a man striding down the hall. There was a human soldier sitting at a small station watching television. A device Issac had never been fond of, as it advertised laziness. case in point, the guard was not aware Issac was upon him until he felt gentle finger grasp his neck. That moment was the last of the soldiers life as Issac overtook his mind tilting the mans head exposing his neck. He blocked this from Aurora and took from the human male what he needed. His blood was not as contaminated as Issac would have expected from the minion of a vampire. Were the humans working with the vampires willingly?<br><br>He did not take the time to dwell on this thought for he was bent of freeing his lifemate from a hell he'd failed to avoid. Turning to the small console in the guards station Issac used what he did know about computers and what he'd picked up from the guards mind and..released all the door locks. Without pausing he used peternatural speed to return to his cell door, opening it and quickly ushering aurora out into the hall as alarms began blaring. <br><br><em>"We run down the east wing, there is an old elevator that has not been sealed up. From there we climb, I can clothe you once you've changed back into your human form."</em> Issac used the intimate path between lifemates to relay this information, his voice both calming and reassuring to her. He was suddenly ashamed to be glad of the distraction of an escape, for the thought of seeing her naked flesh had momentarily distracted him. <em>"Do not slow down, no matter what follow the path you see in my mind. Aurora, trust in me and do not hesitate to leave me behind. Your freedom is more important."</em><br><br>With that he took off, using a speed he knew the powerful jaguar would easily be able to keep up with. Issac's mind was open to her, filled with determination and a brilliant idea to escape. he really had been planning his escape for decades..and this time he wouldn't fail.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>18-09-2011, 17:49:07</strong>
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				Aurora was about to give it another try when Issac moved in front of her; his voice caressing her like a cool morning breeze. She found herself calming instantly, and looking up at him patiently for this plot of his to unveil itself. His constant use of endearments was beginning to wear on her, and she found that “little one” did not annoy her as much as the other ones. His fingers suddenly slid downward into her fur, massaging gently while looking into her eyes without an ounce of fear. She could count on her fingers how many people had seen her jaguar form in her life, and how many either screamed at her with fear or held the belief that she was less than them; an abomination. Neither of these things shown in his eyes; her tail swished through the air with satisfaction. <br><br>His voice ebbed through her mind, and she listened carefully. Aurora tensed a little at the word trust but didn’t make a sound of annoyance. In fact, she was quite curious as to what Issac could do now that the contraption was off his neck. She nodded at him before responding calmly; her voice soft with understanding. <em> I trust you, Issac Rostov. I am not sure why but I’m certain that you will protect me for some strange reason that only you know.</em> Her eyes bore into his while speaking with complete honesty; something happened to him in this room upon her arrival. She couldn’t pinpoint the exact occurrence of the event but it had something to do with her in relation to him that made him believe she was this ‘lifemate’. <br><br>She trembled when he moved away, uncertain of the strange connection between them and the success rate of them actually making it out of this place alive. One moment, he was there them the next there was nothing but mist like on a dewy mornings day. Aurora growled softly, taking a step back as it flowed out of the door. Then she was alone, in the windowless hell he had spent the last seven decades in with no comfort or family. It felt like the walls were slowly closing in on her as seconds ticked by without a sound from outdoors. What if he left her in here? She paced around the perimeter of the room, trying to keep her thoughts from driving her insane. How he survived all that time was beyond her since she had only been in there a few moments and already her mind was going crazy. <br><br>There was the faintest thought in her mind to reach for him; it was possible to see what he was doing beyond the walls but her fierce pride wouldn’t allow it. Instead she paced. A small clicking noise from the door caused her to look up from the ground, not sure what to expect. The door opened to reveal a concerned Issac, and then the blaring sound of alarms accosted her ears. Although his voice sounded calm in her mind, she was not fooled. He was worried about not getting them out of there. The planned sounded easy enough, almost too easy to her mind but she nodded anyways. <br><br><em>Aurora, trust in me and do not hesitate to leave me behind. Your freedom is more important.</em>This statement annoyed her, and she glared at him. Why was he so concerned with her freedom and not his own? Issac’s easy acceptance of possibly dying did not bode well with her. <em>Stop talking like that! We’re both going to get out of here.</em> She chided him before taking off into a sprint after him. With each step, Aurora felt power radiating beneath her paws. Freedom was within grasp, and she rejoiced in it. It was also at the back of her mind to make the vampire’s that brought her here pay for kidnapping and intending on killing her. <br><br>As they neared the elevator, her ears shifted back and forth, hearing the fall of footsteps behind them. From the sounds of it, whomever it was coming wasn’t too far behind. So completely distracted by the potential captors, Aurora wasn’t paying attention to how close the elevator was to her. At the last moment, her mind returned to running, but then it was too late. The elevator shaft was fast approaching; she tried to slow herself down but speed propelled her forward. <em>Jump.</em> The feline’s words resonated in her mind, and she could see the logic in the command. There was no way she would be able to stop in time. Instead of fighting her speed, Aurora used it to pounce forward against the opposite wall. Her nails shrieked as they dug down into the wall, looking for something stable to stop or even slow her descent downward into the darkness below. After a few terrifying seconds, she stopped moving, panting heavily before looking up to the only source of light. A dull pain in her left paw indicated that she suffered from a broken nail but besides that she was fine. <em>I'm fine.</em> Her eyes glanced over at the injured paw, and spotted a little blood but she had suffered worse before. Slowly, she began making her way upward, using her nails like a climber would use ice picks. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>18-09-2011, 19:30:23</strong>
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				Issac could feel her exhaustion and his hands on her were tender for a moment. He had never felt such strength and determination mixed with power in a mortal. <br>Issac used his mind to shield hers, so that the other deranged males would not scent or see her. He knew his strength was waning when she was lunged at nonetheless. Issac was feeling more like himself again, but was still fairly weak and using his abilities needed allot of energy.<br>He had heard her words about climbing and almost smiled to himself. If not for their escape needing his full attention he'd have shown aurora exactly what her courage was doing to him. As it was, they were being chased and so Issac had little time to think of much. Issac didn't stop, no he wove a safeguard as they ran and spread strands of it through the hall. The humans that hit the safeguard lost limbs to it's razor edges. The deranged Carpathians..got a message. <em>"Our Prince will know of this place, brothers. I will come back for you..remember who you were before the vampire clouded your mind. Remember your lifemate."</em><br><br>The words would go through any Carpathian male who hit his safeguard or to those still trapped. He poured honesty and determination into every word. Issac was putting up one last safeguard, using a few tricks to make this one even stronger.<br><br>He saw a Carpathian materialize in front of his and turned throwing his leg into the deranged man. Saving Maggie from being grabbed Issac sent the mans headless body flying past her with a yell of anger.<br><br>&nbsp;The body busted past the plastic and wood protecting the elevator shaft and into the depths. Issac moved as quickly as his species was able nearly frantic as pain assaulted his mind. <br>A gnarled hand caught him in the chest clawing Issac from shoulder to hip. His roar caused Maggie to no doubt panic and in such she grabbed an unsteady ledge. It gave out a rusty spike chewing through her leg as Maggie began to fall. <br><br>The panic she felt was his for but a moment his pain instantly forgotten. The fall would have killed her and then the world would have been at his mercy. To save them all he reached out with his telekinetic energy and wrapped it forcefully around his lifemate. Stopping her was easy holding her steady against the shafts edge was not but he did so as she regained&nbsp; her hold.<br><br>Issac had to smile when she began to climb again towards the lower floors. He let her climb as he set more powerful safeguards to block the elevator. The mage's in the Vampires control would be able to unravel them with time, but by then he'd be long gone. <br><br>When finished with the safeguards Issac let himself feel airless and moved down to where Maggie had made it climbing. "Your courage and determination are wonders to see..however you're going on wrong way."<br><br>He chuckled and floated close to her, her body trapped between the metal wall she clung to and his steel frame. Issac slid his hands against her shoulders, massaging the tension he felt there.&nbsp; "I can take away your exhaustion for a time if you would like, Maggie. Now...we need to continue on."<br><br>Issac was suddenly between her arms, facing the wall with his back pressed against her shaking body. Gently he took first one arm and draped it over his shoulder and did the same with the other. Maggie wasn't falling, there wasn't even a threat to plummet into darkness. Reaching behind him Issac grasped her legs and slowly began to lower them both down the elevator shaft. <br><br>Issac could feel Maggie's discomfort at..well...floating down an elevator shaft. Floating, as in flying. He sped them up, not at all minding they way Maggie clung for support. The shaft seemed to go on forever, the noise of alarms and screaming fading away as darkness swallowed them. <br>Issac was quiet now, adrenaline fading as the deep cold of the Canadian mountains began to fill the air. There was an eerie green glow beneath them and brightend until the ice it's self seemed to glow all around them. Issac used his energy manipulating skills to just slightly enhance that glow, making the cave a little less frightening for his lifemate. As he lowered them to the uneven ground, Issac was careful to let Maggie untangle herself from his body to avoid her fainting. Blood ran freely down his chest, evidence of his attack above.<br><br>Before her eyes the blood would clot and wounds would close, for an instant Issac's body clenched. If Aurora would lick that blood from his chest, if she'd feed from him...<br><br>Issac suppressed a groan and moved away from his lifemate as even in her traumatized state he wanted her pleasure to be his own. "I am sorry, Maggie, for handling you so. It was important to get down here as soon as possible. The sun is rising so the vampires can not follow us and they will demand their human minions do." <br><br>Issac looked up to the very high ceiling of the cave, noting the multitude of bats which was odd. "I have only a few hours before the lethargy will take me and I'll have to sleep the sleep of my people."<br><br>He almost sounded excited for that, sleeping the sleep of the dead. Finally resting his mind and body completely. Issac knew he'd have to safeguard Maggie and ensure she rest as well for they'd need strength in the days to come. With her blood in his veins, she'd never be able to hide from him..he'd find her always now. If she ran, the cold could kill her so Issac had to make sure she'd not leave him. <br><br>"The ground is ice and rock so be careful where you step. They used to bring supplies in through these caves until global warming started effecting them. It became unsafe for machines and then eventually people." as they moved the sounds of the eerie glowing cave were that of cracking ice, shifting rocks and the titter of bats. "Listen for debris, the ceiling could have weak spots just as the walls and ground." Issac smiled and placed a gentle hand atop her shoulder, enjoying the feeling of her beneath his fingers. Just touching Maggie brought a peace to Issac he'd never expected hed know. <br><br><em>"Worry not, piccola the bats will not harm you. I have advised them unless they want to be lunch they should steer clear of you."</em> His last words held amusement and his laughter was a husky deep sound which filled her mind. The little endearment didn't seem to anger her as much as confuse and so he'd use it at will. Issac felt the need to enfold her in his arms and chase away any discomfort she had. The urge to say the binding words was slowly creeping upon him as their escape played out. Issac knew he could not do this thing, tie her to him without her knowledge. <br><br>Yet the beast inside of his reared it's ugly head, demanding Issac take what is his. He pushed the beast aside and vowed to simply enjoy being with Maggie in the time he had left. For if she did reject him once free he would hand her his financial legacy and seek the dawn. That much he already knew.<br><br>Issac tore his mind for that finality to look at his lifemate. "Would you like me to carry your&nbsp; Maggie?" The words were draped with a husk that belied how much he wanted her in his arms. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>18-09-2011, 20:38:07</strong>
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				Aurora rolled her eyes in agitation before growling softly at him upon receiving his message that she was going the wrong way. <em>You could have told me that before I began struggling to move upward.</em> Her eyes sought his while holding on tightening her hold on the wall beneath her nails. <em>Aurora. Not my sweet.</em> She couldn’t help but remind him of her name even though one false movement would ensure that her name wouldn’t matter anymore unless he wanted to create a tombstone for her broken body. <br><br>She did not need to turn around and look at him to know his body was behind her. It was an odd feeling that spread through her body as he drew near like she could feel him without actually touching. His was composed and calm while touching her, trying to push away the fear rampaging her mind. Seconds drifted by, and he remained gentle, as if time didn’t matter while inspecting her body for wounds. <em>Really?</em> Her voice radiated with genuine curiosity at his healing abilities before his body vanished from behind her, and reappeared directly in front of her. <em>I don't think its necessary right now. Just a little pain.</em> What she didn't say is that he might need to conserve his energy since he might need to feed again. More specifically, feed again from her. Although it wasn't uncomfortable the last time, it made her feel a little...needy. Her hind legs scrapped against the wall as she grew nervous with his body in between her and the wall. <em>What are you doing?</em> She protested as his fingers began taking hold her paws. Aurora was tempted to struggle against him but fear made her be still. <br><br>Within a few seconds, he had her totally dependent on him not dropping her. Neither she nor the feline liked it in the least bit and it showed with little growls and snarls if he descended too quickly for her linking. Her nails dug in his shoulders, but it wasn’t her intention to hurt him. Sometime during their little trip downward, her eyes closed as she did not want to scare herself even more by looking down. <br><br>His light voice caressed her mind and ears, making her forget the dangers below them for a few seconds. <em>There are worse things in the world than being carried naked.</em> If she was in human form, her face would have blushed deeply from his last comment on her soft skin. <em>Please, keep your mind clear of such things. I don’t want you to accidentally drop me.</em> Her voice sounded a little prim and proper, older than her years, even though she was pleased at hearing the compliment.<br><br>The unnatural silence disturbed her, and she almost wanted the screams and alarms back. At least it provided some type of noise. In her life, she was always surrounded by noise whether it was the blaring of horns on a busy street or chirping of birds in the early morning. <br><br>The tips of her nails remained firmly attached as the temperature made a dramatic change. She shook out her fur against his body before exhaling to see her breath in the air. <em>Winter?</em> It didn’t make sense how cold it was down here; back at home it had been fairly warm. Where am I? Darkness faded revealing the glow beneath him; it was out of place but everything in the past day had been strange so it didn’t disturb her. The ground was a blessed sight, and she detached herself from him before beginning to inspect her injured claw. Aurora pressed it to the cold ground, able to put a little weight on it without wincing. <br><br><em>I suppose I should stay in this form since it’s so cold down here.</em> She would lose body heat quicker in human form, and become more susceptible to becoming sick. She could feel the chilling air on her skin even through the thick fur. Her eyes scanned the area, not liking it in the less bit but she knew this was the only way to get out of here. <em>What am I supposed to do while you’re sleeping?</em><br><br>She yawned a little before stepping forward, testing the ground’s strength. In her mind, Aurora pictured herself falling down into the nothingness underneath them. She trembled; today had been a rough day and it wasn't even done yet. His hand touched her head, and she didn’t know how to feel about being petted like a dog. <em>You’re not opposed to personal space, are you?</em> She snapped before realizing it but the question was a serious one since it occurred to her that he was always touching her without asking. Aurora fought the negativity coming from the feline since apparently the touch wasn’t a big deal to her. She felt a little bad for taking that tone with him but he was touching her all the time as if they had known each other for years rather than a few hours. <em>I'm sorry. Its just I'm not use to people touching me like that.</em> Little memories of her childhood friendships along with adult relationships flashed in her mind before she pushed it away. There was already enough negativity in this situation without her own personal problems troubling her. Her head arched upward before doing a little stretch. <br><br><em>Let’s go. Time is working against us, and we need to get far before you have to sleep.</em> She ignored the appealing smell that came from him before taking a cautious step forward. Aurora took care not to place too much weight on her paw before glancing back at him. <em>I hope I’m going the right way this time. </em> She remained quiet while walking, wondering if it could possibly become any colder when it became night time. There were a few cracks in the ground but she managed to avoid most of them with little difficulty. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>19-09-2011, 00:34:02</strong>
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				Issac could not contain the smile that lit his dark eyes and the satisfaction of knowing he effected her on some level. How he would indeed love to feel her skin beneath his hands, her warmth against his naked flesh and hear her cries of pleasure. The thought alone made his body instantly rock hard and throbbing with need. Another urge, strong than before, came for him to take Aurora and complete the ritual. <br>Issac suppressed a growl and instead quickend his steps at Aurora's side still with that smile upon his face. As they walked he watched her move, noting how she favored her paw but intent on allowing her freedom to chose to bare the pain. The way she moved, her powerful muscles bunch with every step within the sleek feline body. It made his mouth water and Issac could not keep himself from reaching out to her again. He smoothed his hand down her head, scratching behind her ears and massaging her neck. <br><br>"You are going the right way, you know so as you can scent the fresh air as much as I." he chuckled softly, smoothing his hand down her sleek back, massaging still so gently as he switched from speech to intimate communication. <em>"I do not touch you as a dog, Aurora but as the precious person you are to me. I can not help but to touch you when doing so is a taste of heaven after decades of hell."</em><br><br>As they walked he couldn't stop watching her, his hand continually petting her, massaging her muscles. It was as if he knew exactly what was sore, and how to ease the soreness even as they fled for their lives. Issac realised he felt comfortable, at ease even when danger followed them. <br><br>"I will safeguard you before I go to ground, protect the area of my rest as you can not follow me into the welcoming arms of the earth." he spoke as if sleeping in the ground was natural to everyone and had to catch himself before saying that she couldn't follow him to earth..yet. "I will prey until it is time to rest that you hold logic and do not wander off without me. I know these mountains..they have become my home since leaving the Carpathian Mountains so many centuries ago. You are safe with me, little one."<br><br>Issac grinned at the use of the endearment and had to try not to chuckle as well. He slid his hand from her finally, even though he wanted to continue caressing her. However Issac knew the sun was rising and that the humans were already on their way down into the caves and out into the wild to try and cut them off. So he picked up his pace, his body shifting as he did so. Issac's fold melted away, contorting and reforming into the sleek muscular body of a male jaguar. <br>He stood a head taller than the female and his fur was black with auburn rosette's across his thick coat. Issac coughed and nudged the female egging her on from lope to run. This way they covered distance quickly and safely, aided by feline reflexes. Issac kept his senses spread keeping away from dangerous places in the cavern floor. There was a silence between them as if they'd shared such free moments with one another before. <br><br>The cave's glow became less and he pondered that again as he was feeling rejuvenated. It was as if he were back in his homeland within the crystal caves. This needed more thought but when he saw sunlight streaming through cracks in the cavern ceiling Issac had to refocus. He avoided the light growling and hissing when he had to slip through. <br>When the small section of light passed over his right shoulder and back the skin blistered and fur burnt away. His body smoked and the pain caused him to block Aurora from his mind as he tried to keep their pace. using his abilities, being wounded and running within the early morning was wearing down on him. Issac tried to block Aurora from his exhaustion and the slow shutdown of his body. They started to slow near the end of the cavern, unsure of how long they had been running. Issac panted heavily but continued walking, the burn on his shoulder and back not healing due to his weakend state. Still he pushed on, determined to get Aurora as far from their prison as he could before needing to go to ground. He could smell rich soil and knew they were near the surface. <br><br>Finally, without much choice, he slowed and walked to a small overhang in the shadows of the cavern walls. Still in his jaguar form he carefully inspected the small dead-end tunnel within the large cave. Nothing had lived there for many years and so he called out to the female with a growl and cough.<br><br><em>'In here, we will rest here..'</em> he voice sounded as exhausted as his body felt, almost as if his spirit was already far away. <br><br>Using lethal claws he attacked the back end of the tunnel until he had broken through rock and ice to reach the soil he craved. It flooded the back end of the tunnel and the male Jaguar made pleasureable purring noises as it covered his wounds briefly. <br>Then suddenly he was a man again, crouched at the entrance to the small tunnel and weaving safeguard with every last ounce of strength he had. They were powerful, for he was protecting his lifemate who was unable to go to ground. He placed ancient knowledge into those safeguard so that even the mages would have difficulty getting past if they were discovered before he could rise. Issac was nearly dragging his feet as he moved again to the back of the tunnel. <br><br>As he passed Aurora he slid his hand again along her body, so gentle. His mind screamed and body begged to hold her while he slept. To warm her body and mind before they took that last breath and found rest. To give her a waking breath with his tender lips and show her heights of pleasure she'd never dreamed existed. That would not happen this day and he could not afford to distrust his lifemate. <br><br><em>"It would be wise to use the soil for warmth should your temperature drop too low. It is a shame to me that I can not watch over you as we both rest." </em> he nearly nuzzled his face against hers but instead tightend his fingers in the fur of her neck. "Instead I trust you to rest here, little one. Rest and should you have need of me reach for my mind with yours and I will rise. I will only sleep the sleep of my people for a short time so we can continue on."<br><br>Issac's dark green eyes were dropping with weariness and he swayed as he moved away from her to the soil. Waving his hand the soil parted and he slid into the small space before allowing the rich healing earth to close all around him. Issac buried himself deep enough so that if Aurora needed warmth she could den into the soil herself. With his final thoughts he sent her warmth and reassurance letting the breath of life leave his body so his spirit could rest for the first time in decades. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>19-09-2011, 01:44:08</strong>
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				His fingers worked little miracles into her skin, and she stopped fighting it. It was much easier to enjoy the feeling than not. Aurora didn’t make any physical indications at his words but she completely understood his worrying over her possibly leaving him. The temperate was nearly freezing while humans were attempting to find them. It wasn’t like walking in a park, but she could take care of herself, couldn’t she?&nbsp; She wasn’t sure what to make of his words so she remained quiet, focusing on each movement of her paws against the unsteady ground. <br><br>She stopped walking once his body shifted abruptly into a jaguar beside her with glistening fur and intense eyes. Perfect form. The feline inside her purred, and Aurora developed another ounce of appreciation for his many unknown gifts. No wonder he seemed so comfortable around her. He could shift as well. Excitement ebbed through her body since it had been quite a while since she had been around another jaguar that was actually human or somewhat human. Her head rubbed against his body, purring loudly since it much easier for her to interact with him in this form. Human interaction required too much effort and could often become confusing. Her paw rose up to bat him playfully against the face. She stopped herself from just as she was about to lick his muzzle, pulling away from him and putting some much needed space between them. <br><br>He pushed her up a little, and she resisted before realizing it was time to run again. She consented, following after him while still paying special attention to her injured paw. It was a hard pace to keep up with but she didn’t whimper or protest.<br><br>Unlike her companion, she rejoiced in the light since it meant they were making progress. Her pleasantness towards it changed upon hearing his pain-filled growl. He was in front of her so she couldn’t see the actual injury but her keen nose smelled it. <em>Issac.</em> She tried to whisper his name in his mind, voice full of worry but it seemed like she came against brick wall. Issac attempted to keep up the madman pace despite his injury but she noticed that he slowed just a little. Her own body began to grow tired as the air seemed to grow colder and her paws numb from walking on the frozen floor. I want my bed. She thought in her mind but didn’t project it to him. If he could rough it through this mess, then so could she. <br><br>Earth? She sniffed the air again, unsure if she was hallucinating from exhaustion but sure enough the scent was there. She sighed a little as he slowed, grateful that his body forced him to seek shelter before her feet collapsed under her. As he inspected the tunnel, Aurora sat down on her hind legs and looked back the way they had traveled from. It was nothing there, no sound of life. No sound of anyone after them. Aurora walked over when he growled, not in the mood to argue or even speak. <br><br>As he dug down into the ground, she was able to sneak a peek at his wound from earlier. Nasty little burn. For a moment, she was pissed that he pushed himself in such a way while he was injured but she decided not to speak on it. It was his body, and he didn't protest when she did the same with her paw. Plus, he was obviously paying the price right now so there was no need to make him feel guiltier. <br><br>Aurora watched him transform back, and for a moment she was tempted to lick his injuries. But he was a man again; such interactions were awkward in that form. As he dragged himself into towards the ground, she leaned down and rubbed her face against his hand. It was meant to be a comforting gesture. <em>Go sleep, Issac.</em> She pushed his fingers away before watching him disappear into the soil. It was a sight to behold, and then she felt his mind touching hers. Then there was nothing. It was as if he wasn’t even there, and she felt alone.&nbsp; <br><br>Her eyes scanned over the dirt before looking out into the darkness. It was tempting to scout ahead but she wasn’t sure if her paw would allow it. She knelt down, rubbing her tongue against the aches and pains before settling down on her front paws to rest her eyes. She sat there for a few minutes in silence but couldn’t sleep. No matter how hard she tried her mind wouldn’t take over and let her rest. The frigid air made her shiver even with her thick fur while her thoughts ran rampant. Her mind started to reach for him but she stopped herself. He looked so tired before going to sleep, and she would not disturb him. The scent of earth tempted her to her feet. She glanced back at where he slept before walking to the entrance of the cave. <br><br>She glanced back out of the cave before stepping outside of it; she could feel the safeguard stroke against her body but it didn’t stop her. <em>I can go and come back before he even notices.</em> She reasoned with herself before beginning to follow the scent from earlier. It was a bit harder to walk since her paw now throbbed painfully but the scent of earth beckoned her forward like a moth to flame. She wasn’t sure how long or even how far she had traveled when she came upon a little garden inside of the tunnels. The flowers were beautiful and glowed like the ground did before when the first came down here. She limped forward, feeling a little tired after all of that walking before sniffing the petals. She sneezed before her stomach gave an odd painful twist. The next thing she knew, Aurora was vomiting into the ground until nothing remained in her stomach. The scent of the flowers became stronger around her. She tried to move away but her legs wouldn’t move. The next thing she knew her body was on the ground, surrounded by the suffocating beautiful flowers. <br><br>Against her will, the feline form slipped away, and her weak human form remained. The cold air greeted her skin harshly, and she trembled while her head throbbed. The she blacked out.&nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>19-09-2011, 02:30:43</strong>
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				Issac didn't know how long he had been within the earth his body and mind healing from the sleep of his people. Carpathian's didn't dream so perhaps it was the memory of Aurora he felt, his felines deep purr sliding into his body as she rubbed against him. When she had nuzzled him in the cavern it had given him strength and made his heart light. Running with her had been beautiful, the light in her eyes rivaling the sunshine so deadly to him. <br>As life breathed into his body he was aware first of a crushing cold. A cold that stole his breath and numbed his body. Panic slammed into Issac and he was suddenly sweeping from the soil. Fully clothed, his hair tied at the nape of his neck and his dark regal form clean of any filth. Fully healed Issac felt more himself than he could ever remember feeling. He needed to feed soon to quell the burning hunger which assaulted him with the cold upon waking. <br><br>Now he looked quickly through the tunnel for Aurora..and found only faint traces of her. Aurora had not been in the tunnel for quite some time. Issac shifted as quickly as ever before and began running in his Jaguar form. He raced across the ice spotting bloody marks on the ice he stopped to get rid of cursing himself as he did. There would be a trail to the tunnel or her blood, leading the vampires right to them. Issac raised his head, ears flatend and took in a deep breath. The sun was just now sinking and the vampires would be rising within only a few hours. <br>Again he took off, wiping away any trail either of them had left and began searching in earnest for his lifemate. Aurora's scent was getting stronger and his heart squeezed in his chest. He reached for her, mind to mind and came up short. Something was wrong with her, something he should have protected her from Issac brated himself harshly. He was a full grown Carpathian ancient and should have blocked her in that&nbsp; tunnel not left her with the choice to leave. <br><br>As Issac ran a strange spicy scent began to fill his nose and tickle other senses. The large black Jaguar shook his head, coughing and growling as he slowed. He pawed at his face, sneezing and growing agitated to the point where Issac took his human form once more. There was a haze beginning in his mind that alarmed him. Issac ceased breathing the way humans did and the haze began to vanish. <br>a glow broke through the darkness and Issac stalked towards it. Rage unlike any he had known welled up inside of him as he realised the flowers glowing within the cavern entrance were toxic to him. He almost cried out when he saw Aurora's naked body exposed to the Canadian cold and the effect of these flowers' pollen. <br><br>He was at her side instantly pulling her freezing naked body against his, instantly clothing her in jeans, hikers boots, wool socks and a thick sweater. He did so in the way of his people, manipulating natural fibers to his liking. Issac didn't stay where he knelt but stood with her slight weight easily and strode away from the lethal flowers. <br>As he got closer to the cavern's opening he could feel the heat of the setting sun. The red glow turned the snow covered landscape a rosy pink with shades of orange. Issac wished he could appreciate such a view but it made his eyes swell and water uncontrollably. He ignored this and tucked Aurora closer to him, unable to leave the cavern until the sun slipped behind the cold Rocky Mountains. <br><br>Issac inclined his head just slightly and the snow at the entrance was swept away revealing lush green grass. Issac made sure the patch was dry and lowered himself and Aurora to it. Issac slipped into her mind easily and found her lost in a deep slumber. It frightend him and his hold tightend as Issac flooded her body with warmth and her mind with his voice. <br><br><em>"Come back to me, little one. You have slipped away from me, Aurora." </em> he nuzzled his face against her neck, rocking her gently as his gentle hands rubbing warmth into her arms and back. <em>"I need you to open your eyes, sweet. The sun is setting and you would appreciate this view..I could see it through your eyes. Aurora...open your eyes."</em><br><br>Issac used compulsion in his voice, fear gripping him reminding him how amazing she truly was that he could even feel such fear. He brushed his lips over her cheeks, eyelids, her jaw and her neck willing her to fight the flowers effect and come back to him. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>19-09-2011, 03:15:38</strong>
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				In her deep sleep, she was being tortured by memory’s of her past. The death of her mother playing out before her eyes slowly, every single detail of her mind painted itself vividly before her. The way her mother valiantly fought the male’s attacks, desperate to keep him from noticing little Aurora hiding in the bushes. The sound of her screams as she was raped before the male finally had mercy and dealt a killing blow. She could feel the warmth of her mother’s blood on her skin as she crawled over to her, and the blank stare of her mother staring out into nothingness. This was her horror, and she whimpered in her sleep even though in the nightmare she screamed.&nbsp; Luckily, her shields operated even in this state but they weren’t as strong as when she were conscious so little visuals of her memory projected themselves into his mind. <br><br>The constant repetition of her mother’s death stopped when an anomaly interrupted it. His voice. It was strange and out of place but she grasped to it like an out-reached hand for a drowning person. Her eyelids felt heavy and unusually tired, Aurora could only manage to get them halfway open as her body felt unusually hot even though cool air touched her face. On a normal day, she would have appreciated the lovely sight of the sun setting but all it did right now was hurt her sensitive eyes and make her head throb painfully. The first thing she noticed after bringing her hand up to cover her eyes was exactly how steaming it felt around her. “It’s hot.” She complained; voice slightly raspy before attempting to remove the hot clothing on her skin. Her foot successfully got the boot off her foot.&nbsp; She didn’t care to ask where they came from, just wanted them off her body. <br><br>After a few seconds, she finally registered the feeling of arms holding her tightly. Aurora couldn’t see his eyes or his face, only felt his lips moving over her neck. A panic came over her as she struggled in his arms, a little delirious, thinking someone how he was the murderer or the vampire from before. “Let me go!” She struggled in his arms but couldn’t escape him due to the fatigue coming over her from such exertions. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>19-09-2011, 03:43:05</strong>
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				Aurora's whimper had cut Issac to his very core, a physical pain assaulting his chest as his heart pounded. His hands caressed her back, slipping up under the sweater seek her warmed skin and massage the tension from her body. The flashes began playing in his mind and he felt as much grief for Aurora's mother as she did. Issac tightend his hold pressing her against his chest, his voice thick with emotion when he felt her fight the slumber. <br><br><em>"Follow me, Aurora. You're the light to my darkness and I have great need of you."</em> he brushed his lips over the mark he'd left upon her neck. <br><br>Finally he felt her begin to crawl towards the surface and knew when her eyes had opened. He moved them, knowing her discomfort and sorry she couldn't enjoy the sunset as he'd wished. Issac couldn't stop nuzzling her neck and pressing butterfly kisses over her pulse. <br>When she began to fight him, still locked within the nightmarish memory of her mother death Issac wanted revenge. He silently vowed to seek her mothers' murderer before he found the dawn and avenger Aurora's pain. That it was a pain he couldn't take from his lifemate shamed him and Issac renewed his oath to see her happy. He let his mind open to her as he lifted the sweater from her body, leaving her in a light t-shirt and jeans. <br><br>"Shh, Aurora it is not I you wish to flee." he spoke softly cupping her face and caressing her throat with his thumbs. In her mind he caressed her with reassurance and reached to calm her frantic thoughts still twisted from her nightmare. <em>"See me, little one and know you do not have to fear me. I will protect you for this horror you face in slumber. See me.."</em><br><br>Issac looked down into her eyes as he caressed her soft skin, fingers slipping into her silken hair. Slowly he lowered his head, his lips pressing to the corner of Aurora's lips. He brushed his lips over hers, relishing how she tasted and wanting depth. Issac deepend the kiss gently showing her in his mind how it felt to have her in him arms. How complete he felt just holding her like this, in the wild of the mountains with the evening reaching to enfold the sun. <br><br>That brought him back to their situation and he reluctantly broke the kiss and stood her up once replacing her boot with lighter socks. Issac's eyes gleamed as he looked up her, gentle hands grasping her shoulders in case she was still unsteady. "I need you with me, honey..we have to start moving before the vampires rise. Are you with me, Aurora?"<br><br>He gave her a smirk a dark brow arching, trying to lighten her unease. "I can carry you if you'd like. You feel like paradise in my arms."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>19-09-2011, 04:33:10</strong>
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				She didn’t fight him as much as before as he lifted the sweater over her head, and was grateful for the cool air caressing her skin. Grief emitted from her as she tried to push away the images of her mother’s face before staring up into dark green eyes. His words pushed gently into her mind and around her ears as his face appeared before her, and not the face of a murderer. “Issac?” She whispered as it dawned on her what had just happened. “I was in the cave…” Her face flushed with shame that he saw her at an all-time low. In the weakest of moments, one that she didn’t want to share with anyone.&nbsp; <br><br>Her face turned away from him slightly as tears brimmed in her eyes. Aurora gasped a little as his hands stroked through her hair as his lips touched her own. It was a welcome touch after everything they had been through. Instances of fear tinge with near experiences of certain death. Tilting her face back to him, she didn’t stop him as he deepened the kiss. Her eyes drifted close before she moaned softly before slowly pushing her own tongue to caress his lower lip before moving it alongside his. It felt purely amazing; being held in his arms like cherished and frail glass like nothing else mattered. Then he pulled away, and set her on her feet. Whatever had passed through her ended, and she staggered from weakness and the broken connection while stumbling over her words, “I’m sorry. I should have stayed put like you asked me to.” <br><br>She sighed softly, thoroughly relieved that her mind was stable again even if her body felt weak. Her hand rose up and pushed a dark strand of her out of her face and behind her ear before looking up at him. Her nose wrinkled at his calling her honey but didn't say anything. Yes, vampires and human minions after them. The reality of their situation set back in and she nodded at him. “I think I can walk…just don’t move too quickly.” She pulled herself from his grasp, testing to see if she could stand without his assistance before taking a step in any direction. It occurred to Aurora that she didn't know where he was taking her. "Which way and where are we going?" <br><br>Quietly, Aurora tried to make sense of her fierce reaction to him but thinking too hard made her head hurt. She concluded that stress was making her pliable. In the back of her mind, the feline growled, also sounding a bit exhausted but it was clear that she didn't agree. It appeared as if he had earned another ounce of respect from the feline for helping Aurora when she could not. <br><br>While walking, she kept her eyes in front of her, avoiding areas of the ground that looked too difficult. With each step, Aurora felt a little better since they were no longer crammed in the terrifying tunnel. "What was your life like before your were captured?"<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>19-09-2011, 05:45:44</strong>
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				Issac's body was thrumming from her nearness, the acceptance he'd felt when she returned his deep kiss pleasing him. The passion within her rivaled his own and he hoped one day he would share that passion with Aurora. Issac could see her shame at leaving him and so did not repremand. He should have made sure she couldn't pass the safeguards so the blame was his. <br>That Aurora felt ashamed for having such a vulnerable moment made Issac frown. Had she ever really grieved for the loss of her mother? He had a feeling she'd only pushed the pain and anger aside to appear strong, to avoid a similar fate. Aurora hadn't many connections in this world and Issac felt sadness that she felt so alone. It was as if she needed him as much as he would always need her, perhaps fate was not so cruel after all. <br><br>"We go east, to Kelowna where I have an estate in the care of a human family." &nbsp;he said softly as he began walking. Issac knew she was weak and so he simply swept her up in his arms without pause. "If the line is still intact, they will be very happy to see me."<br><br>Issac didn't add they were also the only people now in this world who ever would have wondered about his fate. As Issac walked, the shadow of the mountain protected him from any lingering sunshine. Hunger beat at him like a thousand batwings but he ignored it. Instead he focused on the female in his arms, locked against his chest. The snow covered landscape was breath taking as evening fell, animals unafraid in Issac's presence to continue their nightly routines. <br>Usually animals were cautious of Jaguar people but they even seemed to accept her as the two of them walked through bear, elk and moose territory. Issac knew there was a pack of wolves near his home and was anxious to see if they too had survived these long years. Perhaps the new Alpha would be the pup he'd saved before his capture. Seventy two years was a long time and Issac pondered on what else would have changed in his long absence. Aurora's voice broke his distracted thoughts and he chided himself once more for lacking in the care of his lifemate. <br><br>Issac walked easily through the snow, never sinking into the coldness even with her in his arms. Indeed he was capable of many things. When she asked about his life before capture Issac hesitated in closing his mind to her. There were aspects of his life he wished to protect his lifemate from. However he knew that for their relationship to work Issac had to be honest with her about what he was. <br><br>"I am a hunter, educated from childhood in the art of tracking and killing the vampire." he spoke softly, looking ahead as he walked not wanting Aurora to see that he feared her thinking him a monster. "My Prince decreed the hunters must go out into the world, to protect humans from the monsters our kin had become. My brother and I were sent to Canada along with three others while our friends and family covered the rest of the globe."<br><br>Issac easily skirted around a lake covered in thin ice, noting the elk drinking on the other side. As he talked, he remembered and she could hear it in his voice..the pain he'd never been able to feel. "At first I hunted without a care, honing my skills. Then I began to face friends, old comrades I'd battled side by side with. Killing them cast the shadow of regret over me, but I hadn't the emotions to grieve for their deaths."<br><br>Issac had to stop himself, recalling those early years in Canada which he shadred with Aurora letting her see what the country had been like then. The land had been wild and free, the primitive people at peace with the Earth. Finding the vampire had been easy then, human fear always rode the wind then. As civilization had taken over, finding the vampire became harder. Aurora would see in his mind that he and his brother had battled together until the darkness became too deep in them both. <br>After that, to avoid confrontation they had separated and hunted the vampire in different sides of the country. Issac had done the duty his Prince had charged him with always holding onto the hope that one day his lifemate would be found. That he'd be able to feel rather than remember the affection he had for Ivan, his brother. Then the unthinkable had happend..<br><br>"In the early eighteen hundreds...I thought I'd found my lifemate. I saw her only for a fleeting moment but her gown had been red and her hair golden silk." he said the words very softly, shame filling him as he suddenly realised he'd nearly betrayed Aurora. "I sought her out and we courted for years and though I still couldn't feel emotions, colors were here and there in my vision. It was more then I'd had in centuries so I was blind to the warning in my heart."<br><br>Issac's chest was tight and he felt his centuries catching up with him as he recalled those confusing days.He didn't know how long they had been walking thus far, distracted by memories, emotions and the woman who felt so good in his arms. Even when he shared his betrayal with her all he could hope was that she'd forgive him one day.&nbsp; "We had liked eachother well enough, but she was human and didn't want me as I thought I needed her. I didn't think it was possible for her to feel nothing for me, swore she only needed time. That in time I too would want her with passion and affection. She left me...and my beast showed himself." <br>Issac shuddered, his arms tightening around Aurora, suddenly afraid she'd curse him as he'd damned himself ages ago. "She killed herself..to escape me she ended her own life after glimpsing the monster I am. Her death cast me again into a world of darkness and the lack of emotion I felt at her suicide frightend me. I was sure the beast was about to break free and did not want to lose the rest of my soul. So..I went to ground.."<br><br>Issac got quiet for a long, long time. Aurora hadn't tried to interrupt him and he wondered if through their mind link she could feel his unease. That he was feeling the grief, frustration and self loathing he had been unable to feel in those years. "When I woke, it was to a new world. Humans had grown more then I'd ever imagined but it had only left them open to the contamination of the Vampire. I returned to my duties and looked for my brother, as I could not find him though our mental link." <br>Issac took a deep breath and for a moment buried his face in her hair holding her tightly against his chest. He kept her warm even as an ice slid through his heart. Raising his head Issac watched the darkness of the dense forrest around them to avoid her eyes. "Ivan had given up his soul..because I had wronged him like no Carpathian should wrong another. The woman I had courted had been his true lifemate, the glimpses of color I had seen when I spotted her had thrown him into a madness through our link. At her death and my departure from this world while I slept, he had given up his soul and joined the vampires."<br><br>Issac stopped within a large circle of evergreen trees and looked up at the stars. "I did not know how to react to such news when a fellow Carpathian spat the words at me. My people damn me for betraying my brother and I had only the humans left to turn to. I busied myself with hunting the vampire while I learned about this new world. I became an arts dealer, dealing in originals I had owned previously and gathered the wealth a Carpathian needed to remain invisible to the vampire and human alike in a new age. I appeared to grow old to my human workers and neighbors, would die and an heir with remarable resemblance would appear to take over my holdings."<br><br>Issac remembered once when he'd done so and his human housekeeper had caught on. He shared with Aurora that he had taken her blood and that of her children to ensure his secret be kept. with them he had shared his wealth and built the semblance of a home. He had not known until this moment that he had loved the Foxwar family like bloodkin. Then he turned somber once more as he recalled his last night of freedom. "I had caught wind of Ivan and was on his trail when I was captured..now as before, I feel that I am walking into a new world and will have to learn all over again." <br><br>Issac did look at her then, emotion radiating in his dark eyes and filling her mind. "This time, though, I will find peace one way or another. With you, Aurora, or with my ancestors."<br><br>Issac knew there was an old road looming ahead and slowed his pace, scanning the area as he walked with her in his arms. He knew it had been a while since she'd been able to walk on her own but with the temperature dropping he'd rather have her in his arms. Aurora hadn't seemed to struggle much but Issac had pretended not to notice any struggle. She belonged in his arms, and with hunger beginning to gnaw at his inside he had to distract his body. His lifemate certainly did that..his body had been swamped with memories as he told Aurora things no one alive knew about him. <br>He had shared with her his crimes and hoped she would not judge him as harshly as he deserved. Issac had wronged his people, his brother, his Prince and yes, even his lifemate. Any other Carpathian would seek the dawn and Issac was beginning to doubt his resolve for such. With Aurora in the world, knowing what he did about the vampires and mages working with human soldiers..he would be hurting everyone by seeking the dawn. If Aurora truly did not want him in her life once the danger was passed, he would warn his prince..then find his peace. In this moment he set her gently upon her feet and waited for her judgement of his crimes.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>19-09-2011, 21:06:24</strong>
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				She protested a little against him a little when he picked her up, but he would be able to tell that her heart wasn’t really into it. She snuggled her head into his neck, content with how his skin was warm enough so she wouldn’t become cold while being cold enough to keep her body from overheating. “Kelowna. That’s a strange name.” She grumbled sleepily against him before draping an arm around his neck. She wriggled a little against him, trying to get comfortable. As he walked, Aurora appreciated the beauty of the wilderness from the sounds of small critters scurrying across the ground to the melting of sound of ice. <br><br>She felt him tense at her question while his mind became perfectly black as if he wasn’t directly next to her. Aurora immediately felt guilty for prying in his life and making him feel uncomfortable. Aurora opened her mouth to apologize and possibly turn the subject to a neutral topic but he began to speak. <br><br>His words were so soft that she had to move closer to his body to hear the words coming from his mouth. Although he didn’t show it, she could feel the amount of respect he felt for his prince. There didn’t seem to be any hostility in his voice towards them having to become hunters. Her first thought was that it must have been terribly hard for him to leave his family. It was easy for someone to be alone if they were used to it but from the sounds of it he had a family that cared about him. <br><br>Aurora nestled her head in his neck when he began speaking of having to kill family and friends. The pain was evident in his voice. It was hard for her to listen to since the remorse and near guilt pulled at her emotions. She couldn’t imagine having to kill the one person she loved even if they had turned evil. Tears appeared in the corner of her eyes but she didn’t let them fall. <br><br>She bit her lip as he began speaking of the mistaken woman who he thought was his lifemate. Questions went through her mind about how such a thing could have happened. It only confirmed how close his brother and he must have been if his one true love gave back some semblance of color to Issac. Her fingers stroked at his chest, attempting to give comfort to him but she wasn’t sure how she could even help with such a feeling of betrayal. Aurora knew that it was something he would have to come to terms with in his own time. Just like how she would have to eventually deal with her own problems.<br><br>She didn’t speak when he became quiet, it was so much information for her to process at one time. Issac had been through so much in his life, it seemed like he had barely known any moment’s peace. His grief crashed around her life an ocean’s waves on rocks. Her fingers rose and touched at his neck, it was a gentle touch not meant to distract just comfort. Aurora wanted to comfort him, but something told her to remain quiet and just let him speak.<br><br>His sadness seemed to lighten a little when he spoke of the human family he had taken under his wing, and she was grateful that there was someone in this world that loved him. That cared if he got enough sleep, and would cry if he perished from this world. His last words stabbed at her heart even though she didn’t know him very well. It confirmed her earlier ideas on death in his mind. Aurora decided that while they were together, she would change his opinion on such things. She knew that when he put her on his feet, and lowered his head almost shamefully to the ground that he thought she would criticize him. Judge him as harshly as those that should have been compassionate to him. Even though Aurora had grown up most of her life without a real family, she knew her mother would have never rubbed salt in a would like some did to him. She took a step up towards him, wrapping her hands on the sides of his face before locking eyes with him. <br><br>For a moment, she stood there not sure what to say. He had spoke truthfully to her without hiding anything. Issac stood before her like a man awaiting judgement, and she couldn't bear for him to feel such grief. They had only known each other for less than a day, but it bothered her to see him in this amount of pain. She could have gave him a long speech on how it wasn't his fault but Aurora knew it wouldn't help. "I forgive you, Issac." Pint up tears fell from her eyes before she couldn't stop them but she didn't wipe them away. She took a step closer to him, and hugged him tightly while rubbing her fingers through his hair. "I forgive you, Issac Rostov. In time, I hope you forgive yourself as well." <br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>20-09-2011, 02:24:42</strong>
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				Issac stood with his head bowed and his hands clenched at his sides, afraid to look to deeply into her mind. When he did he found acceptance, understanding, compassion and respect. It would never cease to amaze him how much of a wonder Aurora was to him. When her fingers brushed his face he looked at her and the emotion within his dark eyes was indescribable. Her grey eyes shimmered in silver gleam of the half moon and he leaned forward to kiss away those tears. Tears for issac and all he had endured waiting for peace, for her. <br>His arms circled her body, pressing her to his heart where he’d forever keep this moment. Issac would tell his children, his grand children and great grand children about the moment he understood the human concept of true love. His hands slipped beneath her shirt, the warmth in her skin making him smile against her neck. The temperature had started dropping and while jaguars kept higher body heat he’d still been regulating such for her since the moment she touched him. <br><br>The hunger clawing at his insides was as much for blood as it was the need to complete the ritual and say the binding words. Issac spoke through her mind, his face buried in her neck as he was unable to speak over the lump in his throat. Issac would not cry. Weeping was not something a full grown Carpathian male would do even before his lifemate. Even though his eyes were clouded with moisture which he hid from her, Issac would not cry. <em>“Aurora you are light and compassion, everything I could have ever dreamed of these long centuries.”</em><br><br>His breath was warm against her neck and his incisors lengthened painfully in his mouth with the need to taste her. <em>“I vow to see you happy above all things and show you what you’ve done for me this night.”</em><br><br>Issac wanted to kiss her, had pulled away to do so until the wind changed and he damned himself for the distractions in his body. Abruptly he raised his head and looked east pulling her closer to him still his hands gently massaging where they caressed her shoulders and the nape of her neck. <br>Issac was extremely agitated and trying not to show it to his lifemate. He scanned the area and again and again in these brief moments of silence. While sharing his life and new feelings with Aurora he had not noticed the human minions and at least two mages were upon them. <br><br>“On the logging road one hundred and forty meters east of us three human soldier and two mages have found us.” He said firmly, scanning the area once more to make certain he wasn’t overlooking a trap. “There are no vampires…”<br><br>Issac looked down into Aurora’s eyes and framed her face with his hands. “They must be busy with the Carpathians I let lose. Aurora, I do not have the energy to fight two mage and human tazers and bullets. I will not feed from you when you’re also tired and weak, so I will do what I must.”<br><br>He wrapped his arms around his lifemate holding her tighter than he had before. “I had not planned on doing this but with no vampires trailing us we can make a break for it as the humans say.” Issac buried his face in her hair and whispered wish this lips brushing her ear. “Hold on tight, little one.”<br><br>Then suddenly they weren’t standing on the snow anymore but streaking through the night sky. The snow covered landscape blurred passed them Issac moved so fast. He tried to keep Aurora warm while he flew but keeping them in the air took allot of energy. He had not fed properly in decades and while feeding from Aurora and sleeping within the soil had rejuvenated him Issac was still nowhere near full strength. <br>Luckily they were only in the sky for three quarters of an hour before seeing the lights of the Canadian city, Kelowna. Issac was amazed at how much it had changed and how bright it had become. He took them into Knox Mountain Park and ended their flight within a grassy path near the lake. Issac waited until Aurora’s feet were firmly on the ground before releasing his tight hold of her. His hands remained on her shoulders to steady any unease and his mind melded with hers to control the nausea he knew humans felt while flying.<br>&nbsp;<br>“I am sorry, Aurora. If I were at my full strength I could have defeated our enemies and taken you to my home.” He said softly, his dark eyes lidded. Issac once again appeared exhausted, weary on his feet. “Being that as it may, I need to find sustenance or we may not make it to my estate without stumbling through the city.” <br><br>Issac knew there was a man taking night photos of an owls nest not far from them. He wanted to feed quickly and return to Aurora but hesitated leaving her alone and said as much. “I want to block you from such things for now but do not want you alone in the dark.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>20-09-2011, 03:22:17</strong>
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				She didn’t protest as his hands slipped upper her shirt; his constant touching quickly growing on her as frequent use of his endearment little one. Her fingers continuously stroked through his thick mane of hair as his hands wrapped around her body, holding her close to him. His praising compliment made her blush since he was the only person to think of her in such ways, but she didn’t voice her disagreement with him. It only mattered that his mind become clear and at ease of the grief that was drowning him a few moments earlier. <br><br>His lips were close to her neck, and she could feel every moment against her skin. Aurora dropped her hands slowly from his hair to his shoulders, tempted to speak, but then his face took on a serious expression. She sniffed the air herself, only smelling all things natural and nothing out of place. His hands at her neck distracted her for a moment but Aurora was not easily sidetracked. “What’s wrong?” She whispered to him, tensioning up a little. When he explained the men following them, she turned as if ready to run, despite her exhaustion, only stopping upon his hands coming to her face. Her own stomach growled softly, reminding her that she had not eaten since being captured. <br><br>Aurora had no idea what he planned when he pulled her to his chest before putting a constricting hold at her body. “Issac?” Even in her confusion, she obeyed him, wrapping her arms around his neck. At first she thought that he intended on running at a blinding speed with her in her arms. She shrieked a little when he took to the air. Luckily she wasn’t in jaguar form this time so his neck and shoulders were spared from her claws, but her arms nearly choked the life out of him. “I hate flying…” She mumbled the words out of gritted teeth before burying her head in his shoulder after looking down at how high they were in the air. <br><br>Sometime during their flight, she dozed off, completely forgetting about the danger around them. Aurora had not been about to sleep in the cave but found it much easier to do so in his arms. Her dreams were surprisingly calm without any memories of her mother’s death. She woke up just as he landed in the grass, and she blushed while wiping her drool off his shoulder from napping. “Sorry.” It was obvious to see that they had traveled far during her little rest but she still had no idea where they were located. Aurora didn’t care for now as long as they were far away from danger. Her stomach felt a little odd but she concluded that it was more from hunger than anything else. <br><br>Her grey eyes lifted up to his as he spoke before shaking her head at his apology since there was no need. She liked that he was rational than idiotic, and risking their lives. Her eyebrows lifted at his concern for food before pointing over towards the city. She was about to suggest that they get some hamburgers until she remembered his choice of food. “Oh, will he be okay afterward?” Aurora felt a little fear going through her mind since she wasn’t exactly sure how this blood drinking thing worked. It had been horrible with the vampire and almost euphoric with him. Would it be the same for this man?<br><br>“Please, go eat. You look tired, and if that’s what you need to do for energy then do it.” She shooed him away before hearing his concern for her safety. The last thing she wanted to do was be directly next to him while he was drinking. It felt weird just thinking about it. “I will be right here. I’ve survived perfectly fine for twenty-two years without falling off the face of the planet.” Aurora teased him lightly before pushing him gently towards the man. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>20-09-2011, 04:16:35</strong>
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				Issac smiled at her thoughts of sharing a normal meal with him, of her enjoyment within his arms. He brushed the same lock behind her ear that she had earlier. His hair was free from it’s leather thong, had been&nbsp; upon their first embrace. He slid his hand from her shoulder to her hand raising it slowly to his lips. Locking his dark eyes with hers Issac pressed his lips to her knuckles, teeth scraping gently before his lips took away the sting. <br><br>“I do not deserve you, Aurora. It will be a pleasure of mine when feeding isn’t abhorrent to you.” He said it as if one day she’d be doing it herself. In truth he hoped she would, that she’d chose to stay with him and be as he was. The image of her lips against his chest in acceptance of his blood made him shudder and he had to back away before he touched her again. “I do not hurt humans, little one. They do not ever even remember they aided my existence.”<br><br>Slowly he walked backwards away from her, almost unwilling to break eye contact. Then he smiled and caressed her mind with his. “I will not be long Aurora, please do not leave.”<br><br>With that he seemed to melt into the shadows when in fact he again dissolved into the crystallized mist. The human a little off from where he were seemed to hear a beckoning and walked into the darkness of the park. Issac made quick use of the human, careful not to take too much blood even though his body starved for much more. He gave the memory of the man climbing a tree to get a picture to explain any weakness. <br>The act of feeding had always been something Issac did without thought. Yet as he had fed this night he saw the mans life and felt pride that an abused child would work as hard as the photography student did. Issac took note of the young mans name and would see to it he did prove his alcoholic father wrong. He watched Richard wander back to his car and made certain he gave a compulsion for him to wait a while and watch the stars before driving. <br>Issac was suddenly where he’d left Aurora using preternatural speed easily with his rejuvenated abilities. The wind carried Aurora’s musky scent to him and his body clenched, his primal hunger renewed with the energy he felt. Freedom, after decades of hell and centuries of mundane existence was like a drug. The night seemed so much brighter with the colors Aurora had granted him. Issac had forgotten the beauty which nature could hold. <br><br>He distracted him mind’s craving for his homeland by seeking his lifemate. “Aurora..now it is time to see to your hunger.” Just saying those words made all sort of erotic images slide through his mind. Issac cleared such images away and tried to hide the extent of his desire for his lifemate before reaching for her mind.&nbsp; <em>“Tell me what you want, little one. Anything.”</em><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>20-09-2011, 04:41:17</strong>
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				She gasped a little at the little nip of his teeth on her knuckles but didn’t pull her hand away. Aurora looked at him a little confused at his word choice when using the word feeding instead of eating. She mistook his shudder for one of weakness rather than anything else before he moved away from her. Issac disappeared before her eyes but she merely glanced over to the human male, knowing he would possibly reappear next to him. <br><br>Aurora was a little curious about his blood drinking habits like how often did he have to drink? Did he prefer to drink from males or females? Did it feel different drinking from various people? How does blood taste? She frowned at that last question pouring through her mind before ruffling her fingers through her hair. <em>I would kill for a steaming bath and a nice hearty meal.</em> Just then, Aurora spotted a rabbit, and the feline tempted her to hunt and eat it but she resisted as a disgusted frown came on her face. Cooked meat over raw and bloody.<br><br>She wasn’t startled this time when he reappeared in front of her. Her silvery eyes regarded him with interest as she noted how that one feeding provided him with much needed energy. Aurora tensed a little at the way the word hunger sounded on his tongue. It made her think of things far more appetizing than food. His voice echoed in her mind before she could muster the ability to speak, and she could swear that his mind had drifted to topics other than food when asking her that question. <br><br>It took her a few seconds to regain the ability of speech, and she refused to use their mental link since she didn’t trust her mind not to portray exactly what she wanted right now. “I want food and a bed.” Her fingers clenched into little fist before looking over his shoulder to the city behind him to distract herself. She tried to recall when was the last time she had intercourse to sort out why her hormones acted so weird at a certain tone of his voice or look. “Are we close to your humans? I’m just really tired.” It was true; there had been nothing but pure moving around for the past few hours, and more than anything she just wanted to feel safe if only for long enough for her to take a relaxing bath before sleeping for a few hours like a zombie. <br><br><br>&nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>20-09-2011, 05:54:17</strong>
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				Issac smiled at her and the effect was dazzling, the way his face and eyes changed. The smile was genuine and he was again amazed at how easy it was to feel with her. ”Then a meal and a bed you shall have, beloved.”<br><br>He offered her his arm in the most courtly fashion. They walked towards the park entrance, passing the young photographer as they went. Issac nodded at him and was glad to see he’d brought apple juice with him which would regain the energy lost from Issac’s feeding. They walked with little talk, his body shielding hers from the wild as the temperature dropped.<br>It did not take them long to reach the gas station near the parkway and there he asked about transportation. The confused clerk asked if he wanted a taxi and read in his mind it was a milder form of transportation. Issac made sure to any prying eyes Aurora would look as beautiful as he saw her to be, and was irked when males looked more than once. <br><br>When the taxi arrived Issac slipped in first and as soon as Aurora was beside him his arm slipped around her shoulders. Issac recited his address and enjoyed the close contact to Aurora as they drove through the bright city into the outbounds. His estate was large, looking almost like a massive long cabin with many giant windows over looking the valley.&nbsp; <br>The house was a replica of one hs mother had wanted built when he was a fledgling but the architecture of that time had been different. The home stood tall and with the condition of his property Issac knew it was still in good care. What he associated to be anxiousness made Issac’s chest tight and he had to remember to breathe. His heart matched the steady rhythm of Aurora’s and he breathed with her, his peace amongst chaos. <br><br>The night was chilly when they slipped out of the warm taxi and Issac advised the driver he’d return with payment and a large tip due to forgetting his wallet. Then it was time to face his future with an angel at his side. Issac knew she was tired and hungry, was concerned with getting her comfortable. Still he could not stop smiling as excitement replaced his anxious feeling. <br>At the door he paused and secured his hair in a leather band before ringing the doorbell. As he waited Issac wondered if he did look as he once had, or if the humans and vampires had changed him. He considered what Aurora saw when she looked at him and supposed he didn’t look so different. Though, she could be giving him too much credit. <br><br>The door opened and a petite woman with salt and pepper hair and soft features stood before them. She wore black slacks with a purple blouse and black apron, her long hair up in a bun and cheeks rosy for work. When her eyes traveled from Aurora, confused and concerned, and met Issac’s her breath caught in her throat. <br><br>“Issac..” said the elderly woman, her brown eyes swimming with sudden tears and emotion. “Issac Rostov..”<br>Issac slid his arm from around Aurora and stepped forward to meet the woman in a warm embrace. He held her like a son would hold his mother and kissed the top of her head. “I am home, Katherine.”<br><br>The woman was tearful and hugged Issac as tightly as she could, grabbing his face to examine him before kissing his cheek and hugging him once more. “I thought I’d never see you again, petite ange.”<br><br>The endearment melted his heart and recalled to him many happy memories with this woman and her family. Issac slowly set Katherine away from him, smiling more brightly than before. “I will always come home, you know that. I see in my absence you’ve let things go, where are my rose bushes?” he asked teasingly with a brow arched. <br><br>“Oh you little fiend!” Katherine exclaimed with a tearful laugh, dabbing at her eyes. “You know Bernard. Man doesn’t have a green appendage in is body, but can’t accept anyones help.” She rolled her eyes, smiling now and just looking at the man she thought of as her blood. “Michael is out in the world now and not around to tend to things. Bernard refuses to hire anyone but I manage.”<br><br>Issac laughed, real laughter that rumbled from him and flashed in his dark eyes. “Bernard was always a stubborn man. You have taken great care of the Rostov home, Katherine. Just as I hope you’ll not be put off to take care with my companion Aurora Mallory.” <br><br>Katherine scoffed at herself and smiled apologetically at Aurora. “I am so sorry, dear. It’s been…too long since this boy has come home. I am Katherine Foxwar and will certainly take care of any compainion of Issac’s.”<br><br>Issac was happier then he could ever remember in that moment when Katherine accepted him so. She even seemed to know just who Aurora was to him. He could tell Aurora wasn’t as calm as she put forth and could feel exhaustion and hunger weaving in her mind. “Wonderful, Katherine. If you’ll pay the taxi driver I will escort Aurora inside.”<br><br>Katherine walked into the entrance with them to fetch her purse and then he and Aurora were inside his home. The feeling was beyond description as they both looked around the spacious home, rustic and glamorous all at once. Indeed Katherine had taken great care and he would owe her a lengthily vacation for such service. Issac smiled down at Aurora as one hand slid against her face, tucking hair behind her ear as was becoming a favorite gesture of his. <br><br>“I am sorry about the chaos, little one. Once Katherine returns from outside we will get you fed and put to bed. I am sure they have anything you’d like to eat in the house and if not, we can..order in I think is what humans say.” He gave a little flustered smirk and scratched the back of his head with a laugh. “Things have certainly changed in seven decades, this will take some getting used to. The device the cab driver was using at the red light on first street was interesting. It connects him to places continants away, the..internet. You will have to show me what else had advanced in technology I think, once we both have rested this night.”<br><br>Issac realized he was talking excitedly and cleared his throat to regain some composure just as Katherine entered the house, locking the door behind her. “Winter just needs to move along, I say!” she laughed softly, her eyes gleaming with happiness, once more looking to Issac before turning to Aurora. “Now what would you like to eat, darling? I can hear your tummy rumbling and assume Issac had been neglectful in his care of you from the bags under your eyes.”<br><br>Issac nearly choked on his own breath and Katherine put her hands to her mouth. “Oh, I didn’t mean that. I meant, you look tired..uhm..oh dear. Some things never change do they, Issac. I still have my foot in my mouth when you’re around.”<br><br>“Only when I am around?” he asked, smirking with a dark brown rasied. <br>Katherine scoffed at him and tipped her nose in the air before turning to Aurora with a smile and taking her hand. “So tell me dear, what does that rumbling tummy fancy?”<br><br>Issac stood back, walking just behind Aurora, keeping his mind locked with hers for comfort as he knew this could be overwhelming her. It was certainly making him feel like he could burst. Happiness..what a feeling to forget and he loved Aurora all the more for giving such a thing back to him. He kept to himself and allowed Katherine to escort Aurora to the kitchen while she interrogated his lifemate on what she wanted to eat. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>20-09-2011, 22:57:03</strong>
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				Aurora hesitated to take his arm, still leery of the tension between them, before placing her arm in his. She remained quiet as they walked, aware of how warm it felt outside to her even though some of the people that they passed had on sweaters and coats. The wind blew, blowing her hair around, and she cursed not having a wrapper or headband to control her hair a bit better. Her eyes took in the sights, letting Issac lead the way since he seemed to know the area better than her. That thought was completely crossed out of her mind when he asked the clerk where the local transportation was located. She smiled a little since it was apparent that he had been out of civilization for a while. A few males looked her way despite Issac being next to her but she didn’t really pay them any attention since her mind was focused on her raging stomach. <br><br>When they finally arrived to his estate, she was astounded by its beauty. It was surrounded by trees with an amazing view. “Wow.” She couldn’t help the little word of appreciation that came out of her mouth at such a sight, and much roomier than her little one room apartment. For some reason, Aurora could feel his anxiousness at being home so without thinking she patted his leg reassuringly while staring out the window. <br><br>The house was much bigger outside of the door than she imagined in the car but she didn’t let that bother her; she could only hope that if the humans discovered what she was they wouldn’t freak out. She looked nervously at her shoes when the door opened before lifting her eyes at an older woman who appeared quite homely. Aurora wasn’t sure how to feel when the woman looked at her befuddled before returning her attention to Issac. Oddly enough, she wasn’t offended by the action since having the spot light on herself was not something she wanted. If anything, she just wanted some privacy and food.<br><br>The two shared a lovely reunion, and she felt like an intruder so Aurora was grateful when he released her so she could step away to the side. As they talked, she peered around at her surroundings, trying to recall how they came to get back to the city just in case she needed some air away from it all. The grounds around the main estate looked spacious; it looked mighty tedious to keep in perfect shape. She was startled from her thoughts when Issac mentioned her name; Aurora turned back to the two before pushing her hair out of her face. <br><br>Aurora shook off the apology with a wave of her hand. “It’s perfectly fine. I understand that your family and Issac are very close. It’s only natural to be pleased with his return.” She merely watched as Issac took over the situation before sending Katherine to pay the taxi.&nbsp; It felt like something had changed, most of their interactions had been on neutral or enemy territory, now she was in his home. A guest. His home was as lovely inside as the outside appeared, she was about to walk over to examine an interesting looking statue when his touch distracted her. She chuckled softly at his words as a smirk came on her face. “I don’t require much, Issac. I’m not a picky eater. I’m sure you will have something for me to eat. Even if I were a picky eater, I don’t think I would care too much right now.” Her fingers moved from her hair into her pokes before shaking her head in amusement. “It’s called a smartphone like a little device with a computer inside of it.”<br><br>Katherine returned, putting an end to their little chat with each other. She was about to answer the woman’s question, but Katherine continued to speak. She stiffened a little at the comment while the feline growled softly in her mind. Now, Aurora was not the type of woman to fret too much over her appearance but she didn’t like looking like a walking mummy. Somehow, she managed to keep the little rant in her head and temper in check from blurting out something she would regret from her mouth. “No, it’s fine. I probably do look dreadful but it’s been a long day. Nothing some food and sleep can’t cure.” <br><br>Issac stood back, walking just behind Aurora, keeping his mind locked with hers for comfort as he knew this could be overwhelming her. It was certainly making him feel like he could burst. Happiness..what a feeling to forget and he loved Aurora all the more for giving such a thing back to him. He kept to himself and allowed Katherine to escort Aurora to the kitchen while she interrogated his lifemate on what she wanted to eat. <br><br>Aurora allowed her hand to be held, even though she wasn't used to being touched so freely, before thinking of something to eat. She wanted something quick since her stomach felt like it was dying but filling as well. “Perhaps a sandwich?” Her mind began to fret over the different types of sandwiches she could have, and as they walked she tried to make a decision. When they arrived in the kitchen, her stomach growled at all the food within sight, and for a moment she thought of gobbling it all down. Aurora had sense enough to know that eating like that would make her sick so she stuck with her earlier choice of food. There was no doubt in her mind that Katherine would try to make her food, but Aurora was self efficient and would not allow it. She had taken care of herself for most of her life, and refused to let someone else start now even if they wanted to. So in the kindest voice, Aurora told Katherine, "Thank you but I can make my own food. Just point me in the right direction even though I can already smell where most of the things I need are located. You two can go ahead and catch up."<br><br>Soon she located the plates along with a nice heap of vegetables and meats to put on some french bread found in the cabinets. Aurora moved around the kitchen, intently focused on her task, as if she had been there her entire life. Washing her hands before rinsing and slicing various things before piling it on the bread. She decided on two different types of meats and cheeses before placing the finishing condiments on the sandwich. Her mouth watered at the finished product before licking some mustard off her finger. She lifted the mammoth sandwich before taking a bite, closing her eyes in the process before emitting a satisfied moan mixed with a purr of delight. It was delicious. A little bit of mustard was on the corner of her mouth but she was too happy to care.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>22-09-2011, 00:16:38</strong>
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				Issac was aware his lifemate was uneasy and caressed her mind with reassurance, his fingers seeming to skim over her jaw gently. He watched Aurora disappear into the kitchen intent of serving herself and didn’t realize a smile curved his lips. <br><br>Katherine did see the smile and the fire in his dark eyes. “Why, Issac, you are smitten.” she commented with a light laugh.<br><br>Issac slid his gaze to the housekeeper , careful now to shield his face of the emotions he was feeling. &nbsp;“I am much more than smitten, Katherine.”<br><br>The older woman became speechless for a moment but joy quickly overcame shock. “She’s the one then?”<br><br>Issac nodded. &nbsp;“The dark chocolate color of your eyes proves so to me.” He looked towards the kitchen and felt his heart twinge with the knowledge Aurora was within his home as well as his heart. &nbsp;“I have been given a chance to redeem my failings, Katherine. One of many has been my familiar to return home to you, moma.”<br><br>Katherine shook her head and couldn’t keep the smile from her face. “Issac, we knew the dangers of your calling. All along my family preyed you’d return to us but we knew what measures to take with your absence.” She shrugged and laughed a little trying to hide the depression she’d felt early in his disappearance. “The children took it hardest but with the money we were making here and the trust fund you’d set up for them time took away their sadness.”<br><br>Issac again hugged Katherine and did feel as if he was hugging a beloved family member. &nbsp;“Much has happened in seven decades and Aurora is right, we have to catch up.”<br><br>It was then the tide began and Issac shared with Katherine his capture and the years of hell he lived through. He left out what he’d been forced to do with women and that he’d believed himself a vampire.&nbsp; He learned from Katherine that the city hadn’t fared much better with the influence vampires had on humans. <br>Issac then learned all that had gone on with the Foxwars during his capture and was filled with pride. His family had doubled his holdings when Katherines daughter Kitty had taken over his company at eighteen. Their son was in medical school well on his way to becoming a child surgeon and Mr. Foxwar was as stubborn as ever. <br><br>&nbsp;“Katherine, it is magical that I feel such pride of your successes and even more so that I can feel my love of your family.” He was all smiles when he looked towards the kitchen again. Taking in a deep breath he dragged in Aurora’s musky aura and relished in it. To her his mind whispered;&nbsp; <em>“Thank you.”</em><br><br>There was a small commotion out in the hall as the front door burst open and then slammed. In rushed a flustered Kitty with rosy cheeks and bright hazel eyes. Issac turned from Katherine’s smiling face and looked over her daughter. Kitty was taller than Aurora, her eyes not a bright with lush lips and a killer physique emphasized by the sleek business attire she wore in shades of grey and purple. Her long raven curls were pulled up, framing her porcelain face and brushing her slender neck. <br><br>“Kitty, you’ve grown into a stunning replica of your mother.” Issac said regally with a small formal bow. <br>Kitty squealed and launched herself at Issac causing him to wrap his arms around her slender waist. He hugged her tightly as pleased to see her as she was him. Kitty clung to him and was suddenly weeping so Issac tightened his arms around her rubbing her back gently. “Kitty, my kitty cat it’s alright sweetling. I am home now, for good. You will see.”<br><br>Kitty pulled back just enough to look into his handsome face, all her youthful longings slamming into her. As a woman Kitty knew her charms and used them to her advantage but had always longed to see Issac again one day. To belong to him and share his life and bed. “Oh Issac, I am beyond happy your home. Sorry for crying, when mother called me it was just such a sock and see you..you look tired.”<br><br>Issac shrugged and gave her a dashing smile. “I have not fed well as of late and need proper nourishment. I’ll do so after Aurora is settled.”<br><br>“Oh no, Issac. It’s much too late and all you’ll find are those tainted on the streets.” Said Kitty, her body thrumming with heated ideas so much that she hadn’t even hard the other womans name. “You can take my blood, I am sure it’ll do you more good than some crack head.”<br><br>Issac frowned, aware of the substances men abused to escape their lives and knew that Kitty was right. He always felt ill after feeding from an addict and had ceased doing so in the early sixties before his capture. His gut clenched at the thought of touching Kitty but it was not in anticipation. He found himself not wanted to touch Kitty so intimately at all. <br><br>He also did not want to ask any more of Aurora this night and did need to find sustenance. “If Katherine does not object..”<br><br>“The choice is yours, Issac. I have to finish securing the house and see to Bernard. You..eat, then rest and we will see each other tomorrow evening. Your chamber has been maintained.” Said Katherine with a knowing look in her dark chocolate eyes. <br><br>Kitty exclaimed and moved her hair from her neck and stepped closer to him. “Please Issac, take what you need and I freely offer.”<br><br>Issac did not see the harm in gaining the strength he needed to defend his loved ones and not asking such a thing from his lifemate. His body did not want Kitty, his mind didn’t even linger on the thought. His arms embraced Katherine’s daughter once more and he pulled her close. A hand at the nape of Kitty’s neck massaged and his pulled his mind from Aurora’s to envelope Kitty and shield her from any discomfort. <br>He lowered his head and his lengthened incisors pierced skin, muscle and vein. Issac drank deeply of Kitty’s offering before closing the pinpricks with his healing saliva and leaving no mark on her ivory flesh. His body shuddered but it was in revoltion, his beast raging that it was only Aurora’s heat against Issac’s he want. A fake smile crooked his lips and he stepped away from Kitty, clearly reading her lustful thoughts and wishing he hadn’t. <br><br>“Thank you, Kitty. You have given me great strength and joy this night. Please drink some fruit juice before going to bed.” He gave the compulsion without realizing it was because he wanted to be away from the young lustful woman. Sighing he reached for Aurora’s mind again needing to feel her with him after the disturbing experience with Kitty. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>22-09-2011, 00:55:02</strong>
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				Aurora tuned out their conversation as she munched on her delightful sandwich. Such varying textures and marvelous crunch. Her appetite was double that of a human’s but luckily her metabolism and exercise prevented her from gaining weight. She ate slowly since prior experience taught her that eating quickly made her stomach hurt afterward. From out the corner of her eye, Aurora watched Issac with his family, and could only wonder where his real mother was located. Did she care about her son? Did he still talk to his real mother? Aurora knew that his kind felt nothing but distaste towards him but she hoped that his mother, if she were still alive, would have the heart to forgive her son. She found herself imagining a dark-haired child with Issac’s smile and her grey eyes. <br><br><em>Weird.</em> Aurora thought before shaking her head to clear the image out her mind. Children were a no-no in her book. Too loud. Too messy. And too time consuming. Just then she felt his touch her mind with a thank you but a sudden noise towards the front of the house distracted her from replaying. Her fingers tightened around the sandwich, thinking the vampires located his home, but it was just a young woman. She took one look at the girls face, and felt the feline inside of her growl in displeasure. Aurora didn’t understand the reaction until she smelled it. Her shields went up instantly, blocking any communication between her and Issac. <br><br>This Kitty was reeking with arousal and many other things that almost made Aurora want to pull the girl from Issac’s embrace. <em>Calm down.</em> She told herself before taking another bit of her sandwich but it lost its flavor, and tasted like cardboard in her mouth. She found herself unconsciously looking down at her own clothing, noticing how unfeminine it looked on her figure. <br><br>Everything in his reaction to the girl pissed Aurora off and she couldn’t understand why. My Kitty cat. Sweetling. The way his hands rubbed over the girl’s body. She felt her face blush before turning her eyes away to focus oon her food. Just a few bites left, and then she could escape to a refreshing bath. She nearly crushed the sandwich in between her fingers upon hearing the girl’s offer to feed Issac her blood. The feline was so close to the surface right now; Aurora’s eyes changed to their amber color as her nails lengthened. Still she controlled her temper, forcing the food down her mouth. <br><br>Her eyes averted away from the scene, finding it difficult to watch. She could hardly believe the fierce need to rip the girl’s throat and watch her bleed, all because of her attraction to Issac. It didn’t happen with the male, but then again the male didn’t know Issac and he didn’t desire after him. It still didn't make sense in her mind; she shouldn't care. They were nothing to each other, just two strangers thrown together by circumstance. Regretfully, she didn’t have to watch it to smell and nearly feel the lust radiating off the girl. It felt like it was choking her, and she did nearly choke on the piece of food she had been eating. <br><br>Her eyes turned for an escape, any way out of this house and most certainly away from him. The kitchen window looked small but her mind was too distressed to think about it at the moment. Plus, it was in a place that was not in the line of sight of the gathered ground. Cleverness came in her mind as she turned on a noisy blender before heading for her escape. Not a sound could be heard over the noisy contraption as she wriggled through the old window. The cold winter’s air caressed her face; it seemed colder than a few moments ago. <br><br>Fur emerged as she shifted before easily slipping and shaking away the clothing on her body. Without looking back, Aurora ran, intent on making it back to her life. Her little apartment where thigns were simple and not confusing. Only after getting a good distance away did she project a message to him. <em>Good-bye Issac, I hope you have a lovely life.</em> Her words were sincere since she had no reason for wishing ill on him. She looked back at the direction she had com from before proceeding to travel. Intent on making it to her own home without further delay.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>22-09-2011, 03:31:06</strong>
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				Issac was reaching for Aurora’s mind but came against a barrier he didn’t expect. The strength in it said even the feline was aiding her power. Slowly he left the dining room and walked towards the kitchen with his heart pounding. Immediately her scent drifted over him and Issac yearned to have Aurora in his arms. His dark eyes took in the kitchen, seeing she’d even cleaned her dishes but for the blender he assumed was for a drink of some kind. There was no sight of Aurora and he spread out his senses through his home and still he couldn’t find his lifemate. Kitty had gone to bed and was dreaming about him, making Issac cringe. <br><br><em>“Katherine..”</em> he whispered through the house keepers mind. <em>“Aurora is gone..there are no vampires near the house which means..”</em><br><br>He didn’t get time to answer as the woman preparing Aurora’s room cut him off. <em>“She left, Issac Karmen Rostov and you should have seen it coming.”</em><br><br>Issac was already fading into the rainbow mist he portrayed and drifting through the open window, blender still going. <em>“I do not understand, I feel nothing for Kitty and in fact would like you to speak with her. I will discourage any contact with her if I must but she cannot think of me as she does.”</em><br><br><em>“I have told her so for years, Issac. Perhaps it is you who must take the logical steps here, she is my daughter but she’s as stubborn as her father.”</em> Katherine sighed in his mind and he knew she was shaking her head. <em>“The sun will be up in a few hours, Issac. What are you going to do?”</em><br><br><em>“I can do no other than protect my lifemate, Katherine. I did not bind her to me as I should have..if she disappears then I must seek the dawn. If I do not return on the next rising, contact Mikhail Dubrinsky and tell him what came of me.”</em> Issac said the words without compulsion, trusting Katherine as he always had. <br><br>Aurora was moving quickly and though it had caused this situation Issac was thankful he’d fed. It gave him strength and he streaked across the sky, taking the form of a great owl. Closing his mind to anyone but Aurora should she have need of him, he flew. His powerful wings and a favorable wind gave him an advantage. Issac spanned out his mind and began seeking Aurora’s trail. When she reached for him with her message his heart nearly stopped in his chest. <br><br><em>“Good-bye Issac, I hope you have a lovely life.”</em><br><br>The beast in him reared it’s head and howled, his body hurt from the pain in his heart. Issac answered her, reaching for that connection and holding it open. He had taken her blood which helped but was wishing again he’d bound her to him. <br><br><em>“Aurora, you<strong> –are-</strong><em> my life. I understand why you are confused, please..”</em></em> he hesitated for the first time in his life, trying to find the right words. <em>“At least let me explain myself, little one. Your pain is mine and I do not want you to hurt so.”</em><br><br>He said it because it was true, she was hurting even if she didn’t want to admit it. Issac could imagine how confused she was with their connection. She had not been raised as he to know the lifemate bond when it appeared. Issac knew she would be irritated and frustrated with these feelings, had heard tale from other Carpathian warriors about their human lifemates. The Jaguar were even more full of emotion than humans and if Aurora’s cat was upset then it’d increase her distress. <br><br><em>“Aurora Mallory, you spoke this night of forgiveness. Allow me to amend this great wrong I have done you, for I speak true.”</em> He caressed her mind, allowing her cat to feel his honesty and see his distaste for Kitty. <em>“<strong>-You-</strong> are the woman I want within my embrace and no other will ever intice me as you to with a simple look. Do not run from me little one..”</em><br><br>He nearly added that he begged her to do so but that was not a Carpathian trait. He would not beg, she was his lifemate and had mistaken a situation. He should not feel as guilty as he did but the guilt wouldn’t ease. Issac would right this wrong and try to show Aurora all they could be. If he failed the dawn would greet him as no other had in his life.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>22-09-2011, 04:06:56</strong>
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				“No you don’t!” She interjected. “You don’t understand anything going on in my mind right now, and don’t you dare try to—.” Aurora growled, wishing she had pounced the girl instead of leaving. <br><br>Issac's words echoed in her mind, and it felt like he was directly beside her. Aurora stopped running and looked around half expecting for him to jump out of the darkness to stop her from leaving him. Before she knew it, tears were sliding down the soft fur on her face at the realization that his calling her that cursed endearment caused it. “Explain now in clear terms what it means to be a lifemate in your kind. What happens to you if you don’t find one?” She felt his hand caress across her mind, and nearly wanted to purr in delight at it, but she refrained herself and held tight to her anger.<br><br>This question had been running through her mind every since he began calling her that name, and treating her with love and compassion suddenly. If she wasn't this lifemate, he would have killed her in that room. It just didn't make sense to her that her body and even some portions of her mind wanted to be close to him. "You spoke earlier of feeling a beast about to come to the surface when the woman from before left you. What is it and how does it operate?"<br><br>“You mistook the other woman centuries ago for your lifemate so you can be doing the same with me. What if your receiving color and emotions is just temporary…I don’t want you to feel horrific for being around me. I refuse to allow myself to get emotional invested with you if you’re just going to leave me—.” She stopped, unable to speak over the lump in her throat. She whimpered before beginning to walk again, trudging through the thick snow. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>22-09-2011, 09:09:52</strong>
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				Issac sped through the night as his heart ached, Aurora’s pain reaching to him and causing him to lose breath.<em> “Aurora, I will never tell you an untruth and only hope you wont run from my honesty.”</em><br><br>The landscape of British Columbia had always fascinated him, the beauty rivaling that of his homeland. This night was the first he really saw it’s beauty, the colors of night heightening his vision for the first time. Yet he could not appreciate it as he should, his mind and soul longing for Aurora’s acceptance. <br><br><em>“I will not promise we do not disagree, little one. Only that I will forever remain loyal to you and would never leave even given the option. You are my lifemate..”</em> he paused and fought for a way to explain the lifemate bond to her. <em> “Male Carpathians are born and raised alike any other child, cherished and educated. Sometime in our first century we lose the ability to feel emotion and see color.”</em><br><br>Issac remember the way the world had slowly gone to shades of grey and emotions began to become less intense and then faded all together. It had been a confusing time in his existence and he had vowed to fight for his soul until his lifemate was found. <em> “What is taken only returns to us when we find our lifemate. At first glimpse color returns and when the first word is uttered emotions crash in. After over a thousand years without feeling or seeing colors you can imagine, Aurora I too am overwhelmed.”</em><br><br>Guilt attacked his heart as he thought of Gabriella and his betrayal of Aurora. <em> “Gabby only gave me glimpses of color and never did I feel emotion. Only the yearning to find those emotions tied me to her.”</em><br><br>Issac was upon her location and arced down through the sky, swooping in one great motion and landing on a thick tree branch. In owl form he watched her, his dark eyes taking on a heat even in such a body upon seeing her. Aurora’s tears cut at his soul and her whimpers devastated his heart. <em> “I should have known Gabby was not mine to keep..I felt no urge to bind her to me. When a Carpathian male finds his other half everything he is screams to bind them in the way of his people. I feel this with you, Aurora, a yearning deep in my very bones.”</em><br><br>Issac leapt from the tree, shifting as he went and landed the man he was before her. In her feline form she still took his breath away and he had to pause for a moment. Then he knelt, uncaring of the cold and snow as he took her face in his hands and spoke aloud. <em> “I have not bound you to me as my comrades did their lifemates in this time. I know women are free and the Jaguar even more so. I give you the choice to reject me Aurora, once you’ve gotten to know me.”</em><br><br>Issac sighed and leaned forward placing his forehead to the large cat’s and stroking her neck gently. <em> “Your pain tares at me like a blade I can not deflect. You leash the beast within me Aurora, for without a lifemate a Carpathian male must choose the dawn or lose his soul and become what we hate above all else. Vampire..”</em><br><br>Issac leaned back and looked deep into her eyes, mindless if she attacked him or not as he’d bleed easily for her. For a moment he was quiet trying to search his heart for what to do. His mother had always told him to be gentle with his lifemate, as if she’d known Aurora would be fragility beneath steel. &nbsp;“You tame my beast, give me color and allow me to know emotions I’d long forgotten. There is no doubt in my mind you are meant for me, Aurora. I have taken your blood but have refused my desire for you to take mine. In that I would bind you to me for the words are already on the tip of my tongue. Your soul is the other half of mine, the light to my darkness.”<br><br>Issac stood, looking as cold as he felt devastated. If Aurora left him he’d have to seek the dawn for the beast had been on his heels for centuries. With the captivity he’d gone through, knowing he could not claim her would shroud him in darkness and the beast would win. The dawn would be the safer option if this angelic creature did not accept him. <br><br>&nbsp;“That is the whole of it, Aurora. Everything I am I have given to you freely. I vow to put your happiness above mine and ensure you peace as long as I am yours.” He said softly, the spark in his dark eyes one of hope. The slump of his shoulders said he was at a loss, and as the wind tugged at his hair Issac looked as old as he felt. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>22-09-2011, 09:55:48</strong>
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				Her mind stilled as he began explaining the fundamentals of his race; treatment of children and such. She was slightly confused as to why the male children would lose their emotions and colors upon entering puberty but didn’t expect for him to know the actual biological answer. In fact, she didn’t even know how the feline entity entered her mind. The feline was just there, and there was no question or doubt about it. She could feel his emotions through their frail but unyielding link, and instantly regretted that feelings he must have experience as a young male. <br><br>Bind them in the way of her people. She felt a tremor run down her spine, and she wasn’t sure if it was in fear or curiosity. The fact that stood out though was that Issac had been fighting the urge to do so to her due to the unseemly circumstances around them. She appreciated that he didn’t thrust her into his world by binding her against her but at the same time she worried about how not doing it was negatively affecting him. Did he feel comfortable around her without doing it? How long could he go without doing the binding between them? <em>“We’ve only known each other for mere hours. I want to know how long you can go without binding me to you. Does it hurt you to be around me without this ritual?”</em> It was a conflicting statement since one part of her wanted to ensure that she would have some time to make this life changing decision but she didn’t want to wait if he was going to suffer because of it. <em>“If you’re suffering…I will do it right now for you but if not I ask for time.” </em><br><br>She wasn’t the less bit startled when he shifted and landed in front of her since he didn’t cover his scent from her upon reaching her. His hand curved around her face, and she looked up at him with all the confusion and unspoken emotions that raged in her mind. Aurora knew there was something about him that fascinated and even excited her, and now after learning more intimate details of this lifemate agenda. It helped her feel a little more in control of her destiny even if there were only two choices. Stay or leave, but her heart ached at the second option. She couldn’t live with herself if he sought the sun’s morning rays if she left him. Also in a deeper part of her mind, Aurora felt that Issac could and would make her happy; they had much in common and would probably only discover more of these similarities within time. His affectionate manner but irritated and delighted her. <br><br>She remained silent as he stood, taking in his facial expressions while contemplating the manner. It didn’t take long for her to make up her mind even though she was scared of such a level of commitment. She didn’t want to get hurt. Didn’t want to end up more damaged than before meeting him. Aurora was going to take a leap on faith. <em>“I…will stay with you but you must promise to never ever feed from another female in my presence again unless absolutely necessary.”</em> The feline agreed upon remembering the image of the lusty girl nearly pawing Issac with her thoughts. <em>“I’m not saying this to be controlling…its just I don’t think I can handle it. I wanted to kill that girl.”</em> She felt ashamed for feeling such things; it was always difficult controlling the nature inside of her that was purely animalistic. Aurora had to take precautions rather than suffer consequences, and the girl was extremely lucky that she had chosen to walk away rather than fight. <br><br>With those words and even this conversation done, Aurora felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. <em>I didn't get a chance to take a bath...</em> She groaned the words in dismay before glancing back towards the direction of his estate. Her mind shifted to the time, and approaching sun within a few hours. There was little doubt in her mind that if they left now, they could make it back to the estate without him being harmed by the sun's rays. <em>If you expect me to stay in that house, I hope you speak to your female friend on the basis of our relationship.</em> Her tail swayed gently through the air before she rose up and pushed her body against his legs before rising up on her hind legs so her face was once again near his. Without much thought on why she was doing it, Aurora began rubbing her cheek against his face and neck. She did this motion for around a minute before pulling back and dropping back to the ground. His scent was slightly altered, a mixture of her own and his. Aurora had marked him in her own little way just as he had done to her with his teeth. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>24-09-2011, 06:41:33</strong>
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				Issac felt her words to the very core of his being, her voice weaving into his mind like a soft breeze on a hot day. Instantly he felt more calm and the beast inside lost a little ground towards the goal of Issac’s soul. The emotions within his own mind were mingled with the confusion, fear and reluctance of Aurora’s. There was no rejection in her mind and that alone was worth a million risings of his patience, if only he had more control. <br>When she offered him heaven Issac’s breath caught in his lungs and his body tightened. Every muscle was tense and heat over came him in one stark wave. Aurora would not realize the burden she thrust upon him with such an innocent statement. Everything he was screamed at his mind to claim her, she had given permission to end his suffering. Issac shook with the effort to stay still and not pounce upon her to complete the binding ritual. When he was able to speak his words were low and nearly growled, a red glow burning within his dark eyes.<br><br>“To say I do not suffer every moment we are unbound tastes a lie.” He said carefully, refusing to speak an untruth to his lifemate with or without the binding ritual complete.&nbsp; “However after a thousand plus years I believe I am capable of giving you the space you request. For now.”<br><br>If he was not so dangerously near losing control Issac would have smiled at her warning. Already he had determined his mate was territorial by her escape and had no desire to irk her. Issac had asked Katherine to speak with Kitty but was content now to do so himself and firmly dissuade any further attraction. “Never again will I taste any woman for nourishment unless it is you within my arms, little one. My word as a Carpathian male and your lifemate, it is you for me Aurora and no other.”<br><br>Controlling the beast raging inside became extremely difficult as she drew near him. Issac heard her voice whispering longingly of a bath and could only see her naked body glistening in firelight. Already he could taste the sweet soap she’d use to cleanse that ivory flesh. Nearly groaning Issac forced his mind away from such tantalizing thoughts. <br>When she brushed her powerful feline body against his hips and legs Issac nearly crumpled at her paws. Then she was pushing herself up on hind legs, her powerful paws almost possessive upon his shoulders as she nuzzled his face and neck. Issac sighed and took in that action, locking it away deep inside of his heart. That his mate wanted to mark him as her own made his body grow more heated and urgent with need. He had to clear his throat several times, finding himself doing so more often in her presence, to speak. <br><br>“You amaze me with your courage and compassion, little one. Come, we will go back to my home so you may baith then rest.” He easily called power to him and shifted, body dissolving and contorting into the powerful male Jaguar he’d favor forever with his lifemate. His dark green feline eyes regarded her with tenderness before he nuzzled his face against her neck and along her sleek body. <em>“The sun will rise soon, let us run free within the night and go home, my sweet Aurora.”</em><br><br>Then he was running, dashing through the snow with grace unseen in males. He kept their minds linked, sharing himself with her wholly. The burning in his body, the tenderness within his heart and peace within his soul after centuries of torment. There was suffering there as well, the need to claim her powerful but it was over shadowed by his longing to make her happy. Starting with the bath which so innocently awakened his lust. Issac shared all of this with Aurora as they ran, he kept her body warm by brushing against her here and there.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>25-09-2011, 21:20:51</strong>
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				<em>However after a thousand plus years I believe I am capable of giving you the space you request. For now.</em> A great deal of relief came over her with his words even thought there was a time limit on how long he would be able to wait for her to make the decision. At the moment, she didn’t know what her mind or even heart would decide but Aurora knew she didn’t want Issac to end up hurt or even worst dead. <br><br>His soft groans were not unheard by her ears, and it excited her that she could arouse and tease him much better than the little witch waiting for him to return back to the house. The feline growled at the thought but she knew Issac would ensure her stay was comfortable. In addition, his reaction to her soft fur rubbing against his body was pleasing as well. She nearly laughed in her mind as he made similar sounds to groans before when she touched him. Such an amazing man, and she admired him for respecting her needs and desires. Aurora was still a little taken aback by her reaction to him but with each passing moment she was learning to deal with it. <br><br>This time when he shifted, Aurora was not as surprised since she knew of this little gift of his. Possibly the most lovely thing she enjoyed about being in his company. She took his nuzzle with a pleased purr before losing sight of her body’s actions and licking his nose with her warm tongue. The feline wanted to tackle him to the ground, and engage in some primal wicked play but she resisted the urge. Aurora froze for a second before loping forward as if the action had not occurred. His words excited her, and she broke out into a little trot before beginning to run. <br><br>Issac kept up easily with her, and she periodically rubbed against him as they ran but she didn’t mind too much since he did the same to her. His mind was open to hers on this open plane so she was able to see his emotions, and it was strange to know the level of affection he felt for her. Only her. She welcomed his thoughts and emotions before displaying her own confused thoughts and opinions on him. How she loved how he could run with her like this in the wild. His adorable smile and ways to keep her from danger. Her fear for him not making it back in time, and getting injured again. <br><br>She found herself smiling unconsciously before slowing down as his estate came back in sight. She stopped just outside of the gates before cleverly wriggling under the little space available. Aurora glanced back at him to see if he would follow before walking over to the house. Some of the lights were still on, and she could smell the humans inside moving about. <em>Which room is to be my own?</em> She asked him gently while scanning the windows, fully intending on squeezing through a window rather than taking the door. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>26-09-2011, 23:02:58</strong>
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				Issac felt freedom he'd never known, even with vampires hunting them and a duty still to his Prince. Aurora took his breath away and as they ran he felt his heart warmed. The estate came into view but in reality they'd never left it, the four hundred acre lot entirely his. <br>The house was quiet, the only lights on within for Aurora's benefit in an unfamiliar environment. Issac allowed his mind to focus on the image of mist and dissolved as they neared his home. The mist drifted over Aurora and she'd feel his hand roam over her powerful feline form. Then he was materializing within the kitchen dressed in fresh clothing. Waving a hand he opened the back door as he set to safe guarding his property, at full strength the safeguard would hold against any mage or vampire. <br><br>Once she was safely inside he closed the doors and secured the safeguard, ensuring Aurora wouldn't be able to leave his home during the daylight hours. Turning to her Issac was smiling again and waved her towards the foyer and it's grand starcase. <br><br>"Your bedroom will be the one directly above my own. It is also the one furthest from Kitty's as to avoid any complications." his smile slid into a grin and he walked up the stairs just behind her. Issac allowed his mind to merge fully to hers once more, finding everything he wanted there. With a small action he warmed her cold paws and dried her coat. "The house is yours to explore Aurora and you may call on Katherine or Bernard for anything you need while I sleep."<br><br>Issac turned right at the top of the second landing and escorted Aurora into the room he'd designed for his lifemate. He watched her expressive eyes as she took in the lavish surroundings. He hoped the decor he'd chosen would appeal to her. <br>Walking to the wardrobe he gestured and the doors opened while he turned down her bed. doing so made his smile widen. He'd often imagined caring for his lifemate in such simple ways. <br><br>"There is not much in the way of modern female clothing but there are blouses, skirts, dresses and underthings in the wardrobe." he walked across the room to the private bathroom entrance and as he passed the fireplace Issac mentally thanked Katherine for lighting the fire and warm the usually cool room. "There are towels, soaps and a bath robe in here, all modernized plumbing of course."<br><br>When he returned to Aurora it was with the fluffy violet robe and match slippers. "I thought you'd like to shift before getting into the tub." he quirked an eyebrow as the last word arced heat throughhis body. A heat that gleamed in his dark eyes. "Do you have need of me further, Aurora?"<br><br>The thought of her in the large jacuzzi tub in the bathroom nearly doubled him over. Fangs exploded in his mouth but he reined himself in just a quickly and cleared his throat. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>26-09-2011, 23:47:30</strong>
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				Aurora nodded at him while swishing her tail as she walked up the stairs. It was wise of him to keep her far away from the human woman until he spoke with her. She hoped that this would not cause tension in his household; he had been so excited to come home, and she didn’t want the mood to turn sour because of her accompanying him. She wrinkled her nose at accepting help but didn’t verbally speak of her displeasure. Instead she would just make sure that most of her actions were done independently without depending on someone to do things for her. <br><br>She was taken aback by the luxury of the room; it made her never want to leave. Her entire little apartment could fit in here. The wonders of money. The thought went through her mind as she pranced over and began inspecting the room, enjoying the soft feel of carpet under her paws. Her eyes looked up at the ceiling, following the intricate designs craved onto them before lifting her front paws up to rub her face against the bed. The wood along the bed looked hand carven as if someone took years to create it.&nbsp; It was heaven, and perfect. It’s beautiful. The colors of the room were the perfect blend of light and dark. Aurora turned back to him before walking back over to him. <br><br>Her body trembled as she purred happily at the sight of various different colors and styles. All for her. She hoped they would fit her. Aurora typically didn’t wear dresses but found herself opening up to them more as the years went by. She loped after him in two powerful strides to look into the bathroom. Her body immediately reacted, longing to lounge in hot waters and wash her hair. The bath looked large enough to fit several people, and she was about to inspect the room further until he spoke, causing her to look up at him. There were two items in his hand, and she wanted more than ever to hop into the waters. Of course, I enjoy my feline form but this bath can be done in the other much better. <br><br>She glanced at the items in his hand, tempted to shift into her naked body in front of him but a certain look in his eyes stopped her. No, I’m perfectly fine. Put those items on that stand please. Thank you. She sat down as if waiting for him to leave the bathroom before sending a final thought to his mind. You’re about to sleep? She already knew the answer to his question since the sun would be rising soon but it was a little scary to be in a place she knew hardly anything about without him to keep her company. <br><br>Aurora waited for his response before turning her back on him towards the large tub, dismissing him so that she could wash herself. Well, I guess this is good night. See you when the sun goes down. She walked over to the tub, turning on the water with a strange paw before glancing back to see if he was still there. Not seeing or smelling him anymore, Aurora changed back into her human body, leaning over to test the temperature of the water before pushing back an annoying strand of her. Naked she made her way around the room, looking for the perfect bubble wash before adding it into the water. <br><br>For some reason, she loved bubbles and enjoyed having lots of them in her bath. It didn’t take long for the water to fill up, and she sank down happily with a content growl, uncaring if her hair became wet. In fact, she sank her head under the water before rising back up, wiping water from her face. It was tempting so tempting to give herself some relief of the arousal Issac sent through her. Her hands lowered in the water, tentatively touching herself before pulling away. He said he was right below her, and she didn’t know how thin these walls were since being quiet wasn’t something she was good at in any situation. <br><br>Her feline protested by Aurora was firm in not doing such things like that to herself with him so near her. She felt hot ,and it wasn't due to the hot water. Their relationship was indeed very strange. After about an hour of washing herself, she finally rose out of the water, drying herself before slipping into the slippers he gave her. She didn't even bother to look in the wardrobe for night clothes since tonight she felt like sleeping in the nude. Aurora pulled back the heavy covers before snuggling towards one side of the bed. She tried to sleep but the room felt too big and slightly scary so she placed the huge pillows around herself as if building a protective wall. A little more at ease, Aurora drifted off to sleep, whimpering ever so often from nightmares that always plagued her mind. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>27-09-2011, 05:07:44</strong>
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				Issac knew Aurora was wise to his tricks and grinned when she ushered him from the bathroom. He placed extra safeguards on the balcony in case she wanted air and then left her room. As he moved through his home making sure all was well Issac remained with his lifemate. The way her mind welcomed his more as the hours went on pleased him. The bond he felt with this woman was just as he had heard growing within his people's embrace. The emotions he'd felt before they'd faded didn't compare to how he felt with Aurora and Issac was happy to share that with her.<br><br><em>"I will be within the earth, my chamber is the room directly below yours."</em> he glided down the stair case enjoying the colors he'd chosen from memory to fill his home. <em>"There is a section of the room which lowers to the basement where I have packed soil from my homeland. If you have any need of me Aurora, if your life is in danger you must reach for my mind."</em><br><br>Issac didn't make it a compulsion though he knew he should. Still, while the wild beast within all Carpathian Males called to possess he wanted Aurora's respect as well as her love. If giving her freedoms enjoyed by modern women gained him this then Issac would comply. It would be only when her life is in danger that he would rein. <br>Issac walked into his chamber and crushed herbs he'd had Katherine bring in before she retired. After placing the herbs in a small porcelain dish and lighting a candle beneath it he opened the earth. When he sank down and the soil embraced him Issac could feel all the stress of new emotions leavehis body. Within the arms of the earth he was at peace and his mind shared that with his lifemate. He knew she would feel as he did with the warm water easing the tension of the last 48 hours.<br><br><em>"Enjoy your bath, little one and once more..do not try to leave my home. if you decide to go I will escort you to your apartment when I rise. The earth calls to me, Aurora and my body needs to rest. Be safe, beloved."</em> with a last stroke of reassurance and affection he let his mind slip from hers just as his heart ceased beating and the sleep of his people took him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>27-09-2011, 15:07:03</strong>
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				She slept fitfully throughout the night before awaking around midday afternoon. Her eyes scanned the room, slowly recalling the events that led her to this bed. The cheerful chirping of birds pulled her from her dazed state before pushing her legs out of the bed and onto the floor. Little rays of sunlight storked her flesh as she made her way across the room for the rob he gave her last night. It disturbed her that he was still sleeping but didn’t doubt that he would come to her as soon as he could. Aurora moved over to the little balcony, taking in the full beauty of his property. It was shame that he couldn’t enjoy the sunlight as she could, and she stored the image in her mind to give to him later. She sat there perfectly content to watch the birds and listen to the movements of little critters around the house before going back inside to put on some clothes. <br><br>After looking over the selection of clothes available for her she chose a black dress that covered much of her bosom, and zipped along the side of her ribs before pulling up a pair of stockings along her legs. Aurora wanted to go looking about the little town since there wasn’t much time for exploration during the night the arrived. She picked up some pumps, not putting them on before heading out of her bedroom. There was a little noise around the house but she moved stealthily. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to run into the woman called Kitty or any other house occupant. Issac said something about exploring his house so she began to travel down the long halls, occasionally glancing in rooms. Some of the rooms caught her interest more than others but the one that took her breath away was the library. The room was huge with all types of books decorating the walls from top to bottom. She was heaven, and could imagine spending many days here sorting through the various volumes availiable. <br><br>The library distracted her for about two hours before her stomach started growling. It was then that she remembered wanting to visit the town to see their stores. She left the book opened before heading out of the door, placing the heels on her feet as she walked. The clicking of her heels alerted those who might be awake to her presence as she made her way to the door. The door opened but she found something prevented her from leaving. Aurora recalled Issac saying something about safeguards but had forgotten abut them. She knew he wanted to keep her safe from attacks and herself, but she didn't know exactly how to feel about being stuck in the house all day. A noise behind her alerted her to someone approaching so she closed the door before kicking off her shoes, turning around to greet one of Issac's precious family members. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>27-09-2011, 21:44:52</strong>
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				Indeed the family member was precious to Issac but definitely not to Aurora. Kitty stopped at the bottom of the stairs and arched a dark brow at the woman standing before her. When her mother had told Kitty Issac had been accompanied home by a woman she'd felt hurt, betrayed. Surely Issac knew how much she'd adored him since childhood. He had watched her grow and filled her mind with business and art. They had kissed once but he had set her aside and asked she forget her girlish crush. <br>Well Kitty was hardly a girl anymore and was sure she could win Issac over. She knew of the lifemate bond but that wouldn't stop her. If he had his soul back&nbsp; then he could surely be with the woman who loved him most. Kitty was sure this git before her didn't love Issac and didn't know why he'd brought her home. <br><br>"Hello there, Miss Mallory. You look positively ravishing, but then I am not dressing to impress." Kitty said with her sing song voice and a light laugh. Indeed she was mocking Aurora but she had to loyalty to the girl. "Mother tells me you are unable to go to town. Shame that Issac's leash is so short, no?"<br><br>Kitty took the last two steps slowly, regarding Aurora with lidded eyes. Today she had a corperate meeting and so she dressed sharply. The black suit molded to her body and the cut flattered her small waist and ample bosom. The lavender blouse peeking from beneath her blazer accented her hair and eyes nicely giving Kitty Foxwar a stunning quality. <br><br>"I would offer to get you what you need from town but I must be off. Issac's company is thriving right now so as CEO I am very busy." she boasted brushing her hair back over her shoulders as she passed Aurora with her head held high. "Be sure not to disturb Issac, I am sure he needs his rest after your adventure lastnight. Ta ta, Adora."<br><br>Kitty had purposely used the wrong name and glided past Aurora to the door. Easily she opened the heavy wood and slipped out into the sun. Sighing she decided for one last barb. "Oh the sun is so lovely today. Too bad you can't enjoy it!" Laughing she closed the door and trotted over to her sleek sports car feeling like she'd annoyed the git wonderfully. <br><br>Bernard's blue eyes watched his daughter leave with worry at her hostility towards Issac's woman. When Kitty closed the door he cleared his throat and walked towards Aurora. "I am sorry for her, miss. Kitty is spoiled, ya see. Is there anything you'd like fer lunch, Aurora? Also if you do need anything from town I will be happy to fetch it for ye."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>28-09-2011, 01:23:02</strong>
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				This Kitty angered Aurora quickly like no one else ever did before in her entire life. She felt the feline peer through her eyes at the woman at Kitty’s tone of voice. The feline didn’t like these petty games of dancing around the issue. In the wild if there were issues over territory or potential mates it was settled in a fight until someone either gave up or dead in battle. Aurora exerted some control over the feline and herself but couldn’t help the narrowing of her darkening eye. The leash comment hit a sensitive spot, and Aurora couldn’t think of a response to it. <br><br>Each word that came out of her mouth made Aurora’s notorious temper come closer and closer to erupting. At the back of her mind, she tried to remind herself that hurting one of Issca’s love ones would be akin to hurting him, but the bitch was just begging for it. Her canines dropped as her fist clenched, hiding the lengthening nails transforming into claws. The only thing that stopped her from reaching over and slapping the spit out of the girls mouth as she walked past her was the name that Kitty called her. Adora. She knew the girl didn’t mean for the name to have a cooling effect on Aurora’s temper, but regardless it did. The name was close in pronunciation to the Spanish word for ‘he adores’, and that was exactly how Issac felt for her from his actions around her. He adored her, and not this human woman that pinned for him. <br><br>The sun did feel quite lovely on her face, but the effect was pushed away by the woman’s malicious laughter. Aurora fought not to respond, not to push the woman flying down to the ground. She could only hope that maybe she might fall down some stairs at work. The image of Kitty actually suffering a humiliating fall in front of her coworkers made her laugh before closing and locking the door as the woman left. <em>Good riddance. </em> Even though the woman was gone, Aurora wasn't sure if she would be able to control her temper the next time they saw each other. She wasn't even sure if she would want to. <br><br>So caught up in her own thoughts, she didn’t notice the older man watching the interaction. Aurora half expected for him to defend Kitty since the elder woman had not been exactly accommodating. In the back of her mind, she knew that the woman probably wanted her daughter happy, and that would mean with Issac rather than her. Her eyes turned from their feline amber color back to grey as she shrugged as annoyance lingered on her mind. “Your daughter is rude and—.” She stopped herself before taking deep breaths to calm herself. “Thank you, but I can fix my own lunch. I just wanted to take a look around town for something to do while Issac sleeps. On the way here, I saw some interesting stores, but there was one with an awesome poster of a pair of boots. I want them so badly.” Her face blushed a little as she stopped herself from rambling before reaching down for money. Aurora sighed upon remembering that she was no longer in her clothes from the club, and her debit cards were in her apartment still. “Darn, my money isn’t here. I forgot.” <br><br>Aurora's mind raced for some type of way to pay the man back. "If you buy a pair for me, I promise I can do something for you. Perhaps make you some lunch when I make my own." A brilliant smile came on her face at the idea. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>01-10-2011, 03:29:27</strong>
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				Bernard's blue eyes sparkled with humor and his mouth quirked into a smile that gave him a youthful appeal. "Think nothing of the sort, Miss Mallory. Issac was very ademate that you receive anything your heart desires." <br><br>He walked passed her grabbing his thick coat and hat then dressed in both. "I will return with your boots, Kitty was eyeing the same pair not yesterday. She'll be angry to see them go but they'll suit you better I am sure." he winked and laughed before opening the door. "Feel free to do whatever you like in the house, Katherine is baking in the kitchen if you're interested. Don't worry about feeding an old man, just enjoy yourself Miss."<br><br>With that he was gone leaving Kitty behind in the still house that oddly seemed..alive. As if Issac's return had brightend the very decor. Katherine was indded in the kitchen baking beause she knew issac liked the smell of fresh cookies even if he couldn't enjoy the taste. <br>Within the large house there was a small theater, a music room, a history room filled with Issac's personal collection of his years as well as the library she'd already discovered. Through the kitchen there was also a large indoor green house filled with flowers and plants with vibrant colors and soothing fragrances. <br>The entire house was Aurora's to explore and see deeper into Issac through his sanctuary.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>01-10-2011, 23:50:22</strong>
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				A little smile etched itself on her face as he left out of the door before closing it behind her. He seemed so different than that devil spawn Kitty. Her fist clenched at the thought of the woman while the feline hissed. She felt a little bad for sending him out in the town to run an errand for her but she couldn't do it herself. <br><br><em>No choice but to explore.</em> The faint scent of cookies made her nose wriggle as her stomach growled in response but she ignored the urge to eat for now. There were so many rooms in the house, and she wouldn't feel completely comfortable until there was some type of layout in her head. Aurora walked quietly through the long halls, peeking into doors to inspect them. She finally stopped at a door with a huge note from music etched along the door. Her curiosity got the better of her, and she opened it to reveal a magnificent study room filled with various instruments. Being an avid lower of music, she immediately moved over to pluck at the strings of the harp before gently lift the guitar, fiddling with it. Aurora stopped at the piano, letting her fingers rum along the keys before sitting down to play a few notes. In her mind, she imagined Issac coming in her and playing, touching the same keys that she touched. <br><br>After a while, her eyes spotted a doorway, and her curiosity needed to be sated. She made her way in to find it was some type of karaoke studio. Many might not know it because she didn't let people get close to her but Aurora loved to sing. It only took a few minutes for her to figure out how to operate the machine, and soon she was singing hits from off the radio as the lyrics appeared on the screen. But soon even that bored her, and she yawned, readying herself for a little nap. She laid down on one of the pillows along the floor before reaching for Issac unconsciously. After being in his company for so long it felt horrific to be without him, and she hated it. Pretty soon, she was napping soundly with the loud sounds of the music playing in her ears. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>11-10-2011, 05:46:32</strong>
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				Evan Foxwar had arrived at the estate and gone immediately to the kitchen wishing to confirm Kitty's chatter with his mother. Indeed Issac had returned and not alone, with his lifemate! Aurora Mallory. Kitty's comments on the girl had been less than flattering but his mother seemed to like her well enough. After catching up with his mother Evan wanted to get his things upstairs. Outside however his father interrupted him and weaseled Evan's aid with the outdoor chores. He'd removed his sleek business jacket, undone his cuffs and rolled the sleeves of his silk shirt up. Evan was not afraid of hard work and enjoyed working with his father even if it did put a pause of his activities. <br>After a long hour or so in the sun with his dad the yardwork was finished and his mother had lunch made. The family ate and talked more about Issac's return, his pretty woman and Kitty's ire that Issac wasn't interested. Evan personally thought Kitty was lucky Issac wasn't interested, it would make his job allot easier. Then again he'd always wanted to put his bitch sibling in her place so it wouldn't matter either way. Evan was reminded of his own place with that thought and finished lunch quickly. He left his parents smiling and teasing one another in the kitchen and headed out to his car. After gathering his things and placing them in the room next to his sisters Evan went on a search. There was definitely a feminine presence in the house much more sensual that Kitty's. <br><br>He walked through the long bright halls and nearly snarled in disgust. Issac even faked the blessing of sunlight in his home while he cowered in the dirt. Evan was going to over look Issac's annoying music room when he noticed the door was open. Pausing he looked inside and saw through the sound proof glass the karaoke screen was on in the studio. Kitty wasn't home so he knew she hadn't left it on and that cocked his lips into a smile. Silently he walked into the room his expensive shoes making no noise on the floor and the rustle of his Italian slacks was barely audible. <br>The presence in the house was stunning and Evan knew Kitty had right to be jealous. Kitty was painted but the angel laying against the large decorative pillows was natural and lovely. Evan stood in the doorway at his full six two, his sandy brown hair giving dark brown eyes a chocolaty appeal. He prided himself a looker, broad shoulders, narrow hips leading to long athletic legs and muscled just enough to make a woman's mouth water. In his grey suit slacks, dark leather shoes and cream silk shirt with the sleeves rolled up over tanned forarms Evan knew he looked dashing. He used this as he cleared his throat, smiling charmingly and leaning a hip against the doorjam while he crossed his arms against his chest. <br><br>"Having fun, Miss Mallory?" he asked, voice a soft timber. Evan's hands itched to slide through her hair and his mouth watered wanting to taste those sinful lips. Had Issac already done so? Had he taken this dark angel passionately and made her scream his name? Evan would..he adjusted his position to hide his growing desire and arched a brow. "Mother made lunch and put left overs in the fridge for you. Salad and Tuna pitas."<br><br>Casually he reached over and turned off the karaoke screen and then leaned closer to her for the machine. His brown eyes had brightend to a near hazel as he leaned closer to her and Evan grinned. "Should I tell her you're not going to accept her cooking? I hear tell you are an independent womanwho doesn't like help ."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>12-10-2011, 23:53:29</strong>
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				She mumbled grumpily against the sound of her name from someone’s lips while shifting so that a tendril of hair slid over her face. Her eyes fluttered open to reveal those breathtaking grey eyes behind thick eyelashes as she stared at him in confusion. Aurora didn’t move from her position on the pillows as her eyes and nose took in his profile. The scent told her all she needed to know from him. He was somehow related to the little bitch, Kitty, and his pants were becoming uncomfortably tight from being in the same room with her. Her eyebrows rose at the possibility of lunch before she pushed her hair behind an ear. <br><br>“I’m not too stubborn to not accept help.” She whispered softly while staring at him, trying to debate how to vanquish those dirty thoughts possibly running through his mind. “I don’t believe in letting people do simple tasks for me that can be done in a matter of seconds like the dishes or fixing a snack.” Her stomach growled, not concerned with who made the meal as long as she fed it soon. The only person she liked for now from Issac’s family was the older man…maybe the older woman was alright too. It just didn’t make sense to her why the younger members of the family were so blatantly disrespectful to the person that helped their family for centuries in exchange for just their loyalty. <br><br>Aurora decided to be blunt rather than dance around the obvious with him. “I can smell your desire for me, but I must warn you that I am not what I appear. So put such thoughts out of your mind since I think Issac might take offense to them.” She rose up from the pillows, stretching her arms upwards while closing her eyes. Her shirt raised a little to reveal her tattooed belly button before her content gaze returned to him. Just behind her eyes, the feline lurked while contemplating him as either useful or an annoyance. She gave him a brilliant smile before closing the distance between them, and squeezing past his body out of the door. Her nose took in the air, noting it wasn’t night. He was still sleeping. A little agitated groan came out her mouth as she walked quietly into the hallway, turning to see if the man followed her. “Oh, how rude of me. I didn’t ask your name.” She twirled her fingers in her hair before heading towards the kitchen while still listening for his response. <br><br>The scent of food beckoned her name as she lingered at the doorframe of the kitchen. She wanted food but at the same didn’t want to run into any unexpected visitors. Again. Aurora turned back to her newly found companion and decided to put his presence to some use. “Do you know somewhere private where I can take my lunch?” Her head lowered as she bit her lip, not liking having to ask him. “I like being near outside but unforeseen circumstances restrict my movement outside of the house.” While waiting for his answer, she darted over to the fridge to fix her a bite to eat. The lunch his mother made smelled amazing and she found her mouth watering with hunger. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>18-10-2011, 08:14:46</strong>
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				Evan had to smirk when she put him in his place about lusting after her and admired her open nature. He could feel the secrets surrounding her but he admired her brutal honesty about boundaries. It had probably been something terrible which instilled that trait within her. "My name is Evan Issac Foxwar and the apologies are of course mine, Miss Mallory. I will contain my attraction and extend instead friendship. I do not want to come off as conniving as my sister has become."<br><br>His voice was soothing to her, nearly Issac's caress but it was just sound. Human sound. Still he had an appealing way of speaking. Evan didn't let his budding desire show and instead escorted Aurora to the Kitchen. His mother and father must have been out in the garden gathering veggies for dinner because Evan didn't even sense them in the house. His dark eyes watched Aurora as one merely observing behaviour and perhaps doctoring thoughts. At that moment he looked like the completely normal university student everyone believed him to be. <br><br>"There is the library, no one but Issac and my mother to clean is even allowed in there. I assume he has rare volumes on his shelves and didn't want my sister and I as children to ruin them." he smiled as if remembering something amusing from his childhood but it was for show. Evan hated being named after Issac and having lived under that demons rule. "I am sure as Issac's woman you'll be able to escape there in peace."<br><br>His dark chocolate eyes finally left her beautiful face and glanced at the time. Sighing he stood from where he'd sat at the counter to watch Aurora. "I have to be off, golf then dinner with some old friends. It was a pleasure to meet you, Aurora Mallory. Enjoy yourself until sun set, miss."<br><br>With that he left her, intent on meeting some friends indeed but they were old in the most literal of sense. Ancients ready for war, one he'd help them start with victory. Evan left the house and drove carefully into town, his mind churning with the dark whisperings of the vampire once more as soon as he was away from Issac's home. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>19-10-2011, 01:22:06</strong>
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				His manner puzzled her, such a cool reaction to her rejection of his interest in her. She was completely taken aback and shocked by his offer of friendship since she was expecting him to push the issue or attempt a sly form of seduction with her. She felt an instant of shame and for letting her prior experience with men cause to think that majority of men around her wanted physical intimacy. “I would like it if we could grow to become friends.” It caused her to judge the rest of males in the same light of those who attempted to use or molest her for their own sick purposes. <br><br>If only the jaguar that raped her mother knew the effect his actions had on her outlook on life. How she couldn’t easily trust a male that innocently proposed friendship to her. She smirked at the statement on his sister before giving her own honest opinion on Kitty. “I don’t think your sister enjoys my being here very much.” Aurora noticed the gentle lilt to his voice, but it didn’t have the arousing same effect on her as Issac’s. It did calm her down, and she promised herself not to judge him too harshly for his sex. Who knows? Maybe a friendship between them might make living in the house easier on her. <br><br>Aurora smirked at his suggestion for the library since she found it earlier in the day. “I believe I went in there earlier today. Issac has a magnificence collection of books. I wonder if he read all of them or merely just collects them for the purpose of extending his library.” She pouted prettily in thought before continuing to fix her plate for lunch. “I might head back up there to look around more. It should help pass the time quicker.” Unconsciously, Aurora smiled to herself at the thought of night since it meant Issac would join her again. She missed him…just a little.&nbsp; <br><br>His dark chocolate eyes finally left her beautiful face and glanced at the time. Sighing he stood from where he'd sat at the counter to watch Aurora. "I have to be off, golf then dinner with some old friends. It was a pleasure to meet you, Aurora Mallory. Enjoy yourself until sun set, miss." Evan turned away from her to the clock just as she finished making herself a healthy plate. Being a Jaguar gave her a hearty appetite since her metabolism burned through energy from food pretty quickly. “It was nice too met you too, Evan. I hope to see you again.” Loneliness swept over her at his leaving, but she attempted to ignore it. The house was quiet as she made her way through the long and quiet hallways back to the library. She ate quietly before getting up to inspect the various shelves. <br><br>There were ladders in various places around the room to help her get to the harder to reach spots close to the ceiling. Aurora didn't look down since she knew her stomach probably would become queasy. Her finger picked out a heavy, balancing herself on the ladder with unnatural grace as she glanced through the pages without returning to the safety of the floor. She sneezed at the dust before touching the intricate patterns along the page. She didn't understand what it meant but from the condition of the book she could tell that the book was nearly ancient. Almost like it belonged in a museum. After carefully returning it back to its proper place, Aurora propelled the ladder to the further side of the room. Her eye caught the word jaguar at the title and her interest piqued since she didn't know much about her culture. She plucked the book from his place before pouncing over to the top of a book shelf. Laying on her stomach, Aurora fingered through the various places, absorbing the information on earlier tribes of Jaguars.&nbsp; <br><br>There were divine drawings of the different women in the pages as if someone recorded it from memory along with writing out the words. Her finger ran along the lines before turning the page again that contained a vivid description of some of the rituals among different tribes. The importance of a woman being one with the feline lurking deep within her soul. She felt the feline peer through her eyes at the words, causing her eyes to change color. The feline didn't scoff at the information or the drawing so she assumed it was true. It made since that the females of her race didn't have males around for too long since Aurora didn't even know her father's name. Her mind lost track of time as she flipped the pages, diligently reading and learning about her people. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>25-10-2011, 07:16:27</strong>
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				Issac awoke as the sun sank beyond the horizon, his whole body alive with a ferocious hunger. Always in tune with the earth and all around him Issac knew who was within his home and where. He also knew each of them were in tremendous danger with Issac in his current state. Using speed granted to him by lineage Issac left the rich earth as the rainbow mist, easily sliding through his home and into the night. As he streaked across the night sky he reached for Aurora curious even through his hunger to her wellbeing. <br>His Angel slept within the Library he’d never let a single soul inside of and Issac was amazed to find himself smiling. Keeping himself hdden from even her feline he traced her day and felt the demon inside rise at Evan’s behavior toward his mate. Kitty’s as well was appalling and Issac felt disappointment, remembering how much he hated that feeling. It reminded him of his brother and times he hadn’t minded forgetting. Aurora had all in all enjoyed his home though and that pleased him greatly. Katherine had steered clear, which Issac would question her about but Bernard was ever the gentlemen. He’d left Aurora’s purchases in her room and was having dinner with his wife and children. All in all with Aurora his whole house was at peace and Issac nearly forgot his hunger in the midst of his pride. <br><br>The streets were not busy on such a cold evening and so finding someone had taken some time, giving Issac a few moments to bask. Then as suddenly as he’d felt peace the hunger ravaged his body and he invaded the human mans mind while closing himself from Aurora should she reach. Issac fed quickly, more roughly than he’d intended but the human would make it home to his family. After so long being captive, using so much energy to see to Aurora’s needs and his own natural hunger, Issac needed much sustenance. <br>After feeding from four different full grown human males Issac felt just like his old self, even the torture of his captivity fading into the back of his mind. Taking the form of a grey horned owl he streaked from the city over the rugged Canadian landscape towards his property. Hunger still beat in him, but it was that of a man for his woman. Issac opened his mind to Aurora as he entered the house, his body having slid from owl, to mist and then man without pause. <br><br><em>“Aurora..”</em> he whispered into her mind, a most gentle caress as he climbed the stairs to the second floor. The Library double doors were ajar and the room was dark until with a gesture Issac had a fire inside the large carved hearth to warm the spacious room. It shortened the second and third floor halls by half it was so large, and nearly completely full. Issac did try to keep room for more original works he deemed worthy of his private collection. That his lifemate shared a love of literature, art and music made his heart sore higher and need burn deeper. <br><br>He found her on one of the window seats and knew she was waking, ever aware of her surroundings just as he. Issac lifted her from the window seat without hesitation cradling her smaller body against his chest. The modern men’s clothing he wore was for her comfort as much as his modesty, he’d even rised with a shorter hair style, one he didn’t have a tie back. New to him but something he’d seen Aurora picture in her mind. <br>He sat in front of the fire of the plush 70’s rag carpet he’d had specially made, woven with Carpathian healing markings in the design. Issac brushed hair back from her lovely face and couldn’t resist at least on of his clawing needs. Leaning in he brushed his lips against hers, softly as first, coaxing her lips to open to his. When she did, whether to object to comply he took his opportunity using his tongue to massage her own and glide against her perfect teeth. Issac deepened the kiss with a gruff sound as his arms tightened around Aurora and he imprinted her again in his mind. Knowing he was taking advantage of her foggy state and that it would be dangerous to continue he broke the kiss slowly and gave a devilish grin. <br><br>“Good evening, Aurora..” the grim slid into a smirk and he slowly released her leaning back on the carpet with a fire of his own reflecting in his dark eyes. “Forgive me, I could not stop myself in such a small way.”<br><br>Issac’s tone was joking but his gaze was clear and unyielding, he hoped by his words Aurora would understand that this evening he was in discomfort in trying to control his demon. Her choice needed to be made soon before Issac was forced to find her protection and disappear. "How was your day, my love? I see you have enjoyed some of the rarest of my literature. Have you learned anything new about your people?" <br><br>He wanted to nuzzle her, as he already saw his answers clearly in her mind but Issac refrained and would listen to his lifemate. After all, even her voice was like a drug to him, intoxicating and sense hightening. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>26-10-2011, 04:18:57</strong>
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				Sometime during her reading of the book she found on her people, Aurora fell into the seductive embrace of sleep even though it wasn’t normal for her to take a nap back home, but it was so easy for her to nap here without all of her normal problems and duties to occupy and overload her time. Even in her sleep, she felt his presence as soon as he entered the house. Her fingers curled together in her sleep as she wriggled her nose as if attempting to smell his scent in the house. And then his voice echoed in her dreams, her fingers clasped and unclasped as she whimpered for him. It was only until he stepped foot in the library did her eyes groggily awaken, but she didn’t move from her spot. If she were in her feline form, her tail would have swished through the air with pleasure for his return, but there were no such indications in her human body. <br><br>It had been an exhausting day of dealing with the various members of his family, and Aurora knew Issac wouldn’t show the same disrespect or annoyance with her presence. In a house full of mostly rude strangers, Issac looked like a saint to her. As he picked her up from her position on the window seat, Aurora purred against him lazily before wrapping her limber legs around his waist while her fingers caressed his hair. Her mind noticed the shorter length with approval. He looked mouthwatering, and she blushed at thinking such thoughts. She felt more amiable upon just waking than any other time of the day.&nbsp; <br><br>Thick eyelashes touched her cheekbones as his fingers touched her face ever so softly. Her eyes remained close upon feeling his lips against her own. At first, she thought he wished to do one of his gentle and brief kisses but he remained against her, and after a little coaxing she opened her mouth to his with a content sigh. Aurora quivered slightly upon feeling his tongue thrust into her mouth as her fingers slid down from his hair to his shoulders. She moaned softly against his mouth as he kissed her thoroughly and with enough amount of aggression to make her feline half heel. As he pulled away, she groaned in protest, nipping gently at his lower lip. Her eyes shifted in between human and jaguar before settling on normal grey eyes that glowered at him. Aurora wasn’t sure if she was angry with him for stopping or with herself for reacting so fiercely. Either way, she wasn’t pleased. <br><br>“Good evening, Issac,” she replied with a grumpy frown on her face as she disentangled her legs from his body. “The fault is my own for falling asleep again for the second time today.” She glanced back at him, noticing the dark look in his eyes and her fingers curled together in a little fist. A surge of guilt went through her as she realized that he was probably in pain even though there was no physical indication of it. She lowered her eyes to her hands at his question, trying to decide if the truth or lie was a better option. Aurora settled with the truth. “It was bittersweet. I met <em>your </em>Kitty again and her brother, but my encounter with them was balanced out with their kind father." She practically hissed Kitty’s name in distaste before turning her eyes back to him at the mention of her book. “It was an interesting read. I haven’t finished it yet. Apparently, it isn’t uncommon for a Jaguar woman to send a man packing after intercouse.” Her voice was teasing as she waited for his reaction before rising up to her feet and stretching. <br><br>"Tell me the truth Issac, are you in pain right now?" She waited for his answer. "Can I do anything to help you?" Aurora didn't bother to add the words anything that doesn't require a ritual. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>26-10-2011, 22:50:31</strong>
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				Aurora's honesty touched a place deep inside Issac and the Carpathian was smiling once again, one he meant. With a mouth like heaven, skin like silk and a fierce strength Aurora was everything he'd imagined a lifemate would be. She was not getting on too well with the youngest members of his family but Issac was proud she didn't blame him for such hostility. When she teased him Issac's even white teeth flashed and his dark green eyes danced in the firelight as he stood. The way she moved was indeed like a jungle cat, so graceful and smooth with a danger just beneath. Her feline eyes were lovely but he did like her grey gaze and when she arced her body in a stretch his body hardend further nearly stealing his breath. <br><br>"Jaguar Males do not cherish their women, Aurora. I will guess now that your feline doesn't mind my presence so much." that made him grin, giving him a devilish appearance with his tousled dark hair and gleaming eyes. <br><br>Issac's entire body clenched and it was all he had not to double from the need slamming into him. Inside of Issac his demon reared it's head and demanded he take Aurora at her word. There were many things she could do to help him ease this anguish so radiant within himself. Images of Aurora in the heights of passion, on her knees giving him sweet release and beneath him crying his name plagued his mind. Issac was quick to hide such thoughts from Aurora with their open link, not wanting her for a moment to think his comfort went above her choice. <br>Feeling the anguish of this burning need, this obsession to claim his mate was enough for him, Issac decided. He could feel and that was a precious gift granted to him by his lifemate. He'd not ask her to grant him release, not ever. When Aurora was ready, if she chose him, she'd show him and their union would be devastatingly blissful. For now, though blood sweat beaded ever so little against his temple and lines of strain etched his face Issac smiled for his mate. <br><br>"Aurora..you must not offer such aid." he said softly his dark green eyes between sad and hungry as he passed her and walked to the fireplace. Issac brushed a hand through his hair and sighed deeply trying to find the right words. "There is no release for this pain, beloved one. None but binding you to me and on my honor I have vowed to give you a choice."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>27-10-2011, 03:58:27</strong>
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				Aurora smelled his lust for her body almost as clearly as scent of burning wood, and it pleased her to know she affected him in such ways. It was a dangerous game to play but she was finding danger more alluring with each passing second. “No, she doesn’t mind you too much even though she’s quite curious about some of your ways,” Aurora whispered to him before raking her fingers through her thick mane. A teasing smile came on her face before continuing, “I’m not sure if she wants to flay you alive or have a romp in some bushes with you.”<br><br>She caught a glimpse of his thoughts at her question before a blank wall blocked his thoughts from her. Aurora’s face blushed before she cleared her throat to push the image of herself on her knees from her mind. Quietly, she walked back over to the window and pressed her face against the glass to cool herself. Couldn’t he bring himself pleasure to ease the pain? She knew it probably wasn’t as wonderful as having a woman underneath him but it couldn’t hurt, could it? “Fine,” she muttered softly to him as her eyes closed. “I won’t show concern for your problems anymore.” The coolness of the glass felt like heaven against her skin compared to the heat emanating from his body to indulge in more sinful pleasures. She sighed softly at his last words as guilt spread through her body for making him wait. <br><br>Turning to him with confusion in her eyes, she took a deep breath before walking over to him beside the fireplace. "Tell me, is there anything else that I cannot do or speak to you about? I wish to know these things before possibly upsetting you." A tinge of anger appeared in her eyes from her frustrating day along with missing him all day long like some lovesick teenager. Her voice turned soft and borderline emotional as she spoke to him. "Can I not touch you in a certain way?" The tip of her hand grazed his hand before she invaded his personal space. "Think certain thoughts." Images played in her mind of kissing him underneath the luminous glow of the moon. "So tell me Issac, what can I do other than make you suffer?"<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>27-10-2011, 05:55:42</strong>
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				Issac took in a deep breath when she came so close and her sweet aroma beckoned to him. Heat sizzled in his dark green eyes as much as snapped from her voice when Aurora questioned him. Something inside of him stilled when she brushed her fingers against his hand and when she stepped closer to him still, her mind teasing his with erotic images, the beast showed himself. <br>Aurora was standing in front of an elegantly carved fireplace baithed is it’s glow with a man out of an erotic dream. The frustrated teasing she played with unleashed the monster Issac had been sweating blood to keep her from seeing. Issac went from being a normal presence to filling the entire room, the house even as humans and animals near by would feel immense unease. His arms wound around her in an instant and then they were baithed in moonlight and cold mountain air. <br><br>Issac had made his property to resemble his childhood home and they now stood on a gazebo overlooking the city. In the darkness with his back to the moon Aurora would see the fire gleaming in his eyes, a living thing threatening to over take him. Issac didn’t give her time to react, her mind was open to his and so he acted swiftly by locking their link and feeding Aurora the overwhelming arousal she instilled in him. Anywhere he touched her would be branded by his heat and such heat would coil inside of her so deep only he’d reach it’s core.<br>He kissed her, his lips roaming hers fiercely and extended fangs cut her bottom lip which had him growling. Issac's tongue moved over her lip slowly sealing the wound aa he deepened the kiss and his hands roamed her body. Massageing as his fingers roamed he explored Aurora's shoulders, her back, hips and then brushed the undersides of her exquisite breasts. Aurora would feel through their open link forced easily by Issac’s power how his body clenched and it was painful, a demand to be obeyed. <br><br>With how connected they were she’d also feel the man within him clawing for the surface. Issac wasn’t just mad with need but also with seventy years of captivity and a thousand years plus on this empty plane. In all odds he should have gone vampire long ago but memories of hope and his honor kept him sane. Aurora had shattered that control even as she saved him from certain damnation. <br>Issac had been in such pain from the moment he’d first heard her voice but had fought to give her time. If she had not teased him in those moments he would have realized the danger he was placing on her. Issac's would have left beofre the dawn. In this moment he was fighting to stop himself from hurting her, from forcing the binding and damning them both. Issac wanted to tell her to run, and Aurora would feel him trying to whisper through her mind but the beast’s growls were louder. All she got, the only sound of Issac’s rich timber voice she’d hear was barely a whisper as the beast ripped her shirt from neck to hem. <br><br><em>“Run Aurora..I’ve failed you..”</em><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>28-10-2011, 00:11:14</strong>
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				Something changed in the air around him, and the feline inside of her growled a warning but it was too late for her to escape the apparent danger radiating from him. His fingers wound around her arms, and the next thing she knew they were outside in the chill of the night. The only light around them came from the full moon and stars in the sky. She lifted her face up at him; still not fully understand the danger that lurked in his body. He would never hurt her, would he? No, she had been around him only two days, and she knew that Issac would never intentionally injure her mentally or physically. <br><br>As her grey eyes searched his, she barely recognized the stare that gazed back at her with an intensity that threated to make her knees wobble unsteadily. There was something there, just beneath the depths of his soul. Was this the creature he warned her of? The one he didn’t want to become due to its threat to others. A few seconds later, the most burning arousal coursed through her body through their link with each other. Her body felt hot even against the cold wind stroking her back. She mewled low in her throat, unable to push the want away from her mind. It was like water to the seed of longing she had for him since laying eyes on his face. Aurora knew it was only a small portion of the desire he felt on a daily basis around her. It was pure torment. <br><br>As his lips pressed to hers in a fevered kiss, Aurora didn’t resist since her body was not consumed with the same need that dominated his mind.&nbsp; There was a small exchange of blood as his teeth managed to nick her lip around the same time that her own teeth scratched his. She moaned in response to the electric waves of pleasure that went through her body at his taste on her tongue. More. Her hand rose and wound around the back of his neck, stroking the skin there, as her other hand stroked through his hair. Each touch to her body made her whimper against his lips as her sex began to moisten in response, sending a light exotic scent of herself into the air around them. <br><br>The lightest touch to her mind in between the heat of his body caused her to pause against him. She tried to pull away but found it useless. A voice touched her mind along with a regret that made her soul feel as if it was breaking into pieces. It was then that she realized Issac was lost to the dark portion of his being. Her mind screamed for her to rum; to escape this madness before it was too late.&nbsp; Her feet refused to move. Issac could have left her in that cave full of vampires. He could have deserted in her that cave but he didn’t. She refused to leave him to his demise in his time of need. Her brain reminded her of what might happen if she stayed right now in this moment. Aurora didn’t care. She just wanted to help him in any way she could even if it was self-sacrificing. They barely knew each other but she connected with him more than any person since her mother died. <em>Maybe the get to know you part can happen afterwards</em>, she thought to assure herself. <br><br>Swallowing her fear, she moved closer to his body, pressing her partially closed body to his before lifting her lips up to suck gently at his neck, hoping that such softness would calm him. Her hand lowered from his upper body to his hands, guiding them to rest at her waist. “Bind me to you, Issac,” she whispered the words against his tongue before offering her neck to him. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>30-10-2011, 00:42:52</strong>
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				The beast had torn away the offending scrap left before her breast swung free and were finally in his grasp. Growling he’d drug her body tighter against his, his arms grinding her hips against his the scent of her answering arousal like a drug to him. The red haze encasing his mind eased into the raging desire he’d been so slightly able to control. <br><br>Then his lifemate did the most unexpected yet utterly obviously thing when she returned his attention. Claws returned to graceful hands rough from ages of hard work and honor and his eyes bled back to the deep forest green which held so much adoration for her. Aurora’s voice wrapped around them in the night and Issac clung to her words like a lifeline. A shaking took his body but he leashed it so only his hand trembled as they slid into her dark tresses. He didn’t speak, fearful if he tried he’d risk both their lives but Issac’s dark eyes said enough. Lines were etched in his arrogant features revealing his pain and determination both. His built-for-battle body rock solid with tension showing control and honor. The wind swept dark hair, layered to his neck for her desire, against his forehead and the tips brushed her face like the wings of a butterfly. <br>Just as gentle was his touch against her back while he coddled her close against his warm chest still within the business suit jacket and silken shirt. That she was bare from the hips up tore at him and for the second time tears welled in his dark eyes but now fell. Issac buried his face against her hair and as his tears fell into the locks they became gems. He took them from that place still without words and made for her a cloak woven with Carpathian Healing symbols to take away any injuries he may have left. Another tare at his heart and act he’d spend eternity making up to this woman.<br>&nbsp;<br>Through the night sky he flew with Aurora tucked securely against him and turmoil within his mind. He had broken their connection completely but knew her jaguar blood would keep her warm. Once back at the house he took them to the basement, his apartments. The bathroom included a heated stone Jacuzzi tub he had designed and the only bedroom was spacious with a rich dirt floor completely packed for human safety. Not many had seen his chamber but Issac hadn’t wanted one of the children as they grew to come upon the room as he’d meant it. Very primal.<br>As he set Aurora down she slid against the length of his body and his did shake with the need to restrain his lurking beast. Blood leaked from the corner of his lips just slightly, his clenched jaw evidence he was trying to remain in control. Still unable to speak he slid slowly again into her mind and tried not to reveal the darker side of himself as he whispered. <br><em>“I cannot take back your words or my failings Aurora I only hope you’ll learn to accept me..Monster that I have become.” </em><br><br>Just like that they were both naked, clothing obliviated with the power of issac’s mind and a Carpathian talent. His hands slid from the soft hand he’d clenched so tightly up her delicate arms and over creamy shoulders. Issac’s right hand cupped her cheek, thumb against a racing pulse while his other arm slid around her waist. The kiss was meant to be a gentle entrance into the ritual but he was so close to the edge it was hot, hard and desperate. Teeth, tongue and lips devoured her as he moved them back until her legs hit the edge of a king-size bed. <br>Down they went the strong column of his thigh between her knees edging those dreamy legs apart while his right hand so gently caressed against her ribs, her hips and stomach. Issac took his left hand and shackled both her wrists as gently as he could raising them above her head. His lips trailed over her jaw and neck leaving burning sensations with his extended fangs. <br><br>Control hung by a thread but Issac struggled to keep it just a little longer as he settled against his lifemate’s delicious form. His erection clenched as did his entire body when he felt the hot lips of her sex already slick and waiting. Issac’s right hand eased her legs furthers apart as he positioned himself, his mind now completely merged with her. <br>As before she’d feel all the burning desire he did, how the sensations of her body both aided and burdened his control. It was haven being this close to his lifemate but hell that the beast was so close to taking over. Issac held on to his determination and honor and ground against Aurora letting his erection stroke her swollen clit. An answering flood of warmth was nearly his undoing but Issac took a deep breath and kissed Aurora once more. His lips soft against hers as his voice sang through her mind with depth and meaning. <br><br><em> “You are my Lifemate, Aurora Mallory.”</em> He deepened the kiss so tenderly just as he lifted his by away from hers, holding so still yet trapping her completely. <em> “I claim you as my lifemate. I belong to you and I offer my life for you.”</em><br><br>Issac rolled his hips so only the tip of his erection teased Aurora’s exposed sex while his hand slowly released her wrists. <em> “I offer you my protection, my allegiance, my heart, my soul and my body.”</em> He eased his weight down against her again like one long caress and the head of his erection pushed against her sweet folds seeking entrance. <em> “I take into my keeping the same that is yours. Your life will be cherished and placed above my own for all time.”</em><br><br>Issac’s hands were gentle as they slid up her arms guiding her hands to his shoulders before taking hold of her hips in a shaking grasp. In her mind his strong voice wavered with the last of his control and the beginning of the rest of their lives. <em> “You are my Lifemate, bound to me for all eternity and always in my care.”</em> His lips had drifted to the beating pulse in her lovely neck and just as he finished the last word his fanged pierced through skin and muscled to find that sweet vein. <br><br>At that same moment his hips drove forward and he sank to the hilt into Aurora with a fierce growl as beast receded and the whole man emerged. Issac drank deeply of his lifemate taking long swallows while he moved his hips slowly in sync. Aurora’s blood raced through him as it had since his first feeding but now it made colors burst behind his eyes and leashed the demon inside. The beast was bound away in his mind and Aurora would feel his freedom with their open connection. <br>Not wanting to take too much he stopped drinking and closed the wound with a slow flick of his tongue. Issac moved his hips quicker now the head of his cock brushing her womb each time he drove inside. He wanted her to feel pleasure and worked his body to give her as much as he could. Raising a hand he slashed a small cut across his chest and guided her head to the wound, hoping she’d drink and complete the ritual and their first True blood exchange. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>30-10-2011, 03:53:29</strong>
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				She trembled before him, attempting not to allow fear to enter her mind. This was Issac no matter how distant the familiar smile was from his face. He wasn’t a male in the dark, and he wouldn’t treat her in the same way that male did to her mother in the forest. It was a difficult thought process to keep in the face of violence that tore clothing from her body. <br><br>A sigh of relief left her mouth at the feeling of his claws retracting from her skin, and she was completely unaware of any injury done to her body. Her mind was completely focuses on him, attempting to calm that dark and unrelenting storm brewing in his mind and body. She rubbed and stroked her fingers against the back of his head as she smelled the unmistakable scent of tears coming from his body but Aurora didn’t speak. Just allowing her body to be a comfort to him. The heavy weight of a cloak suddenly appeared on her body, providing her with warmth along with a tingly sensation as it worked some type of healing into her body. It touched her that even in this barely controlled state of mind; he cared for her injuries, and more than likely blamed himself for their placement. <br>&nbsp;<br>No fear came to her mind as the maneuvered through the sky; she was too distracted with the nearness of his body and the very fact that both of them had just been close to certain demise. She nuzzled her head in his neck as her eyes closed to the world, basking in his scent and warmth even though the cloth provided her with heat as well as healing. Her eyes only opened at the rich scent of earth just as he placed her body next to the bed. She felt completely exposed and utterly vulnerable despite the cloak that covered her body yet her body trembled with anticipation. There was no time to respond to his gentle whispering in her mind since the only shield of his eyes on her body vanished without warning. <br><br>Her eyes took in the sight of his body with keen interest as one of her eyes remained the vibrant color of grey while the other turned into the amber color of the jaguar. Both beings present for this encounter, both beings tied to its finality. Aurora felt her face blush, feeling his eyes on her body before he joined her on the bed. Her fingers trailed down to her stomach, rubbing over the intricate lines that formed the sun around her belly button. As his lips came down on hers, she growled as the lingering taste of his blood awakened her senses. She wanted more, so much more, and her lips crushed against his filled with the same desperation for what she didn’t completely understand. <br><br>She mewled softly as her back arched off the bed when his thigh brushed ever so softly against her hot center. His fingers lowered over her stomach, and she wanted them to cover lower but instead surprisingly he enclosed his fingers around her wrist just as she was about to force his fingers lower. She protested, arching her hips up impatiently, as hunger spread through her body.&nbsp; <br><br>“Issac,” she groaned his name as his cock pressed against her wet sex. Aurora was close to begging for it since heat emanated not only from his body but her own in fierce reaction to him; both physically and mentally. His cravings were hers; his reactions to her body caused her nipples to harden and pebble in response. Her hips answered the strokes of his cock against her body by rocking gently against it, teasing herself. His lips returned to hers as his voice filled her mind, and her tongue massaged gently alongside his. The sincerity and honesty of the words bough tears to the corners of her eyes as she fought to not let them fall down her face. It in the end it was an unsuccessful battle since the words touched her in ways she never imagined, reaching the depths of her soul.&nbsp; <br><br>Her fingers tightened in his hair as his fangs pierced her skin and a moan erupted from her lips as he finally pushed inside of her. It was euphoric, almost torturously good. Her eyelashes lowered to her cheeks as her body pushed back against his slow thrusts, feeling her blood being drained from her body as her heart raced. Slowly, her legs rose and wrapped around his waist, and pulled him deeper inside of her. <br><br>She whimpered softly as his tongue lapped over her neck, and his tempo increased to a pace that rocked the very bed. Her bliss filled moans of pleasure filled the room as her nails dug into his shoulders. The scent of his blood filled the room, and she opened her eyes to see the blood sliding down his chest. Allowing herself to be guided, she didn’t need instruction to know what he wanted from her. Her tongue swiped gently over his chest, collecting the blood in her mouth, and then she began to drink in earnest. She moaned at his taste as her sex clenched and tightened around him. Sweet pleasure flooded his cock as she came fiercely in reaction to the taste of his blood. She felt her nails dig into his skin as she rode out her climax, and pulled her lips away from his chest before returning her lips to his. Her body trembled as her lips pressed gently before expelling a soft satisfied purr. The irises of her her eyes reverted back to grey as she kept her legs wrapped around him, wanting his body still inside of her own. The closeness and warmth he provided for her. <br><br>Aurora pushed him gently away from her body, instinct guiding her more than actual thought, as she rolled on her hands and knees with her butt in the air. The feline wanted to be conquered and tamed in the way of the wild. To be taken from behind. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 20:44:42</strong>
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				Issac had indeed died, gone to heaven and been reborn there with his lifemate, Aurora, in his arms. The climax she rode out nearly undid him but Issac was a strong Carpathian male and help onto control. When her lips molded to his he could taste the spice of his blood and growled as he deepend the kiss gripping handfuls of her soft hair. Then the feline in her rewarded Issac and demanded satisfaction from him in her own way. He watched Aurora move with molten heat in his dark eyes and allowed his hand to reach out, grasp the nape of her neck and massage gently. <br>Issac positioned himself behind her and trailed his fingers along her soft skin, memorising every dip and curve of Aurora. Then he was inside of her once more, growling with the pressure and pleasure he felt from her gripping sex. The predator gave the feline no moments to relish and instead drove into her with the fierce need they both wanted desperately to feed. Issac wanted badly to express himself to Aurora but couldn't find even silent words to do so.<br><br>Issac tried, really he did, working body hard and fast then slowing down to deep languid movements while he fought to keep control. Inside he made sure Aurora's pleasure was hightend but also that when he did climax it would rock her cervix. As he moved his hips Issac leaned down, his chest to her back and couldn't resist nuzzling her neck. He reached around her body and found her sex even while he continued thrusting powerfully into Aurora. There he teased her clit just as the urge to bite her overcame him. <br>Issac's teeth bit down on the flesh between shoulder and neck, holding his mate still while he pounded into her suddenly. Feverishly Issac took her using their open mind link to pour even more pleasure into Aurora and mask any pain she might be feeling. His teeth didn't break skin, but bruised and marked her instead and with the sounds she made Issac was forced to find his release. Without pondering if she'd want to take the risk, he came inside of her his body tensing behind and against hers before the flood of his seed filled her. <br><br>Issac was still against her for a long time, trying to catch his breath with his face buried in her sweet smelling hair. He nuzzled her softly, whispered to Aurora in his language and told her of the depth of his feelings for her. That he could gain such a gift as Aurora and the miracles she gave him was simply unbelievable and yet there he was. <br>Slowly he moved out of her body but not away, laying her down against his chest as he moved them back against the bed. With a wave of his hand a cool silken sheet covered them and then his fingers were brushing the nape of her neck. There he held her, a boyish smile lighting his dark green eyes and a warmth heating his heart. <br><br>"You are proof God loves even the darkest beast, Aurora.." he kissed her softly, so softly and brushed hair from her face. "I will spend eternity making this night up to you, piccola."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>21-11-2011, 01:15:55</strong>
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				She shivered as his hand grasped her neck, gentle yet still exhibiting his possession of her. In the deep reaches of her mind, the jaguar mewled for him to take control, and to prove his dominance to her since a weak mate wasn’t a wanted one in her animal mind. Yes, the jaguar knew he proved himself on the field of battle, but to her this was the ultimate test of compatibility. Her body was already wet for his cock to come back inside of her from the orgasm experience just moments ago yet still she wriggled her ass wantonly in the air to entice him towards her, push him further from that control he relished. <br><br>Aurora growled as his fingers trailed up her spine, each gentle touch causing her to shiver in reaction, and before there was enough time to take in an inhalation of air he was back inside of her. Her nails raked the covers, completely destroying them, as she moaned softly in response to her body gripping around his hard member. Her body rocked back against him as he began to thrust wildly inside of her body, and she enjoyed every single second of it. Sounds of pure bliss came from her mouth as they allowed themselves to just focus on pleasing one another. Issac was hers, and no one else’s. <br><br>“Issac,” she moaned in protest when his movements slowed inside of her, “Please, baby.” Even though she hated the teasing movements of him inside of her greedy sex, she loved that he took the moment to remind her who was in charge of this moment, putting the jaguar back in her place, and it only made her wetter for him. Even the slow thrust caused her to whimper as his face neared her own, and she attempted to rub her cheek against him. At this moment, she was completely his, and her usual disobedience to his requests from her was far from her mind as she just basked in his affections. The pressure on her clit was a bit too much for her to handle as Aurora neared a second release from her body.&nbsp; <br><br>The bite to her skin was too much to handle as he began to pound inside of her fiercely. Hard enough to cause pain and pleasure to blend, and she couldn’t handle the blended pleasure as he poured through her mind. “Issac,” she nearly screamed his name before cumming on his cock, still pushing deeper inside of her. It wasn’t long until she felt his cum paint the inside of her sex with his release. She whimpered quietly as her head sank down onto the covers, utterly exhausted.&nbsp; <br><br>She was content to lay against his body in perfect quietness as her body came down from their intense sex session until looking up to see his eyes. Issac was indeed a handsome man, and being attached to him wasn’t appearing as dire as before. His compliments made her blush, and she hid her face in his shoulder. “You’re not a beast, Issac,” she bit her lower lip as her hand rose to play in his hair. “There is nothing for you to make up. Tonight was wonderful.” She lifted her face from his body so that he could see the truth in her eyes even if her skin was marred by his earlier brutality. Aurora started to rise from his body but an odd feeling went through her mind. Almost like she didn't want to leave him. There was obvious conflict on her face before she stayed on top of him as her mind grappled with the odd emotion. Finally, she grabbed his fingers in hers, and nodded her head in the direction of the bathroom. "I want to relax in the water. Join me." She rose from the bed, unashamed of her nakedness as the tips of her hair covered her nipples from his sight. <br><br>Leaning upward, she pressed her lips against his gently with obvious content on her face before pulling him towards the bath. It was deep and large enough for both of them to relax together with some bubbles and music. "What happens now?" She asked him gently while turning the water to a suitable temperature. Her grey eyes shifted up to him as she licked her lower lip in anticipation despite them just being together moments ago. "Why do I feel strangely towards you? It's almost like I want you around me at all times." She frowned at him, not liking it one bit. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>21-11-2011, 07:36:11</strong>
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				Issac knew Aurora would one day understand the gift she'd given him and damn him for it. The latter thought nearly undid his content mind but then she moved against him those soft lips grazing his. Issac was sure to move with her from the bed their nakedness as natural to him as breathing, and breath taking. His heart swelled and mind was at peace so melded with hers. He knew everything about her, was learning more every moment. She only had to look to see everything in him but the feline didn't care about how he'd become Issac, only that he simply was. <br>When he was standing with her in the bathroom watching her body work as she began running the tub. There was a content smile on his face and something beyond love shining in his deep green eyes. Aurora was so beautiful to him, the false light didn't matter for he'd see her every stunning quality even in darkness. Issac couldn't help scooping her up in his arms as the water was turned off and the jets were turned on. <br><br>"The simple answer is because you need to stay close to me, piccola. The lifemate bond ties us together in life and most of the time death. Your soul is the other half of mine making both of us complete. Colors are brighter, Feelings are even more intense than when I was a fledgling.." Issac lowered her into the water as she spoke and sat her beside him so he could hold her..just hold her there in the hot water and massaging jets. "Touch is as sensitive to me as to a blind man and yet with you I see more than I ever have."<br><br>Issac was purposely trying to detour the conversation from the way she needed to be with him. Soon he'd have to go to rest and she'd learn the truth. For now his heart wanted to enjoy these moments and memorise them by the second. Issac's hands slid to the napes of her neck and began massaging along her shoulders and back. The heat of the water of nothing compared to that of his body for hers and where they touched tingled. Issac's erection was thick beneath the water teasing her tummy with how he embraced her but he tried to ignore it. <br><br>"You will understand soon how much of a gift you've truly given me, Aurora. No other could ever make you as complete as I will." Issac used relaxing tones and touch to dissuade her mind from finding the truth in his mind. soon he'd have to exchange blood with her again and then once more..there in lay his largest failing to his lifemate. <br><br>Aurora could lose her feline during the conversion and such a devastation could break her mind. Issac knew of one lifemated pair who such devastation and the woman had come out alright..but she had suffered. Issac would forever suffer deep in his soul knowing he could cause such anguish in his lifemate. Those were thoughts for another rising and Issac refused to cloud his own mind, instead filling it with memories of being colorless and without emotion. He focused on how it felt to him and complete his soul with Aurora, the beautiful person she was. Nearly purring he leaned in and cupped the side of her neck as his lips met hers in a passionate, demanding kiss.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>22-11-2011, 13:01:48</strong>
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				Aurora wasn’t surprised to feel Issac’s strong arms wrap around her suddenly as if he couldn’t stand to have even a small space separating their bodies from each other. Strangely, independent as she was, she didn’t like being away from him either, and her body melted against his as if her place was at his side at all times. It was a feeling that was both wanted and unwanted since it came so unexpectedly quickly after sharing their bodies with each other.<br><br>She turned her head so that she could see his eyes as he answered her softly spoken question. Her nose wrinkled at the word need. Need to stay close to him. The rest of the answer was the same lines he fed her before their actions with each other, but it still didn’t clarify the rippling need to be against him. There was no doubt in her mind that if she left the bathroom and went inside of the bedroom for a moment that distress might arise from her heart. It was unnerving.&nbsp; Still, she was pleased that her bond with him restored his emotions along with allowing him to see the various colors of the world. The water felt nice along her skin, and she relaxed completely along his body as her nipples hardened as if a cold breeze of air touched them. Her eyes closed, hiding the grey depths that questioned his answer to her deeply, yet it was hard for her to concentrate with the feeling of hard muscle underneath her soft body. <br><br>Questioning him further fled from her mind as his fingers began to massage away the tension and knocks in her back with his skillful hands. She smiled softly, and then turned her face to kiss his cheek. “You’re too good to me,” Aurora whispered to him as her hips wriggled slightly upon feeling his erection just underneath the water, bumping into her occasionally. It was amazing how quickly her mind turned to the possibility of sex even though they mated mere moments ago. His voice caused her eyebrows to rise as her eyelids fluttered open lazily before shifting slightly against him. “I think you’re a gift as well,” she admitted, “Life is indeed lonely when alone all the time, unable to trust easily.” She bit her lower lip, refusing to allow thoughts of the past to dampen her mood. <br><br>Before Aurora could register his movement, Issac's mouth was against hers, and she whimpered in surrender as her tongue responded to his own passion with her own. It felt like her skin was burning with need for him to touch her, and she rubbed herself unconsciously against that thick erection under her body. <em>Mine</em>, the feline growled in her mind, and Aurora wholeheartedly agreed without any hesitation. Needing to breathe, she pulled her lips away from his after long seconds of her sucking and licking against his tongue. She caught her breathe, unable to understand how such fierce hunger could exist between two people. "What have you done to me?" Her voice contained wonder at their situations before she gently nipped his lower lip in between her teeth. "Does it always feel this way between a mated pair?" Her mind sought his for comfort unintentionally, and she lowered her hand to grip his erection in the water, teasingly moving her hand over the tip of his cock. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>29-11-2011, 03:06:36</strong>
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				Issac was overjoyed to be in that place at that time and would forever be thankful he felt such joy. That he was feeling anything after centuries of a bleak existence. With Aurora in his arms Issac felt complete finally and used his link with her mind to show her that. Yet when she questioned him Issac had to try hard not to pull out of her mind. Shielding the thoughts from her were a temporary solution. <br>When her hand brushed him intimately his body tensed and Issac growled deeply flashing extended fangs. Hunger unlike any he'd ever want for awoke in him and he was instantly rock hard. Guilt flooded his mind and Issac knew she'd feel it with how connected their minds were. Sighing he set her to the other side of the tub allowing Aurora room. Issac didn't really want to be close to the Jaguar female either once the truth had been revealed. <br><br>"Aurora, my kind, passionate, beautiful, vivacious beloved. I can not bare secrets and should have been more..clear about the binding ritual." his voice got quieter as he went on until Issac cleared his throat. In his mind he poured possession, devotion and determination but there was only a deep love in his eyes. "By completing the ritual our souls, only half during this life, become one. You..are a part of me, one I'll cherish for an eternity."<br><br>Issac took a deep breath and looked upon her glorious beauty for a long while before continuing. "You will not be able to be apart from me for long at first. My Sleep during the day will be tough on you should you not also rest." Issac smirked then and stroked his tongue over his even white teeth. "I think you shall."<br><br>Then his eyes got serious again and Issac reached into the water plucking Auroras delicute hand into both of his. Trust and a spark of pleading poured into her mind as he looked into her beautiful grey eyes. The shape of her face made his heart squeeze and the scent of her skin made his mouth water. Issac shook his head and raised her hand stroking his lips across her knuckles. "We have exchange blood only once so you can still go out into the sun only chancing a slight burn. Food may taste a little bland but that passes...until the second exchange.."<br><br>Issac knew there was more he should tell her but he had already risked her wrath. Refusing to risk her heart he just smile at her. "I love you Aurora and wont ever leave. You'll never have to be uncomfortable..but you may have to turn into a night owl."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>05-12-2011, 15:56:33</strong>
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				Although the hesitation was faint in his mind, almost unrecognizable, Aurora recognized the feeling instantly within him, and lowered her hand away from fondling his member. Something told her that the answer to her question was not going to be easy for her to handle since many of his revelations required some part of her.&nbsp; She didn’t struggle to stay on his lap as he moved her away from him, and patiently Aurora waited for some type of explanation or response to the questions that hung in the air between them as she idly floated her dainty feet on the water. <br><br>If her eyes were like the sky, they would have darkened as if a storm were approaching yet instead she merely narrowed them at him since the flow of compliments seemed like words to soothe her easily inflamed temper. <em>Secrets?</em> A hint of betrayal appeared on her face, but within seconds it disappeared to pure neutrality as she waited for him to further explain the hidden parts of their binding with each other. The approaching scowl on her face vanished to a small smile as he spoke of their souls being two halves that combined to make one. “Well, there is nothing hidden in that, Issac. I’ve heard humans speak of feeling incomplete at times without some type of companion in their life.” <br><br>She lowered her eyelids, letting the thick black lashes rest on her high cheekbones as he began to speak again. This was the true revelation. The reason for his blank comments of her supposed beauty and intellect. He made her a slave to him for the rest of eternity, and she couldn’t help but feel pure black rage against him. Even that feeling felt complicated due to her need to hold him next to her rather than rip his throat. Her eyes remained close as she remained deadly still in the water before repeating his words earlier to herself in her own way. “I won’t be able to function without you next to me.” It was an insult to her independence, a trait completely contradictory towards her prior lifestyle without him. She heard the laughter in his voice as if the involuntary change on her lifestyle was a joke to him, and it only made her even more furious. <br><br>Her body trembled as he took her hand into his before she fought the reaction to want melt into his arms like some type of unrealistic fantasy of love. Aurora’s eyes opened at the feelings he sent through her body before turning her gaze away from him. His touch made her want even though they just mated merely minutes ago, and she hated herself for such a fierce reaction to him. Then he choose to reveal more of his hidden secrets to her, causing her to pop. She jerked her hand away from his before her eyes turned to their dangerous feline color. “Are there any other secrets that involve me that you haven’t chosen to reveal until it’s convenient for you?” Her voice was near growling as she stared at him with distrust. He was a manipulator, worse than any of the other males she encountered in her life since at least they didn’t hide their intentions with words of love. Suddenly, Aurora couldn’t stand being around him anymore so she rose from the bath in a hurry without a backward glance to him. Wrapping the robe around her body, she spoke lowly, voice full of hurt and borderline disdain, “All I ask for you to do is to be truthful with me, and you can’t even do that. I see that my life as your “<em>lifemate</em>” is merely as a toy for your enjoyment and nothing more.”<br><br>There was nothing more to say to him, and she left the bathroom even though each step felt slightly painful to her. A constant reminder of the invisible chain around her throat that led to him. Aurora went back up the stairs to her prison bedroom before slamming and locking the door behind her. She felt completely empty, lost, and unsure of herself as the ripples of being away from him went through her body, forcing tears down her face. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>24-12-2011, 10:22:25</strong>
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				Issac was within the churning water one moment and gone the next leaving the house he adored so much. It was only for a moment, materializing on Aurora's balcony and letting the frozen Canadian air wash over him. It was feelings like this that had reminded him of times with his family and friends. Times before emotions had metled away and colors had followed leaving him in a bleak world. The thrill of the kill, duty to his Prince and extreme temperatures were all that had stirred him. <br>Yet in a few days that was entirely different and he feared nothing but extreme would stir him again. If his lifemate life him Issac doubted his fragmented mind would be able to hold back. When he heard her enter her room Issac left the outside air and entered the warmth of her presence. <br><br>"Aurora you must listen to me." he said softly, so softly if she'd been human it would have been missed. There was a sorrow in his dark green eyes but also shame and pleading. Somehow she read it all and his face remained impassive. "I did not do this to trap you, but to save us both and many others."<br><br>Issac strode to the large bed he had picked out for his lifemate probably before Aurora's birth. It was a canopy bed with intricate carvings of jungle flowers. Hidden amongst the flowers were the faces of leopards their eyes nearly golden with the wood varnish' gleam. The coverings were soft and he missed then having lay in a bed with her. Sighing like the tired old man he was Issac brushed a hand through his mused coal hair. <br><br>"You saw only a glimpse of the monster the vampire is both with your own eyes and through my experiences. My lifemate there is as much reason to pity some of them as there is to fear them all." he pat the bed beside him opening his mind against hers. It was like a large jungle cat caressing against another and he beckoned her to sit with him. "I told you of my brother and how I wronged both him and you so many years ago. What I did not tell you what the beginning of an end I fear more than dying before our time."<br><br>As he spoke Issac got quieter and more rigid and if she glimpsed anything about him she'd know why. He was about to share with her what he had shared with no other person, living or dead. "The loss of his lifemate tore him apart but he did not blame me. Zeke blamed our people Aurora and his vengeance was something from nightmares.<br><br>"I do not know if anyone has ever witnessed a Carpathian giving up his soul but I do not wish it upon anyone. It is as if a living piece of them is torn from their body leaving the mass desolate and smoldering. Charred flesh reforms into tight cold skin and the skull elongates; in those brief moments you see the monster. Master vampires can appear human but long periods of time but newly Lost need mass amounts of blood to sustain their guise." Issac paused here frowning, his hands fisting in the soft quilt he knew Aurora would be laying beneath later on. Perhaps his body was demanding his lifemate or maybe his torn mind was trying to distract from memories he now knew were painful to him. He hoped Aurora kept her mind closed to him then, so that she did not discover this pain with him. <br><br>"It is the new Vampires who are found easier and destroyed by the hunters set forth by our Prince. Recently my people have discovered that the Vampires do no longer hunt alone but have banded together. Even Master's are coming together to try and defeat the Hunters who are left Loyal to Mikhail. These men, Aurora...they are our brothers, cousins, uncles, grandfathers, comrades and friends. Knowing they have given up their right to die with honor helps us carry out what must be done I suppose. Still, without emotions it had been the trill of those hunts and the knowledge I'd bring justice to cowards." Issac almost paused and decided to keep going knowing he had to give her something. "In their right every Carpathian male is a Hunter and so to give up your soul is the greatest sin because you do not die. You become the monster you were meant to destroy and shame your lifemate which is the greatest dishonor. This was not so with my brother Aurora and so..I could not destroy him."<br><br>He looked away from her, the fire roaring in her ivory heart gleaming in his dark eyes. Then he looked so forlorn and all the scars on his soul were laid bare. "I watched him wither and let him become the beast we were both sworn to destroy. Not because he could not find his other half but because I had taken her and broken her human mind. Through him I experienced that hunger for pain and revenge the need to sate the beast within us all. Without the light to his darkness leashing his rage I had to do what I thought was right when I had no emotions to justify such." Issac looked back up at her, meet her eyes and allowed her to see the gut wrenching pain in his. "I bound him in chains, encased him in earth and crystal..and sent him to the bottom of the sea. So I would not have to endure destroying my brother and so he would not attempt to finish the extermination of our race. Aurora I do not think there is one Carpathian in this world who could have stopped me without risking the Prince's life." <br><br>Without thinking that he was handling a deadly predator and a beautiful woman he clasped her hand gently in both of his. As his spoke his thumb circled her pulse and his eyes bore deeply into her, mind reaching out to hers. "I did only what I have done to save us and ceased only because I feel something for you beyond the human concepts of love. I knew I could not continue without being honest with you so believe me when I say I did not mean to trick you. You told me you would stay with me, Aurora...I completed the ritual only because of this." <br><br>Issac shook his head trying to think of a way to explain to her, he had asked permission. Had he assumed perhaps too much about her acceptance? Perhaps and yet he could not be sorry for completing their souls. "I will not take your blood again if the risk to your leopard or loss of sunlight upsets you. I told you only yesterday that I would not impose on your free will even if you chose to stay. I hope you can see perhaps now why I did what I did and that I could have kept allot more from you. You are my life mate Aurora, the other half to my soul and light to my darkness." <br><br>He smiled then and i brightend his strange eyes as one of his hands left hers and rose to slide against her jaw. As his fingers brushed soft hair and he cupped her pale cheek Issac's smile flashed even white teeth. "I'll never be able to keep the truth from you despite your wrath, little one. You forever have my loyalty and I will spend eternity, as I have said making all of my failings up to you."<br><br>Lowing his hand he shrugged on shoulder and raised her fingers to his lips brushing a kiss against her knuckles. "If only you'll give me the chance."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>26-12-2011, 04:21:59</strong>
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				Aurora wiped the tears from her face as she tried to ignore the emptiness at being away from his body and touch. She trembled for a second as her head rested on the bedroom door, allowing its coolness to soothe her broken body and heart. <em>Damn man!</em> His scent still lingered on her body despite the bath, and she wasn’t sure if she wanted it off her skin since it was a small measure of comfort. Her nose twitched twice as his fresh scent along with a cold breeze emerged in the room. Yet no sound of noticing him came from her posture since she didn’t want to look at him. Not now. Her engrained stubbornness didn’t want him to see the pain in her eyes from their disagreement.&nbsp; <br><br>With sagging shoulders, she turned around towards him at the sound of her name as the distress all but vanished from her eyes, perfectly hidden from his perceptive stare. Her eyebrows rose as he spoke of trapping her in this matehood. He was completely dense and didn’t understand her in the least. She wasn’t upset about them being together, but that he refused to be upfront with her about all repercussions of their joining. If he told her what to expect, Aurora could prepare for it instead of being hit with a curveball of unexpected news like depending on him for the rest of eternity. She sighed softly as he spoke of saving others since it seemed like no decision with him seemed to include just him. He possessed so many duties and people that depended on him that every decision affected those around him. <em>Is this how it will always be</em>?<br>&nbsp;<br>Aurora barely noticed the decorations as she stepped over near where he sat on the bed. It amused her that he looked as comfortable in her bed as in his own lair. Her mind suddenly filled with the image of him possibly lying in this room when she wasn’t present. Back when he wasn’t aware of her location. She didn’t fuss for him to get up since when he went back underground, she would rub her face in the sheets while inhaling the scent into her nose with the greed of a child for candy. <br><br>Strong shudders went through her body at remembering the darker side of him and the vampires from the cave. In fact, her body still bore the evidence of his roughness with her. “There are many things to pity in this world,” she whispered in response as his mind brushed against hers. The barriers of her mind lowered for him willingly as she joined him on the bed despite her anger towards him. It melted away at the mentioning of his brother since she felt the strands of sorrow present in his mind. “Yes, I remember the story of your brother.” Randomly, she brushed her hands through his thick hair and attempted to comfort him with the simple yet intimate gesture.&nbsp; She tensed at the fact that he hid the full story from her yet she bit her tongue to stop herself from commenting on his habit of telling half-truths. His mind displayed a darkness that seemed surrounded by unreached barriers. Aurora realized that it was hard for Issac to really open up with other people completely. He was like her in many ways since she possessed the same problem. She smiled gently to encourage him to tell her his story without fear of her getting upset with him.&nbsp; <br><br>As he spoke, Aurora maneuvered on top of his body and nuzzled her face into his neck, caressed her lips across his skin. She shook her head in response to his statement since the description of a person being severed from their soul sounded down right frightening, almost as scary as being separated from the feline spirit inside of her. There was no need for her to peer into his mind since his emotions rolled off him like water from over a cliff. She stroked her hands over the side of his face softly as he spoke, still giving that comfort willingly. Occasionally, Aurora nodded since she understood the need for his people to battle the vampires to protect both mankind and other inhabitants of the world. “You didn’t kill him?” Aurora lifted her head from his shoulder to stare down questionably into his dark green eyes. Her heart tore for him as he revealed the brutal truth about his brother. There was a chance that her brother escaped those chains. And if he did, his brother probably wanted to destroy Issac. “How do you know that he is still at the bottom on the sea?” Her hand squeezed his for reassurance as he touched her, not pulling away from his grip. <br><br>There was a faint confusion in her eyes before it cleared to clarify her comment. “Yes, Issac, I said I would stay with you, and it’s not for that reason that I felt angered with you. It’s because you’ve hidden the consequences of our joining from me. I didn’t know that I would have to remain at your side for all times. I only wish to know all the emotional and physical things that happen to females of your kind so that I can prepare myself for these challenges. Don’t I have the right to that knowledge?”&nbsp; Her eyes pleaded with him for understanding, to see things from her side of things rather than just his own. <em>Risk to your leopard.</em> Her heart skipped a beat as her skin turned cold at the thought. “She’s at risk from this?” Her head shook in dismay before moving off his body. The thought of the feline being her caused her pain before her head throbbed painfully. “I can handle not being in the sun anymore, but I can’t lose her. I can’t—.” Aurora stopped speaking since her tongue refused to produce words. His words did little to quell her worry, and she didn’t respond when his hands touched her hair. “You haven’t failed me,” she whispered to him despite her personal sorrow and worry. “You’re just trying to save your people.” His people. The people she had yet to met that influenced most of his values and opinions. She remained quiet for a few moments in contemplation before speaking, "What happens now? I know I don't want you to turn into that horrible thing from earlier? Yet at the same time I don't want to lose my feline. Is there any type of way to speak to someone who was tied to an animal spirit to see how to go through the transformation without losing her?"<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>EpikBliss</strong> on <strong>08-01-2012, 22:40:57</strong>
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				Issac was astounded that his lifemate was the angel of Mercy so pure was her heart. Everything she had said was everything he had known and he fought not to find it amusing. Aurora was stunning to him in those moments, her eyes tired yet sparking with uncertainty. The way she moved against him, like the feline she was meant to be claiming her mate, demanding comfort. <br>Issac wrapped his arms around her and pulled Aurora fully against his body as he lay back on the bed. He didn't pin her to the mattress and claim her as his beast demanded. Instead Issac rested against the pillows and held Aurora against his warm body while he spoke to her. His mind was open to her now, all the dark corners a Jaguar could reach. Luckily she was not privy to his conversations with the Prince's Guardian. <br><br>"We may not have eternity until you're converted Aurora but we still have a very long time together." he brushed his fingers through her hair, slowly pulling the long stands away from her neck. "I promise I will research every resource at my disposal to find a way for your feline to coexist with the Carpathian you'll become. If we can figure it out, if she is willing to help us, this will help both races. Your women seem to make fine lifemates indeed. Such strength, grace and beauty.." &nbsp;he massaged the nape of her neck now, his fingers warm and gentle yet pulling any tension away.<br><br>For a long time he held her like that his mind racing through the resources it already had access too. This meant he was communicating with his people and if Aurora or her feline were within his thoughts they would perhaps feel a buzzing to indicate he was using telepathic communication she couldn't hear. The images in his mind kept faltering back to her, how good she felt now, how he'd felt when buried deep inside of her. Then they would go back to trying an discover why the feline was pushed away during conversion. When finally he'd ceased speaking with quite the remarkable Carpathian woman healer and others of his kind his mind settled back on Aurora. <br><br>"There is one discomfort you can easily remedy Aurora, but for when I am in battle." he said suddenly with a smile as he looked down at her. "As long as our minds are touching, little one, you will be close enough as not to feel this...uneasiness. It can be hard on modern women I am told as when you're upset closing your mind is a response." he smirked then, a completely male gesture. "However, I am sure if you get upset with me you and her can handle this uneasiness for as long as you need. The only time I will close my mind to you is when to do so will keep you safe. Tell me what I have said had calmed you, kitten. Or perhaps don't.." there was a flash of raw hunger in his dark eyes. "There are other ways I can relax you that your Jaguar will agree with."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Dark Bliss: A Carpathian Tale (EpikBliss&amp;Dancing flower)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Flower</strong> on <strong>09-01-2012, 19:20:10</strong>
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				No resistance came from her body as his strong, muscled around wrapped around her waist despite her anger towards him for the intentional miscommunication. She felt like invisible silk ties bound both of them together, and it was nearly impossible not to relish his touch. She reached out for him with her mind subconsciously, not searching, but merely resting there mentally as well as physically. <br><br>His reassurances calmed her a little yet the feline still regarded him with unease. Would he take Aurora without care of destroying her if the time began to run out? She growled yet her female companion did not think Issac was capable of destroying the most important part of her. He could have done it already if that was his intention. His fingers felt like a soothing balm in her hair as they massaged, and she purred in response, causing her body to vibrate against him. She nodded at his words. “Of course, she’s willing to help you as long as you’re not attempting to eliminate her from my mind.” Truthfully, Aurora wasn’t sure how she might even change or act without the feline essence coursing through her blood. It was almost equal to ripping her soul away. <br><br>A little yawn came from her lips as she relaxed against his chest, thinking that he intended to take a little nap or rather just cuddle with her. Her nose wrinkled at the most annoying sound in her mind. A faint buzzing like bees working in a hive. It was annoying. Her head lifted from his chest slightly as she tried to pinpoint the location, but it was coming from Issac. A few seconds later, she felt the images in his mind come back to her and she smiled at his thoughts before peppering soft kisses against his face. Process of elimination told her that he was somehow going through his memory like how a person searches through different files. She couldn’t help but feel her sex dampen at some of his images yet she did not attempt to disrupt him until a thought occurred in her mind. "I realize that the Carpathians are your family as well, but I can't help but worry that they won't like me. This particularly part of your family doesn't seem too fond of me."<br><br>His news pleased her, and she wondered if the same could happen during the day when he was underground. Her heart fluttered a little at his pet name, enjoying his signs of affection with each passing day. “What about during the daylight hours? Will it become more difficult to reach for you underground for extended periods of time?”&nbsp; Aurora did not bother to comment on his sayings on modern women’s need for independence. In her belief, all women should be able to function without depending on a man. It was a personal belief that she did not see herself losing any time soon. Her face lifted to look down into his eyes intently, and she felt her jaguar respond to his offer. Yet she pushed it down. “You did not answer my question Issac. How do you know that your brother is still at the bottom of the sea?” Aurora wanted the complete truth from him, not tidbits. The jaguar fought the need to converse about a person not in front of him right now, and her eyes flashed feline as she waited for him to answer. <br>
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