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Lilidh never liked balls much. They were all about formalities, dance, and having to do with people you rather not having anything to do.
However, this ball was hosted by Tolyev, and so she couldn’t miss it.
She entered the room behind her Priori and with Nikita on her right side. They both dressed black as Tolyev ordered them to: his brother was wearing a black suit with gold embroidery on his sleeves and around the buttons, Lilidh was wearing a tight dress whose golden embroidery made her look like she was dressed in stars.
Both her and Nikita stayed at Tolyev’s side while he made a speech to all his guests - as always, the Vosses and the Chastains had come, while of the Ilons there was only their Priori.
When it finally ended, the chalices of blood were delivered by plenty of thralls and the music started filling the air.
Nikita took a glass from a thrall and disappeared in the crowd. Lilidh took one for herself from a table and stayed near it, studying all the guests. Most of them were old faces, and she could tell some of the ones she remembered were missing—there were also new faces, though.
There were plenty of new Chastains, for some reason. Her eyes, however, were captured by someone else.
Lilidh spotted the girl from across the whole room. She was tall, with long red hair, wearing a dress that had definitely been dyed with blood.
She was standing next to Fabién Voss himself. She wasn’t a thrall, her skin was too white to be of a living human; it was harder to tell if she was a Voss herself or not.
Lilidh turned her head to the side and watched Nikita approach her with his lips already smudged in red.
«You are not having fun, dear sister. You should dance at least once.» he stated with a smile. Like he had danced at all.
«Who is that girl next to Fabién?» she asked instead, her eyes back to the girl.
«The redhead? Two Chastains were calling her Laure. She is a Voss.» answered Nikita, who was always unreliable but also knew every gossip around them.
«Mhm.» commented Lilidh, looking at them while emptying the glass.
Fabién told the girl something, then they both turned their heads towards them. They smiled and started crossing the room.
«Looks like you’re going to find out who she is, after all.» stated Nikita, sounding like he wanted to leave her alone with them. He didn’t, though: Lilidh knew he had some kind of interest for Fabién Voss and he wouldn’t waste the opportunity to be near him.
The couple stopped in front of them. Fabién smiled and said: «Lilidh Dyvok. Nikita Dyvok. It’s a pleasure to see you again.»
«The pleasure is ours, Fabién.» answered Lilidh when Nikita only stared at him with hunger in his eyes. «For crossing half the continent to be here, primarily.»
«It’s always a pleasure to see you and Tolyev.» answered Fabién, turning his head slightly towards Nikita. He then turned it towards the redhead girl and added: «I think you haven’t been introduced yet. I present you Laure Voss, my new daughter. The Wraith in Red.»
She was indeed a Voss and his daughter then. Lilidh nodded and said: «Nice to meet you, Laure.»
«The pleasure is mine… Lilidh.» she said with a charming smile.
Lilidh curved her lips slightly. «I hope you’re having a good time.»
«Indeed. The blood is exquisite.» answered Fabién.
«The merit goes to Nikita.» said Lilidh, trying not to sigh when he made a strangled noise. «He is good at finding good blood, you know.»
She really wanted to talk to the girl alone, without both Fabién and Nikita. Luckily, Fabién should have taken the hint, because he said: «That’s interesting. Why don’t you tell me more, dear Nikita?»
Or maybe he just wanted to tease his brother. Lilidh didn’t really care.
They left together and, finally, they were alone. Lilidh looked at Laure, who was still smiling.
«Wraith in Red, huh?» she asked at last.
«Red is my favourite colour. And crimson is my favourite shade of red.» she said, gesturing to her dress.
«Mhm.» said Lilidh with a slightly bigger smile. «I have a feeling you could like my private baths. I thralled a glassmaker and made him cover the whole tub with a mosaic of red glass. It’s encased in the floor and it looks like a pool of blood in the light of the torches.»
Laure’s eyes, still human, were shining. «It sounds amazing. I would gladly see it.»
«Very well. To avoid unnecessary gossip, I’d propose we wait for everyone to fall asleep before meeting and go there. What do you think?»
«Sounds perfect.» said Laure.
The song changed and the youngest Voss daughter turned towards the band. «Oh, I love this song!»
She turned back to her and held her hand towards Lilidh. «Would you allow me this dance?»
Lilidh looked at her and her hand before taking it.
They joined all the dancing couples and started dancing, Laure leading her.
It was the first time in centuries Lilidh tolerated dancing at all.
***
Lilidh knocked on Laure’s door after noon. She couldn’t hear a single movement in the whole castle; all the guests must have been fast asleep.
Laure wasn’t, since she opened the door at the second knock. Lilidh stopped her hand in time before knocking on her face.
She was wearing a dressing gown taken from the wardrobe and it dressed her well. Lilidh was sure she looked good with anything on, though; she was beautiful, after all.
«Follow me.» she said. Laure nodded and did as told.
Her private bath was underground, the door with a lock only she had the key for. She opened it and entered first.
She found the young thralled girl that had lit the torches and filled the tub with hot water kneeled by the latter, her eyes closed. She had done a good job and the room was nicely warm.
«You can go now, my dear.» said Lilidh to the thrall, who opened her eyes and looked at her. The command got understood after a couple seconds and she nodded with a smile before getting up and out.
She closed the door behind Laure, who was looking around her with her eyes open wide.
Lilidh smiled. «Do you like it?»
«It’s beautiful. I'd really love to have a bathroom like yours all for myself. I will definitely ask my dread father for one.» answered Laure, kneeling by the tub to touch the hot water and the glass tiles under the surface.
«Knowing Fabién, he will make you do it yourself.»
Laure turned her head towards Lilidh and smiled wickedly. «He won’t, because he likes me. I’m his favourite daughter after all.»
Lilidh chuckled and removed her own dressing gown, leaving it on the ground. She went down the red stairs and sat into the tub, a small sigh escaping her lips. Hot water was always a good reprieve from the eternal coldness.
«Why are you keeping on the corset?» asked Laure as soon as she entered the pool and sat next to her. Lilidh stared at her until the water covered her body.
«I have a hole in my chest that it’s better to be left covered.» she answered.
Laure seemed to think about it, then asked: «Is that why you’re called the Heartless then?»
«Exactly.»
«Makes sense. And tell me, do you always invite vampires to your private baths or am I the only one to have such honour?»
Lilidh smiled. «Only beautiful women deserve to enter here, both thralls and vampires. I must admit, though, that you are indeed the first vampire I invite here.»
Laure leaned towards her. «Am I here to help you clean up, then?»
«Mhm…» said Lilidh leaning as well. «I think we can do something more fun than that, if you’re up to it.»
Laure took her face between her hands and kissed her. Lilidh smiled and returned it.
Lilidh had been told before that she tended to devour her lovers. She was passionate, even too much, but that was what made the sex nice, after all.
Laure was as voracious as she was. Her hands on her face were like a prison, an invite, no, an order to stay where she was and let her do what she wanted. Lilidh let her, curious and hungry as she was.
Her hands, however, started moving. She caressed Laure's face, her hair, her neck, her shoulders, her arms, her body. She put her hands on her breasts, cupping them; they were perfect.
Lilidh broke the kiss to kiss Laure's neck while her hands went under the surface, caressing her lower abdomen and her tights.
When she put her hand between her legs, Laure's hands found her hair and her body, trapping Lilidh’s body against hers.
The older vampire didn't mind it, it was nice to be held, to be desired for once. Not that the thralls didn't want her, but there was a difference between the passion she wanted them to give her and the passion another person could freely give her.
Lilidh brushed her elongated teeth against Laure's skin while her hand touched between her folds and, finally, entered her.
Laure’s grip tightened while Lilidh moved her fingers in and out, flexing them to search for the most enjoyable point her body had to offer.
She knew she found it when Laure gasped. She had her legs around her waist now and Lilidh was as excited as she was.
«Keep going, don't stop, don't stop-» started to say Laure, a litany of requests, of pleading.
Lilidh used her vampire strength to remove her head from Laure's neck. Laure tightened her grip on her hair, but she didn't protest when Lilidh kissed her again, an even messier kiss than the previous.
She could feel Laure's orgasm approach and, soon enough, she came with a moan so erotic that made Lilidh clench.
That was exactly what she had hoped for when she had seen Laure Voss in the ball room. She really hoped it would get even better.
Laure didn't move for a whole minute, then she started laughing.
«Great Redeemer.» she managed to say finally. «It was great. I am really glad I followed you down here. If I think about how my father warned me about Nikita…»
Lilidh smiled. «I am not like him.»
«Looks like he was more interested in Fabién than me anyway.» answered Laure before kissing her again. Lilidh kissed her back, enjoying how amazing it felt.
She broke the kiss again to whisper on her lips: «What about you lie on top of the stairs now? I'd really love to hear more of your delicious moans.»
Laure chuckled, a challenge in her eyes. «What about you try to make me?»
Lilidh smiled, and then she put all her Dyvok power in the following words: «LIE DOWN.»
Laure got up and lay down as ordered, the most astonished expression Lilidh had ever seen any Voss Prince do on her face. To be fair, Lilidh usually didn’t use her Whip against other vampires, and wouldn’t have even thought of using it on Laure’s siblings or her father; it would have led to her second death.
«Oh. You can make me.» said Laure impressed, looking at Lilidh slowing walking towards her.
«I can. Open your legs now.»
Laure did, even without the Whip. Lilidh knelt between them and smiled at her before putting her mouth on her.
Laure was wet, not just from the water of the bath. Lilidh licked all the wetness from her, eliciting some very good moans, then she kissed her clit before putting her lips around it and sucking it.
Laure arched her back and put a hand in her hair. Lilidh smiled and bit her clit delicately, then she descended and licked her hole with the flat of her tongue, making her moan soundly.
She tasted delicious and, excited as she was, Lilidh decided to get to the point. She licked her again, then she put her hands on Laure’s tights to keep her still and penetrated her with her tongue.
«Lilidh-» whimpered Laure putting the other hand on her head.
Lilidh moved the tongue in her, enjoying the way her body reacted to her intrusion; it felt like it wanted to suck her in, even after coming already once. It made Lilidh want to fuck her again and make a mess out of her.
A particularly good lick made Laure arch her back and try to close her legs. Lilidh kept them still and continued her work, feeling just as excited as she was.
She felt against her tongue when she was close to coming again and she sucked her clit hard. Laure came immediately, screaming and trashing while she drew her orgasm as far as she could.
Laure collapsed on the floor at last, looking very much boneless. Lilidh straightened up and licked her lips, satisfied at seeing the woman, a Voss Prince nevertheless, reduced to that state because of her.
Laure opened her eyes again after a whole minute. She looked exhausted, but she smiled at her anyway. «I thought Nikita was the one with a bottomless thirst. Seems you both have something in common.»
Lilidh scoffed. «There is no need to be offensive.»
Laure chuckled. «Believe me, it’s a compliment. I would definitely love another round, Lilidh… maybe in a moment, though. If you are willing to comply, of course.»
«Mhm… I may be convinced to comply, indeed.» answered Lilidh before kissing her belly almost absentmindedly. She left a trail of kisses over her body and finally kissed her again, much sweeter than the previous kisses.
Lilidh didn’t expect to find Laure’s hands on her, but she still let her put her fingers between her folds, feeling how wet she was.
«You enjoyed it, didn’t you?» asked Laure on her lips.
«I did. Your moans could have made me come untouched.» answered Lilidh, kissing the corner of her mouth.
Laure tilted her head to kiss her again, then whispered: «Make me, Lilidh. Make me please you how you want.»
Lilidh looked her in the eyes. She wanted to be Whipped. She wanted Lilidh to make her do what she wanted.
Who was she to not comply?
She straightened and looked at her for a couple seconds, then she sat on her face and gave her the command she was waiting for: «EAT ME OUT.»
Laure’s mouth was then on her and Lilidh closed her eyes with a sigh. She stopped a second to adjust herself and put her arms around her tights, then she started licking her.
It felt good. It felt good to feel her tongue on her clit, through her folds, around and over her hole. She was so excited she could hear the little slurping noises Laure was making and they did nothing to reduce her arousal.
And then, finally, her tongue entered her. It went in deep, exited a moment to lick around her opening, then entered again and moved. Lilidh had wondered if it was her first time with a woman, but it seemed like she knew what she was doing.
Her pleasure built lick after lick, and soon she went over the edge, arching her back, the hands in Laure’s hair. The vampire under her kept licking and sucking the whole time, like she was trying to drink everything her body had to offer.
And when her orgasm ended, Laure didn’t stop. She kept going, kept teasing and fucking her with her tongue like her life depended on it, and Lilidh didn’t tell her to stop because it felt amazing.
Overstimulated as she was, it took half the time to make her come again, her whole body on fire. She pressed Laure’s head harder against her, glad she didn’t have to care for her to faint for lack of oxygen.
Laure didn’t stop again, and Lilidh stopped her only after the third orgasm, feeling more satisfied than ever and exhausted for the first time ever.
Sat on Laure’s face as she was, she could see only her eyes. She could tell she was smiling, satisfied for making her come so many times.
«Looks like I am not the only one with bottomless thirst, mh?» she asked.
Laure licked her in response and Lilidh said: «STOP.»
Laure stopped, something wicked in her eyes.
Lilidh finally lifted her off her face. She was wet and licked her lips like she wanted to eat her out again.
«You’re a real tease, Laure Voss. Has no one told you so before?» said Lilidh before sitting on her belly.
«Plenty. You’re the only one that can tell me again, though.» answered the woman with a smile.
Lilidh snorted and kissed her, tasting herself on her lips and her tongue. She readjusted herself to be partially over Laure and kissed her again while caressing her body.
Now that she could see it fully, Lilidh could appreciate her body even more, from the way it arched under her hands to the soft boobs.
What she wanted to do, however, was to reward Laure for her service, and so her fingers entered her once again, making her gasp on her lips.
She fucked her fast and precise, moving her finger in and out of her and rubbing her clit, making her writhe and moan underneath her. She didn’t stop when Laure came, just like she had done with her mere moments ago. Lilidh kept going, kissing her like she wanted to devour her.
Laure came again in less than a minute, her hands behind her back and through her hair. Lilidh still kept going, now just three fingers moving in and out of her.
She could feel her orgasm approach again by the way her body was clenching on her fingers like it wanted them to stay there forever. Lilidh smiled and, when she knew just a touch would have been enough to make her come, she stopped altogether and ordered: «COME FOR ME, LAURE.»
Laure arched her back with a scream when she came for the third time. It must have been even more powerful than the previous ones, maybe for the direct command, maybe for the overstimulation. Lilidh didn’t know, she simply kept kissing her until Laure’s back hit the floor again.
Lilidh bit her lower lip gently before letting her go. She looked at Laure laying on the floor, her hair sprawled around her, her eyes closed like she was sleeping. She looked like she came out of a fresco.
Beautiful. Timeless. Perfect.
Lilidh waited a moment before gently lifting her and taking her back in the warm water. Laure didn’t move at all while she washed her in silence, untangling her hair, cleaning her claws, removing every trace of both their come from her skin. She wasn’t used to washing someone else, but Laure clearly was out of it and a little aftercare would definitely have done her good.
When she finished, she sat beside her and she washed her own hair with no hurry.
Laure came back to her senses when Lilidh was washing her own body. She didn’t talk and Lilidh realized she was awake only when she turned to put away the soap and met her eyes.
«Laure. Are you okay?» asked Lilidh.
Laure stared at her for a moment before nodding. «I’m just tired.»
«I’m almost done, we can go back to our rooms soon.»
«Can’t we stay here? It feels good.» murmured Laure before putting her head on Lilidh’s shoulder.
«Your father will kill me if he finds out I fucked her favourite daughter.»
«He won’t. I’ll stop him.»
Lilidh doubted Laure could actually stop a murderous Fabién Voss but it was a nice thought. «Wouldn’t a bed be more comfortable, though?»
«It’s not warm. It’s been so cold since turning…»
Lilidh knew what she was talking about. It was the reason she requested that bath in the first place, after all.
«Alright. If Fabién asks, though, we haven’t done anything besides bathing.»
Laure chuckled. «Alright.»
She was asleep in a couple minutes; Lilidh noticed because, suddenly, she looked way younger.
Lilidh looked at her for a moment before putting her head on Laure’s and closing her eyes. In less than a minute she fell asleep, feeling warm and satisfied.