Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

TSSC: Intensity

By Wizardtho

Title: Intensity

Completed: 08-23-2024

Pairing: Bella/Caius

Location: A jet somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean

Challenge: The Smutshot Series Challenge

Word Count:  7968

Intensity

I always knew when one of them was around… watching me… checking up. I’d even called Carlisle out on it once a few years ago. He said he was making sure I was still okay, but he could have just asked Alice, if that was the case. I knew the real reason. They were spying, making sure I kept my mouth shut. 

Honestly, it’s been 6 years since I banned them all from my life. If I was going to blab about vampires existing, I’d have done it -and been committed to a mental institution for it- long before now. 

After I’d foolishly gone to save Edward from himself in Volterra, he had sworn that he’d never change me, no matter the Volturi ruling, in a spectacular fit in front of the whole family. When no one in the house said a word against him, I knew in that instant that I’d never be part of the Cullen coven. My heart would keep beating until the Volturi came for me… and they would come for me. 

Edward swore that they were busy, and my humanness was a blip on their radar. It would take them many years to even think about me again, and by that time, I’d be well hidden from them. Funny, because the way Caius looked at me before I left the throne room told a vastly different story.

That’s why when no one spoke against Edward’s childish temper tantrum, I simply nodded my head and said, “If that’s how you’re going to play this, you can see yourselves right back out of my life. I want nothing to do with any of you. They gave an order, and you think they’re just going to forget about it? You’re all making the choice to disobey your rulers right now. I hope you realize the gravity of your situation. Whether he’s my mate or not, you’re choosing to die for Edward’s whims by not changing me. I will not save any of you again when they come to my door.”

I walked out of the Cullen home for the last time, not looking back. I couldn’t very well fly back to Italy with no money, and I sure as hell wasn’t going to ask the Cullens for anything, so I decided to live my life as well as possible until the Volturi came for me… but I would be ready for whenever that day would come. 

The Cullens disappeared the next day, and my friendship with Jake and the pack resumed. I never told them about what happened in Italy or the Volturi ruling. I just said to Emily, knowing Sam was listening to our conversation from the other room,  “I told them to go. I said my life had moved on without them, exactly like Edward had wanted. Just because I saved him from doing something completely stupid, didn’t mean I still wanted to be with him, or that I wanted them in my life at all. They broke my trust when they left, broke my heart, and I’m not the same girl anymore.”

Over the last six years, since I moved from Forks to Seattle after high school, I have lived my life how I wanted. I took college courses in Creative Writing and English Literature, I got a job that I loved in a quaint little bookstore, and I went home to Forks once a month for a weekend to visit with Charlie and the pack. Though I dated casually, it was only 6 months ago I settled into a steady relationship with Jason.  

I could always tell when one of the Cullens suddenly popped up and started watching me, though. It felt like the hair on the back of my neck would stand up. Once every 3-4 months, like clockwork, one of them would watch me for a few days from the shadows, then the feeling would go away until another 3-4 month mark came around. For those few days, though, the hair-raising feeling would be my constant companion. Following me everywhere throughout my day… spying… and ultimately pissing me off. 

At those times, I would find myself thinking of the look in Caius’ eyes. At first, I hadn’t truly understood that look. It was after I had finally lost my virginity that it clicked. That look was the look of desire. Now, whether Caius’ desire was for my blood or my body, I had no clue… but it didn’t stop me from imagining it was my body he craved quite frequently on lonely nights.

That led us to today, and that damn feeling on the back of my neck… one of them watching from the shadows as I not only lost my job at the bookstore because the owners were going out of business, but also as I caught Jason cheating on me in my own bed, and sprained my wrist when I cold-cocked him in the jaw while throwing his naked ass out of my house.

The feeling stayed with me as I went to urgent care to get my wrist taken care of, pissing me off even more. Tears of frustration built in my eyes as I tried to wrangle my keys out of my purse to unlock my front door, and I finally slammed it shut behind me, huffing softly, “I’m over the bullshit creeping, okay? Today has been a shit show, and you’ve had a front seat the whole time. Bet you’re having a great laugh at the disaster my life has turned out to be. If you aren’t here to finally do what’s right and fulfill the ruling, GO THE FUCK AWAY.”

The doorbell rang less than 10 seconds later, causing me to snark at the irony as I yanked the door open, “Oh, so you have manners now?” 

When I finally looked up as I cradled my wrapped wrist in my hand, it was not Carlisle Cullen I saw. It wasn’t Edward or any of the other Cullens, either. In front of me, in a charcoal button-down shirt and tailored black slacks, was none other than Caius Volturi with a cocky smirk on his lips. 

Jesus, he’s sexier than I remember him being.

My breathing hitched in my throat, then I managed to mumble out while curling my hair behind my ear, “Whoa, hi. Come in, please.”

He chuckled and entered, then offered after the door closed, “Thank you, Isabella. I apologize for my lack of manners and creeping, as you called it.”

I shook my head, leading him into my modest townhome living room, “No, I should be the one apologizing. I thought you were one of the Cullens here to spy on me. They refused to turn me after we got back, so I cut them out of my life, but they continue to stalk me from the shadows every few months. I knew one of the Volturi would come for me at some point, since they disobeyed your ruling. It just sucks that it had to be on such a shitty day.”

Caius casually sat in my favorite armchair, offering, “You were being vastly underpaid, and your lover was not worth the time or energy you devoted to him, Isabella.”

I groaned as I thought about my useless attempt to be sexy last night, “Yeah, about that.”

Caius cut in with a smirk, “Yes, I was the one watching you last night, Isabella, and again I say he was not worth your devotion. Nothing on that TV should have held his interest in such a situation. At the very least, he should have had his head buried between your thighs the moment you walked into the room in that skimpy number… then made sure the heels stayed on as he fucked you into blissful oblivion.”

I took a shaky breath. Hearing Caius talk so bluntly about how my sex life should be… 

Nope. Not going there right now. I don’t need to be aroused in front of him.

I let a breath out, then offered as I dropped my head into my hands, “Not all of us can have amazing vampire sex, Caius. Some of us are just humans. Humans who evidently have a seriously disappointing love life. I don’t even know what I’d do with a lover who actually gave a shit about my pleasure. Anyway, we’re getting way off topic. I suppose you’re here to see if I’ve been changed, and since I haven’t, you’re set to see that my heartbeat no longer exists.”

He nods, “Even humans can have ‘amazing vampire sex’, Isabella, when said human’s lover is a vampire. To get right to the point, you are correct in the reason for my visit. How long will you need to prepare?”

I shook my head and looked up at him through my hands, my mind still on the vampire lover bit, “Prepare?”

He relaxed back in the chair, like he needed to be nowhere else, offering, “Yes, for our flight back to Volterra. The Cullens are being brought in for not abiding by our ruling. Your presence is needed.”

I sat back and let out a heavy breath. “Of course, you would want me present while they’re being read and sentenced. Just tell me you won’t let any part of their punishment be my turning. I don’t want anything to do with them, and making one of them be my sire would be absolute torture… for me, I mean. I made my peace with becoming a vampire before we even landed back in Seattle 6 years ago, but it’s not like I can force a vampire to do something they don’t want to do. Whatever my punishment for still being human is, let it be by the Volturi’s hand.”

Something flashed in his eyes, almost like amusement and victory all wrapped together, then he promised as he sat forward with his elbows on his knees. “You have my word as a Volturi leader, Isabella. Now gather your things, and don’t worry about closing out your life. As is standard, it will be part of the coven’s punishment to make your death believable.”

I nodded, then stood. Before reaching my bedroom, I turned back to Caius to ask, “Should I even bother packing? If I’m on the menu, then…”

Caius laughed outright, then said seriously, “You are only ‘on the menu’ if you have spoken to someone other than the native shifters of our existence, which will be determined in the throne room. Yes, we know about them, too.”

With a deep breath in and out, I turn and say, “Packing it is, then. I’ll be out in a few minutes.”

I packed 2 large suitcases full of my favorite clothing, a couple of dresses that flattered my figure, some of my bolder outfits, a few pieces of jewelry I loved, several pairs of shoes and boots, and finally a smaller suitcase full of my makeup, body products, and lingerie. I happened to see Caius lean against the door frame as I packed a few of my nicer sets. He hummed as he peered into the drawer, picked out a handful of things he saw, then held his full hands out to me, “These. Pack these as well.”

I chuckled while tossing them in, “It’s not like I’ll have a chance to wear them soon, but okay. And anyway, aren’t you a mated king? You shouldn’t be interested in my lingerie… or my shitty love life. Damn, I should probably be calling you Sire, since you’ll soon be my king, too.”

Suddenly, a cool hand snaked around my waist and pulled me flush to a hard chest, which smelled of the most delicious smoke and spice. Caius’ voice caressed my ear as he whispered, “Though I may have taken the occasional lover, Isabella, I have not claimed a mate, as my previous lovers could only take my … intensity… for so long. I am a firm believer that women are to be worshiped. As for your love life, I have been extremely interested in that since you so bravely barged into my home 6 years ago to save yet another boy who didn’t deserve your devotion. Finally, you may call me by my name or any term of endearment you choose, but if you call me Sire and mean it, I will be forced to punish you.”

His scent had my head swimming. Add in his words, and I was thinking up some very naughty things. Arousal zinged through my system unchecked. Caius hummed, then wove the fingers of his free hand into the hair at the nape of my neck. His cool breath washed over my face, more delicious smoke and spice, as his lips hovered just shy of touching mine. “Isabella… “

My breath shuddered in my chest at the seductive way my name sounded on his lips, making me lose all sense of composure. My mouth watered at the prospect of tasting him. It no longer mattered that he was a king, or a vampire, that I’d dreamed of what his kiss would feel like for years, or that he could kill me just as fast as he could fuck me. My hand quickly grabbed hold of the back of his neck as my mouth met his. 

Passion so deep that I was instantly drowning in it. 

Our kiss was raw passion, heated desire, and intensely perfect. It was everything I’d always wanted and more… until he pulled away to answer his ringing phone.

His onyx eyes never left mine as he growled into the phone, “Speak.”

I panted to catch my breath as my fingers touched my tingling lips. Caius smirked, but said, “I will, as a matter of fact, be escorting Miss Swan home to Italy. We’ll be boarding the plane within the hour, Aro… now kindly fuck off.”

I couldn’t help but chuckle breathlessly as Caius, still staring at me, ended the call and pocketed his phone. After a full second, he seriously advised me, “It would be prudent for you to finish packing, Isabella, before I say fuck it and have my way with you right here. I had planned to take my time learning you after I got you into my bed, but my resolve to be patient is rapidly disappearing.” 

I licked my lips, shook my head to clear the lust from it, then looked down at my suitcases. With a practiced hand movement, the cases were zipped, so I offered, “Packing complete. Christ, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but let’s go. I don’t think I could feel comfortable doing anything here after finding them together in my bed.” 

Caius nodded, then without a word, picked me up. My arms and legs instantly went around him, locking behind his neck and waist. With a hum, he nuzzled his nose into my neck, then kissed my collarbone. I let out a breath at the intimate feeling, then hummed as my eyes met his, “I could come to like this position quite a bit, Caius.”

With a flick of his tongue against the seam of my lips, he promised, “Soon, Little Swan. I promise to make it well worth the wait.” He picked up my suitcases in one hand, held me to him with the other, then everything around me turned to a blur. 

When the world around me stilled, I found I was being placed down inside a fancy jet. Caius picked back up my luggage, then offered, “There is a private cabin where you can shower and change, if you want. I’ll place your luggage on the dresser for you.”

I followed him down a short hall, but stopped to turn around when I heard someone behind me. Caius turned also, then nodded and continued into the cabin as he said to the newcomer, “Ah, Demetri. As long as you have Isabella’s evening meal, we are ready to depart.” 

I noticed a large paper bag in Demetri’s hand, and he smiled while placing the bag on the low table between the 2 sofas, “Of course, Sir. I got everything you asked for. Miss Swan.”

He nodded his head in my direction, but then tilted it slightly with a frown as he looked at the ace bandage around my wrist. “You were injured?”

I let out a breath, “By my own doing, I’m afraid. Sprained my wrist while throwing a naked cheater out on his ass. My wrist wasn’t as strong as his face, apparently.”

Demetri then looked to his king, asking casually, “I haven’t had dinner yet. I could always…”

I chuckled, but Caius said seriously, “Aro has already called me once to make sure we are on our way home. You’ll be back in Seattle to oversee the Cullen coven faking Isabella’s death. If she is so inclined, she will give you his info, and you can take out the trash when you return.”

Demetri then raised an eyebrow at me, in question, so I grinned, “Make it painful… and make sure he knows you got the info from me.”

I rattled off his home address, his full name, and the color/make/model of his vehicle. Then I added, “The female scent that’s in my bed and not mine? If she’s with him, feel free to consider her dessert.” 

Demetri gave me a wicked grin as Caius laughed loudly. Caius quickly showed me the roomy cabin and private connecting bath, then guided me back out to the main room and sat across from me on the other sofa. 

That’s when Demetri disappeared to the front of the plane, and I found out that he was our pilot for this trip.

I quickly pulled out the to-go containers in the paper bag, then thanked Caius for my meal. It turned out to be a juicy steak in herbed butter, perfectly cooked to medium, plus a loaded baked potato and seared asparagus. A chilled bottle of red wine was the perfect companion to my meal, and the lot of it was incredibly delicious. 

Caius and I talked throughout my meal. About 30 minutes after cleaning up my takeout containers, I finished my 3rd glass of wine and stood. Caius’ eyes watched me slowly. I was being quite bold, but I couldn’t get his smell and taste out of my head, or how he had kissed me so passionately. 

I maneuvered my way around the center table, slipped out of my flats, then sat on his lap facing him. Caius hummed as he adjusted slightly. His hands slid slowly up my thighs, then gently squeezed my hips as our cores lined up perfectly. I bit my lip before reminding him, “I did say something about liking this position earlier, didn’t I?”

Without a word, Caius rolled my hips while pressing up against me, the evidence of his desire hard and thick against me. I couldn’t help but let out a breathy moan, which only got louder when he pulled me into a passionate kiss. 

Then Caius slipped his hands up the back of my shirt, pulling me closer before scratching his nails lightly down my back. I gasped at how erotic the action felt, my eyes searching the depth of his onyx ones as my arousal spiked.

Without breaking eye contact with me, Caius rid both of us of our shirts, then pulled me to him so our chests pressed together. He groaned while flicking his tongue at my lips, then said in a husky tone, “I treasure and worship my companions, Isabella. You must understand this before we go any further. I crave touch and giving pleasure with an intensity that is shocking to most.” 

Caius again ghosted his hands up my back, then scratched his nails lightly down to the waistband of my jeans. It only made me wish my blasted jeans weren’t in the way, so he could continue. In response, I moaned as I arched into the feeling, “Then touch me, Caius. Don’t stop.”

Caius trailed his lips across my jaw as he released my bra straps from my shoulders, his fingers leaving a tingling path in his wake. I was suddenly pulled up, and in the same instant, he was kissing and sucking at the flesh spilling out of the top of my bra. I gasped, and though my arms were hindered by my bra straps, I was able to wind my fingers into the back of his hair as I groaned, “So good.”

With a flick of his fingers, my bra was undone, and I was flinging it away from us as he nipped and nuzzled my aching nipples. “Oh, God, Caius.”

With a groan, he sucked the tight bud deep into his mouth, let it go with a pop, then lapped at it with the flat of his tongue several times. My fingers tightened in his hair as my head fell back, causing Caius to lick a path up the center of my chest before leaving open-mouthed kisses along my collarbones. He was right back to eagerly sucking at my breasts with a pleased hum as I whimpered and arched further into him.

The world spun, but when it righted, I was being placed down on the bed in the cabin, Caius’ hands and mouth mapping my entire torso. I couldn’t help but revel in the attention as I practically begged him not to stop.

The feeling of Caius’ hair teasing my skin while his mouth mapped my body and his hands clutched me close had me crying out Caius’ name in need. My body trembled, already so close, causing him to hum between nips to my aching nipples, “There it is. Let go, Isabella. I want you so wet when I reach your temple that you can hear my fingers fucking you. Have you ever been that wet?”

Not waiting for an answer, Caius sucked hard on one nipple as he pinched and plucked at the other. My cry of his name was loud in the room, but it also marked the beginning of the most intense orgasm of my life. 

Caius smirked up at me as I panted, coming down from the rush, “Ready for more?”

I chuckled breathlessly, then nodded, “But I have one stipulation. Our clothes are in the way… they need to go.”

In the next second, Caius was standing with my legs on one of his shoulders, and he was shimmying my jeans and thong both off my ass. The kicker was feeling his nails scrape along the cheeks of my ass, then down the backs of my thighs, causing me to whimper loudly, “Oh, fuck. Caius, please. That feels so much better than I imagined.”

“This is only the beginning, Precious.”

It was a while before Caius even reached my core, but when he did, the sheets beneath me were soaked. The sight seemed to please Caius greatly, though, because he groaned while pressing two fingers into me slowly, “Isabella… fuck, I have never been as turned on as I am right now. Seeing you this wet… knowing it’s me you want this much…”

His words died out with a loud groan as his mouth found my clit, his tongue flicking quickly as his fingers kept thrusting in and out of me. I came with a trembling gasp, begging Caius not to stop. With a twist of his wrist and a deep hum, Caius added another finger and found a spot along my front wall that had my whole body trembling as my wetness practically tripled. “Oh, fuck! Harder… again! Caius, yes…”

He growled into my core, onyx eyes meeting chocolate, “Give it to me. Let me devour the proof of your pleasure.”

I’m pretty sure even people on the ground could hear my ecstatic cries as Caius guided me through an intense multiple orgasm.

Before I could even fully get through the ecstasy haze, Caius was pulling me close, resting my head on his chest. His left hand lazily twirled tendrils of my hair as his right wandered from my hip to my knee, since my leg was somehow thrown over his waist. His voice was soft as he spoke into the top of my head, “Rest, Precious. I will wake you a couple of hours before we are to land. I’ve already kept you up way past your normal schedule.”

I wanted to refuse, but I think I was sleeping before my heart rate even calmed completely.

Caius POV:

Once I was sure Isabella was sleeping peacefully, I reached for my phone. I dialed Aro, knowing he’d be anticipating my call during the flight sometime. He answered on the first ring, offering only, “Brother.”

I hummed, then said softly, “I will be the one turning Isabella. I gave her my word that she would not be subjected to having any of them as her sire. Apparently, she was ready to be changed as soon as she returned to Forks 6 years ago. Have you retrieved the entire coven?”

Aro hummed, then said, “We have. Have you already taken young Isabella as your lover then?”

Of course, Aro knew of my thoughts concerning Isabella for the last 6 years, “You know I don’t waste time, Aro. So far, she is eagerly accepting of my intense nature. You and I both sensed her feistiness and tenacity 6 years ago, and I am pleased to tell you it has blossomed beautifully with time.”

Aro chuckled, “Congratulations, Brother. I believe Miss Swan will make life in the castle very interesting for the next millennia, at the very least. On the subject of the coven, I have been waiting to read any of them until the trial.”

I figured that would be the case, so I offered as I gently traced my path along the silky skin of her hip, “Isabella is resting now, but from the little the coven has been spoken about, they refused to turn her, so she cut the entire coven from her life and knew we would come for her. She was just waiting for the day they would either grow balls and change her, or us to come for her. They have been spying on her from the shadows every few months.”

Aro hissed, “Disgusting. The entire situation could have been put to rest long ago, if we had given Isabella a way to contact us. Though it’s sad to say, the Cullen coven’s inaction in this situation will warrant a high cost for punishment.”

I grunted slightly before reminding Aro, “You’ve given Carlisle too much freedom to do what he wishes for too long, Brother. It’s time to put friendships aside and bring him to heel.”

Isabella shifted slightly closer to me, her toes curling slightly before relaxing against my inner thigh. I gentled my tone of voice again, explaining to Aro, “I have a gorgeous naked woman resting peacefully in my arms. Anything else that needs to be said can wait until my return.”

Aro said in reply, “Of course, Caius. Enjoy the rest of your flight.”

I chuckled softly, “Oh, I plan to, Aro. We’ll see you shortly.”

Bella POV:

I woke to the smell of coffee and the feeling of fingers gently tracing my face. I was surrounded by the smell of smoke and spice, which caused me to hum as my eyes opened. Caius’ voice was just above a whisper as he greeted me. “You have 3 hours until we land, Precious. Coffee is on the bedside table.”

I smiled sleepily as I traced his lips with my thumb, then couldn’t help but lean up and pull him into a soft kiss. “Thank you. I should probably figure out what to wear, once I have my coffee.”

Caius grinned, then raised an eyebrow before asking, “May I?”

I chuckled at his enthusiasm, then asked, “Casual or date night? I’ll point you to the right suitcase.”

He hummed, then offered, “I did interrupt what would have been your date night last night. Since I’m taking over the position as your lover, I’ll be treating you to dinner.”

I chuckled and sat back against the head of the bed, my coffee nearing my lips as I said, “If you’re confident in your decision, then you want the small lingerie suitcase and the large purple one.”

I hummed at the taste of my coffee -which Caius had fixed perfectly- as he rummaged through both cases. A second later, he pulled out my navy ruched one-shoulder cropped top and my lettuce-edged butterfly print skirt that hugged my curves. After surprisingly choosing the pale blue strappy heels to match the lightest blue in the butterflies, he chose my pale blue unlined strapless bra and thong. 

He laid his finds neatly along the end of the bed, placed my heels on the floor, then went back into my small case to retrieve my bath products. He disappeared into the private bath before coming back to pick up my makeup case and bag of hair products.

I couldn’t help but chuckle and shake my head at him doing all of that for me, but he only knelt next to the bed when he was done, then kissed a line up my outer thigh, “I told you, Isabella. I treasure my lover. Taking care of you, providing for you, pleasuring you in any way possible, and spoiling you rotten… that’s part of me treasuring you. I will want to touch you in some matter 24 hours a day, whether it’s holding you in my arms, kissing you, ghosting my lips along your delicate skin, or making passionate love to you.”

I hummed as his teeth nipped my hip, then he swirled his tongue along the spot. “I don’t think…” my fingers tangled into his hair as I arched into his attention, “I will be complaining anytime soon. Feel free to… mmm… spoil.”

He smirked, rose enough to kiss my lips, then said, “Good. Enjoy your coffee, then maybe I can convince you of the joys of sharing a shower with me.”

I smirked as my lips hovered over my coffee cup, “Fair warning… it may take a while. I’m not a person easily convinced.”

Caius laughed loudly, then offered with a grin, “Fantastic. I’m up for the challenge.”

As it turned out, there were many joys to sharing a shower with Caius. He held me like he couldn’t get enough of me, always trying to pull me closer, and caressing every part of my flesh he could reach with his mouth and hands. No one had ever made me feel so desired before, and I couldn’t get enough of the feeling.

Caius’ hunger for me was clear to see as he feasted on my desire for him, which was plentiful. The more he pleased me with his mouth and fingers, the more I needed him. After my 3rd explosive orgasm, I whimpered loudly, “Caius, please, I need you inside me. Now.”

In the next second, Caius had my legs over his forearms, my hips in his hands, and was sliding me down slowly on his length as his onyx orbs stared into my chocolate ones. There was a constant low growl vibrating in his chest, which caused me to press my breasts into his chest as I moaned loudly, “So thick… fuck, you feel incredible…” 

His eyes never left mine, and his breath caressed my face as he hummed just shy of my lips, “That’s it, Precious. You love the slow tease, don’t you… feeling every inch of my cock as I fill you.” 

His length filled me to the brim, to the point where my breaths were coming in short little gasps, but it felt like heaven, and I was already so close. 

Caius kissed me passionately as he pulled out enough so only his tip was inside me, then made several steady thrusts to the hilt without pause, igniting my insides as I broke the kiss to cry out his name in ecstasy. 

His thrusts slowed to that teasing pace as I came down from the high of my orgasm, causing me to kiss him repeatedly between words, “I don’t… think I’ll ever… tire of… feeling you inside… me. Thick and pulsing… filling me… so full it… steals my breath.”

His thrusts changed to coincide with my kisses halfway through, causing my last words to come out in a breathy moan. Caius groaned as he licked my lips, then backed up enough to sit down on the bench of the shower. His explanation for the change was simply, “Ride me, Precious. I need to feel you… to touch you. Show me how you want to be loved. Show me your deepest desires.”

His words both turned me on and emboldened me. In no time at all, I was moving over him, sliding down his thick length and rocking when I reached bottom. Caius’ hands and mouth were instantly everywhere I needed them, grasping my ass and hips as he nipped and sucked at my neck and breasts.

I moaned loudly as I caught his bottom lip between my teeth, causing Caius to hiss while rocking me deeper on his cock. I whimpered at the delicious feeling of him so deep inside me, then gasped, “Right there… again… oh, God, Caius, don’t stop!”

The deeper his thrusts and rocks became, the louder my gasps and pleas were, and the deeper Caius’ moans of encouragement were. That is until with one final sharp thrust, we both clutched at each other with cries of ecstasy.

As we calmed, my fingers wove through the wet shoulder-length hair at the nape of his neck. His, on the other hand, chose to lightly scratch down my ass and thighs. The feeling was incredible, and it made my words come out as a shuddered breath, “Mmm, yeah… have to say, you’ve thoroughly convinced me of the joys of showering with you. God, Caius. I love when you do that… and we need to revisit this position as often as possible.”

Caius chuckled and gently bit my neck as he purposefully scraped his nails from my shoulders, down my back and the cheeks of my ass, all the way to my knees. As I trembled and let out a shaky breath, he licked the teeth indentations he left, then hummed, “Anything you want, Precious. I must insist we actually shower now, though, or we won’t be ready to depart when the plane lands.”

I sighed, placed several kisses up the length of his neck, then whispered in his ear, “Promise me one thing. As soon as this trial is over, you’ll make love to me one more time before you make the bite. My turning will mean something to you that it won’t to anyone else in the castle.”

Caius placed several slow kisses against my lips, then his eyes met mine as he vowed, “You have my word, Isabella. It will be my venom that gives you eternal life.”

*****

It was past sunset when Caius strode through the castle with my arm linked through his. I was dressed to impress in the outfit he had picked for me, my hair up in a sexy but messy twist, and my makeup done to smoky perfection. My escort was wearing another pair of tailored black slacks, a black button-down shirt, and a shiny pair of black shoes. 

Caius led me into the throne room, where the Cullens were already gathered. He stopped at a certain point, turned to me, brought my fingers up to kiss, then said my name like a caress before leaving to me go to his throne. I saw him brush Aro’s hand as he passed him at the bottom of the dias. 

At the same time, I heard Rosalie whisper acidicly, “Going somewhere, Bella?”

I turned my head to catch her gaze, “All of this could have been settled 6 years ago. It is in no way my fault I was retrieved by the Volturi on date night, which you very well know is on the same night of the week, every single week, Rosalie.”

Edward, with onyx eyes, hissed, “Jason,” in response, so I chuckled, “Think again. I tossed his naked, cheating ass out of my house.”

Esme looked shocked, while Emmett asked, ‘Who now then?”

I turned to face forward, a smirk on my lips as my eyes met Aro’s, “New guy. Seems promising.”

That caused Caius to smirk as Aro smiled joyously, “Isabella, so nice to see you again, though I must say I was expecting you to be a vampire when we next met.”

I nodded and took his offered hands as I stated, “As was I, Sir. When we got back to Washington after our previous meeting, your ruling was thrown aside for Edward’s whims. I explained to the coven your demands. They chose not to obey them after Edward threw a fit and demanded I not be turned. I cut the coven from my life, but since I didn’t have the money to fly back out here at that time, I chose to live my life until the time when they would be found out and you would come for me. Unfortunately, though they refused to turn me, the coven has taken to spying on me for a few days at a time every 3-4 months. Like clockwork. Stalking me from the shadows, spying on the intimate details of my life, yet never doing the one thing that could end all of this. Never abiding your original ruling. For the last 6 years, their presence in my life has been torture. As I told your brother, Sir. It’s not like I can make a vampire do something they don’t want to do.”

Aro hummed as he patted my hands, then stated, “So you admit that you were willing to abide our original ruling and become a vampire? You didn’t beg for more time or try to run?”

I shook my head, “Not in the least. I urged them to turn me. I even told them that they were signing their own death warrants by not heeding the law, because I wasn’t going to save their asses again or stick up for them. Saving Edward 6 years ago only got me a hissy fit and a whole coven turning their backs on me. I guess I should have expected that. They’d already turned their backs on me once before for Edward’s whims, as you know.” 

Aro hissed in disgust, “Yes. It is quite clear to me that the entire coven thinks they can break the law without consequence. You, my dear, are not at fault for their disregard. Yes, you still need to be turned, but you will not be receiving a punishment for still being human. As you have told Caius and now me, you can’t exactly make a vampire do something they wish not to do. I and my brothers, however, can and will hold them accountable.”

Edward let out a cry of protest at something he heard, his eyes somehow going a few shades darker black than before. Just as soon as I registered his eyes, my world was spun out of focus. When everything stopped and I could focus, I was sitting on Caius’ throne, Marcus and Aro were standing to either side in front of me, and Caius had Edward held by the neck down on the main floor. Edward growled loudly, “Caius, Isabella? You would lower yourself to have sex with him? I’ll kill you before I let you be defiled by this beast.”

I knew I was well-protected, so I angrily retorted, “ I’d actually like to see you try to kill me now. You’d be dead before you could even finish your first step. Let’s not even count the number of gifted guards littering the room right now, I’m surrounded by all three of your kings. As for sticking your unwanted nose into my intimate life, you’re too late, Edward. You lost the right to have anything to do with my life more than 6 years ago. You don’t get a say in my everyday life, and you sure as hell don’t get a say in who I have sex with.  Besides, the intensity of sheer rapture Caius showed me when he defiled me on the plane pretty much cemented his status as my lover. Oh, and don’t worry… I’ll be sure to trigger his beast after our dinner date, knowing he’ll defile me even more thoroughly.”

Aro snickered, Marcus’ eyes sparkled as he raised an eyebrow at me, and Caius turned his head in my direction without letting Edward go. The loud rumbling purr he let loose as he looked at me said everything I needed to know. He was just as eager for us to be naked and entwined again as I was.

The fact that every single Cullen gasped in horror at my statement was not lost on me. Nor, did it seem lost on the 3 rulers of the vampire world. Aro quickly descended the steps and took hold of Edward’s wrist to read him. 

After a long moment, Aro stepped back and nodded to Caius. “He already has plans forming in his head to whisk Isabella away from the castle, yet again denying her vampirism and going against the ruling of his kings.”

Alice, eyes unclouding, screamed, “Please, no!” Just as Caius ripped Edward’s head from his neck with a sickening metallic scraping sound. Caius growled, “He was the root of the problem, and signed his death warrant the moment he disobeyed our ruling.”

Without a care, Caius dropped both the head and the body, pulled a handkerchief from the pocket of his shirt, then wiped his hands before snapping at Demetri. The guard quickly took a lit torch from the wall and lit the venom pooling where the body lay, just as Carlisle caught a hysterically sobbing Esme. 

Aro’s voice brokered no arguments as he stated, “The rest of you will take this ruling to heart, or you will end up in young Edward’s shoes. The Cullen Coven is no more. I am dissolving it completely. You will each serve a term of service for your disobedience these last 6 years. Mates will be housed together, but no 2 mated pairs will be housed in the same wing. You will also adhere to a human blood diet during your term of service. Whether that be straight from a human or donated blood is your choice, but you will not be hunting animals during your punishment. Be thankful that you are still in one piece. If you try to run, you will be found and put to pyre. If you disobey any law again, you will be put to pyre. I have a mind to just be done with the lot of you, and put each one of you to pyre right now, but Caius believes you need to learn a hefty lesson from this.”

Carlisle went to interrupt and say something, but Aro growled in his direction, “Do NOT think you hold favor in this court. You may have had our friendship at one time, but the moment you thought you could get away with breaking the law without dealing with the consequences, you lost any respect or friendship you thought you had. Do not test me, Carlisle, or I will behead you myself here and now.”

Aro then read each of the Cullens to determine their term of service punishment. Carlisle and Esme, rightfully being the head of the coven, ended up receiving the longest sentence; 20 years for each year they refused to turn me. Carlisle got 120 years working in the medical wing repairing vampire injuries. Esme received the same in the kitchens, preparing food for the humans on staff. The rest , it turned out got half; 10 years for each year they refused to turn me. Emmett received 60 years in the lower guard fighting class, while Rosalie received 60 years in housekeeping staff. Interestingly enough, Jasper received 60 years teaching the guard classes under Demetri. Alice then received 60 working in the castle library, when she wasn’t needed in the throne room.

The second that Aro told Heidi to get the Cullens settled into their new quarters, Caius was to me, kissing my knuckles as he asked, “Shall we, Precious? I believe I promised you a date… though I must say you look breathtaking on my throne.”

I chuckled and shook my head as I stood, then he ghosted my lips up my neck as he breathed, “Would you like to go out, or would you rather have privacy?”

I shook my head with a hum, “Having you all to myself is high on my list of desires. We can always go out on the town when you teach me to hunt.”

The delicious sound of Caius’ growl was followed by Aro’s chuckle of, “Go on. I’ll have Isabella’s meal and luggage sent to the gatehouse. Marcus and I can handle everything here for a few days.”

With a nod to his brother, Caius gently lifted me in his arms bridle style, then the world blurred for a quick minute or two before I was placed down outside a an ornate wooden door. I backed up a step to look at my surroundings, only to find I was literally at a tower between two gates, one meant for pedestrians, and one meant for vehicles.

Caius smiled as he explained, “It has been tradition for any of the guards who find their mates as humans to use the gatehouse for the their transition. This being a secluded spot at the back of the property means less commotion around us while you are vulnerable. I will be less stressed by all of the unmated males in the castle and better able to concentrate on your needs.”

He unlocked and opened the door, guiding me inside. I hummed while sliding my hands up his tailored button-down and playing with one of the buttons, “My needs are many, my passionate king. Are you positive you want such a needy lover? I can only promise to devote myself to your pleasure in return.”

Before he could wrap his arms around me, I stepped back, unzipped my top, and let it fall to the ground. Next, my skirt was pooling around my feet, until Caius held a hand out for me to take. His eyes were the most beautiful sparkling obsidian, and the look on his face as he took me in wearing only my unlined lingerie and heels was raw, unadulterated desire.  

My breath caught in my throat as he picked me up by the backs of my thighs, my arms and legs automatically wrapping around him as I moaned and wove my fingers into his golden hair. He groaned at the action while laying kisses along my neck and collarbone, “Christ, Isabella.”

His hands roamed as his lips continued their journey, making my breath hitch as my body arched into his more fully, “Be needy,” Caius groaned into my skin. “As needy as you want, Precious. I’ll take care of you. And the thought of being on the receiving end of your devotion has me so aroused it’s painful.”

The need in his voice had me soaking my thong in an instant, then my world spun before I found myself lying on a luxurious bed with Caius nipping and sucking greedily at my lace covered breasts while his hands gripped and teased and drove my need for him to the highest peaks of the castle.

My only thought as my lover’s mouth eagerly moved south to my core, was that I would blissfully live out my eternity basking in Caius’ passionate intensity for me.