Free vampires of san francisco 07 - suckers lost and found by Jessica McBrayer Page A

will eventually cave and I remind myself to never let down my guard with him.
          He touches his cheek to mine and we dance slowly. I worry about my butterfly getting crushed. He lets his hands rove a bit. Crikey, this man just doesn’t respect any boundaries. He starts to nuzzle my ear and hair. 
          He whispers in my ear, “I will die a little when you get married, Lily.”
          “Basilio, you barely know me. You will survive,” I laugh.
          He chuckles.
          “You underestimate the pull of love at first sight. I told you how special you are. In all my years I have never met a vampire like you and now you are slipping through my fingers.”
          “There will be others like me. There are more werevamps.”
          “That is not the only thing about you that is special, bella,” he says in a husky voice.
          He kisses my earlobe. I feel a tiny bit of fang. I shake my head, pulling away. He smiles at me.
          “At least I had one kiss.”
          Our song ends and Aidan is there looking so angry even the King looks nervous. He backs away and Aidan takes his place.
          “That’s it. No more dances for the King tonight. We will keep you busy or you claim some kind of illness. No more!”
          “Calm down, Aidan.”
          “I can’t. It’s one thing for Sebastian to have his hands on you, but I cannot tolerate that blood sucking leech touching you. It’s an insult to you.”
          “Okay, okay. It’s done, dearest. Just dance with me. Let’s forget about it. You are with me now, let’s enjoy the moment.” I smile at him. “Did you check the King’s computers?”
          I get a tight grimace back. 
    “No, I didn’t get a chance. Someone is using it to enter data, dammit.” 
    As we dance he slowly begins to relax. Aidan is a wonderful dancer and we waltz across the huge floor. Helena beams, she loves Aidan too. I smile back at her. When the song is over Julian comes to my rescue. 
          “My child, you seem to cause a situation where ever we take you. What are we to do with you?” he says with an arched brow. The smile on his face softens the reprimand.
          “I just want to get married and slip away with Sebastian for a while. I am tired of all this drama, Jules.”
          “Well my dear, when you are as kind-hearted as you are the drama will never be far away I am afraid.”
          “Bite your tongue, Julian,” I tease.
          “Let’s dance and forget about it for now.”
          Julian expertly spins me around the floor. 
    “I’ve been talking to a few old contacts that I have here. There have been quite a few turnings without registration and kidnappings. They’re sure the humans are being turned. There are more tourists determined missing by the authorities than usual. Everyone is worried about it but no one is brave enough to talk to Basilio about it.”
    “Well, I just did. We’ll have to see what comes of it.”
    When our song is over, Sebastian is waiting for me with a smile on his face.
          “My turn, ma petite.”
          “I thought you’d never get here.”
          “I danced with Helena and Hannah again, just so I could be close to you. The King seems to be pouting,” Sebastian remarks blandly.
          “Bast, be careful. Anyone can hear you. Do you think people would notice if we disappeared for a while?”
          “My thoughts exactly.”
          He scoops me up and walks with me out of the room and up the stairs to our room. He has me out of my dress in no time and barely takes the time to get his tux off. We are quick and loud and it is great. I love that about Sebastian. Whenever the mood hits me he is up for it. By the time we get dressed again and back down stairs the ball is winding down. Aidan asks to dance with me again.
          “I can smell the sex on you, Lilith,