The Taste of Seduction

She had consumed his thoughts day and night ever since that night in the garden and he couldn\'t stop thinking about the things he wanted to do to her.

He wanted to taste every delicious inch of her and sank his teeth in her neck as he rim harder and deeper inside her. He had contemplated what sounds she would make and if her blood would taste as sweet as her.

He had gone to Ara to fuck the princess out of his system but he realized he couldn\'t. Anytime he touched Ara he couldn\'t stop thinking about Meredith.

He felt like he was cheating on her even though he was the one who had made the arrangement that they could sleep with whoever they wanted.

Marcus knew smashing his lips against Meredith\'s own was one of those moments he knew he would never forget. Her lips were even better than he had imagined.

It was so soft against his and the feelings that had rushed through him was the best he had ever felt. It just felt so good and natural. He wanted more as his head was clouded in overwhelming ecstasy.

He felt a tear on his lips and in that second he froze.

The overwhelming feeling he felt went ice cold as regret washed over him.

"Stop. It!" Meredith yelled as she fought him, twisting and turning to break his grip.

Marcus released her immediately, as guilt swarm through her.

Meredith slapped him hard across the face. His eyes widened as he watched her. Did he just-

"How dare you! The fact that I\'m your betrothed doesn\'t mean you can force yourself on me. You promised me!"

Meredith spat vehemently with tears streaming down her face.

Her lips turned into a frown as she ran her hands through her hair, looking away from him. Her heartbeat was rapidly increasing, no more relaxed and calm.

Marcus opened his mouth but it remained soundless with no words coming out of his mouth. He saw the disgust and hurt in her eyes and he felt a pang in his chest.

He took a step towards her but she went back, her lips quivering in fear. Did she see him as some monster?

"I\'m sorry…I-I don\'t know what came over me," He said quietly but Meredith ignored him not even sparing him a glance.

Marcus looked over her once again before leaving in the blink of an eye.

He found himself slumped against a tree,with his eyes closed and his forehead pressed against the ancient bark. His heart galloped in his chest when he realized what he had done.

Whatever relationship they had built he knew he had destroyed it in a blink of an eye just because he couldn\'t control himself.

Waves of remorse and shame hit him like stabs to the chest. But that wasn\'t his problem. The moment he had slammed his mouth against hers he had mistakenly read her mind.

Being an ancient royal vampire he had the ability to read people\'s mind and thoughts if he wanted to as well as get a glimpse of their memories. He had never invade Meredith\'s privacy untill today.

He had seen everything from when she was a baby to right now.

He couldn\'t believe the familiar face he saw in the memory. He suspected that something was going on between the two or maybe they were just attracted to each other but to think that she had lied to him and even slept with him on the night he had proposed to her made his heart crumbled into pieces.

Every heartbeat sent a surge of pain, as if his chest were being torn apart. It\'s been so long since he had experienced such intense agony, crushing every nerve in his body.

He knew she would never love him as much as she loved that man. Now everything was clear to him. The way she looked at him with eyes filled with so much pain.

And he realized that he couldn\'t love her as much as the man loved her.

The realization hit hard. It just didn\'t feel right. He was dead. Dead men don\'t love. Vicious blood sucking monster like him didn\'t have feelings.

Maybe he had been lonely for some long and the thought of finally spending his time with someone had corrupted his mind and feelings or had it?

Marcus didn\'t know. Honestly he didn\'t know what to do now. He never wanted to hurt her. He just wanted to make her happy.

He didn\'t even know what love was. It\'s been so long since he felt like this. Could you fall in love with someone that quickly? Did he love her? But-

He raked his hands through his hair and let out a frustrated scream, slicing his bottom lip as his

fangs sliced past it in a blood-filled fury.

Marcus didn\'t remember the number of times he slammed his fist into the tree, a huge dent formed where his powerful blow landed. He was so unlucky when it came to love. Only love could hurt him like this.

The ancient tree finally fell taking the branches of other trees down with it. He held his quivering hand out in front of him and stared at it. He clenched his hand into a fist and looked ahead at the fallen pine.

He knew Meredith was conflicted and she was in a tight position, sacrificing her love for the people. But what about him? Spending the rest of his life with someone who would never love him hurts as much.

He thought he could make her fall in love with him and forget about her love in the human realm but now that her love was closer than he thought, Marcus didn\'t know what to do.

Should he pretend that he didn\'t know anything and let them continue to fool around behind his back or he should be the villain in their love story?

A/N : Finally Marcus POV. What do you think?

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