The Taste of Seduction

He wanted nothing more than to be there for Diana, to hold her and assure her that everything would be alright.

As Diana approached Marcus\'s apartment, her heart pounded in her chest. She was filled with a mix of nervousness and longing, unsure of what to expect. Meanwhile, Marcus had made up his mind to check on Diana despite his own worries and doubts. As he walked toward her apartment, his thoughts were consumed with the desire to see her and make sure she was alright.

He promised himself he would only check on her even if she did not want to see him. He headed to her apartment going over what he would say to her when he got to her. He bumped into someone on the way and quickly used his hand to steady the person from falling.

The body he gripped seemed familiar to him as he felt the spark lit up in him as soon as his hand touched the body, he looked up quickly to find out that it was Diana.

Shot with the tingles going up on her body the intruder made contact with, she held onto the person longer as she raised her head to find the owner of the hand on her body. The two of them stared in each other\'s eyes, not wanting to let go.

They released themselves but still kept their gaze on each other, both of them longing for that feeling they had a moment ago. It was as if their mind was working together as both of them without a word, pulled one another into a gentle embrace, and holding onto each other as if they were each other\'s anchor in the storm.

"Marcus, I was coming to see you. Can we talk?" Diana spoke first as they released each other from the hug.

Relief washed over him as he nodded, inviting her inside. Diana sat on the couch in Marcus\'s apartment, her heart still racing from their emotional reunion moments ago. She looked at Marcus, her eyes filled with a mix of curiosity and trepidation. She knew it was time for the truth, for Marcus to finally explain the nature he had been hiding from her. The tension between them is palpable.

For a moment, neither of them spoke, each searching for the right words to bridge the divide that had formed between them.

Finally, Diana broke the silence, her voice shaking slightly. "I\'ve spent these past weeks trying to understand everything. I can\'t deny my feelings for you, Marcus, but I\'m still scared. Scared of the risks, scared of the unknown, and scared of what it might mean for both of us."

Marcus took a deep breath, steeling himself to be completely honest with her. "I\'ll tell you everything, Diana. But I need you to know that I never wanted to hurt you, and I regret keeping this from you.I know I should have told you about my true nature from the beginning. But I was afraid of losing you, and I couldn\'t bear the thought of scaring you away."

Diana nodded, her hand reaching out to hold his, offering a small smile of understanding. "I get it, Marcus. I understand why you kept it from me. But now, I want to know. I want to understand everything."

He squeezed her hand gently, drawing strength from her support. "I\'m a vampire, Diana. It\'s not just a myth or legend. I was turned centuries ago, and I\'ve been living in the shadows ever since."

"My kind feeds on blood to survive, and we have heightened abilities beyond those of humans," Marcus explained, trying to find the right words to convey the truth. "We\'re faster, stronger, and some of us have the ability to manipulate minds or control certain elements."

As Marcus spoke, Diana\'s mind raced with all the information she had learned about vampires in her research. It was overwhelming, but she focused on the man before her, the man she loved, not the creature he had become.

"I\'ve never hurt anyone, Diana," Marcus said earnestly, looking deep into her eyes. "I\'ve always lived by a code to protect humans and not harm them. Although I do feed on them, I make it painless, cure them from the bite afterwards, and remove it from their memory so they get the chance to live the rest of their lives as they had always done." He explained to Diana.

"I have read a lot of articles on your kindand from what I have seen so far, I know you will never hurt anyone. I just wished you had shared this with me before." Diana said, letting him know of her support.

"How about animal blood instead of human\'s, that could work too right?" she asked

"Yeah, it could work but not as strong as that of a human. I would still need to feed on the blood of a human, not just as frequently again. Once in a while." Marcus explained.

"Ohh" Diana muttered gently at the new revelation.

"I know, and I\'m sorry," Marcus said, his voice tinged with regret. "I should have been honest with you from the start. I don\'t expect you to accept everything right away, but I hope that with time, you can come to see that I\'m still the same person you fell in love with."

Diana looked at him, her heart torn between the fear of the unknown and the love she had for him. "I don\'t know what the future holds, Marcus. But I do know that I love you, and I want to try to understand and accept this part of you."

They sat in silence for a moment, processing everything that had been said. It was a heavy burden lifted for Marcus to finally share his secret, and for Diana, it was a new reality she needed to come to terms with.

"Diana, if you need time or space, I\'ll give it to you," Marcus said gently, his hand cupping her cheek. "Just know that I\'ll always be here for you, no matter what."

Diana leaned into his touch, finding comfort in his words. "I don\'t want to be apart from you, Marcus. I want to see where this goes, even if it means embracing a world I never knew existed."

A smile tugged at the corners of Marcus\'s lips, relief and love washing over him. "Then we\'ll take it one step at a time, together." He said as he reached for her face, his hands caressing her cheeks, the two of them locking their gaze.

Diana could not resist his touch as she had yearned for it, she closed the distance between them as she sealed his lips with hers in a passionate and gentle kiss. The two of them moaned to the familiar feeling they had missed so much as they held onto each other, not wanting to let go. The fire that burned inside them was that of hunger for each other after weeks of separation.

"I want you Marcus." Diana said amidst the kiss breathing heavily, her body burning with the need to feel him deep inside her but it seems like Marcus has another plan. He withdrew from the kiss and looked in her eyes, "Are you sure?" he asked, "We can wait and take things slow if you want." he said making sure that it was what she wanted.