A/N: This series contains (or will contain) gay male sexuality, vampires, incest, BDSM and bondage. Throughout the series there may be instances of non-consensual sex and/or reluctance. If any of this makes you uncomfortable, do not continue on. You've been warned.
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I drummed my fingers restlessly against the dark wood of my desk. Waiting impatiently.
I'm a prince, I shouldn't have to wait. He should be here by now.
I looked at the full length mirror by the doorway to my office and smirked into it. My blonde hair was tousled; it didn't look messy, but rather rugged. A dangerous kind of sexy. My gold eyes shone evilly back at me. My pale skin stood out against my all black suit. The only flaw to my perfect appearance, were the dark purple circles under my eyes. Glaringly obvious signs of an improper feeding schedule.
I hissed. He should be here.
The circles under my eyes gave away my weakness. I hadn't fed in a few days. I was in a vulnerable state. It was an unusual situation for me to be in, but with the increase of deaths in the area, and the pressure to keep everything under control, I couldn't very well go out and hunt for my prey.
My fingers tapped more aggressively against the desk. My teeth clenched. Already my fangs were protruding from my mouth in anticipation. What was taking him so long?
A soft knock reverberated off the door. The handle turned slowly, and a sinister smile spread across my face.
"Alexander, you called for me." Jacob opened the door all the way, standing awkwardly in the frame.
"Brother," I said, my deep, silky voice filling the ornate office, "Come."
Jacob bit his bottom lip, before giving me a small, anxious smile and walking in quick strides towards me. I rose to meet him.
I took his face in my hands, before taking Jacob's bottom lip between mine, kissing him passionately on the mouth. Our kiss was slow, soft and surprisingly tender. My tongue flicked at Jacob's lips, tasting him. He tasted like sweet vanilla. I knew to him I tasted like fire and ash. My brother's lips parted, and his tongue met mine.
This was nothing new, but it still made my lifeless heart pound painfully against my ribcage. I'm in love with him, but I'll never admit it.
I had known I loved him since the day he was born, just over eighteen years ago. I was six then. As soon as I'd held him in my arms, I was infatuated. Back then it was innocent, loving him only as a brother loves a brother. But over the years, it grew, manifested, like a painful disease. And I was terminally ill with it.
My hands ran down his neck, holding his jaw up with my thumbs. Jacob's hands ran over my shoulders, down my chest, feeling my strong, flexing muscles.
I pulled away from his lips, and began pressing kisses along his jaw. Jacob was panting softly. I smirked. He was so pathetically weak, so much so, that if it weren't for his gold eyes he could easily be mistaken for a human.
We're opposites. He's pathetic, weak, submissive. I'm strong, aggressive and dominating. The perfect combination, some might say.
As I kissed his neck I could feel his pulse, faint, beneath his skin. I held back a snarl, and instead began nibbling my brother's ear. He whimpered softly against me, his hands gripping my vest, holding me to him.
"Tell me, brother, did you feed properly this morning?"
There were too very different ways to feed. The first, was to hunt down and drink the life out of your prey. It's a very personal, exhilarating experience, tasting their fear as you suck the life out of their bodies. The second, is to drink pre-packaged blood from a bottle. Much like wine, each bottle can have its own very distinct taste. The way you prefer to feed says a lot about you. Those who prefer drinking from the living are generally sadistic and cruel. Those who prefer drinking pre-packed blood generally don't take part in any killings at all. I'm the first kind.
"Yes, my love." Jacob breathed softly, shuddering against me. My teeth gritted together. He was lying to me. I could tell easily. His skin was pale, even paler than mine. The circles under his eyes were a dead giveaway, and his pulse was faint.
"You drank a full serving?" I asked, pulling away. He looked up at me earnestly, nodding his head. He looked so innocent, so naΓ―ve. So deliciously malleable.
"You remember what I do to people who lie to me, don't you, little brother?" I asked, smirking arrogantly.
"You hang them in the dungeon by their ankles." Jacob said quietly, his gold eyes searching mine.
"That's right, my pet. Do you want me to hang you in the dungeon?" Jacob's eyes widened in fear.
I'd only ever hung him in the dungeon once or twice before. I only did it when he was extremely disobedient, this wasn't cause enough, but he didn't know that.
"Please, my prince, I'm telling the truth." Jacob urged. I snarled, my hands moving quickly up to his hair, gripping it tightly. He gasped quietly, his head craning backwards into my hand to decrease the strain on his scalp.
"You have one more chance, tell me the truth." I was already being far too generous. But I'd much rather play with him than lock him up for the night.
"I'm not ly-"
I pulled his head back, revealing his shockingly pale neck. With a snarl, I sunk my fangs deep into his skin. He cried out, instantly falling against me. I caught him of course, and held his small body against mine.
Vampires hardly ever shared blood between one another. It was a sign of weakness, or extreme trust, to share your vein. It made you extremely vulnerable.
When drinking someone's blood, you can easily enter their stream of consciousness. You can taste their emotions, read their thoughts, watch their memories. If you were a weak vampire, there was no stopping the hunter from accessing your brain, knowing everything. Jacob is a weak vampire.
It was simple to scour through his memories. I watched him pour himself a small glass of blood, and drink it quickly, frowning. He was taking only enough to survive, not enough to live. My anger flared up again. I couldn't feed from him, I could risk killing him if I took too much.
"Tell me brother, why aren't you feeding properly?"
My thought echoed in his mind.
"I was hoping you'd let me have some of your blood if you saw how weak I was."
One of the best things about feeding (other than the health benefits, of course) is that the prey is incapable of lying.