He was as gentle as possible without also being awkward at the same time. Raeguel had worried that he would hurt Melina or do something that didn’t feel right for her. But soon his fears melted away as they embraced one another, taking their time with the pace. There was no need for a rush, in a way he suppose that they both needed this. Before now, sex had been nothing more than a weapon he could wield, to dangle over the heads of women he knew wanted to be dominated by him or simply to make them think that they would find themselves in a higher standing with him. But for the first time in ages, he actually enjoy the pleasures it brought and saw it as kindling two souls together through physical means.

He was satisfied and proud that he hadn’t harm her through any of it, in fact she seemed just as spent but also happy with what just happened. The vampire was in a slight daze as he brought an arm around her, feeling her slender body against his own. The warmth from her felt strange against his cool form but at the same time, it felt pleasant. Either by ignorance or him simply uncaring about the door, he hadn’t thought about it being unlocked at the time or even now for that matter.

There was a moment of bliss for him that started to show so cracks once she asked him about his past.  A slight frown came over his lips, it was a strange request and one that he wasn’t keen on reliving in his head. But Melina did deserve to know what he had done back in those dark times.

“A past isn’t easy to let go of, least of all someone’s like mine. I’ve been bitten twice; the first happened countless years ago back when I first became a knight. The second was after I meet with a goddess I fell in love with. She challenged me and upon passing her test, she gave me the bloodline that courses through mine veins as well of that of my children’s. I was at my most mad state of mind, but it seemed that I had always had a problem finding some sort of stability after the first turning. It really peaked when I lost my first love and the justice that should had happened never came so I took it upon myself to do, but I lost whatever humanity remained in me after that. The rest…I’d already told you about the killing and pillaging I’ve done…

Melina stared at his face for a long time, she was sad to see the smile and content look go away. She snuggled into him as he spoke and nodded her head. She thought about his words and even took his hands. “You’ve done what you’ve needed to or what your mind has told you to. I can’t fault you for your past, but I can love you for who you’ve become. I just want to make sure I know everything. I want to make sure that I can support you even when you go through rough times. I can’t if I don’t know.”

She gripped his hands to her and brought them to her lips before crawling up to kiss his lips. “You are special to me, I don’t want to lose that. I would rather hear it from you instead of the twins or Angela. This is something for us to discuss.” She gave him a smile before nuzzling his neck gently. 

“I want to take care of you and heal your heart.” She was trying to be as softly spoken as possible. 

The door cracked open and Nerezza popped in her head. “Mama wants to know if you two are better.” Her words kinda fell flat as she looked at them. Melina pulled the blanket up on her more as a blush crossed her face. “Told you,” Nerezza said just as flat as she closed the door. “HEY MAMA GUESS WHAT.”

Melina groaned a bit as she hid her face in Raeguel’s chest. “Can we leave? Can we get outside of the temple where that doesn’t happen? They’ll be gossiping for weeks.”