Vaela drags herself from under thick satin sheets late the next morning, crawling out of bed before noon.
Sunlight pours into her room, lighting up all its shiny adornments, and bathing her in a golden glow.
"Fuck!" she shrieks, as she struggles to adjust to the brightness. She stumbles about, tripping over discarded clothing and shoes.
"Lilith?" She whispers, noticing the ever-present succubus was missing today.
She slips on a silk gown and slowly trudges downstairs to the kitchen in search of caffeine.
A shrill shriek would fill the mansion as she stumbled into the room to find Lucien enjoying a warm cup of coffee while chatting freely with Lilith.
"What the fuck!?" She yelps, staring at the two in bewilderment.
"Relax, kitten." Lilith coos. "Your boy toy here just came to visit."
"And you didn't wake—"
"Apologies, Ms. Moonblood. I insisted you not be awoken on my account. And you're familiar, Lilith, has kept me company while I waited. She's an amazing creature. I've never heard of familiars being this intelligent."
Vaela stares silently in shock.
"Perhaps I should help my master get dressed. We'll return shortly." Lilith states before puffing off and appearing next to Vaela, dragging her off back to her room.
"What the hell is he doing here?" Vaela sneers as she slams the door of her room closed.
"The boys in love. What do you expect?"
"So he just shows up to profess?"
"He's not an idiot. He is smarter than you think. He's been up all night thinking about you and those little ankle-biters you introduced him to. He's brought a whole presentation, he really wants to help."
"He… actually wants to help?"
"I think so… especially if it helps earn him your heart."
"Oh shit." Vaela yelps. "Should I… get rid of him? What should I do?"
Lilith shrugs. "No idea, kitten. I'm in the business of seduction, not love. This is on you."
Vaela slumps into her bed, rubbing wildly at her hair as she tries to make sense of the situation.
"What would Vanessa do?" She whispers under her breath.
A sudden thought erupts in her mind and she finds her answer.
Tossing off her gown, she marches naked across her room and quickly slips into some tights and a light t-shirt.
"Lilith…" she calls, pointing at her hair.
Lilith snaps her fingers, styling Vaela's hair instantly under a puff of smoke. Vaela finishes her preparations with some finishing touches to her face and a spritz of perfume.
She struts back down to the kitchen and slips into a seat next to Lucien, who smiles nervously at her arrival.
"Sorry, again, for showing up unannounced." he starts. "I just wanted to—"
"It's ok." Vaela interrupts, smiling at him seductively. "Lilith says you wanted to show me something."
"Y-Yes… I've been working on it all night." he says excitedly, pulling a laptop from a suitcase.
He proceeds to present a detailed presentation on how he hopes to rebuild the city's orphanage infrastructure and improve support systems for vulnerable children of all species. He talks long and passionately about their plight, and how deeply Vaela's words had resonated with him.
"You're doing all this… just because of last night?" Vaela asks, astounded and confused.
"Last night was the slap in the face I needed to wake up from the self-inflicted dream I've stuck in. It showed me the nightmare others go through because of people like my family." he says as he faces falls to a frown.
"That's sweet, Lucien. That's… that's beautiful. I'm glad I could—"
"You know…" he interrupts. "When I first saw you in Hemo… there was something about you. You weren't just gorgeous. It was like you were glowing. I-I don't know how to explain it. Like looking at a light at the end of a dark tunnel. And ever since we met… I've been overwhelmed by you. Your beauty, your presence, the way you look at me… through all the money, and pride and ego. When you look at me, it's like you're looking at somebody I don't know. Somebody better than me… it's so fucking weird, honestly. It feels so… magical."
Vaela stares at him in confusion. He reaches out his hand and places it softly on hers.
"Do you feel that?" he says, rubbing his palm gently on the back of her hand. "I-I feel warm… ever since I've met you. There's been this warmth building up inside me, and every time I see you, it grows. Every moment with you makes me feel better. Not just on the surface you know… but inside. Better about myself. About my future. About everything."
"Lucien…" Vaela whispers, her eyes wet and softening as she watches the man prostrate his affection.
"I think I'm falling in love with you, Vanessa Moonblood." he states with a soft smile, squeezing her hand gently.
Vaela's eyes shoot wide and a sly grin curls over her lips, overwhelmed with Lucien's pure, honest and heartfelt confession, she grabs him into a tight embrace before giving him a long, deep kiss.
Unlocking their lips with a gasp, she eyes him seductively before gently taking his hand and leading him out of the kitchen and toward her room.
"Vanessa… are you—" he hesitates. But Vaela slips a finger onto his lips and follows up with another deep kiss.
They burst into the room, a tangled mess of hands rubbing bodies and lips locked in deep embrace, stumbling toward the bed as they struggle for breath.
Vaela shoves him onto the mattress. He hisses with frustration, a moment away from her body proving too much to bear.
She rips off her clothes, revealing the entirety of her naked form, basked in glowing sunlight as she grins at him, biting her lip.
He tears his shirt from his body, and launches himself upward using his vampiric powers. Standing face-to-face with Vaela, his arm wrapped around her body, holding her tightly against his, he bares his fangs at her as she looks on, nervous yet trembling with sensual exhilaration.
He deftly pulls her face towards her, latching her into a rough kiss as both of them lift off the bed and begin floating, weightless above the mattress, locked in a physical embrace, held aloft by Lucien's vampiric powers.
She fiddles at his belt buckle, eventually ripping his pants open and allowing them to fall to the bed below them. Naked and twisting through the air in the tangle of limbs and intertwined lips, the room is soon drowning the sounds of their deep sensual moans and excited squeals of delight.
After what seemed like an eternity of bliss, Lucien releases a long, grunted groan, every muscle tensing as his body erupts at the pinnacle of a physical pleasure and his mind is raptured into ethereal bliss.
Wet, sweaty and gasping for air, Vaela would eventually drop to the bed as he releases her, bouncing onto its surface as her numb body collapses into itself, gasping for breath, her eyes rolled back into her head as her body quivers through waves of overwhelming orgasms, her brain bursting under the pressure of billions of neurons dancing with delight.
Lucien slams into the bed next to her, startling her from her bliss. She turns to him, as her eyes struggle to find focus and her body tingles with pricks of pleasure still lingering in her muscles.
"Godly…" she whispers into his ear.
He chuckles as he struggles to catch his breath. "That's quite the compliment, coming from a goddess herself," he replies.
The two lay in silence, basking in the sunlight pouring through the window as it softly licks at the sweat and fluids smeared across the pairs skin.
Lucien turns to Vaela, deep golden eyes shimmering in sunlight stare at her as his mouth parts into a warm smile.
"This confirms it, Ms. Moonblood. I love you. Probably since the moment I first saw you… and it pains me to say it. But I know the feeling is not mutual…"
Vaela's eyes widen as her mouth parts in bewilderment.
"No…" Lucien smiles. "Please. It's ok, Vanessa. You've already given me… paradise. You've helped me realize the man I want to be, the future I want to build. That's more than I ever deserved. I barely know you for a week, and yet you've broken me, Vanessa Moonblood… and I look forward to rebuilding myself into a man worthy of your love."
"Lucien…" Vaela whispers. "I don't—"
"You don't deserve a fuck-up like me." he chuckles as he lifts from the bed. "But you have my word, I will prove myself worthy of a goddess, even if it takes 100 life times."
He quickly dresses as Vaela watches on silently. With a warm smile and nod, he greets her and slips out of her room without another word.
She cracks. Tears erupt from her eyes and she slumps into the bed, tossing pillows aside and wrapping herself tightly in soft, silk sheets.
"That was AMAZING!" Lilith cries out. "Never in my eons… You seduced him! Made him fall in love with you. Helped him find redemption… and he fucking walks off with a smile? What the hell are you? I could swear you're actually an ang—"
Lilith falls quiet as she notices Vaela softly bawling beneath the sheets.
"So why the fuck does this hurt so much!?" she yells out between sobs.
"Oh, fuck…" Lilith groans. "Because you actually falling in love."