Mika slipped her arm into James’. “Come on, the Prince is waiting for ye.””Hooray.” James said, mentally postponing his liaison with his undead girlfriend. “You’re awfully brave walking me in like this, ya know?”Mika’s green eyes danced with amusement. “I like to live on the edge.””Is there any medication that y’all are on that I, as the Vampire Hunter, should be made aware of? Something for Vampire BiPolar or anything?”Mika snickered. “Do I look like one of the crazies to ye?””No, but you do keep enough bondage gear on just your outfit alone to make me wonder,” James smiled at her as he indicated the coiled leather whip at her side. The way she dressed made him think that Xena mugged Indiana Jones for his fedora hat and bullwhip. Mika just chuckled as she ushered him into the Prince’s chambers and shut the door behind him before taking up a position to guard next to one of her male counterparts.*Outside the door, Cade narrowed his eyes as he overheard James’ report to the Prince. His mistress would not be pleased with this news. He looked over at Mika, who was idly lounging in a chair on the other side of the door. “Hey, I’m getting thirsty standing here. Cover me while I go get a drink?” he asked. Mika idly waved a hand at him, “Ya, whatever. Bring me back a bottle, would ye?””Sure,” Cade said, quickly walking out to the main area while sending out a mental summons to his dark lady that they needed to meet. He bypassed the buffet and went straight to his mistress’ room where he closed and locked the door behind him before relaying what he’d heard to her in the darkness of her room. She always kept her face hidden and her voice muffled. It was safer this way as it gave them both plausible deniability of the other. The dark woman swore under her breath in her native tongue a few times before regaining her composure. “We will have to step up our timetable. Excuse yourself from court for the evening. Tell the wolves to take Ashley out tomorrow night.””Why not tonight,” Cade asked. The dark woman snickered. “Do you really think that she’s going to pass up the opportunity to fuck her human pet now that he’s back from hunting?” She waved a dismissive hand at him. “Relax. There’s nothing wrong in granting the condemned on last night together. It will make it that much more rewarding when we skewer her and break him.”*Ashley gave James a pouting look by the time that he got home later that evening. “It’s almost sunrise, I thought that you’d never get here.” She said as she lounged on his bed in the master bedroom. In the time that they’ve been dating, James had invested in many upgrades for his house which included electronic smart windows that were programmed to close as the sun rose. For that added degree of safety, he’d replaced all of his windows with auto-tinting glass just in case someone had a burr up their butt and tried to rewire his shutters. Hey, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that they’re not out to get you. James found that out first hand earlier.”Sorry babe,” James said as he dropped his gear and his trench coat on the chair by the door. “If I’d known that you were here waiting for me to get back I would’ve come here first.””Well, you’d better get in this bed soon or else you might not be able to come at all, mister.” Ashley gave him a sassy look, shrugging one shoulder out of the spaghetti strap of the dark green nightie that she wore.”Your wish is my demand,” James said, stripping his shirt off and crawling up between her legs. He started kissing her ankle and moved all the way up her leg to her inner thigh where she squealed with erotic glee. “I don’t even know why you bother wearing these,” he commented, hooking a finger under the strap of her silk panties before yanking them clear off of her legs.”I like making you work for it,” Ashley sighed, running her hands through his hair. She let out a moan of pleasure as his mouth then found her bare mound and his tongue started working up and down her slit. “Oh, god… yes… that feels sooo good,” she purred, clenching her thighs slightly around his head. With his cock becoming engorged at just the scent of her, James slid his way up her body, pausing only to give her perfect round tits the kind of attention that they deserve. Ashley was tired of being teased while feeling daylight approach, so she hooked her legs around James’ waist and rolled them both so that she was on top the moment he plunged into her. He gave her an annoyed looked and she just smiled down to him while waggling her eyebrows. “Sorry, love,” she said, kissing him quickly, “but dawn approaches.”Ashely slid her hands down from his shoulders to his chest and rode him hard and fast. James indulged her need for a hard and fast fuck by grabbing her hips to pull down while he thrust upwards into her, his hips meeting hers in perfect sync. Ashley threw her head back and moaned as she felt her climax rapidly approach. The passion then washed over her and she scream while she came, her pussy gripping her lover’s cock hard. James let out a long, languorous groan as he pumped his hips once more and felt his cock release its hot fluid deep inside of her. His hands dug into her flesh while he joined her in the moment of bliss. Ashley’s eyes fluttered and then closed as she let out a sigh of relief while she sank down to rest her body on top of James’ chest. Moments later she was claimed by the death sleep with James still holding her close. Still holding her close, James gently kissed the top of her head before drifting off to sleep himself.*Ashley’s back arched violently as her lungs suddenly filled with air as she emerged from her death sleep. After a few calming breaths, she sat up slowly to find James already up, dressed, and getting ready for battle. “Is something the matter?” she asked, slightly concerned.”Probably nothing,” James said as he finished loading his weapons and slinging them over his shoulder. “Everyone over at the towers woke up first,” they usually did since the Vanderheim Towers were further east and therefore hit darkness just slightly before James’ house. “Zoe told me that one of her guys had a tip about a suspected renegade den over on the other side of the city. I’m going to go check it out, maybe have Michael meet me there.”Ashley got out of bed, letting the sheets fall from her naked body. She planted a big kiss on him. “Don’t take too long to play with the puppies, okay?””James smiled at her,” you know me.”She cuffed him on the side of the arm and gave him a sour look. “Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about.” They kissed again and then he was out the door. Ashley showered before putting on her usual clothes consisting of the black velvet corset and panties and her black, thigh-high ‘fuck me’ boots. She was ready for her night out on the town. Ashley didn’t drink from other mortals much these days but she still enjoyed the thrill of the hunt. James was still her primary source of blood. She was happy that he had his blessing to ‘snack’ on other mortals in order to vary her ‘diet’, as he’d put it. Sadly, the night life seemed to be totally dead this evening. It was almost like people were intentionally staying off of the streets and away from crowded areas. She found it odd as she left what must have been the sixth club that night that barely had anyone inside. Ashley started getting an ominous feeling in her gut and decided that it was probably time for her to retreat to the safety of either James’ house, or the towers. Unfortunately, her wandering tonight left her far away from both. Her feeling of doom then escalated into a feeling of dread as she got the distinct impression that she was the one being hunted. There was a howl of a dog off in the distance that didn’t help the mood any. She then saw the distinct form of glowing lupine eyes staring at her from a darkened alley. Her eyes narrowed as she couldn’t believe that a werewolf had the gall to be this far into the city. Ashley dashed across the street into the alleyway just as the eyes vanished. She tore down the narrow corridor between the buildings, running breakneck down the twists and turns chasing her quarry before she came to a dead end with the beast hulking in the corner. It was smiling. Her feeling of doom hit new heights as she heard the clacking and snapping of werewolf mandibles all around her and above her. Ashely looked around to find a whole pack of the fleabags almost totally surrounding her. Her cell phone rang and she nearly jumped out of fright. The werewolf that she’d been chasing laughed at her as he pointed with one claw towards her. “You will want to take that,” he said. Ashely swallowed hard, trying to retain her composure as she answered the phone, “Yes?” she asked in a hollow voice as the werewolf stepped forward, squared his shoulders, and saluted her. Her eyes went wide with fright at the recognition of a challenge. James was on the other end. “My lead was a trap, when I got here all that was here was a note saying to call you. What is going on? Where are you?””J-James, you know how I told you to be careful?” Ashely asked, swallowing hard. “I guess that should’ve been the other way around. “I-I’m surrounded somewhere downtown.””Then get out of there!”Ashley managed to stifle a sob. “I can’t. James… I’ve been challenged.”There was a long pause on the other end while James thought things through as fast as he could.”Have you accepted?””What?””Have you formally accepted the damn challenge yet?””No,” Ashley was confused now.”Good, then they can’t hold you to it. Then you know that church that I go to every Sunday? Run, and meet me there.” James said. Ashley took a moment to look at the phone in disbelief. “You do realize that my kind is not exactly welcomed on holy ground, right?”