A Fated Bond

By T.L. West

Joseph Roth, a young member of the Rockfort Paranormal Department which is in charge of keeping vampires, shifters, fairies, and all kind of supernatural creatures in check, finds himself facing more than he bargained for when he is assigned to investigate a mysterious murder. Not only is Joseph stuck between his department and a prestigious vampire family, he's unaware of the target on his back. With the department keeping secrets from him, Joseph decides to uncover the truth on his own, unaware that dark forces are on the rise. Will Joseph be able to find the truth in time or is his search allowing the enemy to come close enough for a kill?

• Language: English
• Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
• Release date: Nov 5, 2018
• ISBN: 9781949909142

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A Fated Bond

Copyright © 2018 by T.L. West

Cover Art by Natasha Snow Copyright © 2018

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Printed in the USA

First Edition

November, 2018

eBook ISBN: 978-1-949909-14-2

Warning: This book contains sexually explicit content, which may only be suitable for mature readers, and scenes of graphic violence.

A Fated Bond

T.L. West

Table of Contents

Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Author's Note

About the Author

To all my readers who took a chance and picked up this story. Also, to my editor Stacey Jo who helped me make this story be told in the best possible manner.

Chapter One

JOSEPH SIGHED AS he drove his car through the streets of Rockfort. It was nearing midnight and the twenty-five-year-old would’ve been sleeping in his apartment if it hadn’t been for the message he received two hours ago. It wasn’t a long message, just a single line of text telling him about the address he was supposed to be at soon. He knew from experience to arrive some hours after he had received such messages because it allowed the local police to disperse from the scene. Not doing so would’ve been a rookie mistake.

Joseph took in his surroundings. He cruised past buildings on either side of him. The streets were dark and he didn’t see anyone roaming around except for a homeless person or two trying to find a place to sleep for the night.

Joseph parked the car outside the alleyway he was supposed to go into. He looked around one more time. No one in sight, he thought. It was time to get to work. He made sure his gun was in the holster he was wearing under his coat before getting out of the car. Waiting a moment, he concentrated on the sounds around him. He knew he was only human, but it didn’t hurt to be safe and take a second to register one’s surroundings, right? In his line of business, you could never be sure about what was lurking in the darkness ahead.

I guess I’ll have to get on with it, he thought, after making sure no one was watching him. Taking a deep breath, Joseph walked toward the dark alley that had crime scene tape at the entrance. He turned on a small flashlight after taking it out from his coat’s pocket. The beam of light illuminated the alleyway. He noticed some overturned trashcans at a distance. Walking under the crime tape, Joseph took careful steps as he went farther in. As if being watched, his cell phone buzzed the moment he got close to the overturned trashcans.

Right on time. He smiled and took out his cell phone. He began reading the e-mail he just received from the department he worked for. The e-mail told him that a murder occurring in the alleyway had been reported about six hours ago. The identity of the man was still unknown and the local police were looking into the matter.

If they were close to finding out who committed the murder, I wouldn’t be here now would I? Joseph rolled his eyes as he continued reading the e-mail. The Rockfort local police was an impressive task force, but some cases fell out of their domain of expertise. The current situation in the alleyway needed a different approach, one that Joseph was trained in taking due to working for the Rockfort Paranormal Department or R.P.D.

Joseph opened the images accompanying the e-mail. The man who was murdered seemed to be in his thirties. The e-mail told Joseph that the cause of death was believed to be excessive blood loss, but the medical examiner hadn’t been able to find any wound or cut responsible. It was as if the man had just dropped dead. One of the residents, living two stories up in the building to Joseph’s right, had alerted the authorities about a man lying on the ground when she looked out her window into the alleyway, calling her cat to come back home.

Joseph put his cell phone back into his pocket after reading the e-mail. Looking at the spot in front of him, the young detective tried to find something important. There were no blood stains on the ground, just plastic markers placed by the police where the victim’s body had lain. Joseph wished he could’ve looked at the body in person, but that wasn’t his job. His job was to investigate crime scenes after the police were done and alert his department in-person if he found something of paranormal interest.

There must be something here, he thought. The department wouldn’t have sent me here if there was nothing for me to find.

The cause of death was listed as excessive blood loss, but as far as he knew there could be a number of things out there that could kill a human that way. Aren’t all such things registered and observed? Joseph asked himself, brushing his black hair away from his eyes. The thought of creatures who could kill in such a way made his heart race.

He was scared? Who wouldn’t be scared if an unregistered being had killed a human? But he was letting his imagination get the better of him. Shaking his head, Joseph tried to focus on his case. Taking out a small glass bottle from his shirt pocket, he flipped open the cap and sprinkled the bottle’s white powder onto the ground.

Oh no! Joseph’s eyes opened wide. The ground in front of him shone with a dim green glow. He knew about that glow. He knew something dangerous had entered Rockfort. Quickly pocketing the small bottle, he took out his cell phone to directly call his department. He wasn’t supposed to make direct calls, not with his current rank, but it was an emergency.

Hello! Sally? he asked as soon as his call was answered.

Yes, Mr. Roth, she said in a bored voice. What is it? I don’t think you’re authorized to be using this number.

Forget about authorization, Joseph answered quickly. He didn’t take his gaze away from the faint green glow. It was starting to fade away. Warn the department! We have a vampire case on our hands!

GREG SIGHED AS he sat waiting on his bed for tonight’s meal to arrive. He didn’t like it, but it was something that had to be done. It was something his family required him to do. His gaze wandered to the mirror in the far corner of the room. He was probably the best looking male member in the family, only second to the head of the family, named Damian. He sighed once more.

Someone knocked on his door.

Enter, said Greg. His heart started beating faster. Was he really looking forward to his meal? No, it was a different feeling. It felt more like dread. The sickening feeling one got when they are about to do something they don’t want to.

A tall and handsome man wearing a blue, slick robe entered the room. The man smiled at Greg. Hi, he said. My name is Lionel, and I’m here to serve you tonight.

I know who you are and why you’re here, thought Greg as he tried not to roll his eyes. He had to admit it, Lionel was indeed handsome and he looked and smelled tasty. But all Greg’s meals were like that.

I was told you might be a bit hesitant at first, Lionel winked and undid his robe. Greg watched as the silk robe flowed down Lionel’s shoulders, down his muscled waist, his crotch and then settled around his toned legs. Greg felt something inside lift its head. He hadn’t eaten in a month. He actually had a fight with his family about it. He kept telling them he wasn’t hungry but tonight they weren’t going to listen to him, especially not after already sending Lionel to him.

No need for you to get up from the bed if you don’t want to, said Lionel. Greg didn’t answer as a naked Lionel walked toward him. Greg didn’t sense any fear from the man. All he could sense from the human was sexual anticipation.

I wasn’t told you were going to be this handsome, said Lionel standing in front of Greg. They both looked into each other’s eyes. Lionel held Greg’s hand in his. Greg didn’t resist as Lionel moved Greg’s hand down his chest and toward his cock. Give into it, a small voice spoke to Greg. You know you want this. You know you have to do this.

It was the same small voice Greg first heard when Damian turned him all those years ago. It was the voice that spoke for the vampire part inside of him.

Closing his eyes, Greg let Lionel caress his fingers down over the length of his chest to play with his treasure trail as Greg began stroking Lionel’s soft cock. Make me hard, will you? Lionel whispered to Greg.

Something inside of Greg changed. His body couldn’t fight the hunger anymore. With his vampiric speed, he had his clothes and then threw Lionel on his bed, pouncing on him in a flash. Lionel looked up at him, waiting to be kissed. Lionel moaned in pleasure as Greg began kissing his neck.

Yes! Lionel whispered as Greg continued kissing him. Greg felt Lionel’s cock harden under him. Might as well go all the way if I’m going to do this, Greg thought. He gently bit into Lionel’s neck for a few seconds without elongating his fangs and making sure to not break the human’s skin. As long as Lionel was sexually aroused their encounter was guaranteed to be tasty. Greg didn’t have to feel anything for his meal tonight as long as Lionel was enjoying himself.

Don’t… Don’t stop now, moaned Lionel as he ground his shaft against Greg’s, wanting his to be rock hard too. Grabbing Lionel by his shoulders, Greg turned him over. I want you inside of me, said Lionel. He sounded desperate to Greg. He was ready to be penetrated by the vampire. Bending his knees under, Lionel raised his butt, sending an open invite to be drilled by Greg’s hard shaft.

Greg knew he had to be gentle with Lionel or risk injuring him. It required a lot of control to not hurt humans during sex. Greg was aware Lionel wouldn’t feel any pain while they had sex, but he had heard stories that once a vampire’s glamor faded away, some humans were hospitalized because vampires had been too rough with them.

Looking at Lionel’s ready buttocks, Greg gently parted them to reveal the tiny hole. Just… just do it already! Lionel yelled in anticipation. I want you to come inside of me.

Spitting into his hand, Greg covered his hard shaft with saliva to give himself some lubrication. He could’ve used lube, but he knew Lionel would be able to handle him. Tightening his grip on Lionel’s buttocks, Greg shoved his entire cock into Lionel in one go. His human meal yelled with pleasure.

Greg pulled himself away from Lionel, but let the head of his cock stay in. He then shoved his hard cock back into Lionel, being careful not to cause any lasting harm. Lionel buried his face