Bliss (Succubus Series Book One)

Chapter One~Bliss~

Bliss gazed at her reflection in the mirror, barely recognizing who it was she was seeing. It had not even reached the midnight hour and already she was starting to see the changes in her body and face. She wore a traditional Vulroonian dress made of lavender silk that fit snugly at her waist and accentuated her hips and chest, large orchids embroidered around its hem giving the illusion that she was standing in a field of flowers. Her hair hung loosely down her back, the length stopping just near the top of her backside. Its color almost golden in the candlelight. While her violet eyes looked large and almost frightened staring back at her.

She was not at all sure she was prepared for what was about to happen. She had heard the stories many times, had even seen it with her own eyes but something told her it would be much different to experience it. Once the moon rose to its highest point in the sky, the Yearning would begin. An unseen force would take over her body and she would finally become a full-fledged Succubus. A creature who survived purely for s****l pleasure. Who hungered for it, who would perish without it. She knew this, had known it all her life, but still felt nowhere near ready for it.

She finally tore her eyes away from her reflection and moved to the bed. She reached for her brush on the bedside table and began the long process of grooming her hair. She had done it once that night but needed to do something with her hands. Something else to focus on other than the troubling thoughts racing through her mind. She pulled a lock of hair over her shoulder and began pulling the brush through the strands from the top of her head to the ends.

“You’re going to make your hair fall out if you keep pulling so hard.” A familiar voice said from behind her.

She looked up and was met with glowing green eyes set in a heart-shaped face, surrounded by fiery red hair. She smiled softly at the sight of her sister, lowering the brush to her lap. Her sister, Ecstasy, quickly reached down. Snatching it from her hand and moved to sit behind her. Pulling the brush through her long hair and causing the top of her head to tingle in pleasure.

“You’re going to spoil me, Ecstasy, That is definitely a sin.”

“Oh, Pft! Once you walk through those doors you will be the most talked about beauty in all of Vulroo! All the Masters are going to be in a long bidding war over who will have the pleasure of offering you their collar. They will spoil you and treat you like the goddess you are.”

Bliss knew Ecstasy thought her words were comforting, but in truth, they only caused the pit in Bliss’ stomach to sink further. Most would be relieved, but she was not so sure that becoming the property of another was what she truly wanted. For the Life of a succubus, there were not many options. You were a creature forever ruled by your need for pleasures of the flesh so what better life than that of a s*x slave? The whole kingdom of Vulroo was ruled by the Masters and its very profitable slave trade. The Masters were rich and powerful men and to be their slave you knew you would never want for anything.

Except for your freedom.

How could Bliss tell her sister this? The ideas racing through her head were forbidden for them to even speak of and she doubted most of her kind would understand. They were more caught up in the idea of being the next big prize than what the future may bring.

“What’s going on in that lil’ inquisitive mind of yours?” Ecstasy asked softly.

She had stopped brushing Bliss’ hair and she had not even noticed, having been so caught up in her thoughts. She turned to her sister, reaching for the brush and putting it back on the bedside table. The words she wished to say built up in the back of her throat causing it to ache. She lifted her eyes to meet Ecstasy’s. Her sister's eyes filled with such concern. She did not want to worry her. She and her sister, Desire, were the only family Bliss had. Their mother, Sarafina, was one of the most beautiful Succubi in all of Vulroo. Which also made her heavily sought after for breeding. She had given birth to some of the most beautiful children in all of Vulroo history but she was growing older. A Succubus could live for over two hundred years, but their mother was now reaching her seven hundredth year, making her one of the oldest living Succubi. Bliss, Ecstasy, and Desire were the last children she was ever going to bear.

As such, the pressure for their commencement ceremony into the trade was high. It had even been said that men from all over the twelve kingdoms had come to set their eyes upon the beauties of Vulroo. Bliss had seen the preparations taking place the past days and had never seen so many people in all her twenty-one years of life. It was as if it was a celebration to end all celebrations, and in a way it was. It was the ending of the Sarafina Line and Bliss, Ecstasy and Desire were the final heirs—the Master’s final chance to become breeders of a dying line of Succubi pedigree.

“Hello! Did you hear what I said?”

Bliss jumped at the sound of irritation in her sister’s voice. Ecstasy had never been the patient one in the family. She swallowed past the lump in her throat and lifted her eyes to meet Ecstasy’s, trying to hide all the trepidation she was feeling

“I’ll be fine, Just nervous jitters,” Bliss replied, relieved that her voice had not given away her true feelings.

Ecstasy stared at her for what seemed like forever before her lips finally cured into a smile.

“Oh don’t worry that pretty little golden head of yours! The Yearning will be the most wonderful night of our lives!” she exclaimed before jumping off the bed and walking towards the mirror to check her appearance.

Bliss sat there watching her, hoping she was right.