The blood bond between them evolved.
Adrian woke one morning feeling Kieran's emotions more intensely than ever—not just sensing them, but experiencing them as his own. Through the bond, he felt Kieran's love, his desire, his possessive need.
"The bond is deepening," Kieran explained when Adrian mentioned it. "Six years bonded, it's natural. We're becoming more intertwined."
"Is that good?"
"Depends. Do you mind feeling everything I feel?"
Adrian considered. Through the bond, he could sense Kieran's arousal, his love, his absolute certainty that Adrian was his perfect mate.
"No," Adrian decided. "I like feeling how much you love me."
"Then yes, it's good." Kieran pulled Adrian into his lap. "Want to test how deep the connection goes?"
"How?"
"We make love while maintaining complete bond openness. No mental shields, no privacy, just complete merging."
The idea was both terrifying and exciting. "What if you see something embarrassing?"
"I already know everything embarrassing about you. You have nothing to hide."
They prepared carefully, both lowering their mental shields completely. When they came together, it was overwhelming.
Adrian felt Kieran's pleasure as his own—the sensation of being inside Adrian, the tightness, the heat. And Kieran felt what Adrian felt—the fullness, the stretch, the perfect rightness of being claimed.
The feedback loop was intense, pleasure amplifying between them until neither could tell where one ended and the other began.
"Oh god," Adrian gasped. "I can feel what you feel—"
"And I feel you," Kieran said, his movements steady. "This is incredible."
They moved together slowly, savoring the doubled sensation. Every touch was felt twice, every kiss experienced from both perspectives.
When they came, it was simultaneous and overwhelming—both orgasms felt by both vampires, the pleasure doubling and redoubling until they were both screaming.
After, they lay trembling, the bond slowly returning to normal levels.
"That was..." Adrian couldn't form words.
"That was our bond at its deepest. Complete connection." Kieran pulled him close. "We can do that anytime now. Whenever we want to experience each other completely."
"I want to do that all the time."
"We'd never leave bed."
"I'm okay with that."
They made love twice more that day, each time with the bond completely open, experiencing each other's pleasure. It was addictive, perfect, the ultimate expression of their connection.