Captive of the Crimson Countess, Chapter 20: Why Would You Want Me?

Nadia had not seen Blair all night. She decided to check Blair’s room, although Nadia doubted Blair would waste time in such a manner. She knocked on Blair’s door. No answer. She knocked again.

“Blair? It’s Nadia. Are you in there?”

Nadia heard a sob from inside the room. 

“Blair? Are you alright?”

Another sob and then, “I’m fine. Let me be.”

“You don’t sound fine. What happened?”

“Nothing. Everything. Leave it be.”

“No,” Nadia said. “The countess has done something. What is it?”

“I’ve done something.” 

“Then you need to talk it out. I’m coming in.”

Nadia opened the door. The hunter sat on the edge of her bed in a gorgeous lavender ballgown. Blair sat, head in her hands, sobbing. Nadia closed the door behind her and approached Blair as though she were a beaten kitten. 

“What happened?” Nadia asked. “What did the countess do?”

“We danced.” Blair said. “And I gave in.”

“You danced? I’ve never danced with the countess.”

“Did you hear me? I gave in.”

“I don’t see any bite marks on you.” Nadia said. 

“No. We danced. And I kissed her. I kissed her unbidden. I gave in without any resistance.”

Nadia put a hand on Blair’s naked shoulder, doing her best to ignore how stunning Blair looked in a ballgown. 

“Blair. It wasn’t unbidden. Why were you dancing with the countess? Was that your idea?”

Blair shook her head. “The countess insisted. She had me dress in this and put makeup on me.”

“That sounds very much bidden to me. She set you up.” 

“I’ve betrayed the girls here by giving in. I betrayed- “ Blair stopped speaking. 

Nadia smiled, she could feel tears welling up. “Blair. The countess marks all the girls.” 

Nadia lifted her dress and exposed scarred bite marks on her inner thigh. Nadia knew without looking that her leg bore seventeen such scars. Blair looked at Nadia’s legs. And then Nadia saw Blair blushing. Nadia blushed as well and dropped the dress before continuing.

"I have given myself over to Countess Battoria more completely than you could imagine. She stripped away my ability to resist her, and then she took every last shred of innocence I had. You've kissed her. Can you see the distance? There is so much further to fall. And even if you were to fall that far, where would you be? You would be on my level. You would be my equal. You cannot betray us worse that we girls have already betrayed each other. And if you managed to fall to our level, I would still want you."

“Why would you want me?” Blair looked up. 

Nadia came to a decision.

“I want you. And I want you now.”

She crouched down and kissed Blair.

Blair jolted and and Nadia feared the hunter would pull away. And then Blair wrapped her arms around Nadia and kissed her back. They pressed together and Nadia hoped for the moment to never end.

And then Blair tensed up and stood, picking Nadia up as well. 

Nadia broke the kiss and shrieked in surprise. Blair turned around and dumped Nadia on the bed. Nadia gasped as Blair looked down at her. And then Blair climbed onto the bed, straddling Nadia’s hips. Blair took Nadia’s face in her hands and kissed Nadia once more. 

Something struck Nadia. The last time they had kissed, Blair had been wearing her armor. Now Blair wore only the ball gown, and Nadia could feel the curves of Blair’s body through the fabric. She could feel as Blair flexed and muscles shifted. Nadia melted into Blair as the larger woman pressed her down onto the bed. She twisted and stretched involuntarily as a moan escaped her lips. 

Nadia caught her breath. “You should dress like this more often.”

Blair began to blush again, but answered. “For you, I could.”

Nadia traced a line up Blair’s hip. And Blair shuddered in response. As Blair arched back, Nadia moved and buried her face in Blair’s bust. Blair gasped, and Nadia began to tease Blair with her tongue. Blair buried her hands in Nadia’s hair and hung on. Nadia felt her own breathing get heavy. Heat rose through her body. She ran her hands over Blair’s back and began popping out the buttons of Blair’s ballgown. Blair made a short yelp as the first button came free. Nadia looked up at Blair. The taller woman’s eye were wide. Then Blair leaned down and kissed Nadia once more. Nadia continued to remove buttons. The back of Blair’s dress opened one button at a time. Nadia ran her hands over Blair’s back. She felt the clasp on Blair’s bra and dealt with it. Blair wrapped her hands around her bust and pulled back for a moment. Nadia smiled and looked at Blair with a raised eyebrow. Blair took a slow breath. And with a deliberate motion, she pulled the bra off and threw it aside. Nadia pressed forward and pulled the front of Blair’s ballgown down to her waist. She leaned in to kiss Blair.

A knock sounded on the door. 

Blair pulled the front of her ballgown back up. 

“Nadia! Blair! It’s Hester! It’s important!” 

Nadia felt her expression sour. She stood and looked at Blair.

“Should I let her in?”

As she spoke, Hester flung the door open and stepped into the room