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Chapter 23 – Kristin
Hugh’s words echoedthrough my mind. When was the last time that I thought about my blood being blue? It had been years. He was right, somewhere in the past, I had let go of that need to protect anyone who wasn’t part of our breed. It was time to stop that. Maybe it was time to find my blue blood again.
I didn’t want to admit how nervous I was to watch him take my blood. I didn’t want anything to happen to him, and I sure as hell didn’t want to kill him here in an alley. As my blood entered his mouth, his tongue swirled over my wrist, and I felt him start to come alive.
There was power deep inside of him, and he would be a very strong vampire if he chose to turn. But now was not the time to think on that, nor was there time to answer the million questions running through everyone’s mind.
I was here to do a job, and I needed to keep my focus on that. As we entered the club, I felt a flutter of nervousness enter my system, and I shoved it aside. I could not be fearful of what was to come. I had to remain strong, to be in control of what was to happen.
We waited. We watched. Finally, I felt them. More importantly, I felt Adam. Oh, I knew him. I knew him very well. Once he had worked for Julian out of the western VMF office. He was also the one that I believed killed Julian, and I a very special deep-seated hatred for the man. I didn’t show it though.
As he moved through the mass of frozen people below, my control was at its peak. I was determined to survive this. I had no doubt that a message would be left, and that they would not try to harm me—not tonight. It was the people with me that I most worried about. Hence the reason I moved away from them.
Adam was arrogant, as he climbed the stairs to the top floor. His attitude dark and egotistical, his mind twisting on the things he would like to do to me. He wanted to hurt me, but he also desired me as a woman. His thoughts were loud as he pictured tying me down and taking his pleasure. Brutally forcing himself on me.
I would use that knowledge to my advantage. That’s why I let him wrap his strong arm around me. It’s why I pressed my ass to his groin and rubbed it against his hard erection. While one arm was like a vice around my waist, the other hand roamed my body, touching everything that he could. My stomach wanted to revolt, and I had a vision of taking him to the ground and yanking his heart from his chest.
My group was almost frantic in their worry, but as I stared at my sister, I felt her calm. She knew what I was doing, and she knew I was fine. She calmed and as she did, which helped the other to do so also. Well, all of them except Josh and Hugh. Both of them looked as if they were about to lose their minds.
Adam ran his fangs up the side of my throat, oh, please, take a bite. I dare you. I wanted to say, but I held my tongue and kept my mind locked down tighter than I ever had. These men had been compelled to ignore my orders, and only someone who was very strong could do that. I had no doubt that Portage was strong enough to carry out such a compulsion. I wasn’t so sure about what else they had been compelled to do. Could they breach minds? Cameron could read anyone’s thoughts, anytime. So, it was possible that one of them could too.
Maybe I should have insisted that Cameron come with us tonight. Perhaps he could have read the men, tried to figure out what they were up to. Next time, I would request his presence—if there was a next time.
“So, what is it that you want, Adam?”
“Other than to fuck you until you can’t see straight?” He growled into my ear. I put my hand over his as it cupped my breast and squeezed it, playing into his fantasy.
“You’d like that, wouldn’t you? To take me over and over again, hard and long.”
“Fuck, yeah.” He hissed as he pushed his hips forward. “What about you and I go at it, right here, right now. They can all watch the Mistress in her glory being pleasured.”
I laughed softly, “As incredibly sexy as that sounds, I think I have to pass—tonight at least. What message do you bring me from your Master?”
It wouldn’t hurt to keep playing on his fantasy. He did believe that Portage was his Master, and that he would become the Master of our breed.
“What? No pleasure? You just want to be all business?”
“Tonight, it must me. The hour is late, the sun will be rising soon.”
“Aw, there is that.” He groped my breast again, pinching my nipple before sliding his hand between my legs and cupping my sex. Even with as much as I hated the man, my body responded to the raw sexual need it felt. His touch might disgust me, but the image of having him within my body was strong.
“So, tell me, Adam, what message do you have for me?”
“The Master wants you to come to him.” He said gruffly as he spun me around in his arms and quickly lifted me. I locked my legs around his waist, coming face to face with him. Liquid hatred ran through my veins, and I fought to control it.
“Now why would he want me to do that?” I said playfully as Adam pushed my face to the side and put his mouth to my neck. Bite me you son of a bitch, just bite me once.
My head was thrown back as if I were enjoying what he was doing to me, my eyes cracked open, and I saw the fury on Josh’s face. My gaze shifted to Hugh, his hand was fisted at his side, his body shaking. Was it possible for him to break the compulsion? If he did, they would strike him down in an instant.
