“He said something about us bonding if I drank your blood. Is that true? Will we bond?”
“It can happen, but only if you had the vampire gene.”
“Does that mean I’ll never be able to talk to you like Sully does?”
“If I take enough of your blood, we will bond in a sense but on a different level than the bond I have with Sully. I’ll be able to talk to you mentally, but you won’t be able to talk to me.”
“Oh.” Danny didn’t know why, but that bothered him. He wanted to be able to talk to Dominic mentally.
Dominic cupped his hand around the side of Danny’s face. “Does that make you sad, chéri?”
Danny shrugged. He wasn’t sad exactly, but he so didn’t want to admit to Dominic that he was jealous of Sully. And he was jealous. It was petty, but he couldn’t seem to help it. Besides the fact that the ability to talk to someone mentally was very cool, it also seemed kind of intimate, something he wanted even more since he discovered the ecstasy he could experience in Dominic’s arms.
Blood Contract
71
“How long does my contract last?” Danny asked, wanting desperately to change the subject again. And he was a little curious, as it had never been discussed in full detail.
“Why?” Dominic asked. “Are you wanting out of our contract so badly?”
“No, no.” Danny quickly shook his head. “I’m just trying to figure out if I need to drop out of school now or if I just need to take a leave of absence.”
“Can you take your classes online?”
Danny blinked. “Uh, I’m not sure. I don’t have Internet, so I never really found out.”
Dominic gaped at Danny. “You don’t have Internet?”
“Nope. Can’t afford it.” Danny grinned at the astonished look on Dominic’s face. “I have a pretty good laptop, but I use the free Wi-Fi at the local café if I need to work online. A lot of students do it that way. Internet is expensive.”
Dominic lost his shocked look and started to chuckle. “We have excellent Internet here. Find out if you can take your classes online.
Our current contract is for one year’s time, with an option to renew each year. You will be here for awhile.” Dominic reached over and stroked his finger down Danny’s cheek. “If you are unable to complete your classes online, I will hire a tutor for you.”
Danny’s mouth dropped open. “You’d do that for me?”
“Yes, I would. I do not wish to keep you from enjoying life to the fullest.” Dominic patted Danny’s cheek and smiled. “I just need you to enjoy it here with me.”
“Does that mean my blood is working?”
“I’m talking, aren’t I?”
Danny grinned. “Yeah, but don’t overdo it. Just because you feel good now doesn’t mean you’re up to snuff yet.”
“Up to snuff?” Dominic chuckled. “I’m not sure I’ve heard that particular phrase before.”
72
Stormy Glenn
Danny laughed, shrugging his shoulders. “It’s just something I’ve heard around the campus.”
“Speaking of campus, maybe you should go find out if you can take classes online,” Dominic said. “I need to get a little rest.”
“Do you need more blood?” Danny was almost eager to donate his blood. But he was also scared by how powerful his reaction was to the process. Maybe he was just a freak.
“No.” Dominic smiled. “I’m good right now. I just need some more rest.”
Danny didn’t want to leave Dominic, but what did he know about what a vampire needed? If Dominic said he needed rest, then he probably did. Besides, Danny still needed to try and call his mother and find out what in the hell was going on.
Danny closed the bedroom door softly behind him then turned and started down the hallway. Someone had made him breakfast, so Danny decided to try and find the kitchen first and thank them.
Hopefully, that was where he would find Sully, too. He wanted to find out just how much blood Dominic would need before he was healthy again.
The chill surrounding Danny seemed to get colder the farther through the hallway that he walked. Maybe vampires needed to keep the place cold for some reason. Danny wished he had his jacket. Since he didn’t, he wrapped his arms around himself and tried not to look like he was about to shiver his balls off.
“Human.”
The word was growled from behind Danny right before he was grabbed by his neck and shoved into the wall, making his head slam into the plaster. His heart thundered in his chest when he felt someone’s breath blowing heavily across his cheek.