"Right after you suck me."
"Nice try, princess." Nikolas shook his head and laughed, but his expression turned serious almost immediately. "You know what, though?"
"What?"
"One of these days? I'm going to ask you that and I'm going to mean it."
"Fuck you, Nikolas." I tried to get up off him, but he grabbed me and held me tight. Much to my disapproval, my dick was already filling from the very idea. I growled, baring my fangs. "Let. Go."
"What's so wrong with me wanting to fuck you?"
"You know it's against the fucking rules!" I managed to pull away from him and got to my feet. "Goddamn it!"
"Rules are made to be broken."
"Not this one," I hissed. "Not this one, Nikolas."
"Why? Because you think you're doing this noble thing by letting Lucien be the only one to fuck you? What about me? What about what I want? What you want?"
"What do you mean, what you want?" I walked across the room to put more distance between us. "Since when do you ever open your mouth to say you want something?"
"I've never kept wanting to fuck you a secret."
"For the record, I don't want anyone to fuck me but Lucien."
"Oh, you try to play dirty, princess," Nikolas growled. "But you're forgetting one thing: I can smell just how turned on you are. I can smell the lies as they pass through your lips. The very idea of my cock up your ass has you hard and wanting, even while you try to deny it."
In that moment, I hated him. Hated him for calling me out as a liar. Hated him for knowing what he did to me. Hated the fact that as much as I tried to deny it, he was right. The subject so had to be changed.
"Are you gonna let me feed or not?"
"You know what? I think I'll pass."
He got up from the couch and stormed to the door, slamming it behind him. I scrubbed my hands over my face, shaking my head. Four in the morning and I still hadn't managed to find a decent meal.
Fuck.
I headed for the door, hating what I was about to do. It felt like begging and I hated that. The wing where the donors lived was separated entirely from the rest of the mansion. Not only were they well-compensated for their service, but they were very well taken care of.
I came to a stop in front of Kevin's door, and after a several moments of deliberation, I finally knocked. He was the very first donor I'd ever seen Lucien feed from, and was the very first we'd ever shared in bed. The door opened almost immediately and Kevin smiled, then bowed his head.
"How may I serve you, Master?"
* * *
Awareness sank in slowly, but I quickly found that my mind and my body had not come awake together. My eyes were closed and I couldn't quite figure out how to get them open. I could feel my body trying to right itself, but it was a lot like walking through mud . deep and wet, every step sucking me down as well as moving me forward.
A series of sharp stings bit at my cheek and I tried to bat at whatever was causing it, but I couldn't move. After several tries, I managed to open my eyes and the source of my annoyance came into view.
"Oh, good&you're awake."
Simon sat astride me. His pale, white chest was bare and I thought he might have been naked. Without being able to move my head, I wasn't sure. I was twice as big as he was, though, so I couldn't figure out why I couldn't move.
"What the fuck?"
"I thought we should have a little talk."
I tried to lift my head again, but failed. "Why ca--can't I move?"
It was hard to even speak. What. The. Hell?
"Oh, damn. Sorry about that."
He placed one hand on my chest and another over my eyes. I felt an odd sensation throughout my body, and with each second the sensation just kept getting stronger and stronger. Suddenly, it was as if every nerve and muscle in my body came online at once. I screamed out in pain.
"Fuck, that hurt!"
"I know it sucks." His shoulders rose and fell in a careless shrug. "I'm out of practice."
Okay. So Simon seemed a little pissed off.
I took a moment to orient myself. I was still in my own bed; that was always a good sign. I'd gone to bed as soon as I'd fed from Kevin, but there wasn't much else to remember. I could feel the weight of the sun pressing down on me, but my body wasn't succumbing like it should have been.
The fact that Simon was able to pull me out of whatever void it was that vampires went to during the day made me pause, a little with amazement, but mostly with fear.
"How did you wake me . and why?"
"Well, the answer to the first is a secret I'm not willing to share. The second? We need to talk, half-breed, and if I wait until later, you won't have time for me. So&here we are."