saw the silver moonlight highlight his naked silhouette. “I won’t be a moment.”
He lifted a glass and drank a dark liquid, tipping it back until the contents were gone. Once it was empty, he set the glass down and came back to me, his body becoming a little clearer with each step closer to the bed. He crawled onto the covers and sat.
“Just a nighttime drink,” he said. “The sun will be up soon. That was my nightcap.”
“I was worried you were gone,” I admitted.
“We are fully bonded now, and the connection between us will always feel strong. It might feel a little intense over the next few days. Even being apart for a moment will probably physically hurt.”
The idea of being away from him did cause a pang in my chest. Suddenly the thought of him leaving sent me into a brief and fleeting panic. “Wait. Are you going away?”
“No,” he said reassuringly. He brushed his hand through my hair. “Stay calm. It’s just the two of us now and no one else. I expected this would happen and I will adjust my schedule accordingly.”
“What did you expect?”
“This. The feeling of not wanting to be away from each other. It’s called attachment. It happens to vampires and their mates after they first bond. A feeling inside of you makes it so that you don’t want to be apart. It’s possible to break that, but it can have negative effects on a couple if they don’t connect properly.”
Even though he was close now I kept my hand on his leg closest to me. Constantly touching him reassured me somehow. Despite this strange feeling I could see how silly this must have looked to someone looking in on us from the outside.
“Why does this happen?” I asked.
He shrugged. “Probably a biological response. Vampires are mostly like humans, but when they find their fated one their instincts go into overdrive. I think the attachment is a trick. It forces the couple to stay together and have a lot of sex, thus increasing the chances of pregnancy.”
For the first time since arriving at the castle that concept hadn’t made me feel utter dread. I was actually enticed by the idea now. What would it feel like to carry his child in my stomach? To be the mother of his heir?
I bet it would feel amazing.
Now that I knew that Vincent was here the initial panic I had felt upon waking had subsided. I let myself breathe deeply a few times and tried to remind myself that this feeling was just a strange biological response.
“If it makes you feel any better, I feel it too.” Vincent shifted his weight on the bed, allowing the silver moonlight to move over his face and naked body. He was so handsome, so impossible to resist.
“You do?” I asked. “Is there any way to make it feel better?”
“Just to be with each other. To be near each other. That should help. And sex too, probably. Lots and lots of sex.”
I smiled. I did like the idea of that. “I do remember a promise before I fell asleep,” I said. His eyes brightened momentarily in the darkness at my suggestion.
“Do you slave?’ he said, inching forward on the bed. My vision had adjusted properly to the dark now and I could almost see all of him. His cock was hard and thick, just waiting to take me all over again.
“You promised me that you would use me. Use me as a slave again.”
Don’t get me wrong, I had enjoyed the more sensual connection we had shared earlier in the night, but I think moments like that were most to the benefit of Rachel. Slave was awake now, and she was also craving attention from her master.
“But you’ve been such a good girl,” he said. “I haven’t got a single thing to punish you for.”
“I see,” I answered. I suppose he had me there. “Maybe I’ll just have to give you something then.”
Without another word I lay back on the bed and opened my legs, so he was situated directly in between them. He had a front row seat. I let my hand wonder down my front, and I found my pussy. A soft moan escaped me.
“Slave,” he said in a mock warning. “What are you doing?”
“Touching myself, master,” I said, running my fingers up my slick folds. “If you won’t touch me, then I guess I’ll have to do it myself.”
“You know the rules,” he warned. “You don’t orgasm