The Vampire's Surprise - Stormy Glenn Page 0,30

The man was now eternally bound to him, his rajaaka, his mate, his forever.

"Prince Marcus is waiting for you in Prince Nikolas's office. Bella, Mateo, and a unit of guards will watch the children when you're ready."

"Give us ten minutes," Dmitri told Etienne. "Quinn needs to get dressed and splash some water on his face."

"Mateo is bringing food and bagged blood."

Dmitri nodded. "Thank him for me. The kids are still sleeping, but I'm sure they will be hungry when they wake up."

"I'll get Bella and then let the princes know you'll be up soon."

Dmitri waited until Etienne left before carrying the clothes into the master bedroom. The bedroom was empty when he opened the door. He set them on the end of the bed then walked toward the bathroom where he could hear the shower going.

He smiled when he saw the naked body behind the smoky glass and then crossed his arms and leaned back against the counter. "I've got some clean clothes for you to change into. Etienne dropped them off. You're both about the same size, so I think they'll fit okay."

"Thank you," Quinn called out.

"You know you can talk to me with your mind, right?" Dmitri chuckled when Quinn jumped and spun around. He tapped his temple. "Claimed mates have a telepathic link."

Quinn turned off the water and then opened the shower stall door. His rounded eyes dominated his face. "Dmitri."

Dmitri could see the question on Quinn's face. "Before you ask, no, I cannot read your mind and you can't read mine. I can only hear the thoughts you send me."

Quinn gulped. "We can really talk telepathically?"

"We can." Dmitri grinned as he used their link to talk to Quinn. "Try it."

"How?"

"Just think something and push it toward me."

Quinn grunted and his face turned red.

Dmitri chuckled. "You're not taking a shit, Quinn. Just think your thoughts and say them in your head."

"Like this?"

Dmitri jolted. He hadn't expected to be so surprised at hearing his rajaaka's voice in his head for the very first time. But more than that, he was elated. "Yes, exactly like that," he whispered out loud, too overcome to speak louder.

Quinn grinned as he stepped out of the shower and walked across the bathroom floor to press his naked body against Dmitri's. One of his hands pressed against Dmitri's chest. The other trailed down his neck.

"You like it when I speak to you like this."

It wasn't a question.

And Dmitri's response to the intimate connection was threatening to bust his zipper.

"I do," Dmitri admitted silently. "It's very intimate. No other person alive has this connection to me. Just my rajaaka."

"Just me."

"You are my rajaaka." That said it all as far as Dmitri was concerned. "The more we use it, the stronger our connection will be."

"Yeah?"

Dmitri shuddered with growing arousal when Quinn pressed more fully against him. Quinn's body might be smaller and more compact, but it was utterly beautiful in his eyes. Having it pressed against him played a part in every fantasy Dmitri ever had.

"Oh, Quinn, you don't know how much I want to take you up on what you are offering, but we've put off the princes long enough. I fear if we continue to do so, they will simply show up here, and then they might see you in all your passion and I'd have to kill them."

Quinn laughed as he pushed away and reached for a towel. "I guess I'll have to save them from your wrath."

Dmitri knew Quinn thought he was joking. He was not. Quinn was beautiful every second of every day, but he was stunning when passion flushed his cheeks and his eyes glowed with desire. Dmitri would kill anyone who saw him in all his glory.

He watched Quinn dry off and then followed him into the bedroom and watched him dress. Dmitri was pretty sure he could watch Quinn do just about anything and he'd be a very happy vampire.

When the doorbell rang, Dmitri walked over and opened the door. "Ms. Bella." He stood back to allow the older vampire to enter. "This is my rajaaka, Quinn Anderson. Quinn, this is Bella Vaile, the prince's mother. She's here to watch the kids while we go talk with the princes."

Quinn paled.

Dmitri hurried over to him. "Bella is not your mother. She's one of the finest vampires I know, and she will not let anything happen to the children. In fact, there is a unit of soldiers right outside to protect the kids."

It was strange to see Quinn's cheeks flush