“Because there isn’t anyone we can trust. We’ve tried that and look how it always turns out.”
“We trust her,” CK says quietly. “I told her that.”
“You did?” Sebastian asks, dumbfounded. “Why would you say that?”
CK moves to stand in front of Sebastian and raises his hand to his face. Sebastian turns his face towards him, as I would. “Because I love you, Vincentius. I don’t like to see you suffer so. You and she are my two greatest achievements. If she can help take care of you, then I will allow it.” Sebastian closes his eyes at the gentle words.
I stare at them in wonder. Never in a thousand years have I ever heard him speak like that to anyone except me. How is it that I never even knew about Sebastian and that CK felt this way about him? He said in Vegas that he loved him, but Sebastian was dismissive of his feelings, saying he was just a means to an end. Maybe he doesn’t really know or believe that our sire does love him.
“What did she say?” Sebastian asks quietly.
“She said no,” CK says just as softly. “Although, in all fairness, I didn’t really ask her.”
Sebastian sighs and turns away. “That rule!” he snaps suddenly, punching the wall with his fist, taking a rather large chunk out of it in the process. “If it weren’t for the leash around her neck, she would be free to be with me.”
“Well, I wouldn’t say that exactly,” CK says, clearing his throat.
“You know what I mean,” Sebastian says, waving it off.
“I do, fortunately for you,” CK says with a pointed look. “I will speak to her again.”
Sebastian throws him a grateful smile and then he turns into Lance and I am running into his arms. He picks me up and twirls me around, careful of my baby bump.
“I want to make love to you,” he says with a smile.
I lower my eyes shyly. “There is only one easy way to do that,” I say, running my hand slowly over my belly.
“Then come, and I will see to your needs,” he says, taking my hand and leading me up the stairs.
“My needs?” I look at him with a smile.
“Okay, my needs,” he gives in easily with a low chuckle. “But I am sure I won’t have to try very hard to get you in the mood.”
“You never do,” I say to him and he stops in the corridor and kisses me. We continue walking hand in hand as he leads me up the next flight of stairs. I frown, I feel a slight chill go down my back. “Where are taking me?” I ask him.
He looks at me curiously. “To our bedroom, my love. In the tower.” He pushes open the tower room door and I scream...
I wake up to Cade shaking me gently.
“Liv. Liv. It’s okay, it’s just a dream.”
My heart is racing, and I am all flustered. “Where am I?” I ask him.
“Your hotel room in Toronto,” he says. “I hope, anyway, that you haven’t time travelled us somewhere else.” He looks around a bit worried.
“Shit,” I say and cling to him, needing a bit of a lifeline.
He stiffly hugs me back and I come to my senses and pull back. “Sorry,” I mumble. “I just…”
“You were scared.” He shrugs.
“Scared?” I scoff to cover up the fact that I was indeed a bit scared. “I don’t think so.”
“Sure,” he says. “Although, I am concerned.” He frowns. “Liv, there was magick being used in here.”
“What? How so?” I ask in surprise.
“I don’t know what and I don’t know how. It was…evil,” he replies.