"What do you mean?" Trisha demanded in a hiss.
"That's Ryan's fiancee," Nakuni whispered. "Sitting at the table."
The elegant woman again brought the coffee to her lips and took a long sip. Her eyes slowly focused on Trisha and she smiled. "You made it." Her crystal clear voice rung across the space between them. "I was hoping that you'd be sensible."
Trisha put the phone down and trekked forward. There was no point in trying to run now. As the woman nodded to the seat in front of her, Trisha couldn't help but note the mess she looked right now with dirt streaked across her face and her clothes reeking of filth.
She plopped into her seat and spun the ring on her finger once more. "What do you want?" she whispered.
The woman took another sip and popped her lips before speaking. "This place truly has great beverages. I suggest you try them out sometime." Her dark red eyes locked onto Trisha. "As for what I want, I believe I told you that in my
Dominic wasted no time. He grabbed the weakened Trisha and tossed her over his shoulder, leaning in and smelling her neck as he did so. "I'm so happy you know what we are now," he whispered. "I've wanted to sink my fangs into you from the moment I met you.""I'm not your plaything," Trisha would have smacked him if she had the energy."You're not a toy," Dominic agreed with a nod. "But I know I'll be able to keep you as my personal supply for as long as I want.""That's bold of you, Dominic," Madam Westworth scolded as she opened the door. "We have not yet decided the fate this one should endure. A personal blood bag for you does not seem fair to the rest of us."Dominic shrugged not the least bit put off from the scolding. "Lucky for you, I plan to share.""I am firmly of the belief that Liliana is making a grave mistake," Madam Westworth observed. "She has decided you will keep your life. For your deceit and your continued defiance, I think you s
The unsettling dark didn't disturb her as much as the fact that they wanted to use her as a food source. She'd never have considered any of this could be real just a few short weeks ago.Now she was stuck underground at a vampire's house. The artificial light from above flickered as she spied it from the warped boards above.Every creak of the boards made her body tense. When would they come for her?Would it be Dominic?Would it be Raphael?And most important of all, would it hurt?Trisha rubbed a hand against her neck. The spot they would sink those monster fangs into. Funny, she'd been afraid of Ryan, but really there had been no reason to be. Not compared to these others from his group. Even Liliana was scarier than Ryan.She'd forgive him for everything if he found a way to save her.The floor creaked again and she bit her lip. Would this be the moment? Would light spill in when her door was thrown open?She y
Her blood? Trisha couldn't shake those two words out of her head no matter how hard she tried. How much blood would be involved in this cooking contest of theirs? But no, it didn't matter.She had to save Nakuni. She couldn't let them just kill him.Westworth led her away from the twins that watched Trisha's every gesture with a glazed look. They licked their lips as their eyes dipped to her throat or to the veins on her wrist. Trisha was grateful the old woman was so strict. She could really only imagine what she would have done otherwise."He's in here." The woman turned on the lights in a small room and the area was flooded with a yellow glow.Nakuni was in the center of the floor in a fetal position. Crusted blood covered his face and his hands. His clothing had been torn to shreds. "Nakuni?" Trisha whispered.The man turned slowly. Taking his time as if moving too quickly would erase the dream he was in. His eyes met hers and he smiled. "Mistr
Westworth pointed to a seat near her. "Sit, you'll be right at my side while we eat. You know the price of failure."Nakuni smiled at the group. "I know there will be zero complaints from this meal. I've brought you a pork stew flavored with our special ingredient." He paused. "It needs no introduction." He set the giant pot in the center of the table and the twins shifted into their seats, leaning closer to it.Nakuni dealt out a set of bowls and ladled the soup into the three containers. He set each done in front of the vampires and gave Trisha a wink.At least someone was confident that this gamble would go okay. She couldn't be so sure. Shouldn't Nakuni have taken more blood? What if it wasn't enough?Westworth glared at the two at the table and they set their bowls down. Both had been about to swallow the contents. "Manners," she snapped before she turned her attention to Nakuni. "Feline, I will say that your meal does look good, but if it will be go
"My wedding?" Trisha replied. She stayed in Nakuni's arms as she just stared up at the group. This had to be a hallucination."Yes," Westworth nodded toward Logan. "This wolf has bought you in a sense. In return, I'll let you go because you'll no longer be of any use to me." She tilted her head as she stared down. "However, I'm still keeping the chef. He will do wonders for making sure Ryzard's wedding goes off without a hitch."Trisha found herself clutching Nakuni's hands that were wrapped around her middle. She didn't even want to think about leaving him here with these monsters even if she could escape. "But if I'm not here why would you need him? You couldn't make any more blood dishes without me-"Westworth's eyes flashed. "I have plenty of willing donors, Pet. Don't mistake this as a sign of affection. I just am aware of how difficult it will be to keep you alive when it comes to the twins. Especially now that they've consumed your blood, and you'd
As Trisha noticed Lauren strut into the room, she could practically feel the hate that oozed off of the woman.Lauren did not like her.No, that was a vast understatement.Lauren despised her.Lauren wanted nothing more than to remove Trisha's head from her body if the cold eyes focused on her meant anything.Trisha shivered."Trisha," Lauren growled. "Congratulations on your getting to join the pack."Her sharp eyes slid to the vampires. "I'm here now, let's get ready. Logan, get beside her, now," each order was a bark, a snap.Trisha knew she'd be paying for this for the rest of her life if Lauren had any say about it. But Trisha couldn't blame the woman.She'd not only wrecked Logan's career, this marriage was a seal of death for it, but she' also managed to get land taken away from them and given to an enemy.Logan took her hands in his. The warmth radiated off of him and Trisha sighed softly. "Hey
There was a different sense to the air as they entered the mansion this time. A stifling silence that hung over the group.Lauren broke it first. "I'm going to keep up a perimeter on our grounds. I don't trust those bloodsuckers. I wouldn't doubt if they try to attack us now that our guard is done."Logan scoffed. "I doubt that not with the size of land I gave them."Lauren's gaze narrowed on him. "And we're going to talk about that again, later, in length." She glanced at Trisha and sighed. "As for now, you're under my protection as is that pathetic brat of a wolf. I won't let those beasts get near you guys."Trisha watched her go and the stifling situation grew worse. Kanda was leaning against the wall watching the two of them. "I hope you don't expect me to just take off and leave like that.""I was hoping you would," Logan agreed. "I wanted to spend some time with my wife." It was meant to be a serious statement but at the last words, Logan gri
Logan didn't hesitate and his fancy buttons went flying as he ripped it off his body. He tossed it off to the side with a mound of clothes and winced. "I swear I'm going to clean that."Trisha smirked. "I'm going to hold you to that. Don't think you're getting out of cleaning duties just because you've got a wife now."Logan turned completely red. "I didn't mean that I wasn't going to make you-"Trisha silenced him with her fingers pressed against his lips. "I was teasing you. I won't mind helping you with some things, it's not like I'm the one working right now."She winced. "If I ever get to work again at this rate, with all that stuff spread about me supposedly betraying my company I won't be able to get a job."Logan rolled his eyes at her. "You don't have to worry about getting a job unless you want to, I can take care of us. " His pants slid off easily, but he paused at his black silk boxers. "This isn't a dream, right?" he asked.Tris