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
One of Logan's hands continued to knead and tweak her nipple, and the other dipped lower, skimming the curve of her back and then gripping her hip. His kiss got just as aggressive as hers and he pulled their bodies together so his wet cock rubbed at her entrance.Trisha tensed. As great as this kiss was, she still couldn't help but be just a little worried about his size. "Be gentle," she gasped as he leaned down and took his nipple in her mouth.Logan ground the point lightly between his teeth, just enough for friction but not enough for pain. "Anything you want."Trisha closed her eyes as her head fell back. The pillow smelled like Logan a strong woodsy scent that surrounded her. Her moans were soft as he sucked more of her breast into his mouth."Don't hold back," Logan scolded as he pulled away and kissed the spot in-between her breast. "If you want to moan, moan. I don't give a damn who hears us."Trisha bit her lip. She wanted to
Trisha woke up well before Logan. He had an arm over his eyes to block out the light and the other around her pulling her close to his body.No wonder she had dreamed she was in a sauna. Trisha wiggled out of his tight grasp and leaned forward to kiss his forehead. He groaned softly and smiled at the touch, but didn't wake up."I should have known you'd be difficult," she scolded him.She slipped out of bed and grabbed some of Logan's own clothes since hers were not in any shape to be worn. She'd get new later it was something that had to be done in any case.Once dressed and no longer smelling like werewolf sex, she wandered through the mansion. She wanted to find Kanda and speak to him, but instead she stumbled onto Lauren in the kitchen.The other woman was holding a mug to her chest and eyed her. "I take it last night went well."Trisha's cheeks were on fire but she couldn't deny it. The others here weren't dumb. "For the mos