The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 123

Sean and I headed to Victor’s office. I was eager to talk to him about what happened at lunch. The lead with Sean’s great-uncle hadn’t been the best, but we’d gotten a little bit more. It was something.

I opened the door to Victor’s office and smiled at him. Victor got up from his chair and pulled me into his arms. He sniffed and held me away from him.

“You smell like another man.” Victor growled.

“I had to hold on to Sean, because the elevator scared me, Victor.” I answered softly.

He held me to him tightly. “I’m sorry, princess. Are you alright?”

“Yes. It was shaky at the top and I got scared. I wouldn’t have touched Sean like that without a reason. I don’t like when you’re mad at me, Victor.” I whispered.

“It was the curse. I trust you. I can smell Sean and a relative of his on you. That’s two men and my brain is having trouble.” He replied, kissing the top of my head.

“We went to see his great-uncle, remember?” I asked.

“Right. Come in and tell us what you found.” Victor said, pulling me into the room.

Sean followed us and was seated on the couch next to Finn. Talia sat in one of the chairs. Victor pulled me into his lap.

“My great-uncle didn’t have a lot for us. He was only a baby. He said that his grandfather didn’t sacrifice any of his children, they were sent with Grace to her new home. He also thought the Master was killed by his supports. He was adamant that they had staked him out for the sun, not that he had sacrificed himself. We told him everything pointed to him killing himself, but we may want to look into that a little.” Sean said.

“Victor, can Sean and Rosario move in with us too? They want to help with the curse and they think they’ll be better able to from here. They aren’t a threat to your territory, because they aren’t vampires, and they aren’t a threat to our relationship, because they’re gay. Please, Victor?” I asked.

He looked over at Sean, then to Talia. “The house is getting pretty full, Harmony called and told me that your uncles will be coming with them when they move in here. I don’t think there’s room.”

“Finn and I can sleep with you. You have a big bed. That will free up two more rooms. Maybe this is what we need to break the curse. Everyone living together under one roof. There have been worse ideas proposed. Sean, will your parents be okay with this?” Talia asked.

“I’m eighteen. I’ll tell them the truth, I will be here until the curse is broken. I want to help fix this. I need to be a part of it. My ancestor did this, I need to help.” Sean replied.

Victor sighed. “I suppose we can do it like that. It’s not like I’ll be having you in my bed until this curse is done, I might as well let Finn and Talia sleep there.”

“I’ll go tell my parents as soon as we’re done here. Echo needs to tell you all what happened at lunch.” Sean said excitedly.

“What happened at lunch, my love?” Victor asked.

“I held hands with my sister and brother. There was a breeze that swept through the place and suddenly, the mate bond grew stronger for the wolves and two seventeen-year-old wolves found out they were mates!” I told them.

Victor looked shocked. A huge grin spread across his face and he squeezed me tightly. I saw that Talia and Finn were looking at each other with a similar expression.

“Did it seem to go any further?” Talia asked.

“No. It only seemed to affect the cafeteria. We don’t know how long it will last, either. Cam is watching the two wolves in question.” Sean answered.

“This could help hold off the progression of the curse for Victor.” Talia whispered. “It could give us more time!”

“Well done, princess! We’ll get them moved in as soon as possible and see what it does.” Victor kissed my cheek. “You have amazed me, yet again. My sweet little princess.”

I turned and kissed Victor deeply. He responded with hunger. My body craved him so badly. I loved when he was proud of me.

We pulled away. Victor caressed my cheek and I rubbed my face against his hand. I could see in his eyes that it was entirely him. I hoped this worked, because I wanted Victor back.

“You have a lot of work to do, princess. You’ll need to get the house ready for three more werewolves and arrange rooms for everyone.” Victor said.

“I can do it, Victor. I need to go start cooking dinner. I can work on my plan while I cook. Come on, Sean, I’ll walk you out.”

I got off of Victor’s lap and guided Sean out to the entryway. He held my hand and smiled. I could see how excited he was for a real adventure.

“I’m going to tell my parents and start packing. I don’t know if they’ll help me move, but I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to do this smoothly. I don’t want my parents thinking that I’m mad at them or anything.” Sean told me.

“They won’t. You’ll explain and they’ll understand. I just know it. Trust me, Sean. Everything will be fine, plus, now that I’ve been to your house, I can travel there any time. If you need help moving, I can bring you and your things over.” I winked.

“That’s a really useful power.” He smiled. “I’ll text you and let you know how it goes.”

Sean left with a wave and I went into the kitchen to begin cooking. Once I got everything started, I pulled out a notepad from a drawer and started planning where I could put everyone. No matter how I worked it, I had one more person than I had bedrooms.

I considered the guest cottage, but I didn’t know who I would put in there and I was pretty sure all four bedrooms were taken by the werewolves who guarded the property. All I could think of was rooming someone with someone else. Val would be upset if I had Cam and Harmony together, and Cam wouldn’t like Val and Harmony in the same room.

Putting Harmony in my room would work… then I had an idea that made me grin. I had joked about it earlier with Sean, but it would work and still give everyone their space. I put Rosario and Sean in room six. The one I usually reserved for Marius.

Quickly, I sent him a text letting him know I needed his room for guests. He told me it was fine as long as they weren’t werewolves. I assured him they weren’t and solidified my plan.

Trent called as I was pulling everything out of the oven and letting it rest. I turned the stovetop burners to low and gave the pots a quick stir before answering.

“Hello?”

“Echo, Victor told me I should call you, since you’re in charge of the house. I talked to my guys in the guest house and they’re going to double up in rooms, since two work the dayshift and two work the night. I’m sending over a couple of omegas to help with meals and housekeeping. With a full house, you need support.” Trent said, getting straight to business.

“Are you sure? Do they really want to work for a vampire?” I asked.

“They want to help their pack. Omegas always want to do what will help their pack the most, we take care of them in some ways, they take care of us in others. I have carefully selected two omegas who are okay with the idea of working for vampires.” He told me.

“When should I expect them?”

“Everyone is packing up to move in after school tomorrow. I’m having them come first thing in the morning so you have time to go over everything and they can get started on preparing the rooms.” Trent answered.

“Thank you, Alpha Padua. I appreciate you sending someone to help. I’ll make sure everything is ready for them.” I said.

“No problem. If this helps speed up the process of getting rid of the curse and saves Victor, I’m prepared to give anything I can.” He replied seriously.

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