The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 165

I let Victor and Gray know we’d have an announcement about the last part of the curse at dinner time. They were as excited as us. Preston and Val spent the rest of the afternoon working on how to mingle the spells.

Our assessment said that we would need at least five witches past what we had in the house. Preston confirmed Brian would help. Val called the coven leader and asked about getting two to three volunteers. We would know in a day or two.

When we went to dinner, I was bursting with excitement. We took our seats. The dinner table hadn’t been as lively in the last week, but it was starting to come to life a little more.

Some part of me would miss it when everyone was gone, but another part of me was really eager for the time when I’d be alone with Gray and Victor. They’d lay with me and cuddle me, but I missed every part of our relationship. The things we couldn’t do while my brother lived with us.

Once everyone was seated, Victor stood. He had a commanding presence and eyes turned to him immediately. He was made for leading.

“There is an announcement for the final step in breaking the curse. Valor, Preston, and Echo have found a viable option and have spent the afternoon working on it. Preston, would you like to present it?” Victor said.

He sat and Preston stood. Everyone looked to my uncle. Amelia seemed extra excited. She bounced in her seat and gripped Finn’s arm.

“Val actually came up with the idea. He asked me if there were any forms of exorcism witches could do. We found two options that may work. Right now, Val and I are working on combining the two spells. This will take everyone in the house who has witch blood. We think we may need at least five more witches. Lila has already volunteered. Brian has agreed to come and help. We need three more witches.” Preston concluded.

“My sister, Brooke, says that we’d need to teach her what to do, but she’ll help. She was upset with dad for not telling her this, and upset with me for not telling her that I was gay, but she wants to use her power to do something good.” Sean said.

“The coven leader says that everyone in the coven will be notified that we need at least three more witches to fully break the curse. We may have trouble, though, because we had to disclose that there was a dark witch helping. Some won’t work with vampires either.” Val told us.

It made me sad that people were so wrapped up in the idea of species being evil. I could understand them not wanting to work with a dark witch, but there was nothing that said vampires were evil. I’d known bad vampires and good ones.

Then it occurred to me. I went with Victor because I was sure I would die anyway and decided to choose the person who would end my life. For the first week or so, I even locked my bedroom door. I put my trust in him because he seemed honest enough, but I didn’t give him my whole trust.

It took a little longer, but I could tell his heart was honest once I’d healed up a little more. I wanted to let them know how good Victor was, but the odds of them trusting me weren’t great. People had strange ideas about what vampire hypnosis could do.

“The Goddess will guide the right people to us. Don’t worry, Echo.” Harmony smiled. “This is her plan too. She’ll make sure we have friends who will help us out.”

“I hope so, Harmony. I want Victor to have his title back and I want Fenton gone.” I replied.

“I feel a little bad for him. He feels so guilty about losing his wife.” Amelia murmured.

“He barely took responsibility for that. He decided to kill children to get her back. I feel bad for everyone who suffered because of him, but I could never pity a dark witch.” Emmalyn scoffed.

“Emmy, you heard how regretful he was for what he did. I can’t imagine what would happen if I lost Finn because of my own selfishness. I almost did and I didn’t even realize it.” Amelia countered.

“You could never go dark, Amelia. You don’t have it in you. You’re way to light for that. You didn’t almost lose Finn, he would have followed you to the ends of the Earth trying to get you to come back to him.” Emmalyn said.

“She’s telling the truth. I can find whatever I search for. I would have always found you and would have annoyed you until you took me back. Groveling isn’t beneath me. I would have crawled on the ground behind you begging you to take me back.” Finn replied with a wink.

Amelia giggled. “I can almost imagine that. Our parents are going to have such a fit when they find out my soulmate is a vampire.”

“It’s a good thing we’re not in a coven. Most coven leaders would denounce Amelia as a dark witch just for that. I’ve heard Rhea, the coven leader back home, isn’t that bad. I know that others might pressure her into it, though.” Emmalyn told us.

“You’re free witches?” Preston asked.

“Yes. Grandpa left his coven and enjoyed the freedom of being a free witch. The city near Bellamy’s pack is very friendly to free witches. There’s a coven, but they don’t apply much pressure. Though, I’m sure they would if they knew about Val. A triple affinity witch is super rare. Double affinities happen with more regularity than a triple does. The arranged marriages were meant to spread that gene among as many witching families as possible. Odds of meeting a triple affinity witch in a typical lifetime are slim.” Emmalyn explained.

“Finding a triple affinity witch is so rare that people will pay to enter into marriage arrangements. Parents will have their choice of spouse for their child. A double affinity is sought after, but not as desirable as a triple. I suggest you do your soulmate search as soon as possible. You’ll want to find your soulmate to stop covens from sending you a stream of eligible women.” Preston chuckled.

“They’d do that?” Val asked.

“Oh, definitely. There’s a dual affinity free witch in our town. She runs a magic shop and teahouse called Sit a Spell. Apparently, she refused a marriage arrangement. Told the prospective groom and his parents that she would go dark if she was forced to marry against her will. She’s like eighty now and has never been married. Miss Tonya is the nicest lady ever, but she takes no guff and doesn’t stand for people telling her how to live her life. She told me a story once about how the coven had sent her a dozen men to choose from when she first opened her shop. They tried boycotting her when she turned them all down. What they didn’t count on was her befriending a powerful vampire who would bring her ingredients from her travels.” Amelia said.

“Oh, my Tonya!” Talia grinned. “Yes, I remember meeting her while she was gathering herbs out in the forest near her home when she was in her twenties or thirties. We had a little fling and I promised to always bring her interesting things. I had actually planned on taking Bellamy to her back when I found her, but I was called away because somebody went swanning off after his wayward childe. When I returned to retrieve Bellamy, our friend told me she’d died in a vampire attack.”

Victor chuckled. “It truly is a small world, isn’t it?”

“I hunted down the vampires who had survived and erased them from existence. I can imagine the life little Bellamy would have had being raised by a witch. It all worked out in the end.” Talia shrugged. “No other future would have given Bellamy the gifts and renown she enjoys now.”

We finished our meal while everyone chatted about what their plans were for after the curse was gone. Amelia told Finn that she wanted to spend a year back home letting her parents get to know him before they traveled. She wanted them to understand that she was with a good man who could take care of her.

On some level, I wished I had a relationship with a parent like that. Marius was very fatherly, but it wasn’t quite the same as having someone who’s watched you grow all your life worrying over you. I’d take what I could, though. Marius was my father in almost every way.

He loved me and my siblings like we were his own. He cared about us and our health. I knew he’d put down his foot with Gray and Victor as well. They regarded him as my father.

After dinner, Gray took me out to the garden for a walk. Victor had work. I knew our life would always be like this. The early part of the evening would belong to the territory, the rest could be for us, as long as nothing else came up.

I leaned into Gray’s side as we wandered the pathways through my plants. We got to an area where there was a bench near a little two-tiered fountain. He pulled me to sit in his lap.

Cuddling into his chest, I felt complete and happy. Gray caressed my cheek and pulled me into a sweet kiss. His hand slipped down my body, to the edge of my skirt.

“Gray. What are you doing?” I murmured against his lips.

“Your brother is busy. Everyone is doing their own thing. Victor and I miss being with you, angel.” Gray whispered as he kissed my chin and jaw.

“Victor?” I asked.

“Yes, princess?” He said softly from behind me.

I turned and saw him making his way to me. Heat overcame my body. I needed them both so badly.

The idea of being with them again, overrode my nervousness at being outside. I’d been craving them all week. I was already feeling myself getting wetter as I wondered what their plan was for me.

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