The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 27

After breakfast, Val asked Echo if he could stay for a few hours. She looked a little nervous at the idea. I can imagine she didn’t like the idea of people being here while her master slept.

The more time I spent with her, the more I could feel our bond grow. I was understanding her a little more. She liked things a certain way and when things upset her plans, they upset her as well.

I convinced him to make a plan for staying over next weekend. It gained me a grateful smile from Echo. Just one of the ways I was planning to convince her to love me. I would make sure she was always comfortable and in control.

She’d spent most of her life under someone else’s control. I should have seen it earlier. She wouldn’t see the goddess choosing her for me as a gift. She would see it as yet another being who had more power controlling her life.

The goddess had chosen me for a reason. I needed to figure out all the ways I could give Echo the life she deserved. I would start small and work my way into her life as gently as I could.

“Do you have your class list?” I asked Echo as I helped gather up dirty dishes.

“Yes. It’s in my room.” She replied, not looking at me.

“I can wash these, why don’t you go grab it. Val and I can tell you what classes you have with us, Harmony, or Cam.” I smiled.

“Are you sure? It’s kinda my job.”

“I work in a restaurant. I can wash a load of dishes, Echo. I’m not completely useless.” I groaned.

She laughed and left the room. Making her laugh was definitely one of the highlights of my whole week. I would cherish the sound until I could make it happen again.

Val came over and helped with cleaning up. He had a slight smile as we worked to load the dishwasher and put away the juice and stuff. It reminded me of Echo’s smile a little.

“I always wanted to take over her work and let her rest when we were kids. I was hoping to help her clean the house today so she could have more time to play.” He said.

“Echo has things the way she likes them. I bet she was thinking you might be a distraction. Making a plan ahead of time will give her a chance to figure things out, then you can offer to help while you’re here.”

“When did you become so patient and wise?” Trent snorted.

“When I fell in love with someone who needed more understanding than I had in me up to that point. I’ll grow and change like Echo needs me to. I’m not going to lose.” I grinned.

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Echo came down, roughly, when we’d finished cleaning and putting everything away. She looked around and checked our work before smiling, then took us to the living room. It was a bit of a mess from the night before, but she told us to leave it and she would take care of it after we were gone.

Val and I reluctantly agreed. Neither of us wanted to upset her by stepping out of line. The place was under her rule now that Victor was sleeping. Instead, I’d work on a way to win her during the days we’d have together.

Looking at her class schedule, I saw that she had English and Science with me. She had Math with only Val, History with Val and Harmony, Creative Writing with Harmony and Cam, and Gym with Harmony in the afternoon. She had Home Room alone, though. It was too late in the year to try and change any of our schedules. So, she would just have to be alone.

“I guess the positive is that I’ll know someone in most of my classes.” She said softly.

“You’ll have a chance to make friends in Home Room. It’s only a thirty-minute class for announcements and stuff at the beginning of the day. You have first period free like me and Harmony.” I told her. “We can show you around the school.”

“Thank you, Gray.” Echo smiled. “I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, I have to ask you all to leave now. My master is sleeping and I have cleaning to do.”

“Okay, Echo. We’ll head out and see you tomorrow at school. Have a good day.” I replied.

“See you tomorrow, Echo. I love you.” Val said, pulling her into a hug.

I tried not to be jealous of him getting a hug. He was her brother, after all, and I was just her friend. One day it would be me getting hugs, I knew I’d get there. I had the drive and the desire. I wouldn’t lose to Victor.

“I love you, too, Valley. Tell Harmony I’ll see her tomorrow and that I love her as well. Oh! Before I forget, Rosalynn wants to test you and Harmony. Maybe we can do that when you come over next weekend.”

“What do you mean?” He asked.

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