The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 69

I woke with my face pressed against something cool and firm. It felt good on my face. Like the cool side of the pillow, but better. I wrapped my arms around it and held on tight. It smelled like Victor.

“Good morning, princess.” Victor whispered.

My eyes flew open. “They said I would sleep alone last night.”

“After Bellamy was in bed and Talia had turned in to read for the night, we came to lay with you.” He replied.

I felt a hand stroking my back. The heat of Gray’s skin seeped through my nightgown and into my skin. I was a mix of happy and worried.

“We heard you apologize. They explained what happened. I’m so sorry, angel. We should’ve realized that you weren’t being yourself. We should have seen it.” Gray murmured from behind me.

“If I couldn’t see it, I don’t see how you two could have. I feel much better today. I’m not angry or weepy.” I offered.

“You haven’t fed on me in twenty-four hours, princess. That helps. Today, Bellamy said she will be feeding you human blood. I expect that you will feel a lot better soon. The effects of the werewolf blood will wear off and you will be yourself again, mostly.” Victor said.

That made me happier. I wanted to be myself. I didn’t like the feeling of that anger. It wasn’t as easy to contain as my normal anger.

They wrapped me up in a hug. I never felt as happy and safe as I did in their arms. It was good that we all made up. I never wanted to fight with them.

“We should get up. We have training this morning, then you’re going shopping.” Gray whispered in my ear.

I groaned. I didn’t really want to get out of bed. I wanted to cuddle with them for longer. I knew I had to, though. I couldn’t go through life being weak.

Victor promised to have breakfast with us after training. He left to go to his office and work more. I’d heard them all talking about some curse. I hoped they got it fixed.

Once I was changed, Gray and I headed to the yard to meet up with everyone else. We started with a run, like usual. When we got back, Dillon and Jean-Claude tied a pad to a tree. Talia came out and worked with me on my form while the others did their training.

I would hear Gray curse sometimes and knew he’d gotten hit. They really fought during their sparring. If they didn’t heal as fast as they did, they would have looked truly dreadful. After they fought, I always hated seeing Gray. He was usually bloody and bruised, by the time we finished breakfast, he would look almost normal again.

They told me the worse the damage was, the longer it took to heal, but bruises and small cuts could heal within an hour. Talia explained to me that I healed like a werewolf when I was unhealthy, but I’d heal much faster as soon as I was healthy again.

I made sure to let Talia and Amy know that I had apologized to Victor and Gray. They smiled and nodded. I was glad I didn’t have people upset with me anymore.

Victor ate with me, Gray, and Talia in the kitchen. I really should have gotten a table and chairs for the dining room. I added that to my list of things to get done as soon as possible.

“I want you to buy whatever you want today, princess. Don’t worry about the cost. I have more than enough money to cover whatever you want.” Victor said.

“You spoil her too much, Victor.” Talia chuckled.

“She deserves everything. As long as I can give it to her, I will.” He replied with a wink.

“I’d give you money for shopping, but it looks like Victor has it more than covered. Here’s a little cash, so you can tip at whatever restaurant you go to. Cash tips are better than credit tips.” Gray said, holding out some money from his wallet.

“Grayson, you don’t make a lot, let me handle the financial caretaking of our mate. You save your money for taking her out during the days. I expect that you will take her out on dates to places I would never be able to take her to. It would be a favor to me. I would prefer it if your financial focus was on that. Credit tips are fine, she can just tip more to make up for it.” Victor told him.

“I’m going to assume you didn’t mean to insult me for not being as rich as you.” Gray scoffed and put the money back in his wallet. “Fine. I’ll take her to do a ton of stuff. Every night, you’ll have to suffer while she tells you how much fun she had with me.”

“That would not cause me to suffer. I would be able to see her smile and hear her laughter as she told me about everything she enjoyed. The time while she’s alive is all yours. One day, Echo will pass into her second life and I will have her all night while you sleep. You’ll have to do a lot better if you want to make me jealous.” Victor laughed.

“I’m taking her to the prom. It’s at night, when you’ll be awake, but she’s going with me. It will be Echo’s first dance and she’ll be all dressed up for it.” Gray grinned.

Victor scowled and focused on his food. Talia was giggling. I sighed and shook my head. They were better, but nothing could seem to get them to stop antagonizing each other. At least they weren’t really fighting.

After breakfast, I cleaned up and got ready to go out. I was nervous about the trip still. Amy and Dillon nearly dragged me out to their SUV.

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to go. I just kept remembering things that I needed to do. There really wasn’t enough time for this. They both growled at me when I said something to that effect and I stopped trying to change their minds.

They chatted happily as we drove into town. I watched out the window. There was so much of the city that I hadn’t seen. The mall was on a long list of places my sister and brother talked about, but I had never seen.

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