The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 88

The next morning, I woke up before Gray’s alarm went off. I had a weird dream that my father, Thom Gale, came into the house and started yelling at me about not being allowed to be there. He dragged me out of the house and no one was able to stop him.

When Victor tried to stop him, my father held out his hand and Victor fell to his knees. The same happened whenever someone tried to stop him. I begged for him to let me go and he slapped me. He pulled me out of the house and threw me into a car where Sean was waiting.

“You only marry who I say you marry. You’re my daughter and I own you.” He growled.

“It’s okay, Echo. I’m going to take care of you and make you so happy.” Sean murmured, grasping my hand tightly.

I cried as we drove away from the house. I didn’t want to be with Sean, I wanted Victor and Gray. I woke up with tears in my eyes.

–

“Echo. Princess, are you okay? I couldn’t wake you.” Victor whispered.

I clung to him tightly. I never wanted to let him go. Victor rubbed my back and murmured to me telling me I was safe and no one would ever harm me.

With a stuttering voice, I told him about the dream. Victor assured me that Thom was actually dead. I couldn’t get the angry hiss of his voice out of my head, though.

“I’m going to go get a glass of water. I need to move. It was like I couldn’t fight back at all. I was so much weaker than him. It didn’t feel right.” I told him.

“Do you want me to go with you, princess?” He asked.

“No. I’ll be back in a few minutes. Just be ready to give me lots of cuddles when I come back.” I said.

“I can do that. Did you want me to get Gray up?”

“Let him sleep until his alarm goes off. He needs his rest.” I replied, climbing over Victor and getting out of bed.

I was wearing my longer nightgown and threw a robe on before heading out to the kitchen. I didn’t like the gnawing fear in my stomach and hoped water would be enough to help with it. This made me want to go out with Sean even less today.

In the kitchen, I got a glass and poured some water from the pitcher in the fridge. When I closed the door, I almost dropped my glass. Finn was standing in the kitchen looking at me.

“You’re supposed to stay away from me.” I told him.

“I’m supposed to stay out of the wing where you sleep. I’m supposed to keep my fangs to myself. I just came in for a glass of blood.” He replied motioning to the fridge.

I walked around to the other side of the kitchen island, drinking my water. He poured some blood into a mug and went to heat it in the microwave. While he was waiting, Finn turned to look at me.

“Look, I’m sorry about the first night you met me. Vic’s been keeping me from you so I wasn’t able to tell you I’m sorry. I was just messing with him, but then you smelled so good…. It’s no excuse. Please forgive me. I’m really not a bad guy.” Finn smiled a little.

“I’ll forgive you. Just don’t try to bite me.” I said.

“Talia told me about what happened to you. It explained why you were so afraid. I didn’t mean to scare you, tiny. If I knew your sire was Marius, I wouldn’t have even teased. I was lucky he never heard about it. Thanks for not telling on me.” He laughed.

“I never even thought of that.” I murmured and sipped my water.

“I’m only here until we figure out this curse. I disagreed with Vic keeping it from you. You’re his mate. He should trust you with this stuff.”

“Victor just didn’t want me to worry. I had just gotten over the same fear of losing Gray. It makes sense if you actually know us.” I replied.

“Don’t tell me you’re just as stuck up as Vic. You seemed like such a sweet little cutie. We could have so much fun. I could say things that make you blush and smell even sweeter.” Finn chuckled as he pulled his mug out of the microwave and stirred it with a spoon.

“I don’t like it when you talk like that.” I said, with a blush.

“Mmm. That’s the stuff. Just the right seasoning to make this palatable.”

I finished my water and put my glass in the sink. I didn’t want to stay around him anymore. I turned and started heading for the stairs.

“Glad I helped get you out of that sad, scared scent. You should only smell like the blooming flower you are.” He whispered.

If not for my hearing being more sensitive, I might not have heard him. I smiled and went upstairs. He was trying to distract me from what was upsetting me. It worked too.

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When I got back to my room, I climbed in Victor’s lap and kissed him. He smiled as I pulled away.

“That glass of water seemed to help.” He chuckled.

“Finn was there getting some blood. He pulled me out of my head.” I told him.

“He didn’t try anything, did he?” Victor growled.

“No. He just talked to me and apologized for scaring me earlier.” I murmured and kissed down his jaw to his neck.

I licked the place where my mark was. I wanted Victor. I wanted to feel him in me. I moved to straddle him, grinding my body against his while I sucked on his mark.

Victor’s hands found their way to my hips and he started moving me more firmly against him. His mouth found my neck and he started sucking and nibbling. I moaned at the feeling.

We all talked about our plans for the day. Gray was going to go to the pack lands to see his parents and let them know I’d definitely be at the family dinner. Lucien and Amy were going to go check out some of the shops downtown. They seemed really excited about it. Jean-Claude and Dillon were going to play my video games and Talia was going to try to read a few more books before she had to sleep.

After breakfast was done, Amy and Lucien were in charge of cleaning up. It was nice to share the chores with other people. Amy seemed to really understand how I organized my kitchen.

I went into the office and worked on finishing my leftover schoolwork. I managed to get my last page done before Gray came in to get me for the drive out to the amusement center where I was meeting Sean. I bounced up and hugged him.

“Are you ready to go, angel?” Gray asked, dancing me around a little. “You have such a big day ahead of you.”

It made me laugh and I followed his steps around the room. “I’m really excited. Harmony used to go out for whole days with her friends. I always wondered what it was like.”

“Promise me you’ll be safe.” He whispered.

“I’ll make sure no one sneaks up on me. I can pop back home if anything goes wrong. No one can take me away again. Marius and I have worked on my traveling. I can go anywhere I’ve been before. I can even take someone with me now.” I grinned up at him.

“Where did you learn to dance?” Gray chuckled.

“I’m just following you. I can feel the way your body wants to move, and I let mine go with you.” I told him.

“Have I told you how much I love you today?” He asked.

“Mmmm… maybe. Couldn’t hurt to say it again.” I giggled.

“I love you more than the sun and the moon. You are my sun and my moon.” Gray said as he dipped me backward.

Our lips met in a tender kiss, as Gray held me over the floor. He stood me up and spun me in circles before pulling me back to his chest. I rested my ear over his heart and listened to it beating. That was one of my favorite sounds. The heartbeats of the men I loved.

“I love you, Gray. I love your heart. I love your lips. I love your love and all the little ways you make me feel like a whole person.” I said.

“Let’s get you out to Sean. The sooner we get that part of the day over with, the better.”

“Gray.” I scolded. “Don’t be mean about this.”

“I just want you back with me as soon as possible, angel. I hate any time when I’m not with you.” He explained.

“That better be it. Let’s go!” I said, tugging him out of the room.

Soon, we were on the road. I was feeling a lot better than I had been when I first woke up with that nightmare. Sean wasn’t going to take me away from Victor and Gray. He was my friend and I was excited to spend time with him.