Taste - Vampire Magic by D. S. Murphy

Author:D. S. Murphy [Murphy, D. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UrbanEpics
Published: 2018-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

The house was quiet and dark when I came home. I was still a bit tipsy. Part of me felt exhausted, now that my body was drained of elixir. Another part of me was buzzing with energy. I had fun tonight. I didn’t realize how much I needed to go somewhere and be invisible, at least for a while.

In my bedroom I unzipped my jacket, then froze when I realized I wasn’t alone.

“Where were you?” Damien said. He was sitting on my bed casually, hands clasped in his lap.

“Out with friends,” I said. “Is that okay, master?”

His shoulders stiffened and he looked away. I didn’t mean to snap, but I was annoyed and surprised to find him in my room.

“I’ve been waiting for you. I got a security warning,” he said, holding up a digital panel with a red alert sign. “I was worried.”

“I can take care of myself,” I said, grabbing my pajamas. If we were going to have this talk, I wanted to get comfortable first. He looked away when I started unbuttoning my jeans.

“You shouldn’t have to. Not here. All humans should be protected, chosen or not.”

What about the dead girls? I wanted to fling back at him, but I bit my tongue as his words sunk in.

He was worried. About me.

“You can’t expect me to not have any friends, and just wait around at home for you to decide if you want to see me or not.”

I glared at him. I didn’t want to change in front of him, but there was no privacy in the room

“You’re right,” he said. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think how this would be for you.” He looked like he was about to say something else, but he bit his tongue. I opened the door to the wardrobe and hid behind it while I stripped off my clothes, then pulled on the pajamas.

“What did my father want from you?” he asked, changing the subject.

“He showed me his cave of bones,” I said. “I think he was trying to impress me.”

“You didn’t tell him about... what you told me, did you?”

“The dead girls? It didn’t come up.” Damien let out a sigh of relief, then leaned back and crossed his arms. I sat across the room, in the sofa by the window, pretending to brush my hair just so I looked busy.

“I’m sorry about that,” he said. “About him.”

“At least he makes time for me,” I said. “I’ve seen him as much as I’ve seen you recently.”

“I wanted to give space to adjust. Plus, I thought you might be tired after the training. I know you didn’t choose this—”

“I’m chosen,” I cut him off. “I’m here for you, I’m yours. Your property, your possession, right? Nigel hasn’t shown any restraint or patience with Jessica. The least you could do is pretend to be interested in me. People are starting to talk.”

His eyes flashed with anger.

“I’ll never force you to do anything you’re uncomfortable with.”

“Isn’t that what elite do? Take what they want?”

After what I’d learned in class today, I had a whole new level of appreciation for the elite.

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