“That doesn’t exactly help me want to relax and enjoy this relationship.” My comment, of course, was just another thing that made him chuckle.
“There is still a lot about our kind and our world you don’t know, Nessa, but we will soon rectify that by giving you all the answers you seek,” Victor said, and my brows shot to my hairline.
“You will?!” I asked, shocked.
“Yes, sweetheart, we will… but not tonight.”
I sighed, the disappointment no doubt easy to see. But, this time, it made them both smile because they had enticed their bargain from me. And as for me, I had bargained for nights without chains. A fact they pointed out, as Victor gripped theback of my neck and pulled me closer. His lips at my temple as he told me,
“Now it is time to sleep easy in our arms and we will do the same, knowing, for once…”
“There is no escaping your Fate.”
12
THE POWER OF EGGS
For the first time in what felt like a lifetime, I woke without restraints. I did, however, once more find myself in a room I didn’t recognize. It was the same one I managed to get a brief glimpse of, last night.
It didn’t take much of a guess to realize this must have been their penthouse bedroom, but unlike the rest of their city home, this room was completely black.
As in…everything.
The walls with their molded panels, the floor, with its dark-slate tiles and the luxurious, butter-soft bedsheets that lay draped over me on the huge bed. Even the elaborately carved headboard was painted in a high gloss of black paint. Every other piece of furniture was covered in black leather, with rivets that framed the material being the only flashes of silver. It was a gothic haven, something I wasn’t surprised to find in the home of a couple of Vampires.
In fact, it wasn’t surprising that I hadn’t seen much of it last night, because there really wasn’t much to see. Especially not in the way of color anyway. No wonder they had originally put me in a different room. I think if I had woken up in this one afterthat first kidnapping, I would have thought I was waking up in some kind of hotel in hell.
As for now, I simply stretched out, wondering what time it was, as the thick black curtains gave me no indication. In fact, the only reason I could see anything at all, was thanks to the low glow of the wall lights that one of the brothers must have left on for me. Oh, and no guessing needed, they were also black. Black metal cylinders, with white light casting a beam upward against even more fancy molding.
The one thing I hadn’t been expecting was to be alone when waking. The empty spaces either side of me had not too long ago been filled with two sexy Vampires. But now, with them gone, it left the room feeling cold and unwelcoming.
So, with nothing more to do, I whipped back the covers and shifted off the bed. Directly opposite me were two doors, both black, and both carved in the same design as the headboard.
“Well, at least one of them should be a bathroom,” I said to myself as I walked to one and found it to be a huge walk-in closet. However, surprisingly, it was empty.
“Hmm… that’s weird,” I muttered before trying the next door and finding out that I was right, it was a bathroom like I hoped it would be. The most luxurious bathroom I had ever seen. It looked more like something you would have found at an exclusive spa. It also wasn’t as dark and masculine as the bedroom was. Although, with its light-gray marble covering the walls, it created a flow from one room to the next.
The difference here was the white marble. It had fine gray lines branching out along the floor that tied in perfectly with the gray on the walls. The same white marble was used on the countertops that were void of any sinks. Instead, it seemed as if the water would just naturally flow back into a hidden reservoir before it had a chance to overflow what looked like a flat surface.The feature continued in the sunken bathtub that needed steps down into it.
It was positioned directly in front of the window, with views of the city ahead and of central park directly below. The bathtub was like an infinity pool that I couldn’t wait to see in action. Especially considering how big it was, knowing that it could fit the three of us inside without a problem. The fantasies of such quickly took hold, giving me another reason to splash water on my face whilst getting ready.
I looked toward the shower, remembering the one taken together at the club and blushing because of it. However, this one was different. As like the bath, it was built into the walls with no glass in sight. Oh, and it could fit at least six people inside because it was more like a small room, complete with seating against one wall.
As for my morning routine, this was a quick dash of doing the basic essentials, meaning I left without having a shower for two reasons. The first, I had no spare clothes and had no idea where my bag was, so therefore didn’t want to shower only to put my pjs back on. The second, well… there were so many controls on that shower, I felt like I needed a degree in engineering or computer programing just to work the damn thing. Like I would press the wrong button and there would be some kind of self-destruct countdown blaring like the first Alien movie we watched last night.
Not that I had made it to the end but still, everyone knew Ripley grabbed Jonesy the cat and kicked ass after making it to the shuttle.
It was clear that these Vampires planned ahead, because I found a new toothbrush, fancy soaps, and a hairbrush, all still new in their packaging, tucked away neatly in one of the drawers.
Which meant that I left the room with minty breath, fresh armpits, and hair that no longer looked like I had partaken in a mosh pit at a rock concert. And what did I find… but two very domesticated looking Vampires playing house.
“Erm… hey,” I said shyly. I felt like I was intruding on this family time because Victor was cooking in the kitchen, while his brother loaded the dishwasher. Needless to say, I was utterly astounded and even questioned if this was the dream after the nightmare.
“There she is. Our tired girl,” Tal said with the biggest grin after kicking up the door on the kitchen appliance to close it. Victor turned to look at me from the stove where he appeared to be cooking something in the frying pan.
Something that smelled delicious.
“What you doin’ all the way over there, babe?” Victor said when I didn’t move. He added to this a sexy as sin crook of his finger, showing me exactly where he wanted me to be.
