Love Bites (Book one)

Chapter twenty four

*Sven*

After I had set up the room for Yasmin to move into, I had to call on one of my harem to help make sure that I was not just thinking about s*x all night. More specifically, s*x with Yasmin. I knew that she would be there in her ill fitting work out gear that for some reason drove me wild, maybe because I knew, after seeing her in the red dress that she had borrowed off Frankie, what her body looked like underneath, even though they did not hide her ample bosom and rounded ass, but they did cover up the curve of her waist and arch of her back that I wanted to run my hand up and down more than anything.

I was sure not to call for Michelle. I did not know if the fact that she had been my favourite out of my harem had gone to her head, but she had started to cross the boundaries that I had in place. I would hate to have to kick her out, given that she satisfied a need inside me that none of the others could, but I would if she did not back off. I found myself wondering if Yasmin was able to handle me the same way Michelle did, or if I would have to always hold a piece of me back from her like I did the others.

When I got out of the castle, noticing Yasmin’s eyes locked on me across the small distance, I could not help but run to her side. I noticed how she looked at me out of the corner of her eyes as they scanned up and down my body before she stiffened and took a step away from me. Did she sense the woman on me that I had just left my seed inside? If she did, then she would have to get used to the idea if she was going to join them and me with the others in the harem like they did. However, I did not like the distance that she had put between us and I found myself cursing my actions and wishing that I had been able to hold on until after the training session, given that her body still elicited the same response from my c**k that I had to discreetly move to make it not draw the attention of the guards in front of us.

I decided it was best that me and Yasmin stand at other sides of the forest, knowing that the distance would help me to concentrate on counting how many times each of the guards reappeared. I took up my position, finding that Astrid and Nicole were much more proficient at the task than the male guards. It went to show that the training that Yasmin had done with them before the selection was paying off and they ended up finishing at least three laps ahead of the men, who were not best pleased once they finished, doubling over as they tried to catch their breaths, some hissing in pain at the injuries that they had gotten. Frankie finished half way through the male guards, doing much better than I had anticipated making pride swell in my chest.

Yasmin reappeared shortly before the last of the guards came out, looking up and down the line with a stern face. She stopped in front of one of the guards, his eyes looking up at her in hatred from his bent over position. “You owe us two more laps.” She gritted out.

“No I don’t. It is not my fault you can’t count.” He gritted out in challenge.

My hand tightened to a fist at my side, my body yelling at me to go over and defend her but the voice inside my head yelling at me to let her stand up for herself. “On two occasions, you made it close to the end, but not all the way out the other side before doubling back. If you cannot be trusted to complete a simple task, how is the Master meant to trust you with guarding his life?” There was an edge to her voice that made my c**k harden once more, the way she held herself with such confidence, staring him down, daring him to continue to argue was enough to make me hiss and turn around so that I did not end up grabbing hold of her and pushing her delectable body up against one of the trees, f*****g her senceless for all to see.

I waited for the guard to try and argue his case once more, but he didn’t. I turned around, noting how he had stood to his full height, looming down at her, waiting for her to flinch. They stared at each other for a few minutes, my body ready to run in and stop him if he dared to try anything against her, before he let out a long sigh and ran around her back into the forest.

I smiled internally at how strong she had been, surprised that she did not have a smile of triumph on her own face as she started to pace up and down the line once more. “Agility is not something that you can throw your brute strength at. Some of you would have been much quicker if you had taken the time to get used to the path that you needed to follow, instead of hurling yourself at full speed, causing injuries and slowing yourselves down. There is no prize for being the fastest to run in a straight line, you need to learn to react quickly and be prepared for anything. Next session, you will line up in a different order and try to beat the time that you have set for yourselves today.”

Taking a second to move my c**k in my boxers so that it did not stand out, I ran to her side, the guard who Yasmin had sent through the forest again reappearing for the second time and joining the others. “If I find that any of you try to be dishonest again or cheat your way through the training that we are putting you through, you will be sent out of the kingdom in disgrace.” I bellowed, my anger radiating off me that someone had tried at the first hurdle to use Yasmin as a scapegoat for their own laziness. “We will next be working on your speed. Form a line in the order that you finished the first task.”

When the guy that had been forced to do extra laps tried to muscle his way into the middle of the group I sent him a scathing look and he hung his head as he moved to the back of the pack. “You will complete three laps around the training ring and field to end back here. Do not disturb the group that is training on the field or you will be forced to run an extra lap.” Yasmin rang out, everyone nodding their heads slightly to show they understood. “Ready, set, go!” She yelled as in the blink of an eye all the guards were gone.

I took a step closer to Yasmin, noting how her body stiffened as if she could sense I was closer to her even though she was not looking in my direction. “You handled that well.” I praised her, my voice coming out husky showing the effect that she had on my body.

“Thank you Master.” She replied, and although the title made me have to suppress a groan, I did not miss that her voice was devoid of emotion.

“Have I upset you?” I found myself asking before I could stop myself.

“Have you done something for me to be upset about?” She answered evasively, not turning to look at me.

I thought about her words. Had I? All I had done was use the women that offered themselves to me for the reason that they were there for. I was a man, a vampire, THE Master vampire. My ferocity for s*x would never be met by just one woman and I found a small bit of anger growing inside me that I found myself trying to think of words to explain that to her, so, instead of answering, I just stood there in silence until the guards had finsihed.

The Physvey guards were, unsurprisingly, last, with Nicole leading the charge. Astrid had finished second behind another Telvey and Frankie had finished midway through the Telveys, looking about ready to pass out. She collapsed on the floor, gasping for air as she clung onto her chest. Yasmin ran over, helping Frankie back to her feet and walking around in small circles with her until her breathing returned to normal, whispering words of praise and encouragement that made my anger towards her melt away.

Once the last of the guards were back, we headed into the training ring, passing Charles and his group as they exited. I moved over to one side, allowing the groups and guards to pass us by. “How is it going?” Charles asked as he took in the worn out look on some of the guards' faces.

“Worse than I thought, some of these guards are so out of shape that I am surprised they can make it through a day shift without keeling over.” I gritted out, not caring if some of them heard my harsh appraisal of them.

As the last of the group and guards passed us by, Charles took a step closer to me. “How is Yasmin doing?”

I stiffened slightly at my son’s inquiry into Yasmin, wondering why he would care. “Better than I had hoped. The guards are not making it easy for her but she is standing her own.”

I am sure that I saw a look of pride pass over his face for a moment before he gave me a curt nod and jogged off to catch up to his group. I could not help but follow him with my eyes, hoping that my son did not have eyes for something that was mine. If he did, there would be a big issue because I would be damned if I was going to let someone else anywhere near her.

After a bout of lifting weights, which Yasmin insisted on taking part in given that she knew that that was her weakest point, we paired up all the guards, getting them to stand opposite their partner. “Now, in a battle you have to be prepared to attack and defend. You will try to hit your partner using your ability and your partner will try to dodge your attack. You are not allowed to seriously injure your partner, only touch them and then return to the line.” I announced.

The right hand side went first, Frankie shuffling nervous from foot to foot until it was her turn. To my surprise, she managed to form a shield in front of her before sending it flying in the direction of her partner, knocking him off his feet. She had never shown such a display of discipline over her gift and I could not help but credit Yasmin for the sudden improvement.

The next pairing spent ten minutes dodging and trying to attack. The attacker had the ability to summon creatures and was using a bird to try and land on their opponent, but he could easily outrun the avid. Yasmin walked over, placing her hand on his shoulder making him flinch away from her.

“May I try and make a suggestion?” She asked.

The Telvey looked her up and down for a moment before he nodded his head. She placed her hand on his arm, making my whole body stiffen slightly. Even though I knew that she had to activate her gift by touch, I did not like her hands being on another man and I had to fight the urge to pull her away from him. His opponent stood there, his arms crossed as and a cocky smile on his face, waiting for Yasmin to make her move. He suddenly started to itch the back of his neck, then his arms and then he was itching all over.

“Get them off me! Get them off me!” His opponent yelled while itching all over his skin.

“Sometimes, you have to think small to be able to outwit your opponent.” Yasmin told the Telvey who gave her a broad grin before he laughed wholeheartedly as his opponent ran around, scratching at his skin which I could only assume was being eaten by insects.

After that, the guards seemed to think smarter, not just trying to hit their opponents head on, but find ways to trick them into not even realising that they had been caught out. Astrid made a copy of herself tapping her opponent's shoulder before giving him a small wave and Nicole used her vampire speed in her lion form to trap her prey.

My eyes were not focusing on them though, they only stayed on one person. Yasmin moved around the group, giving tips and hints, borrowing several of their powers to show them how they could be used differently. She was confident, concise, encouraging and f*****g sexy as hell, making me even more certain than before that I had to find a way to get her to join my harem sooner rather than later, given the way the guards now looked at her with not only lust, but admiration as well.