Love Bites (Book one)

Chapter twenty five

*Yasmin*

I was exhausted when we called for the end of the session. I had never swapped between so many powers in quick succession before and it had taken its toll on my stamina. I was surprised at how many of the guards gave me pats on the back and words of appreciation as they filed out of the training ring, Frankie, Nicole and Astrid running up to me like bouncing balls of energy.

“That was really good tonight.” Astrid smiled.

“Did you see the look on your partner's face when you were like ‘cooee I am over here.’?” Frankie laughed with a small wave mimicking what she had done during the training.

“When are we next able to train?” Nicole asked with enthusiasm that made me smile.

“If you check on the schedule in the mess, it tells you then when you are officially training but, given that Frankie is joining the training as well, whenever you are guarding her on a night you will be joining them as well. I know it may seem unfair that you do two or three sessions whereas the men do one, but it will be helpful in the long run.” I tried to explain, not wanting them to think that I thought they needed more help than the men when they really didn’t. They had all done well tonight and they should be proud of what they were able to achieve.

“I love training, so I don’t mind at all.” Nicole smiled, the other two nodding their heads emphatically.

They started to move out of the training ring and I followed behind them, longing for a large blood bag and my bed. “Yasmin.” The Master’s deep voice rang out, making me stop and turn to him, seeing him look at me expectantly.

“I will catch you up later.” I called out to the girls who gave me small nods as they headed back towards the castle.

I walked over the now empty training ring, stopping a small distance away from the Master vampire. “We need to break down how each of the guards have performed and what they can do to improve for the next session.” He told me, his face was void of emotion like it had been all night.

“Yes Master.” I nodded, knowing that he was right. “I just need to go and get a blood bag first.”

“I can have a human sent to my office, you will need more than just one blood bag after the power you have used tonight.” I stiffened at his words.

“I-I don’t drink from humans.” I admitted, watching as a look of confusion passed over his face.

He took a few steps forwards, closing the gap I had purposefully left between us. “What do you feed from?” He asked, his voice deeper than before causing a shiver to pass through me.

“J-just blood bags.” I breathed out, unable to take my eyes off his piercing blue orbs that looked deep into my own, feeling like they were trying to pull me in.

“Have you ever fed from anything else?” He whispered, his face seeming to get closer and closer to me.

“Only when I first turned, I fed from my maker. But I have only drank from blood bags since then.” I told him, my body millimeters away from his now as my need pooled in my panties, my body aching for him to close the small distance and touch me.

“Very well.” He said, taking a step back, making whatever spell I had been under break. “I will have a few blood bags brought to my office for you then. Shall we?” Before I could respond, he was already striding past me out of the training ring.

I internally chastised myself as I jogged along behind his large strides. Why did my body react to him in such a way? Why did I feel myself needing him more and more the closer that we were? I knew that my arousal could not have gone unnoticed, given that I could still smell the remnants of it on myself. My cheeks flushed at the thought, making me hang my head slightly as we ascended the stairs to his office where he ordered two of his servants to fetch the blood bags.

We spoke at length about each of the guards that we had trained tonight, picking out their strengths and areas for improvement. The blood bags hit the right spot for me, giving me the energy to make it through the meeting without nodding off, although I was unable to suppress a groan as I took my first mouthful, making the Master vampire clear his throat and me to blush once more. I noticed how proud he seemed of Frankie’s performance, making me let out a small sigh of relief that he would not be ordering her to stop attending the training sessions any time soon. In fact, he seemed impressed by Nicole and Astrid as well which made the rest of the meeting much more relaxed for me.

As the sun started to come up, we called the meeting to an end and I stood to return to the dorm. “I will show you to your new room.” The Master told me, walking around his desk to the door.

I stopped and looked at him concerned. “I am still not sure it is right for me to take a room that is meant for someone else, Master.” I informed him as respectfully as I could.

I noticed how he did not seem to like my words, his body stiffening as he turned to look at me. “I am the one that decides where people reside in my castle. If you don't like it, you know where the f*****g door is.” He stated firmly.

I winced slightly at the power of his words and the dark look in his eyes, knowing that it would not be smart of me to try and argue the point further. “Yes Master.” I bowed my head, my fear of him kicking me out rising fast inside me making my heart beat like it was trying to escape my chest.

He didn’t say a word as he walked out of his office and led me down a corridor that I had not been down before, stopping at the side of a door before looking at me expectantly. I tentatively reached out and turned the handle, a small gasp escaping me as I looked inside. This room was definitely not set up for a man, the colour scheme of different shades of purple throughout and a mound of throw pillows on the bed. I found my feet leading me into the room, thinking that this was more than three times the size of the room that I had when I was a human, nevermind what I had been given at Antonio’s place.

I walked over to the large window, looking out over the beautiful gardens that lay below as the first rays of dawn kissed the beautiful variety of plants that lined the flowerbeds which were cut into beautiful patterns. I felt the Master come up behind me, my body not stiffening as it had before as I marvelled at the picturesque view in front of me.

“Do you like it?” He asked in a low voice.

“Yes Master.” I sighed in response, not able to pull my eyes away from the window.

I felt his hand brush against my arms and I had to fight the need to lean back against the hard chest that I knew was behind me. “You should get some rest, we have another long night tomorrow.” I nodded my head, letting out a wistful sigh that I could not stand there longer before I reached up and grabbed the purple drapes, pulling them closed. I felt the Master lean down behind me, his breath brushing against my ear making my body call out to me, begging me to turn and give in to what I knew I wanted. “Until then.” he whispered before I felt his presence leave me.

I turned around, noting that I was now in the room alone. I let out a long breath, cursing myself again for being so weak as I walked over and closed the open door. Looking at the room again, I could not help but investigate the wardrobe, surprised to find it filled with clothes of all types, not just the basic work out gear that I had been expecting. I pulled out a couple of the dressed, noticing how they were just as revealing as the one that Frankie had leant to me, wondering if the Master vampire had selected these for me or her.

I closed the wardrobe, walking over to the door at the side of my room, sighing with relief to find I had my own bathroom. I smiled as I thought about how I would not miss seeing the other girl's naked butts in the morning as I peeled off my sweaty clothes and took a quick shower before crawling into bed.

When I was a human, I had always wanted to sleep in the nude. But with my father's fluctuating temper, I never had the guts to do so in case he came in during the night to take his rage out on me. For the past ten years, I had hated the experience, feeling Antonio’s hand on my flesh making me wish I could crawl out of my own skin. But now that I had the bed to myself, I found the experience freeing and could not help but starfish out, taking up as much space as I could, enjoying the feeling of freedom.

I woke up to a knock at my door, making me bolt upright in bed. “Erm, just a second.” I called out, panicking for a moment that I had overslept in the comfy bed only to find the sun was still setting. Running to the wardrobe, I pulled out some work out gear before frantically opening drawers searching for underwear and pulling it on with haste. I pulled open the door, slightly breathless to find Angel smiling down at me. “Morning.” I greeted him with confusion which seemed to make him smile.

“Hey there neighbour.” He smiled as he walked in. “I brought you a spot of breakfast.” He wiggled two blood bags before throwing one to me, walking around my room letting out a low whistle. “You must have impressed someone to get you room kitted out like this.”

I frowed slightly. “What do you mean?”

“Well usually the rooms are pretty basic and then you can add to them with the money you recieve from working.” He told me.

“We get paid?” I almost laughed, not having money of my own for the entirety of my vampire life.

“Yeah. I mean being in a group gets you more than a guard, but you still get a nice little amount.” He shrugged as he took the seat at my desk and I walked over to perch on my bed, biting down into my blood bag. “So, how is it working side by side with the Master himself?”

I sighed heavily at his question, trying to think of a way to answer that would not make me sound like a love sick teenager. “It is okay. He can be a bit scary at times though, he threatened to kick me out last night when I questioned if I had earned a room of my own.” I answered, avoiding speaking about the pull that he had over me all together.

Angel laughed at that. “I doubt that he would kick you out.”

“Why?”

“Because you are f*****g stunning, I am sure we have talked about this before.” I found my cheeks burning at Angel’s words, making me tuck my hair behind my ear.

“I doubt that he sees me that way, he has a harem to keep him satisfied.” I whispered, my voice sounding small.

I felt the bed dip down, my head looking up to see Angel had moved to sit beside me, his hand cupping my face. “Then he would be a fool.” Although Angel’s touch did not send the same fireworks shooting off through my body, I had to admit that it was pleasant and I did find myself leaning into it slightly before I pulled myself away.

My sudden fears of being intimate with someone came flooding back and I found that I could not handle Angel being so close to me, afraid of what may happen if I allowed myself to become too comfortable with his touch. “I have to get going.” I explained, trying to cover up the sudden awkwardness that I felt.

Angel smiled, not looking at all offended as he stood up. “I will see you later, neighbour.” He smiled as he left the room, letting the door close behind him to give me a bit of time to get hold of my emotions before I headed out to the field.