Page 73 of True Sacrifice
I sat down tentatively on the very edge.
He grabbed the shoes, slipping the first one on and proceeding to speed tie it up my calf. The knotting was intricate and stunning. It looked like the same knots Jax did. Fuck, they were probably freaking out so badly by now. I had to get a hold of them to let them know where I was.
Jace finished the other shoe, lightening fast. He stood back to admire his work.
“Happy?” I swung my feet back and forth. Walking in heels was a bitch, but these were cute as hell.
“Not yet,” he said mysteriously. I wasn’t so sure what he wanted now that I was dressed.
“I would like to take you on a tour of what it means to be a vampire,” he said with a smile.
It seemed like he was giving me all the things I wanted, but in a weird ass way. Except of course, for letting me go and being an overall asshole. But I was no damsel in distress. Well, I mean, I wasn’t sure how to get out of here yet. I was working on it.
“Come along, darling.” He reached out his hand. I noticed the lead was now attached to a golden cuff around his wrist.
CHAPTER30
JACE
Iwas not a bad vampire daddy or whatever the fuck she called me. I would show her exactly what it meant to be a vampire, and not just any vampire. Tonight, I would show her what it was like to be royalty. Then, let’s see what number I am. Fucking three.
First stop for the evening, I will show her the people.
She looked delectable in that black dress. It was modest for some places we would go to this evening, but the bondage heels certainly made up for it. I could smell her scent every time I was near her, like her blood called to me for a taste. Power always tasted the best, and she was bursting with it. She hadn’t even fully unlocked her vampire nature yet, then she would get her vampire gift as well. I wanted to wait to taste her until after that.
Earlier, I almost caved. Her skin against my aching fangs. That delectably tiny body pressed against me. The faint smell of smoke and chocolate dipped cherries assaulting me. I almost lost the will to wait. But it would be so much sweeter when her power was unlocked.
“I don’t get to be over four feet from you all night. Hope you like being a wallflower.” She slid the golden rope between her fingers.
Sliding her hands up and down it and I swear all my body did was imagine she held my cock in her hands. Would be a lot bigger than that fucking rope. Fucking a demon mate, however, wasn’t something I was interested in. I respected mate bonds. My mother taught me that.
All of her seduction and even physical sexual behaviors were simply because she was trying to manipulate me. She’s not capable of feelings for anyone other than her mate. She didn’t care about me. She was fun to play with, and I didn’t mind punishing her for trying to lie to me like that.
“It’s this or a spell that binds you to me.” I shrugged. Putting a spell in someone’s flesh was a lot harder to sneak than a lead.
“Does the spell come off?” She sounded interested.
“It lasts for 24 hours. You can only go as far as I allow. And at any minute, I can increase or lesson that length and it will force you to obey.” I wondered what she planned on trying to do with her freedom.
“I’ll take the spell,” she said confidently.
“It’s rather painful, darling.” She hadn’t even bothered to ask how the spell was done. All spells are entirely different from one another, and none of them are pleasant. There’s always a cost, a balance. Most times, that cost was pain.
“That’s fine. What do we do?” She seemed excited, and that made me even more wary.
“Lie down on the bed, darling. Ass up. I’m going to put this lead on your back, say some words, and then bleed on you. It will burn the lead into you and the blood binds that lead to me.” It would likely take thirty minutes to heal at the traditional vampire rate. Faster, if I were to lick her wound.
She quickly did as she was told, lying in the center of the bed with her tight little ass in the air. I had to remind myself that she was off limits. Was she really mated to all three demons? This tiny little thing could handle three full demon princes. She could likely teach me a thing or two.
I slid her hair to the side gently, revealing her porcelain skin. She seemed to have gotten even paler since she got here. It looked haunting against her fair hair. Like she was waiting for something to bring her back to life. Lack of blood certainly attributed to that.
I slid my hand down her back as softly as a feather, so glad I decided on this dress for her tonight. Covering her back would be a crime. I wanted to make that beautiful cream canvas purple from my touch. I had to stop. After tonight, I really needed to give one of the girls a call. Mary Beth was always down for a no questions asked session.
I straddled her on the bed, making sure she wouldn’t be able to escape as soon as the lead was free. Reaching my hand around her throat, I pulled her head back so I could undo the magical knot.
Her eyes were closed, and a small smile peeked at her lips as she groaned. Fuck me. I unhooked the lead from my band and began to quickly tie knots similarly to her shoes. Might as well not mar her back with something hideous for the next day. Once I finished, I placed the rope at the base of her neck and ran it straight down her spine. It ended just before her ass.
Biting my thumb to keep from staring at the beautiful sight before me, I uttered the spell and dripped blood onto the rope. I watched as the blood hissed and smoke rose, as if the lead was molten hot. It sank into her, burning a path through.
