Page 29 of Royal Bite
Hegna didn’t want to risk the bond forming even more. Education? Sure, it would help for the human to learn about vampire society norms. Self-defense would be a must. She may not want the human, but she’d be damned if a lycan attacked and harmed her.
The human.
She wasn’t going to start claiming her now.
“Fine. I’ll have Corbin set up her education and have Nezera find someone to train her.” Hegna gave a nod at her decisions. It was the least she could do. She’d have to thank her butler, Edward, for managing well in her absence.
“Sure. I’ll pass the message on to Corbin and Nezera, and don’t forget, eventually the coven will demand an official meeting with Stormey. The announcement was sent out everywhere about your match.” Bijou spun around on her heels and marched to the door. She paused, glancing over her shoulder. “But I’m sure you know that and have a plan for that.”
She left the office and shut the door behind her. Hegna blew out a deep breath. When did her friend become so observant of the goings-on of the castle, and when the hell did she start bossing Hegna around? But she couldn’t be mad at her. Bijou was right. The coven was going to want to meet Stormey. A celebration would be planned. They would have to make a public appearance.
Fuck.
Maybe she couldn’t send Stormey away. Maybe she could have a wing of the castle remodeled for her. She could have her own area far away from Hegna.
Yes, that may work.
She glanced down at the paper she had been holding and saw it was a request from the human mayor of Black Hollows. There was an appeal for a donation for a charity ball for orphaned children.
She’d take care of it later and have money sent. She had a soft spot in her heart for orphaned children.
The ache in her head was growing slightly. She stretched and decided to call down to the kitchen for some blood. She’d had a long night, and the sun had risen. It was time for her to get some sleep. She’d deal with all of this craziness in the evening.
Stormey entered her room and shut the door. A change of the guard had occurred, and it would seem that her other one, Jasper, would be posted outside her room. She blew out a deep breath and took in her bedroom. She leaned back against the door and tugged her boots off and wiggled her sock-covered toes.
She strolled across and went into the closet and tossed her boots. She smiled softly, taking in her wardrobe. She had imagined that her mate had put all of this into motion while she had been away on business. Her smile slowly faded. She sat on the comfortable plush chaise and stared at the ceiling.
Stormey felt like such a fool. She’d been living in a fantasy, thinking that her vampire mate would return home, sweep her off her feet, and complete the mating bond between them. She had even imagined they would fall deeply in love from the moment their eyes met and live together happily ever after.
No, the situation was far from a happy ever after.
Her vampire mate didn’t want her.
Stormey could even see the princess had rejected the notion of having a relationship with her.
After marching away from the princess, Cici had taken her on the rest of the tour, but Stormey’s mind wasn’t there. She had even got the chance to go outside on the grounds, but she couldn’t get Hegna out of her head.
The vampire was even more gorgeous in person. Stormey’s fantasies of her did little justice to the real woman. Her icy-blue eyes were mesmerizing, and her body draped in her fighting leathers highlighted her toned, muscular physic.
Stormey’s breath paused in her chest as a memory came to her.
Hegna’s eyes had been filled with lust when she had perused Stormey’s body with her gaze. Just the memory of it had Stormey’s body heating.
The vampire may have said one thing with her mouth, but her eyes had revealed something she didn’t want anyone around them to know.
She desired Stormey.
That gave Stormey a foot in the door. Hegna may not want her now, but they could begin somewhere. A physical relationship wouldn’t be a bad start. Thinking of burying her face between the vampire’s thighs had her core clenching.
What would she taste like?
Was she a boisterous lover?
Did she like to dominate and take control?
“Oh God, I hope so.” Stormey would love it if Hegna took control of her and gave her endless amounts of pleasure and orgasms. She had read that the vampire princess loved frequenting feeding clubs. Stormey had never visited that type of place before but had heard whispers of what went on there.
A shiver slid along her spine.
