Page 23 of Crave Me
I phased out of his grip again but found myself right back in the same position as he shifted with me.
My eyes widened at the display of power, stunned by his ability to keep pace with me.That… that shouldn’t be possible.
And his expression told me he agreed.
But a sense of understanding seemed to overtake his features as his gaze went to my neck.
My powers.
He… he imbibed them…
Well, that’s new.
He wasn’t the first to have ever bitten me, but everyone else had been almost repelled by the intensity of my essence. He’d not only swallowed it without issue, but he’d also absorbed some of my power with it.
“Oh,” I breathed. “That…”
“Is impressive,” a new voice said, the dark quality of the male tone underlined with sardonic intrigue. “It seems I’ve missed some sort of party. Care to enlighten me on what’s happened in Death and Diamond’s territory?”
Vesperus slowly looked at the newcomer, his irises still resembling that of an eclipse. “You mean the territory that used to be Gold and Garnet’s up until fourteen days ago?Thatterritory?”
I evaluated the man beside us, noting his mixed-magic aura.A vampire-fae hybrid. One with death magic. That’s interesting.
“Yes, the territory that now belongs to my mate, Baroness Sabrina,” the male replied. “The same territory that I kindly allowed you to enter in pursuit of…” He trailed off, his piercing gray eyes meeting mine. “Her.”
“Hello,” I greeted, feeling the need to speak so these males remembered that I was a living, breathing being with a brain, not a conversation piece. “Hername is Nyx, Goddess of Night.”
The male arched a black brow, the color matching his long hair. “Hello, Nyx. I’m Kieran. No title. Well, not one I care to use, anyway. Just Kieran will do.”
“Owner of the ouchie-maker,” Vesperus murmured. “Seems a fancy enough title to me.”
Kieran startled at that, his eyes flashing to Vesperus. “Did you just make a joke?”
“I don’t lack humor,” the vampire king deadpanned. “And I would still like to know what the fuck it is.”
“I can give you a hands-on demonstration, if you like,” Kieran offered, the words somewhat resembling a threat. “Is there any information you need gathered from Nyx? I’ve never tested the device on a god or a goddess before.”
Vesperus growled, the sound low and vibrating against my chest. “No.”
Kieran shrugged. “Another time, then.”
“No,” Vesperus repeated, that menacing note still in his tone. “No one touches Nyx apart from me.”
“Nyx is right here and capable of issuing her own requests,” I interjected.
“Understood?” Vesperus added, ignoring me.
I rolled my eyes. “Men.”
“I see.” Kieran glanced at me before returning his focus to Vesperus. “This may cause some discussion amongst the Houses.”
“I’m counting on it,” Vesperus replied.
“Hmm,” Kieran hummed, then looked at the two men behind him. “Then you may want to interview these two faster than anticipated. They might be able to help you.”
Help what?I wondered, glancing over their strange mystical auras.Ohhh, they’re phantoms!“I’m intrigued by your kind,” I murmured, admiring their ethereal energy. “Veryintrigued.” But not in the same way that Vesperus piqued my interest. Only his power seemed to have this magical hold on my being.
Hence the reason I hadn’t tried to shove him away from me yet. I rather liked the way he felt pressed up against me.
