something they don’t want to do.”
“I do not condone slavery either, chatte .” He rubs his cheek against the top of my head lovingly.
“I am glad you agree, because what I am going to ask may anger you.”
“I cannot release all my donors, chatte . Even if I relieve them from their duties, I do not feel comfortable with them returning to human society without wiping their memories. For some, that may be more distressing than you think their life here is.”
“After speaking to Patricia, I understand how you may feel that way. She really likes it here and has no intention of leaving.” I admit to him.
“I am pleased to hear she is happy. It pains me to see her child suffering.”
“ I’d like to do something about that.” I send to him telepathically.
“ What do you mean?”
“ I want to cure all your servants. Then I want you to offer them a choice to stay or return to their lives. Either way, if they weren’t beholden to you, maybe I wouldn’t feel...”
Christien senses my hesitation and fills in the blanks. “It would make you more willing to stay with me?”
“ You have a one track mind, I swear. However, yes it would do much to relieve my anxiety towards vampires. My mom fell in love with a vampire, even one from Hassan’s line. Maybe all vampires aren’t out to drain me dry.”
“ If it will ease your mind, I am willing to give all my donors the option. Please understand that if some or all choose to leave, my get has grown. I will need to actively recruit for more blood donors for my get or allow my vampires to hunt. I prefer not to do that, especially the ones from Hassan’s ligne de sang .”
“Okay then.” I speak aloud. “Now that we have come to a solid understanding, I’d like you to take me home to pick up supplies . I would like to give your donors the option of a cure, rather than force it on them.”
He groans. “I was hoping we could reconnect for a while upstairs in my bedroom.”
I pull away from him laughing. “Oh no, we stop by my house first. There is no guessing how long we will be upstairs if I give in to you.”
“That is my point, chatte , but I will do as you ask. The sun will be rising in a few hours and many of the younger will fall into their coma-like sleep. I will see that my older vampires are secure before we begin.”
I stare at him in surprise. “No argument? That’s it, you’ll do it?”
“You underestimate how much your opinion means to me. There is not anything I am unwilling to do to ease your mind. Shall we go? I too am eager to see the blood’s healing capabilities at work. Our donors will be extremely grateful for your generosity.”
We stand and begin walking towards the door, hand in hand.
“Don’t you mean your donors?” I ask, curious about his slip of tongue.
“Everything I have is just as much yours as it is mine. You still do not understand. You are my mate. My get is now our get. Our vampires are at your disposal as much as they are at mine. They may not be part of your ligne de sang , but they still belong to you.”
We climb in the car and the driver pulls away in the direction of my house. We stop at Blixen to pick up my car first.
“Thank you so much for everything. I really don’t know what to say.” I tell him as soon as we walk into my house.
“Considering the horror that Hassan has put you through, you owe me nothing. If you’d like, I will give all of his vampires to you as retribution for the pain he has caused.” He rubs my back reassuringly.
“I have come to terms that nothing can bring back my parents. I will take my retribution when we find him and remove his head from the rest of his body.”
Christien nods in agreement. He shows his fascination with my home security. I explain to him my basement security as we proceed.
“In order to get inside my lair,” I giggle at my description of my basement room, “I thought it was important to have multiple layers of security. I didn’t want to
“I do not condone slavery either, chatte .” He rubs his cheek against the top of my head lovingly.
“I am glad you agree, because what I am going to ask may anger you.”
“I cannot release all my donors, chatte . Even if I relieve them from their duties, I do not feel comfortable with them returning to human society without wiping their memories. For some, that may be more distressing than you think their life here is.”
“After speaking to Patricia, I understand how you may feel that way. She really likes it here and has no intention of leaving.” I admit to him.
“I am pleased to hear she is happy. It pains me to see her child suffering.”
“ I’d like to do something about that.” I send to him telepathically.
“ What do you mean?”
“ I want to cure all your servants. Then I want you to offer them a choice to stay or return to their lives. Either way, if they weren’t beholden to you, maybe I wouldn’t feel...”
Christien senses my hesitation and fills in the blanks. “It would make you more willing to stay with me?”
“ You have a one track mind, I swear. However, yes it would do much to relieve my anxiety towards vampires. My mom fell in love with a vampire, even one from Hassan’s line. Maybe all vampires aren’t out to drain me dry.”
“ If it will ease your mind, I am willing to give all my donors the option. Please understand that if some or all choose to leave, my get has grown. I will need to actively recruit for more blood donors for my get or allow my vampires to hunt. I prefer not to do that, especially the ones from Hassan’s ligne de sang .”
“Okay then.” I speak aloud. “Now that we have come to a solid understanding, I’d like you to take me home to pick up supplies . I would like to give your donors the option of a cure, rather than force it on them.”
He groans. “I was hoping we could reconnect for a while upstairs in my bedroom.”
I pull away from him laughing. “Oh no, we stop by my house first. There is no guessing how long we will be upstairs if I give in to you.”
“That is my point, chatte , but I will do as you ask. The sun will be rising in a few hours and many of the younger will fall into their coma-like sleep. I will see that my older vampires are secure before we begin.”
I stare at him in surprise. “No argument? That’s it, you’ll do it?”
“You underestimate how much your opinion means to me. There is not anything I am unwilling to do to ease your mind. Shall we go? I too am eager to see the blood’s healing capabilities at work. Our donors will be extremely grateful for your generosity.”
We stand and begin walking towards the door, hand in hand.
“Don’t you mean your donors?” I ask, curious about his slip of tongue.
“Everything I have is just as much yours as it is mine. You still do not understand. You are my mate. My get is now our get. Our vampires are at your disposal as much as they are at mine. They may not be part of your ligne de sang , but they still belong to you.”
We climb in the car and the driver pulls away in the direction of my house. We stop at Blixen to pick up my car first.
“Thank you so much for everything. I really don’t know what to say.” I tell him as soon as we walk into my house.
“Considering the horror that Hassan has put you through, you owe me nothing. If you’d like, I will give all of his vampires to you as retribution for the pain he has caused.” He rubs my back reassuringly.
“I have come to terms that nothing can bring back my parents. I will take my retribution when we find him and remove his head from the rest of his body.”
Christien nods in agreement. He shows his fascination with my home security. I explain to him my basement security as we proceed.
“In order to get inside my lair,” I giggle at my description of my basement room, “I thought it was important to have multiple layers of security. I didn’t want to
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