the smile was
quickly dashed from my face with Salvador’s next words.
“And Harry, you will bind her
now, in front of those gathered.” Gone was jovial, scary Salvador. This was
just plain scary Salvador in front of me now.
I swallowed. “But…”
Salvador gave me a wide eyed, expectant look. “Yes, Magister.” I bit my lip,
unsure what I was supposed to do. Thankfully, Isaac was suddenly at my side. The
two vamps that had been holding Hilde stepped away and she started to fall as
Isaac grabbed her arm. Nash appeared on her other side, frowning, clasping her
arm. His eyes met mine, full of questions. I gave a little shake of my head
and mouthed the word ‘later’.
I looked at Isaac for
guidance. The only thing I could think of was the Knight’s oath from the movie Kingdom of Heaven and for some reason I didn’t think asking Hilde to “be
brave and upright that God may love her” was what Salvador was looking for.
Hilde looked at me with a
small contented smile. She grasped the hilt of the knife and tugged it out of
her chest with a quiet groan.
“Omigod! What did you do
that for?” I held up my hands to ward off the small spurt of blood that came
from her wound.
“Mistress, use the knife. It
already has my blood on it to mingle with yours.” She held the knife out to me
hilt first. My hand lifted automatically to grasp it.
Isaac nodded. “That’s right
Harry, take the knife and make a small cut on your wrist. You will need to
feed her, like you did for me.” He gestured for me to go ahead. I was
extremely conscious of the crowd drawing closer to get a better look. I
glanced over my shoulder at Salvador. He smirked and gave a little nod as if
to say, “you asked for it, now live with it”.
I slid the knife across side
of my left wrist. A thin, red line appeared and the blood began to seep out and
down my arm.
“Now say the words Harry,”
Isaac coaxed.
“What words? I don’t know
what to say.” I looked at him in confusion.
“Just think about your
intentions for Hilde and what the bond should accomplish.” Isaac looked at me
patiently. The blood had begun to drip from my arm to the floor. The crowd
grew restless. It was probably not a good idea to prolong things more than I
had to.
I chewed my lip in thought
for a moment then said,
“ Hilde, I bind you to my house.
On pain of death be true.
Defend me and mine until death,
in good faith and without deceit .”
I held my wrist to Hilde and
she latched onto it hungrily, her tongue darting out to lick where the blood
had run down my arm. Nash growled, but held still. After a minute, I put my
hand on her chest beside her wound to push her gently away.
“You’re mine,” I said, giving
a push with my power. “You will allow no harm to come to me. Now be whole.”
My hand tingled and there was a small flash of light. The crowd murmured
loudly. I pulled my hand back as if I had received an electric shock. Hilde
wiped the blood from her mouth, a look of surprise on her face. She put her
hand to her chest and smiled. The knife wound was healed. Wow! That was
new. I didn’t know I could do that.
I risked a look at Salvador.
His face was a cold mask, but his eyebrows gave away his surprise. “Enough! We
are done here.” He clapped his hands and the crowd began to disperse.
I turned, hoping to blend in
and make my way to the door just as Nash’s hand clamped on my arm. “You and I
are going to have words,” he hissed at me, tugging me along.
“Not you, Harry.” Salvador’s
voice was sharp. “Oh, and Detective Nash, I do believe we also have some
business to discuss.” He turned and headed towards the private elevator that
would take him upstairs to the club above, not waiting to see if we followed.
“Here, Harry,” Isaac said,
handing me a handkerchief. Yeah, that’s how he rolled, old school. “Will you
allow me to…” He gestured to my wrist. I nodded and held it out to him,
earning another growl from
quickly dashed from my face with Salvador’s next words.
“And Harry, you will bind her
now, in front of those gathered.” Gone was jovial, scary Salvador. This was
just plain scary Salvador in front of me now.
I swallowed. “But…”
Salvador gave me a wide eyed, expectant look. “Yes, Magister.” I bit my lip,
unsure what I was supposed to do. Thankfully, Isaac was suddenly at my side. The
two vamps that had been holding Hilde stepped away and she started to fall as
Isaac grabbed her arm. Nash appeared on her other side, frowning, clasping her
arm. His eyes met mine, full of questions. I gave a little shake of my head
and mouthed the word ‘later’.
I looked at Isaac for
guidance. The only thing I could think of was the Knight’s oath from the movie Kingdom of Heaven and for some reason I didn’t think asking Hilde to “be
brave and upright that God may love her” was what Salvador was looking for.
Hilde looked at me with a
small contented smile. She grasped the hilt of the knife and tugged it out of
her chest with a quiet groan.
“Omigod! What did you do
that for?” I held up my hands to ward off the small spurt of blood that came
from her wound.
“Mistress, use the knife. It
already has my blood on it to mingle with yours.” She held the knife out to me
hilt first. My hand lifted automatically to grasp it.
Isaac nodded. “That’s right
Harry, take the knife and make a small cut on your wrist. You will need to
feed her, like you did for me.” He gestured for me to go ahead. I was
extremely conscious of the crowd drawing closer to get a better look. I
glanced over my shoulder at Salvador. He smirked and gave a little nod as if
to say, “you asked for it, now live with it”.
I slid the knife across side
of my left wrist. A thin, red line appeared and the blood began to seep out and
down my arm.
“Now say the words Harry,”
Isaac coaxed.
“What words? I don’t know
what to say.” I looked at him in confusion.
“Just think about your
intentions for Hilde and what the bond should accomplish.” Isaac looked at me
patiently. The blood had begun to drip from my arm to the floor. The crowd
grew restless. It was probably not a good idea to prolong things more than I
had to.
I chewed my lip in thought
for a moment then said,
“ Hilde, I bind you to my house.
On pain of death be true.
Defend me and mine until death,
in good faith and without deceit .”
I held my wrist to Hilde and
she latched onto it hungrily, her tongue darting out to lick where the blood
had run down my arm. Nash growled, but held still. After a minute, I put my
hand on her chest beside her wound to push her gently away.
“You’re mine,” I said, giving
a push with my power. “You will allow no harm to come to me. Now be whole.”
My hand tingled and there was a small flash of light. The crowd murmured
loudly. I pulled my hand back as if I had received an electric shock. Hilde
wiped the blood from her mouth, a look of surprise on her face. She put her
hand to her chest and smiled. The knife wound was healed. Wow! That was
new. I didn’t know I could do that.
I risked a look at Salvador.
His face was a cold mask, but his eyebrows gave away his surprise. “Enough! We
are done here.” He clapped his hands and the crowd began to disperse.
I turned, hoping to blend in
and make my way to the door just as Nash’s hand clamped on my arm. “You and I
are going to have words,” he hissed at me, tugging me along.
“Not you, Harry.” Salvador’s
voice was sharp. “Oh, and Detective Nash, I do believe we also have some
business to discuss.” He turned and headed towards the private elevator that
would take him upstairs to the club above, not waiting to see if we followed.
“Here, Harry,” Isaac said,
handing me a handkerchief. Yeah, that’s how he rolled, old school. “Will you
allow me to…” He gestured to my wrist. I nodded and held it out to him,
earning another growl from
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