The Vampire King's Possession
Chapter 214. Then What?

Chapter 214: 214. Then What?

Jael walked into the room and winced. Mauve was in a bad mood, he had completely forgotten about what had transpired in his study because he had then buried himself in work and didn’t leave the study until dinner was over.

The good news was that he no longer had to be cooped up in the study and the bad news was that he just wanted to pin her to the bed but by the looks of things that was not going to happen.

She had ignored him all through the last meal and had left as soon as she was done eating. He knew she was awake but she did not attempt to look at him.

He stopped walking and stood at the side of the bed. She had her back to him and didn’t look like she was going to turn around to look at him.

Her hair was tied up as she lay in bed and the ends were braided. The cover sheet pulled up to her torso and her arms was folded under her head for support.

The only source of light was the candle by the bedside, not that it mattered, he wouldn’t have had any issues finding her in the dark.

"You know, I know you’re awake," Jael said with half-hooded eyes as he sat down on the bed.

"I am sleepy," she said, still facing away from him.

Jael touched his temple and ran his tongue over his teeth, he could feel an increase in his canines. Was he getting excited by this?

He groaned and took off his shirt, leaving only his pants. He lay on the pillow with his hands under his head.

"What did you do today?" He asked unsure how to diffuse this situation.

He wasn’t the type to apologize but it wasn’t like he did anything wrong in the first place. However, Mauve most likely wouldn’t warm up to him on her own if he left her to her devices.

Mauve was seething, there wasn’t really any reason to be angry but she hated the way he had dismissed her simply because he didn’t like what she was saying.

She understood that he was busy but he didn’t have to end it like that. She was also pissed that he was acting like there was nothing wrong by trying to have a normal conversation.

"Nothing new," she said darkly. "It’s not like I can go outside. I spent most of my time in the library reading and gardening. Mill kept me company."

Jael winced as she spoke and slipped his hand underneath her body and pulled her closer to him. "I see," he replied.

She rolled her eyes, she didn’t fight the pull but she still refused to look at him. "Yeah, I am quite tired so I will fall asleep soon enough."

"Hmm," Jael said and pulled her closer to him. He placed his nose on the top of her head.

Mauve wanted to pull away from him but she didn’t. It was hard to fight when he was holding her this carefully.

"I am done with the letters, so I don’t have to spend most of my hours in the study."

Her face brightened and immediately fell, "That’s good."

Recently, he has been skipping out on the second meal and would often have in the confines of the study. However, he always had the first meal and the last meal in the dining room.

The past few days were just her and Damon in the dining room during the second meal but today, Erick had made an appearance.

She had fled as soon as she was done eating as Erick wouldn’t stop poking at Damon. At some point, Mauve thought it was going to turn out into an all out fight but it didn’t.

She missed Danag, he not only had conversations with her but at least he was better company than expressionless Damon and annoying Danag.

"Indeed, it is." He whispered directly into her ears. "Now, I can consider the plan to rebuild the fence."

Mauve froze and immediately turned around with a huge smile. "Are you serious?"

Jael smirked and this wasn’t lost on her. "Yes."

Her face immediately fell and she glared at him, "Are you trying to bribe me?" She asked, leaning closer.

"Bribe you? What are you talking about?" He asked, feigning ignorance.

"You know what I am talking about," she said and smacked his chest.

He grabbed her wrist and pulled it aside as he closed the gap between them. He brought his head down as he covered her lips with his.

He gently pulled on her lower lips and Mauve felt all the fight zap out of her. She knew she shouldn’t give him that much control over her but she couldn’t help. It was so easy to give in.

She whimpered as he pushed his tongue into her mouth and he smiled against her lips. This was enough to snap her out of it and she pulled away from him.

She glared at him and faced away from him, turning her entire body around so she had her back to him again. She heard him groan, he didn’t sound very pleased and the idea made her skin tingle.

"Is this about the physician?" He asked, darkly.

Jael’s patience was running out, it was hard to think when all the blood was between his legs.

Seeing her alone was enough to excite let alone having her pressed up against his body. He could not only feel her warmth but he could loudly hear the beat of her heart and the blood running through her veins.

Her scent was also overwhelming, she smelt like flowers and the river. He could easily tell that she had her bath not long ago. He could smell the soap off her.

So, all he could think about was devouring every inch of her. His fangs tingled at the thought of her blood. It has taken everything for him not to drink more but he didn’t want to put her in any kind of danger.

He couldn’t get the image of her bleeding out on his hands and it still hunted him. However, even that fear did nothing to curb his hunger for her.

A huge part of him knew it was only going to get worse. However, he was certain he would get his fill at some point but the longer she spent with him the further that seemed.

"Is this about the physician?" He asked again when she didn’t respond. "Are you that angry on his behalf?"

Jael winced, he was exceedingly irritated and he wondered if it was just his desire speaking. He also had a rough day and this was dragging out longer than he wanted it to.

Mauve sighed and turned around. Bending her head she said, "No," she said stiffly.

"Then what?" He asked.

He sounded like a wild animal.

Mauve sighed, "You chased out of the study. I know you didn’t like what I was saying but you didn’t have to chase me off like that. In the first instant, I told you I could come back later but you said it was fine but all of a sudden you wanted me out of the study. For some weird reason, you want me to be all jolly about it and act as if nothing happened..."

Mauve was rambling she knew but at this point, she was quite annoyed and she was even more annoyed that she was about to forget everything that happened in the study over a kiss.

She was angry and had spent the rest of the night brooding that there was no way she would waive it off over a kiss. It wasn’t even that serious and she could let it go.

However, the fact that she knew that’s what he wanted to be made her even more adamant. This isn’t going to go the way he wanted.

"No way, I am going to sleep. I had a rough day today and if you’d leave me alone. I will appreciate it. Good day!" She turned around, putting a reasonable distance between them as she turned away from him.

Jael felt his desire deflate as Mauve yelled at him. He stretched out his hand to touch her but immediately pulled back. He could tell from her body language that she didn’t want him anywhere near her.

He frowned and touched the top of his head. He couldn’t comprehend what just went wrong. He thought he had the situation under control and then it exploded in his face.

She was quite angry and he couldn’t comprehend this wasn’t over even though he just tried to appease her.

He grunted as he stared at the ceiling. He hoped this wasn’t going to last a long time. Maybe she just needed some space, she might be better in a few hours.

The problem was even with her rambling, he didn’t quite get why she was angry. It wasn’t his response about the physician then what?