The Vampire King's Possession -
Chapter 319. Hardened Buds
Chapter 319: 319. Hardened Buds
Jael stared at Mauve who sat next to him. She was leaning forward on her seat as she brought a bite to her lips. His gaze held, he watched her chew and swallow.
As if sensing his gaze she turned to look at him and Jael smiled at her. She blushed and turned away. He was amused, one would think that by now she would be used to his stares.
"Mauve," he called. He didn’t have any reason to call her, he just wanted her to look at him.
She turned immediately, staring up at him with wide eyes. Her brown eyes held a mixture of concern and curiosity.
"Yes," she replied.
His eyes scanned her face and he noticed the fleck of food by the side of her lips. Jael was going to ignore it, it wasn’t even that obvious. He could only see it because he was this close to her.
However, there was no way he would pass a situation to see what her reaction would be if he tried to wipe it off. The outcome was too good to pass.
He placed his thumb on the corner of her lips and wiped. "You got a little something," he said as he cleaned off the piece of food and Mauve’s eyes widened.
Jael watched all the blood rise to her face and the entirety of her face turned bright pink. Jael could swear he saw steam pop out the top of her head.
"T-thank you," she said and bent her head, hiding it from view.
Jael heard a chuckle escaping his lips and he resumed eating. He would occasionally glance at her but she completely avoided his gaze.
"Are you ready?" He asked, stretching his hand to her at the end of the meal.
She nodded and accepted his help. Together they walked out of the dining hall. The guards bowed, holding the door in place.
"You did that on purpose, didn’t you?" She asked as they got close to the stairs.
Jael looked down at her, "What are you talking about?" He asked, feigning ignorance.
"You know exactly what I am talking about," she retorted, glaring up at him.
"I am afraid, I do not," he replied, meeting her eyes with a smirk.
"Jael," she scolded and leaned into his.
He held her close, her warm skin against his was something he would never get tired of. Even though he didn’t want to admit it, he would be lying if he said he only thought of her as a pet.
He particularly liked her reaction when he told her things she didn’t think he would. Maybe it would get her to trust him even more, he could feel she wasn’t as closed up as before and looked happier. He cared for her and he didn’t want her to leave him.
Jael pushed open the door to his room and immediately took in that the windows were tightly shut and the curtains drawn. Dawn was fast approaching, this was expected.
The servants would be here with their bathing water any minute now. He looked down at Mauve who still clung to him as they walked to the bed.
His eyes flickered at the thought of undressing her. As if sensing his leery glare, she jerked her head up to look at him.
Her full lips caught his eyes and Jael immediately forgot everything else but just as he would kiss her, he felt a presence.
He cussed louder than he wanted and he saw Mauve frown, her expression held worry. "Is something wrong?" Her soft voice asked.
Jael touched her cheek, she was just too delicate. "No, just an unwanted visitor. Go have a seat. I’ll handle it and come back."
She nodded obediently and pulled away from his grasp. Even though he was the one that gave the order, he didn’t want her to go.
Jael stumped to the door and opened it right in Danag’s face just as he was about to knock. The guard didn’t even flinch and beside him was Damon.
Jael closed the door behind him, he didn’t know what this was about but somehow he could tell it was something he didn’t want Mauve overhearing.
"What is the meaning of this?" He asked darkly not hiding his disdain.
"Lord Seraphino is here," Damon announced, he looked pained as the words left his mouth.
Jael sneered, revealing his fangs. "Send him away. He is not allowed here."
Danag sighed, "Yes, however, he didn’t come alone. He brought along a Lord under his estate and two guards who have fought against Palers severally. You can say he brought his best men."
"I couldn’t care less, he is not to spend the night in the castle. Send him off as well as his men."
Danag lifted his chest, "I am afraid, I can’t do that Sire."
"What do you mean?" Jael asked, his anger rising.
"This is the best we would have aside from your guards and Haney, the rest don’t even come close. It would be best to have skilled hands in this fight against Palers which is more important than anything else. Lord Seraphino is aware of this and this might be his way of apologizing."
"Don’t speak for him," Jael said darkly, pointing his finger at Danag.
"Forgive my forwardness," Danag said with a bow. "There is also the fact that it would almost be daylight, it would be suicidal to send out any vampire at this time.
Jael winced, he didn’t like how tied his hands were. The conniving asshat knew this would play in his favor.
"They can all stay in the servants quarters," Jael said, he hated that he had to give in but Danag was right, skilled hands were more important than anything else.
"Thank you, Sire." Danag said with relief clearly written on his face. Jael knew if someone played a tone, Danag would be dancing all over the place.
"I want him out of here before Mauve wakes up. If she gets a whiff that he is here, there would be hell to pay."
Jael didn’t wait for their response as he turned and walked back into the room.
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Mauve frowned as the door opened, she could tell something was wrong. She hadn’t move from where she sat down when Jael left.
She turned her head to the door and felt cold air against her skin even though the windows were tightly shut.
She rose to her feet as he approached the bed. "Did something happen?"
His eyes rested on her face and something passed across his face but it was too fast for Mauve to see it.
He groaned and rushed to her side. "Just Danag and his habit of telling terrible news."
He sat her back down and rested his head on her legs, lying on the bed with his back and his legs slightly bent.
She brought her hands to her lips, "I hope it’s nothing serious."
"Nah, just information about the vampires coming into the castle, nothing you should be concerned." He raised his hand and touched the side of her face.
She bent her head so he wouldn’t have to stretch so much and he pulled her down for a kiss, his head lifting up to meet her.
"Jael," she pulled away.
He smiled at her, "I couldn’t resist, not when you’re looking at me with those big brown eyes."
She closed her eyes reflexively, she didn’t know what to say to that. It was annoying that he enjoyed making her a speechless mess.
Jael chuckled, it was a sound she was starting to get fond of. "Typical," he replied and tucked her hair behind her ear.
She opened her eyes to see him looking at her lovingly. That was the only way to describe it. Mauve felt her chest tightened.
He was open to her now, lying on her legs like this felt very good. His vulnerability was pulling her in more than she wanted it to.
"Does your legs hurt?"
She shook her head, "No."
"Are you sure? I know I weigh a ton."
"What? Of course not. Also, it is just the weight of your head, I can barely feel it."
"Is that so?" He smirked. "What about this? Can you feel it?"
Mauve shivered as he ran his cold fingers down the side of her face, her neck, over her dress and down her arm.
"Can you?" He asked again and Mauve weakly nodded.
She felt his hand move from her arm to her neckline. His fingers traced the exposed skin lightly but it was enough to send tingles all over her body.
His hand moved downward and she felt him tug on her dress, he pulled down hard enough for it to give way. Mauve was certain she heard a rip.
"No, I loved this dress."
"I will get you another one," his voice sounded so raspy that it was almost unrecognizable.
Mauve didn’t realize that she had spoken that out loud until she heard his response. However, there was no time to dwell on it as Jael had completely pulled down the top of the dress, exposing her already hardened buds.
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