Page 211 of Master of My Life

Chase walked across the room and joined the other two men who watched him.

“Ethan feels guilty enough, Chase,” Richard said. “Don’t pile anything else on his shoulders.”

Chase pressed his lips together.

“We need to find out what happened first. Then we can talk about what to do next.”

“Her Master will try again,” Theo said. “He nearly had taken all of her essence. I have never seen

a demi-Immortal so pale.”

“Her essence?” Chase asked.

“The Immortal part of her. It is . . .” He tilted his head. “The essence of any being is in their

sexuality. It is how human babies are made. A man and woman have intercourse and they share of

themselves to create another being. Our essence as Immortals is similar. The Elder rituals include

intercourse so we can share of ourselves with them.”

Chase nodded.

“By consuming the demi-Immortals sexual fluids, an Elder can take the power into themselves and

multiply their own powers. That is what her Master was doing, but so much so that he had nearly

drained her.” He pressed his lips together. “Your former Elder, Devin, did the same thing to Anna at

the height of his power.”

“Will it come back?”

Theo nodded. “In time, Immortalness always regenerates. But she has so little, it would be best if

I helped.”

“Helped? How?”

“By giving her myself.”

“You’re going to have anal with her?”

Theo smiled and shook his head. “With women, normal sex is fine. But with as weak as she is,

what you call oral would be a better choice. At least until she is strong enough—and healed enough—

to have sex.”

Chase looked back at Sabrina, pale against the dark sheets of their bed. She glowed, but not with

health. “Do what you need to heal her.”

Theo nodded. “Then we must decide what to do next. She must be protected.”

Damian paced as he waited for Sydney to answer his call. When he finally heard her sleepy voice, he

growled. “Why the hell is Chase home?” He had been so close to having Sabrina back, and that

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