Page 18 of Blood Claims
“Is a sure way to get you kidnapped or worse,” Tal said, quick to interrupt me with this knowledge, making me gasp. I couldn’t help my erratic little head shakes when Victor took over.
“The fact is that the moment we found our fated, is the moment a big target hit your back… and one that got there a lot sooner than we thought, thanks to the bitch who dared to hurt you. Now we can keep you protected, but in order to do that, you have to accept certain new factors about your life.”
My eyes widened as I took another step back, as if this would protect me from them, not their enemies.
“New… new factors?”I stammered out.
“This bullshit about debt for one,” Tal added, making me frown in question.
“What do you mean?” I was almost afraid to ask, but it was Victor that was only too happy to spell it out for me.
“It’s simple… as soon as we discovered your debt, we had it paid off in full, along with tracking down the asshole who got you in that mess to begin with. But well, you know how that went and before you ask, yes, the walking waste of air still lives as per your request.”
“Yeah, he might be breathing through a fucking tube for a while, but the fucker still lives…if you can class having his balls ripped off still living,”Tal added with dark tone, cracking his knuckles and giving me cause to expel a horrified gasp as Victor shot his brother a disapproving scowl.
“Not helping, brother,”he gritted out, making Tal shrug his shoulders like he didn’t give a flying fuck. Something he proved by saying with an evil grin,
“So, I shouldn’t tell her that he might be missing his dick too then?” He finished this with a wink like some crazy, happykiller. I didn’t know whether to be turned on that they fought in my honor or so horrified that I ran away screaming for my life, begging God to save my soul. Thankfully, I did neither.
“Talon!”Victor warned, making him finally raise his hands and say,
“Kidding.” Then he winked again, this time at his brother, leaving me to question what was the truth exactly?
Until I realized that blissful ignorance was named such for a reason.
After which, I was free to process the fact that, for the first time in a long time, I could actually breathe financially. Despite knowing how wrong it was that they were the cause.
Because I had just gone from owing non-threatening bank managers to now owing billionaire devils. And they wanted only one thing in return…
To own my heart,body, and soul.
6
WAS ONE NOT ENOUGH?
Victor nodded to my room, and he didn’t need to add any words to the silent order for me to know what he wanted. They had both clearly been here before and invaded my private space, seeing that my bags were indeed packed.
“Can’t we at least talk about this?” I tried, and before Tal could answer, his brother got there first.
“I think we have heard all the excuses you have to tell us, sweetheart.”
“They’re not excuses, they are concerns!” I corrected, my tone outraged, making a muscle in his jaw jump as he gritted his teeth.
“Yes, well our concerns are significantly more founded than yours are,” was his sharp reply, making me scoff.
“Says the Vampire who wants to kidnap me and keep me prisoner.”
Again, Victor simply shrugged his shoulders and pointed out calmly,
“It’s not kidnapping if the captive is willing, so by all means, make my life easier and change the narrative, Nessa.”
“Or we could just gag you, toss you over a shoulder, and carry you outta here with that tasty ass of yours close to my fangs,” Tal added with a wink, telling me which he would prefer.
Knowing it wasn’t an empty threat, I tossed up my hands in annoyance, growled in frustration, and snapped,
“Fine!”
I stomped to my room, ready to slam my door on them both or, at least, this was what would have happened had Tal’s hand not prevented it with a slap to my door after following me. Which meant my anger fled me on a whoosh of air when both men crowded inside my small room, making me back up.
