Page 63 of Blood Bound

My mind goes back to how I found her and rage clouds my vision. “He was going to kill you,” I growl, knowing that if I had been a few seconds later, she would be dead right now.

She nods. “My father put a bounty out on me. I don’t think that guy will be the only one who will come looking for me.”

“I will burn his empire to the ground in your name,Regina Mea, then lay his carcass at your feet,” I say before placing a light kiss on her lips. “But if it's time you need, then I will give it to you.”

When I say this, the smile that lights up her face takes the breath right out of my lungs, then she draws her forehead against mine and wraps her arms around my neck.

“Just give me tonight,” she breathes. “I need time to process everything that happened. Then tomorrow night you can take me out, wine and dine me, fuck my brains out and make me your Queen.”

“Gods,” I chuckle. “I love that filthy mouth of yours. Come here,”

Embracing her tightly against me, I sigh and feel content for the first time in months. Right now I am holding my heart in my hands, and I am not letting it go ever again.

She cringes a bit in my arms, and I immediately let go, remembering that she was in pain.

“I’m sorry,” I say and she shakes her head, but I can tell by her pale skin that she’s in more pain than she’s letting on.

“I can help with the pain,” I say, watching her eyebrows furrow in a frown. Then I extend my fangs and bite my wrist. “My blood.”

“What! No, I can’t…” she says, but her pupils dilate when she sees the crimson liquid flowing to the surface.

“It will help with your healing, Katherine,” I urge, hating that she’s in pain like this and refusing my help.

She looks into my eyes and worries her bottom lip with her teeth again. Then she sighs and brings her lips to my wrist, moaning and closing her eyes as she sucks.

The image of her drinking my blood gets my cock harder than fucking steel and when she pulls away and some dribbles down her chin, I let out a groan and shake my head.

“I can’t fucking wait to do that to you,” I murmur and she gives me a bloody smile. “Feel better?”

“Tons, thank you,” she says, placing a light kiss on my cheek just as the driver knocks on the partitioning to signify that we’ve arrived at her apartment.

I place my overcoat around her shoulders again and walk her out to her front door, where she turns around and shakes her head.

“Not so fast, King. You’re not invited in,” she grins, cocking her head to the side and feigning innocence.

“What?! Why not?” I hate how I sound like a fucking teenager, but what the fuck?

She giggles and crosses her arms. “Because I might just wake up with your face in between my legs when I’m supposed to be thinking about things and even though that would be fucking amazing, I can’t allow it yet.” She says, her smile dropping a bit.

Ah.

I pull her into my arms and kiss the side of her head. “Okay, but tonight is the only night you deny me feasting on you.” When I say this, she pulls back and slaps my shoulder.

“Boundaries, King! I can close my legs whenever I want!”

“But would you want to? I remember you being quite fond of what my tongue can do,” I say. She flushes at my words, then hides her face in my chest.

“Ugh, horn dog,” she says, but I feel her smile against my skin. “Thank you for finding me.”

“I’ll always find you, little lamb; you’re my home,” I say, before placing a kiss against her hair and taking a step back from her. “See you tomorrow night.”

She unlocks her door and gives me one of those smiles that gets my heart thumping like a motherfucker. Then she waves and blows me a kiss before closing the door. I’m still surprised that she accepted me after everything and that she only left because she felt guilt at what her guild had done.

The smile doesn’t leave my face when I get in my Phantom and I don’t think it will ever leave. After making a few calls to have her apartment crawling with security, I call Valentine to let him know everything is okay on this side.

He’s watching over Amara in my stead and they both can’t stand each other.

“To the hotel, Clive; I want to clean up and call the council before picking her up again tomor…” I trail off when the sudden smell of blood hits me and when the partition lowers, the arrow hits my chest before I can even react.

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