“Why is it better if he leaves her? And if that’s the case shouldn’t I be going after him instead?” Sebastian says, confused.
I growl myse
lf now but neither of them hears me.
“It is better because it is the original agreement. No one can argue with it. But no, you can’t go after him. He is too new, and she will know you had something to do with it if he just leaves her now,” he says with a sigh of magnitude.
“Fine. But this is a risky business. If she finds out, she will never speak to me again and I don’t want that.”
“What do you want?” CK asks warily.
“I think you know,” Sebastian says. “It has been so long. Just once, with her.”
CK closes his eyes in pain and thinks for a while. He runs his hand through his hair. “Just this once, and I have your word you will help me and not take advantage.”
“Of course. You know I would do anything for you,” Sebastian says, genially now happy to have gotten his way. “Wait here.” He Teleports out as CK sighs heavily and twirls the ring I gave him. He pulls it off his finger. I try to protest but again he can’t hear me. He kisses it and places it carefully on the dresser. “Forgive me, my sweet,” he whispers as Sebastian Teleports back in with Vivienne.
I cringe as I realize the bargain that has been struck.
“I didn’t expect you out to play anytime soon,” Vivienne coos at him.“Does the Queen know what you are up to?” she asks slyly.
“No,” he growls, “and nor will she. This is part of a deal. Nothing more.”
She tilts her head. “I am not sure it is in my best interests to go against her wishes.” She frowns.
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll see no harm comes to you,” he says stiffly. I am now furious on top of the nauseous feeling.
“I will take what I can get. Here?” She points to my bed and again I yell, “No!” but it falls on deaf ears.
“No!” CK snaps at her. “Down the corridor.”
I am somewhat relieved that my bedroom isn’t about to get defiled. At least not by him and some skank bitch. Sebastian takes her hand and leads her out of the room. She grabs my sire’s hand and drags him along behind her with a seductive smile that makes me want to hurl.
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE
I wake up with a start, sitting upright in bed with my hand on my racing heart. Cole is half draped over me and Lincoln is sitting next to me, staring at me. “You okay?” he whispers.
I shake my head. “No.”
“Bad dream?”
“More like a fucking nightmare. Shit, that was…” I trail off, relieved to be awake in my own bed and not watching some debauched bargaining dream three-way. Thank the gods it was just a dream. I don’t think I could bear it if CK was plotting the breakup of my marriage with Sebastian’s help and using that woman as a bargaining tool. Christ, I’m really starting to get paranoid.
“Why are you here?” I whisper then, concerned.
“You were calling out for me,” Lincoln says. “In my dreams, you were calling for me. I had to make sure you were okay.”
“Huh, so my dreams were calling to yours.” I smile at him and he shrugs.
“Can we talk?”
“Sure.” I climb out of bed, careful not to disturb Cole. Lincoln’s eyes rove over my naked body in lust but I pull on a robe and tie it tight as I walk from the room.
Lincoln follows me and we go out to the sitting room balcony. I close the door quietly.
“What’s up?” I ask.
“Drink?” he asks in return.