The Vampire Kings Slave Mate

Chapter 22: Mary.

I thought my heart was beating rapidly when Nikolai asked me to go for a run with him, that was an understatement to how fast my heart was beating now that we were actually running. Trees and shrubby zipped by us. Eventually I couldn’t tell what was what because we were going so fast, I was terrified that Nikolai might trip over a tree branch and send us flying, but I knew that his senses were keener than mine, and he had a lot more experience with running than I did. I couldn’t tell where Nikolai was taking us, all I could tell was that we were heading upwards. Just as quickly as the run had begun it had stopped. Nikolai carefully helped me off his back, gently settling me on the ground, making sure I could maintain my balance, before he stepped away. I looked around at the scenery and was amazed. Nikolai had taken us up to a beautiful cliff, that had a lone waterfall, the waterfall entered into a shallow pond, that had steam coming from it, the water was crystal clear and I could see the rocks at the bottom. We were surrounded by a thicket of tress, I couldn’t see past them except for the man-made trail that we had traveled here on.

“Wow, this view, is stunning.” I mumbled while I took in the surroundings.

“So what did you think of the run?” Nikolai asked, drawing my attention back to him.

“Well, I guess that’s one way to travel, although I don’t think its my favorite. You nearly gave me a heart attack a few times.”(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) I replied, unable to hide the smile from my face.

“A heart attack?” Nikolai asked raising his eyebrow questioningly.

“Yes! I thought you were going to hit a tree a time or two and send us, well more like me, flying through the air.”

“I would never let you fall, Mor AparoveHHBIÉ.” Nikolai replied, a faint smile on his face.

“What does that mean?” I asked Nikolai, suddenly curious about the name he called me quite often.

“Although, if I let you fall, it might get rid of some of my problems.” Nikolai teased me, ignoring my question on the nickname.

I stuck out my bottom lip and pouted at him teasing me and not answering my questions.

Nikolai stepped forward and brushed my bottom lip with his thumb, sending sparks racing through my body, “When you pout like that, you don’t seem quite so fierce.” Nikolai mumbled staring at my lips.

“I am still fierce.” I growled out, sounding like a whiny child before I continued in a more mature way, “But Maybe I am just getting more comfortable around you, so I can lower my shield a little more when I’m with you.”

Nikolai frowned at my response, before dropping his hand and putting some distance between us. “Don’t ever let your guard down little one, you are in a palace full of beasts, your very existence is in danger constantly, not only by my kind, but by yours as well.”

“Why did you bring me here?” I asked Nikolai, ignoring his warning. It seemed like anytime we got

closer, he would say or do something to push me away.

I come to relax, it’s my place of Zen. Up here I can be myself. I don’t have to be King Nikolai,

understanding. Sometimes it was nice to escape reality, especially

on now,” I said smiling at Nikolai, teasing him again, “It can’t be to bad being the King. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)Everyone has to abide by your command, you can do whatever and whomever you

face, I could tell by his mannerism that he’d had this conversation before. “No one seems to get

wanted to, no needed to be near Nikolai, I needed to feel him against me, and assure him that everything was fine, before my brain could acknowledge what I was doing, my feet had already begun walking towards Nikolai, I stopped right behind him, wrapping my arms around him and laying my head on his back.

sense of urgency to comfort you.” I responded quietly still

said still looking down at me, not

eyes. “You know you can talk to me right?” I told him, “It’s not like I have anyone to blab off too. Your pain, your stressors, your

His whispered into my hair,

responded back to him, whispering quietly, not wanting whatever was happening between us to break, “It feels

stiffened, and I knew I had

the same time Nikolai let go of me, he had a look in his eyes that I couldn’t describe, it almost seemed like a look of desperation, but what would he of all people have to be

us was thick with tension, and I nervously started picking at my fingers, it was a bad habit that my mother had tried to break me of. At one point in

back again

I asked breaking the silence.

updtaed at www.noveljar.com)The waterfall going into the water is ice cold, but the water in the pond is warm. The rocks that you can see on the bottom of the pond have been heated magma. Usually the temperature would be to hot to enjoy or

respond, wanting to dip my body into

out.” Nikolai said,

only wearing my gown.” I respond, heat

still turned towards the hot spring, “I know for a fact your undergarments cover more of you than that bikini did.” I could sense some anger coming off of

you have to face towards the waterfall, you

knuckle deep inside your wet

had never been around a man that was so brash about what

stammered out. “Now do as you’re

amazing, I

like you’re enjoying the pond.” Nikolai said with a smile on his face as he walked slowly towards me, like a lion stalking

in awhile.” I respond, not at all worried about him