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The gun was still nice and steady at his chest. «The law doesn't state you have to do mind control for feeding, just that you infringe on the free will of mother. It's grounds for an order of execution.»
«It takes time to get an order of execution, Ms. Blake. You cannot possibly have one with my name on it in your pocket.» He was chiding again. Silly girl , his voice seemed to say.
I shook my head. I was being silly, wasn't I? Asher's hand found my leg. When I'd pointed the gun, his hand had had to move. His hand went up under my skirt, until he traced the edge of the hose, and found skin. It wasn't about sex, it was about helping keep me clearheaded. It was the first time a man touching my thigh had cleared my head.
I straightened my arm a little, and made it a double-handed grip. Damian's hand on my shoulder dug in, as if he was afraid of what I was about to do.
«You try to mind-fuck me again and I'll take my chances with the courts.»
There were other guns out in the room, all of them in the hands of our guys, and girl. Claudia said, «If you leave the couch, you bleed.»
Adonis and Elisabetta settled back against the cushions again. I didn't spare a glance to see if they were happy about it. Claudia and the others had them; I had my hands full with the vampire in front of me.
«I will not use my power on you again, Ms. Blake. I think you are a little too dangerous to tease.»
«Good of you notice,» I said, voice quiet, fighting to keep my arms steady.
«Your word that you will not try to use your powers on any of us here tonight,» Asher said, his hand very still on my thigh.
«I give you my word that I will not use my powers on any of you tonight.»
«Broaden,» I said.
«What?» Asher asked.
«His word that he doesn't use his powers on us while he's in town. I want his word that he'll be a good boy until he leaves our territory.»
«You heard the lady,» Asher said, and he didn't try to keep the humor out of his voice. I was glad I was amusing someone.
He gave his word, exactly as I asked him to. He was an ancient vampire. If you could ever get one of the bastards to give their word of honor, then you had them. They wouldn't break it. Weird, but true.
I lowered my gun, and Claudia and the others did the same. We didn't put the guns up, though. We had Merlin's word, not Adonis's, or Elisabetta's. I guess I should have thrown that in, but I hadn't thought about it at the time.
«You know that I am one of the few vampires she created personally. You have seen the memory of my death.
The gun was still nice and steady at his chest. «The law doesn't state you have to do mind control for feeding, just that you infringe on the free will of mother. It's grounds for an order of execution.»
«It takes time to get an order of execution, Ms. Blake. You cannot possibly have one with my name on it in your pocket.» He was chiding again. Silly girl , his voice seemed to say.
I shook my head. I was being silly, wasn't I? Asher's hand found my leg. When I'd pointed the gun, his hand had had to move. His hand went up under my skirt, until he traced the edge of the hose, and found skin. It wasn't about sex, it was about helping keep me clearheaded. It was the first time a man touching my thigh had cleared my head.
I straightened my arm a little, and made it a double-handed grip. Damian's hand on my shoulder dug in, as if he was afraid of what I was about to do.
«You try to mind-fuck me again and I'll take my chances with the courts.»
There were other guns out in the room, all of them in the hands of our guys, and girl. Claudia said, «If you leave the couch, you bleed.»
Adonis and Elisabetta settled back against the cushions again. I didn't spare a glance to see if they were happy about it. Claudia and the others had them; I had my hands full with the vampire in front of me.
«I will not use my power on you again, Ms. Blake. I think you are a little too dangerous to tease.»
«Good of you notice,» I said, voice quiet, fighting to keep my arms steady.
«Your word that you will not try to use your powers on any of us here tonight,» Asher said, his hand very still on my thigh.
«I give you my word that I will not use my powers on any of you tonight.»
«Broaden,» I said.
«What?» Asher asked.
«His word that he doesn't use his powers on us while he's in town. I want his word that he'll be a good boy until he leaves our territory.»
«You heard the lady,» Asher said, and he didn't try to keep the humor out of his voice. I was glad I was amusing someone.
He gave his word, exactly as I asked him to. He was an ancient vampire. If you could ever get one of the bastards to give their word of honor, then you had them. They wouldn't break it. Weird, but true.
I lowered my gun, and Claudia and the others did the same. We didn't put the guns up, though. We had Merlin's word, not Adonis's, or Elisabetta's. I guess I should have thrown that in, but I hadn't thought about it at the time.
«You know that I am one of the few vampires she created personally. You have seen the memory of my death.