Chapter 14

Rowan's POV

A weight sits upon my chest, warm pouring from it. Cracking my eyes open, blonde waves are all I see. A groan comes from in front of me, and the waves shift to the side as the weight on my chest does as well. Again, I see the blooded man from before, but this time up close. Confused, I look around the room.

"Katherine," I call.

"Yes, Dear," she answers, walking into the room. behind her, are four more people, the same ones from earlier. I focus on the guests, eyes looking for any threat, body ready to defend.

"Dear, calm down. These are the others," she smiles softly, introducing them. "This is Lilth," the ice queen "this is Elizabeth," the shy princess "this is Theo," the mischeivous prince " and this is Maximus" a cold emperor.

She points at the man on my chest," This is Liam."

"How did I get here," i question.

"You don't remeber." she tilts her head. " You wouldn't allow anyone too close to you two. You hear Liam in pain and came to help and became overprotective of him."

I nod my head," Makes sense."

"What's your name," a deep rough voice comes from Maximus.

"Rowan. Roawn Amijr Spade. and my son-"

"Son?! You dare cheat," Theo fumes.

Something inside of me gets irriated. A growl rips from my throat.

"Don't you dare yell at me! Silas is my adopted son, but he might as well be blood."

Theo shivers, lowering his head, giving a small nod.

"Now, I'm sorry for that. I don't know what came over me. Please do not let that stop you from enjoying your stay here," I apologize.

"Uh. . Why is everything so loud," Liam groans. Instinctively, I pull him closer to me, sniffing him head, giving it a small kiss. He stiffens, slowly turning towards me.

"Liam, control!!"

Confused, I turn towards Maximus, who is rushing to me with Theo right behind me. Looking back to Liam, his eyes turn from a bright orange to a shining red. He reaches up to me, pulling me down, and whispers," It's been too long." It happens too fast.

He bites into my neck. Pleasure like never before courses through my veins. I grab his waist, gripping tight, as he feeds from me. I hold my hand up, stopping Maximuz and Theo in their tracks.

"What's wrong," I groan, when I can ignore the pleasure for a second.

Katherine frowns," I didn't tell you because I was didn't think you would want to until you actually fell in love with me. " she sighs," One of the , i guess you can say, 'side affects' of doing the contract, is you can choose to drink from your spouse. It makes it so you don't have to drink from humans. Your spouse's blood will be like a drug, but it's also something intimate within the vampiric world."

"Liam most times don't know control and ever since you were introduced into our dynamic, he's been more off. He could bleed you dry," Theo explains, reaching for Liam.

"No, " I shake my head. " It's fine, leave him. You should've told me sooner, I would've let you drink from me if that's what you desire. Any of you for that matter."

A gasp leaves my lips as Liam bites down harder into my neck. Tingles shook up my spines, as I groan roughly. Pleasure spikes through me, threaten to take me for a ride, but I ignore it. Liam clutches to me, as if I'm going to leave, but i hold his head to my neck and coo," Relax, I'm not going anywhere."

Letting him have his way, at a minute before he leans up, gasping for breathe. blood in his mouth. his eyes roll to the back of his head for a second, as his tongue comes out and licks his lips.

"Had enough," I muse, staring at him. Everyone else in the room, stands in tension, ready to step in.

"I'm satisfied for now," Liam admits, licking the rest of the blood on my neck. "You taste better than i thought. Spicy and sweet at the same time."

"Why thank you," i chuckle. "Rest, some more, you were injured badly."

I remove myself from him, letting him lean back onto the couch. Walking to the door, I guesture for them to follow. Yes, I want to get to know them and spend time with them, but I also have a duty to contiune to train for the first of the Trials.

I can already see that I'm going to have my hands full.

"Fill me in of what's going on," i speak.

Lilth steps forward a bit," We were attacked when heading here to meet you. As you know, we have laws, some you can bypass, others you cannot. We have a treaty with the Church to allow them to hunt the vampires who murder innocents or kill excessively." I nod, understanding so far. " The group that attacked us, claimed we murdered thirty people in the 13th Ward."

"13th Ward?"

"In North American, the vampire worldhave divided it into different sections and within those section are Wards," explains Maximus. "As of right now, we are in the 27th Ward."

I nod," And I assume that the De Clare family own this 27th Ward and probably those surrounding it?"

"You are correct," Katherine nods.

"So this treaty-"

"It was made to benefit humans many years ago, but now that times have changed. Humans have many ways , dangerous ways, that can hurt even a Noble," Maximus interrupts. "This could mean war, on many levels. "

I sigh, thinking about the possible war. It'll be bloody, and many people both side will die. So I've got to get stronger, much stronger. Looking down at my hands, they look pathetic to me, not even worth mentioning to anyone.

"I need to get back to training," I voice, letting it be know.

"Ah! Katherine you were for real," Theo exclaims. "You're letting Rowan partake in the Trials!"

Anger bubbles in my chest.

"I need not her permission," I glare.

"But you are our little husband," Maximus purrs, from the side.

"That does not make me weak," I retort. "You do not control me. If this is going to work, then understand this. I bow before no one." I'll die first.

Walking away, I hear Lilth mutter," Nice going you two."