Chapter 14: Chapter Fourteen

"There is nothing wrong with you, Bast. You're a human who was pushed too far." He responded reassuringly as he took my hand and kissed it softly. "What you did was pure instinct, and nothing less."

"I'm confused about something else though, something you made me think about at the office, and again in the park," I said after taking a few bites of my omelet.

"It's about me not having sex with you, isn't it?" He asked with a chuckle, shaking his head. "No. When I made you think I was going to take you, yesterday morning, I wasn't going to. I was just proving a point."

"The point of proving that what I was doing wasn't fair to you. I know." I responded, drinking the rest of my tea. "The promise you made to me when I was six, it's that important to you?"

"Of course it is kitten. Any promise I make to you will always be of utmost importance to me."

"Why do you call me kitten?" I asked him after finishing my food and pushing the plate to the side.

"Because you have eyes like a kitten, you're small like one, you have the curiosity of one, and I like the way you purr." He responded honestly as he leaned back in the booth, watching me intently with a smug smile. He knew what I was about to ask him, but instead of just answering, he wanted me to ask it first.

"When do I purr?" I asked him, my curiosity got the best of me and I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about it until I received the answer. He knew this, and he seemed to enjoy piquing my curiosity, just to sate it.

"When you're enjoying yourself."

"Did you ever watch me... enjoying myself?" I asked, feeling exposed.

"No, kitten. I wouldn't do that. But I heard you, not just while I was watching afar. Remember you purred for me in the woods the other night, yesterday morning, in my office, and the shower." he said as he paid the bill and took my hand, leading me back to the car.

He received a phone call from whom I guessed was Sam, based on how incredibly short the call was. The man on the other line spoke quickly, waited for Damien's "Very good," then the call ended.

"If your hearing is so good, doesn't it hurt to hold the phone to your ear?" I asked as he drove us towards his house.

"No, I've had a lot of practice at it. But speaking of phones, I need to buy you a new one," he said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a ball of glass and metal, showing it to me. "Did you leave it here on purpose?"

"Yes," I responded, taking it with a blush as I looked over at him shyly.

"You knew I would text you, see that you left your phone in my car, and come back to your house to give it to you. It was a damn good thing you did, otherwise, you might have been..." He trailed off, not wanting to say it out loud. If I hadn't purposely left my phone in his car, he wouldn't have come back to my house. Those men would have raped me and I would be dead. "But why did you do it?" He asked, looking over at me.

"I was too nervous to ask you to spend the night with me, but I knew if I left my phone then you would come to my window to give it to me. Why did you crush it into a ball like this?"

"When I saw that man on top of you, that phone was the least of my worries." He responded as we arrived at his house. I wasn't surprised at all when I looked out of the window to see a mansion in front of me.

It looked like a castle, surrounded by dense forest all around. If you didn't know where it was, you would never find it.

"I had a few changes made for you, kitten. I wanted to make sure you'd like it here." Damien said as he picked me up, holding me in his arms as he carried me over the threshold. He set me down but held onto my hand as I looked around.

We stood in a great hall with a water fountain in the center, surrounded by priceless antiques and pictures. At the end of the hall, where it continued into a hallway, there was a double staircase leading onto the next floor. I looked in the first door to the right to find a grand library, with every wall covered in bookcases, and rows upon rows of books. There were a few couches in the center of the room, as well as a small bar cart off to the side. I smiled when I saw this, Damien knew how much I loved to read, and I could get lost in a room like this for hours.

I crossed the hall to the doorway across from the library to the biggest kitchen I'd ever seen. All the appliances were spotless, with every cabinet stuffed full of all of my favorite foods and snacks. I smiled at Damien, shaking my head. "Sometimes I swear you know me better than I know myself."

He chuckled as he squeezed my hand softly, before pulling me into his arms. "I know nearly all there is to know about you, kitten. But now it's your turn."

"How so?" I asked him, curiously as I walked back out into the hall, and up the left side of the stairs.

"You said you want to get to know me, I imagine this is why you've been asking so many questions. Then again, knowing what a curious girl you are, these are likely questions you've wanted to ask for years." He said, walking beside me as I looked into the first door in the hallway once we reached the top of the steps.

This room was an office, with another desk made of the same material as his office building. I skipped the door in the center and looked into the room to the right, this was a bedroom. It was a huge room with a door leading to a balcony, it had a big canopy bed, bigger than any bed I'd seen before. It was a pretty bare room, with not many decorations. I knew this was Damien's room, it's not like a vampire had much use for a bedroom he would rarely use. I closed the door and turned to him, suddenly realizing how tired I was.

"How did you know to skip your bedroom?" He asked me as we walked to the room in the center of the hall.

"As soon as I saw the three doors, and the one on the left was your office, I knew the one in the center would be mine. No matter if you were in your room, or your office, I would still be right next to you." I said as I opened my bedroom door. The layout was the same as his room, but he had my walls painted green, with white flowers. To the left, there was a flat-screen on the wall, with a couch. And to the right, there was a desk with another brand-new laptop. I walked into the room and sat on the edge of the bed, taking off my boots.

"Would you still like me to take you to work in the morning? Or rather in a few hours?" He asked me, sitting next to me on the bed.

"Sure," I responded once I had my boots off. I stood and went to the closet door to find all of my clothes were already hung, and my undergarments were placed in the drawers of the wardrobe. I picked out a sports bra and small form-fitting shorts. When I came out of the bathroom, Damien still sitting in the same spot, but he was only wearing his pants and a dress shirt. I looked around for his jacket and vest but didn't see them anywhere.

"I put them in my room, kitten," he said, watching me looking around. "Come get into bed, you need to sleep."

I nodded and climbed into bed, letting him pull the covers over me. He started to stand and leave, but I jumped up and took his hand in mine, stopping him. "Will you stay, please?" I asked him, looking up into his eyes.

"If you wish." He responded, taking off his shoes before laying in bed next to me, pulling me into his arms.

I turned his face towards mine, then brought my lips to his. We started kissing slowly at first, but the speed quickly changed as I unbuttoned his shirt when he rolled on top of me, putting himself between my legs. He waited for me to finish unbuttoning his shirt before he tossed it to the side. He moaned as I took his bottom lip between my teeth and nibbled softly. I found myself grinding against him as I was getting more and more excited. I reached between us and released his belt, breaking away from his lips to nibble on his ear, then down to his neck.

"Will you break your promise to me, for me?" I whispered against his lips when I felt his erection through his pants, begging to be released. I put my hand to it, through his pants, stroking him slowly.

"Do you truly wish for me to take you?" He groaned when I touched him, his eyes turning red, his fangs slowly growing.