We leave the bathroom and head into to the king’s chambers-the chambers that were once mine.
When he sees us, he says, “Ah! You’re done. I would have expected it to take longer.” He looks from Kai to me. “Look at you, Serena. You’re a vision, all clean and fresh.” He turns his back to us both and asks, “Was it difficult?”
I know what he’s asking, but I don’t know if he is addressing me or Kai, so I wait before I respond.
“Yes, My King,” Kai replies.
Claus walks toward me and stands behind me. He reaches his arm around to my front and fondles my breasts. “Do you want her, Kai?”
Oh, Kai, please say no. He will kill you if you tell him the truth.
“I do.”
Claus slides his hands down my front and lets them hover over my patch of hair at my core. “But you won’t take her, will you? Why is that, Kai?”
“Because, My King, she is your property. I am nothing but a lowly servant, and she is your queen.”
Claus laughs. “Well, she’s not my queen yet.” He leans in and whispers in my ear, “She will have to prove herself.”
My skin prickles in awareness.
“You did well, Kai. You passed the test. I now know I can trust you with Serena.” He turns toward me. “Serena, on the other hand, I’m not so sure about. Tell me, do you desire Kai?”
I hoped he would not ask this of me, but now that he has, I decide to answer carefully. “Yes, My King. I do.” He smacks my ass, and as the sting travels through my body, all I can think is do it again. But I say nothing more.
He massages the sting on my behind. “You realize it is wrong to desire another man other than your king?”
“I do.”
He smacks my ass again.
Yes!
“And do you realize you will have to punished for this desire?” He knew exactly what he was doing. He set me up to fail. He knew my sexual instincts would come through in that shower and I would want to have sex. It could have been any man in that shower. The desire would always be there. It’s not love. It’s lust, and it is one of the downfalls of a vampire. We cannot resist it, no matter how hard we try. We are capable of loving only one, but when it comes to sexual desire, our instincts are primal. It’s a physical thing, not an emotional thing. He also knows that those desires will linger long after a shower and that I will want to do everything in my power to relieve them.
Here comes the punishment.
“I do.”
“Then it is a good thing your cage is housed in my room. You will be watched twenty-four hours a day. You will do nothing-and I mean not one thing-to relieve the pressure you are now experiencing between those luscious thighs.”
My first challenge.
“Do you understand?”
“Yes, My King,” I reply obediently.
“For now, you will have a meal with me. I realize you must be hungry, and far be it from me to not keep you nourished.” He walks to a small table in the corner of the room. Two places are set with a wine glass filled with blood. I instantly smell it and remember how hungry I am. He gestures for me to follow him. “Come.”
I walk toward him, and as I do, he takes one of the wine glasses and places it on the floor.
Pointing at the floor, he says, “This is where you will eat. You will lick it up like a dog.”
I should have guessed. The glass is full to the rim, causing me to salivate.
“Oh, Serena, forgive me. I gave you the wrong one.” He picks it up and replaces it with the other wine glass from the table. This glass is only a quarter of the way full. It’s enough to keep me alive but not enough to satisfy me.
Starvation.
He sits down. “Enjoy your meal.” He laughs and takes small sips of his wine.
I lean over my glass and lick inside it as I was commanded. When I do, I realize it is Claus’s blood. I want to devour it, and I moan as I lap it up. And then I realize I need to slow down. Who knows when I will have my next meal? I fight back the desire to drink it all in and take small laps at the liquid. I take my time to make it last as long as I can. Hopefully my mind will think it has more food and cause my belly to become full.
Claus finishes his meal just as the servants arrive to clear the table. He turns toward my cage, and I look too. It’s been cleaned up a bit, and a small cot has been placed inside. At least I will have someplace to sleep other than the cold floor.
“When I can’t be with you, you will remain inside the cage. There are cameras on you, and you will be watched at all times. If you defy me in any way, including masturbation, you will be punished. Do you understand?”
I nod. “Yes, My King.” I notice Kai is still waiting for his next order and wonder why he has not been dismissed.
Just as this thought crosses my mind, Claus looks at him and says, “Kai, take Serena into my playroom and tie her up.” He raises his finger to his cheek. “Use the suspension cuffs.”
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