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I had nothing to say.
"So what is this I heard that you have a new servant." Count Vlad demanded with his in the most fatherly voice to match. I puffed my chest. " I bought 'him' father"
" Him?" Count Vlad in astonishment that bewildered him so to know it is a male.
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" You didn't mention to me that 'it' was male." Vlad raised a brow as he confronted Garen in amusement mixed with bitterness in his words that came off as a warning to remind him of Garen's faults of not being up to date to the recent news. " Pardon, dear brother I have may mislead you" Garen presented whilst showing utmost respect for Vlad. Vlad seeing his sincerity and honesty had dismissed the information of the secretive slave I was keeping beneath my care and poccession. " Anyhow..." Vlad continued his phrasing.
I brace myself for the inevitable conclusion. " How is he?" I was taken aback he is not mad at me? " Pardon?" I excuse myself I may be hearing things but this may not be the case. I was confused but I shook my head in hesitant state I answered back. " Oh! He is well." I assured them the well - being of my man - slave.
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" Tell me more about this slave for yours."
" Father, I believe that Uncle Garen has told you everything there is to know about my 'slave'" I shot back at his redeeming myself into surface myself.
"He doesn't have to" - the Count Vlad, my father defended Uncle Garen putting me in a difficult position that I have no escape - goat to salvage myself. " He has told me that you have bought him with out my consent!" He angrily reprimanded as I was frightened as he raised his husky velvety voice at me.
" I apologize father. For not asking for your permission. " I bowed in salut and kept my head down scared of the severe punishment about to be bestowed upon me. " You may raise your head, Veronica" he commanded as I followed and a slap in the cheek across my face greeted me.
My face pulsating to the sting of the slap. " That is your punishment." " I will dismiss this 'mistake' since it is your birthday. But there won't be a next time of this happening."
" Is that understood?" He repeated
" Yes, father." I stood by as I hear Garen looked at me with pity and a face saying 'I told you it would be unpleasant'.
Meanwhile I couldn't raise my head anymore I was too ashamed and he had shamed me as I feel teary - eyed but in my heart I was relieved that this was a lighter punishment. At least I wasn't whipped with a rod in bare back like he always does.
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" Bathe!" He pinched his nostrils and averted his gaze as he could smell me of my scent after the fight. And Max's scent still lingers in my skin. It was his.
"You reek of the scent of a hound" He said and snapped his fingers " Maids, make sure she is prepped up before 'their' arrival" My ears irked as to the word 'their' but out of shame I didn't pushed the topic further to avoid angering father. I didn't want to be on his bad side.
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"I'm very sorry" I honestly said in a low and clear voice. " Hmph. Let's go Garen. We have a meeting with the Vxycins." As the head male escorts accompany them to their chariot
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" You should be" Garen whispered to my ear as he tailed father into the chariot to their many appointments in which could take days and they only visit the villa when they need some paper work done in a giffy.
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" And if I hear any ruckus once more...." my father partaining to the mess I had made during the fight I had made out of pure hatred and rush of emotions.
"I will be sending him back." Looming doom the thought of it just made my day darker than it usually is.
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"No..." My mouth in an 'O' - shape more of a whistle of a sound that made it quieter. I couldn't make out my face of the loneliness now that I am quite attached to my Max I was determined to never let it happen not in the villa or any property of ours at least. But I can't promise. I can only make boundaries that I can stand by without compromises. " I promise it won't happen again!" I defended my resolve as the chariot horses whipped into motion.
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I doubt heavily that my father would even give me a chance to let me keep him as a gift. Now, that it has been done and said. I can't help on what the future holds for us. For him to stay by me at the very least.
I let out a breath that I was holding and loosen the ties of my corset to let me breath more calmly. I enter my quarters then I don't see him. " Where is HE?!" I yelled at my maids that escorted me to my room. " He is with me." A voice I know all to well.
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Via. my mother. in a silky robe with her cashmere shash to ellovate her glamourous status as to all her elite friends always have to come over. Cause after every trip she would have both male and female friends over to satisfy her social standing at most times she would have affairs with young male courtesans for pleasure in my father's absence and place.
" Mother, I..." Via pushed a finger onto my lips to shush me and I knew my mother had a kink for good looking men younger than her, she was in her mid forties but her vampire transformation made her look half her age. I found her kink very unsettling, proposterous and very disgraceful. What I was about to witness was a very alarming scene in which if I would disown my own mother I would. I really would it was disgusting. I saw my poor Max in a harness underneath his clothes. " !!!" my eyes bulged wide in shock.
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