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ago, I was really not much of anything other than Benjamin Hudson ’ s shadow. In the span of about fourteen hours, I was sitting there, having two vampires argue over which one of them I belonged to.
I wasn ’ t thrilled about “belonging” to anyone, but I ’ d be a freaking liar if I didn ’ t admit that I was flattered. However, it wasn ’ t the brothers ’ showdown when it came to who had control over me that made such a distinct impression on me that morning. It was the look on Derek ’ s blazing blue eyes when he asked if he could trust me.
I didn ’ t know why I did it, but then and there, I decided that he could. Still bent on escaping captivity, I wondered to myself how I would pull that off while still maintaining Derek ’ s trust. I realized that if I were to escape, breaking his trust was inevitable. While I was still within the confines of the Shade, however, it was clear that the safest place to be in was with Derek.
After my botched escape attempt that morning, I came to realize that I wasn ’ t about to leave the Blood Shade any time soon. If I were to escape, I had to have a plan. I couldn ’ t just leave. Despite my hunger, I was barely able to bite through my breakfast. Lucas ’ presence was that unnerving. Whenever he was around, I could still remember the way he touched me back at the dungeon. There was no doubt in my mind that without Derek or even Vivienne to reel him in, he would have no reservations about doing what he pleased with me. He terrified me and in the few hours that I ’ d been there, I could immediately see why Derek was a better man.
Vivienne eyed me warily at that breakfast table and I couldn ’ t help but feel as if she was measuring my worth. She licked her lips before looking at Derek. “We need to discuss something very important about the Blood Shade, something she can ’ t hear. I don ’ t trust her as much as you seem to.”
Derek ’ s eyes lingered on me for a couple of seconds before heaving a sigh. “You may leave, Sofia.”
“And do what?” I couldn ’ t keep myself from asking.
“Entertain yourself, explore… No… do whatever you wish, but stay at the penthouse. You can have the other girls at your disposal. Find something to do to amuse yourselves.”
I raised a brow, surprised that he would trust me after I ’ d just tried to escape and surprised at myself for sensing the urge to honor my captor ’ s trust. “Vivienne said that there are still rooms we can… decorate? May I have one room?”
He seemed curious to find out what I needed an extra room for, but most likely saw no harm in it.
“Of course. I ’ m sure Vivienne will see to it that you will have all you request. Isn ’ t that right, Vivienne?”
Vivienne nodded after giving me a quick, irritated look. “Of course.”
That ’ s when I realized how influential Derek was at the Blood Shade. Even Lucas and Vivienne balked at his command. I wondered why. What made them fear and honor him so much? I wasn ’ t about to find my answer then, so I bade my leave, eager to get away from my captors. I weaved my way through the walkways to find where they kept the other girls. It didn ’ t take long for me to find it, because guards were stationed outside their doors.
“The prince sent me,” I told them.
They exchanged glances. One nodded toward the other and the guard made his way to Derek – or so I assumed. I had no choice but to wait for him to get back after receiving instructions from Derek himself. I eyed the guard left there with me. “May I ask you a question?”
He raised a brow, perhaps surprised that I would even speak with him. “Go ahead.”
“Who is Derek Novak exactly? Why is everyone so afraid of him?”
“I would think that after you did the impossible and won his favor in the span of one night, you ’ d know more about him than anyone else. You must ’ ve pleased him so much last night that he would actually kill a guard for you.”
I found
I wasn ’ t thrilled about “belonging” to anyone, but I ’ d be a freaking liar if I didn ’ t admit that I was flattered. However, it wasn ’ t the brothers ’ showdown when it came to who had control over me that made such a distinct impression on me that morning. It was the look on Derek ’ s blazing blue eyes when he asked if he could trust me.
I didn ’ t know why I did it, but then and there, I decided that he could. Still bent on escaping captivity, I wondered to myself how I would pull that off while still maintaining Derek ’ s trust. I realized that if I were to escape, breaking his trust was inevitable. While I was still within the confines of the Shade, however, it was clear that the safest place to be in was with Derek.
After my botched escape attempt that morning, I came to realize that I wasn ’ t about to leave the Blood Shade any time soon. If I were to escape, I had to have a plan. I couldn ’ t just leave. Despite my hunger, I was barely able to bite through my breakfast. Lucas ’ presence was that unnerving. Whenever he was around, I could still remember the way he touched me back at the dungeon. There was no doubt in my mind that without Derek or even Vivienne to reel him in, he would have no reservations about doing what he pleased with me. He terrified me and in the few hours that I ’ d been there, I could immediately see why Derek was a better man.
Vivienne eyed me warily at that breakfast table and I couldn ’ t help but feel as if she was measuring my worth. She licked her lips before looking at Derek. “We need to discuss something very important about the Blood Shade, something she can ’ t hear. I don ’ t trust her as much as you seem to.”
Derek ’ s eyes lingered on me for a couple of seconds before heaving a sigh. “You may leave, Sofia.”
“And do what?” I couldn ’ t keep myself from asking.
“Entertain yourself, explore… No… do whatever you wish, but stay at the penthouse. You can have the other girls at your disposal. Find something to do to amuse yourselves.”
I raised a brow, surprised that he would trust me after I ’ d just tried to escape and surprised at myself for sensing the urge to honor my captor ’ s trust. “Vivienne said that there are still rooms we can… decorate? May I have one room?”
He seemed curious to find out what I needed an extra room for, but most likely saw no harm in it.
“Of course. I ’ m sure Vivienne will see to it that you will have all you request. Isn ’ t that right, Vivienne?”
Vivienne nodded after giving me a quick, irritated look. “Of course.”
That ’ s when I realized how influential Derek was at the Blood Shade. Even Lucas and Vivienne balked at his command. I wondered why. What made them fear and honor him so much? I wasn ’ t about to find my answer then, so I bade my leave, eager to get away from my captors. I weaved my way through the walkways to find where they kept the other girls. It didn ’ t take long for me to find it, because guards were stationed outside their doors.
“The prince sent me,” I told them.
They exchanged glances. One nodded toward the other and the guard made his way to Derek – or so I assumed. I had no choice but to wait for him to get back after receiving instructions from Derek himself. I eyed the guard left there with me. “May I ask you a question?”
He raised a brow, perhaps surprised that I would even speak with him. “Go ahead.”
“Who is Derek Novak exactly? Why is everyone so afraid of him?”
“I would think that after you did the impossible and won his favor in the span of one night, you ’ d know more about him than anyone else. You must ’ ve pleased him so much last night that he would actually kill a guard for you.”
I found
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