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felt good.
“We’ll see about that,” Zed said, looking directly at him as he pulled away.
Could Zed read minds? No, he could only read him. “What did Cousin Avery say?”
“Cousin?” Zed questioned.
“Yeah. I recognized him from court. I don’t forget faces. He’s a distant cousin.” Luka shook his head. “He’s not related to me, but to Kane.”
“Avery said your body’s been abused for a long time.”
Luka felt the anger radiating from Zed. He froze. When King Kane got this angry, it led to days of pain. Didn’t Zed just promise not to hit him? He didn’t care who beat him as long as it wasn’t his mate. He would never heal from that abuse. His heart would shatter. Mates loved each other. After all Zed’s claims of never hurting him, the promise didn’t last long.
“I’m sorry,” Luka stuttered.
Zed studied him.
Luka’s heart raced. His breathing became heavier. Was Zed looking for ways to hurt him? Before he knew it, he was hyperventilating.
“Shit.” Zed leaned in and started to rub his back. The gentle touch on his naked skin helped calm him. Soon his breathing evened out.
“Are you okay?” Zed asked.
Luka wanted to scream. He wasn’t okay. His mate thought he was weak, hated him for letting others hurt him, and thought he was a spoiled brat not capable of being useful. Luka looked at Zed. “I’m fine,” he lied. If he was too much trouble, Zed would get rid of him. No matter what, he wasn’t going to be sent back to the abuse. He’d run away first, but he needed to stay here until he could run.
“Don’t lie to me,” Zed demanded.
“Are you going to hurt me?” Luka asked. He watched Zed’s hands.
“You still think I’m going to beat you,” Zed said. “I’ve told you numerous times in the last five minutes that I’d never hurt you. I don’t go back on my word.”
Luka’s eyes widened. If he said yes would his mate become angry? How could he calm the vampire? He wanted to test Zed, but he didn’t want to be hit. He started rubbing his head. “It hurts trying to find the right words,” he mumbled to himself.
“Don’t try. Be honest. I hate lies. When I say I won’t hurt you, I mean it.”
Luka looked at Zed. “I said that out loud?”
Zed nodded. “Let’s start off by setting easy rules. If you’re in any pain, I want to know. You won’t force yourself to do anything you can’t do. Do you understand?”
“I can do anything you ask. You don’t have to worry.” He’d never admit to anyone that he couldn’t handle Zed’s assignments. If he did, then what? What would happen when Zed learned he couldn’t read or that he wasn’t physically strong?
“Luka, what do you think is happening here?”
“Zed, you’re right. I’m testing you but you’re testing me to see if I’m worthy of your time. I’ll do whatever you ask. I don’t want to go back.” Before he knew it, tears started running down his cheeks. He couldn’t keep it together. Zed was right. He was all over the place. “If you don’t want me, then please kill me. They will kill me anyway, but I’d rather you do it.”
Zed leaned in and kissed him. He felt safe and protected as Zed’s arms wrapped around him. Luka’s hand moved forward, rubbing Zed’s chest. He felt like someone had wrapped him in a thick blanket that would protect him from all the evils in the world. The soft, gentle kiss promised lots of things like love, honesty and patience. Then Zed reached out and tilted his jaw back to deepen the kiss. He opened to his mate’s tongue, which explored and tasted every inch. He moaned when Zed pulled away.
The tears were gone and he was left breathless. He touched his swollen lips.
“I said things without knowing the situation. One thing you need to know is I never break my promises and I don’t lie. So listen to me when I tell you, I will never let you go and I won’t beat you.” Zed paused, waiting for the words to reach him. “If you weren’t so battered
“We’ll see about that,” Zed said, looking directly at him as he pulled away.
Could Zed read minds? No, he could only read him. “What did Cousin Avery say?”
“Cousin?” Zed questioned.
“Yeah. I recognized him from court. I don’t forget faces. He’s a distant cousin.” Luka shook his head. “He’s not related to me, but to Kane.”
“Avery said your body’s been abused for a long time.”
Luka felt the anger radiating from Zed. He froze. When King Kane got this angry, it led to days of pain. Didn’t Zed just promise not to hit him? He didn’t care who beat him as long as it wasn’t his mate. He would never heal from that abuse. His heart would shatter. Mates loved each other. After all Zed’s claims of never hurting him, the promise didn’t last long.
“I’m sorry,” Luka stuttered.
Zed studied him.
Luka’s heart raced. His breathing became heavier. Was Zed looking for ways to hurt him? Before he knew it, he was hyperventilating.
“Shit.” Zed leaned in and started to rub his back. The gentle touch on his naked skin helped calm him. Soon his breathing evened out.
“Are you okay?” Zed asked.
Luka wanted to scream. He wasn’t okay. His mate thought he was weak, hated him for letting others hurt him, and thought he was a spoiled brat not capable of being useful. Luka looked at Zed. “I’m fine,” he lied. If he was too much trouble, Zed would get rid of him. No matter what, he wasn’t going to be sent back to the abuse. He’d run away first, but he needed to stay here until he could run.
“Don’t lie to me,” Zed demanded.
“Are you going to hurt me?” Luka asked. He watched Zed’s hands.
“You still think I’m going to beat you,” Zed said. “I’ve told you numerous times in the last five minutes that I’d never hurt you. I don’t go back on my word.”
Luka’s eyes widened. If he said yes would his mate become angry? How could he calm the vampire? He wanted to test Zed, but he didn’t want to be hit. He started rubbing his head. “It hurts trying to find the right words,” he mumbled to himself.
“Don’t try. Be honest. I hate lies. When I say I won’t hurt you, I mean it.”
Luka looked at Zed. “I said that out loud?”
Zed nodded. “Let’s start off by setting easy rules. If you’re in any pain, I want to know. You won’t force yourself to do anything you can’t do. Do you understand?”
“I can do anything you ask. You don’t have to worry.” He’d never admit to anyone that he couldn’t handle Zed’s assignments. If he did, then what? What would happen when Zed learned he couldn’t read or that he wasn’t physically strong?
“Luka, what do you think is happening here?”
“Zed, you’re right. I’m testing you but you’re testing me to see if I’m worthy of your time. I’ll do whatever you ask. I don’t want to go back.” Before he knew it, tears started running down his cheeks. He couldn’t keep it together. Zed was right. He was all over the place. “If you don’t want me, then please kill me. They will kill me anyway, but I’d rather you do it.”
Zed leaned in and kissed him. He felt safe and protected as Zed’s arms wrapped around him. Luka’s hand moved forward, rubbing Zed’s chest. He felt like someone had wrapped him in a thick blanket that would protect him from all the evils in the world. The soft, gentle kiss promised lots of things like love, honesty and patience. Then Zed reached out and tilted his jaw back to deepen the kiss. He opened to his mate’s tongue, which explored and tasted every inch. He moaned when Zed pulled away.
The tears were gone and he was left breathless. He touched his swollen lips.
“I said things without knowing the situation. One thing you need to know is I never break my promises and I don’t lie. So listen to me when I tell you, I will never let you go and I won’t beat you.” Zed paused, waiting for the words to reach him. “If you weren’t so battered
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