Page 212 of Code Bound
Ah. So that Ophanim doesn’t like me either. How cute.
My eyes find the familiar on Vesper’s shoulder as she dances back and forth, watching me with her large eyes.
“What are you looking at, bloodsucker?” she growls menacingly, raising her little arm in warning.
My brows shoot up again, surprised. I hadn’t seen the familiar in the Broken Caldera. It must have been hiding from the cold. Since then, she’s added an Ophanim and the Legend himself. How very interesting. “What a strange . . . collection . . . you’ve surrounded yourself with, Beastie.”
Locke laughs at the sight of Stryker in a collar. “Damn. I know how that feels.”
I grin. “Of course it was you who was captured in the sewers. It’salwaysthe Bone Breakers.”
Locke’s smile falls into a scowl and he looks at Vesper. “What the fuck are we doing with him now? We killin’ him?”
Vesper glances at me and then back to her Bone Breaker as she seems to think about it. Their bond has grown since the last time we met. I can taste it in the air, even if I can’t sip at it any longer.
“If the offer of a threesome is still on the table . . .” I start.
“Shut up,” Vesper growls, shooting me a glare. “We should kick you over this ledge and be done with you. You’ve fucked with us for too long.”
I lean closer. “As long as it’s you who touches me, I shall accept my fate, Beastie.”
She stares at me, confused. “Shouldn’t you be fighting to survive? Begging us to spare you?”
I laugh. “I don’t beg for life,” I say. “But I will beg you to fuck me if that’s what you wish.”
Havoc makes a sound of annoyance in his throat. “Make up your mind already. I hate Leeches.”
Vesper looks at me again and then at the large praying mantis on her shoulder. They seem to communicate inside their minds, but it’s the bug that speaks first.
“He is an interesting specimen,” the bug says, glancing at me. “A very nice head, cutable neck.”
Vesper nods and sighs before she looks back at me. “You’re coming with us.”
I grin. “Oh, joy,” I purr. “You’ve decided I can’t leave?”
“I don’t think you would anyways,” she says. “We’d have to kill you.” She points to the collar. “Something tells me the big, bad Ascendant won’t like going home with that around his neck.”
My gaze darkens. She’s right. I can’t go back to Luxe, not with my powers muted, so I really only have one choice, even if I’m going to enjoy that choice.
“Are you certain you’d like me in your little group?” I purr. “I may not have my Glitch powers, but I can still stab you.”
“You won’t,” she says confidently.
“And why is that?” I ask.
She grins. “Because you wouldn’t want to waste it.” She moves closer and runs her hand down my chest, making me shiver. “My life force.” She grabs my chin. “And if you hurt any of the others, I’ll make sure you never get a taste again. If they’re alive, you at least have a chance.”
My cock jerks in my pants. “You’re playing a dangerous game, Beastie,” I purr.
“I’m just playing the game you started,” she says, patting me on the head despite me being taller than her. “Now be a good boy and follow me.” She leans in. “I’ll even let you look at my ass.”
I chuckle. “Well, as long as I’m agood boy.”
Following her, I admire what a wonderful ass it is. If I have to follow someone around, at least I’m going to enjoy the view.
CHAPTER60
VESPER
