I don't know how long I was sobbing in the shower, but the door bursting open made it clear that my self-pity party was over.
"Are you ok?" Aria asked, passing me a towel.
"Seriously? Of course, he is not ok," Lupa scolded her. "Instead of freedom, he got made a slave."
"We would love to give you more time to get it out of your system and to come to terms with your new situation, but our Luna is on our case," River said with a gentle tone.
"Here is some clean clothing," Selene passed me a cargo short.
"Sorry, no underwear. Luna Xan said. This is all you get," Selene added.
"Thanks, I guess," I responded, taking the cargo shorts from her.
I followed the ladies to Xan's place. Like the other cabins, hers was also modern.
"Wait for her to come to the door," Lupa said, and all of them left with her.
It didn't take long for her to open the door.
"Here," she said and took the metal collar off me.I couldn't help but rub my neck. I noticed her biting her lip when her eyes fell on my neck.
"Yes, it hurts, in case you are wondering," I told her.
"Sorry? I guess?" she said, but it sounded more like a question to me.
'So is she keeping me for herself,' I wondered, forgetting for a moment that she was in my head.
"Something like that," she responded. "Follow me."
I obeyed without another word or thought. We stopped in front of a door. I assumed her bedroom.
"Not a word that you are my fated mate," she instructed me before opening the bedroom door.
Her bedroom lights were dimmed, the curtains drawn. The setting was romantic, the scent enticing. A few lit candles. My eyes trail to the bed. A man wearing only a blind fold was sitting on the edge.
"Can I take this off now?" he tucked at the blind fold. His voice sent a shiver down my spine. In a good way.
"Not yet!" Xan chuckled like a lovesick girl. She tucked at my shorts.
Guess I am having a threesome with a dude. A really well-built dude. Don't think I've ever seen such a well-built guy. Not too bulky, not too skinny. Just the right amount of muscle in the right places. He pulled the blind fold off with a chuckle.
"Happy Birthday, Luca!" Xan cried out with a big smile on her face as if she knew she had just given him the best birthday present ever.
I was totally confused. Did she give me to a man as a gift?
"Are you for real?" Luca questioned. He seemed as confused as I was.
"Well, yes," Xan responded, her smile dropping from her face. It was clear that she now doubted her choice of gifts.I watched Luca's face. Even as a straight guy, I had to admit he was beautiful. Almost angelic.
"You always have to go back to your pack to drink blood, so I decided to get you a Wolfless. Now you don't have to leave anymore. He is all yours," she announced as if it were a good thing.
Luca studied me for a moment, then his deep brown eyes went form mine to her. "All mine?"
"Yes. He is a slave. Has to serve me in any way I wish, and I wish for him to serve you in any way you wish to be served," Xan stated and walked over to him taking his hand and dragging him over to where I was standing.
"Why didn't you get a female?" Luca came to a halt in front of me.
He smelled good. Real good. Better than a woman. I wondered if all hybrids smelled this good, or was it just the vampire part of them to lure innocent people in?
"Because I also know that before me, you had a boyfriend, and there is no way I am going to let another woman near you," Xan explained herself like a child in trouble.
Luca was silent for a moment, and then his angelic voice filled the room again. "What is your name?"
"Lumin," Xan answered before I could. I noticed a flinch of annoyance in his eyes that went unnoticed by her.
"Please me in any way I want?" Luca confirmed, speaking to her, but his eyes were on me.
"Yes. Whatever you want. Drink. Fck. Torture," Xan stated.
"Love?" Luca's words came as a shock to her. I saw the shift in her face.
"As long as you don't ever love another woman, then yes, love," she blurted. It was clear that she didn't expect it, but she was putting up a tough front.
"Then leave us so that I can enjoy my gift," he demanded.
"Um, sure," Xan sounded unsure, caught off guard.
I wanted to laugh at her. I don't know why, but it felt like good punishment for her. She rolled her eyes at me, responding to my thoughts, but Luca didn't notice it.
"Close the door on your way out," Luca said, indicating to her it was time for her to leave.
Hesitantly, she left the room. The moment the door shut, Luca's eyes were on mine again.
"May I?" he asked, his fingers half stretched out already towards my shoulder, where Xan bit me.
"You heard her. I am yours. I am a slave. Your slave," I said, half dismissive.
"Does it hurt?" his voice came soft, gentle as his fingers found the wound, still open.
"It does," I responded. I don't know why his fingertips send sparks through my body. I am into women. Really, I am.
His eyes went from my shoulder to my neck. "Who did this to you?" His fingers brushed over the marks the collar left.
"Xan," I said, not taking my eyes off him.
Luca bit into his palm. "Drink," he said, holding out his palm to me.
"Should it not be the other way around?" I questioned, confused.
"My blood will heal you," he said. "Drink," he said.
Against my will, I wrapped my mouth around his wrist. I knew that one day, one way or another, a vampire would compel me. I just didn't expect it to feel like that. It was like doing something you know you shouldn't be doing.
"That should do it. Stop drinking," he compelled me to stop.
"Thank you," I said. Touching the scar.
"Petty you are left with this nasty scar," he said, tracing his finger over the scar. The wound all healed up.
"Guess vampire blood can't heal the claimed mate scar," I said without thinking.
"Claimed mate?" Luca questioned, dropping his hand from my shoulder.
"Crap. She is going to kill me," I panicked, realizing my mistake.