Chapter 19 Embry
Embry
Corvinus buckles my seat belt before sliding in next to me in the back seat of the limo. I grasp his hand in mine as he puts the privacy glass up and places his arm around me. He kisses me gently on the lips. “I’ve been wanting to do this all night long.”
“How much did you know about tonight before we left?”
“Descallia and I talked about the warrior position, and when we spoke with the masters and lords, everyone agreed. You are a perfect vampire to lead this group. I was actually going to resign to make way but didn’t get the chance. Descallia had tricks of his own.”
My mouth gapes. “I would not have let you resign. We would have found a different way. One that made sense for both of us.” It’s hard to control my grin though.
“I can’t believe it, all that worrying about my application, whether to apply or not, whether the committee would accept it or not.
Whether it would impact your job, and if so, what I would do.
I’m back where my heart belongs. And I’m going to be a warrior. ”
He kisses my lips. “Not just a warrior, Embry. You are going to be the leader of the most elite vampire society that we’ve ever had.”
I hug him tight. “It’s like a dream come true. My gramma would be so proud that we learned the truth and that I found my powers and caught Devora in her sneaky little game.”
Corvinus pushes a wayward strand of hair from my face.
“She would indeed, as are we all. You’ve managed to unlock secrets that will help us continue to shape our destiny, and I think everyone including me was shocked at your restraint with Devora after all the pain she’s caused you, all she’s done to try and meddle in your life. It couldn’t have been easy.”
“Oh, don’t worry. That bitch is going to pay.”
He smirks. “I have no doubt at all that she will pay dearly for crossing the likes of you. But I was impressed that you were able to put your feelings aside and let her walk away so that Descallia and the masters could decide how they want us to proceed. It was the right move, Embry. It earned you a hell of a lot of respect from each and every one of them tonight.”
I kiss his lips, slip my hands around his neck, and draw him closer. He nuzzles my neck, grazing the length of my throat with his fangs as I whisper in his ear. “I love you, vampire.”
And you, to be offered the most prestigious job next to Overmaster Descallia himself.
Did you catch that he was quick to point out that this job would not be to assist him, but instead help him govern?
A definite change in the way things were between he and Lucas.
I am so proud of you. He and the masters and other lords clearly trust you to have all of their best interests at heart. ”
“That part I was not expecting,” he admits.
I snuggle in next to him. “But it is so well deserved. You are going to do so well in that position. I’m so excited that things turned out the way they did. You know what that means now, vampire?”
He smirks. “I have no doubt you’re going to tell me.”
“It means that now we don’t have to keep our relationship secret. I won’t report to you.” All of a sudden it hits me. “Wait? It never crossed my mind before. Will you still be my boss?”
He grins.
My eyes narrow and my face falls. “Oh shit. How does that help us then? Now I’ve gone from fucking a vampire leader to fucking the equivalent of an underboss?”
The arrogant dark-hearted beast who’s managed to capture my heart laughs out loud.
“Things are going to work themselves out. I’ve had a lot of time to contemplate this.
You don’t think Descallia knows about us?
If Lucianna knows about us, so does he. Not that she wouldn’t keep your confidence, but those two can communicate the same way we do.
He knows, and he put us in those positions anyway.
Stop worrying. Besides, I like the thought of being your boss. Think of the possibilities….”
“Ha! I’m not working for you, vampire. Not on your life. You’d probably have me bending over your desk at your beck and call or giving you a blow job under the desk.”
He laughs. “Let me let you in on a little secret. You agreed to be mine for a year. Now that we’re back in Chicago, I’m not going to let us waste any more time.
And whether you work for me or not, it’s irrelevant.
I’m still going to bend you over my desk, watch you give me a blow job from my desk, spank your little ass for disappearing again, and a whole lot more.
” He slides a hand under my skirt and shifts my panties with a stroke of his finger, finds just the right spot and begins to stroke.
“You my love, now have lost time to make up for.”
Mile after mile out of the city he teases my pussy but keeps me right on the edge without allowing me to come. The minute we’re back at his estate and inside the foyer, I launch myself, coat and all, right into his arms, wrapping my fingers in his hair as he catches me about the waist.
In one move he has me next to his chest, his arm beneath my thighs as he carries me upstairs and into our bed. Corvinus growls low as he kicks the door closed. “Now we celebrate our way. I can smell your arousal permeating the air.”