97 Vampire masquerade- Part 4 (2/2)

”I need to tell you something,” Heidi whispered, her heart pounding in her chest.

”What is it?” Nicholas asked, tracing his finger over her cheek and then sliding it down her neck.

”I-I actually...” she couldn't tell it with him trying to distract her purposely, ”Nicholas-”

”You don't have to tell it right now. I'm sure I can wait to listen to it afterwards,” he said, his expressions slowly turning serious and grave, ”I just want a yes or a no to my question, darling.”

The longer she took time to answer, Heidi could see the doubt forming in his eyes.

”Yes,” she breathed.

And that was all Nicholas needed for his confirmation before he leaned down to kiss her neck with tenderness that had tensed, ”This will hurt a little,” he informed her as his fangs grew.

Not a second later, Heidi felt a piercing pain between her shoulders and her neck. It was excruciatingly painful and she in turn bit the jacket he wore to avoid the screams that threatened to come out of her mouth. Tears had streaked out of her eyes by the time he was done. He licked the wound that had formed as she fell unconscious in his arms.

”Nick...” came a voice from the door which had been opened.

Timothy Rufus who was attending the Grand Ball had gone looking for Nicholas, when he found the Lord in a room, holding Warren's fiance in his arms.

”Did you drink her blood?!” Timothy asked concerned for the woman as she was unconscious. Stepping closer he realized, it wasn't the blood, ”You marked her...” the man looked at him with a gobsmacked expression.

It wasn't any bond but a soul bond that Nicholas had placed on Heidi. It was an irreversible bond!

”I need you to do me a favor,” Nicholas said picking Heidi up with both his arms and beginning to walk while carrying her.

”What is it?” Timothy didn't know what was going on.

”Tell Warren that I found Heidi unconscious outside which might be due to her standing out in the weather for a long time. Also inform him that I will be taking her home.”

”Anything else apart from being discreet?”

”That is all.”

Nicholas walked in the opposite direction he and Heidi had come from, taking the back door of the mansion to avoid people's unwanted eyes and disappearing in their carriage in to the cold night.