I saw the color drain from her face and her body stiffen. She was absolutely terrified.

"What" she breathed

"He wants to see you" I said

"Why" she asked

" I don't know, he didn't tell me." I said. She took a deep breath and started walking towards the window.

"There's no way out of this, is there?" She said, staring out the window. I stood silent for a moment trying to think of a way to get us both out of this. But I knew my father would get what he wanted in the end.

"No there isn't" I said "But I will make sure nothing gets out of hand"

She sighed "Ok, let's go" I was surprised by how fast her answer was and that she agreed to go.

"Ok" I said as she walked towards me. I put on her leash and walked out the door to my father.

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We finally got to the throne room doors where my father was waiting , we stood there for a second. I think we were both scared for what was going to happen, he is the lord after all he can do anything.

I looked to the right to see Emberlynn stand at my side. She was just looking straight ahead at the door, I could tell she was scared but she tried not to show it.

"I promise I won't let anything get out of hand" I whispered to her before opening the door. She just nodded and took a deep breath. The doors finally opened revealing my father on his throne with an evil smirk on his face. We started walking into the room with Emberlynn a couple steps behind me.

We finally reached my father, both of us looking at him with his evil smirk.

"See that wasn't so hard." My father teased me. I just looked at him in annoyance wanting to leave.

"Ok, now that you have seen her, we will be heading our way" I said turning around and started to walk out with Emberlynn, until my father spoke,

"Not so fast," I stopped walking at his words and turned around to meet his mischievous eyes. He sat there for a while as he was observing my pet , looking at her up and down.

"She is beautiful," he said. I could feel Emberlynn stiffen at his words and take a shaky breath. "Yes she is now, may we go?" I said, sounding a little more pleading so we can leave.

He leaned back in his chair and swung his leg over his knees then lowered his eyes and saying,

"No, I think I want some entertainment," he smirked. By now Emberlynn was shaking in fear

"No you are not getting anything we are leaving" I said quickly turning around before he could say anything else. But I was stopped by a pounding pain in my head and a pull of force turning me around to my father.

"I get to excuse you" he smirked letting go of his compulsion on me and saying,

"And I also get what I want, and what I want is entertainment." He said, sounding demanding. I just narrowed my gaze at him, glaring at him to not say what I think he is going to say.

He smiled, "Drink from her." God damn it. Emberlynn's breath hitched as the words flowed out of his mouth.

"No," I said in anger. I knew this was going to happen.

"Do it or she dies" he said simply. "Father, for the last time I am not doing anything of that sort." I pleaded that he let us go. "So then she'll die?" He questioned. God he pisses me off. "No she doesn't."

"Then... do... it"

I went to say something, but I felt a tug in my arm making me turn around meeting my pet's teary eyes that were pleading for something.

"Do it" she whispered.

"What no, I am not doing this." I said quickly after her. "He is not going to let us go, just do it. I promise I won't be mad, I promise" she said. "Emberlynn no, you are shaking like a leaf and scared out of your mind I am not doing it." I said demanding.

"Then I die" was all she said with a single tear leaving her eye. "No you won't" I said, trying to reason with her. "It doesn't matter, my life has been shit so why does it matter?" She said.

"I am waiting," my father said, interrupting us.

"Please just do it and get it over with" she whimpered with tears now streaming down her face.

"See she wants you to" my father said teasingly.

"You shut up" I said pointing my finger at him telling him to shut up.

"Zayne please," she cried. God why is she making this so difficult. I can't do it, knowing my past with humans blood it is too dangerous. But her eyes are pleading me to do it. I don't want her to die from my father, but she might die from me so it doesn't matter. But I know this is the only way to get us away from him, by giving him what he wants and seeing me angry and weak. I closed my eyes and sighed,

"Ok, fine"

"Thank you" she breathed

"Finally," he said. I just turned and glared at him.

I turned back to her and sighed not wanting to do this. "Just get it over with." She said, closing her eyes. I didn't respond, I just reached my hand up to her neck. When I touched her neck, a tingling sensation went through my body. Her breath hitched and looked at me like she felt it too. What the hell. I ignored it and took her neck in my hand and pulled her towards me leaving centimeters between my lips and her neck. Before I bit into her neck I heard a shaky breath leave her mouth and felt her arm grasp my forearm. God this is going to be bad.

"I'm sorry" I whispered before piercing her skin with my teeth. She let out a whimper squeezing my arm harder, but I didn't care. Once her blood hit my lips nothing mattered. Her blood was different from any kind of blood I have ever had. No human or animal I have drank from tasted like this. The sweet richness wasn't like anything I have tasted before. It was amazing. I couldn't stop.

I don't know how long I had been going for, but I started to feel her body get heavier in my arms. I didn't want to stop, but I didn't want to kill her. It wasn't until I felt her body go limp that I stopped and released her and let her fall into my arms. I looked down at her in my arms and the same tingling sensation came while looking down at her. I then started to admire her beauty. Her blonde hair, her soft skin, her lips.

Wait stop, what am I doing?

"Now was that so hard?" My father said in a calm voice.

I wiped the blood off my lips and picked up my pet bridal style and started walking out.

"Fuck off" I said walking out the door.

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