Chapter Three; Acceptance

A few people were waiting for them when they arrived and they all seemed eager to see both of them. The only lady who stood with the other men came to Grace with a smile on her face and led her into the covern

"I'm Leila."

She smiled once again.

"Grace"

"How was your journey?"

"It was.... Fine"

"I'll get you food but I want to show you your room first. In this covern mates share a room."

Grace didn't bother to object. Neither did she bother to ask how she knew. 

"I was an human too once like you and I didn't know why some grumpy ass Vampire came out of nowhere to whisk me away."

Grace shot her eyes up at her. Was she going to be turned too? She didn't even know if the idea was great or life wrenching.

"But love's a wonderful thing."

Leila said sighing, coming to a stop before a room in the last floor.

"Here's your room."

The inside was huge, more than enough space, she could imagine sleeping on the floor or sending Dante to sleep on the couch if he offended her. She was not going to do that but it was a pleasant thought.

"Thank you"

"No problem."

"Leila"

Grace called almost quickly the moment the woman turned her back.

"I have a question and I don't want to seem odd. I... I just ...."

"Listen you can always talk to me anytime and any day. Speak"

"I um....  When we were coming, I um...  I pushed Dante"

The door to the took barged open revealing Dante who seemed to look better than when she'd left him.

"Mother."

"Dante"

He kissed her on both cheeks smirking like an idiot.

Grace mouth flew open and her hand to her chest. There was no way she was about to tell Leila that she pushed her son over a damn cliff. She backed away pretending to inspect the room. How the hell did she not she a day?

"Grace?"

"I'm sorry-"

"Don't apologize."

He said in the most dismissive way ever. He wanted to tell her many things but he didn't even know where to start from.

He moves across the room within the twinkle of an eye, taking off his clothes.

Grace's breath shuddered when as he undressed, the fire adding a sensual touch to it and she didn't even seem to care.

"I know what my father did. I know he sold me to you"

"He didn't do that"

He countered swiftly, immediately. It was a lie, he knew. But he was not going to make her feel worse than she already did.

"He did. You don't have to lie. I've always hated him anyways. And ... And.... While I'm still new to this, I'm sorry I pushed you off a the reef and tried to run away."

"Do not apologize." He said again, this time turning, furious he held her and at the same time kept his hands off her. He knew himself. If he held her again, he was going to do something he didn't like.

"I have to. And now"

The words shook as they came out of her mouth but she stood her ground. "I have accepted to be whatever you want me to be--"

He spread his arms out in defeat, walking backwards. When she put it like that, there was nothing he could say or do.

"I didn't mean to put it like that"

She said reaching out as if to hold his hand. " But I really do accept to be your um..  mate. There's nothing much left for me back home anyways. I just need to know what to do"

He fell back into a chair

"I'm not going to touch you Grace"

"You can't survive without me"

He scoffed

"And who told you that?"

"I am your mate."

"I know."

"Why didn't you take my blood back at the reef?"

"You didn't want me to"

"I didn't resist."

"But your were scared shitless out of your mind. Do you have any idea how loud your heart hits against your heart?"

She scoffed, looking away

"How did you expect I react."

"Well, I don't do anything without consent."

"Is that what you want?" She asked, throwing her arms in the air "I give you consent."

"Why?"

He asked with amusement.

"Why are you eager to give me consent? You shouldn't want this"

He said getting to his feet. He didn't know why he was furious but he was anyway. Maybe it was the fact that he shamelessly bought her and now she was more willing more than ever to become his.

"Well, I don't think you get to decide for me. That's one, two, I want to experience a whole new life. As long as my father can sell me, I don't think I have any more shot at life. Let me live."

He turned away. But he didn't get the time to think before she reached out and touched him. She didn't know when her back hit the wall and her arms lifted up beside her head. His green eyes a subtle grey.

She loved the fact that she loved what she was feeling. Despite her heavy breath and her heart thumped against her chest, she smiled.

"Gr-"

She kissed him, cutting him off from calling her name.

He didn't need to give in, he'd already fell. He pressed his body against hers, lifting up her legs which she wrapped around his waist.

He tore off the sleeves of her dress along with the bodice revealing her breasts and a forgotten piece of bread. Both of them laughed against each other's lips and a sorry escaped Grace's lips.

"Don't apologize"  He said roughly, moving his mouth onto her neck and onto her boob.

"Oh my"

She let out breathlessly.

Unsatisfied, he brought her to bed where he tore the remaining of her clothing along with his so that they were both naked against each other.

He trailed kisses down the line that led to her navel down to her private area.

Grace held her breath watching him as she squeezed his hands lightly.

Her eyes involuntarily shut close when his mouth hit her making her fall back onto the bed. Soon, he had her writhing in pleasure, grabbing and pulling a handful of his hair and calling out his name as he drives her out of her mind. .

"Dan.... Oh, fuck Dante. I'm going to... I'm going to come."

She let out the most pleasing sound he'd ever heard in his life. A victorious smile tugged at the corners of his lips.

"You are not allowed to curse baby girl"

"Fuck you Dan"

She said again, raising up her head to kiss him.

"You're more rebellious than I thought."

"Please just take me."

It was an honest plea. And he could see it in her eyes.

"With pleasure."