Bound By The Blood Moon

CHAPTER FIVE

Work was as hectic as ever and keeping up appearances was even harder. I did go to business school when I was young but that was centuries ago and times have changed. I did adapt but still left other things untouched, only gathering the basic knowledge. Besides, I could read the mind of everyone in the building at once so fraudulent actions were hard to keep from me.

Other than that, my secretary kept the grounds for me in my absence and always gave me reports whenever I was around. In the centuries that my company has been around, I had limited myself to letting only my secretary know who I was. And eventually, they work till they die; knowing fully well that their boss was immortal.

They were always female apart from this one time I had a man named Jackson Peterson. He was one of my most efficient ones. And was also really hard to convince to stay and work for a vampire.

My interviews were quite simple. The outgoing secretary would suggest as many as they liked and I would also scout some for myself, all having outstanding records being between 20 and 26. and one main question would be asked. "Will you work for a vampire?" And if the answer was positive then two other questions would be asked. "Will you keep the secret till the day you die and pay for the consequences should you tell anyone?" and "Are you willing to give your blood as food when necessary?"

Some would last till the second question and only a few would stay till the third. They would still have to write a test if there was more than one candidate that passed. And after that, the others would have their memories of the interview altered before I send them off to other branches. And that was how Adriana was picked. She came on when she was 22 and has worked for 3 years.

As I sat there in my office looking through some documents that required my signature, Adriana walked in. She wore a white cotton crop top on a black palazzo with white stripes and black stiletto heels that clicked on the marble floor as she walked. I disdained her from knocking for a full year before it became normal practice for her to walk in whenever there was a business matter to attend to. Unless she was coming in with someone, she never knocked.

"Good morning Mr. King. And before you say anything about me calling you that, it has a sexy ring to it."

She said it with a smirk on her face as she dropped the files she had in her hand and sat across from me, crossing her legs.

"So what brings you to my office this morning, Adriana?"

"Well sir, you need to visit the other branches. The mid-year check is long overdue. I've already begun to plan it within your schedule."

"If I have to, then I'll start with the London branch. I'm leaving for London in a few days for a ceremony of a friend's offspring. It would be nice for you to accompany me to London but not to the ceremony. Will that be fine by you?"

"Totally sir. I wouldn't pass up a trip to a beautiful countryside with just you. Or would Kristin be joining us? It's been a while since I saw her."

"No, she won't Adriana. She decided to sit this one out like she always does. But eventually, I'll drag her out with me."

"That would be nice sir. It's been a while since three of us have been locked together in a room," Adriana said this with a devilish smirk on her face as she got up from the chair and walked to stand behind me.

She whispered, "Now down to other important matters," just before she slid her hands down to my waist to unbuckle my belt. Then she proceeded to kneel in front of me and then drain me of my second load of the day, coating her face and boobs with it.

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I drove home in the dead of the night and found Diamond sleeping on a couch in the sitting room. Her closing time was long overdue and I'm very sure her mother never told her to wait this long. It's already too late for her to go home and I couldn't take her because I had some things I needed to settle before I leave for London in about 5 days.

I walked up to the couch and watched as she took light breaths in her sleep. She looked so peaceful even in the wrong position she slept in. It didn't feel right to wake her up and drive home. She just looked perfect as she lay there. I didn't know when I picked her up in a princess carry and took her up to my bedroom.

I placed her on the bed and proceeded to activate the portal. I couldn't leave her to spend the night all alone in the cottage house. Once it was ready, I picked her up again and surfaced in my study. As I walked out, I spotted Kristin hanging around at the balcony.

Not wanting to wake Diamond up, I took her to my room and placed her underneath the covers. I turned away and walked to my wardrobe to take off my clothes. Tossing them aside before putting on a pair of shorts, I closed my eyes to clear my head for a bit just before I felt small, warm hands wrap around my waist.

"Mr. King, cuddle me to sleep like you did when I was just a little girl. I miss sleeping in your arms."

The shock I felt was unimaginable because I had wiped those memories a long time ago. There was no way she should remember any of it. I turned around slowly, with her head still nestled in my back and noticed that her eyes were half closed with a little grin on her face. I smiled and kissed her forehead while I inched us both closer to the bed. Before she climbed into bed, she struggled to take off her clothes and in the end, I had to take them off for her. She unhooked her bra from behind and I had to turn away and grab one of my T-shirts. With my inhuman speed, I rushed behind her and pulled the T-shirt over her head.

I settled her down on the bed again and pried her hands off my waist, placing them under the covers. I got into bed and she didnt waste a moment before she wrapped herself around me.

It's been really long since I've slept in the same bed with someone who I didn't just have sex with. It was a really different feeling altogether as I felt her fingers brush up against my bare skin and her breath on my chest. I felt a bit of humanity in that moment as her small and feeble hands rubbed on my rigid muscles. I felt the ever so light electricity course through me. Slowly but surely, I eased her hands off me and placed her head on my chest.

I ran my fingers through her hazelnut hair as I could take in her scent. It smelt damp and sweaty, most likely because of how strenuous her work was today. I planted a kiss on her forehead and felt her snuggle closer to me. I could feel her breath glide over my chest with her cheek planted above my heart. I closed my eyes as sleep washed over me, with Diamond in my embrace.