Purple Blood

Chapter 33

He dropped the bone on the spare plate, then pulled out the subsequent bone and the next one. Soon, they were all out. "There you go."

She smiled at him so sweetly, "Thank you." Tae nodded at her and then licked his fingers clean. Ugh, it's so gross. He remembers eating food before he turned into a full Vampire, but he didn't remember it being good. It's been 300 years, so maybe he forgot, but once he tasted blood, his senses went into overload. Well, nothing tasted as good as blood did until he tasted Vi. Her blood was by far superior.

Then he remembered that he almost killed her the last time he drank; he must have started frowning. "What's wrong?"

His eyes snapped to hers; she looked so concerned. "I was just thinking about the last time you let me feed; I could have killed you. I know you stabbed Jungkook when he wouldn't stop; why didn't you stop me? If Jungkook hadn't intervened, you would have died."

She looked down at her hands; they looked like she was squeezing her dress tightly. Tae got up from his seat when the first teardrop fell. He walked around the table, slid beside her, and pulled her to him. Her head dropped to his chest, and he felt her tears. "Oh, babe, why are you crying?"

"I would have let you," she whispered. "I wanted you to drain me; I wanted this over with."

"What over with?"

"This, all of you."

He sighed; he didn't blame her for feeling that way. She whispered she was sorry, and he pulled her back so he could look at her. His thumbs wiped her tears away, "don't be sorry. You didn't choose any of this. You find out you are a long-lost Princess, and then a bunch of Vampires buy you and whisk you away. We find out that you are purple-blooded and then bombard you. You got forced to feed us and have sex with some of us. We're the ones that should be sorry, not you."

"Thank you," she mumbled so quietly.

Tae pulled her back to him and grabbed her fork. He started feeding her. She ate the entire thing. "Did you still want to try soju? If you don't, it's fine. We can take them home and then go do whatever you want."

At first, she didn't say anything; she just lay against his chest. He almost thought she had fallen asleep, but finally, she whispered, "I'm thirsty."

He looked at the two bottles of soju on the table. He grabbed the green apple one first. He twisted the cap off and handed it to her. She grabbed it and downed half of it. She started coughing so much that he had to pat her back until she could breathe normally again. "You gotta be careful, babe. Soju is pretty strong."

She scoffed, "Is it stronger than Everclear? I had like ten shots of that the other night, and I felt fine until I stood up." Her eyes went wide, "it hit me like a freaking truck."

Tae chuckled, "It's pretty similar; that's why I only ordered two bottles."

She nodded and then took another drink; she was getting through them quickly. He wasn't sure why she always wanted to drink, but it couldn't be for any good reason. She was giggling and singing by the time she finished both bottles. He picked her up and carried her back home.

"Did you get her drunk?"

Tae turned to look at his youngest brother, "yeah, she wanted to try soju."

Jungkook sighed and grinned, "Are you planning on getting drunk, too?" Tae nodded his head, and that seemed to make him happy. "I was planning on watching a movie. Do you want to watch it with me?"

She popped her head up, "Can we, Tae? I love movies."

He could never deny her. She's had it so hard, so he'll do it if he can make her happy. "Of course, let's head to my room."

"I'm going to make her popcorn; I'll be there in a few minutes."

Kook walked to the kitchen, and it was perfect. He'll sober her up; tomorrow is his night with her, and he will complete the Imprint. He grabbed the popcorn, put it in a bowl, and headed to Tae's room. They must have fed because he was giggly and swaying on the bed. Jungkook climbed onto the bed and got the movie started, she was eyeing the popcorn but it was sitting in his lap. He scooted closer to her, and she finally reached over and grabbed some.

He needs her used to him, "did you want another drink?"

She turned to look at him, "Do you have more soju?"

"We do; what flavor do you want?"

She thought for a bit, "surprise me."

He went and grabbed two bottles, a plum and a peach. "Here you go." She took the peach and took a drink, she made a face, "don't like it?"

"It's not bad; I like the other two better."

"Oh yeah? Which flavors were they?" 

"Apple and Strawberry, Apple was my favorite."

Kook loves learning about her likes and dislikes. "Noted."

When she finished the bottle, Tae started eating again. He was being good this time, though. He was feeding, but he wasn't going crazy like that time in the kitchen. Jungkook could tell it was getting to him; his face was getting flushed. By the time she finished the fourth bottle, she was so drunk, and Tae was as well.

She fell over into Jungkook, and Tae was laughing his ass off, freaking go to sleep, Tae, geez. "Hey, you should take a nap. I'll watch her until you wake up."

His eyes were drooped. He rolled over, grabbed his pillow, and wrapped his arms around it; he was out in five minutes. "Thank fuck."

Jungkook grabbed her and got her situated in his lap. He bit his wrist and fed her just like he did last night. She curled into him and slept for about an hour. She blinked her eyes open, and she smiled at me, "Hi, Kookie." Then she frowned.

"What's wrong?"

She sat up and inched closer to him. Her fingers were reaching towards him, but she stopped herself and then sat back on her heels.