I Own A Brothel In Another World (Ch. 1-196)

Chapter 189 - Passion of a Maestro

While I help Shino regain her balance after the quite alluring and draining act, a somewhat awkward silence fills the office. She slowly works on taming down her heavy breathing, glancing up at me as I continue to hold her from behind, my hand still pressing into her now much more pronounced wetness.

We will really need to wipe off the floor before we forget.

Extracting myself from her panties, which evokes a blissful sigh from the cute girl in my arms, I aid her recovery with my Rejuvenate and bring us back to the sofa. Shino lets me guide her and plops into my lap, resting her back against my chest. I fix her skirt a little to hide her secrets and earn myself a quiet giggle of appreciation. We certainly can go without displaying her underwear to Lyona after it went through a massive crisis.

Glancing at the quiet Vampire lady, who followed our lead and also took her place once more, I find Lyona sneaking some apprehensive and anxious glances at her Human friend. No surprise there. She must be a bit too scared to directly ask what Elise thinks of her after witnessing the whole ordeal.

Even though Shino turned it sexual.

But, someone has to break the stalemate so I take that responsibility onto my own shoulders. "So, you mentioned a difference between my blood and Shino's. Care to elaborate a little in that regard?"

Lyona's pretty scarlet eyes focus on mine and she gives me a gentle nod. "Save for yours, Master, her blood was the most exquisite out of the Human blood I have consumed in my life. It still can't compare to yours, but how do I say this without sounding weird, it has quite an exotic taste. It lacks the energy yours provides. Though, it would definitely be an expensive and highly-sought commodity if a Vampire family decided to trade it with others."

Then, after a moment, a flash of concern appears in her eyes, and she turns to Elise.

"Not that I have ever preyed on any Humans. Master was... my first. What Human blood I tasted in the past has come from bottled supplies," she adds with her composed face.

"I noticed that you call Alastair master now," Elise replies hesitantly. "Is that because of the job, or...?"

"It's the only appropriate way to address him besides lord," Lyona answers, giving me a brief look. "I pledged myself into Lord Alastair's service. He did emphasise that extremely formal language and greetings aren't enforced so I decided to settle for something simple like master."

"Lord?" Shino raises a curious brow at her.

"With his status as a Primordial, Master is more or less equal to a Vampire Lord, of course," the crimson-eyed beauty expands. "If the truth would be revealed, most of us would follow him devotedly."

"Speaking of secrets, as I mentioned before, I told my wives-slash-mates about you, but I did keep the matter of your lineage from one of them. Namely, the Queen. Would you be alright with her knowing? I assume that your people haven't exactly been pronouncing their race to the King and his retainers." I stroke my chin with a free hand, the other one currently caressing Shino's thigh.

"You assume correctly. We kept ourselves hidden from the authorities. Our houses attained noble status to make sure that our secret remains safe," Lyona confirms. "I would be grateful if you agreed to keep these matters between us, Master. Though, if you trust that the Queen can do the same, I have no objections to telling her. I apologise for making a demand of you."

I wave her off dismissively. "No, don't do that. Why would I choose to give away your entire race just like that? Trust me, I know well how that would inevitably end. And I also know that the process of reintroducing you guys to society would be a long and arduous one. All in all, we are in the middle of doing that but with less scary races."