Desire by Blood | Desire Series ~ 1

Chapter 19

"I thought we were going shopping?" I confusedly ask as I examine the humongous vehicle in front of me.

"You prefer going shopping than going on a cruise?" Matthias scoffs as he takes the stairs which will lead him on the boat.

"Don't worry, it's not my yacht, but I know there are a few shops inside," Katie says with a smile as she gracefully walks up the stairs ignoring the crew members desperately trying to haul her one thousand and fifty suitcases.

"What does she mean by that?" I say to myself as Nikolas leads me up the stairs to his private yacht while having his arm around my waist.

Once we reach the top, the bright blue ocean with the silky white clouds is the view that greets me. I can't believe that I would be so happy to see a view with the ocean in it. I have had enough of the rows and rows of trees that are surrounding my mate's house. When I turn around, I get momentarily blinded by the pool and everything that is around it.

"Where are we even going?" I ask after a while once we have reached our bedroom which is way more beautiful and bigger than I was thinking.

"Our honeymoon," Nikolas answers with a smile as he takes off his vest suit and throws it on the bed.

"With your siblings?" I raise an eyebrow as I cross my arms.

"Don't worry, the island is big enough, so we won't be seeing them."

"Island?" I repeat until it enters my mind, "You refer to the one you won in the bet against Matthias?"

"The one and only. I possess multiple estates, but an island is a first," he nonchalantly states as he pours himself a drink before handing a glass to me. I thank him and take a sip of the brandy. As soon as it touches my tongue, I detect some flavour notes like caramel, fruit, fire and grape. But once I swallow it, it burns the hell out of my throat, "Do you like it?"

I slowly nod hoping my facial expression doesn't betray me, "Which brand is it?"

"Hennessy."

I nod again even if I have never heard of it which was normal since I almost never drink brandy. I prefer wine mostly for its taste and the fact that it is a soft liquor.

When I hear Nikolas chuckles, I turn my head to be able to look at the man. "You're not as good as you think when you lie. Plus, your thoughts come through our link in waves. You should learn to control that, or it will give you troubles later on."

"I don't know how you do to drink this at all. All I can taste is the burning of the alcohol," I complain as I put down my glass which still contains the majority of the liquid and the huge ice cube. "I never had this problem before. How can I control it?"

My mate smirks at me, "You're still a kid if you can't handle the taste of brandy even if it does taste like shit." In answer to his comment, I give him a warning glare. "Anyways, we are on a vacation, I will teach you the technique later. For now, let's go shopping," he swiftly adds as he put down his own glass before extending his hand to me.

I take it without hesitation and allow him to pull me out of our room into the hallway. Before long, we leave the private quarters to reach a bigger hallway which leads to an enormous hall. The first thing I see is a damn waterfall which falls into the massive pool that makes its way on the outer part of the deck. In addition, there is an area with single sofa chairs and tables surrounded by flowers and trees. As we make our way inside the yacht, there are a few opens shops that are selling their products. I am surprised to see that all these expensive brands accepted to display their products here when it is a private yacht. Soon, I perceive Katie looking at a handbag that a woman in uniform with crisp white gloves is showing her. Further down, Matthias is sitting down on a sofa while reading a book with a cup of coffee in front of him.