Crimson † Chess (Vlad Dracula)

Away (18)

(long chapter)

"Draga mea I'm going to be away for at least two weeks. If you should get the idea to escape I will put Andrei and Maria to death. They will be executed in front of you," Vali said.

"You may be anywhere on the estate with Maria or Andrei. You can ride horses even. I have purchased you a horse ."

"I don't have to be locked up at all?"

"No, only thing else besides no sex is learn to ballroom dance for Prague next month. Maria will teach you."

Vali smiled,"One other thing,this black hound is Baskerville and he will stop you from escaping. I have a mind link with him..."

"So what is special about Baskerville?"

"He's the hound of Baskerville and a demon dog," Vali smirked. He was just sure she would 'freak' out and be scared of Baskerville. He was disappointed as she took it in stride.

"Oh or a Sith dog if Pagan and in Scotland. The gods of the old religion become the demons of the new religion.." Gabriel scratched Baskerville's head. "May I call you tchen Bodu or Bodu for short. Is that okay with you?"

"His name is Baskerville Miss Steiger and you will call him that," Vali stated none too happy.

"It is for Bodu to decide. You have him labeled a demon but I am not so sure and give him the right to choose," Gabriel said, standing her ground.

Baskerville gave Vali a look of defiance and licked Gabriel's hand. The vampire decided to test his 'hellhound' and approached Gabriel with the intent to hurt her. Baskerville or Bodu as was his name now, growled and his eyes glowed red.

Vali chuckled.

"Very clever baby girl. You knew about gods and demons but did you know that was a chant and then you said his true name, as he is indeed fae. He is tchen Bodu and he is yours. You have broken my control over him."

Vali hummed and tapped his chin with his right index finger, "You are familiar with the term *'whipping boy'?"

"Yes, a noble boy's friend who took the noble boy's punishments instead."

"Very good! Maria is your surrogate so she will take all of your punishments from now on. And if you choose to be particularly troublesome, then I will go down the line. Andrei is next and then your horse and so on. You do not fear punishment from me but what about those who are innocent?"

"Voivode Draganu I understand and accept these terms. I will do my best to abide by your rules," Gabriel responded.

"Ah, you can't justify spilling another's blood for you. How splendid. If you commit suicide the three I have mentioned, will die for that too."

"Again I understand and accept these conditions," Gabriel sighed.

"Marvelous, just marvelous! A mutual understanding Dragostea mea. You can be reasoned with, actually I have been most successful with using logic on you."

Vali smiled just enough to flash his upper fangs then cover them again. "I will miss our nightly fireside fun and you?"

Gabriel tried to look unphased by the comment but her irritation showed on her face. The bastard had been right. Sexually feeling good had nothing to do with love and he was good. She had begun to "play' with his member and get him to cum on her stomach. He wanted more but it was still some sex play.

Most nights after dealing with humans and mundane transactions, he would go to her room and rest. Gabriel had a discussion one night over a chess game and argued about resting in one's soil. She argued that one should not even need a coffin. To sleep in the womb of the earth mother should be enough and only if injured.