Chapter 274: A Pledge for Eternity
"Alright, that’s it for the errand," Lesta cracked his neck and took a deep breath, before expelling in a long sigh.
After toiling for two days, running around the whole Capital to take care of his Lord’s business that should have taken a week if it was other people, Lesta thought he deserved a nice, relaxing vacation. Well, in the first place, the whole reason why he worked so efficiently was so he would be able to have free time, after all.
But this time, he didn’t finish his work faster for a vacation.
"Should I book the portal for tonight or tomorrow?" he heard Eruha ask him from the other side of the desk, tidying all the documents on the desk so they could leave anytime.
Lesta stared at the vampire, watching the expressionless face. There was a new yearning in his heart, to see the beastly, hungry gaze he received that night; the night of fervent kisses and carnal satisfaction.
"How long does it take for the mark of eternal to settle?" he asked, and it was like the time had stopped.
Eruha was frozen, as if the clock in his immortal body had stopped. For Lesta amusement--and to some extent, worry--it didn’t even seem like the vampire worked his lungs. Slowly, so slowly Lesta started to think he was part of a horror show the theaters loved to play in the summer.
But he did see it; the glint of a ferocious emotion locked beneath the cold countenance. The pale face shifted, red eyes locked into him, pupil dilating.
"Probably...the whole night," the voice that came out of Eruha sounded almost slurred, as if the vampire was in a daze. "Maybe more..."
Lesta felt himself tingling just from that; from the shift inside those eyes, from the thirst and the hunger that laid bare. Not for his blood, but for his soul. For the very essence of his being.
"Then forget about booking the portal for now," Lesta said, grabbing the armrest to stand up.