Sharing space

After quite a bit of coaxing, Van finally got Harper to calm down. Actually he had to calm himself down. He definitely didn't expect a simple kiss to cause such an euphoric, enticing feeling. A feeling so overwhelming it brought out his demon.

The only other time his demon ever came out with a woman was with his mate. And that was only the night he marked her. After living for a thousand years ,he now understands why so many demons have been trapped and killed by witches. The kiss he shared with Harper was absolutely the most erotic and captivating thing he has ever experienced.

Making a mental note to himself he decided to be very careful around Harper and to put extra effort into keeping his demon suppressed. He definitely didn't want to frighten her and make her run away from him, that can't happen.

After calming himself and Harper down a bit the helicopter finally landed on the front lawn of the old mansion.

" Come on Darling we're here." He cooed next to her ear, as he stroked her back gently. " I'll run you a warm bath and you can soak."

" Uh...Van, I want to apologize for the way I acted earlier." She smiled as she gazed into his now normal amber copper colored eyes."I went to school with Vampires all my life and I know their eyes change" she hesitated a moment before continuing " but I've only seen them change to red and only if they were extremely angry with someone."

He chuckled, " Darling did you think I was angry after your sweet kiss? Your kisses are heavenly Darling just like you."

" No... it's just the different color, that's all."

Grinning he pushed her hair away from her emerald eyes " Darling I'm not the only person you know that their eyes change to a different color besides red."

"Who?"She asked, slightly taken aback by this information.

" Alexander and Jackson " He guessed, because he knows that Henry's did and Alex has all the same abilities as his grandfather and his father.

" Really? Shaking her head she corrected herself. " I mean I didn't know that."

"Now you do Darling, it's part of their Royal bloodline the same as mine." Leaning forward he pecked her lips. " Now come Darling let's go inside it's getting late."

Minutes later they were standing in the entrance of the mansion. Delaney's eyes widened the moment he stepped inside the room to greet them. Stretching his neck he peered behind them.

" Van glanced over his shoulder to see what Delaney looking at to see nothing behind him. " Delaney, he called, to get the man's attention. " You look like you seen a ghost. I know it's been a while since I've been here but surly you remember me."

" Please forgive me Your Majesty,"" He replied bowing deeply " I didn't mean to be rude. It's just for a minute I thought the bride and groom was with you. The young lady with you is she related to the bride?"

Van smirked , " No, she's my fiancée, Miss. Harper Roberts."

" Yo...Your fiancée" Delaney stuttered his reclaimed calm and composed expression fell from his face as he stared at Van and Harper.

" Yes Delaney, my fiancée," Van confirmed "now if you will show us to our room. My fiancée would like a warm bath, she's had a long day."

" Of course Your Majesty," Delaney said politely,snapping out of his confused state. Bowing at the waist he waved his hand for them to follow " This way Your Majesty."

Van and Harper followed Delaney up the winding staircase to the second floor of the mansion where they came to a halt in front of one of the guest bedrooms.

" Your Majesty, May I ask what time you and Miss Roberts will be coming down for breakfast?"

" Hum, around eight." He hummed glancing over at Harper to see she didn't protest.

" Yes Your Majesty, Is there anything else I can do for you before I go back down to get your luggage."

" No, Delaney that will be all. Van replied pushing the door open for him and Harper to step inside. Her eyes scanned the room decorated with ornate antique furniture landed on the big canopy bed. She stared at the antique bed as if possessed.

" Darling," Van called, " What's wrong, you worked in a castle surly you have seen a canopy bed before."

" I have, but.... but there's only one." She stated the obvious.

He chuckled," Darling are you worried that I will attack you in the middle of the night."He ask, as he wrapped his arms around her waist bringing her closer to him, he took her hand and placed it on his muscular chest narrowing his eyes on her. "Or are you worried that you can't control yourself sleeping next to me?"

" No... but... but" she stammered

" Darling you worry to much, you need to relax." He sighed, releasing her from his embrace and taking her hand,leading her to the sofa " Set Darling," he demanded, and as always he went straight to the point. "Darling it seems you have a problem with intimacy, are you afraid of me or has someone else broke your heart?"

"What?" She whispered ,her brows knitted tightly together, totally shocked by his directness.

He sighed, exasperated running his hand through his dark hair " Harper darling, talk to me. I'm not playing games with you. I've already told you,I want your heart and I want to give you mine. But I refuse for us to keep secrets from each other. There's a lot for us to talk about and things we don't know about each other and I'm totally fine with waiting for you to accept our relationship. But this" he pointed towards the bed " it's just sharing space, closing a gape and bringing us closer to each other. Darling I want you to sleep in my arms every night, not to do anything deceptive but to bring us closer."

Closing her eyes she released the breath she was holding " Van I'm really sorry" sighing she shook her head "It's just I've never been in a relationship. I had a few dates in high school,but this is something totally new to me."

".You have nothing to be sorry about Darling, just relax and let me treat you like a Queen. Allow me to pamper you and shower you with affection."He smiled, leaning in for a kiss paying extra attention to control his demon. Unlike the hungry passionate kiss in the helicopter it was a gentle affectionate kiss. One that reflected the words he just spoke, prompting her to wrap her arms around his neck and move closer to him making his demon want to come out again.

Luckily before that happened there was a knock on the door. Breaking the kiss, he pecked her lips, before stalking over to open the door.

" Your luggage, Your Majesty" Delaney bowed

" Just leave it there Delaney" Van said, pointing at the floor just inside the door.

Delaney placed the luggage inside the door without another word he turned and left the room. The smell of a witch was slightly unsettling and made him a bit nervous. However with him being a mated demon it wasn't over powering he also noticed the little witch wasn't marked.Minding his own business he promptly went back down stairs to inform his wife that King Evander and Harper had arrived and they will be coming down in the morning for breakfast.

Back upstairs in the bedroom Van and Harper unpacked their suitcase and he disappeared into the bathroom for a few minutes before returning to the bedroom.

Wrapping his arms around her from behind he kissed the curve of her neck, speaking low in her ear " Darling your bath is ready"

She smiled, " Thank you ,that was really sweet of you." Turning her head to the side she pecked his lips. " I promise not to take to long. I'm sure you want to get ready for bed too." Stepping over to the tall chest she just put her clothes in she pulled out a t-shirt and stepped towards the bathroom.

" I wouldn't mind soaking with you but I'm sure you won't allow me too." He teased, before she closed the door behind her.

" You're flirting, Your Majesty." She shouted from behind the bathroom door as she leaned against it with a big grin plastered on her face.

"Of course I am Darling life would be boring if everything we talked about was serious."

He replied,

In less than ten minutes Harper came out of the bathroom wearing a long over sized gray man's t-shirt that came down to her mid thigh and the sleeves hung from her delicate shoulders down to her elbows.Van grabbed her arm on the way to the shower and pecked her lips.

" Don't fall asleep,I want to hold you when I get out of the shower." He reminded her.