Chapter Nine

I almost said these out loud but I thought better of it. Clearing my throat, I asked, “So….how about my clothes?”

“Well, about your clothes. There’s a closetful of things in the guest room. Take whatever you like.

“I don’t think…”

He cuts me clean with a soft smile, “No worries, Miss Credi, take whatever you want.

Suddenly, his eyes roved over my body, stopping at my heels and his lips curled into a mischievous smile. “I find it strange you’d pick heels for the occasion.”

I stopped myself in time from blurting, ‘I had no idea bloodvessel.com was to recruit me into selling my blood.’

It seemed to me that he thought I willingly signed the contract to be a vessel and instead got purchased by a cruel vampire. I didn’t want to correct his notion of me yet because I would have to reveal too much about myself and I didn’t want him to know yet. The feeling of being let down and left heartbroken by Alexis was still too raw.

“I wanted to attract the best vampire.” I swallowed as I sensed