The Auction

Chapter Nine

Tatina POV

Dinner with Lila was ridiculous. It just made me uneasy. She seemed preoccupied with something else. Maybe I am worrying too much. It just feels strange. And the vampire she spoke with at the restaurant. Something about all of that did not sit right with me. I will not make the mistake of questioning her again. 

I get to meet Mr. Craig tonight. I will freshen up before he gets here and maybe change clothes. I am not sure what I should wear or say or look like or how to be. I could just try calming down a little and be myself. I am sure everything will be fine. I am just not sure about Lila. The best thing for me to do is keep my mouth shut and listen. 

Someone is knocking on my door. "Come in," I say.

"Mr. Craig is home early and waiting for you in the study," she says. I have no idea who she is. She is petite. She is even smaller than me and looks very pregnant. 

"Thank you," I say, but she closes the door before I can even get it all out. 

I run into the bathroom and moisturize my face and apply fresh mascara. What the heck? I put a little lip gloss on. I walk to the door. I feel like I am standing here holding the handle for eternity. I am nervous, but I can do this. Look what all I have already been through. 

I walk carefully down the stairs and look around as I go down. I can't remember where the study is. I think it is that first room. I walk over to the first door. "Not there! Go down the hall second on the right," I hear Lila yell at me.

I do not even bother saying thank you or piss off. I walk toward the hall. I turn the corner, and as I am just about to open the door, he opens it for me. "Hello, my dear," he says. Woah. Mr. Craig is young and handsome. Well, of course, he is young; he is a vampire. I guess I was expecting some creepy guy who wanted a young girl around. 

"Hi," I say very timidly.

He reaches for me. "Now, Now. Do not be afraid of me. Come on in here and let us get to know one another," he says. 

I take his hand, and he leads me into the study. He sits down in a chair and pats his lap. He wants me to sit in his lap. "Sit right here on me," he says.

I do exactly what he says. After all, I do belong to him. "Tatina, you were in a perilous position, and there are only a few options for you. Do you understand?" he asks. 

"Yes, sir. I am aware," I say.

Craig POV

Damn, she is beautiful. I cannot believe how much she looks like Julie. Jayne said she was a beauty, but she did not tell me she looked like Julie. "Tatina, there are things we have to discuss," I say to her.

She shifts in my lap. "I understand. I was told you have rules to follow. I was told I would be expected to be available to you," she says. 

She is so fragile. I am not sure I will auction her. I may keep her for myself. I am sure we could find another breeding b***h to auction. She could be all mine. I could have her with me always. 

"I have to ask you something. It is a little personal?" I say.

she nods. "I know what you are going to ask. And yes, I am a virgin, sir," she says.

"It is important to me that you are," I tell her. 

"I understand. I have never been with anyone in any way. I have never even kissed a boy," she says. 

"I understand Horace tried to take something that was not his when you were at the auction house," I ask her. 

"Yes. Jayne saved me. She shot at him," she says. 

This poor thing. Damn that Horace, he is dead. 

"I will take care of Horace," I tell her. 

She looks me deep in the eyes as she is listening to my questions. I lean in and kiss her. 

"Now you can say you have been kissed," I tell her. 

She leans in and kisses me.

"Yes, I can," she says.

She shifts in my lap. Her body is so small. I run my hand up her leg just to feel her. I pull her back to me and kiss her again. I haven't really kissed a woman since I lost my Julie. She pulls back. "Are you okay, my sweet?" I ask her. 

"yes," she says. She kisses me and places my hand back on her leg. "Don't stop," she says.

I feel her legs tremble as my hand runs up her inner thigh.