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The va "I'll wait till you claim me to enjoy my feast"

Mercy! How the hell could Cas h their date? When Mirceo had spoken earlier of getting marked, Cas had almost seized the vampire then and there

"As fine as you are, de fro it to Cas

A black domino?

Mirceo donned a siray irises As if that perfect creature needs any embellishment "I scored us invitations to the masquerade of the Accession, demon But you have to proht"

"An erotic ood idea?"

"You'll see my attention is fixed solely on you--despite all the action around us I've still got to get you to the finish line, and my obvious obsession with you should make this a lock"

Cas had to adenda With a long-suffering exhalation, he tied on the mask "Must we do this?"

Mirceo took his elbow "We arden

An opulent palace stood not far away Lazy strains of ht "Where are we?"

"The most exclusive new pleasure den in the Lore Come on" Mirceo linked arms with him

Cas hesitated, feeling out of his elehed at his reaction--love that vaan to relax

They strolled toward the grand entrance, where liveried servants collected Mirceo's invitation He and Cas stepped into an enormous ballroom packed with masked immortals of all different species

The torchlit area was a riot of colors Decadence seemed to be the the pool had been constructed in the middle of the ballroo upon any who entered

Scantily clad fey perforh wire above A female fire-eater and a e

All around the an Accession, any party could be an immortal's last, so they tended to make the most of them

The dazzling displays lit up Cas's senses Whenever he was near the prince, everything felt intense, his emotions--and instincts--amplified

As he and Mirceo h the crowd, attendees turned to stare The vaazes from males and females alike

Even over the din, Cas could hear their hearts speeding up as the prince passed Many see whether Cas and Mirceo were lovers

When Cas caught a couple of de bite--he took Mirceo's hand in his own, delighting the vaed to whisk Mirceo ahere no one could see him Part of him needed to show off the prince, to let everyone here knoho Mirceo belonged to

Does he belong tothe risk: eternal amy And Mirceo hadard

How can I fight this? The prince was tooto resist

Drinks flowed frone fountain Blood ed two chalices, handing one to Cas "What should we drink to?"

"To the bottorin They finished their drinks and grabbed a couple more

"Don't forget: you must follow all your impulses" Mirceo drained his cup, then reached for another one "Now, get merry"

He had the ioblet The vampire was quick to hand him yet another

A sinking realization set in No matter what Cas chose to do, he was fucked Separation from Mirceo delivered pain; nearness did the same--because at every second, he felt ether, Cas comprehended what he would lose if the vampire bolted

As he'd done on Poly, Cas would have to let go, to simply take the pain and accept his lot For better or worse, he would claim the male as his own

"What s hide behind those blue eyes?" Mirceo asked

"Thoughts of the future"

"Hmm Can we not enjoy the present?"

Cas adjusted his , Mirceo"

The vaazed up at him "I know you are, love And thatCas "Come on, I'm keen to show you off"

Over the next couple of hours, Cas fell even deeper under Mirceo's thrall In a daze, he followed the tantalizing vae of brew Mirceo chose for Cas, he drank without hesitation Whatever Mirceo hand-fed hiers