What the hell had just happened?
Disco cleared his throat, moving closer to me. When I met Paine’s gaze, he glanced at Disco and I realized that Disco had taken over my thoughts, channeling them into something I could control, contorting evil into something beautiful. It was in that moment I finally grasped just how powerful my lover truly was. Not only had he taken me from a moment beyond what I could stand, he had made time stand still. And more importantly, he had made me enjoy it. Bask in it.
Yearn for it.
Holy fucking shit.
As the vampires left the room—one by one with their servants falling into place behind them—I waited for our turn. I felt as though I’d been dumped in a time warp. How long had I stood there in front of the flesh-eating bastards? Staring at the floor like a douchetard? Had Revenald and Anton noticed my emotional withdrawal? Would Disco be in danger because I couldn’t keep my shit together?
Like everything lately, the answers had to wait.
We exited the room and walked down a hall encased with mirrors, floor to ceiling. The effect was dizzying, forcing me to look ahead to maintain my balance.
Goddamn five-inch stilettos.
Within seconds, the group stopped in the center of two entranceways—one on the left and one on the right. To our left was an enormous, empty ballroom. I glanced at it, noting the wooden floors and empty space, when gasps and moans drew my attention. Turning to the left, I stared in shock at what was nothing less than full-on porn. Another ballroom was on the other side, full of mirrors, complete with sexual equipment I couldn’t begin to identify. Nude men and woman were strapped onto several of the devices, blindfolded with all kinds of vicious things affixed to their bodies. The women’s nipples had turned blood red thanks to nasty-looking clamps; the men’s penises engorged despite horrific looking metal fixtures protruding from the tips. I gaped at the scene before me, telling myself it was some horrific nightmare.
“That room isn’t for you.” Revenald’s chin brushed his shoulder as he turned to me. “You passed up that option. Too late to change your mind now.”
He waved his hand to the empty room to the left. As we strolled into the enormous space, I didn’t know if leaving behind nude people with their orifices defiled in all sorts of hellish ways was a blessing or a curse. My mind was no longer functioning on a rational level. For fuck’s sake, who needed rational when they boarded a train to insanity? All that was missing were the Oompa Loompas and Willy-fucking-Wonka.
Revenald glided to three chairs placed against the far wall with Anton on his heels. Despite the fact that Marius started forward, only Disco and Paine followed the half-demons, the rest of the family and Goose going to stand along the wall on the opposite side of the room. The remaining vampires moved to do the same, standing a few feet from the wall, their servants directly behind them.