Chapter 10

When Adam came back after six days away, he was in hurry to see if everything was okay. He had spoken with Scarlet on the phone twice, but he wanted to make sure she wasn't lying when she told him that everything was fine. The moment he arrived at his house, he went directly in the guest room. It was late in the morning, so he was sure Scarlet was sleeping. But when he opened the door of the room, his friend wasn't there; the bed was empty. So he decided to take a look at Tommy, but before he had the time to turn the knob, the door opened and Scarlet walked out of the bedroom, closing the door behind her. She had probably heard him or smelled him.

"Hi Adam!" she welcomed him, giving him a light kiss. "How was your trip?"

"Long and boring…Why are you not sleeping in the guest room?" Adam wondered, leading her into a small living room a few doors away. He didn't want to wake Tommy up.

"Because Tommy couldn't sleep," she explained, sitting on a couch. "There is something new that you need to know…"

"What is it?" he asked, sitting next to her.

"It's about your slave…He's bonding to you."

"Really!? Are you sure?" Adam demanded, surprised by the information.

"Well…He has all the signs…" Scarlet began. "He's addicted to your blood, he likes when you are holding him in your arms, he can't sleep without having you around and he feels weird when he sees you kissing Sauli," she explained, waiting for Adam's reaction. "And since he doesn't really like you, I'm sure he's not falling in love with you!" she added, when he didn't response.

"You're probably right…I never expected that from him," he noted, running his hand through his hair. "I like having him around, but he isn't responding very well to his new life. But it's true about the blood, he started to like it recently…Same thing for the sex…"

"How do you feel about that?"

"How I feel? It's very good news actually. It's going to make things easier…"

"Well, maybe not for a while…He wants you to break the bond," Scarlet explained, hesitantly.

"No way!" Adam assured, shaking his head. "I'm lucky enough to have a bond slave, I certainly won't destroy that! He will have to get used to it, even if he doesn't like it."

"You are the master…" she said, sighing. "Well...speaking about what he likes…Maybe you should let him have some fun, you know…He told me he wasn't allowed to go outside or to watch TV…Maybe you shouldn't be so rough with him."

"He's a slave…"

"Yes, he is," Scarlet interrupted, almost angrily. "But he's also a teen…I'm sure you would have better results with him if you stop acting like an asshole."

Adam frowned. Even if he knew that the woman was always saying what she had in mind, he wasn't prepared to talk about the way he was treating and training his slaves with her. But maybe she was right; he should be more flexible with Tommy.

"I'll think about it!" he said, closing the subject. "I'm really grateful that you accepted to stay here…I will owe you one!"

"Okay…I keep that in mind!" Scarlet assured, smiling.


They kept talking for about an hour before they decided to go to sleep. Scarlet went in the guest room and Adam joined Tommy in his bedroom.

Tommy was asleep when the bed shifted and a current of fresh air brushed his skin for a brief moment. He opened his eyes when an arm wrapped his waist; he felt suddenly so peaceful. He turned slowly his head and found two blue eyes looking at him.

"Master…" he whispered, not knowing if he was happy or disappointed by the vampire's return.

"Hey, boy…I'm sorry; I didn't mean to wake you up…"Adam murmured, kissing the blonde forehead.

"Master…I'm…I'm bonding to you…" Tommy said, hesitantly.

"I know...Scarlet told me…"

"Can you make it stop…Please?" the blonde begged, hoping the vampire would agree.

"I'm sorry, boy…But no, I won't break the bond," Adam said, running his fingers through Tommy's hair.

"I knew it!" the blonde hissed, rolling quickly on his side, his back to the vampire.

Feeling no resistance, he pushed Adam's hands away from him and moved until he was on the edge of the bed. He covered his head with the sheets and let the tears run down his cheeks. He was surprised that the vampire didn't force him to stay close to him.

Adam decided to let Tommy keep his distance; he knew he would come back by himself because of the bonding. He understood that the boy was sad about the situation and, before falling asleep, he promised himself to find a way to make his life with him easier.


When Tommy woke up, he was surprised to find his back and his ass pressed against Adam's side. Apparently, he was the one who had gotten closer in his sleep, because he was now in the middle of the bed and the vampire didn't seem to have moved. Adam was laying on his back, his face turned on the other side and his hands weren't touching Tommy. The blonde didn't know if the vampire noticed his presence, because he knew he liked having the human in his arms when he was sleeping.

Tommy was feeling a bit better; he was more rested and the knot in his stomach had disappeared. So it was true, he was bonding to Adam. Scarlet explained to him that the bond process was progressive; the need to be around the vampire would increase each day. He wondered how he would be able to handle that. He knew he would miss spending time with Scarlet; she was so nice and caring. She was making him feel like he was a person, not a thing. He hoped she would come to visit often.

Tommy was brought back from his thoughts when Adam shifted and rolled on his side, facing him. He gently placed a hand on the boy's hip and the other one over his head. The blonde hesitated to turn to look at him; he was still mad because the vampire refused to break the bond.

"Did you get some sleep this time?" Adam asked, caressing the human thigh and hip.

"Yea…thanks to you!" Tommy spat out, sarcastically.

"I hate when you talk to me like that!" the vampire warned, gripping the blonde's thigh roughly, making him whine in pain. "Get dress and come with me downstairs...You and I need to have a serious conversation…" he added, standing up and walking to the wardrobe.

Reluctantly, Tommy nodded and stood up. He looked at his thigh and saw the marks of Adam's nails in his skin. Cursing, he grabbed some clothes from a drawer and got dressed.

"And by the way, when you are sleeping with me, I want you naked…" Adam noted, looking at the boy's boxers.

The blonde nodded again even if he just wanted to argue. The vampire looked already so pissed; he didn't want to add more reasons to be punished.

When they were both ready, Tommy took something to eat from the fridge and they went downstairs in Adam's office. The vampire looked serious and pensive.

"I want you to know that it's really pissing me off when you disrespect me, Tommy," Adam confessed, crossing his arms in front of him and leaning back in his chair. "I notice that you are doing it very often when you talk to me, when you talk about me and even in your actions. I hate it, very much. I should have punished you each time you did something to make me upset…"

"But…I…" Tommy began, trying to defend himself.

"Let me finish, boy," the vampire interrupted, looking at the human severely. "It's exactly the kind of behaviour I don't want from you. You have to show me your respect all the time; I'm your Master and you are my slave. Like I said, I should have punished you, but I knew you were having a hard time to adapt to your new life, so I tried to be understanding. But I have had enough of your arrogance, so, from now on, each time you're disrespectful, I will punish you."

Tommy gasped; that wasn't looking good. He knew he had a few problems with respect and authority since he arrived at the mansion and realized that Adam was really tolerant. But from now on, the vampire would punish his every bad mood. He would have to be very careful if he didn't want to spend his days and nights in the Dungeon.

"I was speaking with Scarlet a few hours ago and I realized I was really rough with you," Adam confessed. "So, yes, I will punish you when you do something wrong, but I will also reward your good behaviour."

Tommy looked at the vampire and frowned, doubting. What kind of rewards he was talking about? Will the rewards be about him or about the vampire? Will having pleasure while they are having sex will be a kind of reward or will Adam give to him something he really likes?

"Humm…Master…" the blonde began, not sure if he was allowed to talk. "What kind of rewards exactly?"

"Well, I know that I didn't really take the time to learn more about you, about what you like, about your hobbies…I want you to tell me more about you so I'll know how to reward you. I'm not going to reward you each time you do something to please me, because you are my slave and it's your role to do so. But, once or twice a week, or maybe more in the future, if I think you have been good to me, I will please you as well."

Even if it was only for a few times a week, Tommy really liked the idea. He still didn't know of what Adam's reward consisted, but the fact that the vampire wanted to know more about what he liked was a good start.

"Master…can you give me an example of a reward?" the blonde asked, curious.

"Yes…Of course…Tell me, boy, what did you like to do back home?" Adam demanded, hoping Tommy was easy to please.

"Well…I like hanging out with my friends, watching horror movies…And I love music…almost each day, when I was getting back from school, I was always grabbing my guitar and was playing for hours…"

The vampire nodded and smiled at the blonde; he had a good idea.

"Come with me, boy," Adam said, standing up and walking toward the door. "There is something I want to show you…"

Tommy stood up as well and followed the vampire, wondering what he wanted to show him. They passed the living room and the main hall to take the staircase. When they were upstairs, they passed in front their bedroom and stopped in front of a door at the end of the corridor. The human had never been allowed to enter that room, even if the door was opened. Adam took a key from his pocket and unlocked the door. Slowly, the vampire pushed on the door and turned on the light.

"Come in…I'm sure you will love this room…" the vampire said, smiling.

Tommy stepped forward and as soon as he passed the door he gasped, impressed.

"You have a music room!" the blonde exclaimed, walking in the middle of the room and looking around.

It was a huge room the size of the living room. There were a few windows covered with blue velvet curtains and several chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. There were a few couches, chairs and coffee tables positioned harmoniously. But what got Tommy's attention were the different musical instruments that occupied the space. There was a wooden grand piano in the middle of the room, an old harp just in front of a window, a double-bass and a violin on the left side, leaning on metal racks near the wall. On the opposite side of the room, there were more recent instruments: a keyboard, a drum, a bass, and acoustic and electric guitars.

"Do you like it, boy?" Adam asked while Tommy was pacing the room to take a closer look at the different instruments.

"Do I like it!? I LOVE it!" the blonde assured, smiling. "Master, why did you hide that room from me?"

"Because this room is like my heaven, my refuge…and I didn't know you like music," the vampire explained, sitting on the wooden bench behind the piano and letting his fingers run on the ivory keys.

"Master…Can I?" the human asked, pointing at the acoustic guitar.

"No…I don't think you deserve it…" Adam said, standing up and walking closer to Tommy. "This is the kind of reward you can have if you please me; a few hours in this room, playing on the instruments of your choice."

The blonde lowered his head; he was so disappointed. He had felt small butterflies in his stomach when he entered the room a few minutes ago; music was his passion. Now he wondered what he would have to do to gain the privilege to use the guitar and how long he would have to wait.

"Look…I'm giving you three days to prove that you can be a good slave," Adam began, like he had read Tommy's mind. "If you are respectful and obedient enough during those three days, I will let you use this room for two hours."

"Only two hours…" the blonde whispered, sighing.

"It's only the beginning, boy. If you keep pleasing me through the days and weeks, I may decide to increase the number of rewards and the duration of them."

Tommy nodded. He knew he would have to work hard to be able to please Adam, but if he had to stay with the vampire, he would do everything he could to be able to play music again.

"Good…come out now," Adam said, getting out of the room and waiting for the human to do the same.

While they passed in front of the guest room, Scarlet opened the door.

"What's going on, guys?" she asked, getting downstairs with them.

"I decided to follow your advice!" Adam informed, smiling.


During the next two days, Tommy tried to behave well even when he wasn't agreed with Adam's orders. It took a lot of safe control to stop himself from arguing or cursing when the vampire was asking him to do things that he didn't like to do. The blonde almost exploded when they both had a discussion about the bonding. Adam was strict about the subject; breaking the bond wasn't an option. Knowing Tommy's needs would change during the next few weeks, the vampire promised he would do everything he could to make it easy for him. He said he would try to not stay away from the house for too long and if he had to do so, he would give a small amount of his blood to Georges to give to Tommy if he needed it. The blonde thought that he would never need Adam that much but the vampire assured him that he was wrong; he shouldn't underestimate the power of slave/master bonding.

The third day, Adam had to go out; he wanted to find out why Malcolm was back and what he wanted. He searched for him in town, but didn't find any sign of his presence. During the night, he met another vampire who told him that he hadn't seen Malcolm for a few days and no human corpses had been found in the latest days. Adam first thought that that was good news, but Malcolm was despicable and cunning; so he shouldn't let his guard down. Maybe he was just passing through town or maybe he was back to cause troubles. Chasing these thoughts away, he decided to go visit Sauli; he hadn't seen him for a while and wanted to spend a few hours with him before going back to the mansion.

While Adam was gone, Tommy helped Georges prepare plants and seeds for the garden. He wasn't allowed to go out when the vampire wasn't around, but at least, he was able to give a hand to the butler in the solarium. The first time Scarlet had asked him to help them, he thought it was boring. But during the few days spent outside with the woman and the old man, he found out that gardening was something he liked to do. Well, it was better than doing nothing. Later, after dinner, he sat near the fire place in the living room to read the vampire's book. He was reading for about thirty minutes when he came across a passage that retained his attention: "…and I bit the man's wife. But the moment I swallowed the first drops of blood, I knew I would be defeated. I could feel the blue morel's essence spreading into my entire body, paralysing my senses. I was laying on the ground, waiting for the man's revenge. But fortunately, it never came." Tommy didn't know what a blue morel was, but he understood that the vampire could have been killed because he wasn't able to defend himself anymore. So, obviously, it was something that could harm a vampire. Curious, the blonde decided to take a look in other books, but didn't find anything about that. About an hour later, he was still absorbed in his researches when Georges entered the room.

"What are you looking for, Tommy?" the butler asked, looking at the several opened books lying on the living room's floor.

"I read about something, but I don't know what it is," the boy explained, sighing. "I looked in almost all the books Adam allowed me to use, but I didn't find my answer."

"And what is this thing about? Maybe I can help you…"

"Well…It's about something called 'blue morel'," Tommy said, hesitantly. He didn't know if he should share this information. But if Adam let him read that book, he should know what kind of information it contained.

"A morel…" Georges murmured, pensive. "Come with me; I think I can show you a morel," he added a few seconds later, getting out of the room.

Tommy stood up quickly and followed the old man. So, he could find that thing in the mansion!? Was Adam keeping something that could harm him in his own house? The blonde was surprised when the butler entered the vampire's office and walked until he was standing in front of the huge wooden bookcase.

"There is it…" Georges announced about two minutes later. He picked a book from one of the shelves and gave him to Tommy.

"The Mycophile's Guide," Tommy read out loud.

"It's a book about mushrooms," the butler explained when he saw the interrogation in the boy's face. "A morel is a mushroom. I'm sure you'll find the blue one somewhere in it…"

"A mushroom…That makes senses!" Tommy thought, looking at the old book. He was curious to see where he could find that mushroom.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes…Thank you, Georges!" the blonde said, absently.

Raising his shoulders, the butler left the room. Tommy sat down on the couch and turned the pages until he found what he was looking for: the blue morel. There was a drawing showing a white mushroom with a blue cap which looked like a brain. The blonde took a look at the small paragraph next to the picture: "The blue morel could be found only in the Northern Hemisphere. According to historians, this species was abundant thousand years ago, but is now considered rare. A few had been found in Europe and America in the last century. Usually grow at the base of old trees, between their roots. Some legends tell that witches were boiling the blue morels to drink the boiled water afterwards to protect them from the evil spirits."

Despondent, Tommy put the book back on the shelf. Someone needed to be very lucky to find that kind of mushroom. And even if he was finding one, how would he be able to boil it without being caught? And how much would he need to use to make it work? And would Adam be in pain if he used it? Would he be able to kill the vampire? Was it really working? Asking himself all these questions made him think about something; did he still want to hurt or kill Adam? Tommy wasn't sure anymore…


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