Chapter 20

Adam, Sauli and Tommy were in the bedroom. Adam had sent George to the hospital; the injury on his head was too serious to be healed by vampire's saliva. The old man probably had a concussion, so it was better for him to be monitored by doctors. The two vampires were helping each other to clean and heal their wounds while the human was laying in the bed, thinking. Tommy hadn't said anything yet to his master; he didn't know how to explain what happened with Malcolm and why he decided to pick up that mushroom in the first place a few weeks ago. But when Adam was done with Sauli and turned to look at the human, Tommy knew he had to tell the truth.

"Boy…I think it's time for you to talk to me…" the vampire said, shifting to sit in front of his slave. "And I want to know the truth…"

Tommy nodded and glanced at Sauli who went to lay next to him. The blond vampire looked at him and gave him a comforting smile.

"It was a blue morel, Master…" the human finally informed after a few seconds of hesitation.

"A blue morel!? How did he know about that?" Sauli demanded, looking at Adam.

"I gave him permission to read the Reign of Upirs, so he could learn about our world," the vampire explained. "I thought that mushroom had disappeared…Where did you find it?"

"In the backyard, near the big fallen tree."

"How did you know what to do with it?"

"I read about it in a book that George gave me…I read something about how witches used the morel against bad spirits or demons. I tried to do the same…"

"And why did you want to use it?" Adam asked, suspiciously. He was wondering why his slave wanted to prepare a potion that could harm a vampire.

At this question, Tommy lowered his head; he was scared to tell the truth. He didn't want to be punished.

"Boy, answer me!" Adam ordered, gently but firmly.

"Well…Master…I…I didn't want to be here…So…I…I thought that maybe…Well…I wanted to find a way to escape…And you, Master…you are so strong and fast…So…I thought it was a good solution…" Tommy confessed, having difficulty in finding his words.

"You are using past tense…That's not what you want anymore?!" the vampire asked, forgetting a moment that his slave wanted to hurt or kill him.

"Well…I'm not sure anymore…With the bonding, it's different…And living here, it's not as bad as I thought it was a few weeks ago…" the human explained, surprised that his master didn't seem to be too angry at him.

"Okay...It's good to know…" Adam said, not seeming to be happy at all. He was looking at his slave with disappointment. "But I don't know how I should react…You just confessed that you planned to hurt me…I don't know which punishment you deserve for that betrayal…"

The vampire turned his head and looked away. He knew that Tommy wasn't happy with him, but he had never thought that he would go that far. Adam had never seen a blue morel before and had never seen a vampire poisoned with one either. But seeing how Malcolm reacted to it after a few seconds, he found out how dangerous it was for vampires. And his slave had thought about using it against him. For sure, he needed to be punished severely. But Tommy also saved his life, as well as Sauli's. He didn't know what he should do; it was a delicate decision.

"Boy, I need to take some time to think about what to do with you and which punishment is more appropriate for what you've done," Adam informed, standing up. "It's getting late and we are all exhausted," he added, smiling lightly when he noted that Sauli was asleep. "We'll talk about it tonight."

Tommy knew that the vampire was very angry; but at least, he was in control. Before he decided to tell him about the morel, he was sure that Adam was going to beat him up before he had finished talking. But seeing how his master was disappointed was worse than being hurt physically. Now, Tommy was scared to be rejected by him.

"Master…," the human began, carefully. "I know you are angry, but may I sleep with you?" he demanded, keeping his head down.

"Yes, boy, I'm upset…But it never stopped me from having you in my bed before…And it's not gonna change today. Come on now, get under the sheets."

Tommy nodded and obeyed. He still regretted what he had done, even if it saved his life, but at least, he would sleep in the arms of his master. So he turned on his side, facing Adam and waited until the vampire open his arms to him after he had laid down between the two blond men. His head on his master's shoulder, Tommy closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly; he had a long day…

Adam had trouble sleeping; he was preoccupied about what to do with Tommy. He couldn't believe that his slave had thought about hurting him so he could to get away. The vampire was glad that he had finally decided to not use the morel against him. But just the idea of keeping the mushroom said a lot about the boy's state. Adam thought a lot about it in the last few days, and obviously, with what happened with the morel and Malcolm, the human wasn't happy with him. The bonding hid his real feelings, but without the bond, he should be able to know what was good for him and what he really wanted. In the beginning of the evening, when Tommy and Sauli began to move and wake up next to him, Adam had made his decision; things would have to change.

After they had got up and taken a shower, Tommy and the vampires went downstairs. While the human was eating his dinner, Adam talked with Sauli for a few minutes in the main hall. The blond vampire had to leave for the night, but at Adam's request, he would be back before the sunrise. So, when his lover was gone, Adam joined his slave in the kitchen and sat in front of him.

"Boy, we need to talk…"

Tommy swallowed the bite he had taken and nodded. He knew what was coming. Since they had fallen asleep, his master hadn't say anything about the morel and Malcolm, so he knew that he would have a discussion about it with Adam and was sure he wouldn't be able to stand up by himself after his punishment. He just hoped he would pass out quickly after the beginning of the beating.

"I want to ask you something, and I need you to tell me exactly what you think," the vampire said, looking really serious but not angry.

"Of course, Master…" Tommy responded, not knowing where Adam was going.

"If I'm giving you the choice, would you rather prefer staying here with me or leaving the mansion and never seeing me again?"

The human froze at the question. He kept his eyes on the vampire and was wondering if it was a test. He couldn't distinguish if Adam was serious or if he just wanted to know if he could trust his slave. With what Tommy did when he decided to pick the morel, he understood that the vampire would want to know if the human would betray him again.

"Hummm…Staying here!?" the blonde answered, hesitantly.

"Boy, I want to know the truth," Adam noted, when he realised that Tommy was telling him what he wanted to hear. "There's not a good or a wrong answer. I want you to tell me what you think."

"Well…With the bonding, I think I should stay here with you…" the human said after a few seconds of reflection.

"And if the bond is broken, what is your choice? You have to tell me what you really want…"

Tommy stayed silent for a while. Deep down inside, he wanted to leave, to be free. But, Adam was making him feel protected, safe and cared for. It always felt so good to be in his arms and the sex with him was amazing, even if he didn't want to admit it in the beginning. He knew those feelings were maybe coming from the bonding, but it was difficult to distinguish them from the reality. Like Adam said, if he broke the bond, it would probably be different.

"Master…I think I would like to be free, to live my own life…" Tommy confessed, shyly lowering his head.

"Do you just think that it may be what you want, or do you really want it?" Adam asked again, to be sure of his slave's answer.

"That's what I want…I want to leave…" the human said again, more confidently.

"Good…How are you feeling right now?" the vampire asked, standing up.

"Great…"

"Perfect…Come with me…"

Tommy was wondering what his master wanted, but decided to obey and follow him. First, he thought they would go downstairs, in the Dungeon, to be punished. But, surprisingly, they took the staircase to go upstairs, in the bedroom and in the bathroom.

"Take off your clothes," Adam demanded, unbuttoning his shirt.

Still in the dark about what was going on, Tommy undressed and went to stand on the carpet in the middle of the bathroom to wait for his master's instructions; the floor was too cold and his toes were freezing. Naked, the vampire went next to the bathtub and began to fill it with water.

"Mmm…You are so beautiful…" Adam admired, looking at his boy.

"Master…What's going on?" Tommy asked, a bit uncomfortable.

"Come here," the vampire said, getting in the tub and giving Tommy his hand to help him get in as well. Adam sat in the water and pulled the human with him so he could sit in front of him. "Is it too cold or too hot?"

"No, it's perfect…"

"Good...Come here, lay down," the vampire demanded after he had turned off the water and laid back in the tub.

Tommy obeyed and leaned his back against his master's chest. Adam began caressing his stomach and giving him butterfly kisses on the neck. The blonde didn't know why he was receiving such treatment, but it felt really good. So he stopped thinking and just relax in the arms of the vampire. When Adam started slowly stroking his cock, Tommy began to moan with pleasure. After a while, he could feel the vampire's hard dick pressing against his lower back. But even if Adam was obviously excited as well, he kept his attention on the blonde. Without letting go of the boy's cock, he was gently licking and nibbling at his ears, caressing his thighs and his lower belly and lightly pinching his nipples. Tommy was moaning out loud and almost came several times. But each time, Adam released the pressure on his slave's member to prevent him from coming too fast.

"Only when I say you can…" the vampire murmured when he felt that the human was close again.

The blonde tried to sit up to move away from Adam's touches because he was too sensitive, but the vampire held him firmly against him.

"Shhhh…Just enjoy the pleasure," he whispered, laughing lightly.

The vampire kept teasing his boy for a while and when he felt that he was doing well enough to deserve to come, he stroked Tommy's dick until he had spasms.

"Come on, boy…You can come…"

These words pushed the blonde over the edge; he came hard on Adam's hand and in the water. Coming back from his high, he suddenly realised a light pinch on his neck; the vampire had bit him and was sucking his blood.

"Master…Master…stop…" Tommy said, panicked.

"Boy, what's going on?" Adam asked after he had removed his fangs.

"The morel…in my blood…"

"Don't worry…The blue morel's effects last less than 12 hours in the blood…" the vampire explained, after he had healed the small holes on the boy's neck.

Tommy didn't know this information; he hadn't read anything about that part. So, it was a good thing that Malcolm didn't wait too long to drink his blood.

They both stayed in the bathtub for a few minutes; Adam kept caressing his slave and washed him. When they were done, the vampire took Tommy into their bedroom and made him lay down in the bed. Adam walked to the other side and joined him under the sheets. He moved closer and spooned him, rubbing his still hard cock a few times against the boy's ass.

Tommy was half-asleep, the huge orgasm followed by his master's soothing touches made him completely relaxed. But when he felt a finger running around his hole, he moaned lightly and stopped thinking about sleeping.

"I want to make you feel good again, boy," Adam murmured in the human's ear.

The blonde just nodded and shifted to give the vampire a better access. Smiling, Adam reached for a tube of lube on the night stand and poured some on two of his fingers. He put his digits back around the boy's entrance and slowly pushed one inside. Noting no resistance, the vampire pushed a second one and began thrusting into the tigh hole. When he felt that Tommy's ass was well opened and well lubed, he removed his fingers and replaced them by his cock.

"Ahhh…" the human gasped, feeling suddenly stretched.

"You're doing well, boy…Just relax and keep breathing…" Adam said, slowly entering his slave.

When he was balls deep in the boy's tigh heat, the vampire stopped moving a few minutes to give Tommy the time to adjust. He used that moment, to caress his tights, his stomach, and his half hard dick, and to take a few tiny bites on his neck. When the boy began, impatient, to push him himself on his cock, Adam started to move again. He wanted to make it last as long as possible, so he kept a slow rhythm, always making sure he was rubbing against the blonde's prostate. By the sounds escaping from Tommy's lips, he knew he was making him feel really good. After about an hour, when he felt that he couldn't last any longer, Adam bit the human on the neck and came deep inside of him while sucking his warm and tasty blood. Feeling the cold sperm, Tommy came as well. After a few seconds, the vampire removed his fangs and healed the wounds. He stood up and went to the bathroom, cleaned himself with a wash cloth and came back in the bedroom to do the same to his slave.

"Are you okay, boy?" Adam asked when he noted that the blonde hadn't moved.

"Yes, Master…I'm just tired…" he explained, yawning.

Smiling, the vampire put the cloth on the night stand and came back to the bed. He made sure that Tommy was well covered before wrapping an arm around his small waist and pulling him closer. He closed his eyes and fell asleep listening to the human's heart beat.

Tommy was slowly falling asleep as well; the pleasure Adam gave him totally exhausted him. Yes, the sex had been amazing and the feeling of being in the vampire's arms was still good, but something felt different. The blonde couldn't put the finger on what was going wrong and decided to forget about it; he just wanted to get some rest.

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