Hey everyone, welcome back for Chapter 3, I am so honored by how the reviews have just been pouring in, it just tickles me pink and makes me want to write ^.^

I hope you all enjoy this, I worked really hard on it.

Chapter 3

Sunset flew in quickly on wings of the deepest midnight black upon the ancestral Delacroix castle near Sinaia, Romania.

Bastian could feel it as his body slowly began to awaken by its deep hibernation like sleep, he gazed sleepily at Daisy and grinned, her body was undergoing to changes accompanying the first blood exchange, her skin was softening to a moonlight pale and the temperature of said skin was lowering.

It would take two more blood exchanges before she would be completely converted into a member of the undead, though she was now officially bound to Bastian.

I stirred softly, groaning a bit as I felt hands on my waist, pressing me against another body, a lean and masculine body…

My eyelids flew open then and my hazel eyes fell on Bastian's smirking face "You… It… It wasn't a nightmare… It was real!"

Before I could attempt to move away from him, his strong hands moved from my waist to grasp my shoulders with an iron grip, he leaned his face in close and spoke calmly "Listen to me, Daisy, fighting me is pointless, you should know that by now and the sooner you grow used to the fact that you belong to me, the sooner you will realize the amazing life you are going to have. Imagine it, Daisy, never growing old, living forever in wealth, you'll never want for anything, I'll make sure of that"

I couldn't explain it, but as he began to speak to me, I felt a wave of calm come over me, as if he was somehow forcing my panic down into some far off corner of my mind.

"How are you doing this?" I asked him, genuinely curious and intrigued.

"Our first blood exchange has linked us emotionally, though while you cannot influence my emotions, I can influence yours, in time perhaps you might learn to resist that power" Bastian replied, giving my right cheek a tender stroking, like a lovers caress.

"First blood exchange?" I asked him in confusion, I remembered him biting me and making me drink his blood, wasn't that it?

Bastian nodded "Yes, it takes three blood exchanges to fully convert you. The first causes your body to take on certain physical vampire characteristics and an emotional linking, also binding us as mates, the second will enhance your senses and give you a slight craving for blood and the third will give you your fangs and bloodlust. Don't worry, I will help you with the bloodlust"

That didn't do very much to comfort me, it just made me a little bit nervous, I wasn't quite sure that I liked the sound of a bloodlust, but Bastian seemed convinced that he could help me with it.

"If I allow this madness" I began slowly "I have a few conditions to make, if I am given these things, I will cease fighting you, but if you refuse me, I will never stop resisting you, I will never stop trying to escape"

Bastian was quiet for awhile before he seemed to be taking my words into consideration "Very well, you may request these 'conditions', but do keep them within reason"

I nodded and did my best not to react when his hand began to seductively stroke my thigh "First, I want my parents buried here, wherever we are, close to me, their tombs are to be very nice too, the best"

Bastian persed his lips thought a moment before he nodded "Fine, that is reasonable"

"Second," I replied "Don't force me to have sex with you until I feel comfortable with the whole idea of it"

That seemed to annoy Bastian a great deal "Daisy, my love, don't deny me your body else I shall have to seek pleasure elsewhere and I doubt you want that"

I frowned at him, he was right about that, if I had to take Bastian, there no way in hell that I was going to share him "Fine, then at least let me keep my virginity until I ready, I think you can wait a little while to deflower me"

"Agreed" Bastian replied "But in exchange, you must let me touch you whenever I wish and you too must pleasure me as well"

I didn't like the sound of that, but in my current situation, I was in no position to get overly picky "Fine"

"Anything else?" Bastian drawled haughtily, obviously pleased with himself.

"Yes" I said "Don't treat me like a prisoner in satin shackles, if I want to go out and explore my new home, let me, I don't think it would kill you…. Where are we anyway?"

"Romania, we are close to the city Sinaia" Bastian answered in reply "And very well, but with an escort, either myself or one of the maids will accompany you"

Now how did I see that one coming? I wanted to argue with him, but I suspected he could and would take away all the conditions he was letting me have and just take me anyway if I wasn't at least slightly cooperative "Fine, I can deal with that. Though if I go on any shopping trips, I want a maid, I can't shop with a male, there is just no way"

Bastian grinned and chuckled, clearly amused "I can agree to that, shopping is entirely too dull for us men"

I nodded and then lifted my hands to push as his shoulders "Now, I am starving, is there any food in this place?"

With a laugh, Bastian nodded and grinned at me "Your strong, I like that, most girls would probably be a perpetual mess in your situation, your courage is such a turn on"

I smacked away his hand as it got a bit bolder, trying to move into my inner thigh "Hey! Why don't you feed me before you molest me!"

Whew, twice in one day, I am on a roll!! lol. I think that went really well, I do hope you all enjoyed it and will review soon with your thoughts.

See you all later in Chapter 4.

~Tom Riddle's reluctant bride