After spending a wonderful evening together, Anthony treated both girls to dinner before dropping Sophia off at her hotel. She pouted while staring at the hotel. "Kathani, Can I inform Duke tomorrow about us quitting his crazy town assignment? I do not want to lose our suite yet."

Anthony laughed, and then, to both ladies surprise, he called their hotel manager from his car. "This is Viscount Anthony Bridgerton speaking; please upgrade Miss Iyer and Miss Bennett to your presidential suite and make sure the best accommodations are provided for my guest." Kathani and Sophia gaped at him when the call ended as he smirked at Sophia. "Here you go, problem solved. Now go enjoy your new accommodations and enjoy your vacation."

To his surprise, Sophia leapt forward and hugged Anthony from behind before placing a kiss on his cheek. "You are simply the best!" Now off you go. I bet you guys want to get home soon." She winked mischievously before hopping out of the car and waving them goodbye as she walked towards her hotel.

They watched Sophia went inside, and Kathani noticed Anthony looking nervous for some reason as he inquired. "Kathani, are you sure you want to come home with me? I do not want you to feel obligated just because you think you owe me for last night." She smiled and reached out to squeeze his hand. "Take me home, Anthony; spending time with you and this cute little fellow is my deepest wish." Behind them, Newton barks cheerfully, while Anthony gives her a brilliant smile before starting his car.

The journey was short, and soon they arrived at Anthony's house. Once again, he moved out first so he could open her door for her, and Kathani could not help but tease him. "Such a gentleman you are." Anthony smiled before opening the backseat door to take Newton out. Newton followed them happily before running ahead towards Anthony's room, and by the time they arrived, he was already on his dog bed, ready to sleep. "Aww, poor guy is tired." Kate assumed as Anthony walked towards him and gently scratched his ears. "Newton is not used to so much exercise, but today he could not help but show off in front of a beautiful girl like you."

Kathani felt a flutter in her belly as she asked. "So only Newton was showing off his charms to impress me, or did his master have the same intentions?" At that, Anthony left Newton's side and walked closer to her before cupping her face. "I am not all perfect, truth to be told I am man with many faults but Kathani as far as my intentions for you go, I could never dream to do you any wrong."

She shivered with the intensity of his assuring words, and then, in that moment, her need to be near him became unbearable for him. It was as if his soul was calling to her, her body yearning for his touch, her lips dying to kiss his. Without even realising it, she was leaning towards him, their faces inches away, their lips only breath apart. She was about to cross the distance when his hand tightly clutched her shoulder, jolting her to stop as Anthony warned her one last time. "Think this through Kathani; there is so much we both have to learn about each other; there is so much I need to tell you, but if we gave in to our desire now, then you could never leave me; otherwise, my life will be ruined."

His voice trembled as he talked about her leaving him, and Kathani noticed how few tears spilled from his eyes, which she reached forward to kiss away. She kissed both his close eyelids and held his face as she assured him. "I will never leave you." As soon as these words were out, Anthony yanked her with powerful force before kissing her with great passion, and she knew in her heart there was no going back from here.

The kiss that started with passion increases tenfold as they taste each other for the first time. Kathani moans as their tongues dance and tangle with each other. Their hands roamed greedily over each other's bodies as Kathani clutched his shoulder while Anthony gripped her waist under his strong hands.

She gasped mid-kiss when suddenly she felt one of his hands slip underneath her skirt, and two of his fingers traced her drenched panties. "Anthony." She managed to rasp out as his fingers quickly disappeared and his hand raised as he tried to move away. "I can stop!" "Do not stop!" She gasped, kissing him again. "I can stop." He urged half-heartedly while tracing her lips, and Kathani gave her one last commanding whisper. "Do not stop!"

She yanked him back to resume their passionate kissing while both of them were lost in each other's embrace. It was Kathani who broke away first for much-needed air, but Anthony did not seem to need that as his lips trailed down her neck before gently nipping on her skin before licking her neck to soothe the sting. She groans in slight pain, but the wetness increases between her legs as she clutches his strong shoulder. Anthony turned her around and unbuttoned her top as he continued to kiss her neck and then her bare shoulder. "Raise your arms, darling." He whispered while inhaling her scent, and Kathani, instead of listening to him, clutched his head before tilting his face to kiss her.

A sound of ripping startled her, making her look away, and she saw her top ripped right in the middle, leaving her bra-clad body exposed to cool air. "Did you just rip my top?" Anthony stared at her guiltily as he confessed. "Sorry, it was just that I was too eager to touch you bare." The next second, Anthony stumbles back as Kathani jumps on him and wraps her legs around his waist. "That was so hot! None of my previous boyfriends showed this much passion during sex!"

An angry growl erupts from Anthony, which makes her shiver as he begins walking until they both stumble on his bed. Kathani found herself gasping for breath as Anthony stared at her with a heated gaze. "I swear, my Kathani, after tonight, if there is any lover you are going to remember, it is me." With that promise, Kathani watched as Anthony began to undress her. She blushed when he finally unhooked her bra with just one flick of his fingers as he flung it away. His eyes stared at her body with such strange hunger while he traced her panties before pulling them off her legs.

"Hmm, you smell divine." Anthony moans lustfully as he inhales the drenched lace, and Kathani is sure she will pass out with just his voice. She then watched as he stood up and slowly, one by one, took off his clothes, until finally he was standing completely bare before her in all his magnificent glory. "Anthony please." She moans invitingly while opening her legs for him. "Patience, my darling girl, you deserve to be savoured; I am not going to fuck you like some brute." Kathani bit her lip at that thought as Anthony joined her on the bed, kneeling in front of her legs. "I am sure I will not mind either way." Anthony, however, pulls apart her thighs as he settles between them. "Trust me, darling, I will give you everything you want."

With that, he began to kiss her thighs while getting closer to where she needed him. "Ah!" Kathani moans as one hand clutches her pillow while the other reaches out to grab his hand. She grabbed his hand to kiss on it's back as he began to devour her wetness like some starved man. She once again felt the pinprick sting of his teeth on her clitoral area, and Kathani's vision turned white as all colours mixed in one great shine. She screamed words of endearment in her own language as she shattered completely underneath his talented mouth.

Anthony was still slurping on his wetness like she was his favourite drink as she finally came from her high. Finally, Kathani clutched his head and made him look at her, but his debauched face turned her on even more than she imagined. "Anthony, are you planning to stay down there or are we going to make love?" Anthony seemed to be contemplating for a moment before he finally climbed on top of her, taking her lips into the filthiest kiss. "Giving you pleasure is why I exist, my darling girl." She traced his wet lips as she kissed it again. "Then make love with me now."

His eyes gleamed as he took his leaking hardness into his hand and rubbed it over her slit. She was so lost in haze that it occurred to her in the last second. "Wait! Condoms?" Anthony made a face as he weakly stared at her. "I am clean from any disease that might worry you, and I have not slept with anyone for a long time." Kathani was taken aback by this admission, but Anthony was already kissing her neck and breast as he rubbed his hardness into her wet heat. "It's okay; I am on a pill, and I trust you." He sucked on her nipples before giving her a happy smile as he asked. "So am I allowed to make love to you?"

Kathani laughed, hearing his eager voice before reaching between them to bring his member near her drenched opening as she insists. "Take me now." That was all permission he needed as he thrust inside her, making them moan against each other's lips. "God! You are just made for me." He began to move slowly, but Kathani clutched him closer and urged him to move faster. "Faster Anthony! Take me harder." "Anything for you." He gasped and started thrusting inside her so fast that Kathani was jolted from the bed as she hung on to Anthony's slick body. "Ah!'

They moved vigorously as passion increased. The bed frame was banging against the wall, but Kathani could not hear a thing as Anthony kept growling and praising her against her ear as he kissed and bit her shoulder and neck. "So perfect, made just for me, my beautiful Kathani! Say you are mine!? Say it?!" Kathani could only scream to the heavens as she agreed. "Yes! Yes! I am yours! And you are mine!" "Always! I belong just to you always and forever!" He promised, and Kathani cried as she heard how sincere his voice sounded despite being lost in passion.

The bed frame protested, the bed shook violently, and Kathani felt she was split open in half as he drove faster and harder deep inside her. She barely acknowledged a cracking noise somewhere behind her, neither she notice bed dipped as her walls began to gush around his member, and this time Kathani was blinded to the world as they screamed each other's names and finally found their release. Her mind was still in a haze, surrounded by darkness, as she felt gentle hands on her cheeks. "Kathani, Kathani, are you alright, darling?" But she smiled dreamily as she let that haze carry her away into a deep, blissful state.

It still took him by surprise after all this time, but there is nothing more euphoric than making love to his Kathani. Anthony stared at his beautiful girl, and like all his Kathani's before her, she too passed out after their first time, but hopefully over time she will develop her stamina to match his. Anthony stared at the damage and frowned as he wondered how he was going to explain the broken bed to his beautiful girl. She will surely be mortified, but hopefully he can persuade her to use other beds in this house.

Anthony smirked as he began to make plans. He knew the world has quite evolved in many ways, but courtship basics are still the same. Girls like to be wooed and meet someone they could proudly introduce to their parents, and Anthony was sure that after a brief courtship, Kathani would introduce him to her parents, and once again, he would win their hearts like he always did. He gently traced his love marks on her glowing skin and felt himself harden as he recalls how sweet she tasted against her lips—more delicious than any blood—and he cannot wait for that day when she trusts him enough to offer that one sip that he craves more than anything in this world.

He knew he had to tell her the truth about his nature, but first he needs to strengthen their bond, and once that happens, he is positive Kathani will accept him for who he is, and once again, they will spend a long and happy life for as long as she lives.

"Aren't you getting tired of these games?" In a flash, Anthony covered his Kathani and, in the next second, wore his pants and shirt as he stared at the dark, pale shadow outside his balcony. Giving one more glance to his Kathani, who was sleeping peacefully on his bed, he slowly walked towards the shadow and stepped out onto his balcony. There was a man dressed in all black standing in the dark night, but Anthony could see his face as clearly as if he were standing in light. "What are you doing here?" Anthony inquires.

The man smiled before tilting his face towards the sleeping girl. "I was curious to see your new Kathani, but it's remarkable how they all still looked the same, only happier and more peaceful than Kathani Sharma ever was."

Anthony watched back, and he had to agree with him. 'You are right; they all had something that Kate never had in her life, or at least she lost it because her fate was cruel." The man gave Anthony a tired look as he gave an exhausted sigh. "Can you not let go of that past? Yes, Kathani Sharma, fate was cruel, but look how you even managed to change that. It's been centuries, my friend. How long will this continue until you are satisfied to let that hate go?"

Anthony scowled at him as he snapped irritably. "Is my service lacking to you in some way? I thought you out of the two of us were enjoying the perks of this deal." The man's laughter echoes in the dark night, but Anthony knows only he can hear his laughter. "Trust me, my friend, making that deal adds great entertainment to my dull job." Anthony then felt annoyed as he asked. "If this is really true, then why do you always visit me with these mundane questions?"

The man gave him a sad look as he confessed while placing his cold hand on Anthony's shoulder. "Because, my friend, deep down I knew that part of your soul dies when you punish them, and I fear one day your soul will die completely, and that will be a great shame for me to witness."

Anthony turned his face away as he stared at Kathani, and he knew his decision would never change. "For her, I will sacrifice anything, even the last bit of my soul."

"As you wish, my friend; after all, a deal is a deal, and Kathani will stay happy no matter what happens to you or the people of Mayfair." Anthony sighed as he turned to face the man. "That's all I ever wanted."

With that, the man disappeared into the dark night, leaving eerily coldness behind him as Anthony returned to his Kathani, to his light in his dark life.