Making his way slowly down the stairs, Vance leaned heavily on Jason''s arm, thetter holding him tightly as they descended to the ground floor. Having spent two days in bed, Vance had refused to spend another moment cooped up, demanding to eat downstairs. Jason had finally relented after the Vampire started to nibble at his neck gently, getting him all worked up before pulling away and refusing to look at him till he got his own way. ''You are a tease you know that'' Jason growled softly as he supported the prince down thest of the steps.


    ''And you love it'' Vance whispered back lustfully causing Jason''s eyes to cken slightly.


    ''I can easily pick you up and take you back upstairs'' he growled lowly as Vance shivered against him, a smile spreading over his face.


    ''Promises promises Alpha'' he muttered back, cing his lips to Jason''s quickly before pulling away and tugging at the reluctant werewolf to hurry up down the stairs. Posted by ; visit us for more free novels.


    Reaching the foyer, they made their way to the dining room, pushing the door open to reveal the castle''s upants seated around the table, talking and eating. Silence fell over the table before Viktor jumped up from his chair and hurried over to his son. ''What are you doing boy? You are supposed to be resting'' he growled worriedly.


    ''I am fed up of being up there when everyone else is down here'' Vance replied stubbornly as he started to make his way to the table.


    ''I tried to stop him, but my mate is a stubborn arse and made me bring him down'' Jason said exasperatedly as he supported the determined Vampire, lowering him carefully into one of the dining chairs before taking a seat next to him and starting to pile food on his te.


    ''You know Vampire''s don''t actually need to eat don''t you?'' Vance asked as he eyed the mound of food in front of him.


    Shaking his head Jason smirked as he whispered, ''he does when he has a match who can''t get enough of him,'' squeezing his leg gently under the table, causing the prince to turn red and reach for his fork without furtherint.


    ''We still have the issue of Halle being tied to Vance and the castle'' Justin said as the Vampire King took his seat again at the head of the table.


    Vance nodded, ''yes, there is a way around that, and it''s fairly simple, someone must take her ce'' he replied with a smile as he looked down the table to his son and Jason, Vance staring dreamily at the warrior as he fed him some bacon off his fork. ''I don''t think we have an issue finding a someone to take over her allegiance by the looks of it'' he added with a roll of the eyes as the entire table turned to stare at the two men who were oblivious to the conversation going on next to them.


    Justinughed, ''um, no, I think we are OK with that part, but how do we do this? Does Jason just stand up and announce he takes over his sister''s allegiance to the castle? Is there a ceremony?''


    Viktor nodded, ''Firstly, Jason must stand outside of the gates and dere that he swears allegiance to the castle, that he is handing himself over for ownership in ce of Halle, this is why I was very careful to make sure that Jason and the rest of you were ssed as guests, if the castle had taken ownership of Jason then he would not be able to offer himself in her ce!


    Justin nodded, ''and that frees Halle to return with us to the pack?'' he checked.


    ''Only after Jasonpletes his allegiance by marrying Vance, once he bes bound to my son in blood and flesh will the castle ept the trade and release Halle from her oath'' Viktor replied solemnly.


    ''wait, what? I was bound before I married Vance, why does Jason have to actually marry him before he bes bound?'' Halle protested in confusion.


    Viktor gave her small hand an affectionate pat, ''you can bind yourself to the castle just by your words or actions, but to take over the oath of another, you have to provide absolute proof that you will remain here and that is by tying yourself through a blood marriage to one of the upants!


    Calling down the table, Justin pulled the couple out of their own world, ''are you two OK with this? Getting married is the only way to release Halle from her allegiance to the castle and her agreement to marry Vance'' he said as two men looked up in surprise. ''We have to get married now?'' Jason asked surprised.


    ''You two were not listening to a word we said were you?'' Justinughed as the two men looked abashed.


    ''We were listening'' Vance replied hesitantly, ''you said something about marriage and Halle and the castle'' he added with a grin as the table chuckled.


    Sighing loudly, Viktor held his son''s gaze, ''Jason must swear allegiance to the castle in ce of Halle and then the two of you have to go through the blood ceremony before Halle will be relieved of her oath'' he reiterated with a bite of annoyance in his voice. Vance''s eyes widened slightly, ''the blood pact? Already?'' he asked as Jason furrowed his brow in concern.


    ''What is a blood pact?'' he asked nervously.


    Swallowing hard, Vance met the werewolf''s gaze, ''umm, it''s basically where I have to drink from you whilst releasing my venom, we..uh.. we be bound for life, if either of us tries to leave the other by force, as in not through death, the poison will turn within our veins and we will both die.'' he stuttered worriedly.


    Jason nodded silently, not saying anything as he slowly began to eat, keeping his eyes averted from the rest of the group.


    Clearing his throat, Justin turned back to Viktor and started a loud conversation about the pack and Vampire''s now being alliances, signalling the rest of the table to start talking among themselves.


    Eating silently, Vance snuck repeated nces at the young Alpha who was staring at his te without uttering a word.


    Once finished, Vance scraped back his chair, dragging the werewolf from his own thoughts as he pushed away the hardly touched food and jumped to his feet to help him.


    Clearing his throat, Vance said, ''I''m pretty tired again so I''m going to go back to my room for a rest''.


    Allowing Jason to support him, he slowly made his way out of the room, Jason pulling the door closed behind him.


    Taking the stairs one at a time, Vance breathed heavily as he struggled to reach thending, pulling on the banister to help him. Finally reaching the first floor, he shuffled his way to his room, Jason''s arm around his waist, taking his weight until he fell exhausted on to his bed. Straightening up, Jason averted his gaze as he rubbed the back of his neck self consciously, ''uh, you should probably get some sleep, I''ll go take a shower'' he mumbled as he started to walk back toward the door.


    Just as he reached the door, Vance called out to him, his voice trembling, ''Jason?'' he said softly, almost pleading.


    Dropping his shoulders, Jason sighed, ''yeah Val?'' he replied sadly.


    Reaching out, Vance took the warrior''s hand in his own, pulling him back to the bed where the warrior sat back down, his eyes on the floor.


    ''I''m sorry'' Vance muttered, ''I know this is the only way to release your sister, so if we don''t blood bond she cannot go home, and it sucks'' he said annoyed.


    Jason raised his eyes to the Vampire, pain etched in his gaze, ''why don''t you want to be bound to me?'' he whispered suddenly, his voice quivering as he spoke.


    Vance''s eyes widened as the tears started to fall from the future Alpha''s eyes, pulling the warrior into his arms, Vance breathed in his scent as he held him tightly.


    ''I do'' he said quickly, ''so badly, but I thought it was too soon for you, its a big deal being blood bound, I thought you''d want time to make sure you wanted me forever. Pulling away, he gazed into the warriors tear streaked face, carefully wiping the tears away. ''I want to be your everything'' he whispered softly as Jason gave a watery smile.


    ''You already are, I thought, when your dad said about the blood bond.. your reaction.. I thought you weren''t sure if I was the right one yet'' Jason admitted sheepishly.


    Letting out a chuckle, Vance pressed his lips to Jason''s, allowing him to feel ever drop of his love, encircling the warriors, neck with his arms as he deepened the kiss between them.


    ''So you want to get married?'' Vance asked pulling away and resting his forehead against Jason''s.


    ''Yeah I do'' Jason replied with a small smile.


    Grinning, Vancey back, pulling the Alpha with him so they wereid on the bed entwined in each others arms.


    ''It wasn''t the proposal I was nning to give you know'' Vance muttered quietly.


    Looking up, Jason smiled, ''oh no? What was the proposal then?''


    Vance blushed, ''I can''t tell you! it''s embarrassing'' he muttered, flustered.


    e on, tell me'' Jason coaxed, running his fingers under the Vampire''s t''shirt, making him shudder.


    ''Well it wouldn''t have been at the dinner table in front of everyone that''s for sure'' he grumbled, ''I would have taken you away somewhere, just the two of us, maybe the beach? As I like watching the sun set. I''d have brought a nket and some food so we could sit and have a pic together, just the two of us. Finally, as the sun started to dip beneath the horizon, I would have got on one knee and told you that you are the most amazing person I have ever met, my heart hurts when you leave me for just a few minutes to go and get food or have a shower. I would have said that I''ve never felt asplete as I do when I''m in your arms, they feel like home when you wrap me in them. Then I would have asked you to bind with me for our lifetimes, give yourself to me and only me, allow me to be your everything and you be mine. Vance averted his gaze, staring out of the window, blushing furiously as Jasony there speechless.


    Shifting up the bed slightly, Jason ced his hand on Vance''s chin, pulling the Vampire''s face toward him until their eyes met. ''That is possibly one of the most beautiful proposals I have ever heard, I would love to marry you Vance'' he whispered as he pulled the prince toward him and covered his lips with his own, biting gently on the Vampire''s bottom lip, demanding entrance as Vance moaned into his mouth with longing.


    Pulling away reluctantly, Vance smiled shyly, ''when do you want to get married?'' he asked softly, his eyes tracing the werewolves plump lips.


    ''Immediately'' Jason replied resolutely, ''I want to be bound to you right now, forever.''