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around the hotel, looking for all possible problems and dangers. Luka started to like the man.
    “Yes, the prince.” Zed laughed. The cold sound filled the room, but the laugh never reached his eyes.
    Luka seethed beside him. Zed didn’t take him seriously. Hell, the man didn’t even talk to him after entering the hotel. Well, that was going to change. Luka tugged on Zed’s shirt, but Zed continued to ignore him. Luka tugged harder, pulling at the shirt. Still, he was being ignored.
    “It’s rude not to properly introduce us. Especially when you’re talking about me,” Luka said with a slight annoyance in his voice. Interrupting was equally rude, but he wouldn’t be ignored.
    Zed looked at Luka and smiled. The smile never reached the tall, sexy man’s eyes. It hurt that his mate didn’t like him and barely tolerated him.
    The vampire prince cleared his throat. “Do you want them to call you “sir”? How do you want the common people to address you?”
    Luka stared back. He didn’t care about titles. Zed’s opinion of him was so low. What did he do? He looked directly into Zed’s eyes and said, “It seems, Zed, that you’re the only one hung up on titles. To me it doesn’t matter.” It was useless to try and control his anger. He couldn’t do it. Everything that happened tonight was wrong. His loving mate didn’t exist. He was left with someone that didn’t care and thought so little of him.
    Zed walked over and tried to grab Luka’s arm, but Luka moved back and held up his hand to stop Zed from touching him. Zed stopped and looked at the smaller man. “Do you hate a vampire’s touch that much?” Zed asked.
    Luka’s eyes widened. He didn’t think of it that way. Some of the anger disappeared. He didn’t want to be hurt. Angry people tended to beat him. No matter what, he wasn’t going to let his mate hurt him. That would destroy him. After years of hope and prayers, if Zed hurt him, it would leave him with a large, empty void inside of his heart. “No, but I won’t let you touch me in anger.” He looked over at the other vampires. “That goes for everyone here.”
    “You can’t stop us. You’re small and weak.”
    Luka shook his head. “I might not be as strong as you, but my strength comes from inside.”
    Zed laughed. The sound filled the room. “Where do you come up with this crap? Either you can protect yourself or not.”
    “Well, I don’t have to worry about that now. I have a big strong mate to protect me,” Luka said sarcastically.
    “That’s true, little elf. I won’t let anyone hurt you. To touch you is to disrespect me.” Zed looked at each vampire in the room. “It doesn’t change anything. I’ll make sure you learn your place. You will live here with me and do as I say. It will take a while for you to change, but maybe after hard work you’ll appreciate things.”
    “I’m not afraid of hard work,” Luka responded. He hesitated for a moment before asking, “If I don’t live up to your standards, what then? Will you beat me? Starve me? Kill me?”
    “Where do you come up with this garbage? You seem to have a very active imagination, but the stories you’ve heard about vampires aren’t true. I will treat you as my mate as long as you live up to my expectations. If you don’t, I’ll return you to your father and you can continue your pampered lifestyle.”
    Luka swallowed and turned away. His legs threatened to give out, but he wouldn’t let his mate see the weakness. The threat hung in the air. It helped a little that Zed didn’t know it was a horrible threat. No, he would meet the vampire’s demands. Whatever character that caused others to punish him, he’d find and eliminate it. His life depended on it. “Ok, I agree,” Luka finally said.
    “Well, that’s nice,” Zed responded, then turned and walked away from him. “Follow me.” Zed moved to the stairs. “You will stay with me on the top floor.”
    Luka stopped. “Can we take the