“I will let that one slide.” Tony whispered against her ear. “You keep making the mistake, Eliina, of assuming you know anything about me. About what I would do, and what I will do. You should stop that.” He lowered his head then, as he brought his lips down against her neck, and his fangs teased her skin ever so lightly before he lifted his head once again.
“And yes, I know you don’t trust me.” He said in that soft voice of his. He pulled back just enough then so that he could look into her eyes. If she opened them to return his gaze that is. His other hand, however, would reach up to wipe off some of that blood that still flowed from her lip. “But you are just going to have to deal with that.”
His lips then curled into a faint smile as he continued to stare at her expression, and her eyes. “Nobody else will offer you this. Nobody else will help you do what I am proposing. And yes, you will be serving my own agenda by doing this. You will have to decide for yourself whether or not you can deal with that. If not, I will find some other means of forwarding my own goals.”
He then leaned forward again so that his next words could whisper into her ear. Only this time, his cheek would brush up against hers as he spoke. “You walking out of this apartment unspoiled comes with a price, Eliina. One you will not like. But one you will willingly pay when the time comes. Willingly. Otherwise you can pay it right here and now.”
Tony then took a step back and away from her. And then another. “Now leave.” He said in a soft voice, only this time that growl was back in his words. “Before I change my mind and go back on my word and give into my desires and keep you tonight. Leave the wine, and the dress. You will get both back, when the time is right.” He took another step, and to the side as he motioned toward the door. “You have one week to give me a full answer. I expect you at my door no later than next Friday. Now leave.” And the way it was said, he was not going to repeat it again.