Naomi Pov

“Anything I can do to help?” I asked Lucian as I walked into the kitchen. It was an unfamiliar sight to behold a vampire Lord, not to mention the fact that he was currently the leader of two covens, cooking for me.

“There's nothing for you to do, really. I'm just taking my time. You can tell me if you're hungry, so I'll speed things up,” he replied.

I watched him do this thing, reveling in the satisfaction. “Argh…” he groaned as he dropped the knife in his hand, ...