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can make someone so much stronger. It takes away the fear,” I
said softly.
    He
nodded at two vampires, and they stepped in front of me and blocked my
approach. “You are here on my terms. You will not be walking out of here again
love,” he countered.
    “I
would gladly die, as soon as you die,” I said as I halted just a few feet from
the vampire guards.
    His
expression darkened. “Get her,” he ordered.
    The
guards lunged at me, but I quickly defeated them. They really acted like they
planned for me not to fight at all. I squared with Cornelius and he smiled. His
expression changed quickly. He was no longer afraid. He was like me. He was
ready to fight until the death if necessary. I decided not to wait for him to
lunge. I attacked first; knocking him backwards into a table. He quickly
recovered, and pinned me to the wall by my throat.
    He
moved close to me so he was only inches from my face. “So this is what Aubrey
sees in you. I see it now,” he said softly as he caressed my cheek.
    I
brought my knee up and caught him in the crotch. He doubled over and I took the
opportunity to get him off me by shoving him backwards. I grasped my stake, and
lunged at him. He caught my hand just before the stake reached his chest. He
shoved me backwards, and slapped me across the face. He pinned me by my throat
again and pressed his body to mine.
    “I
am going to have fun killing you,” he whispered as he kept a firm grip on my
throat. I struggled, but it was useless. Everything in the room started to fade
to black.

 
    I
woke up slowly. I didn’t feel right. I was cold, and I didn’t feel like I could
breathe. I started coughing and my chest ached. I rolled off the bed clawing at
my chest. There was something wrong. I couldn’t breathe, and I didn’t
understand how I was even conscious.
    I
had no clue where I was. I looked around the room, but I didn’t recognize
anything. I continued to cough trying to gather myself. The door opened and
Cornelius walked in. He was holding a dress.
    “Ah
you are awake darling. Welcome to your new life,” he said amused, as he set the
dress on the bed, then knelt next to me.
    “What
do you mean?” I managed to choke out between my coughs.
    “You
are one of us now darling. Stop trying to breathe and you will quit coughing.
Breathing is not necessary anymore.” He was still smiling like it was a big
joke.
    Fear
gripped me as I climbed to my feet and stumbled to the bathroom. I covered my
mouth with my hand to stifle my scream of horror when I saw my reflection. I
was a vampire.
     
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