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asked, "Did they hurt you piccolina? If they hurt you I will go back right now and kill them."
"Well, the troll guy smacked me upside my head and that hurt like hell. But other than that, Scent of a Vampire – Jude Stephens
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no." Roberto grabbed my arm and swung me around to face him. "Did you say troll?"
"Yes, the bad guy on my right told me that the bad guy on my left was a troll named Ted. Why?
Besides being a freaking troll what does that have to do with anything?" Roberto looked like he was ready to go back and kill someone for sure now. "It means these guys are serious. Trolls are highly volatile and not easy to control. They are natural born kidnappers. That the Guardians went to a troll to kidnap you means they mean business. The troll won't stop.
He will be coming after you until either he has you or you're dead."
"Are you saying that the fairy tale stories of trolls living under bridges and kidnapping babies and replacing them with changelings is true?"
"Yes, I'm afraid you've found yourself in a whole new world Olivia, one where fairy tales have a grain of truth to them and nightmares are often real."
We had begun walking again when suddenly I stopped in my tracks and began to shake, "Oh my God Roberto! They have my parents. They told me they have my parents!" How could I have forgotten that?
Roberto wrapped his arms around my shaking body. "Its okay piccolina. We will take care of this. Now tell me everything the Guardians told you in that car." I told him everything, about how they knew about me and how they found me. How they knew more about my family than I did. When I finally finished he muttered,
"Motherfuc...."
He reached over and began rubbing my arms. "I apologize. I do not normally talk like this in front of a lady. As you know, I am from Italy and was born in the fourteenth century. We were taught to only honor and respect women back then."
"Geez, I forgot how old you are. You must have seen some incredible things in your long life."
"Yes, I have, but even though it's been a long life, it's no different than your own. Life seems to have a way of sliding by unawares. In your own lifetime you have seen new inventions and advancements in science. Computers and cell phones are more recent inventions and I bet you can remember a time before they were invented."
"Yeah, of course I can."
"But I bet it's hard to remember when you didn't use a computer. Well, that's how it is for me. I remember back to the days before automobiles and airplanes, but I have to make an effort to do so."
We began to walk again and I asked him, "Do you have a cell phone? I left mine in my purse, which is back in the car. I want to try and call my parents. And I want to call Janel and let her Scent of a Vampire – Jude Stephens
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know I'm okay."
"No. No cell phones. They can easily be tracked."
"Is that how you found me?" I asked.
"No. When Janel discovered you had gone, which was thankfully only a few minutes after you left, Alexander and I went into action. Janel gave me a piece of your clothing so that I could follow your scent. Alexander wanted to come of course, but I am faster." He said without the least bit of conceit.
He continued, "Alex is guarding Janel, and has called one of his friends to pick us up a few miles from here. He will take us to a safe house that is nearby. Dawn is quickly approaching. I need to be somewhere safe to sleep."
"But what about my parents? I need to get to them right away."
"I understand piccolina but you can't go there alone and I need to sleep until dusk. When I awaken we can continue on. In the mean time, I've already dispatched some of my human guards to go to your parent's house to find out what they can. They will get a report to me this evening."
"Thank you Roberto, my parents mean everything to me and I'm so scared for them."
"If it's within my power, I will let no harm come to them, I promise." He vowed.
I had to ask. "What clothing did
"Well, the troll guy smacked me upside my head and that hurt like hell. But other than that, Scent of a Vampire – Jude Stephens
Page 38 of 172
no." Roberto grabbed my arm and swung me around to face him. "Did you say troll?"
"Yes, the bad guy on my right told me that the bad guy on my left was a troll named Ted. Why?
Besides being a freaking troll what does that have to do with anything?" Roberto looked like he was ready to go back and kill someone for sure now. "It means these guys are serious. Trolls are highly volatile and not easy to control. They are natural born kidnappers. That the Guardians went to a troll to kidnap you means they mean business. The troll won't stop.
He will be coming after you until either he has you or you're dead."
"Are you saying that the fairy tale stories of trolls living under bridges and kidnapping babies and replacing them with changelings is true?"
"Yes, I'm afraid you've found yourself in a whole new world Olivia, one where fairy tales have a grain of truth to them and nightmares are often real."
We had begun walking again when suddenly I stopped in my tracks and began to shake, "Oh my God Roberto! They have my parents. They told me they have my parents!" How could I have forgotten that?
Roberto wrapped his arms around my shaking body. "Its okay piccolina. We will take care of this. Now tell me everything the Guardians told you in that car." I told him everything, about how they knew about me and how they found me. How they knew more about my family than I did. When I finally finished he muttered,
"Motherfuc...."
He reached over and began rubbing my arms. "I apologize. I do not normally talk like this in front of a lady. As you know, I am from Italy and was born in the fourteenth century. We were taught to only honor and respect women back then."
"Geez, I forgot how old you are. You must have seen some incredible things in your long life."
"Yes, I have, but even though it's been a long life, it's no different than your own. Life seems to have a way of sliding by unawares. In your own lifetime you have seen new inventions and advancements in science. Computers and cell phones are more recent inventions and I bet you can remember a time before they were invented."
"Yeah, of course I can."
"But I bet it's hard to remember when you didn't use a computer. Well, that's how it is for me. I remember back to the days before automobiles and airplanes, but I have to make an effort to do so."
We began to walk again and I asked him, "Do you have a cell phone? I left mine in my purse, which is back in the car. I want to try and call my parents. And I want to call Janel and let her Scent of a Vampire – Jude Stephens
Page 39 of 172
know I'm okay."
"No. No cell phones. They can easily be tracked."
"Is that how you found me?" I asked.
"No. When Janel discovered you had gone, which was thankfully only a few minutes after you left, Alexander and I went into action. Janel gave me a piece of your clothing so that I could follow your scent. Alexander wanted to come of course, but I am faster." He said without the least bit of conceit.
He continued, "Alex is guarding Janel, and has called one of his friends to pick us up a few miles from here. He will take us to a safe house that is nearby. Dawn is quickly approaching. I need to be somewhere safe to sleep."
"But what about my parents? I need to get to them right away."
"I understand piccolina but you can't go there alone and I need to sleep until dusk. When I awaken we can continue on. In the mean time, I've already dispatched some of my human guards to go to your parent's house to find out what they can. They will get a report to me this evening."
"Thank you Roberto, my parents mean everything to me and I'm so scared for them."
"If it's within my power, I will let no harm come to them, I promise." He vowed.
I had to ask. "What clothing did
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