“I'm sorry about Annette, I know how dear a friend she was to you,” he said sympathetically.
I could feel the tears threatening to erupt from me again and I forced them back. I looked at my watch, my time was up, the guard that escorted me to the cell had reappeared and was waiting by the door. I looked at Darian, he smiled and nodded.
“I'll see you later, Xavier will be here next. Remember drink the bottled stuff even if you don't want to,” I told him.
“Yes ma'am.” Darian said playfully. He took a hold of my wrist gently and kissed the back of my hand, his eyes remained locked to mine.
“Goodbye, Natasha, be careful,” he said softly. “You too, Darian. And don't worry, we are going to clear your name and get you out of here, I promise!” “Of course.” Darian nodded slightly.
I looked at him one last time, then turned and walked towards the guard, who locked the hallway door behind us. He led me back into the waiting room where Xavier was standing, still talking with the female and her male companion. The guard informed Xavier he could go in and reminded him that he had only fifteen minutes. Xavier nodded and disappeared down the hallway with the guard. I realized that I was now alone with the bitchy female and her equally bitchy companion... just great!
I walked past them and sat down in one of the chairs. The female sat down in the chair opposite mine, her gaze fixed on me. I tried to ignore her penetrating glare, but I could not and I looked at her.
“What!?” I asked, annoyed.
“I'm simply trying to figure out what it is about you that can possibly interest Darian. You're just so plain.” She said snobbishly. Her French accent adding a certain arrogance to her words.
I wanted to beat the living daylights out of her, she had her nerve!
“Well, I obviously have what you're missing and that's what interests him.” I said in my most bitchy tone. I could see her jaw tightened. Her eyes widened, then narrowed becoming hard... resentful. Her male companion walked into the room and looked at the both of us.
“He's found another woman to seduce, Elise. Like I told you... to Darian, you mean nothing, by all rights, we should not even be here!” he said as if trying to reason with her.
She looked at him. “Sergio, you can leave at anytime. I'm going to help Darian.” She said this with a stubborn resolve.
Well it seems that both she and I were batting for the same team, I just hope we did not have to meet again.
“You know I'm not going to leave you alone, if this is what you're going to do, then you'll just have to do it with me at your side.” Sergio said, then he took the seat to Elise's left. Elise looked at me again.
“I don't like you.” She said
“Likewise.” I responded in kind.
We sat in the little room in silence until Xavier returned. He leaned against the door frame as his eyes panned over Sergio, Elise then myself. He then walked close to where I sat, taking the seat next to mine. He took my hand in his and intertwined his fingers with my own. He felt warm, that meant he had fed for the evening. He looked over to Elise then he began to speak.
“When I awoke this evening, I awoke to carnage. Our home had been ransacked, our human servants-slaughtered. I checked the nightclub which was in a similar condition. Thank goodness the club was closed, no one was working at that time. I don't know who they were, or what they were looking for. I don't know if they found what they were looking for. But I want to go back to our home perhaps we can gather more clues,” Xavier stated.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing! Who would be so bold and stupid, I might add, as to rob a vampire's lair!?
“That sounds like an excellent idea, perhaps we can sniff out something you've missed.” Elise said, then she began to rise, her long white cashmere coat brushing her ankles. “What about her, what's the purpose of her coming with us?” she asked boldly.
“Natasha has an ability
I could feel the tears threatening to erupt from me again and I forced them back. I looked at my watch, my time was up, the guard that escorted me to the cell had reappeared and was waiting by the door. I looked at Darian, he smiled and nodded.
“I'll see you later, Xavier will be here next. Remember drink the bottled stuff even if you don't want to,” I told him.
“Yes ma'am.” Darian said playfully. He took a hold of my wrist gently and kissed the back of my hand, his eyes remained locked to mine.
“Goodbye, Natasha, be careful,” he said softly. “You too, Darian. And don't worry, we are going to clear your name and get you out of here, I promise!” “Of course.” Darian nodded slightly.
I looked at him one last time, then turned and walked towards the guard, who locked the hallway door behind us. He led me back into the waiting room where Xavier was standing, still talking with the female and her male companion. The guard informed Xavier he could go in and reminded him that he had only fifteen minutes. Xavier nodded and disappeared down the hallway with the guard. I realized that I was now alone with the bitchy female and her equally bitchy companion... just great!
I walked past them and sat down in one of the chairs. The female sat down in the chair opposite mine, her gaze fixed on me. I tried to ignore her penetrating glare, but I could not and I looked at her.
“What!?” I asked, annoyed.
“I'm simply trying to figure out what it is about you that can possibly interest Darian. You're just so plain.” She said snobbishly. Her French accent adding a certain arrogance to her words.
I wanted to beat the living daylights out of her, she had her nerve!
“Well, I obviously have what you're missing and that's what interests him.” I said in my most bitchy tone. I could see her jaw tightened. Her eyes widened, then narrowed becoming hard... resentful. Her male companion walked into the room and looked at the both of us.
“He's found another woman to seduce, Elise. Like I told you... to Darian, you mean nothing, by all rights, we should not even be here!” he said as if trying to reason with her.
She looked at him. “Sergio, you can leave at anytime. I'm going to help Darian.” She said this with a stubborn resolve.
Well it seems that both she and I were batting for the same team, I just hope we did not have to meet again.
“You know I'm not going to leave you alone, if this is what you're going to do, then you'll just have to do it with me at your side.” Sergio said, then he took the seat to Elise's left. Elise looked at me again.
“I don't like you.” She said
“Likewise.” I responded in kind.
We sat in the little room in silence until Xavier returned. He leaned against the door frame as his eyes panned over Sergio, Elise then myself. He then walked close to where I sat, taking the seat next to mine. He took my hand in his and intertwined his fingers with my own. He felt warm, that meant he had fed for the evening. He looked over to Elise then he began to speak.
“When I awoke this evening, I awoke to carnage. Our home had been ransacked, our human servants-slaughtered. I checked the nightclub which was in a similar condition. Thank goodness the club was closed, no one was working at that time. I don't know who they were, or what they were looking for. I don't know if they found what they were looking for. But I want to go back to our home perhaps we can gather more clues,” Xavier stated.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing! Who would be so bold and stupid, I might add, as to rob a vampire's lair!?
“That sounds like an excellent idea, perhaps we can sniff out something you've missed.” Elise said, then she began to rise, her long white cashmere coat brushing her ankles. “What about her, what's the purpose of her coming with us?” she asked boldly.
“Natasha has an ability
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