women down and out of the carriage.
“Count, I’d like to talk to you privately and immediately,” said the Countess.
“Kendra, will you please show our guest into the house? I’m sure Coletta will be waiting at the door to show him to his room,” he requested. Kendra squealed with delight. “What’s wrong?” the Count whispered.
“Can Angelina read minds?” the Countess asked.
“Fortunately, that is not one of her abilities,” the Count replied. “Why?” he asked.
“It’s nothing,” she said and strode off. Then, how did she know I called Kendra “Warrior Woman” when we first met? she thought to herself.
Chapter Nineteen
For five days, the guys were behind closed doors in the study, and the Countess paced angrily in her bed chamber. Even Kendra could not keep her calm. Coletta was the only one allowed in to replace their supply of wine. On the fifth day, the Countess was summoned to the study. Kendra attempted to go in with her, but Alexos explained this was a matter for the property owners only. A hurt Kendra sat in the hallway, and the Countess felt bad but was relieved she didn’t have to tell Kendra “no”.
“Ok, Countess. Here’s the part we talked about. Please, just listen to him before you say “no”,” the Count pleaded.
“Ok.” The Countess smiled pleasantly, but anger still flashed in her eyes.
“Countess.” Alexos started gently and a bit timidly, feeling her anger, “First, please don’t take offense to anything I say. I hold you in the highest regard. You are capable of amazing things, some of which you don’t remember yet, and some of which you have already proven. I also know that you are a “stand up and fight” girl, not a “run and hide” girl. These things being said, and with you having so much more to learn before being at the same level as some of the ‘Others’, I think you should consider having panic rooms installed in the castle. They will be rooms specially designed to withstand the general powers of the vampires. Yes, you held your own against Angelina, but if 30 of them come toward you...well, let’s just say your chances won’t be that great. I want to put a couple in the castle, so that no matter which end you are in, you will have access to one. No one but the three of us in this room will know about these rooms. Any questions?” he finally finished. They both looked at the Countess, anxiously expecting her to blow up at any moment, to have their eardrums pierced with her shrieks. It was a long time before she answered, and the anticipation was almost too much for the two of them to take.
“I think it’s a fantastic idea,” she said resolutely. “I had been thinking the same thing, and this will put my mind at rest. I agree that only we three should know about the rooms,” she said uneasily.
“Don’t worry,” said Alexos. “I’ll handle distracting Kendra.”
“Just don’t go having too much fun with her,” the Countess snapped.
“There’s our old Countess back,” Alexos laughed. They all three laughed.
Construction outside got underway the following day as Alexos already had blueprints drawn up, and the contractor was his usual guy. He just kept adding to the blueprints and making his own devices. This was his personal specialty. Per Alexos, everything outside could be turned off from the inside by remote, another fact they kept amongst the three of them. In the evenings, Alexos and the Countess would stroll through the outside, surveying what had been done earlier that day. Every day, Alexos was dissatisfied with the progress made by the contractor and complained, but this prompted conversations between Alexos and the Countess. They had even started speaking cordially to each other on a consistent basis. She no longer thought he was completely rude and understood that his confidence was because he was competent in his specialty. Of course, he was gorgeous, but she still wasn’t telling anyone that.
“Alexos, may I
“Count, I’d like to talk to you privately and immediately,” said the Countess.
“Kendra, will you please show our guest into the house? I’m sure Coletta will be waiting at the door to show him to his room,” he requested. Kendra squealed with delight. “What’s wrong?” the Count whispered.
“Can Angelina read minds?” the Countess asked.
“Fortunately, that is not one of her abilities,” the Count replied. “Why?” he asked.
“It’s nothing,” she said and strode off. Then, how did she know I called Kendra “Warrior Woman” when we first met? she thought to herself.
Chapter Nineteen
For five days, the guys were behind closed doors in the study, and the Countess paced angrily in her bed chamber. Even Kendra could not keep her calm. Coletta was the only one allowed in to replace their supply of wine. On the fifth day, the Countess was summoned to the study. Kendra attempted to go in with her, but Alexos explained this was a matter for the property owners only. A hurt Kendra sat in the hallway, and the Countess felt bad but was relieved she didn’t have to tell Kendra “no”.
“Ok, Countess. Here’s the part we talked about. Please, just listen to him before you say “no”,” the Count pleaded.
“Ok.” The Countess smiled pleasantly, but anger still flashed in her eyes.
“Countess.” Alexos started gently and a bit timidly, feeling her anger, “First, please don’t take offense to anything I say. I hold you in the highest regard. You are capable of amazing things, some of which you don’t remember yet, and some of which you have already proven. I also know that you are a “stand up and fight” girl, not a “run and hide” girl. These things being said, and with you having so much more to learn before being at the same level as some of the ‘Others’, I think you should consider having panic rooms installed in the castle. They will be rooms specially designed to withstand the general powers of the vampires. Yes, you held your own against Angelina, but if 30 of them come toward you...well, let’s just say your chances won’t be that great. I want to put a couple in the castle, so that no matter which end you are in, you will have access to one. No one but the three of us in this room will know about these rooms. Any questions?” he finally finished. They both looked at the Countess, anxiously expecting her to blow up at any moment, to have their eardrums pierced with her shrieks. It was a long time before she answered, and the anticipation was almost too much for the two of them to take.
“I think it’s a fantastic idea,” she said resolutely. “I had been thinking the same thing, and this will put my mind at rest. I agree that only we three should know about the rooms,” she said uneasily.
“Don’t worry,” said Alexos. “I’ll handle distracting Kendra.”
“Just don’t go having too much fun with her,” the Countess snapped.
“There’s our old Countess back,” Alexos laughed. They all three laughed.
Construction outside got underway the following day as Alexos already had blueprints drawn up, and the contractor was his usual guy. He just kept adding to the blueprints and making his own devices. This was his personal specialty. Per Alexos, everything outside could be turned off from the inside by remote, another fact they kept amongst the three of them. In the evenings, Alexos and the Countess would stroll through the outside, surveying what had been done earlier that day. Every day, Alexos was dissatisfied with the progress made by the contractor and complained, but this prompted conversations between Alexos and the Countess. They had even started speaking cordially to each other on a consistent basis. She no longer thought he was completely rude and understood that his confidence was because he was competent in his specialty. Of course, he was gorgeous, but she still wasn’t telling anyone that.
“Alexos, may I
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