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backed away.
“You turned her. Why won’t you turn me? I don’t understand, I love you and want to spend eternity with you.” It was also a plea. She kept backing away from Lucinda, letting her tears of frustration run down her cheeks.
“Baby, you don’t understand. I turned Lucinda centuries ago. I want you human, I need you to stay human,” he said moving toward her. He was upset. He’d never seen her this frightened of him. He turned to Lucinda.
“What do you want? Christ, I thought you were happy out there on your own. Remember your words, it’s the twenty first century, Royce I don’t need you .”
“Well I need your help. Jared is a warlock and he’s gotten himself in a bit of a bind. You’re a cop. I know you can help him.”
“Jared?” Royce repeated. “Who the hell is Jared?” he asked.
“He’s the love of my life and he’s a warlock.”
“A warlock?” Beth Ann whispered.
Royce went to Beth Ann and gathered her into his arms. She didn’t protest. “Go on Lucinda,” he said.
“He’s gotten himself involved in some underground selling of human organs. These aren’t for transplant…they’re…,” he stopped her because Beth Ann’s body began to tremble.
“Okay I get the picture Lucinda,” he said stopping her from adding the gory details to her conversation.
“Baby, you all right?” he asked Beth Ann.
“Yes, yes, I’m just a bit taken off my guard Royce, how many of these children do you have? And a warlock? Body parts? ”
He held her tight. He hadn’t told her about his three dirty little secrets. The need to never came up. And as of late, she was pushing him for more than he was willing to give her, more than he wanted to give her. How do you tell her you’ve been down that road before and you sure as hell don’t want to go down it again? He held her out in front of him. “Beth Ann over the last one thousand years I’ve made three vampires, I have three prodigies. Lucinda, Magenta and Dahlia, they are all alive and kicking and on their own. “This,” he looked toward Lucinda, “Is of course Lucinda and she obviously needs my help. Please understand why I neglected to tell you about them.”
He saw understanding in her eyes. His chest had an unusual heaviness to it as he took in her pretty face. For the first time in years, he was worried. Beth Ann was important to him. Then he mulled over Lucinda’s words. ‘He’s the love of my life.’ But they couldn’t love−or could they? He needed to shake his mind free of emotional bullshit and concentrate on Lucinda’s dilemma.
Lucinda once again snarled and bared her fangs. “Just turn the bitch and let’s move on,” she growled low.
He let go of Beth Ann and in a flash had Lucinda by the neck. “Watch that mouth and put those fangs away. You want help, then you act accordingly in front of Beth Ann. She means a great deal to me. So much so, I don’t want to curse her and turn her.”
Like a cat taken by the scruff of her neck, Lucinda calmed down immediately and her fangs receded. “Yes my Lord, I’m sorry. But I need your help,” she said and it was now a quiet plea.
“Come let us talk civilized,” he said letting go of her neck. He held out his arm for Beth Ann and she came to him wrapping her body to his. Lucinda sat back down now letting her eyes fill with rusty tears.
“Jared Anderson and I have been together now for over three years. He’s a very talented warlock. However, like all of us, his powers have been stifled because of the times we live in. He’s over five hundred years old and his money has run out. I have offered him money but he’s too proud to take it and got himself involved in this human organ thing. Royce, you have no idea how many of us there are, meaning creatures other than humans, living and breathing on this planet. Anyway, lately, I’m sure you’ve seen a rise in missing persons and unexplained murders. And you do know that the organs must be harvested while the
“You turned her. Why won’t you turn me? I don’t understand, I love you and want to spend eternity with you.” It was also a plea. She kept backing away from Lucinda, letting her tears of frustration run down her cheeks.
“Baby, you don’t understand. I turned Lucinda centuries ago. I want you human, I need you to stay human,” he said moving toward her. He was upset. He’d never seen her this frightened of him. He turned to Lucinda.
“What do you want? Christ, I thought you were happy out there on your own. Remember your words, it’s the twenty first century, Royce I don’t need you .”
“Well I need your help. Jared is a warlock and he’s gotten himself in a bit of a bind. You’re a cop. I know you can help him.”
“Jared?” Royce repeated. “Who the hell is Jared?” he asked.
“He’s the love of my life and he’s a warlock.”
“A warlock?” Beth Ann whispered.
Royce went to Beth Ann and gathered her into his arms. She didn’t protest. “Go on Lucinda,” he said.
“He’s gotten himself involved in some underground selling of human organs. These aren’t for transplant…they’re…,” he stopped her because Beth Ann’s body began to tremble.
“Okay I get the picture Lucinda,” he said stopping her from adding the gory details to her conversation.
“Baby, you all right?” he asked Beth Ann.
“Yes, yes, I’m just a bit taken off my guard Royce, how many of these children do you have? And a warlock? Body parts? ”
He held her tight. He hadn’t told her about his three dirty little secrets. The need to never came up. And as of late, she was pushing him for more than he was willing to give her, more than he wanted to give her. How do you tell her you’ve been down that road before and you sure as hell don’t want to go down it again? He held her out in front of him. “Beth Ann over the last one thousand years I’ve made three vampires, I have three prodigies. Lucinda, Magenta and Dahlia, they are all alive and kicking and on their own. “This,” he looked toward Lucinda, “Is of course Lucinda and she obviously needs my help. Please understand why I neglected to tell you about them.”
He saw understanding in her eyes. His chest had an unusual heaviness to it as he took in her pretty face. For the first time in years, he was worried. Beth Ann was important to him. Then he mulled over Lucinda’s words. ‘He’s the love of my life.’ But they couldn’t love−or could they? He needed to shake his mind free of emotional bullshit and concentrate on Lucinda’s dilemma.
Lucinda once again snarled and bared her fangs. “Just turn the bitch and let’s move on,” she growled low.
He let go of Beth Ann and in a flash had Lucinda by the neck. “Watch that mouth and put those fangs away. You want help, then you act accordingly in front of Beth Ann. She means a great deal to me. So much so, I don’t want to curse her and turn her.”
Like a cat taken by the scruff of her neck, Lucinda calmed down immediately and her fangs receded. “Yes my Lord, I’m sorry. But I need your help,” she said and it was now a quiet plea.
“Come let us talk civilized,” he said letting go of her neck. He held out his arm for Beth Ann and she came to him wrapping her body to his. Lucinda sat back down now letting her eyes fill with rusty tears.
“Jared Anderson and I have been together now for over three years. He’s a very talented warlock. However, like all of us, his powers have been stifled because of the times we live in. He’s over five hundred years old and his money has run out. I have offered him money but he’s too proud to take it and got himself involved in this human organ thing. Royce, you have no idea how many of us there are, meaning creatures other than humans, living and breathing on this planet. Anyway, lately, I’m sure you’ve seen a rise in missing persons and unexplained murders. And you do know that the organs must be harvested while the
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