Felix returned hours into the morning. He was bloodied and when the door was opened for him, he dropped to the ground and soon, the whole estate was awake. Lucian feared for the life of his friend and he really needed Augustus, but the man had refused to step out of his house ever since the Arrival of his Nora. He had to let another doctor take care of Lucian. He made sure to tell Wendy to inform the ladies that they had to stay indoors throughout the day. It was nearly dawn, but the estate was awake. They couldn't lose two of their best men when the battle was just about to begin. "I hate this place, I hate being here. I don't know why I keep having the feeling that we'd be dead before sundown," Alma's voice stirred Anna out of her sleep. "What's it, Alma?" "I need to go. Even if I can't go back to our apartment, I need to go see my mother. Patch things up with her. At least, she can provide me security. Here, I'm not sure about that." Anna sighed and
The day was bright and saturated sunlight filtered in from the large bay windows. Anna turned and opened her eyes, letting the sunlight contract her pupils. She yawned and stretched before sitting up. The feeling of having a good sleep was welcoming and she felt energized. "Are you going to sleep the whole day? It's late afternoon."That sentence seemed to bring her out of her mini daydream. Anna climbed out of her bed quickly and hurried to look at the clock ticking at the other end of the wall, beside where Alma sat on a vanity table applying makeup. The time was past three. Anna was shocked. She stood there in her light baby blue shorts and a flannel shirt, mouth hanging open. "What happened? When did you wake up?" Anna asked, her eyes finally leaving the clock. Alma dropped a medium sized makeup brush she was holding and twisted on the vanity chair to look at her friend. Alma assessed her; her messy braids that were all over the place, lines on her face, thanks to the rumpled
Wendy was quick to leave whatever she was doing. She hurried to her 'master' and stood before him and when he gave her a look of confusion, she moved aside for him to pass. Anna felt his presence behind her from where she sat and crazy shivers ran down her spine. His signature cologne wafted into her nose and she clenched her fists to stop herself from closing her eyes and inhaling his wonderful scent. "You missed breakfast and lunch, Anna. Are you good?"Anna nodded, but did not turn to look at his face. She still remembered every feature from his curly hair to his beautiful eyes, those gray orbs that held desire, his well chiseled jaw and high cheekbones. His dimples were her undoing, so she remained focused on the empty China plate before her.Lucian pulled out the chair directly opposite where she sat and took a seat. He was staring at her and she fixed her gaze on the plate, totally unable to look at his face. "Look at me, Anna." That command alone was enough for her to look
"I want you to, Lucian. I really do. But, I still think we're worlds and races apart. I don't belong where you belong and it saddens me all the damned time."Lucian gave her his megawatt smile and took both of her hands in his. He pulled her up and pushed her to himself slowly. Now, they were so close to each other they could feel their heat. His lips touched her jaw and she gasped softly. His hand tightened around her waist in approval."Meet me tonight. I'll be waiting for you in my room. Push the door open. It'll be unlocked."He left her there in shock and total confusion as to what happened moments ago."Why are you looking like you got asked out by a guy you really like?" Alma said dryly as her friend entered the room. Anna ignored her and went to the vanity table Alma was glued to several minutes ago to take a seat. She picked up a brush and a bottle of concealer and checked the label out. Alma stared at her all through with a shocked look on her face. This wasn't the Anna s
"Like you didn't want to fuck her? I saw the way you looked at her back then. Your expression was filled with irritation and desire. I'm sure that you'd stare at her the same way if she stepped foot into this estate right now." Felix laughed and a pained wince preceded." I have nothing for her. I am not attracted to her. Get out of the gutter."Felix raised his hands slightly in surrender and shrugged. "I hope she visits, so we get to see how unattracted you are to her, pimp."Lucian pressed his feet, causing his friend to yelp and cuss at him before he left the room, laughing.Nora had been in a coma for the past three days and Augustus was with her all through, working and trying everything possible to bring her back. He hadn't shut his eyes since the night he brought her here, neither had he stepped his foot outside of his mini laboratory. The only times he'd managed to sleep would be when he took a seat while waiting for results from one of his numerous experiments. He was stro
Her top got hooked around the door jamb and she closed the door. She muttered a curse under her breath and reopened the door before retracting the seam of her shirt. The hallway was dark, void of light and it gave Anna this sense of feeling; danger. Everywhere was still and she was sure that the only people in this building were her, Alma, Lucian and maybe Wendy. She reprimanded herself for being such a scaredy cat. Lucian's room was located two doors away from the room she shared with her friend. It was hard to see in the dark and she utilized her blind instincts to search for his door. Her hands felt the walls on either side of her as she moved. "You can't see in the dark, I turned off the lights on purpose."Lucian. Her heart raced at the sound of his thick baritone. The darkness seemed to heighten every of her senses apart from her sense of sight. She could feel her skin tingle with excitement, feel the butterflies at the pit of her belly, feel the way goosebumps rose on her sk
Lucian gave her a long kiss and she held onto him, returning the energy. When he freed her, she was panting. He stared at her, her lips. His eyes were filled with desire. "Goodnight, Anna."Lucian opened the door and they both went out. She walked to her room and he watched her enter before leaving the hallway."Lucian, Yesho arrived tonight. What do we do with the ladies crashing at your home?"Petl was the first person to recover. The bullet had been extracted from her body and she'd gone into her healing rites. Within a day, she could stand and walk around like she was wound-free. Now, she stood beside him, along with his cabinet members, exempting Felix who was still in the process of recovery. The head of the estate guards, Casey had felt the shift in energy around the portal leading to their estate and had alerted the whole estate through the use of The Bang. The Bang was a system of warning. Public warning. Mostly used in times of danger or when a water was about to break out
"You summoned me." A voice came and a small body materialized from the dark. Lucian groaned in exasperation and turned to glare at the Lamia floating before him. "I didn't. I said I was going to. I didn't!" The Lamia shrugged its tiny shoulders. "Well, I made things easier for you. You should thank me." " You wish." The Lamia cackled. Lucian was used to it, so he didn't really care. "What do you want me to do, master?"How long are we going to stay here?" Anna turned away from the floor to ceiling mirror she stood in front of. She'd been checking out one of the dresses Wendy had provided her. Alma's face was drawn, obviously stressed out from staying indoors for almost four days and her hair needed the attention of a stylist. "I don't know, Alma. We need to speak in whispers. I heard that Werewolves from another jurisdiction visited and they despise humans. We need to do as Lucian says for our own safety." Alma sighed and donned the duvet covering he