They had to park the cars down the road and then continue their journey on foot. The night was cold as it had rained that evening. Which was good because everyone was indoors. The last thing they wanted was humans to get hurt or witness a fight. Best to do this as low key as possible.
They could see the faint shadows of towering, tall trees side by side in the woods. All the critters are asleep and there were no sounds of angry drivers racing down the nearby highway, or shouts of children playing. The faint howling of the wind sounded like ghosts swarming the city on Halloween.
Soon, Jacob and his friends were leading them into the woods and Isabella shivered. Samson sensed it and he put an arm around her waist.
"I shouldn't have listened to you" he whispered. "You should have stayed at home"
"Too bad it's too late for you to send me back now" she replied. "Why did we come without w
Samson was about to reply when a voice said behind them : "Nah we are right here. Come on, you can't be thinking of leaving now. You just got here. In fact, we have been expecting you" They all stopped dead in their tracks. Isabella's heartbeat increased as she turned in the direction the voice had come from. "Get behind me Belle" Samson whispered. Two Men stood in front of them. Both of them held cross bows, which were aimed at them. A shot of those wooden arrows into the heart of a vampire could be catastrophic. "On your knees" one of the Men said. "And don't try any thing funny. You might be fast, but I'm sure that this arrow will definitely make it into the chest of one of you before you get to the both of us, and I don't think you want that" They all hesitated. They were five vampires and their opponent were just two Men, Samson thought They could take them down easily but they were not just humans. They were
His knees first touched the ground, and they all watched as his blood ceased to flow as he desiccated, his skin turning deathly white.Jeremiah tried to run, but he didn't get far as one of Jacob's friends got to him. He plunged his fist into Jeremiah's chest just as Mark shouted :"No! We still have to talk to him about George!""I don't care about George" came the reply, as he pulled Jeremiah's heart out of his chest and his lifeless body fell to the ground.____________Isabella lay on the the bed. They had just returned to Samson's place and she still wearing the bloody clothes, but she was too weak to take it off. Too weak because she had lost a lot of blood, and she hadn't even fed on human blood since she turned. Also she still couldn't believe that she had seen her father that night. After all these years, she had seen her father again, only to find out that he was a vampire hunter. He hunted vampires, and she had just become one.
"I don't care Samson. You either leave or I will"Samson had never seen her look as angry as she did in that moment, not even when she found out that he was a vampire. Back then he had seen fear in her eyes. Right now it was just pure anger and he could see her fangs protruding from her mouth. He knew she meant it, and the last thing he wanted was for her to leave."Fine" he said softly. "I will spend the rest of the night in the next room. We will talk tomorrow morning"With that he left the room and closed the door softly behind him. After he was gone, Isabella buried her face in the pillow and wept. ------------Samson tossed and turned in the bed for an hour but he couldn't rest or sleep... Couldn't stop thinking about Isabella and the fact that he had Hurt her very badly. He couldn't sleep knowing that she was in the next room and the only thing separating them was a damn wall. Also in such a short period of time, he had gotte
CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHTIsabella felt his weight on her and his thigh pressing against her sex, as he continued to use his talented tongue on her breasts. With every lap, he sent bolts of fire down to her core, liquidizing everything in its path. She felt her panties soak with the evidence of her desire and was unable to stop her body from responding to him. The same way he responded to her: his erection pressing against her hip was impossible to ignore. Too big to overlook, too hard to wish away, even if she wanted to.She arched her back to force him closer and slipped her hand onto his firm ass. His muscles bunched under her touch when she squeezed him. She let her hand glide underneath the loose-fitting cargo pants to explore and sighed deeply when skin met skin.He groaned loudly when she grabbed him firmly. Samson released her breast just long enough for an excited “Oh, yes” to pass his lips.Then his mouth blazed a trail of molten
CHAPTER FIFTY NINE Her cry echoed his own as the sensation of her tight muscles clamping around his erection slammed into him. “Look at me,” Samson demanded. Her eyes flew open and she pinned him. Slowly, he pulled back from her tight sheath and slid back into her, all the while looking into her eyes. Isabella crossed her ankles over his butt and pulled him closer. “I love you,” she said again. “All of me?” He plunged deeper into her, emphasizing his question. “All of you.” Her fingernails dug into his back, urging him to give her more. Clenching his jaw to ward off his imminent climax, Samson began to thrust. Like a silk glove she enveloped him on every descent, and like a vise she pulled him back on each withdrawal. Her body felt like heaven on earth. Heat suffused his body as if the rays of the sun were shining on him, not burning but warming him, giving him a feeling of belonging. His muscles flexed and his hips worked frantically to deliver thrust after thrust into her int
Isabella had reached out to touch one of the crossbows, but she withdrew her hand instantly. The thought of feeding on people didn't really appeal to her. Yes, she had known that it was a huge part of becoming a vampire, but she had planned on getting her diet through blood bags. The idea of biting, hurting and feeding on people just didn't thrill her one bit."Okay, what is wrong?" Samson asked, instantly noticing the look on her face and the way her body tensed up."I'm not sure how I feel about feeding on people, Samson" Isabella replied.Samson gave her a weird look. "There's nothing that can be done about that, Belle" he said. "It's a huge part of being a vampire. You need human blood to survive so you have to feed. It's that simple, you don't feed.... You die. Why are we even having this conversation right now? I thought I told you to think about this stuff before you turned, and you assured me that you did. You as
Samson grinned, happy that she was enjoying this. Maybe this would actually work. She could handle being a vampire and stay with him. He didn't have much time to entertain his thoughts, because Isabella came up with one crazy idea."Hey" she said, let's make this even more fun. Catch me if you can?" she added, and lifted her eyebrows in a funny way.Samson couldn't even remember the last time he played. Hell, it sounded like such a silly thing to do now and he wasn't even sure he remembered how to, so he shook his head."Nah, hell no" he replied as he searched his head for an excuse. "We are not going to do that. We can't vamp speed all over the road. Someone might see us""Isn't that the reason why we came out to this lonely place?" Isabella asked looking around. "There is no one out here and if you are worried about someone seeing us, we can just go into the woods. Come on, just because you are old doesn't mean you have to act like an old man"
CHAPTER SIXTY TWO"Another thing you should know" Samson said as soon as she released him. "You remember those liquids you saw in the car?"Isabella nodded. She had wondered for a while what that was."It's a herb" Samson continued. "Although the ones you just saw have been turned into liquid form. I will show you the plant itself when we get home. It's called juniper, and it's very harmful to vampires. Drinking or getting shot with an arrow or bullet that has been dipped in that liquid can cause a lot of pain to a vampire. Also it can have serious effects on your abilities as a vampire. The good thing is that it can't kill you, but it will weaken you long enough to give your enemy enough time to finish you off. Hunters use it too. Remember that night when you got shot?"Isabella looked away and nodded. This was the first time he was mentioning that night since they had a fight about it. Isabella was grateful for his silence on the subject becau
"You will always have me. That you can be sure of" Samson replied. His lips descended on hers until finally they locked together in a kiss of pure love. Capturing her lips with his, he poured his heart into her as he invaded the caverns of her mouth with his tongue. He wasn’t there to plunder, but to share. Her tongue met his, offering him what he knew he could never take: her trust. It was for her to give. Their mouths fused in a passionate surrender to each other, neither one being the conqueror nor the conquered. Partners, equals in love. Both with equal strength and equal weakness for each other, both powerful and powerless at the same time. Samson felt images invading his mind, images of lavender, the meadow, the sun. She opened up to him to take him to a place of utter happiness, a place without a care in the world, a place where he was just man, not beast. Never breaking their kiss, he lifted her into his arms and carried her to his bed, no, to t
Isabella's hand on his stopped him from speaking further. She knew how hard this must be for him as he was trying so hard not to Hurt Travis because of her. But she was done hiding. The man seated in front of him was not her father... Not anymore. He was different. Full of hate and showed no remorse for the wrong he had done. Looking at him now, she knew that she didn't want to be involved with him in any way. Their relationship was over, and there was need to try to bring it back. She just had to accept that fact. Besides she was sure that he would never see her the same way as soon as he found out that she was a vampire. And she was going to tell him... All consequences he damned. This was who she was now and she was tired of hiding."It's okay, Samson" she said softly. "This ends now. You were right. I shouldn't have agreed to this. We shouldn't have come here. It was silly to think that things could go back to the way it was. Dad, I think it will be best for everyon
Isabella gasped at the revelation. She wasn't sure what she had expected him to say, but this certainly wasn't it. Now even without him explaining further, she understood. She understood why he had left. Although a part of her still wished that he had stayed... At least been in by her life a little bit more, but she understood."She died in front of me, Izzy" Travis continued. "And I couldn't do anything to help her or save how. How could I? I was just a man. How could I stand a chance against a vampire? A creature I didn't even know existed until that very night"Isabella's voice shook. "I didn't... I had no idea. Why didn't you say anything to me?""Because I was trying to protect you and you were too Young to understand." replied Travis. "In my own way. That's all I was trying to do. I couldn't bear to let you go through what I going through and I wanted revenge. I got it. I killed the bastard and for a few minutes it felt good. I thought that just goin
"Samson stays, dad" Isabella said stubbornly. "What ever it is that you are going to say, you can say it in front of him. He's not leaving."She turned to Samson and said softly. "Please seat down. Remember you promised""I don't want him here" Travis persisted.This time, Samson didn't wait for Isabella to speak. "I'm staying for Belle" he said stiffly. "I don't care what you think or want. I don't trust you one bit and I'm sure as hell not going to leave her alone with you. No way that's going to happen""She is my daughter. I should be the one saying that. Do you really think that I would do anything to Hurt her?"Samson scoffed. "You already did.. And you have done enough"Isabella touched Samson on the arm. Silently urging him to do this for her. He stared at her for a second. He would want nothing more than to strangle the man in front of him, but he loved this woman and he wanted to do anything for
"Okay I get your point" Isabella said, trying to think positively even if she she knew that she had the same concerns. "But maybe we are just over thinking this. Maybe he doesn't know. Isn't it better for us to meet up and be sure about this instead of worrying that he's going to come after us one day? Maybe he won't. You can't deny the fact that you are concerned that something like that could happen. Let's find out once and for all"Samson gave her words some thought. "FineBut I'm coming with you" he said, then added quickly because he knew what she would say next, "And there's nothing you can do or say that will stop me so don't even bother to say anything. I'm not going to change my mind"Isabella shook her head. "That is not a good idea. He wants to see me alone. Your presence might make him unable to talk to me with ease. I will be fine... Don't worry about me..""Of course I'm going to worry. H
CHAPTER SIXTY NINE"Hey! We were watching that" Vivian said."Yes, I know that. You were paying all your attention to it and ignoring me so I decided to do things this way and look, it worked!" Isabella retorted. "Seriously guys. Why am I being treated this way?""You really have to ask?" said Emily, finally sitting up in her chair. "We should be asking you that question? You were the one who met some guy and ran off into a sunset with him. You abandoned us. You made such a big change without even looking our way. You moved out for goodness sake!""And we thought we could try to adapt but everything just got worse. You quit your job and you don't even come to school any more. So many changes have taken place, but it's all been because of you, and you don't even notice because you are so focused on yourself alone. Honestly I thought that I was okay with what you were doing, but you took it so far and I just can't anymore" added Vivian.Isabella
CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT“Where?” Travis asked, feigning ignorance. “You know damn well what I mean dad” Isabella replied. She was in no mood for games. She wanted answers and she wanted them now. “I want to know what you are doing here… In Greenville” “Would you believe me if I said that I came here for you…. To see you?” Travis asked. “Stop playing with me, dad. You know that’s not true because you didn’t even know that I was here. I made sure of that. So please just stop this and tell me what exactly is going on” There was a sigh on the other end of the line. “Look, baby. Yes, I didn’t come here to see you. We haven’t seen or spoken to each other in a very long time. What ever the reason is, I’m here and I’m sure that we should be able to figure out some place to sit and talk. You know, just the two of us. Catch up. You can tell me what has been going on in your life… “ “And you can tell me what you were doing in that house in
CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN“Oh good. I finally got your attention” he said.Vivian glared at him. “You didn’t get it. You pissed me off until I had to give it, and that’s not the way to start any kind of conversation with any one”“But at least it worked. I got your attention now and you are talking to me”“I’m not talking to you” replied Vivian. “What do you want from me? And you better say it fast because I’m tired and I want to go home. It’s been a long day”“I want to apologize to you” Raymond began, “I was such a jerk to you. I mean, when you talked to me after… After that night, I should have been more… I don’t know… Understanding… I guess I… I don’t even know how to put it. I’m not too great with words” 
CHAPTER SIXTY SIX“Well, my friend Vivian is one of the toughest people I know. She doesn’t like people easily and when she does, she gives her all and loves them genuinely. She’s loyal. She really did like you and I guess you weren’t ready for all that then, but she was a little hurt and upset about the whole thing. You know, no one likes to get rejected. It’s not a very nice position to be in. She might push you away at first, but I think all you have to do is be a little persistent and show her that you want something more this time. I’m sure that she will come around”“You really think so?” Raymond asked, with his hand on the door handle.“Yeah I do, besides you won’t know if you try” Isabella replied. “But I have to ask, why do you suddenly want to talk to her about this? According to what she told me, you were so sure that you didn’