Lucas POV
Lucas was trying to get away from the teeming crowd as he exited the mall, the crowds were now almost upon him from all corners and he didn't want to be cornered by them. He saw an opening just in front of him, which was across the road. There was a taxi parked there that could take him away from here and anywhere he wanted to go to.
He made a dash for it, his gaze fixed on the taxi across, as he quickly stepped into the road without looking and then he heard the sharp screeching sound of a car coming to an abrupt stop, almost colliding with him. He could hear the crowds scream in fright.
He turned his gaze and stared into the glass windscreen into the car and he saw her, a beautiful young lady looking back at him.
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Nicole POV
Nicole felt his beautiful gaze was fixed on her for minutes but it was actually only a few seconds but she enjoyed every second of it.
When she came to her senses, she was worried she had hit him with her car because she wasn't paying attention to the road as she was driving.
She opened the door of her black 1995 Chevrolet Corvette and stepped out in a hurry.
"I'm so sorry, are you okay?"She asked worriedly, as she walked towards him.
He seemed to not have heard what she said,as he closed his eyes and breathed in. With his eyes closed Nicole could take a more detailed look at him.
His face was perfect with his pink lips, long blonde hair and beard. He was very tall and was stylishly dressed in her favourite color, black.
Nicole perceived him and he smelt good like a human, but he was a very attractive human and Nicole could feel some of his awe from standing so close to him.
She gently held his left hand with her right hand to get his attention, as he was in a state of trance.
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Lucas POV
The air around Lucas suddenly changed as the lady opened her car door. The air became euphoric and intoxicating again like it was with the vampire earlier in the morning.
Lucas closed his eyes as he took a deep breath, inhaling the sweet smell in. His urge to feed again came back strongly and he was in kill mode and then he felt a soft touch, a feminine touch holding his hand.
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Nicole POV
Nicole had to just touch a part of him, as she stood so close to him. He was indeed impressive in shape and form and when he opened his closed eyes, her heart skipped a beat.
His eyes were the most intense and sexy blue eyes she had ever seen. His eye pupils were dilated as he stared at her with kin interest. Nicole felt his gaze locked on her, could read her soul and her heart skipped a beat again. If he could read her heart and soul, then he would discover that she had fallen in love with him, it was love at first sight for her.
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Lucas POV
Lucas opened his eyes, as he caught sight of the beautiful lady that was holding his hand. It was from her that the euphoric and intoxicating smell was coming from. His urge to feed was so great that it was dilating his pupils involuntarily as he gazed into her brown eyes. Her pupils were equally dilated, as she stared back at him with a beautiful smile on her face.
Lucas wasn't used to having a beautiful girl look and smile at him the way she did. He could tell she liked him but he had an incredible urge to feed, to suck her vampire blood and rip her into pieces. His stare increased as he fought to control his urge to feed on her right on the spot, while the crowds were watching.
"Is this your car?" Lucas said, his eyes still staring at hers intently.
"Yes, yes it's mine!" Nicole said with a smile, glad the handsome stranger finally spoke to her.
"Can you take me away from here", he said, sounding like he was in pain, as he looked at the crowd. It was the first time he would take his gaze away from her and look at the crowd.
Nicole followed his eyes and understood the crowds were bothering him. She now understood why she saw large crowds coming out of the mall earlier.
"Yes I can, please get into the car", she said excitedly, happy to have this handsome stranger in her ride.
Lucas quickly made for the passenger seat and Nicole got into the driver's seat and they both shot their doors.
"Where would you like to go?", she asked as they sat in the car.
"Anywhere from here is fine", Lucas said, as he looked at the crowds outside the car.
"I understand", Nicole said smiling, as she drove away. Lucas mostly wanted to get to somewhere more private where he could feed.
They drove for a while in silence but the atmosphere inside the car was intense. Lucas was still looking at as she drove and he wasn't doing a good job of not making it obvious.
Nicole looked across to him severally as she drove, smiling at how his attention was fixated only on her before she busted out laughing.
"Why are you looking at me like that?", she said to him, blushing and laughing.
Lucas didn't say anything as he gently sniffed the air in the car. It was covered with her sweet vampire scent.
"You seem like someone popular, like a famous celebrity", she said smiling.
"Yes, I'm an actor and a model", he said, as he and his brothers just started their acting and modeling careers with the agent Perez.
"Wow, that's nice", she said, impressed.
"I could tell".
"My name is Nicole", she said with a beautiful smile on her face, with her right hand stretched as she introduced herself.
"I am Lucas, nice to meet you", he said, shaking her hand with his right hand.
Lucas was still staring at her as she drove around. She could feel his intense stare and although it was awkward, she loved it and loved him already even though she thought he smelt like a human.
"Where do you live?"She asked if she could take him there.
"I am new here, just got in this morning, I have not had enough time to go in search of an apartment", he said.
"Yeah, I could tell", she said with a smile. She had never seen a crowd go crazy like that before for a person.
"What hotel will you be staying in?", she asked.
"I'd rather just look for an apartment today, than stay in a hotel," he said.
"I was about to go look for one".
Nicole realised if he got out of her car in search of an apartment then this would probably be the last time they saw each other. She had her dream man right in her car, talking and listening to her and if she didn't act decisively she was about to lose the love of her life forever.
"Don't worry, you can stay at my apartment for now, until you get yours" she said.
"Don't worry it is very large and nice and can accommodate someone of your class" she added quickly. She was anxious, he was going to say no and it would hurt her feelings.
"Okay, I'll stay", he said, staring at her.
"That's wonderful!", she said happily.
"I'll head home right away".
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"Welcome to my apartment, here is where I live", Nicole said happily as they got in. She hoped her best friend Angela and her boyfriend Charles were not around. She wanted some privacy with Lucas, and she feared they would judge her for loving a human. The house was quiet when they walked in and Nicole knew they were not around.
Lucas followed closely behind her, not giving her her personal space. Nicole smiled as she backed him.
"You are standing so close to me Lucas," she said playfully.
"You smell so good", he said intoxicatedly.
"Wait, what? She asked surprised.
"I said you smell so good", he repeated himself, his body now touching hers.
She smiled at his words and touch, as he moved his hands all over her hips up to her belly, caressing her, until he got to her neck, still standing behind her. She could feel him ignite a spark of passion within her, she has never felt for anyone before. He not only stole her heart in a short while but now he was about to take her virginity too. She moaned softly to his slow firm sensual touch through her body.
His hands were now at her neck, as he looked at her artery running through her neck with longing, his mouth drawing closer to her skin.
"Tell me, do you live alone?", he asked.
"Yes I do", she said, almost breathless with a soft moan.
"Tell me, do you want me?"She asked, intoxicated by passion, as she moaned softly to his touch on her neck.
He sniffed the air surrounding her in one large breath before slowly exhaling.
"I want you, from the first time I saw you, i wanted you badly" he said, intoxicated by the scent of her vampire blood.
She quickly turned towards him. she could see that his head was lowered close to hers, with his lips partly opened. She saw that as a sign for a kiss and instantly went for it.
She kissed him and Lucas was stunned but he kissed her back. His predatory instinct now took the back seat and he enjoyed her passionate kiss. It was a long kiss and slowly they separated. Nicole loved the kiss they shared, they had a chemistry and taken over by passion, she wanted him to go all the way
"I knew I saw a spark between us when I saw you," she said with a smile on her face.
"I might not look like one but I'm still a virgin", she said shyly, avoiding his eye contact.
"But I want you inside of me, you can make love to me now", she said, placing her hands around his neck, now looking at him.
His killer instinct had been disrupted by her tender passionate kiss. He was plotting on how best to kill her but she had other ideas. He thought he was leading her to a trap, now it turns out she was the one actually leading him to a trap. She was proposing love to him because she thought he was proposing love to her. He had only a few minutes more to explain to her and leave her place before his killer instinct returned.
"Nicole, you are so beautiful", he said, trying to turn her down gently and to get the hell away from her.
"I want to…"
"I understand how you feel and what you want to say", she said, interrupting him.
You're so beautiful" she blushed, placing her hands on his face. "The most handsome", she said, still looking at me with the most beautiful hazel eyes.
"Take your hands off me" he snapped, pulling away creating distance between them but she closed it, already intoxicated by his love.
"Leave!" He warned for the last time, as his last restraint slipped away, fangs elongating.
Fear gripped her, she ran but couldn't make it past the door. Catching her swiftly, he slammed her hard on the wall, his body touching hers.
"Too late princess" he hissed, as his beast surfaced.
She looked confused and scared, he could see the love in her eyes. He was about to feed on the one who loved him.
"No, I won't do these", he said, slamming his fists against the wall several times.
"I am sorry princess", he said, as he let her loose from his entrapment and opened the door.
A small part of her was relieved she was not killed by him and a big part of her was sad to see him leave her and walk out the door.
"Please don't leave!", she called out as he opened the door.
He froze in his tracks, confused that she still wanted him to stay despite being a threat to her life.
He turned back and looked at her beautiful face.
"I haven't completely figured out who I am yet but just in case you don't know, I am a threat to you as a vampire", he said, as he walked away, leaving her door open.
She raced to the opened door.
"What are you then?"she asked, confused.
"I am a vampire hybrid", he said walking away without looking back.
That day, earlier in the morning.The rays of the sun were shining through Nicole's bedroom, where she laid fast asleep. She and her friends had gotten home early this morning and she went fast to sleep. She was privileged to have her own two bedroom apartment where she lived alone. She was born a vampire from birth in Europe to wealthy vampire parents but she wasran away at 18 to America to pursue her dreams of becoming a tattoo artist. Here she met her best friend, Angela at the tattoo shop she works at and her boyfriend Charles.The time on her bedside clock was 10: 58 am, as Nicole rolled under her duvet from one side of the bed to the other. She enjoyed rolling as she slept in the comfort of her bed but these days it was becoming lonely. She felt lonely living alone these days
The brothers were done disposing of the body parts of the vampire they killed underneath the ground soil of a stream. They were now soaked wet all over, from swimming and digging at the bottom of the stream.They were able to wash off blood stains from most parts of their clothes, except for a few little areas.They let their shirts dry on the grass under the early morning sun."I have never felt this good or alive before", Lucas said with a smile, as he laid shirtless on the grass."Me too", Andrew said, agreeing with him.Mark was a little bit troubled."Have you t
The witch sat sad in the midst of the full moon werewolf park. She had been this way since last night when her super vampire failed to return to her. Her werewolf friends had come to console her."He was ambushed", White, the alpha werewolf said. "We arrived too late to help him because he went too far from our territory and we could not follow".The witch weeped even more, her super vampire was all she cared about in the world. He was once a regular vampire when she first met him. He belonged to a special class of vampires called the originals; they were created by Dracula himself. The originals were to maintain the order of the vampires with the help of Dracula but Silas, the name of her now dead super vampire did not keep to this arrangement.Silas fel
Smith was dropped off at Nicole's place by 4 AM in the morning, when they returned from the night club by Charles. Nicole was sleepy and went straight to bed. Angela was equally sleepy and given that she sometimes sleeps over at Nicole's place, went in to sleep along with her best friend. She also needed to hear the story of Nicole's new found love later in the morning. Charles lived in the opposite direction from where Smith lived, so he drove back home alone, leaving Smith as the odd one out and having not had a great night with Nicole, couldn't invite himself in and had to go home.He was upset about this, as he walked home alone. A little drunk, he walked lazily for about 15 minutes before he saw a taxi."Taxi!" He yelled, urging it to stop. The taxi stopped just beside him, as he opened the door and got in.
Nicole was now a bit relaxed, after Angela's words of encouragement. She sat on the couch with both her legs folded on top of it to the left side. Angela sat on the same couch but on the right side. Angela was looking at Nicole with a curious smile. Nicole could see from her eyes that she had lots of questions to ask. "So tell me how you met your prince charming?" "Please spare no details", she insisted cheerfully. Nicole smiled shyly. She had never felt shy around Angela before but for the first time she felt that way. She couldn't even look her in the eyes. "I met him...I mean, we met yesterday at the mall", she said quietly, while hiding her fa
Nicole had spent the most part of her day at the mall, shopping for new clothes and accessories than she usually did to try and get her mind off Lucas. Initially her plan appeared to work, as she was engrossed with her shopping but when she was done, only thoughts of Lucas kept flooding her head. She knew she had to see him again.Secretly she had gone to the mall in hope's to find him there but he was nowhere to be found. She was quite disappointed but had to continue with her shopping.The day had passed quickly and it was night time. Angela had returned back to her apartment and Nicole was all alone. She hoped Lucas would come around as he did the previous night; it was probably the only way she knew how to contact him.She left her door unlocked, as she went
"Aaargh!"Dracula growled again in his underground lair as he stood up on his feet."Cobra!", he yelled impatiently."Yes Sire, what is wrong?", Cobra said, as he rushed to the foot of the steps leading up to Dracula's throne"Tell me how many scouts did you send out yesterday?!", he asked angrily. His anger seemed to increase the radiance of the open fires used as touches.Cobra humbly remained in his bowed position at the foot of the steps."All the scout's divisions, Lord Dracula, including your most trusted scouts; the deadly 6, but they are all yet to bring back any feedback", Cobra said."Why then haven't they brought back a report?! His anger seemed to increase, causing the radiance of the fires to increase also."I'm sorry Lord Dracula, I'll send a message to all scouts at once to report back their findings", Cobra said in reverence.Dracula motioned to Cobra with his left index finger to stay rooted at his spot.
Outside of her apartment it was cold but the group of vampires were less concerned about the cold. The atmosphere was intense as they all clustered in a tight group constantly watching over their shoulders for any nearby threats."She is fine, we can all leave now", Angela said as she got out of the apartment."That's good", Charles said."It's good to see you alive and well Nicole", he said to her.Nicole nodded her head. All this was still strange to her but she had to go along with the group.They came with 6 cars and each started to go to their cars in groups of 2's and 3's."Should I bring my car along?", Nicole asked Angela."No, you are riding with Charles and I tonight. We will come back for your car later", Angela said, taking her by the hand and leading her away from her apartment.Some of the other vampires were already in their cars and were waiting for the others to get into theirs so they could leave as a group.
When Lucas arrived at Mildred's house, he could hear her quietly sobbing inside the living room. The door was not shut, it was kept half way open. Mildred apparently was expecting Lucas to come after her. Because she was crying Lucas pleaded with Nicole not to come inside with him to not aggravate the situation even more but he allowed her to stay close enough to the door to hear everything that was going to be said. Lucas knocked gently and went in. "Why are you here with her? To further compound my mystery?!", Mildred asked, not too pleased to see him anymore. "I now know the true reason why you are so upset with Nicole. I wished I had figured it out earlier but I didn't. It took me this long to figure it out but I am sorry I made you suffer", Lucas sa
Dracula had been brutalised by Ambrosia as he got of him, which meant Lucas and his brothers had no more pains to inflict on him but they had one little request before they left."Announce that all vampires in your territory be summoned to court. You have a big announcement to make about Ambrosia and Mary. I am sure your face would have healed up well before they arrived", Lucas said.Dracula's hands were figuratively tied, he was powerless against the vampire hybrids and they were reinforcing their supremacy over him. Dracula gave his General Apollo the go ahead to summon the vampire originals. Apollo was now a shadow of his former self as he had lost all his courage seeing how Ambrosia dealt with Dracula mercilessly and he didn't retaliate for fear of the vampire hybrids. Apollo quickly ran and did as he was tol
"Mark please get to Dracula before they get to him", Lucas said calmly looking at Mark. The chaos was soon going to get to him and he didn't want him to leave until he was ready for him to."Consider it done!", Mark said, as he zoomed off in superspeed. Dracula had no chance of escaping him."Andrew, please seal off all the exits out of this place. Nobody goes out or comes in with my consent", Lucas said."I got it covered!", Andrew said, as he zoomed off in supermood and did exactly as he was told until the whole fortress was secured. No vampire was able to leave because of how fast he was at shutting the doors.Mark and Andrew now had everything covered as Lucas, Nicole, Ambrosia and Mary made their way slow
It was dawn the next day and Lucas was ready to make good his promise to Ambrosia and Mary. He also had other things he needed to accomplish. He knew the truth about how Mildred felt about him and needed to make things straight with her. He had done a lot of thinking through the night and his amazing brain and pieced together why things didn't go according to plan for her. As always Lucas was going to be going with his brothers to Dracula's territory and Nicole would come along with him as well.They were all ready and dressed. Lucas and his brothers had worn their black outfits as if they were going vampire hunting and Andrew was with his small backpack where their masks were kept. Nicole equally wore her favourite colour black to match with those of her fiance and his brothers. They all looked attractive and fierce as they stepped out of the apartment with Lucas holding on to
"But does that mean we won't stop hiding from the vampire hierarchy? Dracula doesn't know we are with you", Ambrosia said. He knew he and his wife could not tag along with the vampire hybrids everywhere they were going to. It was practically impossible, so when the vampire hybrids were not with them how will they be safe?"I'll have that taken care of tomorrow. I'll inform Dracula and his vampires that you are now under my protection. You are now my friend, whatever happens to you or Mary he will answer to me", Lucas said.Ambrosia looked surprised at him. Lucas had just spoken as if he knew and had spoken one on one with Dracula."Oh thank you Lucas, thank you so much. I can come with you when you go to meet him to direct you to his lair", he offered.
Lucas learnt all he could about Ambrosia and Mary as they stayed in their apartment and one thing that stood out for him was that he was the bridge connecting all of them together. He was the link between the witch, the werewolves, the vampire and even the humans. He understood all of them perfectly and he could be the key that could change everything.Lucas had never thought about his role in that light before until now. What he learnt from Mildred was that he was at the top of the food chain and others below them didn't really matter so much.Ambrosia had lived a long life and there was a lot he could learn even from a supposed enemy. Nicole was supposed to be his enemy too as a vampire but through her he learnt how to control his urge to feed on vampires and how to rather drink human blood bags.&
It is now past midnight and again Lord Dracula and a few of his generals have convened at the neutral zone between their territories. Mildred once again kept them waiting as she played her mind games."I hope the others are in place?", Dracula asked. With him was Mathias, Kim and Tasha. Apollo, Cleopatra and Jones had all gone into hiding trying to figure out the hiding spot of Mildred."Yes Lord Dracula", Matthias said. All they were waiting for now was for the witch to show up and she did."Good, you could finally make it and join us!", Dracula said excitedly.Mildred smiled at him. She was still in her translucent form. Her physical body was somewhere else and she was communicating from there
"Do you know who she is?", Lucas said, as he bent some inches away from them, so he was at eye level with them and looked into their eyes just in case they planned to lie to him. If they were truly out to harm Nicole they would try to pull a surprise strike on him, seeing only a few inches separating them or they would try to lie directly to his face. Whichever possibility it was Lucas was prepared for them all."No, we don't. We have never seen her before now!", Ambrosia said, scared to even look Lucas in the face. He had the aura of death surrounding him."And what about you?", Lucas turned, facing the female vampire Mary."Please I do not know her!", Mary begged, almost in tears. She was still holding tightly and pulling on Ambrosia's shirt.
Lucas and Nicole were coming back from the apartment after having a nice time together. They had spent their evening in the central park of the city taking in nature and enjoying each other's warm company. It's been barely over 24 hours since Lucas proposed to Nicole and she had accepted his proposal to marry him. They had fixed their wedding for the following weekend, something lovely but private. Just the 2 of them with Mark and Andrew. Nicole would have loved Angela to come with them but she was nowhere to be found.As they walked into the building hand in hand, both of them happy and smiling, Lucas picked up a strong euphoric smell on the first floor. He was already used to the smell of Nicole, this couldn't be her. He let his sense of smell guide him to his targets and when he opened his eyes he saw two couples ahead of them making their way to the elevator.