Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Ash's point of view.

"I need blood", she whispers before she collapses in my arms.

"Anna," I shout as I desperately try to wake her up. Fuck, this is not good. I don't have time to hunt for a blood source; there's only one thing I can do to keep her alive. With my heart in my mouth, I race into the kitchen, taking a knife from the drawer before running back into the bedroom and bringing the blade down as I slash across my palm.

"Fuck."

I let out a groan of pain as the blade pierces my skin before placing my hand over her mouth and forcing her lips open as I let the blood trickle inside, praying that it somehow gets into her body.

It seems like an eternity before she finally flickers her eyes open as she sucks greedily on my blood; her eyes go wide when she realises where the blood is coming from. She lets out a groan before she leans over the side of the bed and throws up all over the floor.

"Are you okay?" I ask as I look at her, not knowing what the hell is going on.

"Yeah," she says with a groan. "I can't stand the taste of blood."

I burst out laughing, unable to hold it back as I say. "You're a Vampire that can't stand the taste of blood?"

She nods her head before she falls back onto the pillows, still visibly weak from the lack of blood she's fed on. I offer her a drink before heading outside to hunt. I need to find a fresh blood source, and I need it soon.

I set up some traps around the outskirts of the bunker before spotting a deer feeding on the grass. I take it down as quickly as possible before heading back inside, checking on Anna. She's still asleep, and I know I need to get a move on.

I run down the hall past the weapons room and onto the medical room, grabbing a cannula before slicing the deer's neck using a funnel to catch the blood underneath; once I have a full bag of blood, I head back into Anna's room before inserting the cannula into her icy cold skin and hooking the bag above her head leaving the drip to do its magic, this procedure, has become like second nature to me know, as I've brought the lads back from the brink of death at the firepit I just never thought I would be doing this to save the life of a vampire.

My life seems to be all sorts of crazy just lately, but as I look at my sleeping beauty, it makes me realise that my crazy life doesn't even come close to her suffering. 

One last check on Anna confirms that blood is doing its thing, and I find myself kissing the top of her head before quietly walking out of the door.

I will do whatever it takes to make her life easier; she never asked for any of this. 

I head into the tech room; and start to read through the coded messages, smiling as I read through them. My teams are all getting ready to join me; it will take a few days for them to arrive, but our plans are beginning to fall into place, and soon King Areon will be mine.

I want to make him pay, for all the lives he has taken, for all the slaves he has kept, and most of all, I want to make him pay for everything he has put Anna through.

I can not wait to see the mighty Vampire King fall to his knees as we tear him apart along with his army of vampires as we claim our towns and cities back.

The day he came into the firepit looking to take me down is the day he declared war on himself.

After I've had lunch, I head off to check how Anna is doing; I smile as I see her sitting up; she is still deathly pale; well, I guess that's to be expected. After all, she is a vampire, but she's much more awake now. I guess the drip has worked its magic.

We head into the living room together, Where we talk, and I listen as Anna talks of her happy life before being forced to turn into a vampire, and I tell her the many stories from my military years; it's strange how easy the conversation flows between us, I've never been this comfortable with a woman before. 

One of the alarms goes off for the animal traps, and I head off back outside to bring the animal back in; I spend an hour in the medical room setting up a continuous drip system to catch the blood of the animals I catch, hoping to keep a continuous supply of fresh blood for Anna, before heading back into the living room and setting a drip back up for her.

When we've both fed Anna with blood and me with fresh rabbit, we settle down in the living room as we watch a film together.

I'm sitting on the sofa as she curls up next to me, and before I know it, I find my arm going around her as I pull her into my side. Being with her just seems so right; this seems so normal, away from the craziness of the last few days.

But deep down, I know that nothing is normal. How can I feel so comfortable with a vampire? I somehow need to get my feelings back in control and pull away from her; there is no future for me with a vampire, no matter how beautiful she may be. I have to stop these feelings from getting out of hand.

Yeah, that's what I'll do tomorrow, but tonight, I'm going to enjoy having this beautiful woman in my arms.

Damn, does it feel good to have her there, though? She fits so perfectly into my side, and my heart melts as she lets out a little contented sigh.

Just for tonight, Ash……..