“So, what’s this surprise that you have for me?” I asked as we stepped into the elevator.
“That’s for me to know,” he said, pulling me into his arms. Then, he stopped the elevator.
“What are you doing?” I asked, not quite sure what to make of this.
“How did you know that you could trust me?”
I looked at him, confused.
“I mean, what changed?” Lance asked. Sensing my discomfort, he leaned back against the steel railing, giving me space. “In the limo …”
“I was in shock,” I interrupted, stepping closer to wrap my arms around his waist. “Besides, Amy gave you a good recommendation.”
Lance laughed. “Oh, she did, did she?” he answered, wrapping his arms around me, then his lips crushed down onto mine as he ran his fingers through my hair. “I want to fuck you, right here, right now.”
I laughed. &ldq
“Why are we here?” I asked as Fredric got out of the car and opened my door.“It’s a surprise,” Lance said as his green eyes danced. Then, he leaned over and gave me a quick peck on the lips. “Come on.”I laughed, shaking my head, then gave Fredric my hand to help me out of the car. I stood and stretched, looking out over the dam. The lights were already starting to come on, illuminating the dam, and the sun was setting behind it, creating the perfect backdrop as streaks of pink, purple, and red shot across the sky. It was truly breath taking.Lance was suddenly by my side, carrying a blanket and a picnic basket. Then, he held out his arm to me. “Shall we?”“Lance, this is great,” I replied. I took his arm and let him lead me to the edge of the dam. I sat on the edge as he spread out a blanket across the ground and pulled food containers out of the picnic basket, along with what looked like
The next morning, I woke early, wanting to get an early start on the sunlight serum with Amy, but I hadn’t even touched my feet to the floor when my stomach started doing flip flops again. I needed blood. I ran to the bathroom with my hand over my mouth and barely made it to the toilet, unloading the contents of my stomach as cold sweats erupted all over my body. Still on my knees, I rocked back onto my feet, when big hands caught my back. Spots appeared before my eyes, preventing me from seeing clearly. I got to my feet and walked over to the sink, turned the water on cold, then splashed my face and rinsed out my mouth.“Are you all right?” Lance whispered into my ear, concerned, as I bent over the sink. “Why don’t you stay home today and lay down? You need to rest.”“Home,” I said, forcing a smile so as not to worry Lance. “I like the sound of that.”“Up you go,” Lance said as he scooped m
After our shower, I tried to dress into my scrubs, but I couldn’t get into them. In fact, I couldn’t even pull the pants up past my upper thighs. I sighed, opting for a loose-fitting blue dress that came to just above my knees and showed off my legs. Then, I slipped into some low heels. At least I hadn’t gained weight anywhere else other than my stomach, ass, and breasts, of course. I was beginning to think that I had two cantaloupes on my chest instead of breasts. I laughed to myself as I ran a brush through my hair and pulled the front up, but let the rest fall loosely into blonde waves over my shoulders. I wasn’t going to work, after all, so I could look a little more casual. I stepped in front of the mirror, satisfied, but ran a hand over my stomach, unable to believe that it had actually grown bigger overnight.Lance let out a long whistle, looking at me, as he came into the room, dressed in a light gray suit and blue shirt, open at the neck. Obvi
Amy opened the door and I was shocked to see Kellen standing there, with his dark blond hair falling across his forehead and brilliant green eyes. Somehow, it never dawned on me that he was a vampire. “Lance sent me to help test your sunlight serum.”“Kellen, really? You’re a vampire?” I laughed. Somehow, I didn’t catch it with him. He hid it well. He shrugged, grinning. “Don’t you have to work today?”“No, this is my day off,” he said, smiling, as the dimple appeared on his cheek.“And you’re going to spend it letting us torture you?” I asked in disbelief.“Yes, I want to live a normal life … well … as normal as possible,” Kellen said with a shrug.Then, a thought suddenly occurred to me. “Have you seen Christina since she was discharged?”Kellen suppressed a smile. “Crissy? A few times … after dark.”
“Okay,” he said, cringing. I snapped the drapes closed and he doubled over to his knees.“What happened? How do you feel?” I asked, stooping down beside him.“It was painful, but not as painful as before.”“And you didn’t blister this time,” Amy said, jotting down the results.“Again,” Kellen said, rising to his feet.“Do you need to rest?” I asked instinctively.Kellen smirked. “I’m a vampire. We don’t need rest.”“Do you need a minute, then?”“No, I’m fine,” he said, bracing himself, ready to go. “Again.”I nodded and filled a syringe with another ounce. “Ready?”“Let’s go for two more ounces this time,” Kellen said, as a smile played on his lips.“We really should go slowly so that we can record the results at each stage,&rdquo
“I don’t know, but we have to get out of here,” Amy said, already headed toward the door, but I stopped her.“Amy, there’s something that you should know,” I said, looking into her eyes.“Leila, we have to get out of here …”“Someone is after the baby,” I blurted out.“What?”I turned around to look at Kellen, who was standing with his fists clenched by his side.“In New York, someone compelled Lance’s driver to take me to Central Park, but I got away and two of Lance’s men stopped him before he could take me to them,” I said, following Amy to the door.“Okay,” Amy said, then ran quicker than human speed behind a counter and pulled out a very large curved knife that resembled a handheld sickle. “Stay close and we’ll protect you.” Then, she looked over at Kellen. “Are you up for this?”
I carefully stepped around the bodies lying on the floor, writhing in flames around us, as if we had just stepped into a living picture of Dante’s Hell. Kellen pulled me back and Amy rushed to the door just as another vampire rushed in, growling, when someone pulled his head back from behind. A moment later, his head was removed from his body. When the body fell away, Charlotte was holding his head in her hand by the hair, and then dropped it. It blazed as it rolled across the floor.“No!” I said, backing away.“Charlotte, good,” Amy said, shoving me toward her. “Help me get her to Lance.”“Yes,” Charlotte said innocently, reaching out to me. “Let me help you …”“No, Leila’s right!” Kellen yelled, pulling me behind him. “She’s a traitor!”“Charlotte? A traitor?” Amy asked, confused.“Yes, she is! Amy, she tried to co
“Okay, that’s enough,” he said, pulling my arm until I was on my feet.“Let me go!” I yelled. Then, Garrett picked me up off the ground and carried me to the waiting limo, and shoved me inside. Amy slid into the backseat on the other side of me, Charlotte slid into the front passenger’s seat, and Garrett slid behind the wheel of the limo. “Let me go! When Lance finds me, he’s going to kill all of you!”“Shut up about your precious Lance!” Charlotte said, slapping me hard on the cheek across the seat.“Don’t hurt her,” Amy said. “I can’t lose my test subject. I’m tired of being my own guinea pig.”“Yes, you most certainly are a pig,” I agreed angrily.Amy grabbed a chunk of my blonde hair and yanked my head back. “Shut up or I’ll kill you … now!”“No, you won’t,” I corrected calmly.