The bots attack on a vampire establishment had the newly mades and the vampires antsy, talks and murmurs of why the 'king of Vampires' hadn't done anything to quell the situation coming up on everyone's lips.Rumours circulating round that he was dead, the vampire population going wild with leashed fury, waiting, just waiting to be provoked once again. Distress calls, threat calls, all sorts of calls came in from every telephone in Laurent's Inc. either threatening the lives of the human employees or soliciting for protection against the bots or calling to confirm whether Jacob St. Laurent was truly dead; as a result majority of the human employees in Laurent's Inc. were sent home for a one week break until the fray settled.Lanie was among those sent back and I wasn't.I got to work everyday with my heart in my throat, praying that there won't be a repeat of that night ever again in my life.Claude had come to pick us up that night, after the whole shooting had died down and the bot
The following week went by quickly, test running my application with the help of the tech team and the vampire database stored in the archives. Inputting in computer languages, running programs, detecting bugs and correcting errors was the highlight of my week. The quietness of Moon City echoing everywhere as everyone awaited the event to be thrown by the King of Vampires.Claude wasn't in the office again, I noted as I entered, this will make it a week since I had seen him and more than a week since I had seen Vanir, it was all like he poofed into thin air.Settling, I called Lanie to see if there was any new information on the bots, putting it on speaker phone as the dialing tone filled the air."Hello", Lanie's light voice came through as she answered."Hey, has there been any new information on the bots?", I asked, going straight to the point, my hands clicking against the keyboards as I updated my project report."The trackers have been termed disabled", Lanie informed, causing
Sacha stayed with me for the rest of the week and went back to her house on Saturday to pack up her mother's things, arguing she needed to do it alone when I insisted on going with her. Her stubbornness won the argument for her.Therefore I answered Lanie's summons when she called me on Saturday morning to go dress shopping, exuding excitement like she was the one going for the event.I met with Lanie at the food court in Schreps Mall, where her brother worked, the mall that had been attacked a month ago, the place already looking brand new from the damage dealt on it by the bots."Hey", I said, popping in front of her, obviously startling her, from her shocked sea green eyes."You scared me", Lanie responded, as I sat opposite her, noticing her hair."You wore your hair down today", I said, my eyes round with excitement."This is not the first time", Lanie scoffed."It's the first time I'm seeing you with your hair down, without it being up first"."Whatever", Lanie bit back, rolling
Shaking tremendously, Andrew skittered back into the hall, the stench of his fear painting the atmosphere as Vanir faced me, the name 'Jacob' echoing in my head as Andrew's fear became my own."Vanir?", I let out, as he walked slowly to me, his eyes menacing and haunting, his gait relaxed, "Why did he call you Jacob?", I asked, stuttering as I backed up against the balcony railing, "I probably didn't hear him correctly", I said again, shaking my head as the temperature dropped around me."Vanirrr", I cried out again, as his chocolate scent warped around me, my eyes widening in dread as I locked on to his clouded eyes, his lips curling in a snarl as he reached me, caging me in between himself and the railing. "What are you doinngg?", I stuttered as I glimpsed his fangs elongate. "Vanir, please don't do this", I begged as his fangs came down on my carotid artery and I screamed, the pointed organ stopping just shy of my neck as I felt his exhale of breath."Alec would take you to my of
I walked into the parking lot of Laurent's Inc. feeling Vanir's body solidly behind mine as he led me to his car, his hand on the small of my back."I don't have anything to wear", I said as he slipped into the driver's seat, strapping on the seatbelt."That's not a problem", Vanir responded, smiling like a Cheshire cat as he drove out of the lot into the main road, smoothly fitting into a lane as the streetlights came on, chasing away the darkness"What do you mean by that's not a problem. You don't actually expect me to go to a club in office clothes", I asked, my eyes going to him in incongruity."Now I won't do that. I need something to look forward to", Vanir laughed and pulled up in front of one of the renowned fashion houses in Moon City."Howw?", I stuttered, staring in awe at the golden signage glittering from the night glow that read La Rafeyette. "How are we here?""We drove here, darling", Vanir retorted, escorting me to the front door as I glared at him."You know what I
Vanir was Jacob St. Laurent, Vanir was the King of Vampires.That was the mantra that I repeated in my head as I made my way to work the next morning, the events of last night still replaying in my mind.Vanir had quickly made work of the newly mades that had come to cause a disruption in one of the human-vampire establishments, the gang of uncultured rebels routing when they saw their King of Vampires had intervened during their raid and then Vanir had drove me home in complete silence, not even bothering to explain or attend to the numerous questions that were raging a protest in my head and I hadn't bothered to let out the sea of questions either. All the signs, how he knew so much, the fear from people wherever we went, the waiter, the boutique woman. How did I miss that? I hurried into my office, finding Claude's desk empty as I sat and powered on my computer, going straight to G****e search, typing out the name, Jacob St. Laurent with shaky fingers and came up with nothing. Wh
I spent the night at Lanie's after the police came and advised me to spend the night or probably a few days at a friend's place, assuring me that they'll be keeping tabs on the place in case the intruder comes back. I had told them everything I could about Siti, hoping at least they could find home with the little information I had relayed.Luckily my room hadn't been touched, so I had gotten a few clothes and had hightailed it down to Lanie's house. My father hadn't bothered to call to check on me. I walked into the Laurent's Inc. the next day, with a terrorizing headache and wishing I could be anywhere else in the world. Wishful thinking.I pressed the elevator button, about to step in when I heard my name, thinking I was hearing things. I shook my head and entered the elevator, watching the door close when a hand slid through and halted its closure."Miss Paul"It was the receptionist, Tonia."Oh sorry", I exclaimed and pressed the cancel button, stepping out to meet her. "I did
Feeling his eyes on me, I glanced at him, my brows quirking in confusion, "What am I doing here?""It seems you prefer my company", Jacob responded, his eyes fixing on me in a predatory gaze."What?", I reiterated, sitting up on the bed. The bed? How did I get on a bed? Where am I?"You passed out in your home", Jacob answered plainly"Then how am I here?", I prodded, my confusion turning to anger as everything came back to me.Jacob leaned back in his chair, his black hair gleaming in the bedroom light as his eyes glinted with knowledge, "I happened to be around at the time".Happened to be around? What in the world was this man saying, "You happened to be around my house at the time I passed out?""Yes. I believe that's what I said", Jacob answered, impassively."You order me to stay away from you and forget everything I know about you. Yet you happened to be around my house?" I ranted, my eyes widening with fury. "You know what, fuck you", I said and stood, wanting to leave, as hi