When the two weeks were over, I received a text from Dominique. She was back home. I had waited to talk to her, but this had been killing me. Finally, she said she would come to my house if I wanted to talk. I answered her immediately as I wanted to see her. I was also anxious as I had seen the pictures she had uploaded. I was not too fond of how that man had been all over her. I wondered if she had done anything with him while she was there. I could feel it when Dominique pulled in. I knew she was here, and I was trying my best to be patient and wait for her to come in. I heard the door of her car open and close. I was nervous, to say the least. Tonight would be the night I either lost her or gained the love of my life forever. I walked over and opened the door when she didn’t come in. I smiled as I heard her heartbeat get a little faster. At least she was happy to see me, although she was also nervous. I pulled her against me and kissed her. I couldn’t help it as I had missed her
Dominique walked up to me and looked into my eyes. It was almost as if she was looking straight into my soul. She placed her hand on the side of my face and kissed me. When she broke the kiss, she tilted her head and guided my head down to her neck. I hesitated at first but then plunged my fangs into her neck. I began to drink from her. I began to drink deeply when I tasted her blood, and a groan left me. I was going to have her with me forever. But something was wrong. Her blood was wrong. I jerked back as I realized it was not just her blood that I was tasting. Dominique stumbled and gasped in pain. Her hand flew up to her neck to cover the wound, which was still bleeding. I flew into a rage and punched a hole into the wall. Then, I started throwing things around. I had waited so long, so long to finally have her. “Nathaniel! What in the hell is wrong with you?” Dominique yelled. I tried to calm down, but my rage was taking over. I finally had my long-lost love back; now, she w
I woke up as night fell. I instantly knew that Dominique was no longer with me. I sighed as I sat up. I got in the shower, dressed, went to the third floor, and got a pack of blood out of the refrigerator. After tasting Dominique’s blood, it wasn’t the same. I had never cared for the prepackaged blood from the blood bank, but you have to do what you have to do. Occasionally, I would go out and catch an unsuspecting victim and have fresh blood. However, I usually didn’t do that as I tried hiding in the shadows. Wolves were abundant because they were born. Vampires were created, and they usually didn’t make many. I could make my own bloodline if I wanted to, but I had never felt the need to do it. I only wanted one person by my side, and she died. When her soul was first reborn, I remember the shock I felt from it. My existence had been just that for 100 years, just existing. I wanted all the women I had found to be with me forever, but I couldn’t turn them into a monster like me. I
“So, was she okay with being your eyes and ears during the day? Is that what she truly wanted?” “I will let you speak to her, Nathaniel. If she wishes to tell you, then she will.” “Thank you.” “Nathaniel, how are you?” Veronica asked. “I’m well, Veronica. How are you?” “I’ve been well. I have overheard Barnaby’s side of the conversation. He says that you wish to ask me something. Have you finally found her, Nathaniel?”“Yes, but she is pregnant. I can not ask her to give up her child. She is willing to be with me, but I’m not sure she will be after she thinks about it for a while. I wish to offer this option to her if that is what she decides. However, I want to know what it is like from the human servant’s perspective first,” I replied. “I can understand, Nathaniel. I am very happy for you. I know you have searched for this for a long time. I will tell you that I was terrified of being a human servant at first. When I found out what Barnaby was, I was terrified. I had grown f
I looked up when I heard Dominique coming down the hall. When I saw her, I had to school myself to be blank. But that didn’t stop me from looking her over, knowing she had nothing on under that towel. My hunger for her was intense tonight. Finally, I looked up and saw her lips curve into a smile. So she had seen me looking at her and figured out what I was thinking anyway. “I put the clothes for you in the dresser in the room you always stay in.” “Okay. I’ll change in a bit. I’ll just eat first since I’m already here anyway.” “I can’t tell if you are trying to tease me by staying wrapped in only a towel or if you genuinely just want to eat first.” “Maybe it’s both,” Dominique laughed. She sat down and started eating the sandwich I had made for her. The way she was eating, I was sure she was still hungry after the first sandwich, so I made her another one. She began to eat as my phone rang. I looked at the number and frowned. I wasn’t sure who it was. I excused myself and walked
“Nathaniel, I want to be with you. I chose you, but I can’t give my life up because of the baby. You were right when you said I would choose the baby over you. I will in the sense that I’m not going to let you turn me while I’m pregnant. I’ve thought about this and don’t want to miss out on my baby’s life. I just don’t think I can become a creature of the night and not be able to see all the things my child will do during the day. I’m willing to do this later on when my child is older, but then I will be older too, and I don’t know if I want to look like that while you stay looking so young.” “Dominique, you do not have to make a decision right now. However, I will give you another option I did not intend to give you. I can make it to where you will never age. You can still be killed, but you will be harder to hurt. You will still be alive and able to do everything you do now because you will still be human. My only question is, are you still willing to choose me, or are you reconsi
I awoke the next night and still felt Dominique and Tim in the house. I was glad they hadn’t left. I still wasn’t particularly fond of Tim being in my home, but he could protect Dominique when I couldn’t. Having a busted-up wolf to protect you was better than nothing. By now, he should be almost completely healed with the level of power I felt from him last night. I grabbed my phone and was preparing to head upstairs when I looked at the screen. I had a voicemail from Nicholas. I listened to it and began to scramble up the steps. This was not good. I moved towards the room just as I heard Dominique asking Tim not to go and saying she would talk to me about it. “No one is leaving,” I said as I entered the room. I saw Dominique in Tim’s lap and frowned. She had asked me what I would do if she spent her life with Tim, but I had hoped she would change her mind. I was tired of waiting for her to come to me, but if it came to her leaving me altogether, I would have to wait. Dominique m
Dominique pressed into me and wrapped her arms around my neck. I landed on the ground and started to run. I knew my speed would affect Dominique, but there was nothing for it now. We had to move as the wolves were howling as they came after us. I picked up my speed as I felt the wolf gaining on us when another wolf rammed it into the ground out of nowhere. I was thankful. Nicholas’s wolves were fighting. “Nicholas said some of his wolves were already here. They must be trying to keep Jacob’s pack at bay. I do not believe many here belong to Nicholas, but hopefully, it will be enough for me to get you to safety.” “Nathaniel, you must put me down and get out of here. I’m slowing you down. It can’t be easy to run while carrying my weight.” “I’m not leaving you, Dominique. But, if something happens to you, I won’t be able to live with it or without you. So, if I should die today, I will die happy as I was able to have my second chance with the woman I loved,” I said as I looked at he