Chapter 4

I woke with a banging headache and yet again I was now in a different room. This one was more luxurious than the one I woke up to previously and no one was in the room.

'They must have taken me somewhere else' I thought.

The blood transfusion was no longer attached to my arm I noticed and I no longer felt light headed but I was hungry.

I left the bed and headed for the window at least to catch a glimpse of where I might have been.

I opened the curtains and the scenery gave me no clue as to where I was. In front of me were bare open fields and a forest beyond.

Great the country.

How was I supposed to escape this place unnoticed?

I looked around for a change of clothes since I was dressed in pajamas. I hope whoever changed me into them wasn't Alex.

Surprisingly a pair of fresh clothes were by the dresser and boots to go with. I wasn't one to wear boots but who was I to complain.

After getting dressed I pondered for sometime on how I was gonna get past the door. Surely they would have guards posted ensuring that I didn't escape.

The window wasn't an option given how high up it was. I wasn't in any way athletic so I was sure to break something if I jumped.

I decided to try the door and to my surprise it wasn't locked. I turned the handle slowly and peeked into the corridor again, surprisingly no guards were posted.

Had they forgotten about me? I didn't want to find out so I sneaked out carefully so as not to make any noise. At the far end of the hallway was a staircase that led upstairs and downstairs.

Guess the house had more than one floor.

I chose to go down.

I could hear people in the building but couldn't say for sure where they were so I had to be cautious.

The walls of the stairway were lined with pictures of many people. I saw Alex and Samantha in a couple of them along with a guy who looked similar to Alex. Probably Adam I thought. He was the only one I had heard but not seen.

At the foot of the stairs was a very big and luxurious looking living room. How rich were these people I thought but I didn't have time to admire the place so I chose a random door and opened.

Wrong door.

In front me was a group of maybe twenty to thirty people all staring at me.

They were seated in what I presume to be the dining hall. That's why the house was empty, everyone was having lunch.

And here I thought I was doing a great job of sneaking about like Tom cruise.

“Told you she would try to sneak out the moment she woke” Someone said.

“Hmppfff” I think someone elbowed him in the gut.

“Well hello, remember me?“ Came a voice. It was Samantha and she was walking towards me.

“Samantha” I said ashamed and mad that I had been caught sneaking out.

“That's right ,here you must be hungry come join us” She said as she ushered me towards the table.

“Everyone this is, sorry I didn't catch your name” She said.

“Elizabeth,”I replied.

“Nice to meet you” Everyone said then resumed eating as if nothing had happened.

She sat me down and started piling food for me onto a plate “Welcome to our home Elizabeth, I wish we had met under better circumstances but like I said we mean you no harm and as you can see we have done you none so far”

She had a point but they had taken me from my home nonetheless.

“And what do you intend to do with me?“

“Nothing, we are your friends. Just eat up for now and any questions you have Alex will answer them”

“Why Alex and why not you” I asked as I started devouring my plate of eggs, bacon and sausages.

“He's the reason as to why your here so it's best he do the explaining”

“And where is he?“ I asked my mouth full. I was about to choke when Samantha handed me a glass.

“He's with Adam, his brother. They're trying up some business. Don't worry he'll be here soon”

“I saw a couple of pictures on my way down. So you next to a man who looked like Alex and you guys looked… close?“

She smiled “We are, we share a bond a very few in this world will ever experience”

“Okayyy” I said, someone was clearly in love and I don't blame her. Adam looked hot, the kind of hot Natasha would go for.

A couple minutes later Adam walked in and I could literally see the light in his eyes shine brighter the moment he laid eyes on Samantha. She even seemed to glow under his gaze.

Jesus I thought, what can a girl do to get that kind of love. Then I walked Alex and he gave me the exact same look, well I think it was directed at me.

The room fell silent at the sight of him but everyone resumed what they were doing when he raised his hand.

Weird.

“Are you done eating?“ He asked me.

I just nodded.

“Please, follow me,” he said as he walked out.

I stood and followed him to another wing of the house and to say it was huge was an understatement. It wasn't a mansion but more like an estate, that was the only way they could house the number of people I saw there.

We went up another flight of stairs then down a hallway. At the end was a large wooden door made of dark wood. It looked expensive like everything in here.

He opened the door then motioned me inside and I followed.

It was an office, it had pictures of him at different stages of his life with his brother Adam and what I believe to be his parents.

He seemed to have had a happy life, I mean how could he have not.

“Please take a seat,” he said, showing me to the sofa in the room.

“So” he continued as I took a seat “I know you have questions and I didn't get to answer any the last time you were up so I'll explain everything first then you can ask any after. Will that work?“

I just nodded.

“Okay, so William the guy that attacked you was a Vampire”

“So he claimed”

“So you saw” he replied “Vampires do exist and I know you're finding hard to believe it because it doesn't seem rational but believe me they do and so do all sorts of other supernatural beings and creatures humans believe to be myths and legends”

“And what about you? You said you weren't like William but I saw your eyes, they weren't the same but they glowed”

“Well I'm a werewolf”he said sheepishly “Or a lycanthrope in more practical terms. I can shift between…”

“I know what a lycan is” I replied “We have movies and not to give you a big head you and William are currently the buzz in Hollywood”

“Yeah I guess we are. So like I was saying we exist but unlike William we weren't there to hurt you rather we were tracking William down to kill him”

“You make it sound like you were making dinner. Kill him? Not that I'm not glad he's dead but that's murder won't the cops be looking for you? Oh god won't the cops be looking for me, my apartment was the murder sight”

“Don't worry, Adam took care of the body though he couldn't wipe the blood before the cops came. But vampire blood disintegrates soon after death so they won't get results even if they test it”

I nodded ingesting all the information that was being loaded on me. I had seen a couple of investigative documentaries to know that it wasn't that easy to get rid of evidence but who was I to say?

I was talking to a werewolf who had killed a vampire so he probably knew better.

“So” I said “Why am I here?“

“Well” he said clearly, finding it hard to say whatever it is he wanted to say next.

“That's because you are my mate”