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CHAPTER FORTY TWO
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THE VICTIMS CHAPTER FORTY THREE
As Aric forced himself to his feet and fled the room, my arms sagged to my sides.As soon as I heard the scream of his automobile coming down the driveway, I recognized him. Because of me, he left.I couldn't figure out what I'd done wrong. He kissed me first, and I returned the gesture—did I not follow protocol?Where did you expect me to go with that? Did he get what he hoped for?Even though the sex had been hard, he never made it seem like he intended any harm. It wasn't like he'd tried to hurt me or strike me, but it was clear he needed me.I hugged my knees, placed my head on the floor, and cried.Before he kept me, Aric had informed me he didn't want a pet when he first caught me during a hunt.Sometimes he was kind, even friendly, and sometimes harsh, but the events in the woods were exceptional.I could sense that his kiss and touch were full of genuine emotion.Yet, why was he treating me so poorly if that were the case?After waiting an hour, it became clear that Aric wasn'
THE VICTIMS CHAPTER FORTY FOUR
Aric waited in his car outside the bordello, watching as other vampires came and went, but he still couldn't bring himself to join them.The notion of caressing another lady had been appealing on the way there, but he quickly lost interest once he arrived.Sitting in his car, he mused, "What has she done to me?"When someone rapped on his window, he leaped startlingly.As he looked up, he realized Henry was gazing at him from behind the pane of glass.He sighed and pushed open the door, leaving the warm inside for the cold outside.Henry slapped his pal on the shoulder and said, "Hey, Aric." "Are you going to come inside, or are you just going to sit in the parking lot and observe people like some kind of crazy weirdo?"Aric said with a forced chuckle, "I intended to be the strange eccentric."His pal questioned, "What's wrong?" as he sulked.Aric groaned; his best buddy knew the truth about how he felt.I feel like I've made a huge mistake," he sobbed against his automobile.Henry ex
THE VICTIMS CHAPTER FORTY FIVE
I awoke in a chilly, rigid state.When I opened my eyes, the sun had set, and the room was pitch black with no lights.To begin, I slowly straightened my legs by bending them at the hips instead of the knees.Once I could sit up straight, I waited for the prickling to subside before I attempted to stand.I had to relieve the pressure on my bladder to get my thoughts in order.As I dried my hands, I walked back into the bedroom and started flipping switches.It appeared that Aric had not yet returned, and the rumbling in my stomach had increased in volume.It was May; he was back, and I had missed it. When I walked to the window, I could see that the garage door was open and that his car had not returned.A sensation of hunger made my stomach knot up, but I forced myself to relax and focus on my breathing until it passed. It had been so long since the previous meal that I had forgotten all about it.It felt like at least a whole day had passed.As I bit my lip, I weighed the possibilit
THE VICTIMS CHAPTER FORTY SIX
Throughout the night, Aric and Henry chatted, and during that time, Aric realized that his buddy Henry had more layers to his personality than he had previously realized.For over a decade, he had been researching whether or not he could legally transform his pet into a full vampire.Only humans who had earned Aric's father's approval via merit or exhibited a particularly vicious trait were eligible to be converted.Vampires caught turning humans without proper permission were dismembered, and their body parts were scattered around North America areas that they ruled over as a deterrent to others.The families were defanged, disenfranchised, and abandoned to starve in the streets.There was a form of punishment that neither he nor Henry had ever witnessed, but the stories they had heard as kids had given them both nightmares.Aric grumbled as he finished his fourth mug of spiced blood and declared, "This isn't helping."In agreement, his companion stood up and said, "No, it's not. Let
THE VICTIMS CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN
Flora was the name of the woman who had fed me, and she was the one in charge of keeping the house in order and quiet, as was Aric's preference.It all started when I started asking her questions while eating, and she started answering them.We were now seated in the kitchen, talking and cleaning crystal candle holders. She had grown up within walking distance of mine, but we had never met because of our different life paths; hers was intended for service, while mine was destined for employment in the power plant.We discovered that we shared many mutual acquaintances and had dated several of the same men.With a grin nearly knocking me off my perch, I said, "I remember Joseph." His whole family always had mushy, rotten cloves of garlic stashed away in their pockets.Flora chuckled as she dried her eyes and said, "I know; he swore up and down that the fragrance was the reason vampires never came for any member of his family when the hunt came around."My daughter had left me gasping f
THE VICTIMS CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT
As Aric led Liberty up the stairs to his chamber, he almost stripped her naked while he carried her away.As it became more difficult to walk, all he could think about were the many positions he might attempt with her there.When they finally reached his room, he let Liberty walk in first, but he didn't even wait for her to close the door before he was on top of her, pressing her against his body and locking the door behind them as his lips explored the hollow of her neck.He enjoyed hearing her squeal of surprise as his hand crept beneath her shirt and cupped her breast.He grabbed her chin with one hand and twisted it so his aroused fingers could explore her throat with the other.Aric had just finished a binge drinking session with Henry, yet he still wanted to sink his teeth into her veins. He gently lifted her chin and bandaged the cut when he finished drinking.His moist lips and tongue left fresh tracks on her neck and shoulders as his fingers wandered over her breast, down pas
THE VICTIMS CHAPTER FORTY NINE
I thought Aric would punish me for leaving his room when he initially escorted me upstairs. I was sure it would be days before I was able to walk normally again if he punished me for whatever I had done to make him leave in the first place, and if he punished me for talking to Flora, then he would have to punish me for disturbing her from her job.Instead, he'd swept me in his arms and carried me off to his bed.I sighed and laid my head on his chest, enjoying the feel of his fingers on my back and the multitude of little kisses he was leaving there.Several guard uniformed guys burst through the slamming bedroom door and dragged me away from Aric.One can ask, "What does this mean?" When I was being forcibly removed, I heard him demand.A deep, furious voice muttered, "We need to talk to my kid," and the door opened.As I looked, I recognized Lothaire, the Master Vampire of the Northwest Territory, as Aric's biological father.When I saw the terror on Aric's face, my entire body went
THE VICTIMS CHAPTER FIFTY
Aric battled his way to Liberty by killing guard after guard, disregarding any and all wounds he received.When he made it through the crowd of guards, he was just in time to catch her body as his father threw her to the ground, his lips smacking at how tasty she was.Aric's heart was pierced by the terror in her green eyes as he watched her clutch to life while gasping and gurgling.Lothaire replied, towering above them both, "I advise you to put some clothes on and join me in your office for a conversation."Aric looked at his father and said, "I'll murder you." "January, I promise to you, I will murder you.""His father teased, tousling Aric's hair as if he were a youngster, "You will try, but you will fail. Get out of bed and into some clothes."That's it! Aric turned on his father, screaming, and was prepared to murder him for his actions.His father sidestepped and threw a backhand at him, sending him flying across the room.As Aric dropped to the floor in a heap, his body rocke
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