Chapter 8

Ash's point of view 

 

I look at Anna as she smiles; damn, she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life; this is the first time that I have seen her smile, and it's beautiful. Her eyes light up with hope and freedom. I don't know, but her smile is just…. Wow!

I take her hand in mine, knowing that we need to get to the safe house as soon as we possibly can. It is the only way I can guarantee her safety. Shit, we have a lot of ground to cover, and much of it is rough terrain. I look at her in her designer dress and ridiculously high heels.

This is going to be hard on her. I look at her as I say. "Give me your shoes."

She hands them over with a frown, and I break off the heels hoping that it will make the trek a little easier for her. There is not much I can do with the dress, though, handing the shoes back as I go to take off my jacket as I say.

 

"Are you cold.?" Anna begins to giggle as she pushes that jacket back at me as she says, "You're going to need that more than me, Ash; you're forgetting that I'm a vampire."

I throw my head back and laugh, she might have vampire blood, but she's the furthest thing I have ever seen from a Vampire ever. So yeah, it's easy to forget just what she is. I grab hold of her hand once again before we head into the forest as I say.

"Are you ready to get out of here?" She squeezes my hand as she replies. "So, fucking ready."

 

I think she has Just realized that she really has escaped the deranged vampire, King. I know he's going to come looking for her, but I also know that he will never find her, not where I'm taking her. She surprises me on the long trek. I'm an ex-military man, a championship fighter, and in my prime, and it's hard work for me, but my tiny little queen stays by my side every step of the way.

It takes six hours before I finally see the familiar landmarks, six hours of strenuous trekking, and Anna is beginning to tire as I urge her on. "We're almost there," I say.

Another twenty minutes and she drops to sit on a rock; I can see how exhausted she is; with a sigh, I pick her up and throw her over my shoulder; as she lets out a yell, I chuckle, resisting the urge to smack her perfect round buttocks, as I say.

"Come on; we're almost there, baby." I chuckle again; I just love calling her baby.

Less than 10 minutes later, I drop Anna to her feet as I reach for the opening in the old tree before pulling her in behind me; I lift up the concealed flooring; she lets out a gasp when she sees the steps leading down to the bunker.

 

"Wow, what is this place?" She asks as I guide her down the stairs. "The place no Vampire King will ever find."

I say as I lead her through another door and into the large open-plan living area; I smile when her chin drops to the ground as she looks out of the hidden windows at the waterfall that cascades down in front of it.

"This place is amazing." 

She whispers, and I nod my head in agreement as I already know it is; when the vampires started to move in all those years ago, I began to build this place, knowing that one day I would need a safe haven. Never in a million years did I think that I would be bringing a vampire down here with me, but then again, never in a million years did I think that I would be attracted to a Vampire Queen. 

I shake my head, clearing my thoughts before I show Anna around the rest of the place, leaving out the weapons and tech rooms. It's been a long-ass night, and we have spent most of it walking here; the poor woman looks exhausted.

"Come on, baby," I say before taking her hand and leading her into one of the bedrooms; I hunt through the supplies, leaving her some clean towels and spare clothes.

 

"Thank you, Ash." She says, with a grateful smile; I leave her alone, knowing that a hot shower and a long sleep are what she needs right now.  

I head off to another room as I do the same, standing in the shower as I let the hot run over my skin as the thoughts of a very sexy naked vampire in the next room fills my head.

 

Shit…… 

 

Taking my hard length in my hand, I begin to pump my hand up and down my aching cock before I explode against the tiled wall…

 

Once I've cleaned up, I fall into the bed. I should be getting in touch with the crew, but that will have to wait for a couple of hours. I'm no good to anyone without any sleep. I close my eyes, still unable to get the beautiful woman from my mind, before I finally fall into a restless sleep.

 

Four hours later, and I'm up again, my years in the military leaving me able to get by with just a few hours of sleep.  I throw on some tracksuit pants before making my way into the tech room, passing Anna’s room, and resisting the urge to take a peep.

 

Jesus…. I'm like a horny teenager when that woman's around.

 

I stay strong as I force myself to walk past her door and down the hallway to the rest of the bunker. Sending my coded messages around the world.

 

When I've finished, I sit back with a grin; King Areon will not know what hits him.

My stomach rumbles, reminding me how long it has been since I last ate, checking my watch. Anna has been sleeping for eight hours now, and for some reason, I feel the need to check up on her.

 

I close the tech door before walking down the hallway and tapping on her door.

 

"Anna, are you awake?"

 

There's no answer…. Anna?" I say again.

Something isn't right; I can feel it… I slowly open the door looking at the sleeping beauty on the bed; her breathing seems so shallow; I shake her shoulders as I whisper.

 

"Anna, baby." She opens her weary eyes with a groan, and I whisper, "What's wrong, baby?"

 

She sighs as she replies with a faint whisper...."I need blood."