Chapter 5

Lestat's Point of View

I watched as Dr. Elizabeth cleaned Rose's wounds. When Rose pulled the IV out of her arm and tried to run it made me worried and angry. I was worried because she was hurt and bleeding. Dr. Elizabeth and I could control our cravings because of our age but a lot of the vampires don't have as much control as we did. They might try to harm her just by the sight of her blood. One thing I noticed was that her blood smelled better than most. It was powerful and that confused me. No human could have blood as powerful as hers. That was something I would need to find out. 

I was upset that she wanted to leave. There was no way I could let her leave. I knew why she wanted to leave. She had figured out that I was the one who bought her and her sisters. She feared me and I knew I had no one else to blame for that but myself. One thing I knew was that I wasn't going to let her leave. She was my beloved and I needed her. From the moment I saw her I had fallen in love with her. 

It was crazy to me that with one look, I had fallen in love. Before my parents died, they told me about how strong the bond was. I had also heard it from others, but I always thought they were exaggerating the effect of the bond. Now I know they were telling the truth. All I saw now was Rose. All I needed was Rose. 

Thinking about all the women I had been with made me feel sick to my stomach. I was a fool. I felt like I betrayed my beloved. 

"I was so afraid, Rose. I thought you were going to die," one of Rose's sisters cried as she walked over to Rose and hugged her. 

"I am okay, Poppy. Don't cry," Rose said gently as she hugged her back and then she looked at her other sister and gestured for her to come over. The other girl walked over and hugged her. I noticed that all the sisters looked the same. The difference was Rose had green eyes and her sisters had blue eyes. 

"What are we going to do? Where are we going to go. We can't go back with dad."

"You will stay here," I said and they looked at me

"What? We can't stay here," The sister that I knew was named Lilly said. She was glaring at me. She was brave. She was lucky she was my beloved sister or she would have been ripped to pieces. I could tell my sister was worried by the way she looked at me. When she realized I was still calm, she looked relieved. 

"You don't have a choice," I said. The girl was about to say something else, but Rose spoke first

"Alice, can you take Lilly and Poppy to the waiting room for a moment?" Rose asked

"Sure, let's go, girls," Alice said, and they looked at Rose. 

"It's okay. I will be fine," Rose said with a smile. Poppy went with Alice, but Lilly didn't leave at first. 

"You better not hurt my sister," Lilly said. It took a lot for me not to smile at how brave that girl was. It shocked me that I didn't lose control and kill that girl, but I knew my beloved would hate me if I did that. I also liked that she was so protective of Rose. 

"Go ahead, Lil," Rose said, and after a while of glaring at me, she turned and walked out of the room, leaving me with Rose. 

"I meant what I said, you can't leave," I said before she could speak

"Why? Because you bought us? We are not your property. We are human beings. You can't just buy us like that. We are not staying here," Rose said

"Well, obviously, I could because your dad sold you to me," I said, and as soon as the words came out, I felt bad because of the pain in her facial expression.

"I didn't mean for it to come out like that, but what I am saying is true. Your dad owed me money, and he decided to sell you and your sisters to me. Where would you go if you left? If you go back to him, he will sell you again, and the next person might not be as nice as me," I said

"Yeah, because all you did was let someone beat and assault me," Rose replied, making me feel worse. We both stayed silent for a moment.

"I am sorry for what happened to you. I know I am to blame. It will never happen again," I said

"I can see you aren't going to let us go. I will be your slave, but please don't hurt my sisters. I will do anything willingly as long as my sisters are okay."