Chapter 7:

'Do come in.'

She had seemed shocked by his appearance but she masked it with a face of pure coolness.

'I am surprised at you Henry. We shared a lot I thought we had more in common than you just turning up and fixing me with a stare cold enough to freeze hell.'

Vicki snorted. This woman was good. She could pretend all she wanted she wasn't afraid but seeing death so close to her how could she not shiver slightly.

When Henry spoke that way Vicki had to hold it all in too she shivered at the closeness of death and the predator before them.

'Don't try and act the victim Carla. Why are you here and tormenting Vicki?'

'Oh Henry please don't be like that. I mean why would you choose a mortal over me?' she smiled widely.

'Carla we have not been together for a very long time I'm sorry things have changed but Vicki is important to me.'

'We had a wonderful time and could have had more. It was an excellent quid pro quo situation and I know you miss it.' She pressed her body against his, 'We were wonderful together Henry we could have it all again.'

As she was talking and holding Henry Vicki slipped into the house further than before and headed up the stairs. The door to the first room on the right was wide open. The paint on the wall was a deep plum colour and there were a lot of long silk drapes and a roaring fire.

On a dark red chaise longue a half naked man was tethered to the chair. Checking his pulse his was still alive but it seemed asleep.

'Henry.' She called him quietly knowing that he would have heard her whisper.

He was by her side in an instant. 'Looks like we stopped by just in time for supper.' She inclined her head towards the young man.

'Henry step away.'

Carla's body looked wild and her eyes had turned completely black. 'I thought you wanted to share. I left him for you.'

Henry moved in front of Vicki. Her hand found her knife just in case.

'Carla I don't want him. I just wanted to warn you to leave my subject alone. She is mine and I protect her I do not want to harm her and I don't want you too either.'

'Henry…' she raced towards him, 'Please do not do this.' Her voice was quivering as she spoke.

Grabbing her wrist Henry pulled something from his coat. It was a small compact mirror. She froze. Henry held the mirror tightly. 'I told you I had it covered.'

'What ? I mean guess she's attractive but seriously she should be over looking at her reflection. '

Henry smiled slightly, 'I'm holding the demon within her in a reflection. The demon can be trapped in a mirror.'

Shaking her head in amazement she whispered, 'So what now? I mean you can't stand there forever.'

His black eyes took her in, 'Just watch.' He let the mirror fall. She watched it drop in slow motion and then it shattered. Looking up and around at Henry his face was stock still and she realised he was looking at Carla.

The tall woman was frozen to the spot but slowly and suddenly large cracks began to appear in Carla's body. Then they fell and shattered just like the mirror. All that was left was dust.

'Wow.'

Wiping his hands on his handkerchief he grabbed Vicki's hand.

They turned to face the sleeping youth on the chaise lounge, 'Henry we'll have to take him home. If of course she's not…to put it bluntly screwed him senseless.'

White teeth gleamed in the light from the fire as he smiled.