Ch. 10 - Undisclosed Desires
After the sun is down, James and I go out and look for "prey," as he calls it. The beginning of my so called training, I finally get up the nerve to ask him the question that I dread the answer to.
"James, were Belle and I part of your plan?"
He laughs and pats me on the shoulder.
"Oddly enough, no. I didn't expect you two to hit off, she's got big dreams. I didn't think she would put them off to wait for some solider who might not return," he says.
"I guess you're right, but what about now? I hardly recognize her."
"Eddie, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't see this romance continuing. You're a vampire, she's a human, and it goes against nature. I think you should let it go," he says calmly.
I can feel the anger bubbling inside of me, but I need him to show me how to navigate my new immortality, so I push it aside and continue on this endeavor.
James spots two girls at a small restaurant and he marks them as our next meal; practice makes perfect. I'm still trying to figure out where I am, but nothing looks familiar.
James chats with them for what seems like an eternity and finally offers to walk them home; they seem nervous but are too infatuated by his charm to say no.
Before the night is through I have claimed my first victim, it is a bittersweet moment.
He congratulates me on a job well done and we head back to the loft.
I feel empty and cold, but my new life has just begun.