Chapter 11

Drake and Genevieve made it safely back to the Phoenix Tower by night fall. Danica was there to meet them once the entered the front door.

"I need to talk to you alone, Drake. It's pretty important", Danica said with no emotion in her words. Drake looked down at his wife, who was holding his arm in hers. She smiled at him and gave him a soft kiss.

"Go ahead. I will be in our chamber, awaiting for return. But don't keep me waiting too long for I might and find myself someone else to do your job for you"

"Oh you know that there is no one that can do my job better than me", Drake said arrogantly. Genevieve smiled again and gave him another kiss. "Very true, my dear husband. Very true". She walked off towards the stairs and started climbing them. Once she was on the second floor, Drake turned his attention back to Danica.

"What is so important that you must separate me from my beloved?"

"I'm sorry, but I think you might want to know that we know where Blade is hiding out"

"Really… where?"

"Some where near the docks. It's an abandoned boating house where they used to cut things for the boats that the used to harbor."

"Tell the queen that I am going out. Tell her that I will be back soon so do not worry", Drake said firmly. He looked up towards their room's door, and then headed out the front door. Danica smiled as he left, she then left towards the stairs.

Once she got to the top floor, she went over to Drake's room and knocked on the door. Genevieve told who ever to come in, so Danica came in and shut the door behind her.

"Danica, what can I do for you?"

"Drake told me to tell you that he is going out, but he will back soon. We found Blade's hide out and he went to go get at them."

"Alone?"

"Yeah, he said he could handle it. Why? You don't think he's capable of doing the job?"

"It's not that I don't think he can do the job, Danica. It's the fact for his safety. Drake can be careless at times. He gets arrogant and cocky. He maybe the first of the vampire, but so am I. He knows I don't like him wonder alone out there, especially with that Blade character out there. I told him that when we were making love last night."

"How long have you and Drake been married. Because I'm surprised that you two have no children."

"I have always wanted children, and I don't know what Drake was afraid of when he didn't mate with me. I guess that the possibility that our children would some day surpass him, if we mated together."

"Yeah, men usually don't like that"

"Danica your a bright women, why are you still here? Alone? You should have your own children, start your own lineage.", Genevieve asked. The Queen sat down on the bed, patting the side next to her. Danica looked around and came over to sit next to her. She sat down crossed legged and faced her Queen.

"Honestly, I don't want to. I'm over 500 years old now, and I'm a little bored with life. I suffered as a child, and I wouldn't like another child to go through what I did."

"I see… Well have you ever loved?"

"… yes I did, but he was cheater. So I killed him."

"Well done, I would have done the same"

"Yet, Drake got a bitch pregnant. Then we were born. We could have been great if we had been your children. But-"

"But you created out of stupidity. And I'm sorry", Genevieve said quietly. Danica looked at her with curiously.

"Why are you apologizing for something Drake did?"

"Because as his wife, I allowed it. I was afraid of losing him. If I spoke my tongue to him, he would be angry with me for questioning his actions."

"Then he wouldn't be loving you the way he should."

"Yes I know that now that I'm older and a little more wiser", she said with a smile. Danica kinda felt sorry for her. Here she was, beautiful and powerful, but at the same time, alone and scared for her husband.

"Genevieve! Danica! I request your presence down in the lobby!", Drake's voice boomed through the tower. The two women looked at each other, before heading down stairs. Once they reached the first floor, they walked over to the sofa, where the back of Drake's head could be seen. He was looking down at something.

"Drake, what is it?", Genevieve said, as she catiously walked up behind him. She peered over his shoulder to see what he was holding. There it layed in his lap, was a child. She was sleeping comfortably and quietly, with her little hands curled into little fists. She couldn't have been more than six or seven years old.

Genevieve's heart stopped as she saw her. Drake looked up at his wife, knowing that she loved children, not just to eat, but to care for. She was good at it, being a mother that is. He figured that she could be their child, since they never had children between each other. He knew her did her wrog, and this was sort of a way for him to make it right.

He passed the sleeping child from his lap, to Genevieve's open arms. She held her with such care and love for the child, as if she was her own. Drake watched his wife with the child, and felt as if he was falling in love with her again. He stood up and walked over to where his wife was standing. He put his arm around her waist, making her look at him with a smile. They kissed, but only breifly.

"What is her name?"

"I believe she said, Zoe"

"Zoe… it's suits her. Can we keep her?", Genevieve asked. She looked up at her husband.

"Put those beautiful eyes away, I got her for you", he said with a smile. He kissed her hair, then gave Zoe a kiss on th forehead. "Danica, please find her a room to sleep in, make sure she doesn't leave the room until we come get her, is that undersood?"

Danica walked up to Genevieve and took the sleeping girl from her arms. Genevieve hesitated a little before she handed the girl over. Danica notice it and said, "Don't worry my Queen, she's in good hands."

Genevieve looked over to the woman next to her and smiled. She was surprised that she had addressed her by her title. Danica started for the stairs before she was called by Genevieve. "Danica, you may address me by Genevieve, that is if you like"

"I would like that very much", Danica said with a smile. She then turned around and walked up the stairs. Genevieve watched the woman climb the stairs before she turned to her husband and kissed him hard. He deepened the kiss as began to run massage her neck, but broke off shortly.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just that I don't want you thanking me, until you have seen me second gift for you. Asher and Grimwood are with it now. Come take my hand as I lead you to it", Drake said. Genevieve took his hand and walked behind her husband, till they reached a huge door, the same door that Drake fed in when he first arrived. When the stepped inside, they saw a man chained to the floor. Grimwood and Asher were both walking around him. Drake then shut the door, blocking their wraith from getting out.