Through the Veil
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
"I asked you to do one job. I say, 'go to the village and get one of the strangers'. Is that so hard to do? I did not have you returned to us so that you could play around with the monster hunter. You can have Gabriel as soon as our mission is complete!" Deidre snapped angrily, pacing in front of the count.
"I was going to take one of the children," Dracula said with fierce irritation, annoyed with being talked down to by this woman. "But a surprising guest showed up."
"Don't tell me Kael interfered," Deidre groaned. "That woman would dare not risk it."
"She wasn't the only person to arrive," Dracula told her, smiling smugly at the way Deidre seemed confused. For once in a long time he seemed to have something over her. "The princess is back."
Deidre narrowed her eyes. "What princess?" She asked slowly, almost hesitantly.
"Anna," Dracula said, his eyes glittering with mirth.
All of Deidre's dominance seemed to vanish before the counts eyes as she spluttered for any words of reply. Finally she spun around and kicked heatedly at her chair, sending debris flying into the air, and yet her foot seemed unharmed. "Damn it! They told me that line was deceased!"
"It was," Dracula said. "But she's returned."
"Of course she has," Deidre said. She let out a crazed laugh as she moved along the floor of her chamber. "But of course she has. There is always something. Always there, foiling. No matter what we do he has a plan to counteract. And that plan is always …" She closed her mouth with aggravation before throwing her head back and staring at the ceiling. "Do you enjoy? Are we here simply for your pleasure? I hope this is something you take well."
"He won't answer you," Dracula said, stepping up behind Deidre. She spun to look at him, her fingernails digging into her fist.
"Back down, count," Deidre said through clenched teeth, waiting for the count to step aside. He did so pleasantly, watching as the queen moved away from him. "You will learn your place, whether you like it or no. You are not in the favor anymore. It would do well to remember this."
"What do I get for helping you?" Dracula asked.
"What do you want?" Deidre enquired.
"Van Helsing. And Kael," Dracula said.
Deidre couldn't hide the small, almost sad smile that appeared on her lips. "Always the one for revenge, count. Fine, you may have just that. Just get me one of those children."
AN: Is it just me, or are the 'bad guy' chapters getting shorter and shorter? Umm, if anyone didn't get it, the 'He' that Deidre refers to is supposed to be God