Chapter Twenty Seven

Look Behind You.

Vlad couldn't believe his Mother would betray him like that.

Did she really hate him that much?

Big tears spilled down his face as he tried to come to terms with the bombshell he'd just been personally handed on a gold platter.

'He's my son. Your brother'

Vlad couldn't get those five words out of his head.

This was so messed up.

He realised he hadn't seen Erin lately.

"Erin?" He called, although he didn't expect her to answer.

"Yeah?" She answered, smoothly.

"Come here?" There was hope in his voice.

"Why should I?" She replied, casually.

"I need you to come here. I have loads of things I want to discuss with you, so come here!" He used his high and mighty voice, knowing Erin wouldn't miss a chance to slate him then.

"Fine, keep your cape on, I'm coming!" Erin snapped.

He heard her before he saw her.

"Hi." She muttered.

"You're beautiful, baby." His tone was soft, yet Erin felt rather threatened by it.

"Am I? I'm a monster."

Vlad gazed at her, this wasn't a case of Bad or Good Vlad, when it came to Erin, they both knew exactly what they wanted to happen.

"You could never be a monster in my eyes, baby."

Erin shuddered.

"You made me into a monster, Vlad, or at least, my Vlad did." There was bitterness in her voice.

"I am your Vlad, Erin."

"You are not, and never will be, my Vlad." She shot back at him.

"Kiss me." He said simply.

"W-What?!" Erin asked, stunned at his confidence.

"I said kiss me, baby."

"W-Vlad I..-"

She could no longer speak.

Vlad crushed his lips against hers.

She thought of pushing him away, but she didn't have the willpower.

Instead, she kissed him back, hungrily.

"Oh, Erin, I've missed those lips, baby." He said, seductively.

"Vlad, I can't do this, what about Jasp-"

Vlad's eyes blackened at the very mention of his name.

"Vlad, I-"

"You still love him, don't you." Vlad spat, trying to come back down to Earth after their kiss.

"I will always love him, I can't change that."

"Excuse me, he dusted my sister in front of my eyes! I will have revenge, I don't care what anyone says, even you can't stop me this time, this time he's gone to far, he's made it personal, so that's what I'm going to do. Staking is too good for him, I have a plan much worse, by far, baby." Vlad seethed.

"I will never forgive you if you hurt him, Vlad."

"Then so be it. I'd rather watch him die than be with you, anyway, baby, laters!" He blew a kiss in her general direction, and vanished.

Erin stared at the floor in disbelief.

Did he really just say that?

Did he mean it?

What had he got planned for him?

All these questions were buzzing around Erin's head like a disturbed wasp's nest.

She decided to take action.

She looked around Vlad's room, for a pen and some paper.

She couldn't find one, not even in his bag.

What did vampire's write on? Soil?

She routed in his bag to see if she could find anything.

Her fingers brushed against something.

She grasped it and took it out of the bag.

If her heart was still beating, it would have stopped dead.

It was a stake, and this stake, had names on it.

Literally.

She peered closer to it.

Engraved in the wood, there was a little message.

Erin tried to forget what she had just seen, but curiosity got the better of her.

She turned it around and read.

'To Jasper and Erin. Hope you enjoy your stake. Love from Vlad.'

Erin couldn't see straight as tears began to pour down her cheeks.

Why was he being so cold with her?

And where was her Vlad?

She prayed that he'd return and leave this monster behind him.

That's all she could do.

For now, she was stuck with this Vlad.

And she wasn't going down without a fight.