Oh god, I am so sorry! School has been hectic lately...between homework and project work, I never have time to write and it's driving me mental! D: I'm really sorry everyone for not updating but I hope you enjoy this chapter...the story is kinda turning darker again...let's see where it goes :P
Amelie's P.O.V -
A heavy sigh escaped my lips as I leaned back in the leather chair and lightly tapped my fingernails on the desk. My thoughts were entirely focused on Claire and the problem we faced with her. She had changed ever since the incident with Francois and Ysandre, and I knew she was a danger to everyone around her, including herself. A shrill noise disrupted my thoughts and I picked up the phone, my gaze locking with Oliver who stood near my desk, arms crossed and a scowl on his pale face. Myrnin abruptly stopped pacing across the tiled floor and turned, the notes in his hand forgotten.
"Hello", I spoke, my voice calm, unlike my hidden emotions.
"Amelie...it-it's Claire. She...she's gone...she left the house a while ago and we don't know where she is..", Michael spoke, voice filled with fear.
A low growl emitted from Oliver and Myrnin simply raised his eyebrows, before his eyes drifted back to the crumpled paper in his hand. Claire was somewhere in Morganville and it was possible that she was unstable at the moment.
"Michael, stay at the Glass House. All of you. Claire may return, but I shall send my guards out to search for her. Thank you for informing me", I replied, before hanging up.
I dropped the phone on the desk and stood up, heading towards the blank wall. A portal soon began to appear and I watched as it shimmered and glowed into place.
"Myrnin, return to your lab. Search for anything related to Claire's...insanity, shall we call it? Oliver, return to Common Grounds. Also, do not allow any other vampire to learn about Claire's condition. We all know that she is hated by many and I fear the outcome would not be good...".
Both men merely nodded and climbed through the portal. The moment the portal disappeared and the wall returned to its blank shade of white, the large wooden doors leading into the office, burst open. I recognised one of my guards. His eyes locked on me and I noticed the panic inside of them.
"Founder, I came to inform you...three murders have occured in the last half hour. Two humans and one vampire".
Claire's P.O.V -
My mind was clouded, foggy. My eyes were locked on the lifeless body on the ground and the blood. There was so much blood. It stained the cement and my clothes. The overwhelming scent of the crimson liquid filled my nostrils and burned my throat, fueling the raging fire. I collapsed on the ground, my face buried in my hands, which marked my pale skin with the sickly sweet blood.
As I regained control over myself, I slowly put my hands in front of me and stared at the blood covering them. My eyes drifted to the body of a man, who lay motionless under the glow of the moon. His skin was deathly pale and I noticed a blue tinge to his lips. His face was turned away from me, the flesh of his neck exposed. A gasp blew across my lips as I saw the fang marks ripped through his skin, blood continuing to flow from the wound. My hands covered my mouth and muffled my scream.
'He was a mere human. You're a vampire. You are the hunter...he was the prey. Wasn't he delicious? His warm, sweet, delicious blood that ceased the pain inside of you and quenched your thirst...remember how he screamed as you sucked his life away.'
The voice echoed in my mind and I struggled against the monster, the monster which had killed innocent people and enjoyed it. The monster who had become a part of me and I could no longer control it. With a scream, I allowed myself to succumb to the beast. My eyes turned a crimson red and my fangs snapped down, deadly sharp and aching to rip through soft flesh.
'You will never be the Claire you once were...she is gone, forever.'
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