Chapter 37:Better of without it
I rolled around for a bit, waiting for Eric but somehow I drifted off because hours later I felt his cold arms snake around me and pull me into his side. "What time is it?" I asked as I stretched out my body and then turned fully towards him, using his arm as a pillow. "Time to go back to sleep" Eric said and I hummed as I still felt so tired.
So I closed my eyes and felt Eric wrap his arms around me. That is how I fell asleep again.
I woke up to hearing the shower run and knew Eric was already up because there was no one beside me. I got up and walked to the bathroom and then got into the shower with Eric. His back was towards me so I laid my head against his back and wrapped my arms around his body.
"Roman wishes for you to be there as he executes Russell" Eric said and turned around to face me. "Why? I don't want to get his nasty blood on me when he explodes" I said to Eric while pulling my face in a disgusted manner.
"He wants to talk to you about your heritage" Eric said and I laughed out loud. "I don't know anything of it. All I know is here… somewhere is a lot of secretes stored and one of them is mine. I need to sneak around once all of you are asleep." I said to Eric and he frowned down at me.
"You can't just sneak around. They have cameras everywhere and what if you get caught?" Eric asked me, worrying lace his tone.
"I'll just ask where is the bathroom" I said but with Eric's dead cold stare I rolled my eyes.
"I will be careful and I will not get caught, tomorrow when every vampire is asleep I will have a look around, now finish your shower, I want to get this stupid night over and done with" I said and pushed Eric under the water to finish while I only started showering now.
After I got dressed I pulled my hair into a messy bun and walked out of the room. There was a guard waiting for me, leading me to the main room where Russell would be staked tonight.
I stepped into the room just as Roman stepped back pointing the Istake remote at Russell. Everyone turned around to see who it was and once Roman saw it was me he motioned for me to come forward and I did.
I walked forward and come to stand in front of Russell. He looked up at me and smiled, but I didn't return it. I looked down at him with disgust and then looked up at Roman and gave him a stiff nod to proceed.
Roman pressed the button but it just beeped so he pressed it again and again but nothing happened. Roman looked towards Molly who designed the Istake but she shrugged.
In an instant Russell was on his feet and pinned Roman to the table while grabbing a stake that was lying on the table. Eric ran into the room and his eyes met mine in horror as Russell raised the stake up "Peace is for pussies" Russell said as he brought the stake down into Romans chest.
Roman in turn groaned out and then splatted over the table and dripped down onto the floor. The lights went out and started flashing as they called out that it was a code red. All off the vampires fell down to the ground as guards stormed in.
I stood my ground and called out for Eric because he was not in the space he previously occupied.
"Get down!" a guard yelled at me but I didn't care and walked forward to see Eric but he grabbed my arm and pushed me down. I pushed him away from me and stormed around the table.
Russell stood in my way and I was about to throw him into the wall but he was quicker and threw me back instead. I saw the guards shoot a net over Russell and then he went down. They got him under control and then the lights came back on.
"Eric?" Bill called out as we all looked around and then I saw Eric hanging from a pillar with the steel from it wrapped around his neck, keeping him there.
"The view from up here is spectacular" Eric said as he continued to hang there.
"Take him down you fucking stupid vampires!" I growled out as I watched how they led Russell away.
Two guards grabbed me by the neck and hauled me out of the room and down to a cage.
"Don't you dare leave me down here, I will kick this fucking door off and kill all of you" I growled out as the guards walked away but then stopped and turned back towards me.
"Oh yeah? You think you can do that princess?" the one guard asked me and I smiled at him. "Why don't you come in here and find out" I taunted him and he looked at his friend and then back towards me.
He opened the door and stepped inside while I motioned for him to come and get it. He stepped forward and I quickly jumped up and wrapped my legs around him, swinging my body around to throw him into the ground
"What do you say now 'princess?'" I asked as he started climbing back to his feet but a sting in my neck made me quickly grab it and turn around.
The other guard was holding a syringe and whatever he injected me with was working quickly as I started seeing double vision and fell to my knees.
"What did you do?" I slurred out and heard the two of them laugh before I felt a hard boot connect with my stomach, and knocking me down and into sleep.
My eyes fluttered open as I felt that I was moving and when I could start to see, I saw that I was held up and being dragged down a hallway.
I got my senses under control quickly and started struggling with the two guards holding my arms. We turned a corner and then we came to a closed door and the one on my right stepped forward to open it and once he did I lifted up and kicked him into the room and then hit the other guard holding me until he let go but by then the one I kicked down was up and grabbed my arm, throwing me into the room until I skidded to a stop.
"Eric?" I heard someone ask and I looked up seeing a thin brunette holding out her hand for Eric to take. I instantly knew she was Nora.
I stood up and stormed forward "You better pull your hand back unless you want to lose it" I snarked out as I stood in front of Eric.
"Ah there is my little angel" Russell said and my eyes snapped to him. I felt this instant rage and ran forward tumbling both me and Russell to the ground. While trying to tear his throat out with my bare hands.
"Eric do not interfere" I heard Nora say and I looked back to see her standing by Eric with her hand on his shoulder and that gave Russell the upper hand, he quickly pinned me down by my shoulders and laughed.
"Calm down hunny bun, I'm not going to hurt you" he said and stared down at me. I looked towards Eric and he nodded at me. I frowned at him and then he gave another nod. So I nodded back and pushed Russell off of me, making my way back to Eric's side.
"I'd like to leave this place now" I said and grabbed Eric's arm to leave but the door snapped shut and I glared back at Russell.
"My dear you only just got here, and I'd like to get to know my pet" he said and I pulled my face up in disgust. "You're pet? Never in your life" I responded and he laughed out while clapping his hands together.
"My darling I was the one who created you, we made you for us to use" he said and although I hate to admit it, he had me intrigued.
"Who is us?" Eric asked and Salome and Russell looked at each other.
"Salome would you take Mr. Nortman and Mr. Compton for a drink, I think I need to explain a few things to her" Russell said and she nodded while gesturing for Nora to also follow her.
Eric hesitated but I nodded for him to go, but he first stepped forward and placed his lips against mine in a claiming manner and then followed Salome.
"Get talking…" I said to Russell as I crossed my arms.
"Let me just say what a great job we did. We created you for the most important thing, we created you to…"
"Who is us?" I asked him as he went on and on. It was getting on my nerves not getting any useful information.
"Sanguinistas. You were the perfect specimen to help us kill all the mainstreamers and take control of the human race, we were going to train you to your full extend. You still have no idea how powerful you are. But then that stupid human took you before we could even begin" Russell explained and I shook my head at him.
"I would have never done that, I would never have followed your orders" I said and turned to leave.
"You are my daughter, of course you would have. And the way I see it…you will still follow my orders unless you want me to kill Northman right now in front of you" Russell said and I turned back to him.
"Go ahead, he's just a plaything for me" I replied and Russell and I stared down at each other until he smiled and nodded at a camera in the corner of the room.
The door opened a moment later and Salome with Nora came thru the door followed by Eric and Bill.
Russell stared at me as I looked back at him and then he smiled. "You want to reconsider cupcake?" Russell asked and I shook my head. "Go ahead, it sure as hell would make my life easier" I replied back to him.
Russell stood still for a few seconds as if he was in shock that I actually didn't care about Eric.
But deep down I did, and it's for that reason that I said it would make my life easier, because then there would be no one to care or worry about.
Russell nodded slowly and then in an instant he had Eric in front of me on his knees, wrists binded behind his back with silver.
And then I heard all of it at once.
A/N: Do you guys think Eric is dead or is it just a scheme that Russell came up with? Let me know…
