Part 7
Aurelia sighed, annoyed. She still found it hard to believe she'd actually agreed to help Phoenix. Why Phoenix had come to her was still slightly weird. After their last conversation Aurelia had made it pretty clear she was through with Phoenix. She had her place in the BB Guns, and didn't need a tag-along anymore.
Phoenix had simply been one of her experiments to test out her new Wolf Powers. When she'd first been changed and didn't really know what to do with the new form, a new species. So she'd needed a companion.
Phoenix had just been unfortunate enough to be crossing her path at the time she'd been thinking that. Now she was whining for help. As far as she knew, no one in her group of elite assassins had a hit out on Phoenix.
Even if they did, she wouldn't do anything about it.
Apparently Phoenix was now a self-made assassin. The council had insisted Blaine hunt her down. Most of the information was stuff she already knew. So Blaine was hunting her. Phoenix couldn't handle one little vampire?
"I'd hardly call myself a 'little vampire'." Blaine appeared out of the shadows with a smirk on his arrogant face.
Aurelia glared at him. Damn their fucking soulmate connection. It was almost impossible to keep secrets from him. How irritating. "Started stalking me again?"
He shrugged. "When did I stop?"
She bit her lip on a smart remark, knowing he was just going to throw another one back in her face. The routine tired her most of the time. "Say whatever you have to say and go away," she said, settling for bluntness. She didn't have the patience for dealing with Blaine right now.
Blaine smiled his irritatingly handsome smile. "Rumour has it you've been snooping around my files. Care to tell me why?"
Aurelia folded her arms across her ample chest. She could just walk away and slam the door to her apartment building in his face. The thought brought a slight smile to her face. "Not particularly," she said casually. "Care you tell *me* why you're stalking one of my puppies?"
Blaine looked at her as if she were insane. Then he burst out laughing. "Puppies? *You*?"
Aurelia cursed herself mentally. Never give a vampire an opening. "One of my creations."
Blaine stopped laughing. He looked blank for a moment. Then he got it. "Oh. Phoenix. I didn't know she was one of yours."
Aurelia winced. "Not one I'm particularly proud of."
He studied her, head tilted. "Why would you care about that?"
Her lip curled a little. "I suppose because she was reduced to begging me for help. The sooner I deal with this, the sooner she'll go away."
Blaine gave her one of his best smiles. "I have an idea for you to get her off your back."
Aurelia eyed him suspiciously. "Oh? And what's that?"
"Let me kill her."
Aurelia's eyebrow raised. It was an interesting thought. A quick solution to a problem that needed dealing with. But why should Blaine get to have all the fun? "Why should I?"
He glared at her. "I could kill you, instead."
It was Aurelia's turn to laugh. "You tried, you couldn't - why should you be able to now?"
He glared at her. "Bitch."
She smirked. "I know." She turned and headed up the steps to her building. Blaine hurried after her, catching her bare arm roughly.
"Don't walk away from me," he hissed.
Sparks shot from the skin to skin contact. The white light of their soulmate connection flared. The argument was over. For now, anyway. There were other things to do.
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Aurelia sighed, annoyed. She still found it hard to believe she'd actually agreed to help Phoenix. Why Phoenix had come to her was still slightly weird. After their last conversation Aurelia had made it pretty clear she was through with Phoenix. She had her place in the BB Guns, and didn't need a tag-along anymore.
Phoenix had simply been one of her experiments to test out her new Wolf Powers. When she'd first been changed and didn't really know what to do with the new form, a new species. So she'd needed a companion.
Phoenix had just been unfortunate enough to be crossing her path at the time she'd been thinking that. Now she was whining for help. As far as she knew, no one in her group of elite assassins had a hit out on Phoenix.
Even if they did, she wouldn't do anything about it.
Apparently Phoenix was now a self-made assassin. The council had insisted Blaine hunt her down. Most of the information was stuff she already knew. So Blaine was hunting her. Phoenix couldn't handle one little vampire?
"I'd hardly call myself a 'little vampire'." Blaine appeared out of the shadows with a smirk on his arrogant face.
Aurelia glared at him. Damn their fucking soulmate connection. It was almost impossible to keep secrets from him. How irritating. "Started stalking me again?"
He shrugged. "When did I stop?"
She bit her lip on a smart remark, knowing he was just going to throw another one back in her face. The routine tired her most of the time. "Say whatever you have to say and go away," she said, settling for bluntness. She didn't have the patience for dealing with Blaine right now.
Blaine smiled his irritatingly handsome smile. "Rumour has it you've been snooping around my files. Care to tell me why?"
Aurelia folded her arms across her ample chest. She could just walk away and slam the door to her apartment building in his face. The thought brought a slight smile to her face. "Not particularly," she said casually. "Care you tell *me* why you're stalking one of my puppies?"
Blaine looked at her as if she were insane. Then he burst out laughing. "Puppies? *You*?"
Aurelia cursed herself mentally. Never give a vampire an opening. "One of my creations."
Blaine stopped laughing. He looked blank for a moment. Then he got it. "Oh. Phoenix. I didn't know she was one of yours."
Aurelia winced. "Not one I'm particularly proud of."
He studied her, head tilted. "Why would you care about that?"
Her lip curled a little. "I suppose because she was reduced to begging me for help. The sooner I deal with this, the sooner she'll go away."
Blaine gave her one of his best smiles. "I have an idea for you to get her off your back."
Aurelia eyed him suspiciously. "Oh? And what's that?"
"Let me kill her."
Aurelia's eyebrow raised. It was an interesting thought. A quick solution to a problem that needed dealing with. But why should Blaine get to have all the fun? "Why should I?"
He glared at her. "I could kill you, instead."
It was Aurelia's turn to laugh. "You tried, you couldn't - why should you be able to now?"
He glared at her. "Bitch."
She smirked. "I know." She turned and headed up the steps to her building. Blaine hurried after her, catching her bare arm roughly.
"Don't walk away from me," he hissed.
Sparks shot from the skin to skin contact. The white light of their soulmate connection flared. The argument was over. For now, anyway. There were other things to do.
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