Part 16
Adrianna waited patiently in her car outside the deserted barn house wondering what the hell was going on. She was all for discreet locations - but this place seemed utterly deserted.
She checked her watch. She'd been waiting here for thirty five minutes now. Each time she was tempted to say screw this and leave, that annoying voice inside her was pointing out she'd be missing out on the perfect opportunity to get what she'd always wanted.
But of course, it was taking her a hell of a long time, she for out of the car and started to walk towards the barn. Frowning, Adrianna was sure she smelled a familiar, clawing stench in the air, disturbingly familiar, but she couldn't quite remember what it was.
She was distracted by the dark looming shapes of disused farm equipment dotted around, almost certain someone was hiding behind them. She shook her head in disgust,. There was nothing there.
Since when did crap like this have an effect on her, anyway? Normally Adrianna would be the thing hiding in the darkness, luring the human out somewhere.
She was well aware there were bans on killing in certain areas, that didn't mean she couldn't have fun when she was feeding. And technically, she hadn't broken any laws when she'd killed that idiot Morpheus.
As she headed inside the barn she wondered what had become of the stupid spell. Things were bad enough as they were for her at the moment, she didn't need things made worse by Enya getting as soulmate after all.
The inside of the barn was dark and empty, though with her night vision that really didn't effect her. Still, she found herself looking for a light switch, or something to give a little light, a lamp or torch or something.
"I don't get it, why are we *here*?"
She stopped looking, frowning as she heard Khal's voice.
"In there, I told you."
The frown turned into a scowl when she heard Enya, a second later they appeared inside the doorway.
"What the fuck is going on here?" Adrianna demanded angrily.
She had no intention of trying to persuade Khal they were meant for each other with that bitch around. It was her fault, all of this. If Enya was dead, none of this would be happening.
"You're telling me *she's* the surprise?" Khal shook his head. "I should have known not to trust a fucking puppy."
"Yeah, whatever." Enya said dismissively. "That's not the surprise."
"Then what the hell is?" Khal asked.
Adrianna didn't have a clue what they were going on about. She could feel hot tears stinging her eyes. Why did *nothing* ever go right for her? Why?
"This," Enya answered, and was gone in a blur of speed. Adrianna watched the doors of the barn slamming shut. She watched Khal just standing there in confusion , hearing something that sounded like chains locking.
Khal turned to look at her. "They're locking us in a barn together?"
Adrianna shrugged. A small smile was starting to creep over her lips. Locked in a barn with her soulmate, maybe this evening could improve. "I don't know. It makes no sense, true, but why does that have to be a bad thing?"
Khal started to walk over to the barn doors. "Don't even go there." He stopped. "Do you smell something?"
Adrianna was about to answer, but before she could, something was shoved under the barn door. "What the fuck?" Khal bent down to pick it up. Then started screaming.
Adrianna stumbled towards him, but stopped in her tracks. The doors of the barn were on fire. Khal's hand had caught, the dire, deadly to vampires, was quickly consuming his entire body as he flailed wildly.
Khal was making a desperate grab for her. His blackened hands managed to curl around her shoulders. She screamed herself as the fire attacked her. The unexpected light of their soulmate connection flared as his burning skin touched hers exploded around them along with the fire.
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Adrianna waited patiently in her car outside the deserted barn house wondering what the hell was going on. She was all for discreet locations - but this place seemed utterly deserted.
She checked her watch. She'd been waiting here for thirty five minutes now. Each time she was tempted to say screw this and leave, that annoying voice inside her was pointing out she'd be missing out on the perfect opportunity to get what she'd always wanted.
But of course, it was taking her a hell of a long time, she for out of the car and started to walk towards the barn. Frowning, Adrianna was sure she smelled a familiar, clawing stench in the air, disturbingly familiar, but she couldn't quite remember what it was.
She was distracted by the dark looming shapes of disused farm equipment dotted around, almost certain someone was hiding behind them. She shook her head in disgust,. There was nothing there.
Since when did crap like this have an effect on her, anyway? Normally Adrianna would be the thing hiding in the darkness, luring the human out somewhere.
She was well aware there were bans on killing in certain areas, that didn't mean she couldn't have fun when she was feeding. And technically, she hadn't broken any laws when she'd killed that idiot Morpheus.
As she headed inside the barn she wondered what had become of the stupid spell. Things were bad enough as they were for her at the moment, she didn't need things made worse by Enya getting as soulmate after all.
The inside of the barn was dark and empty, though with her night vision that really didn't effect her. Still, she found herself looking for a light switch, or something to give a little light, a lamp or torch or something.
"I don't get it, why are we *here*?"
She stopped looking, frowning as she heard Khal's voice.
"In there, I told you."
The frown turned into a scowl when she heard Enya, a second later they appeared inside the doorway.
"What the fuck is going on here?" Adrianna demanded angrily.
She had no intention of trying to persuade Khal they were meant for each other with that bitch around. It was her fault, all of this. If Enya was dead, none of this would be happening.
"You're telling me *she's* the surprise?" Khal shook his head. "I should have known not to trust a fucking puppy."
"Yeah, whatever." Enya said dismissively. "That's not the surprise."
"Then what the hell is?" Khal asked.
Adrianna didn't have a clue what they were going on about. She could feel hot tears stinging her eyes. Why did *nothing* ever go right for her? Why?
"This," Enya answered, and was gone in a blur of speed. Adrianna watched the doors of the barn slamming shut. She watched Khal just standing there in confusion , hearing something that sounded like chains locking.
Khal turned to look at her. "They're locking us in a barn together?"
Adrianna shrugged. A small smile was starting to creep over her lips. Locked in a barn with her soulmate, maybe this evening could improve. "I don't know. It makes no sense, true, but why does that have to be a bad thing?"
Khal started to walk over to the barn doors. "Don't even go there." He stopped. "Do you smell something?"
Adrianna was about to answer, but before she could, something was shoved under the barn door. "What the fuck?" Khal bent down to pick it up. Then started screaming.
Adrianna stumbled towards him, but stopped in her tracks. The doors of the barn were on fire. Khal's hand had caught, the dire, deadly to vampires, was quickly consuming his entire body as he flailed wildly.
Khal was making a desperate grab for her. His blackened hands managed to curl around her shoulders. She screamed herself as the fire attacked her. The unexpected light of their soulmate connection flared as his burning skin touched hers exploded around them along with the fire.
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