Garan sat down with Crystal on the couch and hugged her tightly. "I'm sorry." he whispered in her ear. "I understand, it's ok." Crystal replied with a smile. Gerard looked out the window again and announced, "Danielle and Marc are finally here."
Danielle burst through the door looking a bit frazzled. "Well, we don't have to worry about what happened to Trinity anymore…she's dead." she proclaimed. Marc followed in behind her, "Yeah, she was trying to take me back for Paul. What does he still want with me?" Garan jumped off the couch, "What?? He turned her? That son of a bitch..."
Gerard spoke up. "It is of the utmost urgency that we figure something out now."
"Yes, Marc…why don't you tell us what you know?" Garan inquired. Marc and Danielle both plopped on the floor. "Well, you already know Paul has a vendetta against you and Crystal. Alex seems to be torn at this point, and Nolan could care less. That is all I know. Nolan told me nothing after he sired me."
Garan looked thoughtful, "So wait…who is Nolan...and why is he helping Paul? I've been around for centuries and I've never.....seen a vampire such as he."
"To be honest with you, I don't know much about him…he sired me, but never told me anything about himself. So I can't help you there. I don't even know why he is helping Paul; he barely listens to him."
Garan sat there quietly, deep in thought. Who is Nolan really? It seems his motives are uncertain. I get this strange feeling that I've met him before, a long time ago. "Well, there's nothing more we can do now. Tomorrow at 9 p.m. meet me at the parking garage at Menlo, we'll take one car. We're going to go find Nolan." he told them. Everyone nodded in agreement and headed to their cars. Danielle looked back at Garan as she walked out the door. "Watch over her." She said to him with a silly grin on her face.
Garan laughed, "You better watch over Marc."
"I will...bye!" she waved as she closed the door behind her.
Crystal looked at Garan. "Do you think finding Nolan will really help us?" she asked. "I have a gut feeling it will. Call it intuition. Hey, why don't you come stay at my place tonight? I don't like the idea of leaving you here alone. And I do still have a business to run." She nodded in agreement; they both got in his truck and headed for his home.
Paul arrived back at the warehouse and slammed the door shut as he entered. Alex poked his head out from around the corner. "So, how did it go with Trinity?" he asked. Paul just gave him a dirty look and walked away.
"Ah, that well huh..."
He heard a motorcycle pull up and park. A minute later, Nolan sauntered in. "Hey Alex, what's up?" he said, "You look like you just got bitch slapped." As he said this he started cracking up.
"Let me ask you something. Why do you work for Paul?"
"Work for Paul?! HAHAHA...you have got to be kidding me. I've got my own agenda. I do what I please and I work for nobody. He may think I'm under his control but he knows nothing. I had my own reasons for siring Marc."
Alex looked dumbfounded by his response. "Oh."
"So anyway, where is Paulie-boy? Is he upset that his plan backfired?"
"I guess so...he just walked away when I asked him."
"Hmm...well, I'll see you later!" Nolan said as he walked out the door.
Alex walked out to his Mercedes, started it up, and drove away.
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