He really thought she would forget what he had done to her. Everyone thought Chris was such a wonderful guy. Are they in for a surprise. Aida Stryker thought.
"Is the apartment okay? It was all I could find on short notice but I think there might be a mansion available soon, or we could always, you know, make one available," Aida's twin sister Sadie asked.
Aida stood at a large window that covered the entire length of the room, presenting a fantastic view of the town below, and a large lake surrounded by tall trees in the distance. Behind her was a living room and kitchen, to the right a hallway led to two bedrooms with their own bathrooms , to the left was a study and another room with an indoor pool and Jacuzzi.
Aida shrugged, arms folded across her chest. "It's fine. Besides, depending on how things go we could be moving in here permanently."
Sadie nodded, glancing around nervously, as if she expected something horrible to jump out from one of the closets. Aida's eyes rolled. "What is it now?"
"I keep thinking they're going to come for us," Sadie said softly, unable to meet her sister's eyes.
Aida laughed hollowly. She and her sister hadn't been fortunate enough to have been born into money, nor into the Night World either. While Sadie might have been content to live her ordinary human life Aida was always convinced there was something else out there, something her body and soul were crying out for that she wasn't getting, that was just out of reach to her.
She'd been plagued by strange dreams of past times, ancient Babylonia, Persia, Egypt, France, Britain. Every time she had been a different person, yet still herself. Sometimes people from one of her dreams would appear again another life time - centuries later.
And this was how Aida had learned of the Night World and realised what was missing from her life. She'd searched for the people in her dreams, actually managing to find some of the vampires. A stroke of luck for her came, when one of them, Benedict Redfern, had been looking for her as well. After they found each other, passion was ignited between them (they had been lovers in a former life of Aida's) and Benedict made her a vampire so they could be together, forever. He had wealth, power and status. He also had a secret will, just in case anything should ever happen to him, and named Aida beneficiary to everything he owned.
Aida changed her sister Sadie, refusing to leave behind the only human who meant anything to her. Together they built a bomb and with the help of a witch friend of Aida's placed it on Benedict's private yacht. One afternoon while Benedict and a friend of his were out sailing, they used magic to set the bomb off, disposing of Benedict, leaving his death as a "tragic accident" the magic the witch used destroying all traces of foul play, and Aida got her money.
It was shortly after this time Chris came into her life. She had been in love with him in several of her past lives. She didn't tell him anything about Benedict. She fell in love with Chris all over again, and they planned to marry. Too bad for her Chris never showed up.
That had all been fifty years ago.
Aida had tried to forget, tried to find someone else to move on from Chris, but was unable to stop thinking about him. It was hard to forget the love of your life. Sadie had been with her through everything, but unable to comfort her. Sadie tried to convince Aida her real soulmate was out there, but Aida didn't want her soulmate - she wanted Chris. Sadie didn't seem to be able to understand that.
The twins still looked like the eighteen year olds they had been when they had been changed so it was easy for them to blend in with the modern world.
"No one's smart enough to figure us out," Aida said, turning to face her sister. "It was fifty years ago and Benedict Redfern is long dead and gone, and will never return."
Aida walked over to the front door. Sadie darted forward, grabbing her arm. "Where are you going?"
"To look around," Aida jerked her arm free. "Jeez, get a life already."
Get a life, Sadie thought, watching her sister leave. If you only knew.
She was tired of Aida ordering her about, Aida's unnatural obsession with Chris. Why couldn't she just face the fact Chris had finished with her? If he was he would have married Aida when he was supposed to.
Sadie picked up the black cordless phone sitting on a glass coffee table in the centre of the living room. She dialled a number. She waited. "It's me," she said when someone answered the other line.
"How are you getting on? Does Aida suspect anything?"
Sadie snorted. "Please. All Aida thinks of is herself and her stupid revenge."
"Have you found him?"
"Actually, I have," Sadie allowed herself a satisfied smirk as she took a seat on the green suede couch and turned on the TV with the remote control she found on the arm of the couch.
"Good. In that case, you know the rest of our plan."
Sadie smirked. "Absolutely."
"Good. Call me in a few days."
"Will do," Sadie said, and hung up, flipping through the channels until she came to a Smallville episode.
"Is the apartment okay? It was all I could find on short notice but I think there might be a mansion available soon, or we could always, you know, make one available," Aida's twin sister Sadie asked.
Aida stood at a large window that covered the entire length of the room, presenting a fantastic view of the town below, and a large lake surrounded by tall trees in the distance. Behind her was a living room and kitchen, to the right a hallway led to two bedrooms with their own bathrooms , to the left was a study and another room with an indoor pool and Jacuzzi.
Aida shrugged, arms folded across her chest. "It's fine. Besides, depending on how things go we could be moving in here permanently."
Sadie nodded, glancing around nervously, as if she expected something horrible to jump out from one of the closets. Aida's eyes rolled. "What is it now?"
"I keep thinking they're going to come for us," Sadie said softly, unable to meet her sister's eyes.
Aida laughed hollowly. She and her sister hadn't been fortunate enough to have been born into money, nor into the Night World either. While Sadie might have been content to live her ordinary human life Aida was always convinced there was something else out there, something her body and soul were crying out for that she wasn't getting, that was just out of reach to her.
She'd been plagued by strange dreams of past times, ancient Babylonia, Persia, Egypt, France, Britain. Every time she had been a different person, yet still herself. Sometimes people from one of her dreams would appear again another life time - centuries later.
And this was how Aida had learned of the Night World and realised what was missing from her life. She'd searched for the people in her dreams, actually managing to find some of the vampires. A stroke of luck for her came, when one of them, Benedict Redfern, had been looking for her as well. After they found each other, passion was ignited between them (they had been lovers in a former life of Aida's) and Benedict made her a vampire so they could be together, forever. He had wealth, power and status. He also had a secret will, just in case anything should ever happen to him, and named Aida beneficiary to everything he owned.
Aida changed her sister Sadie, refusing to leave behind the only human who meant anything to her. Together they built a bomb and with the help of a witch friend of Aida's placed it on Benedict's private yacht. One afternoon while Benedict and a friend of his were out sailing, they used magic to set the bomb off, disposing of Benedict, leaving his death as a "tragic accident" the magic the witch used destroying all traces of foul play, and Aida got her money.
It was shortly after this time Chris came into her life. She had been in love with him in several of her past lives. She didn't tell him anything about Benedict. She fell in love with Chris all over again, and they planned to marry. Too bad for her Chris never showed up.
That had all been fifty years ago.
Aida had tried to forget, tried to find someone else to move on from Chris, but was unable to stop thinking about him. It was hard to forget the love of your life. Sadie had been with her through everything, but unable to comfort her. Sadie tried to convince Aida her real soulmate was out there, but Aida didn't want her soulmate - she wanted Chris. Sadie didn't seem to be able to understand that.
The twins still looked like the eighteen year olds they had been when they had been changed so it was easy for them to blend in with the modern world.
"No one's smart enough to figure us out," Aida said, turning to face her sister. "It was fifty years ago and Benedict Redfern is long dead and gone, and will never return."
Aida walked over to the front door. Sadie darted forward, grabbing her arm. "Where are you going?"
"To look around," Aida jerked her arm free. "Jeez, get a life already."
Get a life, Sadie thought, watching her sister leave. If you only knew.
She was tired of Aida ordering her about, Aida's unnatural obsession with Chris. Why couldn't she just face the fact Chris had finished with her? If he was he would have married Aida when he was supposed to.
Sadie picked up the black cordless phone sitting on a glass coffee table in the centre of the living room. She dialled a number. She waited. "It's me," she said when someone answered the other line.
"How are you getting on? Does Aida suspect anything?"
Sadie snorted. "Please. All Aida thinks of is herself and her stupid revenge."
"Have you found him?"
"Actually, I have," Sadie allowed herself a satisfied smirk as she took a seat on the green suede couch and turned on the TV with the remote control she found on the arm of the couch.
"Good. In that case, you know the rest of our plan."
Sadie smirked. "Absolutely."
"Good. Call me in a few days."
"Will do," Sadie said, and hung up, flipping through the channels until she came to a Smallville episode.