Sweet Serendipity

Chapter Twenty-One : Blonde Bombshell

A. Brandon

C. Whitlock

Captain P. Whitlock

When Alice finally made herself turn to face the owner of the magnificent voice, she was far from disappointed at the face that went with the words.

He was magnificent.

Like a God, he stood tall, and built, and undeniably, irrevocably beautiful in everyway possible. The thick dark hair, slicked back to sophistication was taunting, begging Alice to run her fingers through the locks as her eyes wondered downwards to his sharp features and defined jaw. His eyes smouldered, causing Alice to suck in a gasp of air unintentionally as her eyes gazed into his, only to be met with daunting black orbs staring back at her. Alice's body urged to be closer to his… but on a different level that it did compared to the Major's appeal.

Come to think of it… everything she scrutinized on him, her mind couldn't help but see in Jasper Whitlock as well. Alice craved to run her hands through the stranger's hair, but she'd kill to tug them through the Major's. She'd swoon at the touch of Mr. Tall and Dark's lips… but Alice was capable of dieing at the mercy of Jasper's.

In the end, everything she could admire in the stranger, was only ten times more appealing on the Major. But that didn't change the fact that he was still irrevocably beautiful in his own way.

Caught in a trance like state, Alice simply nodded her head as the stranger swept her up into his arms. Strong, and bold, he swung her round the ballroom floor as Alice felt everything else around her slowly fading off into nothing. All the past discrepancies of the night just died away in his arms. Alice even felt herself relax as she drifted in his arms, his grace and movement lulling her in a daze of music and dancing as she inwardly laughed in glee. This was stress free, and sensual. She could feel herself falling away in his arms, and the more they danced, the more Alice seemed to fall for his charm and good looks as he quietly whispered compliments and sweet nothings in her ear, sending shivers over delicate warm skin as the music ended.

Taking her hand, he lead her to the edge of the dance floor when he bent at the waist in a bow and pressed his lips to her hand. Pale and cold, goosebumps raised on her skin as she fought the flush that crept it's way up her neck and onto her face.

Again, in his deep sensual voice, he quietly asked, "Would you care to accompany me for an evening walk through the garden?" The smile on his face was reassuring and welcoming, and that alone made Alice eager to agree with him. With that smile alone, and the deep hunger in his eyes, Alice knew she'd have followed him anywhere should he asked with the same voice. There was just no conscience left in her to voice reason over the trance that had drowned out coherent thoughts.

"I would-"

"Alice!" Charlotte's voice called out behind her as Alice managed to tear her eyes away from the man's to see Char and Peter approaching her from behind. An unreadable expression on Charlotte's face, and one that could kill on Peter's. "What are you doing?" she demanded as she stopped next to Alice and pulled her behind Charlotte and Peter's figures slightly, almost as if to shield her from view from the man, who's name she still didn't know. "Where is the Major? Why were you talking to him?"

"No- I…"

"Ah, if it isn't the famous Whitlock coven." the man stated again, once more in that mesmerizing voice as Alice struggled to control the shudder that threatened to rattle her body. "And where is the God of War?" he asked, his tone slightly more malicious as he grinned and his eyes seemed to grow even darker… would that have been possible. "Where is Ares?"

"I'm sure you'll be able to find him if you look hard enough," Peter's cold, hard voice spat angrily as he grabbed hold of Alice's forearm and pulled her even further back from the vampire. "Until then, I advice you steer clear of his property," Peter snarled as Alice fought the urge to wince at the way he'd knowingly referred to Alice as the Major's 'property'. "You know how he much he loathes sharing."

"Of course…" the man smirked at the angered expression on his face as his eyes fell back on Alice once more. "Though, I believe should I ever come across something so… admirable, I wouldn't dream of keeping it all to myself." he winked, taking a deep inhalation as he grinned and shook his head. "He always did have such exquisite taste in delicacies…" he grinned as for the first time, Alice saw the true darkness behind the charm of his gaze and words. "until next time, ma chérie…"

Watching him walk away, Alice felt the others finally breath as Charlotte rounded on her in a neck breaking speed. "What in the hell were you thinking?!" she demanded as Alice barely had time to take a breath in attempt to answer her question when Char began again, "Do you know who that is? Where is the Major? Why would you leave him? Jesus Alice do you even know where you are? What could so easily happen to you?" she demanded as Alice sighed and tried to regain her composure that was quickly falling apart around her.

"Char… Char!" Peter finally cut her off as he stepped in between the two. "Go find the Major… take him for a dance darlin'… I gotta have a word with Ali. Just us for a minute…" he stated as Charlotte finally relented and walked off, a warning glance shooting to Alice before she took off. When she finally left, Alice finally let herself start to breath again as Peter offered her a hand to dance which she accepted with slight hesitation.

Gliding along with Peter was ten times easier than dancing with the Major. With Jasper, she felt like she was making a mistake every time she even moved, she was stressed, trying to keep up appearances, and his close proximity did nothing for her sanity at any point. Whereas, dancing with Peter… it was like dancing with your best friend, or your cousin at a wedding… it was just nice. No pressure, no insanity. Just dancing. "You'll have to excuse Charlotte sweetheart… she just worries about you too much sometimes." he grinned fondly as Alice nodded slightly.

"Why?" she finally asked as Peter sighed.

"The man you were talking to… his name is Samuel Carter, and he's one of the most dangerous vampires here this evening. Probably the biggest threat to the Major and his territory." he stated in contempt as Alice urged him to elaborate. "Back when the Southern Wars still waged on, they served under the same woman. Loved the same woman…"

"Maria…"

"Yes. And when she chose Jas- the Major… Samuel went crazy. He killed off half the newborn army himself, and then fled… but not before he swore he'd kill any chance at happiness the Major could find." Peter explained as Alice shuddered slightly. "Which, if he found out you were his- umm… well that you belonged to him, and you were human. He could use that against the Major… and that's very, very dangerous for you." he exclaimed as Alice nodded.

"He has a gift…" Peter stated after a few moments as Alice turned to him in surprise. "It's like persuasion… you want to be around him, please him… it's like a gravitational field of attraction." he stated with a shrug as Alice flushed slightly. "Yeah… I figured you'd felt it." he smirked at seeing her guilty expression as Alice shook her head.

"It's nothing… everyone here is beautiful." she smirked as Peter just nodded knowingly, that signature smirk still present.

"So what happened?" he asked as Alice shot him a look. "Yeah, yeah, yeah… don't give me that look sugar. I know something went down with you and the Major, don't ask me how. I just know shit."

"I don't know what you want me to say." she finally whispered as Peter just prodded for more. "I wanted to enjoy the evening… the chance to get out." she sighed. "But no matter what happens, what we do, what I do, what he does. I just can't forget all of it. My parents, my solitude… It's always right there… and I- I don't know. I wanna know. I wanna know this isn't for nothing. That I mean more than some blood bag, that this isn't just so he can kill me one day. I wanna know where my parents are, and if they're okay. I just wanna know." she sighed as her face turned away from Peter's scanning the room, her insides in turmoil as her eyes instinctively found the Major's.

He was still strikingly beautiful, but his compromised position was less than appealing as Alice swallowed the bile that seemed to gather in her throat at seeing the Major dancing ridiculously close to a blonde haired woman as his one hand rested dangerously close to a certain 'asset' in the nether region.

What was worse though, was how easily he conversed with her. How they laughed, and talked together, and how she'd lean particularly close to him, pressing her voluptuous chest into his as her lips drifted sensually over the skin below his left ear as she whispered something to him that made him tense, along with his eyes darkening.

As if he were…

"Fuck Peter, I gotta sit down." she choked out suddenly at seeing the two as she promptly pulled away from Peter and stalked towards the open doors to the balcony outside. Taking deep gaping breaths as a pain exploded across her chest, choking the air out from under her as she felt as if someone was promptly standing on her lungs. Leaning on the railing with a cool summer breeze brushing over her skin, she felt Peter approach from behind and place a hand on her shoulder.

"What's up darlin'?"

"I don't know… just… not feeling the greatest all of a sudden." she stated somberly as Peter 'ahh'd' and smirked from beside her, a knowing look on his handsome face.

"Nothing to do with the whore attached to the Major in there?" he asked as Alice glared at him and shook her head. Despite her irritation, part of her grinning at Peter's choice of wording.

"As far as I'm concerned, he can do whatever he wants, with whoever he wants." she spat as the Major nodded amused.

"Does that include you darlin'? You hoping he's gonna run after you again?" he asked as Alice scoffed and shook her head. She wanted to hate him, but the more she thought about it, the more she hated herself for not being able to live up to the other woman's standards. Tall, beautiful, erotic, sexy, and confident.

Alice was just… Alice.

Just human… kind of.

Just simple.

How in the hell was she supposed to compete with someone like that?

Why would she even want to?

She hated him.

Right?

"Never… as long as his attention's not on me anymore." she offered, trying to convince even herself as Peter smirked.

"So you won't mind that their lips are also getting acquainted at the moment as well?" he asked, his voice slightly taking on a different tone as Alice felt the air leave her body completely as she rounded quickly. Sure enough, seeing the blonde haired tramp with her lips pressed firmly against the Major's. Spinning back around, Alice shook her head, her eyes clenching shut as she rounded and all but collapsed into the ledge once more, using it to hold herself up as she took a deep breath and shook her head.

"I'm so stupid." she spat angrily as Peter sighed beside her.

"It's not all that bad doll…"

"No, it's fuckin' worse." she spat angrily. "It was bad enough I have to let him drink from me… now, not only am I'm gonna have captain horny's teeth sunk into my skin, but have the drag bitch's saliva goin around as well." she spat angrily, finding herself pacing as Peter just laughed slightly. "Who knows what I'm gonna end up infected with now."

"You sure that's all it is sweet pea?"

"Peter-"

"Jesus hon, stop lying to yerself… you and I both know that's not what this is about."

ohhhh snap. Alice is feeling the connection now ;) thank you guys for reviewing so fast! you're all awesome!

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