Chapter 22 - Blood Heat

"Henry, I'm so sorry I should have never let her go out with Bruce, I never thought she would take such a risk after she promised to be careful" said Mike in frustration at the news one Vicki Fitzroy was heading into a sewer pipe.

Henry's jaw muscles spasmed with the tension he was holding within, listening to the siren wailing and the scenery flash by as Mike expertly drove through the traffic at high speed.

"It's my fault", he said in a soft voice cursing his condition and the unintended harm he may have caused Vicki.

Mike turned to look at Henry for a fraction of a second waiting for him to continue.

"Her blood is heated at the moment, it's not just effecting her libido, its effecting her judgment. At the moment she has more in common with a new born vampire than I thought possible" said Henry.

"Fuck!" yelled Mike slamming his hand into the steering. "Please tell me you didn't just say she's turned into a blood sucker!" he yelled seeing red.

Henry shot Mike a look that could possibly kill before continuing.

"Its daytime Mike, if she was a filthy blood sucker she would be dead to the world and not charging down some sewer. It's complicated but as we'll be there in 5 minutes at this speed I'll try to explain" he finished.

Henry was hurting on so many levels at that moment. He knew without a doubt that if he hadn't arrived that morning in the showers Mike would have given into Vicki's needs or she could have died. The worst part of it was Vicki, in some part of her deeper self, would have welcomed Mike's sexual energy into hers. There was something about Mike which called to a part of her than Henry couldn't touch.

"The Blood Ties between Vicki and myself is incredibly strong, probably the strongest I have ever experienced in my life" said Henry pausing, trying to collect his thoughts on the subject.

"Normally a vampire who feeds this much from any human and is sexually involved would have turned them long ago. The blood/sex connection is like a drug which brings them together over and over again until the human has an overwhelming need to join the vampire, to be like them by dying and then being reborn as a child of the night. It is one of the reasons we vampires, have to be so careful how often we feed off any human and in what context." said Henry clenching his hands into fists, frustrated at himself.

"The connection - the connection between the two tightly intertwined lovers heats their blood, brings to the fore all their sexual wants, needs and passions. In essence the human becomes almost vampire in their carvings and thinking" he paused looking at Mike if he was beginning to understand before continuing.

"Of course Vicki is unique in that I will never turn her but I have never just been with one woman, having sex with her exclusively for this long" finished Henry in a tired voice.

Mike glanced again in Henry's direction noting how tired and frustrated he looked at that moment. "Henry, I'm sorry for what you witnessed in the locker room, I didn't start it and did everything to finish it. What would have happened to Vicki if you can't get to her?" asked Mike wanting to get some idea of what they should do in that unlikely scenario.

"Someone will have to take care of her sexual needs before she goes mad" he stated bluntly. Vicki's mental and physical health came before the considerations of fidelity.

Mike pulled up outside the park and both he and Henry flew towards the drain.

"The worse part of all this", said Henry running towards the park with Mike at his side. Is that Vicki's judgment is just as effected, she is behaving as recklessly as a newborn at the moment. As I said before, this is my fault and if something has happened to her because I couldn't see this coming, I'll never forgive myself." he finished.

"Henry get a grip and focus we don't have time for your guilt at the moment, we need to find her and Bruce" said Mike keeping up with Henry and glad that his physical training had kept him in such great shape.

Henry looked over to Mike accepting the wisdom of his words while pulling up near the mouth of the tunnel eyes flashing to black and teeth extending fully at the smell which assailed his senses. She was here, so was the Werewolf.