Chapter 3

St. Victors street was quiet at night. She headed down towards her favourite club. It was the club for the circle midnight. She didn't wait at the door, but she just walked in and headed straight to the bar. She caught the attention of a young vampire. She had a bleach blonde Mohawk with a pair of large earrings and a piecing through one of her eyebrows. She turned quickly and froze when she saw Lexi.

"Hi Terra," Lexi said. The girl dropped the glass she was holding Lexi watched as it smashed into tiny little pieces on the shiny floor.

"You... I..." the girl said stepping back. She bumped into the other bartender. He was a tall man with his long brown hair tied up in a ponytail behind him. He turned fast and pushed the girl off of him. He was glaring at her with his large green eyes when he noticed Lexi. He froze just as the girl had.

"Oh no. Listen if your here to cause trouble you can go outside."

"I'm not here for trouble, believe me if I was everyone in this room would be dead by now," Lexi said still smiling.

"Well we already told you, we don't know anything about that stupid circle daybreak. We don't know where Lily is either."

"Shut up and give me the key," Lexi said.

"You know we can't do that Lex," said Marcel from behind Terra.

"Yes but you know what I can do. So maybe you want to give it to me, before I get impatient."

"That's not a nice way to be talking to my staff," said a voice behind her. Lexi turned on her heels to face the tall handsome vampire. His eyes were emerald green and his hair was shoulder length and chestnut brown. He wore a pair of tight black jeans with a tight black turtle neck. Around was neck was a chain with a small pendant on it. It had a heptagram engraved in silver. It was the same as Lexi's bracelet. She was suddenly aware of the heavy chain around her wrist. Lexi smiled at him.

"Would you rather I talk to you that way?" Lexi said stepping close to him. Her face was only inches from his as he looked down at her.

"Well I kind of like this," he said lowering his gaze. Lexi smiled then turned around.

"Please, you think I'm that easy you haven't even bought me a drink yet." Lexi laughed and took an olive on a stick out from behind the bar. She chewed on it playfully.

"Let me guess a fresh pint of the red stuff?"

"You know me so well." Just as Terra reached into a cupboard Marcel put his hand up. He then leant into Lexi's ear.

"Why don't we go into my office? I have a whole gallon of the good stuff back there." Lexi turned back to him and put her hand out.

"Why Marcel I never knew you could be so charming," she said sarcastically. He took her hand and bowed to her jokingly.

"Right this way my lady."

"She's not your anything Mr." Another voice joined from behind Marcel. Out of the crowd came a short blonde haired woman. She was the same height as Lexi and had a bright red dress that stopped halfway up her legs. Her lips were painted a bright red to match. She put her arm around Marcel's waist.

"Neither are you." Marcel said stepping away from her.

"Oh come on Marcy. That's not what you were saying last week."

"For the last time nothing happened we were just hunting." Marcel looked as if he was going to snap so Lexi stepped in.

"Why don't you run off and play with the rest of the kids while the adults talk," she said.

"Excuse me. Do you know who I am?"

"No and I'm guessing you don't know who I am."

"I'm Eliza switch, you know the notorious block murderer. Who the hell do you think you are?"

"Eliza this is Lexi Boutelle," Marcel said. Eliza froze in her place.

"Exactly now run along or I'll tell my father you're obstructing official business." Eliza turned and left in a split second. "Guess she finally came to her senses." Marcel smiled and headed off to his office. Lexi followed keeping her eyes on everyone she went past. She thought she saw a familiar face in the crowd but decided to keep following Marcel instead. As she entered the room the smell of blood filled her nostrils. By the time she had sat down on the large chair Marcel had already poured out two glasses of fresh blood and placed them on the table. Lexi tipped the contents into her mouth and felt it slide over her tongue. The blood warmed her body. It made her shiver slightly as she felt her skin turn paler. Marcel drank his twice as quick and then refilled both glasses.

"Daddy issues?"

"Kind of, he's got me running errands really." Although Marcel was one of Lexi's closest friends she didn't believe she should tell him.