The house was lovely. Fully decorated, in white pink, dove grey, and sky blue. There were several bedrooms and because it was a sex den, that's what we did there. This house was our sex den and it had to be sanctified and it had to be properly sanctified. The stairs, you could get many positions on them, and the added excitement was whether you were going up or down. The house had flower pillars, window sills, couches, and armchairs. We couldn't get enough of each other. I loved the feeling I got when Damon flooded inside me. It was so nurturing so intimate so somehow between the two of us that I couldn't even put it into words. The fact that Damon made me this miracle substance, in his own body and then gave it to me on top of such great pleasure was such an honor. I knew what Damon was, a strong old vampire, and yet he took care of me, nourished me, and protected me. We were each other. Always and forever. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

We eventually ended up in bed. And we fell asleep in each other's arms, sweaty and satisfied. I woke up needing to use the bathroom and pulled myself away from Damon, who was lying on his back, completely asleep. He had also brought my phone and I took it into the bathroom to check for calls or messages. There were several from Reddington, the last one a couple of hours ago. I called Reddington and he told me that there were sightings in Romania of known financiers of Sark and Krychek and several other pharmaceutical companies. Now if I could get those targets taken care of, he said it would be a big blow to the funding of Sark and other institutions. I tried to explain that I was sort of on my honeymoon and Reddington assured me that the job would be done quickly. I wondered to myself how on earth I was going to explain this to Damon. Because he's not going to give his permission.

Reddington said " Aren't you a vampire too, why don't you velvet up? You give him a good dose and you'll probably be back when he wakes up. " I didn't know if I was even a tooth vampire but as I took my time to think I tasted something in my mouth, and my teeth produced a drop. I agreed to the gig. I went back to bed and slid one hand down Damon's neck and with a deft quick twist, crushed it. Then I sank my teeth into his neck and felt something drain into his veins even though his heart wasn't beating anymore. But the velvet would be ready in his vein and keep him asleep. Hopefully. Then I got dressed and took my spare phone. I left my phone on the bedside table. I had a spare phone too, which actually only had the number for Reddington and a few other contacts like Magnum. Magnum was coming to pick me up.

I went out and Magnum was already waiting. He didn't ask me anything about our wedding. I had taken a quick shower but it didn't remove all the aroma. I just hoped that the magnum, the human being, wouldn't smell it. Judging by the grin on Magnum's face, he either smelled it or could tell what we'd been doing in the house for two weeks. I continued on to one of Reddington's warehouses where I picked up my gear, including the car, and went to work. These guys needed to be sniped, so I had my sniper gear with me. I knew early on that I wasn't going to get back to Damon before he woke up. I stalked these guys for a week and I got every single one of them. I just listened as I walked by, as one policeman listed all the criminal organizations roughly where one of the victims was connected and how he was never brought to justice, because they always had too good a lawyer, who got the charges dropped so that no new charges could be brought. They always let it go so far before they showed the evidence or the witnesses died, and some files burned. I went back to the house and found it empty. There was my phone on the table in the lobby with a note next to it. "Sorry baby, gotta go to the Elders, don't know when I'll be back. Damon."

Fine, I went to eat and offered Magnum a coffee. I wondered if I should go back to America. Magnum said Adam still doesn't want to meet, and neither does Samuel and especially Bran. Fine, let's be on our own then. I still had money, so I thought I would go to America and buy myself a mansion. A big one. Magnum left and I stayed behind to surf the net. Pennsylvania. There I found a big old mansion with everything from a ballroom up. I bought it online and went to the airport. I was already ordering beds and sofas and carpets online during the flight and planning various decorations. I hadn't done much decorating per se, but I was looking forward to it. I arrived at the Pennsylvania airport and bought myself a bright pink Lexus. Sports model, of course. I drove it to my new mansion. I signed the papers and got the keys. I had bought a few air mattresses because I knew this was a completely empty mansion, there were no beds. So an air mattress would do just fine.

I'd been putting the house up for two days when Damon spoke in my head for the first time. " Oh you are a naughty, naughty wife then, I must put you in your place at once, maybe then you will consider your turn the next time you velvet things, you are not afraid of anything, Mimi. Fine, I'll make you afraid." Then nothing. Although I tried to think of apologies and explanations. Nothing. The same went on. In my head spoke in a silky smooth, creepy voice, my attentive husband who turned out to be a very good stalker. "Why do you, Mimi, put that colored rug in that room? Wouldn't blood red be better?" How the fuck did he see that. I went to the window and no one. the same thing happened again, I was in the kitchen, in the fridge, inside when he said in my head " That food portion is not enough then Mimi, you won't be able to cope with your treatment otherwise. Try to eat while you still have time."

Fine, he obviously sees through my eyes. I continued decorating again with comments. When I closed my eyes she was dryly amused and said " You'll be walking towards that beautiful dark brown chest of drawers in a minute if you keep your eyes closed Mimi. Go ahead and open them, I'm not watching you through them. " I rushed to the window. No one. Then Reddington called one of the sniper shots and I took it with pleasure. First, I picked a good lookout after studying the victim's file. A pharmaceutical scientist, the same one who put the bomb in my chest. Fine. I went to my location and took my position. I put my gun on target and waited. Soon, soon the victim would come, the door of the club opened and I saw the victim start to come. All of a sudden Damon came up to the victim and walked right into the way so I didn't get any hits on the victim. Damon seemed to be telling the victim how someone could be stalking him, the victim sped off to his car and I cursed harshly. then Damon looked directly at me and pulled his finger across his throat. A voice in my head said with a chilling promise, "Soon, Mimi, soon."

I went back to the mansion and told Magnum about Damon's antics and this stalking. Magnum looked at me for a moment and said " Are you sure there are no secret passages where he could spy on you? If I were you, I'd change houses and fast. Now if you tell Adam the same thing, I think he'll protect you anyway. " I smiled wearily and said "No, he won't. Told me it was time for me to grow up and if I was stupid enough to velvet Damon then I would have to suffer the consequences myself. He doesn't protect murderers. Magnum, I mean he's still mad at me and Damon said I did the right thing. I know I did. But Adam doesn't see it and Samuel doesn't see it and Bran certainly doesn't see it. " Magnum sighed and said "I would have done exactly the same, exactly the same. Adam knows it but he's grieving. And he's mad at you for taking away his chance to help. From what I understand, it is a matter of honor for an alpha to be able to help someone out of their suffering, especially a member of his own pack. " I nodded.

I just didn't like being so defenseless. Until now, someone had always protected me. Adam and if not him, then Damon. And now neither. Magnum, well he's not actually a super protector because he has other interests too. Women. He's a ladies' man and as such is a bit of a poor protector all the time. Well, I'll just have to learn to cope. This is what Bran must have been talking about. Only you can always help yourself. No one else because, well, as we've seen, things can get so messed up you've got no one left. Nobody but yourself. I decided to stay in my mansion anyway. Another couple of days went by with no disturbances or comments and then I woke up with my head all drugged up. I went to make some coffee and as I passed by I tickled my calf and noticed the teeth marks there. Really. Fine. I drank my coffee and went to see if there were any secret passages. Then I got in the car and drove to the other house.