“No. If I was a weaker being, this would’ve had me pass out but you underestimated me and now you must answer.” I say standing up to throw out the tea.
“What is in the tea Gayle?” I say using compulsion.
“Some herbs. Look, I sold my baby girl. I was neck deep in debt and the vampire king told me the only way to pay off my debt was to hand over my daughter. He promised to take good care of her, he only said he needed her for breeding purposes, I didn’t think they’d feed on her!” She says and I break the mug I was holding with my bare hands.
I look up to her, ready to kill her but Kim walks in to the kitchen, tears staining her face.
“You sold me? You sold your only child?” Kim says, her voice low.
“You must believe me, I thought they’d take care of you. You’d have the king’s babies and live a life of luxury.” Gayle says and I chuckle.
“Are you insane? First of all, Vampires are dead so they are not able to create life. Secondly, what in your living god did you think us, the supernatural would allow a mere human to be the king’s bride?” I ask and she stares at me with her mouth hanging open.
“Let me give you a little history lesson. Us, werewolves, we have learnt to blend in when we are around humans but in no way do we mix with them unless our god makes one a soulmate which rarely happens! Then you have your vampires, the monsters that feed on your blood! If the king was able to have kids, maybe just maybe he’d have girls having his babies but he can’t. None of them can! And you are food to them, just a bag keeping their blood warm. They have zero respect for your kind and you gave your daughter away to the cruelest man on earth. How dare you?!” I ask…
Kim takes a pan that was on the stove and whacks her mother behind the head. Gayle falls to the ground.
“Well yeah less talking more whacking. I feel you.” I say before walking fast to catch Kim who almost fell to the ground.
“What kind of mother?” She asks.
“The kind that doesn’t deserve a daughter like you.” I say as I gently put her on the chair.
“Look, you can stay here with your mother or you can go. Start a new life, my family can make that happen for you. You can start afresh, finish school and build a career. You don’t have to stay here.” I say and she looks at me, her eyes filled with so much hurt.
“Alone? What would I do alone?” Kim asks me and I smile.
“You’ve been alone for quite some time my little fighter. This time, you’ve got the help you need.” I say hugging her.
My phone rings.
“Brother?” I say over the phone. I put the call on speaker.
“Your friend and her mother will be flown out as state witnesses and will be taken by grandfather. He will arrange everything and have her stay there until she is ready to be on her own.” Cj says to me over the phone and I smile.
“Thank you my lovely brother. Send me the flight details.” I say.
“I’ve sent them already. She needs to get to the airport soon, her flight is in two hours. Talk to you soon Josey, love you.” He says before ending the call.
“So this is it?” Kim asks me looking down at her mother.
“You’ll be staying with my grandfather. I think he will be arranging for you to stay with a family of hunters. They hunt the supernatural that harm the humankind. You’ll learn a lot from them and they will also train you on defending yourself from people like me. Please know that not everyone is as nice as me or my family. Even werewolves can be evil so I beg you, listen to my grandfather.” I say and Kim nods.
“Come on, let’s go. You have a flight to catch.” I say helping Kim up.
“Does your mother have a car?” I ask and Kim nods her head, taking a set of keys from the counter. She stands taller, wipes her face and walks out the front door, I follow behind her. We stop in front of a white SUV, she throws me the keys.
“Can’t drive? Sure. I’ll do it.” I say, getting in to the car.
We drive silently to the airport, no words uttered at all.
After dropping Kim at the airport, I made my way back to the castle.
It is quiet, no vampire in sight. I walk up the stairs, making my way to the king’s quarters as my room should be close to his.
Waiting for me at the end of the stairs was none other than the king. Looking at me, in broad daylight.
He looked mad but that was not my concern. My biggest concern was how was he standing here, staring in to my eyes with the sun up.
“Mind telling me how you’re able to walk around in the sun?” He asks me and I stop on the final step, looking straight in to his eyes.
“I could ask you the same thing.” I say. Cayden grunts.
“In my chambers. NOW!” The king says to me and I follow behind him.
Every one wanted to know who I was, what I was capable off but right now I wanted to know Cayden. The vampire king that could be out in the sun.
“What are you?” Cayden asks me and I look at him.
“What am I?” I ask and he nods, his posture and face showing his growing impatience.
“I am Josey Trent. A werewolf newly turned vampire. Now, what are you?” I ask pointing at him.
He chuckles.
“I’m the vampire king. The oldest vampire today and a son to the first ever vampire to walk this earth.” Cayden says to me.
“That doesn’t explain your abilities.” I say and he chuckles.
“I am the man you don’t want to mess with. Your wolf abilities might give you an upper hand with everyone here but not me. That little stunt you pulled with the servant, never again.” He says to me. His voice different, there was a hint of an accent there too.
“That doesn’t tell me anything. How are you able to walk in the sun?” I say and his fingers brush my cheek.
“I’m not human, I never was.” Cayden tells me. He walks away from me, stopping at a bedroom door to look at me.
“Come on, if you want to hear who’s bed you just got in to, wouldn’t you rather hear it from the horses mouth?” Cayden says to me with sly smile.
This man was bad news, his smile was clear of that but I had the upper hand. He had no idea of the powers I possess or my strength. He may be able to walk in the sun but he was still no match for me.
I walk in to the room and he closes the door behind me. I am ready to play this game he thinks he’s winning but above everything else, I had to do what I said I’d come here to do, prevent the vampires from ever declaring war on the werewolf race.