Is there anything I can do?” she asked.
“No, but I appreciate the offer. I have something to tell you and it may come as a shock. I have been keeping something from you since your turning. It’s something that may upset you.”
Mary never saw Enri so nervous and worried-looking in her entire existence. She took his hand in hers. “Just tell me, Sire.”
Enri took a deep breath and began. “I'm so sorry, Mary; the rogue Vampire is your Maurice from France.”
“What do you mean, my Maurice? You don’t mean the man I was engaged to?”
“I know I should have told you. I thought you would leave and go back to him if I did.”
“Are you telling me my Maurice is alive?” She couldn't believe it; he had lied to her all this time. “I can't believe you never told me!”
“I’m so sorry, Mary. Please understand. Your father shot him and left him for dead. Javon found him and saved him. Shortly after that they moved to Greece, and Sally asked me to look after you.” The look on Mary's face was the one he had been trying to avoid and dreaded all these years.
“Oh, Mary, I have waited all these years; hoping you would see me as more than your sire, but it just never happened. I knew if you knew about Maurice I would never have a chance. Please, forgive me!” Enri pleaded. “Please don't look at me like you hate me.”
“Enri, I don't know what to say. Right now, I need to speak with Javon.”
“I will take you.”
***
“Sally! Where are you?”
“I am here.” Sally ran across the room and gave Javon a reassuring hug. “I am so sorry. We will get her back; I promise. I am going to tear out his balls and feed them to the pit bulls.”
“I called Enri on the way over. He will do whatever it takes to help”
“Connor from the VC Office has issued a warrant for questioning. It was the best he could do under the circumstances.”
“Every little bit helps.”
“Come;let's get you some blood.” Sally led Javon into the kitchen. She opened the fridge, unlocked the special compartment, and retrieved two bags of blood. “Do you want it warmed up?”
“No; cold is fine.” He took the bag and bit into it, drinking it down quickly, but he took no pleasure in it. Sally warmed hers up in the microwave and put it in a cup. She sat down and sipped it through a straw, savoring it until it was gone.
“You drink that fast and you'll make yourself sick.”
“I don't care.”
The doorbell rang. Javon knew it must be Enri; he said he would be coming by. Sally got up to answer the door.
“I'll get it, and meet you in the family room.”
Javon walked off and Sally went to answer the door. She opened the door, took one look, and promptly fainted.
Sally was coming out of a fog. So many people were standing over her, arguing. All she remembered was answering the door and finding Mary standing in front of her. But that couldn’t be. Mary hung herself, Enri told me himself. Sally slowly sat up. There were people all around her; Javon, Enri, Connor, and Mary. Sally ran over to Mary and immediately hugged her.
“I can’t believe you’re alive, Mary. I cried for a week when I heard you were dead.”
“Oh, Sally, I didn’t know you were one, too. Enri never told me. I missed you so much,” Mary cried while hugging Sally.
“Ladies, I hate to break up the love fest but we have more important things to discuss. Let’s take this in the next room,” Connor said, as he walked into the living room.
Sally couldn’t believe her dear friend had come back from the dead from so long ago. Sally hadn’t been able to make too many friends in the modern era and was very lonely. She was thinking of how fun it would be to have a close girlfriend again. They all sat down in the formal living room. Sally wondered what Connor was doing here and when he had arrived.
“Okay, now that everyone is seated and revived, we need to figure out what we are going to do about Maurice,” Javon stated.
“I just can’t believe
“No, but I appreciate the offer. I have something to tell you and it may come as a shock. I have been keeping something from you since your turning. It’s something that may upset you.”
Mary never saw Enri so nervous and worried-looking in her entire existence. She took his hand in hers. “Just tell me, Sire.”
Enri took a deep breath and began. “I'm so sorry, Mary; the rogue Vampire is your Maurice from France.”
“What do you mean, my Maurice? You don’t mean the man I was engaged to?”
“I know I should have told you. I thought you would leave and go back to him if I did.”
“Are you telling me my Maurice is alive?” She couldn't believe it; he had lied to her all this time. “I can't believe you never told me!”
“I’m so sorry, Mary. Please understand. Your father shot him and left him for dead. Javon found him and saved him. Shortly after that they moved to Greece, and Sally asked me to look after you.” The look on Mary's face was the one he had been trying to avoid and dreaded all these years.
“Oh, Mary, I have waited all these years; hoping you would see me as more than your sire, but it just never happened. I knew if you knew about Maurice I would never have a chance. Please, forgive me!” Enri pleaded. “Please don't look at me like you hate me.”
“Enri, I don't know what to say. Right now, I need to speak with Javon.”
“I will take you.”
***
“Sally! Where are you?”
“I am here.” Sally ran across the room and gave Javon a reassuring hug. “I am so sorry. We will get her back; I promise. I am going to tear out his balls and feed them to the pit bulls.”
“I called Enri on the way over. He will do whatever it takes to help”
“Connor from the VC Office has issued a warrant for questioning. It was the best he could do under the circumstances.”
“Every little bit helps.”
“Come;let's get you some blood.” Sally led Javon into the kitchen. She opened the fridge, unlocked the special compartment, and retrieved two bags of blood. “Do you want it warmed up?”
“No; cold is fine.” He took the bag and bit into it, drinking it down quickly, but he took no pleasure in it. Sally warmed hers up in the microwave and put it in a cup. She sat down and sipped it through a straw, savoring it until it was gone.
“You drink that fast and you'll make yourself sick.”
“I don't care.”
The doorbell rang. Javon knew it must be Enri; he said he would be coming by. Sally got up to answer the door.
“I'll get it, and meet you in the family room.”
Javon walked off and Sally went to answer the door. She opened the door, took one look, and promptly fainted.
Sally was coming out of a fog. So many people were standing over her, arguing. All she remembered was answering the door and finding Mary standing in front of her. But that couldn’t be. Mary hung herself, Enri told me himself. Sally slowly sat up. There were people all around her; Javon, Enri, Connor, and Mary. Sally ran over to Mary and immediately hugged her.
“I can’t believe you’re alive, Mary. I cried for a week when I heard you were dead.”
“Oh, Sally, I didn’t know you were one, too. Enri never told me. I missed you so much,” Mary cried while hugging Sally.
“Ladies, I hate to break up the love fest but we have more important things to discuss. Let’s take this in the next room,” Connor said, as he walked into the living room.
Sally couldn’t believe her dear friend had come back from the dead from so long ago. Sally hadn’t been able to make too many friends in the modern era and was very lonely. She was thinking of how fun it would be to have a close girlfriend again. They all sat down in the formal living room. Sally wondered what Connor was doing here and when he had arrived.
“Okay, now that everyone is seated and revived, we need to figure out what we are going to do about Maurice,” Javon stated.
“I just can’t believe
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