back doors were open, she raised her weapon and crept closer.
Using her senses, she knew exactly where the guy was and pushed the van door hard, knowing he wouldn’t see it coming. It hit him in the back of the head and he dropped like a stone to the floor.
One down, many more to go.
Circling the door, she froze when she saw Lucien was no longer in his cell and raised the gun as she spun around, only for it to be roughly pulled from her grip as another hand fastened around her throat and squeezed.
She clawed at Lucien's hands but it was no use, he was too strong. Black spots filled her vision and she passed out.
Chapter Eighteen
Her mouth was dry. Again.
“Open,” someone said, and she felt the brush of something at her lips.
Charlotte's lips parted, remembering yesterday as Sebastian fed her ice chips. Something dripped onto her tongue, something thick and bitter and she turned away.
A hand roughly gripped her chin and forced her face back. “Drink!”
She shook her head, “No.” Charlotte tried to raise her arm to knock the person's hand away from her face but they wouldn’t move. She tried again. They were stuck at her sides with restraints. Her eyes flew open and she blinked a few times to bring her surroundings into focus, her gaze locking on Lucien who was stood over her.
Charlotte snarled at him and yanked at her restraints but it was no use.
“ Metal, much like the one used to detain me,” he explained. “Very hard to break.” Lucien moved away from her and sat in the plush chair at her bedside.
“ What do you want with me?” She asked through gritted teeth.
The corner of Lucien's mouth curled up, “Several things. Did you know you are one of only a handful of women to make it through the transition? Hundreds have died over the centuries but you lived. You've intrigued me and I find myself fascinated by you.” His eyes tracked over her face before moving down her body. “I tried to turn a lover of mine many years ago and she died during the transition. I was angry for a long time after that and killed many people. Decades later I met another woman who I grew to love, Sara, and I tried to change her too. She too, died in my arms. I went on another killing spree after losing her and unfortunately for you, your family was one of my victims.”
“You're a monster!” She snarled. “Grief is just an excuse.”
Lucien inclined his head in agreement. “I am. So is Sebastian. So are you.”
“We are nothing like you!”
“ I agree your history as a vampire is clean, your lover, on the other hand, is not. He murdered innocents in the past.”
“ Because his Mistress told him to; not out of bloodlust and anger.”
A chuckle left the other vampire and he leant close. “I like your loyalty to him; your belief in him.” His finger skimmed her arm lightly and she shuddered in revulsion. “You are such a pretty little thing,” he murmured. “Beautiful, in fact.” His finger trailed higher, moving up to her neck. Charlotte turned her head away from his touch and jerked at her bonds reflexively.
“I've always wondered whether a vampire couple could reproduce but with the lack of females...” he trailed off and watched his finger as he drew it back down her neck and over a breast, pausing deliberately to circle her nipple several times until her body betrayed her and reacted to his touch. She gritted her teeth and glared at him as he ran his finger down to her stomach.
“ I'll kill you for this,” she vowed. The older vampire just smiled and circled her naval lightly causing goosebumps to break out on her body. “I never had you down as a rapist.”
“ You just don’t like the fact that you're responding to me.” He growled, obviously disliking her allegation.
“ My body, yes. My head is shouting no; I'm saying no! No!”
Lucien's finger disappeared from her body and he took a step back from her. She could see the effort he was putting in to stay civil, his baser
Using her senses, she knew exactly where the guy was and pushed the van door hard, knowing he wouldn’t see it coming. It hit him in the back of the head and he dropped like a stone to the floor.
One down, many more to go.
Circling the door, she froze when she saw Lucien was no longer in his cell and raised the gun as she spun around, only for it to be roughly pulled from her grip as another hand fastened around her throat and squeezed.
She clawed at Lucien's hands but it was no use, he was too strong. Black spots filled her vision and she passed out.
Chapter Eighteen
Her mouth was dry. Again.
“Open,” someone said, and she felt the brush of something at her lips.
Charlotte's lips parted, remembering yesterday as Sebastian fed her ice chips. Something dripped onto her tongue, something thick and bitter and she turned away.
A hand roughly gripped her chin and forced her face back. “Drink!”
She shook her head, “No.” Charlotte tried to raise her arm to knock the person's hand away from her face but they wouldn’t move. She tried again. They were stuck at her sides with restraints. Her eyes flew open and she blinked a few times to bring her surroundings into focus, her gaze locking on Lucien who was stood over her.
Charlotte snarled at him and yanked at her restraints but it was no use.
“ Metal, much like the one used to detain me,” he explained. “Very hard to break.” Lucien moved away from her and sat in the plush chair at her bedside.
“ What do you want with me?” She asked through gritted teeth.
The corner of Lucien's mouth curled up, “Several things. Did you know you are one of only a handful of women to make it through the transition? Hundreds have died over the centuries but you lived. You've intrigued me and I find myself fascinated by you.” His eyes tracked over her face before moving down her body. “I tried to turn a lover of mine many years ago and she died during the transition. I was angry for a long time after that and killed many people. Decades later I met another woman who I grew to love, Sara, and I tried to change her too. She too, died in my arms. I went on another killing spree after losing her and unfortunately for you, your family was one of my victims.”
“You're a monster!” She snarled. “Grief is just an excuse.”
Lucien inclined his head in agreement. “I am. So is Sebastian. So are you.”
“We are nothing like you!”
“ I agree your history as a vampire is clean, your lover, on the other hand, is not. He murdered innocents in the past.”
“ Because his Mistress told him to; not out of bloodlust and anger.”
A chuckle left the other vampire and he leant close. “I like your loyalty to him; your belief in him.” His finger skimmed her arm lightly and she shuddered in revulsion. “You are such a pretty little thing,” he murmured. “Beautiful, in fact.” His finger trailed higher, moving up to her neck. Charlotte turned her head away from his touch and jerked at her bonds reflexively.
“I've always wondered whether a vampire couple could reproduce but with the lack of females...” he trailed off and watched his finger as he drew it back down her neck and over a breast, pausing deliberately to circle her nipple several times until her body betrayed her and reacted to his touch. She gritted her teeth and glared at him as he ran his finger down to her stomach.
“ I'll kill you for this,” she vowed. The older vampire just smiled and circled her naval lightly causing goosebumps to break out on her body. “I never had you down as a rapist.”
“ You just don’t like the fact that you're responding to me.” He growled, obviously disliking her allegation.
“ My body, yes. My head is shouting no; I'm saying no! No!”
Lucien's finger disappeared from her body and he took a step back from her. She could see the effort he was putting in to stay civil, his baser
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