touch her if you want to keep all your fingers.”
Cayden just chuckled, “Dude, would you relax? Alright I’ll leave the girl alone but it’s a shame to let her get away. I just thought she might like me.” Cayden raised his hands in defeat.
Chase returned to his table and sat brooding. Cayden returned with several girls on his arms and hailed a waitress. Vampires can’t get drunk by drinking themselves but if their host was drunk it had the same effect. So Cayden liked to treat the girls to a few drinks before he led them away. One of Chase’s regular girls had been trying in vain to get his attention but he could only see the goddess. She was standing on a sofa with a human girl as they danced suggestively together. Chase couldn’t help smiling at her playfulness but his smile disappeared when she climbed down from the sofa and into the arms of a tall blonde human. His veins burned watching the boy’s hand placed way too low on her back.
What is wrong with me?
He went out the front door to get some air. Walking around the side of the building, he punched the brick wall causing the brick to shatter into red sand that blew down the alley.
Vince followed him into the alley. “Vince is really sorry about that earlier, Boss. He was admiring your lady friend when she entered. He had no idea she was with you.”
“That is the problem, Vince. She isn’t with me. Have you ever seen her before?” Chase asked through his teeth.
“No, sir, I never met her be fore tonight. Would you like Vi nce to see if can get some information. I have friends all over. I’ll make some calls. Given her name I’m surprised you’re not familiar with her.”
“You know her name?” Chase raised an eyebrow.
“I’m on the door tonight. It’s my job to check ID,” he defended. “Her name is Danielle Vaughn. I assumed she was a friend of your family. I gave her a wrist band, in case she wanted her humans served, and put them in VIP so nobody would notice them drinking.”
Chase staggered back a step. The Vaughn family was another of the three ruling houses on the Council . The Council consists of senior members of the Deidrick, Vaughn, and Stafford families. “You did well, Vince. I want you to keep this to yourself until I sort out a few things. When she leaves, try to assure she understands she’s welcome to return.” Vince nodded obediently as Chase passed him to reenter the club. He decided to make the best of the rest of the evening. He really did need to feed tonight so he settled on the girl who’d been working so hard for his attention all evening. She reached out and took his hand and he leaned toward her. Just then he saw the goddess coming in his direction. Jerking his hand back Chase stood to greet his little lovely. That was her name…Lovely. The loathed blonde human boy wrapped his arm around her hip. She eyed Chase with an intensely angry heat and his blood burned again as she lay her head on the boys shoulder and allowed him to pull her away, not breaking eye contact until he was out of sight. Had the girl touching him angered his Lovely? He had to feed.
* * *
Back at their dorm room, Dani fell onto the bed. She pulled off her boots and dragged the blanket over herself. Olivia chastised her, “You better get that make up off your face. Do you like clogged pores and pimples?”
She pulled the blanket over her head to block the light and informed Olivia, "I’ve never had a pimple in my life.”
Olivia made a disgusted noise. Dani could hear her humming and washing her face as she drifted off to sleep. A loud bang at the door woke her and she begged Olivia to get it. The knocking came again. Dani sat up in bed. Olivia wasn’t in the room. She must have locked herself out. To her surprise, it was Charlie at the door looking upset. “What’s wrong?” She asked rubbing her eyes.
“We need to talk,
Cayden just chuckled, “Dude, would you relax? Alright I’ll leave the girl alone but it’s a shame to let her get away. I just thought she might like me.” Cayden raised his hands in defeat.
Chase returned to his table and sat brooding. Cayden returned with several girls on his arms and hailed a waitress. Vampires can’t get drunk by drinking themselves but if their host was drunk it had the same effect. So Cayden liked to treat the girls to a few drinks before he led them away. One of Chase’s regular girls had been trying in vain to get his attention but he could only see the goddess. She was standing on a sofa with a human girl as they danced suggestively together. Chase couldn’t help smiling at her playfulness but his smile disappeared when she climbed down from the sofa and into the arms of a tall blonde human. His veins burned watching the boy’s hand placed way too low on her back.
What is wrong with me?
He went out the front door to get some air. Walking around the side of the building, he punched the brick wall causing the brick to shatter into red sand that blew down the alley.
Vince followed him into the alley. “Vince is really sorry about that earlier, Boss. He was admiring your lady friend when she entered. He had no idea she was with you.”
“That is the problem, Vince. She isn’t with me. Have you ever seen her before?” Chase asked through his teeth.
“No, sir, I never met her be fore tonight. Would you like Vi nce to see if can get some information. I have friends all over. I’ll make some calls. Given her name I’m surprised you’re not familiar with her.”
“You know her name?” Chase raised an eyebrow.
“I’m on the door tonight. It’s my job to check ID,” he defended. “Her name is Danielle Vaughn. I assumed she was a friend of your family. I gave her a wrist band, in case she wanted her humans served, and put them in VIP so nobody would notice them drinking.”
Chase staggered back a step. The Vaughn family was another of the three ruling houses on the Council . The Council consists of senior members of the Deidrick, Vaughn, and Stafford families. “You did well, Vince. I want you to keep this to yourself until I sort out a few things. When she leaves, try to assure she understands she’s welcome to return.” Vince nodded obediently as Chase passed him to reenter the club. He decided to make the best of the rest of the evening. He really did need to feed tonight so he settled on the girl who’d been working so hard for his attention all evening. She reached out and took his hand and he leaned toward her. Just then he saw the goddess coming in his direction. Jerking his hand back Chase stood to greet his little lovely. That was her name…Lovely. The loathed blonde human boy wrapped his arm around her hip. She eyed Chase with an intensely angry heat and his blood burned again as she lay her head on the boys shoulder and allowed him to pull her away, not breaking eye contact until he was out of sight. Had the girl touching him angered his Lovely? He had to feed.
* * *
Back at their dorm room, Dani fell onto the bed. She pulled off her boots and dragged the blanket over herself. Olivia chastised her, “You better get that make up off your face. Do you like clogged pores and pimples?”
She pulled the blanket over her head to block the light and informed Olivia, "I’ve never had a pimple in my life.”
Olivia made a disgusted noise. Dani could hear her humming and washing her face as she drifted off to sleep. A loud bang at the door woke her and she begged Olivia to get it. The knocking came again. Dani sat up in bed. Olivia wasn’t in the room. She must have locked herself out. To her surprise, it was Charlie at the door looking upset. “What’s wrong?” She asked rubbing her eyes.
“We need to talk,
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