Chapter 58: The Problem is me And my Blood

TERESA.

The way I attacked and incriminated her brother fueled Vicky’s condition even more, a Vicky already upset by all this dialogue. I could feel all my words coming like poisoned arrows at her, and I didn’t want that at all. I was drawing a brother she knew absolutely nothing about.

“Teresa, let’s see if I understand. You are practically the main pawn in this entire story. Your blood is the missing ingredient. Somehow my brother also knew all this and in last night’s attack when he was about to lose his life, he took advantage of this information and forced you to use your magic to save him? Is that what you’re trying to tell me?”

She seemed quite nervous, but she understood everything perfectly. There was no other way.

“That’s exactly how it was, Vicky, and even though it’s hard for you it may be impossible to believe me, I respect your decision, and I also know...”

The bitterness felt like a hot ember in my heart and kept me from saying another word. My eyes were already swimming in bitter tears and I blinked a few times to release them. I swallowed them and continued to sob. “... it is your duty to listen to your brother’s version, too. I don’t want to make unfounded accusations, as I don’t want to press you against him. After all, he is your brother, and I came here to complain to you about him...”

In Vicky’s mind, there was probably a war, not a battle. She was pacing the room, but this time slowly, thinking of a better approach.

“If only my brother would break our link, I would have given him a piece of my mind!” she thundered nervously, turning to me. “Teresa, listen to me! I really don’t recognize such a Sebastian described by you, but if that’s the case, he’ll have to give me some answers without thinking too hard. I’m convinced he has an explanation. Only it doesn’t unlock this damn link. Agh, I hate it when he does that!”

I saw Vicky, determined to get to the bottom of this issue. Vicky decided to help me and probably she, just like me, was curious about Sebastian’s version of how things would be if there was such a version. From my point of view, things were more than clear.

I was just an inexhaustible source of blood, cunningly seduced in this ruthless game. Even Erik Von Hagen will have to give me some explanations and they better be good.

“You said at one point your nightmare started on that beach where your father abandoned you and you said you don’t remember him being too small. Still, I don’t understand from where this conclusion that you can be the successor of such a powerful vampire? I mean, you explained it to me, but I still don’t understand where this connection comes from. You mean, like Erik confirmed it to you?”

“Not really, but putting two conversations together, I realized it is possible. I would have been very ignorant not to realize that,” I added, taking a brief break. “And if you’re wondering, what am I talking about, well, it is about the conversation I had with your mother, acknowledging all my past to her, and then there was Erik’s with Bash in the lab where he sets everything up.” and I stopped, giving her time to assimilate and ask.

“I can understand your need to take refuge with my mother and talk to her about what you have been through in the past, but I don’t understand how you know about Erik’s conversation with Bash. Although I kind of imagine…”

“It wasn't my intention to do it. I just came out of the lab where Bash had just given us a demonstration of getting hurt and trying the unfinished serum and pointing out that the blood of a descendant of an original vampire was missing. I didn’t know if I was already in their minds for trying, but I wasn’t forced to do anything. Then I went out and Erik came in after me. They started talking immediately and when I heard Erik was cursing the day, his wife died in a shipwreck and his daughter got lost on the beach, where he asked her to wait for him. I immediately connected all the missing pieces. There were too many coincidences that day. In the morning when I talked to your mother, I heard a noise that intrigued her. But it made me angry. What Bash doesn’t know is that with the gradual appearance of my powers, certain senses developed. They become much sharper. One of them is the smell. I could smell him immediately and I knew he had heard us. Then in the lab, when the story started again, I felt like I was the actor of a terrible movie that was being replayed. And I concluded Bash knew from the beginning who I was and what I was good at. “

“And it wasn’t just you who drew that conclusion. Sebastian will have to listen to me whether he wants it!”

The next hour Vicky was very hospitable, offered me some food, I was starving, and I enjoyed a coffee as only she knows how to do it. Her pub had become my home in just a few hours, my refuge from the outside world, and I knew I was safe until at least tomorrow.

“Teresa, it’s quite late. I think you’re tired. How about you go to rest? You’ve been through a lot today and I wouldn’t want you to get sick. You have a lot to solve and you will be needed in all your senses.”

Vicky was right, I could feel the ground slipping from under my feet and the fatigue had long overtaken me only that my anger was stronger than any bed I could rest on.

“Thank you, Vicky, for listening to what I had to say meant a lot to me. I did not intend to burden you with our problems…”

“You’re still referring to you two as a couple. That’s fine. Look! I love Sebastian more than anything in this world, but if I see he is wrong, then I don’t leave things like that. I step in. Between the twins, I'm the one who thinks things through more. And besides, you are his Luna and whatever you do in this life fate will bring you together all the time. So, we will have to somehow resolve the misunderstandings between you two. But that’s a topic for tomorrow morning. In a bit, I'll show you around upstairs where I live. I’m giving you, my room. I’m just going to gather around here and lock up, okay?”

Maybe I did well to come here. Finally, Vicky showed me the way to her upstairs apartment. As I passed the doorway, an oasis of peace appeared in front of my eyes, a small corner of heaven totally contrary to Vicky’s volcanic temper.

I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of this place so suitable for her. Although Vicky was always like an erupting volcano, this room, although so jovial, had her name written all over it.

The bedroom, which I found easily, in shades of gray and pink, was so welcoming that I sat on the soft bed so I could admire it in all its splendor.

Everything was so neat, even on a discordant note with my life now. The fluffy carpet, also pink, tickled my bare feet pleasantly. I sank into it with a wide smile.

To get here, I crossed an equally pink hallway with many paintings hanging tidily. My eyes rested on one of them, which featured a robust, middle-aged man with a stern look.

Probably their father. From this hall to another room, the living room showed its designer beauty with the same pink and gray motifs. A large, round mirror adorned the wall in front of me. It was a genuine pleasure to be here and so tired that I didn’t enjoy its beauty too much.

However, before falling asleep, I slowly left the room hearing Vicky’s footsteps, who just came upstairs. She was already arranging her couch in the living room.

“Hey, I don’t think it’s fair to take control of your room, so I may as well sleep here.” Hearing my voice, she turned to look at me.

“The sofa is very comfortable, you know. And in addition, the entire house is mine, so it stays as I established you in my room, me, here. Moreover, tomorrow Bash will pay us a visit. He unblocked me and I advised him it was for his own good to join us. “

Just hearing his name shook me completely. “Hey, calm down, I’ll keep him under control! I promise!”

“That’s not the problem, Vicky. The big problem here is me and my blood. “

“Then Bash will have a much bigger problem in his head than the one about your blood ... ME!!!”