Chapter 15
Micheal Deveroe sat at his desk trying to figure out how to tell Daisy that he was her father. There wasn't any easy way to do this.
He couldn't just walk up to her and say, hey there, I'm your father. Nice to meet you. He let out a sigh, he was well over two thousand years old, and he couldn't figure this problem out.
The truth was he desperately wanted her in his life, but at the same time, he was scared that she would reject him and not want anything to do with him.
There was the old fear of the vampire community finding out about her special blood, but he didn't care about that threat anymore. He was in the highest position you could be in unless you're a royal.
He had already had to give up everything to protect her and her mother. Look where that got them, he lost his true mate, and his daughter doesn't even know him.
Things are different now, and he didn't want to waste more time. He laughed at himself, he was an immortal Vampire, and he was worried about losing time.
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Sherrif Thompson wasn't sure if he guessed right or not, but he knew that the twin librarians of Millersville, Martha and Milly Carthwright, might have been dead ringers for what was in the note.
When he found Milly in the park, he could feel that eyes were watching, and he knew he had to get her out of there.
He hoped that son of a bitch was pissed right now, knowing that he wasn't as clever as he thought he was. He had a feeling though someone else would get the brunt of the anger.
What was he to do, though, until they find that asshole, no one will be safe. He was going to have to have a meeting with the mayor and tell him what was going on so they could come up with a plan to protect the citizens of Millersville.
He groaned when thinking of calling a meeting though, the Mayor and his wife had a very high opinion of themselves even though they were only ten-cent millionaires. Corry Davison was bad enough, but his wife Susan could be unbearable.
With a sigh, he picked up the phone and called Corry Davison. There was no help for it. My job is to protect and serve Millersville's citizens, including suffering through a meeting with the Mayor.
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That damn Sheriff, how did he figure it out so quickly? Who does he think he is not to follow the rules of the game?
I had so much fun planned out for the next guest. He realized that he was letting his anger control him, and that was never a good thing.
Taking a deep breath, letting it go, and then looking down at his list of potential guests, he selected another; yes, I think she will be much more deserving of my accommodations.
This time I am not leaving that miserable fuck any clues. He can wait till I am done playing before he gets another. If the sheriff doesn't want to play by the rules, I will change them. It is my game, and I will play it as I want to.
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He wasn't expecting her to say "show me" he was expecting disbelief or laughter at a joke he was playing on her. She looked at him again as she did the first time they met, as if she could tell if he was telling the truth.
With a shrug, he shimmered as he shifted into Raja.
Raja sat down and stared at Daisy and started to purr; He sat there as if it was perfectly normal for a tiger to be in these gardens and some far-away place such as India.
They watched her, watching them. Her knees buckled, and she sat on the ground. Not wanting to scare her, Raja lay down with his head on his front paws.
Daisy wasn't sure if she was dreaming or hallucinating, but sure as there was a sun, there stood a magnificent Tiger where Noah once was.
She felt her knees give out as she sat down on the grass. She just stared at the Tiger. He was a very handsome Tiger and big. He lay down and put his head down on his front paws in a way he looked like a lost little puppy.
Not feeling any danger or negativity from him, she moved closer to him. He stayed lying on the ground but moved a little closer to her. She couldn't help but let out a giggle. He was so cute.
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Enid, along with the caretakers Brenda and Jon Terry, watched as the two young lovers went into the garden, they knew they were not lovers yet, but it would happen soon.
They all hoped it would be soon because they all had a feeling that things were going to go south and that those two would need a strong bond between them.
They sat around the kitchen table, having their afternoon coffee break and eating some of Enid's homemade banana bread.
"How long do you think it will take his mother to figure out where he is?" Mr. Terry asked with some sarcasm.
Enid pondered before answering.
"Well, she called a couple of days ago. I hope that I was convincing enough that she won't be looking here again, but that woman is a persistent pain in the ass."
"She is an evil nasty woman. How she managed to have such a wonderful son, I will never know." Mrs. Terry wasn't at all fond of Mrs. Lucas ever since she accused them of stealing.
When it was quickly proven that they were not the thief, the woman still refused to apologize. She sent them off to be caretakers of this mansion. She thought it would be a punishment, but instead, they were ecstatically happy.
Not only that, but Mr. Lucas takes care of the Mansion and other summer homes, and their wages come from him. Mrs. Lucas had no say in the matter.
"That woman is a nightmare, and I wish that Mr. Lucas would take care of it because, mark my words, she is going to cause him great trouble soon."
They both looked at Mr. Terry. He never spoke about anything with such conviction before.
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Judith Lucas sat in front of her mirror, getting herself ready to meet the last two debutants for the ball. They were gorgeous, and their families were all well off; they were not very bright but you can't have everything.
Her stupid husband gave away where their son was hiding, and she would go and fetch him in about a week and a half. The ball was in two weeks, so she didn't want to give him too much time to run again.
If these two ladies fit the bill, she would take them with her to meet her son first; perhaps they could seduce him into seeing things her way. Maybe it was a bit underhanded of her, but that was how she got her husband.
She was taking the Elixir almost every week now, and it was wearing off faster and faster, and each time it wore off, she was older and older. Raymond better hurry up with that new Elixir, or I will rip off his balls.
Her friend Marcy was having the same problem as she was. Marcy was pissed off when she learned that she had bought the last bottles for herself and wouldn't share.
Good thing that Raymond ended up making a few more, or Marcy was going to look like a raisin left out in the sun too long.
She should have seduced a vampire instead of that stupid shifter of a husband; then, she wouldn't need the Elixir so much. She married for money when she was beautiful, and now she needs the money to stay beautiful.
She laughed loudly at that.
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He watched in the darkness for his next guest to show up; she was a middle-aged woman. He could tell that she had expensive tastes, but their home wasn't all that impressive, so more like she liked to pretend she had more money than she did.
She would also probably think that she was better than anyone else; they always were like that, he found. Dressed fancy acted fancy, but inside they were just as common as the rest.
Finally, she came into view, she was sneaking out of the house to have a joint, something her husband didn't know about, but it was only fair. He was pretty sure she didn't know about him having an affair with his secretary.
Once she was close enough, he reappeared behind her and bit down hard on her neck; she didn't scream because his bite caused her to go into a trance like the suitable little prey that she was.
He drank enough blood so that she would pass out. Then when he was carrying her into the forest behind their house, he laughed cause the mayor was still at city hall fucking his little blonde secretary. Time for all your sins to come out into the open now. Your fun is over but mine has just started.