Chapter 296 - The Vampire's Servant

[Melissa]

-After graduation-

I walked away and quickly found my parents. They were watching me as I went to confirm the information Derrick got. It was true, they were having a party.

“Daddy, did you see the man I was talking to?” I asked quietly as we headed out to the car.

“I did. What the hell is a vampire doing out in daylight? We need to talk to Derrick. Maybe he knows. If they become immune to things like sunlight, what else could they be immune to?” Dad said.

“This could be a more dangerous hunt than we thought.” Mom added.

“I think we’ll be fine, Mom. We have a lot of experienced hunters on our side and Derrick. He’s the best of all of them.” I smiled.

When I talked to Derrick the morning after we made love for the first time, he told me I shouldn’t tell my parents until after the hunt. He promised me he was a one-woman man now and wouldn’t be chasing any of the other hunters anymore.

I doubted him a little and thought he was only saying that so I wouldn’t tell anyone we slept together, but then I watched him turn women down left and right. He told them he found a special girl and he wasn’t going to step out on her. My heart leapt at that.

My dad really liked Derrick and I knew he’d be proud to have him as a son-in-law. I hoped I wasn’t pregnant, though. I wanted to wait until I had at least graduated the hunter training camp.

After we got to the house I went searching for my boyfriend. He was down in the gym working out. I loved the way the muscles moved under his dark skin. The lights caught the silver in his tattoos and they glittered like stars in the night sky. Just looking at him made me horny as hell.

I sat on the bench along the wall and watched him workout. He was so serious about his hunt. He called it one of the most important jobs he’s ever been on.

Taking out two members of the Vampire High Council would certainly put all of our names in the books. I would go to the camp with the prestige of having been in this hunting party following me like a cape. Everyone would know my name.

Derrick started his cool down. I watched his mostly naked body as he twisted and bent, stretching his muscles. I licked my lips, he was all mine.

“You’re back from your graduation thing. How’d it go?” He asked.

“Pretty normal. They called names, we got diplomas, people took pictures. There was one thing that was pretty surprising.” I told him.

“What was that, baby?” Derrick smiled as he used a towel to dry the sweat on his body.

My mouth went dry. I wanted to be that towel. I wanted to lick him clean. I started fantasizing about all the things I would do to him once this was all over and he was officially mine.

He snapped his fingers. “I’m waiting, Mel.”

“Oh, sorry. Death was at the graduation. He was watching his daughter graduate. In the sun. Like a normal human.” I said.

“Yeah, ancient vampires can handle the sun for a few hours a day. That’s what makes them more dangerous than normal vamps. They don’t sleep very much and they can go out in the sun. That’s why the plan was never to attack him during the day. An overwhelming force will be our ticket to killing him.” Derrick shrugged.

I got off the bench and went to him, wrapping my arms around his thick waist. Derrick was 6’3” with dark brown skin, tightly cropped hair, and eyes that were so dark they almost looked black. He had tattoos all over and several piercings, even one in his… you know…. I’d never felt anything like it with any of the boys I’d slept with.

He rested his hand on my back and rubbed it gently. I liked it no matter if he was rough or soft with me. Derrick was my perfect man.

“What are you going to do while I’m away at the training camp?” I sighed.

“The hunter training camp?” He asked.

“Yeah. It’s probably been years since you went, but I still have to go in for a year before I’m an official hunter.” I replied.

“Hmm. I think I’ll hunt a little and maybe come visit you. Where are they holding it this year, baby?”

“You know I can’t tell you that.” I giggled.

“But a whole year without me. I don’t know if you’ll manage it. Come on, baby, tell Big D where you’re gonna be. I’ll sneak in some night and make sure you don’t forget me with all those young studs around.” Derrick purred.

The thought of him sneaking in to see me thrilled me. I wanted that more than anything. The fact that he wanted to check up on me made me really happy. Like I could do any better than the perfect man I held in my arms.

“You have to promise you won’t tell anyone. We’re not supposed to give out the location. You know why.” I reminded him.

“Can’t have the monsters finding out where all the baby hunters are training. I know. I promise you, I won’t tell anyone. I’d never lie to my girl.”

I could hear the truth in his words and pulled out my phone, handing it to him. He took it from me and programmed in his cellphone number before handing it back. I smiled and sent the text with the location to him.

“Oh, baby. This makes me more excited than you could know.” He grinned, as his phone chimed in his pocket.

“We’re going to win tonight, right?” I asked.

“Trust me, baby. My enemies never know what hit them. You’ll see tonight. It’s gonna be a massacre.” Derrick chuckled. “You better go first. I don’t want your dad catching wind of us before this is all over. Go get ready to fight.”

I nodded and headed upstairs. He was really a thoughtful and sweet boyfriend. My dad would have a fit if he knew I was with an older man. Derrick may be our best hope, but the goodwill he would earn from this hunt would be what cemented him as a good man to my father.