Cardin
Getting that body out of the morgue wasn't that difficult for us in terms of being caught, but it was difficult for us because we couldn't get enough humans for our blood supply because everybody seems to be very vigilant.
Letting our existence known to the humans isn't an option because we will be having other vampires round the world on our neck."Did you hear me Cardin?"
I lazily transferred my gaze to her "I wasn't really paying attention to you"
Baron snickered despite the serious air in the room. Ashley glared at him before turning her furious eyes to me "what could be more important than the situation at hand? Than the fact that the blood in the bank isn't enough to sustain us for the day?"
Baron answered in my stead "the fact that there is someone out there that knows of our existence and also the fact that the person created another means of killing us as if silver isn't enough and also the fact that other vampire rulers are going to be on our neck if they find out we hid such thing from them"
"Remind me why we aren't getting other clans involved?" She hissed
I ignored her, knowing that Baron is going to answer her nevertheless since this argument is gradually growing into siblings fight.
"Getting other clan involved means giving them an open invitation to New York dummy" Baron replied, getting slightly irritated with his sister
"What is wrong with other clans having an open invitation to New York?"
"We do not want Vincent Velvet here" Baron turned to me "remind me why we are having this discussion with her present”
"They both of you need to give yourselves a fucking break" I pointed at Ashley "the blood in the bank should be enough if you stop wasting them and giving newbies some sips. Am going to address that issue with you later"satisfied with the fact that she got the memo that am very much aware of everything she does, I turned my attention to Baron "and you Baron, I need more than enough ears on the street, I need to know who is behind the killings. And if In case we eventually run out of blood, we get some from the hospital's blood bank."
Opening the file before me, I hinted them that this conversation is over. Ashley stood up gracefully as she adjusted the tip of her gown before leaving my office but Baron remained seated, causally waiting for his sister to shut the door.
"Do you have anything else to say Baron?"
His brown eyes glittered with amazement "I think you should stop by the club, at least have a look at your new employees"
"Am not fucking any human if that is what you are suggesting"
"When has getting to know your employees facially mean fucking them? Your mind seem to wander far Cardin"
I stared at him scrutinizingly, trying to see if his intentions are sincere as he presume "fine, I'll be there tonight, I might as well catch some fun and get my mind off this daunting situation"
"By catching fun you mean the ladies?" He asked, wiggling his brows
"By catching fun I mean the drinks, we do not need them to survive Baron but I understand the reason why humans love to take them"
"You mean the ladies?"
"I mean the drink swipe ass"
He stood up, ready to leave my office "well Ashley is going to really wanna come with us, so you are going to have your hands full with her"
"I just wish she is going to overcome that childish crush of hers"
He sighed in defeat "initially, I also thought that is was a childish crush, but currently, you and I know that what she feels for you goes beyond childish crush and most times, it scares me"
"What scares you?"
"How much she loves you. I know you don't love her and am not going to beg you to, and am very happy that you keep making it clear to her that you feel something for her. I hope you continue to do that and not string her along”
I understand his concern for his sister, so I assured him that am not going to take advantage of her love for me. Satisfied with my answer, he grinned at me"Let me go make Ashley very happy by telling her your decision to go to the club with us"
I grimaced "are you sure it's a good idea to let her know, you...Know...To let her come with us?"
"Ashley works at the club, she's going to be there whether you like it or not and she is going to know that you are there the minute you arrive, so her knowing is somewhat inevitable"
"Don't tell her, just let her find out on her own at the club"
He shrugged nonchalantly "if you say so" whistling, he ushered himself out of my office.
Immediately he closed the door, my mind wandered to my sister. Would I have been this Possessive over her? Would she have ran away with me? Would I have even run away to begin with? Rubbing my forehead, I got rid of the would have questions’, because honestly asking myself these questions is not going to change anything in my life.
Later that night, Baron and I with few of my other guys entered the club, a club I must say that am very impressed over. Ashley proved to be a good manager and am very proud of her.
Just few minutes after taking our seat at the VIP area, Ashley cat walked towards us in a 9 inches heel.
"You guys didn't tell me you are coming tonight" she purposely stood behind my seat and bent down towards me, whispering to my ears "Im I to believe it skipped your mind?"I was ready to give her a perfect response when I saw her. The green eyed girl from the employees folder, those green wide eyes, taunting me to remember. I must have stared at her for some time because Ashley noticed.
"She's quite a beauty isn't she?" She asked, with a silent warning in her eyes, daring me to answer her question.
I ignored that warning and answered her "she's very beautiful indeed and very captivating If I must say" I don't owe Ashley anything, not even a fucking commitment so she can as well shove her warning up her ass.
"She's also quite smart, she seem to know her way round a man"
I stared at the girl in question and what I saw was totally different from what Ashley is saying right now. The girl who gat my attention is a girl who doesn't want to be here, a girl who hates the attentions that is being directed towards her. I decided not to defend her from Ashley. Telling Ashley that this girl is far from being a whore is only going to make her hate the poor human the more.
"You can stop staring Cardin....You're beginning to annoy me"Without even sparing her a glance, I dismissed her "don't you have anything better to do Ashley? I don't pay you to go whispering in people's ears"
She huffed out in annoyance "don't even get me started on the money Cardin, you know I don't need your fucking money. My father has a lot, a lot that can last me a thousand years"
"Your dad isn't the one currently passing your bills or feeding your ass. You lost that money when you decided to leave golden stars"
"And whose fault is that?"
"Make no mistake Ashley, I never requested that you come along with me, it was entirely your
decision....So it's on you"She glared at me for sometime before transferring it towards her. I know what is going to come next if I don't put a stop to it.
"You are going to stay away from the human Ashley. Youll pay her when due and leave her be, you will let her work here until she gives you a reasonable reason to fire her now go do your job before I actually fire you"
She almost walked away before I stopped her with my last warning "I will stare at anybody I want and as long as I want. If I choose to stare at Lucy, I will so don't repeat that mistake of telling me what to do....Am I clear?"
"How did you know her name Cardin?"
Is she purposely trying to annoy me, I felt my eyes begin to change its color and when I glared at her, she gulped in fear.
"I said am I fucking clear!!!?"
"Yes...si...r"
Picking up my glass once more, I nursed my glass of neat vodka as I watched the green eyed girl all night.
Lucy Life has not been easy for me. Being forced to grow up at a tender age does have a whole lot of side effects, those side effects which I'm currently facing right now. Staring at the bills laying on the table, I prayed harder that my job request be accepted at that local diner down the street.Working as a waitress in 'lights off' doesn't pay all my bills, so I decided to put my free time to use since I usually work at night. My boss Miss Ashley is a woman with mixed personality, she can be sweet today and fucking mean the next. Judging from her interaction with the other workers there who happen to be on her bad side, I definitely do not want to do anything that will piss her off. Her brother Mister Baron seem to be a nice person, but I'm uneasy with people's attiude. I think life thought me as much. Thinking back to the night before, I thought about the man who came in with Baron.Over my one week stay at lights off, I've heard whispers about the boss's boss,
Lucy[I]Report to work when you're fully healed[i/][B]lights off[b/] Who the hell signs a letter like that??? Okay...I know I'm being silly, but whoever wrote this letter would have signed his name instead of the club's name at least to help me figure out who visited me at the hospital while I was unconscious. It's not as if I can walk up to Mr Baron or Mr Velvet, demanding the say something so I can figure out who owns that voice at the hospital.'Mr Velvet Cardin' is my life revolving around that name or what?? I picked up the handkerchief that mysteriously found it's way into my pocket many years ago. I'm not exactly sure the particular year that I found this handkerchief in my possession, but I know it was a very long time ago.Tracing the inscription on the handkerchief which has Cardin written boldly in cursive writing. Is it strange that I have a boss's boss named Cardin and also a mysterious handkerchief with Cardin inscribed on it? Shaking my head, I laughed at how stupid I
CardinI requested for Lucy but this clown showed up instead of her, and that alone irked me up "what the fuck are you doing? I don't remember requesting for your services" "Sorry sir, but you see, Lucy can't climb the stairs so I offered to bring it myself" Can't climb the stairs? Is she still in pains? I turned to the guy who is fumbling with the shot glass "what is your name?" "Jasper sir" "So Jasper, how did you know she couldn't climb the stairs?" "I saw her limping earlier today, and she winced when she tried climbing the first two stairs" "I still don't understand why we have to keep her around" Ashley hissed "Just shut the fuck up Ash" Baron chastised She turned red in anger "don't you ever shut me up in front of my employees again Baron or so help me heavens, I am going to fucking deal with you" "Retrieve your claws sister, you can't do more than biting and scratching" Baron replied, whilst trying to hold in his laughter "You t
Lucy I got home that night thanks to Mr. Velvet's driver. I made sure my doors and windows are locked before I brought out the dollar notes to count them again. This is more than enough to sustain me for the whole week even for the whole damn month.The door knob rattled and I froze 'am I getting robbed?'The sound stopped before I heard jingling of keys and the door opened. Vivian my roommate walked in but stopped abruptly when she saw me sitting on the sofa with cash on my hands. She eyed me "I thought you are working tonight?" "I was given one week to heal properly" She eyed the money "is that your salary or a get well soon money?" Ignoring her question, I took in her appearance. I noticed her torn cloth to her smeared lip stick "are you okay? What happened to your cloth?" "Mind your fucking business" she hissed I looked at her one more time before standing up from the sofa "I was just being a concerned roommate Vivian. Do have a good night"
Cardin I have been visiting this club more often, wasting my time even when I have other things to do. Ashley has also noticed my frequency and she is very much aware that it is not because of her but rather because of a particular green eyed woman. Although I gave her a week off, I still show up just in case she decides to disobey which I'm very sure she will. I ran my gaze round the club and my eyes landed on her at the dance floor, dancing comfortably with that clown. I stood up out of reflex, holding the rail; my gaze fixed on her. As if sensing my stare, she stopped dancing and looked around. Immediately her eyes found mine, she took a step back. The clown held her and I fought the urge to get down there and beat him senseless. He whispered something to her ear and she whispered back before leaving the dance floor. "It seems the attraction is one sided" Turning to Baron, I raised my brows in question "what is one sided?" He pointed towards the dance floo
Lucy I woke up with a throbbing headache and a sore face; I touched my right cheeks and winced from the pain that I just felt from touching it. I stood up from the bed and walked into the toilet, washed my face but the pain and headache didn't stop, so I opted for a pain killer. Still staring at my face in the mirror, I wondered what happened to me last night because I remember my afternoon very clearly but last night seems to have never existed at all. Slightly feeling my sore cheeks, I thought about the dream I had last night or what I think is a dream because right now, I'm not even sure if I actually dreamt it or was it just my mind tricking me. I dreamt that I was attacked at the club's toilet's hallway by a man I can't even remember and Mr. Velvet came to my rescue. The funny thing is that Mr. Velvet actually killed someone in my dream, can you actually believe that? For the fact that I'm even dreaming of him at all is crazy. Yes he's a handsome man... Very handsom
Lucy Monday came by very quickly and if not for Mr. Baron's visit, I would have been happy to be here. I just feel like asking someone if they have attended any event with Mr. Baron in the past. I pinched myself at how ridiculous I sound right now. Is not as if Mr. Baron is a serial killer who is going to kill me for no just reason and dump my body down the ocean. I walked to my duty post which is behind the bar. There I met an already busy Jasper who was mixing drinks for an already drunk customer. Isn't the night a little bit early to be drunk already? Immediately Jasper handed the drink to the eager customer, he looked at me."What happened to your face?" This night for the first time, I wished I have makeup and that I applied some on my face. "I fell off the bed while sleeping" He bit his inner cheeks to stop himself from laughing out loud. "You fell off the bed while sleeping? Really?" Picking up the towel, I wiped off the spill overs on the counter.
Cardin Ashley looked surprised that I am aware of her stupid prank. Was that even a prank? What if she died? I stopped my mind from going towards that direction. "Why did you do it?" She sat down and flipped her hair to one shoulder “why did I do what?" One thing Ashley enjoys is agitating someone, she likes to get a reaction from her preys and she's irremediably stupid to think I don't understand her game.“Why did you choose her to prey on?" She admired her nails "why don't you tell me why you are so interested in her? Why are you bothered that I chose her?" "What did I tell you about harming innocent human? I gave you a fucking order to stay away from them but what did you do? You went and almost killed that innocent girl and I demand to know why?" "The attack on her is just random, there is no interior motive" No interior motive my ass. I stood up and grabbed her neck, she tired to pull my hand away but that's definitely not happening, I squeezed i