“Oh…and is there any word of the wine that we are looking for?”, he asked as he stopped in his tracks.
“About that…the Queen Mary The Third did have a child, that the late Mr. Griffin was looking for…so, therefore, she did have a bloodline, if we could track the bloodline down, we can find the wine. This blood-or wine…is well-known to quench all vampires' thirst for life. She was blessed with a gift, enchanting blood. Therefore, she always carried a unique scent that made her smell lovely and enticing, only a few could pick up this scent. In the past, only your father could pick up that scent and…of course her husband.”, he explained as he used his index finger to push his glasses up.
“Alright then, that wraps up everything for tonight. Make sure you take good care of the girl and sure she does not make any efforts to disturb me”, he stated as he started walking again.
“I highly doubt she will, but okay…Where are you going, Mr. Griffin?”, Damion questioned as he turned his body around to face him.
“Trust me, you have no idea how she is. I’m going to the study room, don’t disturb me and cancel all my appointments for the weekend, I want to get to know Zoey more.”, he said as he shut the door silently.
A Few Days Later
“Mr. Griffin… She still has not come out of the room as yet. Like always…she said she doesn’t want to eat.”, Damien notified Alex with his arms folded behind his back and his military posture.
“There’s more, isn’t there? What else did she say?”, Alex asked as his legs were crossed and reading the magazine article which had his face plastered on the front page.
“She said that she does not want to eat from a snob like you.”, Damien added as he tried to remain calm and hold his laugh back.
No one saw him that way, this was Alexander’s first, nor did they see him as a snob. He was always a prim and proper man who had women throwing themselves at his feet and used every trick in the book to try and get to him. But she somehow resisted him, this made him angry.
“Leave her, let her starve to death if she wants.”, Alexander said waving his one hand for Damien to leave.” Wait…Damien, do you think I’m losing my charm by any chance?”, Alexander asked like a little insecure boy as he titled his head on one side and left the magazine down.
“No sir. I think the more age, the more charms you grow. Well…if you ask me…I think she’s just really frustrated with you because you keep rough handling her every time she comes out of her only hiding place.”, Damien added with a serious and plastered face which tried to hold a laugh behind.
“And what if she keeps rolling her eyes at me like she’s having a seizure?”, Alexander asked.
“That still does not give you the right to rough handle a woman, sir. And with all due respect- it gives her every right to fight back.”, Damien added with a plastered look on his face.
“And how do I rough handle her?”, Alexander asked as he clenched his jaw tight showing that he was ticked off.
“Shall I remind you of the things to tend to do to her, sir?”, Damien offered in an unfazed state.
“Enlighten me.”, Alex demanded as he leaned back on his comfortable brown, leather sofa.
“Well… for starters, the first night she came in the house, you held her wrists tight and pinned her against the wall because she threw a little tantrum”
“She disrespected me in my own house and threw her shoes at me.”, Alexander stated losing his temper.
“What about the other day she came to eat and you grabbed her and pulled her down to eat with you just because she wanted to eat in her room and you just wanted the company of her presence around you?”, Damien questioned Alexander.
“Well…that was obviously because she is goddamn clumsy and she was going to mess the room!”, Alexander shouted.
“You do know you still have a maid, right? Even she can see past your excuses!”, Damien exclaimed as he pointed towards the maid catching her red-handed.
Just then Alexander and Damien saw a made choke on her tea in the kitchen, and she too tried to hold her laugh back along with Damien. They both gave each other looks to stop but they couldn’t, so Damien just coughed and walked out of the room excusing himself.
“What’s so funny?”, Alexander asked the maid coldly, giving her a deadly glare.
“My apologies sir, nothing is funny! Nothing at all.”, she apologized and bowed as she took her to leave too.
“What the hell…even my maid and assistant aren’t taking me seriously…It’s this damn girl’s fault!”, Alex muttered in frustration as he pinched the bridge of his nose.
He decided. This was it. He was not going to tolerate this girl being disobedient to him, he made up his mind, just like the other past couple of days. He stormed upstairs to her room and started banging on the door. He never seems to lose his temperament for so long, why now? He asked himself over and over again.
“ZOEY!OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!”, he yelled as he banged on her door.
“What the hell do you want? I’m staying here! What more do you want from me, you pig?!”, Zoey shouted at the top of her lungs from the other side of the door.
“Sir…You see…There’s a certain way to talk to a lady.”, the maid said as she interrupted their argument.
Alexander took in a deep sigh as he hit his head softly on the door and added gently, “Please come out and eat.”
“No.”, on the other end of the door.
“You damn brat!”, he yelled and stormed off and the maid went along to calm him down.
Just then he heard a loud thud in Zoey’s room and he stopped dead in his tracks. He could sense that she wasn’t moving, and her breathing became softer. He rushed to her door immediately and called out for her but he got no response. So, instead, he just kicked the door open to see Zoey knocked out cold, she looked pale and skinny. He carried her bridal style and rushed her to his room.
“Damien! Damien! Call for the doctor immediately!”, Alexander exclaimed, trying to wake her up from her state.
Damien rushed into his room in concern and shock, at the fact that he had her placed in his room.
“WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING THERE FOR? CALL THE DOCTOR RIGHT NOW!”, Alex roared at Damien.
A few moments later
“Ah…I see what’s the matter now. There is nothing to worry about Mr. Griffin, she simply passed out due to starving herself. This drip should help her to get better, call me immediately if there’s anything you need!”, the beautiful doctor smiled warmly at Alex and left the mansion.
Alexander sighed in relief as he walked towards Zoey and gently caressed her cheek.”You’re a troublesome little thing…Aren’t you, Zoey? I’m so sorry my little brat…”
Just then, he heard a knock on his room door which made him pull away from her quickly. Which was Damien.
“What is it Damien?”, he asked leaning and sitting at the edge of his seat as his eyes were glued to one person. The girl in his bed.
This did not go unnoticed though. Damien had an idea of what was happening to his boss, and he changed. Normally, he would never let anyone, especially women who threw themselves at him to be next to him. He despised them because they would always throw themselves on him but she was different. She hated him! And, unfortunately, Alexander met his match.
“Sir, I need to notify you of something that seems like an urgent matter.”, Damien said as he placed his eyes on the beautiful, pale, and fragile girl he saw lying in bed.
“Say it.”, Alexander demanded as he leaned back in his seat and ruffled his hair with closed eyes, and fill water in a glass to drink. This wasn’t him. He was worked up about this girl. Damien knew it.
“She back.”
These words froze Alex that he even stop drinking water. He took one look at Zoey and his eyes were now latched to the black carpet in his room.
“Let’s talk outside.”
A few moments later
Zoey woke up with a heavy feeling in her body as she looked around the room. She was confused.
“Argh…where am I…?”, she questioned as she tried to get up from the bed and walk out of the room but something made her stop in her tracks.
“You care for this girl… don’t you Mr. Griffin? You have never allowed any women in this mansion before and you’ve changed a lot.”
She saw Damien talking to Alexander with his head down which made him look somewhat disappointed. But her heart tingled a little hearing that Alexander treated her special or she thought so, before she went to go back to lie down she froze on the spot listening to the other part of the conversation.
“Damien, you’re more naive than I thought you would be. I thought you knew all along! I’m only keeping her so I can use her, I need her blood.”Alex remarked sinisterly and laughed. “I have women throwing themselves at my feet. She means absolutely nothing to me, she is obviously useless and just a little game to play with when I am bored. As soon as she falls for me…I am going to kill her.”
‘CRASH’
The loud sound of a window breaking made Alexander’s and Damien’s heads turn and look back at each other.
“Shit! She’s running away! Damien go get a warm room ready and also get the car ready and wait for me just before the woods!”, Alex said as he ran for his coat.
“Where are you going?! You’re going to freeze to death out there!”, Damien said following him.
“I’m going after her and she’s also going to freeze to death if I don’t reach her on time. She’s weaker than me! Go get the car ready now!”, Alexander exclaimed running into the woods after her.
Zoey ran and ran for her life with tears streaming down her face that now blurred her eyes.
“ZOEY!”, she heard Alex scream.
She turned her head back for a split second while running to see where he was. Zoey did not see a tree in front of her earlier so when she turned her head forward it was too late and she hit her head on the tree which made her lose consciousness.
“You care for this girl… don’t you Mr. Griffin? You have never allowed any women in this mansion before and you’ve changed a lot.” She saw Damien talking to Alexander with his head down which made him look somewhat disappointed. But her heart tingled a little hearing that Alexander treated her special or she thought so, before she went to go back to lie down she froze on the spot listening to the other part of the conversation. “Damien, you’re more naive than I thought you would be. I thought you knew all along! I’m only keeping her so I can use her, I need her blood.”Alex remarked sinisterly and laughed. “I have women throwing themselves at my feet. She means absolutely nothing to me, she is obviously useless and just a little game to play with when I am bored. As soon as she falls for me…I am going to kill her.” ‘CRASH’ The loud sound of a window breaking made Alexander’s and Damien’s heads turn and look back at each other. “Shit! She’s running away! Damien go get a warm room r
Zoey walked around in her room aimlessly fighting with herself whether this was reality or just all in her mind. (Wh…what the hell was that…? Did…did I see things? Is he what I think he is…A vampire..?), Zoey thought to herself as she started to chew on her nails. “Pssh, there’s no way in the world…What if he is…?”, she asked herself stopping in her tracks and then jumping on the bed as she rolled around. “AM I GOING MAD?!”, she yelled into her pillow. (He was kinda hot though when he sank his teeth into my wrist…), she thought to herself and then covered her face with a pillow embarassed. (But that wasn’t it…I felt like there was an awakening in me…like…as if I saw everything different, I could hear every slightest sound for quite a long time, it doesn’t make sense. I felt so energetic and I felt like I had so much strength in me. What is going on with me? Why did I enjoy it…?) Just then Zoey heard a slight knock on her wooden room doors. “Zoey…?It’s me, Alexander…I was hoping t
“Ah yes! Also, I’m so sorry for intruding on your moment with Alex.”, Sabrina said as she barged herself into Zoey’s room. “O-oh…about that I’m so sorry…I felt like y’all had business to catch up on and that I was intruding.”, Zoey said as she mumbled and fumbled around with her fingers. “Well, I should get going, take care, Zoey.”, she said as she dashed Zoey and walked out of the room. “Take care too, Sabrina…”,Zoey said as she waved to her with a plastered smile till Sabrina was finally out of sight.” Argh…What a swine!”, she said as she rolled her eyes and slammed the door. Zoey knew about these types of people and she hated them to the bone. She called them ‘The Swines’, the one’s who get paranoid and make it seem like they have a certain man who loves the but the man doesn’t and they just make other people’s lives miserable. Zoey read enough books and watched enough movies to know about these people, in her eyes…they were ‘pathetic’. Zoey wasn’t planning on stealing anyone’s
(I can smell cookies….I could hear Zoey’s humming earlier on….or was she just making that for Damien…), Alexander thought to himself, but just then he heard voices outside, all thanks to his good hearing. “What do you want Sabrina?You and I both know why you’re here.”, Zoey said as she held the platter tight to her. “Oh…and what is it?”, Sabrina said walking up to her. “You’re using him for your convenience. I just hope he’s not too dumb to not see your plans, it would be a pity for a handsome face like him to be dumb as hell.”, Zoey said as she showed her the best puppy dog face ever and then walked up to her and whispered in her ear, “And it would be my greatest pleasure to see your downfall.” Zoey left Sabrina speechless, Sabrina didn’t expect anything like this from Zoey. “You should try using some makeup Zoey to cover up your pores.”, she said crossing her arms. “And you should try to use less because you look like a damn ghost, it makes sense why he pushes you away.”, Zoey
“Do you know why he wanted to bring you to the mansion?”, Damien asked “No, why?”, she asked, turning her head to look at him. “He’s trying to protect you.”, he said making the mood serious. “And how? By locking me in that house and trusting his ex-swine over me?”, she asked as she scoffed. “There are people…dangerous people who also know you’re secret.”, Damien said as he held the steering wheel tight making his whites white now. “They know what I do…?”, she asked in concern. “Yes. And that’s why he’s kept you there, your father and friends are safe, but…I think it’s best if you talk to him, he would explain it better.” “I...Please just drive me to the airport.”, she said as she turned her body at an angle facing the window while her head rested on her elbow. They reached the airport. “Well…I guess this is it…?”, Damien asked quietly. “Yeah…I guess so, I enjoyed training with you. Goodbye…”, she said as she gave him a tight hug and he hugged back. She was about to leave whe
“What did you find on her father?”, Alexander asked as he exhaled in distress as he clasped his hands together in a demanding position. (Please…don’t let it be what I think it is…), Alexander thought to himself in fear and worry. “So, her mother, nor her family is anywhere in the picture. The father is a normal person but…”,Damien’s voice trailed off. “What?”, Alex asked as he started to pinch the bridge of his nose. “He is a vampire hunter.” Alex’s body went cold. “I don’t get it, what do you mean?” “The whole lineage of the Griffin’s has been hunted and killed by one specific person. Mr. Smith. If the father is a normal human being, that means that…Zoey’s mother was The Great Queen Mary descendant, and I highly doubt that Zoey knows about this. What should we do?”, Damien asked as he started to hold his hands behind his back. “Leave me be.”, Alex said causing Damien to nod his head and leave the room closing the door. But Alexander was left speechless. (If …the mother was a Q
“Hey dad, I’m going off to work now, don’t forget to eat and take care of yourself.”, she reminded him as she kissed him on his cheek and left the house. “Take care too, sweetheart!”, he said. (I’m happy for her…she looks like she’s getting better now. That’s good.), Zoey’s father thought to himself until he knocked against something by mistake and picked up a bag. “Shit…Zoe….you took the wrong bag…”, he muttered under her breath but it was too late to catch up with her because she was far gone. Just then, he saw something that peeked out of the bag. A picture. Leo dropped her bag in shock to see who it was, he even had to double-check his eyes. His jaw ticked. He went down to the basement and stayed there for the rest of the day. Later that evening “Hey dad, I’m home!”, she exclaimed as she sang a sweet lullaby. Leo, her father just sat in the dining room with his arms folded until she poked him to check if he was okay, he got up and went to his room. (Huh…why did he flinch as
‘GASP’ She made a loud sound as she saw wolves inside the cottage which made her clasp her hands over her mouth quickly. Her body involuntary moved backward, it was like they didn’t even see Alex’s body, which she thought was good but also scary because they were after one person. Her. Just then, one of the wolves jumped on her but was soon pulled and thrown against the wall by Alex. The other wolves trembled back in fear as they saw Alex take the wolf by its neck and just before he could kill it, he felt a hand pull him back. It was Zoey, she shook her head no, but Alex growled at her but she stood her ground as she then tightened her grip on his arm. “No, Alex.”, she warned him but with a warm and soothing voice. He let go of the wolf and immediately all the wolves ran away. “Did you get hurt-”, they both asked in unison. Just then she laughed as she wrapped her arms around him tightly and hugged him as tight as possible as she teared up, he started to coo to her and hug her bac