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“Would you mind if we borrow a menu?” she asked politely. “My friend is not liking what she ordered and wants to try something else.”
The nice couple gladly handed their extra menu to Kelly then went back to their conversation about what they should try this time.
“This what you’re looking for?” Kelly asked with a grin.
Was she that transparent or was Kelly just that smart?
“Thank you,” Kathrine replied then buried her nose in the menu while peering over the edge. Kelly had taken a compact out of her purse and was using it to spy on the trio that had just walked in.
The new vampire looked very sure of himself. He was a large man, not Charles large, but easily bigger than Paul. He had dark black hair and dark skin. Kathrine recognized the similarities between him and Hailey. She turned to ask Hailey if he was Elyon but Hailey was getting up. She turned her face away from them and was apparently heading to the bathroom.
“He can’t see me. He will kill everyone in here if he thinks he can get me back home,” Hailey said urgently.
Kathrine’s question was answered and then some. She quickly got up and put herself between Hailey and the three then headed to the bathroom with her back turned on them. While walking to the bathroom she realized that she had known they were there before she smelled the vampire. She had felt Paul getting closer somehow. Did he also feel her? He hadn’t looked around, at least Kathrine hadn’t seen him do it, maybe it was just her.
Once in the bathroom Hailey sighed with relief as she leaned against the sink.
“I didn’t think he would be here so soon.” Hailey looked like she was sweating buckets. Maybe she was telling the truth about her brother. This reaction would be hard to fake.
“So that is Elyon?” Kathrine asked.
“Yes, and he’s not a vampire.” Hailey looked worried and for the first time in days she looked Kathrine in the eyes. “He’s Versi.”
“Yes, I knew that,” Kathrine said to herself as much as to Hailey.
“We need to get out of here. I wasn’t expecting all of them to be here. I’ll head out the back, you go get Kelly and John. We’ll meet one block down, to the north. Sound good?” Hailey asked. She was still a nervous wreck. It was probably a good idea for her to leave now.
“Ok, meet you there in say ten?” Kathrine asked but Hailey was already heading to the back door. The cooks tried to tell her she couldn’t leave that way but Hailey just pushed them out of the way like they were nothing.
Once Hailey was gone Kathrine headed back to the table only to find that Kelly and John were missing. Paul was also missing from the table with Elyon and Azazel. What had happened? Kathrine was startled as a strong hand grabbed her arm from behind and whirled her around.
“What are you doing here?” Paul asked. He was frantic.
“Eating!” Kathrine barked back at him.
“No, you shouldn’t be here. I was going to contact you but Elyon showed up. You need to leave. This isn’t safe now.” Paul glanced over to the table and realized that Kathrine was still visible to his father and Elyon. Paul pushed her against the wall to keep her out of sight but this made Kathrine angry.
“What are you doing?!” Kathrine fumed.
“Trying to save your life. My father remembers you, just like he remembers Ceralin. He will kill you on sight, especially if he sees me talking to you.” Paul glanced back at the table again and then at Kathrine. “Please, head home. I’ll send word when Elyon is gone.”
How dare he?! He asked for her to come and now pushed her away. Perhaps her frustrations with the man were clouding her judgment but she had just about had enough from him. Kathrine pushed him and Paul was a little surprised at her strength.
“You asked me to come here. Then you just send me away? I don’t think so. You’re gonna explain some things before I go anywhere.” Kathrine’s voice was getting louder. Some of the guests near them started to stare which made Paul even more nervous.
“Fine! This way!” Paul whispered loudly. Kathrine was amused how anyone could whisper with such volume but Paul had managed to pull it off. It was funny to see this man, the one everyone was so scared of, so annoyed with her. It almost made her happy that he was as frustrated as she was.
Paul led her by the bathrooms and though another door that said ‘Closed for repairs’. This was apparently another dining area that had taken some water damage, or at least that’s what Kathrine assumed by the look of the place. There were chairs against the walls and a huge stain on the carpet. If it wasn’t water she didn’t want to know what made that huge stain. After he shut the door and locked it Paul pushed her to the middle of the room.
“This room is sound proof. It’s for the special guests of the owner.” The way Paul emphasized the words Kathrine knew he meant vampires.
“But he’s not a vampire,” Kathrine stated.
“No, but he wants to be. He’s got some romantic notion that he can become one and live forever, dating teenage girls and mind controlling them. Stupid stuff like that,” Paul laughed.
