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“Yes,” he admits, reluctance painted all over his face. I almost stick my tongue out at him, but decide against it. That really would be childish of me. Kind of fair. But also super childish.
We stay in silence for a few more moments. Me sat on the bed, him, pacing a little restlessly. I won’t lie, I’m finding it kind of awkward. Not terrible, I need to run away awkward, though. More of a, I’m not sure quite where this is going level of awkward.
“Are you going to take me to him, or...” I trail off, realising just how bandied about I’ve been. It’s always one of them taking me somewhere, or to one of the others. Only question is whether it’s to protect people from me, or me from others. Then again, it could be for an entirely different reason that I wasn’t going to examine too closely. They’re still vampires. All of them. And while I’m just about used to the fact I am too, I’m not at a place where I can start any kind of romantic attachment to any of them. No matter what level that may be at.
Except Bram. His attractive kind of angry just makes me want to have lots of hate sex with him until it all fades away. Maybe I should propose it to him next time our paths cross?
Remus sighs, and my attention is fully onto him before I give it much thought. Damn man, affecting me this way. I wish he wouldn’t.
“Yes, I’ll take you to him.” He pushes a hand over his face, ruffling his dark hair. Hmm, he looks particularly sexy when he does that. How much more so would he look if I’m the one messing up his hair? No. Now isn’t the time for me to have thoughts like this, not if I’m going to see to Dimitri now. It’s just going to get confusing if I’m thinking of the wrong man.
“Thanks,” I mutter, really not feeling that thankful. There’s nothing wrong with the head vampire, at least, I’m assuming that’s what he is. But I don’t want to be calling him the wrong name. That would be more awkward than my current conversation.
Chapter Nine
“I’ll leave you here,” Remus says, before retreating back the way we came. Great. Why did these vampire men keep insisting on disappearing on me? It was getting old really damn quick.
“Don’t mind if you do,” I say to myself as I push open the door and step inside. Dimitri hunches over the table, scribbling away at something I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t be seeing. That seems to be how it normally goes anyway.
“You’re here then?” He doesn’t look up from what he’s doing. How rude.
“Obviously.” I lean against the wall, crossing my arms and pushing my breasts up under the leather. I’m sure the effect would be ten times better if he actually looks at me. Then again, I suspect he’s still trying to avoid looking me in the eye. One of these days, he’ll slip up, and I’ll finally know what it is he’s hiding. I say finally, but its only been a few days.
I hate secrets though. They don’t mix well with my powers. They don’t mix well with me in general really. Probably something to do with the hidden nature of the guild. It’s always been like that, even if I’m only just starting to realise that.
“No need to be sarcastic, Ashryn,” he says, turning to face me, his eyes still looking off to the side.
“No need to be such a dick,” I respond, squaring my jaw. His eyes flicker to my face briefly, but they still don’t meet mine. This is getting infuriating.
He laughs, a deep chuckle that sends a thrill through me like I’ve never experienced before. Not even with Remus.
“You wanted to see me?” I ask, trying to distract my body from the things it’s focusing on.
“Yes. I have a mission for you.”
“Right.” I’m not impressed. I only just stopped doing missions, I don’t really want to start again. “I don’t want to kill anyone,” I add, surprising myself. Even more so when my eyes start to sting as if I’m about to cry.
“You might change your tune once you’re there,” he says, his words taking me aback slightly. What’s he on about? There? Where was there? Though maybe if I stop wondering and listen to him, he might just tell me, rather than letting me stew in my curiosity.
“I don’t want to kill anyone,” I repeat when he
says nothing, a low growl sneaking from my throat. Oops. Wasn’t aware I could do that. Guess it’s just a side effect of being what I am now. It’ll take some time to get used to, I’m sure, but least people will know I’m pissed off now.
Though a sai to their throat probably tipped most people off anyway.
Dimitri sighs, looking a lot worse for wear than he did at dinner the other night. That’s never a good sign. Particularly not when the person in question has at least a little bit of power. It normally means that something is about to go very, very, wrong.
“Fine. Bram can do any killing that we need doing. But you still need to go with him,” he says.
“Oh no. No, no, no. I’m not going anywhere on my own with Bram.” I shake my head, but don’t uncross my arms. It’s effort though. I really want to hold my hands up to protect myself. Which is stupid, I know. Dimitri clearly isn’t going to hurt me. Other than the initial bite, he hasn’t even touched me. How disappointing. I wish he would. I bet his touch feels so different from Remus’ gentle, caring one. It’ll be strong, and assured, and...
I think I should stop there. I’m not sure what’s got into me since I turned. Maybe becoming a vampire just makes you super attracted to everyone. That’s going to be inconvenient if true.
“You’re the only one who knows where the guild is, Ashryn. I need you to go with him.”
“Send someone else with me,” I say before the rest of his words process. “Wait...did you say the guild?”
Something like dread winds its way through me, tugging on just about every part of my being. Going back to the guild isn’t a good idea, I’m sure of it. And Dimitri should know that. The guild are the ones who sent me after vampires in the first place after all.
