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Chapter Twelve
Kristin
Istood in front of the mirror, staring at my stomach as I dwelled over how much longer I had before my daughter was born.Daughter—I was scared of that word.I remember how difficult it was to grow up as a teenage girl, and that was when I thought I was human.What was life going to be like for this little one?
The war raged on beyond the mountain we were secluded in, and I feared what would be left of what we knew when the doors opened.What kind of a world was I bringing her into?I sighed as I turned away from the mirror and made my way to the door.
Isaac stood in the hallway, just like he typically did.Since we arrived here, he escorted me everywhere.I had told him that he didn’t need to.We were safe inside here, but he explained again that he had vowed to protect my daughter, and he was firm in that decision.While she was in my belly, he would remain at my side.
Having him at my side made Joshua feel that he could give me space, and he was busy doing other things, including quite a few women inside the compound.
“Hello, Isaac.Do you ever sleep?”
He gave me a shy smile.“I do, Mistress, but I feel you wake, and it wakes me up.”
“Well, I’m sorry about that.”
“I’m not,” he said as we walked along the hallway.“I’m happy to be so in tune with you and your daughter.”
“You are going to be a godsend when she is born.I don’t know that I could trust anyone else with her.”
“I will protect her with my life for as long as she will have me.”
I glanced at him and smiled.“You will probably spoil her too.”
He grinned.“I’ll try not to do that too much.”
I chuckled.“Oh, I’m sure.”I paused and then asked, “Are you happy, Isaac?I know life is not that exciting for you here.”
His brow furrowed.“My happiness comes from fulfilling my vow.”
“Yeah, but don’t you want to kick back and have a few drinks with a friend or sleep in?”
“I have no friends, Mistress, and alcohol does nothing for me.Other than the exercise that I do, the food I eat, and the sleep I get, I need nothing else.”
I looked him up and down.Isaac was tall, like six foot eight, and built like a professional football player.I’d never noticed it before, but now as I studied him, I could tell that he worked hard to make his body as strong and efficient as possible.Most vampires were built well and very strong, but he took it to the next level.
“Well, you can take a day off, you know.I wouldn’t be upset with that.”
“Mistress, if the time comes that I need to take a day off, or even an hour, I’ll ask for your permission.”
I stopped and turned to him.“You do not need my permission, Isaac.You have my blessing to take the time that you want for yourself.”
“Thank you, Mistress.”
Zander’s voice slipped into my mind.“Kristin, where are you?”
“Heading to my office.What’s up?”
“We need to talk.”
“Okay, so meet me there.”
“Is Hugh with you?”
“No, I don’t know where he is.”
“Can you come to my room?This conversation needs to be private.”
