Chapter 7

March 27th 2014

Finally he had her. This was the only thought in his head as he dragged her along behind him. After years of searching for her, of following her from town to town he had her in his grasp. His cold shakels bound her wrists. It was his house they were dragging her to. It was his victory. He smiled at the thought and started moving quicker towards his elegant mansion, anticipation filling his body. She was going to suffer. He was going to drag this on for days, maybe weeks. Then at the end he would either kill her or have claimed her as his. He thought back to that very first night. The taste of her blood under his tongue. How she had filled him, enraging the trapped creature and almost topping him over the edge. Then when her will had begun to fade those moments of pure bliss and satisfaction he had stolen before sending her back. He had been foolish back then, thinking that she would be his forever girl. The one he would spend all of eternity with. In all honesty he still was a fool. A small portion of his mind still insisted that he would stop with the violence, set the others free and live only for her. But that was the stupid part he reasoned. If he had listened to that part years ago then he would never have caught her. As they approached his front steps he thought of how he still longed for her touch, for her scent to mingle with his. Soon, he promised himself. It would happen soon. Just another way to torture her. To bend her will. The large doors boomed open as he and his army of monsters enter their home.

"Tonight has been a success," he said to them. "And as such a celebration will be in order. Tomorrow we shall have a celebration party. However there shall be no humans there. We shall simply dance and talk. Now, it is getting late. I bid you all good night. Go to your rooms and sleep.'''  He waited until everyone of them had left before turning to the quivering child. She met his gaze and held it before quickly dragging it away.

"So this is it then." She said in a small voice. He smiled down at her nerves.

"Well it depends what you mean by 'it.' If you mean this is the day of your death then no this is not it. If you mean the end of your freedom then, well, I would have to agree with you." He watched her look down at the ground causing her long silver locks to cover her face.

"Well then James, you win. You have me. Your the more cunning vampire." She said, releasing a deep sigh.

"Yes now, come this way. You'll be staying in the basement. I think you'll like it. I got it specially fitted just for you," he said leading her over to a thick steel door. "Well I say specially fitted, I mean I added some new toys for us the play with. Now. Stay still." He paused for a second, rooting around his pocket and pulling out a shock collar. With a few quick movements he clipped it onto her neck, flipping the switch on the inside and showing her the remote. "Now this is the first of my toys. It is capable of sending 200 volts through your body at just a flick of this switch. I've had it tested against a vampire. It won't kill you or the beast, just hurt you. Your vampire claws won't be able to shred through it without it hurting you. I'll save you the demonstraition. For now. Anyway." He opened the heavy steel door and removed the shakels. "I hope you enjoy your new home. Sleep tight. Don't let the beast bite." He said before pushing the already changing girl down the many stairs and slamming the door behind her.