Page 30 of Curiosity

A baby.

All between me and Elias.

I gasped as he finally pulled back, leaving me weak in the knees, dazed between what had just occurred and what I’d seen.

“What… what the hell was that?” I asked, stumbling backward.

He tried to steady me, but I pushed him away, putting a hand to my neck to feel for the puncture wounds left by his fangs.

There were none.

“Our future,” he answered, and I shook my head.

“Absolutely not – this isfuckingcrazy,” I whimpered, glancing around.

For what?

Who knew?

This washisproperty.

There was certainly no help coming for me.

“You don’t needhelp,” he said, and I quickly turned to find that he was right behind me, instead of a few feet away, like just a second ago.

“What did you do to me,” I stammered, taking another step away – this time tripping over my own feet.

I braced for impact, but Elias had already caught me.

“I’veelevatedyou, doll. Welcome to eternity.”

Seven

Welcome to eternity.

Welcome to eternity.

Welcome to eternity.

Those words echoed in my brain, bouncing painfully off the fringes of my mind as I rode down the elevator with Elias. He stood on the other side of the metal enclosure, watching me.

I should be angry with him.

I should be terrified.

Instead, I felt…powerful.

“Am I… what you are, now?” I asked. “A vampire?”

He chuckled. “Yes and no, doll. I was born this way – a bloodline vampire. You’ve been turned.”

“So… second-rate, then,” I said, dryly.

“No,” he shook his head. “Your blood blond with me makes you… royalty. Elite. Don’t you feel it already?”

I looked away.

I felt…horny.

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