Chapter 13

Feesh opened her eyes with a groan and looked around. Her eyes landed on Erin's beautiful face. Erin was her neighbor.

   "She's awake!" Her voice sounded distant and it brought an unbearable headache to Feesh. She winced, attempting to sit up but stopped short when Erin pulled her back into the sofa.

    "You're safe, Feesh. We're at my place. And... You just woke up from the dead." Erin said, staring down at her.

   "What.. What do you mean from the dead? Ahh..." Feesh groaned as her throat dried up. She needed water immediately.  "Water.." She mumbled.

    "Jake, bring her some water please." Erin said, turning to her brother who was watching Julian like a hawk. That was when Feesh noticed that someone else apart from Erin and Jake was in the room. She cranked her neck to get a look at him. Tall, Handsome stranger. Also a brooding stranger. She waited till Jake brought the water then she took a long gulp.

      "Who is he?" Feesh asked the second the water was gulped down.

    "He's.. Julian. He's... My friend." Erin replied, her voice almost a whisper.

    "More like lover. They've been eating each other out with their eyes all day and it's freaking me out." Jake grumbled, ignoring the shocked gasp that came from Erin.

    "Jake, shut up! Feesh, how do you feel?" Erin asked, placing her hand on Feesh's arm.

    "I.... Am incredibly thirsty." She replied earnestly, her hands rubbing her neck as if she was having a hard time breathing.

   "That's because of your new transformation." Julian spoke for the first time after Feesh awoke. "You need human blood to survive within the next 3 days."

    Feesh narrowed her eyes at Erin in confusion. "What does he mean, Erin?"

   Erin sighed and took a deep breath. She then scooted closer to Feesh. "Look... Do you remember what happened before you woke up?"

   "Uh.. Well yeah.. I.. I was attacked! By a vampire. A freaking vampire, Erin! You gotta believe me. He asked me to.. To invite him to my place and I did because he looked sexy and willing to bang. But when we got inside, he just started acting strange and stuff. It started from when he asked about my younger brother.. I was confused because I'm an only child. I didn't..."

   "Wait." Julian interrupted, moving closer to them. "The person asked about your brother? Do you remember his face?"

    "Well.. Yeah.. He, he's blond and tall and good looking. He said he wanted to know if I'm the only one at home or my brother was somewhere. I told him I didn't have any, then I started getting suspicious because he was walking around, I went to call Erin to know if she was around because I sensed something was wrong, but before I knew what was happening, he was biting into my neck and sucking aggressively. That's all I can remember." She finished.

   Erin turned to Julian and saw the monstrous look in his face. Right then, he looked extremely dangerous. "You're in danger, Erin. The person was sent to you. He must have gotten confused. You were his intended target."

    "What could my sister possibly have to make them want her? What will we do?" Jake asked, the fear in his voice evident. He was young and he was already exposed to a different world. Erin wished she could undo it all. What would have happened had she never met Julian Ferrari? She didn't have an answer to her silent questions.

   "You're not safe here, Erin. You have to come with me." Julian said as he came forward to pull her out Feesh's embrace. She stopped once she got her footing and glared at him.

     "I can't just leave! My brother is also not safe!"

    "He will come with us. Right now, you should come with me until my men find out who is behind this. I'll make some quick calls." Julian told Erin.

   "Wait! I.. If we go with you, Feesh comes along with us as well. That's my condition." Erin pushed.

   Julian stared at her in shock before shaking his head disbelievingly. "You should be thankful I'm protecting you! Not giving me options!" He exclaimed with a chuckle.

    "I won't go with you, Julian. Decide now." Erin snapped, glaring at him. Julian sighed and studied her defiant, small face. She looked incredibly hot when she was fuming. He almost smiled but forced himself not to.

    "It's Feesh, and Yes. Yes, I will." Erin agreed, staring at him indignantly.

   "Fine. She can come. I have to make some calls now." He said and left. Erin turned back to Feesh who was smiling gratefully at her. Erin nodded softly.

      "Don't take longer than ten minutes to get here, Sebastian." Julian warned his right hand man before cutting the call. He needed to get Erin out of here fast. He didn't know who they were up against and he didn't want to have to shed blood all over Erin's home.

   "What relationship do you have with my sister?" Julian turned to see the little chap glaring up at him.

       "I think she gave you an answer back in there," He replied with a smirk on his face, which seemed to anger the kid even more.

   "Look, man! No guy friend would just take it upon himself to be Erin's savior without wanting something. Especially someone like you, so tell me what you want with Erin or I'm gonna kick your ass."

    Julian chuckled lightly and placed his hand on Jake's shoulder. "I care about your sister. A lot."

   "But you're a vampire. Aren't vampires supposed to be... Cold and heartless?" He demanded.

   "People choose to be cold and heartless, Jake. It doesn't apply only to vampires. You can choose to be cold and heartless, do bad things and people will hate you for it. I don't do it. I don't find it enjoyable." Julian said.

     "So... You're one of the good guys?" Jake asked, smile forming on his lips.

    "You could call it that."

  "You love Erin, don't you? You're in love with her." Jake stated boldly, putting Julian in a state of shock and speechlessness.

    "You can't even deny it. A vampire in love. That would have been one of the wildest stories I told my friends. See, they don't believe that powerful people could be kind. But... You are powerful and kind. If you aren't, you wouldn't be in love with my sister." He smiled.

   "I didn't say that. I said I care about her." Julian replied defensively. The kid was a loud mouthed one.

   "Oh, so you can say this to her face?" Jake taunted.

    "I.."

   "Hey, what are you two discussing?" It was Erin. She came forward and stared at them suspiciously.