Chapter 36: Sound
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Quietly I turned and peeked out the door of the shed. I did not immediately see anything, nor did I hear a soul outside. I turned to face Mikael and waved him to follow.

However, just as I had feared, I heard footsteps approach as soon as we took our first steps out of the shed.

“I knew I smelled blood.” Serena smiled.

I couldn't speak. I could only lower my head in defeat and allow her to advance forward until she had me wrapped up in her arms. I heard Mikael behind me take a deep sigh. He leaned himself up against the shack, folding his arms behind his back.

“You already know, no matter where you go... I follow.” Serena chuckled as she looked up into my sorrowful eyes.

I had longed for a way to break these chains between us. For decades had I dreamed that I could travel alone without the worries of Serena finding my whereabouts. And even when I walked beside Chris, she still would follow like a shadow or a crying infant, “Lucious come back to me. Lucious!”

My eyes wandered to Mikael for a moment then I lowered them to concentrate on the ground. Serena walked to my side and grabbed hold of my arm, escorting me towards Mikael.

“You know, Lucious, if only you and Sebastian could have shared such a connection as you and Mikael does,” she spoke silently. “Do you know, that was my true purpose?”

I stopped in front of Mikael and looked out to him, the gaze in his eyes mirrored the same shock as mine.

“Is that so?”

“Oh, I do realize now though that it could never work, Lucious.” Serena admitted. “If only he could have seen such potential you have. I believe that I may be partially to blame though... I ignored you so much after Sebastian joined the house.” She rubbed at the side of my face, possibly in attempt to comfort me. “And with him gone now, I have no doubt that there wouldn't be but enough room in the mansion for Mikael—“

“Never!” I interrupted.

Serena stepped behind me and I found her standing between Mikael and I baring that same evil grin.

“I've never hurt you, have I?” She looked at me then twisted her head to eye Mikael. “Couldn't you give this a chance? You would be safe in my company and you know this. I would never harm you and Lucious.” She looked at me again, drawing her lips closer to mine as she spoke, “You'll never be homeless or starving. You and Mikael could be happy, together.. isn't that what you want?”

“Under what conditions?” I quickly wondered.

“I wouldn't place such limitations on your happiness,” she argued. “Though, I would expect that you would never leave me, again.”

I shook my head in disbelief. I did not believe a word she said. Surely, she devised some evil plan to keep us apart somehow or place strain on our connection in some way.

However when I looked out at Mikael again, his face showed concern and agreement in her plan. What was he thinking? Was he truly thinking of going along with Serena?

“So, what do you say, Lucious?” Serena spoke up.

“I'm tired of running,” I sighed.

“Of course you are.”

“But... I cannot live under your rules, Serena.”

“Lucious,” Mikael whispered.

I walked towards him, passing Serena, and looked straight in his eyes. “Don't tell me you want to go with her?”

He didn't respond, however he eyed me with concern. I knew he was still weak in his defenses. His vampire powers may never develop if we were condemned to a life of constantly escaping our enemies. It was just his way of growth.

I wished I had known more about him before that fateful night that I took his life. When I had found him again, a burning desire in me wanted to know those facts about him... I wanted to know more about the life I took.

“I do,” he replied. I looked at him in shock.

“There, you have it Lucious. Mikael is fine with this. Who knows maybe it will help him to achieve his strength.” Serena turned her eyes towards me.

She wrapped her arms around my neck, and I felt her breath hit my chin. “See... you'll never be free of me, my dear Lucious.”

Suddenly, I heard footsteps come from just around the front of the mobile home park. The creature came closer, carefully approaching us.

I was the first to step away and out into the light of the street lamp to see Chris coming from the shadows. Mikael stood at my side while Serena walked in front of him just a few steps.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Serena voiced angrily. “Can't you get it in your damn head, he's not yours Christopher.”

“Oh, I disagree, Serena...” He stopped a few feet away. “I should have done this long ago.”

Suddenly, he extended his arm out and held his hand up.

At that instant it was like a rope had been wrapped around my neck, suffocating me and pulling me in towards him. Like an invisible force, my feet dragged along the ground, grinding at the dirt.

Mikael chased behind me and tried to latch on to my arm however Chris's power was too great and in a blink of an eye, I was in his arms. He held me tight, folding his hand over my mouth and his other arm twisting to restrain me around my waist.

“You're still too weak to fight against me,” he whispered in my ear. “You're all too weak to fight against me!” He hollered before suddenly disappearing into the sky.

“Lucious!” I heard Mikael and Serena yell in unison before everything in my sight grew black.

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