Chapter 7 07

Stacy's POV

On the night of my tenth birthday, my parents and I were in the sitting room cheering together when we suddenly had a blackout. I heard my mom call out my name pretty loudly, and I quickly moved into her for protection. The lights went back on just immediately after that. There, I saw my dad alert, ready to fight. But I was shocked and confused to see his nails grow longer. Then I got to understand everything when I saw some intruders with long nails, red eyes, and long canines. They are vampires; I knew about them through the bedtime stories my mom and dad used to read to me every night.

My dad killed all the intruders; they vanished and turned into ashes. This made me so scared of him. Then Damon appeared, looking like the rest that were killed.

I saw my dad turn completely into a vampire too. I got frightened even more and screamed. I didn't expect my dad to be a sucker too. My mom saw this and scooped me up in her arms, blocking my eyes with her chest, restricting me from seeing the incident further.

I hugged her tight in great fear. I could still hear my dad and Damon fighting intensely when, all of a sudden, dad shouted to mom and asked her to run away with me. She didn't budge from her position until Dad shouted again, telling her she must survive no matter what.

We hadn't really gone far when we heard a loud, painful groan. We didn't know whose groan it was until I and my mom saw Damon blocking our way.

"I'm here for her," he said to my mom. She was about to run away from him with me when he forcefully thrust his scary hand into Mom's stomach, leaving a big hole that exposed her intestines.

Mom fell hard on the bare ground while she was still holding me tight. "You shouldn't have fallen for a vampire like him. But thankfully,because of you guys, she's reborn." He muttered to my mom, smirking devilishly.

I watched mom lie helplessly on the bare ground until she finally closed her emerald eyes and gave up the ghost.

"What a heartless creature!" I thought, unable to control my tears. He killed her right in front of me, and he also killed my dad, although his death doesn't really baffle me like mom's. I guess it's because I found out he's a vampire, but he's still my dad, and he fought for us till he breathed his last breath.

The fear in me increased the moment I saw mom fall right on the bare ground. I was trembling and got stuck in a place.

Damon moved closer to me and said, "It's so good to have you reborn. Now that I've killed your so-called parents, you have to start preparing for your task right away."

He touched my head and started speaking in a language I didn't understand, which I now know was a spell, now that I've grown. I fell into a deep slumber before I could hear him finish the spell chants.

The next day, I could only remember that my parents were literally killed by some bad guys, and Damon saved me, not knowing he'd been lying to me and using me since I was a child.

I boiled in anger after thinking of what Damon had made me pass through. He even made sure I didn't gain freedom my entire life by pushing me out to a heartless fellow like him.

I have many questions going through my mind right now, like: How did I end up having a sucker as a father? What did Damon mean by I was reborn? And lastly, why did he come for me out of all the children?

The thought of knowing that no one but Damon can answer these questions made the rage in me grow bigger. I wish I could become really powerful enough to kill these two vampires who have made my life a living hell. I thought in anger, knowing I stood no chance against a vampire. I'm a mere human.

I was about to lie down on the bed to get some sleep when I heard his voice in my head.

"Find your way to the kitchen, do the dishes, and meet me in my chamber in the next 5 minutes." He said.

I gasped on hearing the last part and quickly took the tray from the angle I kept it. I rushed out, looking for the kitchen, knowing I'd be in serious trouble if I didn't get to his chamber in 5 minutes.

Luckily for me, I saw Mrs. Lauretha walking in my direction. She collected the tray from me before I could open my mouth to speak and showed me the way to the kitchen. She asked me to leave the dishes for her.

I checked the wall clock and saw that I had just 3 minutes left. I appreciated her and quickly rushed out of the kitchen, going to his chamber. I wonder why they have a kitchen. I thought in my head as I kept running. Then boom! I bumped into someone; I looked up and saw that it's her-the lady I saw with him in his chamber.

Before I could open my mouth to apologize, a hot slap landed on my cheek. It was really painful, but slaps are something I can always withstand. I wanted to slap her back, but she quickly held back. Who knows if she's also a vampire? I thought in my head.

I told her I was sorry and walked past her, leaving her in shock. I thought she'd appear at my front, but she didn't.

I got to his chamber, and his guard let me in without delay. When I got there, I saw him smoking in a corner of his room, shirtless. Luckily for me, I got there in just 5 minutes.

I know I'm not meant to check him out, but I managed to peep at him due to the smoke that covered the entire room, so I believe he wouldn't see me.

"I'm here, My Dark Lord," I said to him. I widened my eyeballs upon realizing I had added "dark" to "lord". Something must be wrong with me, I thought. Although he gave no reaction to it, I guess he knows he possesses this dark aura within him.

"Strip!" I heard him say.