The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 169

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I hadn’t been expecting the people standing in front of me. Terry scratched the top of his partially shaved head uncomfortably. Elle’s blue hair was tied back in a ponytail and she was wearing all of her piercings on full display.

“You’re witches?” I asked.

“You work for the Master of the territory?” Elle replied.

“Could you do this in the house? There are people who are sensitive to sunlight.” Victor said from a few feet behind me.

I blushed. “Please come in. Thank you for coming to help us with this spell.”

They came into the house and I closed the door. Victor approached us and stood next to me. Terry pulled Elle a little closer to him.

“You needn’t be afraid. You are here as my allies, not as my donors. I do not take blood from those who are unwilling.” Victor assured them.

“Victor, these are two of my friends from school. Elle and Terry. Sean introduced them to me on my first day. Is this why you started pulling away from the group?” I asked.

“We were getting close to our graduation from training and we knew we wouldn’t be able to leave the state because of the curse. We went to hang out with the other coven witches who were in our school. They’d be who we were around the most after everyone left.” Elle said.

“Elle? Terry?” Sean gasped as he walked into the entryway.

“Sean?! What? What are you doing here?” Elle asked.

“I’m helping break the curse. You’re witches? Why didn’t you tell me? We’ve been friends since kindergarten!”

“We weren’t supposed to tell anyone. It’s dangerous. What are you doing here, though?” Terry pressed.

“I was a witch without an affinity and I just found out a little while ago. I’m fae now, but I can still do witch magic.” Sean admitted.

“You got turned into a fae? Didn’t anyone ever tell you to be wary of fae offering gifts?” Terry scoffed.

“My soulmate is fae. I wanted to be with him.” Sean replied defensively.

“Him? I thought you were dating Rosario.” Elle said. “I knew my gaydar was going off. How did she take it when you broke the news? You’re not still dating her are you? Did you tell your parents? Who else knows? Why didn’t you tell me? We could have done Pride together. I’m always looking for a buddy to go with.”

“Sean? What’s going on?” Rosario asked as he came out.

“Let’s move this to the living room, we can do the introductions and explanations much more quickly.” Gray called out from the other room.

I giggled. It felt like we just did all of this a few minutes ago. He was probably getting frustrated, especially with the threat of hunters hanging over everyone.

We led them into the living room. Amelia’s eyes went wide.

“It’s the girl who tried to crispy critter me!” She exclaimed.

“OMG! I’m so, so sorry! I couldn’t control myself. I didn’t want my first action as a fully-fledged witch to be hurting someone else!” Elle replied.

“You were very lucky you had that shield to protect you.” Terry said. “My wind blades can be deadly. It wasn’t how I wanted to start my witching career either.”

“Don’t worry about it. I knew you couldn’t control it. It was really lucky Finn’s ability decided to come out because I was in danger. I’m Amelia.” She smiled.

We went around the room introducing everyone. Rosario had to put on his other glamour because Elle and Terry didn’t quite believe he was the girl they had grown up with. The feeling in the room was really friendly and lighthearted.

After everyone finished talking, we dug into the history of the curse and what had been done so far, to get Terry and Elle up to speed. They asked appropriate questions and seemed to be fairly businesslike. There was a sound a few minutes later in the entryway.

“Here’s where they all are!” Lila grinned from the doorway. “I found them, Daddy.”

“Lila.” Marius said in a warning tone.

“Sorry. I found them, Master.” She giggled.

“I swear to the Goddess, Lila, you’re not going to like what I do to you if you don’t stop this.” He growled.

“Hi, Lila. Hi, Papa. Thank you for coming.” I smiled and stood to give them each a hug.

“Lila the dark witch! Wow! I never thought I’d actually meet you.” Elle bounced.

“Oh! I love your hair and your piercings. You’re just so adorable!” Lila beamed.

Elle blushed and Terry chuckled. Marius came in and growled at Cam, making him get out of the chair he was in. Marius took Lila’s hand and guided her to the seat, stationing himself behind the chair.

Lila sat back and crossed her legs before taking Marius’ hand. He acted as if he didn’t even notice. She was wearing a low-cut shirt and seemed to be flashing the bite in the crook of her neck around.

She seemed proud to be wearing Marius’ mark. I was amused at it. I would need to wear a tank top to show off my mark. Not that I really wanted to at the moment. It was too dangerous.

When we’d questioned Fenton, she’d been too preoccupied to show off. Now, she was trying to make sure everyone saw it. Amelia shook her head at it.

“You’re not the only witch marked by a vampire.” She muttered.

I looked at her with wide eyes. She hadn’t been marked just yesterday. She must have let Finn mark her last night.

“Yes, but I’m the only one marked by this vampire. You should have more pride in your mark and your man. Most witches would expect it from me, as a dark witch. What are you going to do when all your light friends start asking if you’ve crossed over to the dark side? Or are you planning on never telling them? You shouldn’t hide your man away like that, little light witch.” Lila chided.

“I’m not ashamed. I just don’t know how to answer them if they accuse me of being dark now.” Amelia said softly.

“Tell them to mind their damned business. You know who you are and you’ll find witches who will accept you for your personality and not for your reputation. You already have everyone here. It’s that simple. If they meet your Solus Amor and decide you’re evil because of the preconception that vampires are inherently evil, then they aren’t worth your time.” Lila told her. “You’ve seen how good and sweet Echo is when she’s not crazy from a curse. There’s no way that she will ever be dark. She’s still a witch too, you know.”