passionate kiss. I enjoyed every moment of it.
Once Lumar gently pushed away from me, he held me close, pulling down the shoulder of my shirt.
“I won’t be without you for a moment longer.” He said. I looked up at him and nodded. I was ready for this; I had no other choice. I closed my eyes and tilted my head back, allowing him to bite into my flesh. It was a painful ecstasy. The sensation was incomprehensible.
However, so was my rage.
Lumar’s eyes widened and he pulled his fangs roughly out of my neck, taking cautious steps away from me. It was the first time I’ve ever seen any real fear in this monster's eyes. Lumar looked down at his chest, noticing the butter knife plunged into him. This time, there was no smugness on his face, only horror and pain.
“Why?” He gasped as he fell to the ground. I moved to stand over his dying body.
“I know this won’t kill you, and eventually you will awaken someday. Let’s hope it’s not in my lifetime. I say that only because I will continue to do this to you repeatedly until you get the point.” I said.
“Why?” He choked, and his body slowly began to turn to stone. I wanted him to hear my words first before h e slept.
“I love you Lumar, but you killed my parents in front of me. It changed everything between us. I can never be with you because of this, not even in death.” I could not help the tears that fell down my face. Lumar was slipping away from me, and I wept even harder.
“How?” Lumar asked. I knew that he wanted to know how I knew.
“You are most vulnerable when you feed. While that’s invaluable to hunters since they will never catch you in such a vulnerable state, I knew that you would eventually have to feed in order to turn me. I had to finish this.” I told him. Lumar did not speak after that; though he watched me until he was completely submerged in stone.
“How did I not see this coming?” Elizabeth appeared behind me, staring at her resting brother. I held up my fists defensively. Elizabeth smiled.
“Please child. You’ve done the Vampire race a huge favor. Although, I don’t know how long this will last.” Elizabeth warned.
“Then help me put him in a place where no one will find him for a very long time.” I pleaded.
And she did. She helped me bury him at the bottom of the Detroit river and escorted me safely to the treaty line right after. Elizabeth grabbed my hand before I could cross over.
“Let’s hope we don’t meet again. However, I have a strong feeling that we will.” She said with a smile. “Remember this, I will always be your sister-in-law, no matter who you end up with.” She left me shortly after.
There was one more place I had to go before I went looking for Aiden. I found myself at the Agency for one final time where Julian stood alone, cleaning up his office. He did not seem surprised to see me.
“ It’s over.” He said. I did not answer. I only came for one thing. Now that I remembered everything, I had to let go of the past so that I could begin my future.
“I won’t see you again will I?” He asked me.
“Let’s hope not Julian.” I warned him. With that, I let go of the Agency forever.
I did not have to look for Aiden; I knew exactly where he would be. Aiden would mourn over me, so he would go to the one place where my scent still lingered—my apartment, and he was there, holding my scarf to his nose.
I was exhausted; this entire mission had taken everything out of me, but I was happy to end up where I truly wanted to be. Once Aiden noticed me, our reunion was priceless. We must have been in the apartment for days before we finally let each other go. We could not stay here for long; we were still on the wanted list by the Agency, but I needed him just as much as he needed me.
“Why did you come back for me?” Aiden wondered. I could have been the Queen of Vampires, this much I knew, but I wanted a true love.
Gently caressing Aiden’s face, I learned in order to kiss him