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I had ever seen.
     
    The woman was very tall - I guess not much shorter then Robert, but it was quite obvious from the way the rich fabric of her perfect gown clung seductively to her body that her figure was not hindered by her height. Her hair, which was a dark coppery red, fell in soft rippling curls around her face and reached down to the middle of her back. However, it was her eyes that struck me, for they flashed vivid green, and shone with a luminosity of such intensity, that even from a distance they were mesmerizing. I am, I think, considered by many to be fair and pretty, but I could not compete with this woman before me. Therefore I am not surprised when a slight stab of envy stabs into my gut.
     
    I waited, open-mouthed, as she almost slivered to my side. She then stared at me intensely for a few moments before turning to Robert and saying, "So this is our new brood mare, is it?" I registered scorn, sarcasm, and jealousy from within her words. And it is then that I knew with absolute certainty that, contrary to Robert’s assurances, I was not, and would never be, safe amongst the vampires. I was going to need to be constantly on guard against this woman - the woman who was to take my place - the woman who was to be the mother to my son.
     
    Chapter Six
     
    I watched the group of vampires from where I stood by the fireside. On the surface they looked to be like any other gathering of people, but it was only if you watched them intently, as I did, that you start to notice the differences.
     
    They laughed and joked, but their poise suggested they were alert to every noise and movement in their vicinity. They reminded me of a pack of wolves and I was certain that it wouldn’t take much to insight them to hunt. Every one of them, including the women, exuded arrogance. I assumed that this was because they knew that they were almost indestructible, and this knowledge and their unleashed power seemed to crackle in the air. They all moved with supreme elegance, and each of them glowed with health and vitality. I was sure that if one searched the length and breadth of England, one would not encounter, anywhere, such a beautiful group of people. 
     
    Of course, the fact that they were all so young also seemed strange, but then they were all immortal. Suddenly I felt sick at the thought. They were animals. Animal’s who were able to keep their youth at the decadent expense of human life. My disgust manifested into vomit rushing up into my throat. Thus, I fell back into one of the fireside chair, which enabled me to swallow down the proof of my disgust without alerting the room full of vampires of my true feelings.
     
    "Are you feeling unwell, my dear?" I turned in shock, towards a familiar voice.
    "James!" I gasped, "You startled me," and then so as to not alert him to the way I was feeling, I add in a disinterested voice, "I'm very well, thank you."
    His laughter echoed around the hall and several pairs of eyes turned to look in our direction.
    "Well you're looking very white, my dear, would it be something to be with the smell of the wine that we so lovingly drink?" He then lowered the tankard from which he was drinking, to just below my chin and swirled the contents around.
     
    The metallic smell of blood attacked my senses; instantly reminding me of the smell from inside of the barn from the night before. Almost instantly the image of Tom’s hanging body, dripping blood from the rafters, comes unbidden into my mind and blurs my vision. I had thought they were drinking wine from the tankards but they were in fact drinking blood. 
     
    My cheeks become moist with tears I cannot stop from falling, and I stumbled precariously up onto my feet and gasp, "I need to lie down...excuse me...but..."
     
    I stumbled through the crowd of vampires. Their laughter, their faces, and the smell of blood seemed to mingle in a kaleidoscope of vulgarity and disgust quickly overwhelmed me, which caused me to feel faint and