9. Vampire

He looked me up and down in amusement. "Where does the lady want to go? In that elevator? Without papers, without money, without a car! Incidentally, vagrancy is punished with incarceration in this country. Especially on my country. ”There was an unmistakable threat behind this.

“I understand that, I'll leave immediately. I also learned enough about the Sardovan family. I can only hope for one thing. That my father belongs to a different branch of their clan. ”I grabbed my bath towel tightly around my body.

Corvin Sardovan's facial expression changed abruptly. With a cold, emotionless expression, he assessed me, turned to the window and opened it. He inhaled deeply the fresh night air. “You surprise me, my dear.” He said politely, “You are not going anywhere, you missed the chance. This is your new home from now on. ”I gave a short, fearful laugh that was totally crazy. Which I also told him. With three giant steps he stood in front of me. Grabbed my shoulders, the grimace stared at me.

“I do not tolerate contradiction in my house. Better get used to the thought. ”He growled. I was so shocked by the way he looked, I couldn't move an inch. He grinned angrily at me, “You're scared. That's good, because remember one thing. My word is law. ”He let go of me now.

"What are you?" I stumbled back. Seeking as much distance as the room gave, looking at the demonic face.

 "Vampire, beast of darkness, bloodsuckers and whatever other names there are for our species." With the first word, I put my hands protectively to my throat.

What he registered, “I won't bite you. At least not yet, but don't irritate me any further. ”He came crouching towards me.

"Corvin!" Stopped Dana's call. Immediately my face changed before my eyes. The teeth withdrew into the mouth, the white of the iris returned.

"You wanted to behave," accused him gently. An animal, an animal in human form, yes that was him! What would have happened if Dana hadn't called him back? She seemed pretty good at taming him.

Where was I here in a hidden laboratory? Anyone could tell about the vampires. I probably came across this lab by accident. Maybe it had something to do with Vlad Sardovan? Anyway, you thought he was my father.

"I want to talk to my father right now." I persisted, hoping to get reasonable answers.

“Do what you want with her, Dana. She is allowed to move freely in the tower and garden. If she tries to escape, she will be locked up. Or I'll take on her friend Stegmann. "

My stifled moan caught his attention. “Yes, I'll be happy to open his throat and feast on his blood. I see you understand the words. So follow my instructions. Dana keep her away from me! ”He ordered before he threateningly left the room.

My legs no longer held my weight. I slowly slid along the wall onto the floor. Horrified at what I saw and heard. I looked at Dana for protection. "Is he really going to do that?"

“Corvin? Yes, he means what he says. ”She was just as shocked as I was.

"Dana, I have to get out of here, I can ... I ... my work, my apartment ..." but she avoided my desperate look. She said sympathetically, “Oh child, I'm afraid you will have to obey Corvin. There is nothing you can do."

Hope grew, apparently she doubted Corvin's decision. "With your help Dana I can do it." I tried to convince her.

She shook her head, "He'll find your friend first, then you. God only knows what Corvin lets himself be carried away. "

"You really mean he's killing Jens?" Which I could hardly believe. But Dana nodded sadly, that scared me more than her following words. “Yes Sarah he will and believe me Jens will long for death. Knowing Corvin, you will never think of escaping again afterwards. ”She prophesied.

Nevertheless, I was not entirely convinced, "Without Jens he has no leverage, then I'll just wait until Jens leaves." I didn't want to be intimidated by Dana's words.

 “Child, Corvin will track down Jens. Believe me no matter where he is. Corvin has the opportunity to do so. Can you watch a person being tortured? He begs for mercy? Day after day, night after night? Person after person? Because he'll let you watch it, Sarah. Don't let him break you Because he will do it without hesitation if you act against his will. ”She warned me urgently.

"Does that mean he was torturing innocent people just to get my obedience?" The answer was written on Dana's face. “To punish you for disobeying you, yes. Corvin knows your weak point, believe me. Your compassion is his weapon, he will stop at nothing. "

Was there no choice? Should I eke out my life in this castle? No! Everything in me screamed against it. But how did I get away from here? Without harming anyone?

“Gain his trust when he is convinced. He will let you go that you pose no danger to us. ”Dana advised me.

“That creature? I don't even know if I will survive this night unharmed. If he thirsts for blood, I'll be over. ”I was sure of that.

Dana laughed out loud, “Yes, the old stories, that was a long time ago. Nowadays we take our food from blood bags, at least the sedentary ones. There are individual vampires who follow their instincts, but there are few. We are civilized enough and no longer sneak up on people and then suck them out. "

I looked at her with wide eyes, "You are also a ..." I couldn't pronounce the word, not in relation to Dana.

"Vampire? But yeah, I thought you knew Didn't Corvin mention it? ”She asked, amazed.

“No, just that he is one and, to be honest, I don't think that it is. What are you? Soldiers who were secretly bred? Or genetically modified experiments that failed? "

“Child, what kind of fantasy you have, no, we are not all of that. Like Corvin said, we are vampires. ”She affirmed.

Should i really believe her? Could I do that?

I remembered my father, but I rejected that far. My mother should have gotten involved with such a creature? No way! It couldn't all be true.

 “Sarah you should accept the fact. How can I convince you? ”Dana stroked her forehead doubtfully. “As a child you were always different. For example, there is your urge to walk. Animals, yes animals reacted to you, they shied away from you. I can see it from you, that's exactly how it was, isn't it. You have no very steadfast friends either, at best acquaintances. This is due to your otherness. People feel something but they cannot define it. The animals feel it, their mind is finer. "

That was all true, but her words didn't convince me. Alia, was she one of them? And then who was the alleged brother? So I asked Dana. "Yes, Alia and Vadim." She said hesitantly, twisting her mouth in disgust. "You met Vadim?"

 "Yes yesterday, no the night before last." I calculated back, "An unpleasant contemporary" and told Dana about my brief unpleasant experience with him. Why did I tell her this? Otherwise I wasn't a nonsense aunt who trumpeted everything.