Chapter 106 - Time To Pack And Leave
The bite was nowhere gentle as the one Julie had felt last night. This one was slightly on the painful side, where she felt the prick of his fangs, and the strength in her hand started to weaken. She didn't try to stop him. Not knowing if it was because she had been holding it up for him to take for a long time or because of the blood that she was losing quickly.
After a few more seconds, Roman pulled his fangs away from her wrist and licked the skin where he had earlier sank his fangs until it was clean.
Julie could tell by Roman's expression that his thirst had not been completely quenched, and it was obvious that he wanted more as the darkness in his eyes didn't disappear. But he tried to hold himself back. He slowly dropped both their hands downwards, but his hand didn't let go of her hand.
Roman ran his tongue across his lips to collect the last residue of Julie's blood on it. Julie wondered when she had changed her taste when it came to liking boys. From the polite ones, her taste had shifted to the dangerous kind. And the even stranger part was that she fell for him harder now even though he looked at her as if she was prey.
"Are you feeling better?" asked Julie, a small frown still on her face, as the sight of Roman coughing blood had made her worried. "Do you think a witch's blood has any healing abilities?" she asked him in a low voice.
"I like seeing how hopeful you are even though we don't know who might show up in here for a surprise visit," remarked Roman, running his tongue over his fangs and one corner of his lips pulled up.
"I am putting my faith in the Corvin. It's good to have someone on our… side," Julie completed her sentence with a pause, and Roman raised his eyebrow. "He doesn't like vampires."
"That's fine. If he can keep you safe, that would be more than enough for me," replied Roman. Pulling her close, he brought his other hand to pass it through the gap of the metal rods and placed it on Julie's cheek. Julie closed the remaining distance and kissed him. The kiss felt precious, like a drop of water that was given to a person in the desert who had been craving for water. "I don't know if you are turning brave or are an idiot for coming here, even after knowing the danger it can bring."
Julie was about to say something, but Roman said, "But I am glad to see that you are doing fine. I am sorry about Reese," he apologized to her.
When he mentioned Reese, she knew calling her an idiot would be more proper, an idiot who followed Roman like a butterfly. She had been worried, and she couldn't resist not seeing him.
"They think Donovan killed the right person, so it buys us more time. But not too much and I won't be out of this place for the next few days," Roman reminded her with a faint frown on his face. He then said, "You don't have to go to your uncle's place. Instead, find a motel to stay for a few days. If Griffin tells Luciano, it's going to be troublesome. Do you think you will be okay?"
Julie nodded her head, "Will you be okay? Without the blood?" she asked him.
It had been only a few hours, and Roman was coughing blood. She asked him, "If Silverwater is harmful to a vampire, why are they giving you that?"
"That's how vampires are," he tucked the piece of her hair behind her ear. "Pack whatever you need and leave. Don't go to your friend's town where they have their families."
"I wasn't planning… But why?" Julie asked Roman.
But before they could speak more, the Corvin appeared through the stairs and came to where she stood. When Julie turned her head in its direction, Roman turned, but he saw nothing but emptiness.
"Is it here?" questioned Roman, and Julie nodded her head.
The Corvin said, 'Someone is coming. It is time to leave.'
Noticing Julie's expression wilting like a flower, Roman said, "There's a town named Queenstorm. You will find a motel there with the name Rose Veil. Stay there. Do you need my card?" he asked her.
Julie shook her head. She had changed her bank accounts after what happened with her parents so that her father or anyone who knew her wouldn't be able to follow her.
'Quick,' the Corvin urged her to leave from there before whoever was heading to this place would show up.
Julie took a long stare at Roman, and he promised her, "I will come and meet you soon, Winters. Go."
Julie left the dungeon half-heartedly with the Corvin, her footsteps quick before she ran in the other direction to hide behind a thick tree so that whoever was visiting the dungeon wouldn't meet her. After the shadow disappeared into the dungeon, the creature led Julie out of the place, and she returned to her dorm.
Once Julie entered her dorm, she started to pack necessary things in her trunk.
Today seemed to be the opportune day, as everyone had gathered in the football field, busy enjoying the loud music, and nobody would notice her leaving from this place, thought Julie to herself. All that was left was letting Melanie know that she was visiting her uncle as there was an emergency just so that questions wouldn't be raised about her going missing.
Back in the dungeon, the person who had come to meet Roman was not the Elder, but the headmistress of Veteris, Eloise Dante. The woman walked and looked around the place before her eyes widened on seeing the human on the ground. Quickly walking to where the human student was, she checked his pulse.
"He's alive," commented Roman, who had taken himself to the dark corner of the cell.
Dante's eyebrows furrowed, and she stood straight before turning in the direction where Roman's cell was present. "Did Donovan bring him here?" she asked him.
Roman stepped away from the shadows, making his way to the front, where the light of the torched fire fell. He had his hands slipped into his pocket, and he asked, "Who else do you think would do it?"
Dante wasn't pleased with the Elders behaviour, but this was expected from them. The Elders were one of the oldest vampires on these lands, and they had always done what they pleased while the others bowed their heads.
She walked to the front of the cell, her expression grim, and she said, "You could have informed me about Mateo Jackson's actions and I could have dealt with it in a better way, Roman. Did you really have to kill him?"
Roman's gaze didn't change as he stared at Ms. Dante with a bored expression on his face.
"I did try approaching the matter by talking, but people here have a hard time understanding what was said to them. I believe this will set an example of what to do and what not to do," his voice held no regret.
A sigh escaped from Ms. Dante's lips, and she said, "You refuse to let go of the human. You should already know having a relationship with a human will only complicate things."
"I am aware of it," remarked Roman.
Ms. Dante nodded her head.
"Good, because I don't want another innocent's death on this land of Veteris," replied Ms. Dante, the furrow on her forehead, said, "I have decided to send Julianne Winters away from Veteris, so that she can study somewhere else, and safe by staying away from you. It will be good for both of you. Her documents are getting ready so that they can be sent to her house."
Ms. Dante noticed the sliver of emotion change in Roman's eyes when she mentioned it. She wondered if he was going to lash out and throw his temper at her. But instead, Roman said, "You don't have to do that. I have already taken care of it."
The woman's eyes narrowed, and she asked, "What do you mean?" To Dante, both the Elder vampire as well as his disciple took into their own hands to take care of things, and it worried her. "What did you do Roman?" she questioned him.
"Let me cut you some slack for now, Dante. Don't expel her, and don't send any of the documents or letters to her relatives," Roman's words were calm and collected. Dante found it strange because for someone who had been injected with the Silverwater and someone who constantly craved for blood, he seemed to be in a better condition. "I am sure Julianne would be very upset if she doesn't graduate from this university, after working so hard."
Ms. Dante's eyes narrowed, and she asked, "Please tell me you haven't done something you are not supposed to do."
"Don't worry, we both want the same thing. Mark her attendance as she's on leave so that no one questions anyone about her absence," stated Roman, but Ms. Dante didn't know how feasible it would be.
The vampiress said, "Do you think Donovan or the others won't notice once she returns?"
"It is only for some time, until I can see how to work things out with Donovan. I am only asking you for some time," said Roman, and for a few seconds, Dante didn't reply.
Dante gave thought to Roman's words while also considering the words she had exchanged with Piper yesterday in the office.
One of the many reasons why Donovan was fond of Roman, apart from being his maker, was the obvious traits that the boy showed when he had been turned into a vampire. Rage, constant thirst for blood higher than the average vampires were traits of a vampire ripper who could blindly kill anyone with little to no remorse.
Dante released a sigh before saying, "I will need to think about it. Also Piper and Evans have already gone to erase the girl's memories as well as her two friend's memories of what they saw this morning."
Roman's eyes narrowed, "What?"
Far away from the dungeon, Ms. Piper and Mr. Evans knocked on Conner's dorm door, where the boy opened it.
Conner had not gone to attend the music taking place and had stayed back in the dorm. His eyebrows furrowed on seeing the two people in front of his dorm.
Mr. Evans offered the boy a polite smile and then said, "Good evening, Conner. I was concerned about your health, knowing how close you were to Reese. You don't mind if we come in and speak with you about it, do you?'
Conner shook his head and stepped back for the two people to step in, and the door was closed.
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