Chapter 6

Looking up I stared for a moment, still lost in my thoughts for a moment not recognizing Dan. “Uh, could you repeat that Dan? I am a little scatter brained at the moment, been a rough few days,” I told him.

“Yeah, I know boss, with all them new folks demanding your attention, I’m not surprised. Knowing you though, you handled it like you always do cool and calm.” Dan tossed back at me.

Laughing inside I thought to myself, ‘shit Dan if you only knew, you’d be running for the hills about now.’

Finally finished for the day I started to head home, as if the day couldn’t get worse. I’d almost reached my building when I felt the stalker, sighing I thought ‘Christ not again I really wasn’t in the mood for this,’ as a matter of fact I was in a pretty foul mood as it was. Reaching out I wrapped the interloper holding him immobile, opening my mind I told him, [I am not in a mood to play foolish games with you. When I release you if you still come at me I will rip you apart, don’t doubt my power!] With that, I released him and flashed out to my room, damn it! The stupid bastard was still coming!

Reaching out again I grabbed the startled stalker, then my powers vanished! Son of a bitch! I knew the ass could feel he was human now and yet the idiot still advanced! Sighing I heard a gasp, then a yell of pain, finally a deafening scream, I’d warned the bastard. Laying down I knew the wards would keep things quiet and hidden till he was truly dead and my powers returned.

Awaking the next morning I tried to float off the bed and was amazed when I found that my powers were still gone! Going down stairs I saw why, the vampire had wedged his self in a corner all night waiting till I came out to release him. Sighing I just looked at the dumb bastard, “You really are pathetic, first you don’t realize who you are trying to kill, especially after hearing your mistress talk about me. Then you end up trapped in my stair well which I might add, I should leave you here to rot. Though I am sure that Lana wouldn’t be none too happy about it.”

Snarling, the man tried to swing at me and was immediately burned on his arm, “You don’t deserve to speak her name let alone talk about her!”

Slapping the man’s face, I snarled back, “When I am far enough away I will set all these on you, you have to be the most idiotic follower she has ever had, she will thank me for ridding her of you!” With that I turned and left, the man shouting and screaming obscenities at me ‘til I was out of ear shot. Finally I felt my powers return and I closed my hand striking the idiot in my stair well with all the wards. It was a good thing I was the only one that could hear his screams to say they were satisfying would be an understatement.

Passing her building I saw one of her lackeys stirring then he was searching around for his guard mate, one look at me and he just shook his head. Sighing I knew that there was a pretty big mess back in my building, problem is I didn’t have time to take care of it. Walking into my office I saw that I was actually early enough to have beaten Dan in. Then I remembered we had end of the month inventory, ugh always a chore, one that I could finish in a few minutes but not without raising suspicion. Settling in I grabbed the first book and waved my hand over it hmmm only 3 things were off, opening the book I notated them and reached for the second book. Waving my hand over it my eyes got huge when I found over half the book to be wrong, growling I called up each item to see what had happened to it. I’d just finished the second book when Dan walked in the door sleepy eyed, then his eyes went huge as he looked at the 2 books.

“Sorry boss, didn’t know I was running late.” He stumbled through the office to his seat.

“No,” I replied, “I just got up early to get started, hell this is almost half the day right here, you might get to go home early for a change.” Dan smiled, I knew about the woman he’d started seeing, she was good for him.

Finally finishing up for the day I made my way home, not really hungry I decided not to stop tonight at the restaurant. Well I wasn’t ‘til I was walking by and saw Lana, Gregor, and another; the only way to describe him would be a dandy, a man made up looking pretty. I growled and stepped in leaning against the door jam, I watched for a few minutes ‘til Gregor saw me and called me over.

“Ah! Johnathon Timmings! May I introduce you to Reginald Pennington III? He was invited by mother to help Lana and me through this difficult time here in these primitive conditions.” Gregor said happily but I could see that the smile never reached his eyes; there all I saw was disgust.

Extending his hand almost like a woman, I almost expected him to want me to kiss it. HA! I’d more than likely break his jaw before I even came close.

“Mr. Timmings, I’ve heard of your family from Lord Vidon, a pitiful thing really, one that should been put down...” he started.