Chapter 7

Sighing I thought long and hard before I answered, [Because I made a promise that night Gregor, Lana, even as old as she was, was nowhere near ready, plus the fact that her friend put herself on the line like that. No, I will not diminish her memory or sacrifice, she was only human, but she was by far the most noble of us all that night. Lana doesn’t remember no one does, I removed it from all of you, it was hers and Lana’s wishes, you know better than anyone the love I have for Lana, and exactly what I would do for her. This is one thing I cannot do, not any more it is my pain and mine alone to suffer through ‘til the sign, not a moment before!]

Hating myself I mentally grabbed Gregor before he could move and again removed all conversation involving that night, one of these days I swear Gregor was going to have a really good scream at me when I installed all the lost memories.

I sent Gregor back to near town, cover story ready in his mind damn it! I hated using my friend as a puppet. I was hoping that this sign she’d given me all those centuries ago happened soon, the way things were going I was very soon to be on the outlaw list. A place no one wanted me to be, considering I could take well over half any clan out with no problem, yeah they wanted me on their good side. Strange thing is though, an awful lot more people were trying to suddenly ‘help’ me now more than ever before, what were they that afraid? No there was something else going on here, I had heard rumblings the last hundred years about a few of the clans afraid of the power that mine now held. I had seen the quick scramblings to garner favor with father then mother. No one had even tried to approach me, yeah they knew better, knowing me I’d probably have eaten them for lunch, (I really couldn’t stand ass kissing, whiney, yes men, a good assistant but not a yes man.)

Withdrawing I had just appeared outside of town when I felt my father calling me, not fucking now! Looking around I walked till I was hidden then appeared in my room, “What!” I yelled as soon as I connected.

“Damn boy! That’s no way to greet your father, nor the leader of your clan.” He started.

“HA! As if I care right now, before you ask I already know you know what my answer was. Don’t even think of it!” I said as I threw a very strong ward up blocking what he’d already sent.

Sighing he started again, “I knew I shouldn’t have sent you over there, but the clan demanded it before you claimed the head of the clan, I...”

“I’ll tell you as I told them last year when my power shot past yours,” I stated, “I do not want the head of the clan, it is yours ‘till you die or step down. Since I am your stand in you aren’t too likely to die too soon, so unless this is important then go away and leave me alone!”

I was about to close when what he said next froze me to the spot. “I wish it was that simple, because of the offence I, Vidon, Pompoff,” here he sighed, “plus the entire magical council will be there next week, there is nothing I could do. The little piss-ant already has half the council on his side over laws that I started over 900 years ago. I hope you’re ready son, it won’t be like 200 years ago, when it was just you, Lana, Gregor, and your sister Trina.”

I Had turned away at the mention of her name such memories flooding back into my soul and mind. My father never one to miss subtle hints saw the slight tearing in my eyes as I turned, interesting he thought let’s hope that this cure isn’t worse than the disease.

“I know that father, but if need be, I will be branded a rouge before I will dishonor the family name. Know this, the last act I will perform before I do, will be to not only destroy that pompous little prick of a son of his but to crack the skull open of the father. I’LL have their land run red with their blood, this I promise you!

My father’s face showed shock he hadn’t seen this much passion from his son in well over 200 years not since...

“We will endeavor to try and keep that from happening, though their clan is suspected of many crimes” My father stated.

I stood there for a while after that, I had a week at the most to prepare. Nothing was going like I had started it to, I needed to turn things around and soon but the only way I could see that happening was to get Lana alone again. Try as I might though I really didn’t see that happening real soon either.

I lay down with a million things running through my mind, plus all the plans I had to set in motion before any of them started to arrive. Early the next morning I had a small army of carpenters start in on two huge buildings to try and house the influx of visitors that would soon be in the town. Next I had to go outside of town setting wards and even more protections than I’d ever used before, had it not been for the conditions that my family caused it wouldn’t have been necessary but in this case everyone had agreed to it. So it seemed that for the next week everyone in the town was going to be human whether or not they wanted to.

That night I could almost swear that Lana had tried to contact me, I knew better, vampires might be a lot of things, but telepathic I hadn’t seen yet.

500 miles away Evelyn Timmins was sitting at a table in a restaurant, beside her Lady Genevieve Vishnew was sipping tea when she waved her hand at Evelyn. Immediately Evelyn, froze the room and a vision of Gregor appeared.