Free I Must Be Dreaming by S. Seay

choice but to bring you to me. I found out she was going to leave with you again. I could not have that.” He was circling me as he talked. “So you just killed her!”  “No, please stop being so dramatic.” He acted like my words hurt his head. “I just started the ritual but she wouldn’t drink my blood, she died at her own will.” He shrugged his shoulders and was so causal about it. It made me hate him more. She died for me not to know him and I understood why. He is a vile creature and I wish I never met him. “That’s because she did not want this for me. That’s what a mother or father would have wanted for a child they truly loved. You did not love her or you would not have let her die. You just wanted control over her and now me!” I said it with as much rage as I was feeling. “Do not test me child.”  He was showing his fangs, which by the way were longer than I’ve ever seen on anyone not to mention scary. I mean I have fangs but his made mine look like a puppy. “I want no part of you in my life.”  “You have no choice now.” he laughed. “So are you just going to keep me here in this cave for all eternity?” I spread my arms out looking around the cave. “No. I plan on going to Victor. Once he see’s reason we can come out of hiding. It will be great. We will be the most powerful royal vampire family.”  “Great plan but I don’t want to be your little family!” I sounded like a teenager testing her parents. “You have a tongue like your mother’s. That will get you killed. I have no problems with that.” He said staring into me and I swear I could feel his power. Like waves, one after another crashing against my skin and sinking deep into my soul. “I love you too dad!”  I’m not sure if it was nervous or guts but for some reason I could not stop myself. I was losing control of myself and so was he.                                                         He seemed to almost fly at me and before I blinked he was in my face choking me. “I said watch your tongue child.” His eyes were red and his fangs nicked my neck. It was the scariest thing I had ever been through. He was not some damn vampire crony he was the head crony, the king behind the pawns and I was in his clutches.                                           After a moment he loosened up on his grip. “I do not want to hurt you, so don’t make me.”  I just stared at him, mainly because I could not speak from him choking me so hard. I think he broke my vocal cords. I could feel it coming back together as I stood there. “Good girl. Now that that’s settled I need to go to Victor. Whoever marked you will die. They are not supposed to touch you. You are a Royal and your place is not with these low life’s.” My throat hurt but I had to stop him.  “NO! You can’t tell me who not to be with. You did not claim me; that thing is a birth mark and if you go to Victor he will know this.” My voice was still scratchy and low from not being healed completely. “I still cannot have someone claim you. I have big plans for you.”  Before I could ask what, Victor, Jake, and the two body guards walked up. “Daymon what have you done?” Victor asked almost ashamed. “I have done nothing; the girl came on her own.” He winked at me then waved his hand in the air like I was nothing. “Is this true Izzy?”  “Yes Victor but that’s because I remember what happened. He did this to me.” I pointed at him. Daymon started to hiss at me. “Daymon, I’m so sorry I have no choice but to kill you.” You could tell Victor was sorry; he truly loved his monster of a brother. Maybe he felt like it was his fault I don’t know but it was kind of sad. “Wait! That’s not all Victor. Daymon is my father and not like he made me father, my biological father. I think.” Victor and everyone else looked at me like I had lost my