So as far as I was concerned, I was happy with the status quo. The problem was, my mother wasn't.I knew things were getting serious when she began dat...ng Ken nearly every weekend. And not that I minded that either, as now I had most Fridays and Saturdays to do whatever I felt like doing, though still required to obey whatever curfews my mother had imposed on me, that or face the consequences of losing some of my extra ordinary privileges, especially at my age, and that I wasn't about to screw. I gaze into those illuminated blue eyes, hypnotized. Curiosity took over me, making me tilt my head slightly to invite him to drink from me. But he didn't bite. With his vampire agility he penetrated my womanhood. And before I could cry out in pain, Shadow sunk his teeth in my neck and began drinking my life force. Shadow laps furiously at my neck, draining me further than I'd ever thought he would. My blood to vampires, I knew, was intoxicating; drug-like. I could feel more and more of my. He didn't reappear but the Lady herself came bustling down the corridor towards me."Go away!" the Lady Marjory insisted."But I heard the carriage from Matson was attacked!" I explained innocently feigning concern."Go away," The Lady Marjorie insisted again, "You are not welcome here!"I feigned indignation and as was seemly I stormed from the house took horse and returned to my business at Rochester at a gallop.Poor Freddie, he was near worn out having galloped so far so I made sure he had the. . This was what we had finally realized in preparing for the defense of our valley: It could not be effectively defended against a large, determined force, therefore, we turned the tables when attacked. Now the 'victors' of this afternoon's battle occupied the indefensible position, while we prepared to attack from all sides. Two things should be working in our favor: The enemy, unlike us, could not escape into the mine, and they would not be expecting an attack from anywhere but the mine.God I.