Adopted By Vampires

Chapter Fifteen

Eric sat there in shock, but kept a tight grip on my hand to let me know he was still there.

"Your father will have a limo sent here in thirty minutes. Go pack your stuff while I call Anna." Jack stated and Eric got up. He pulled me off the couch and lead me back to the room. He got me a bag and sat on the bed. I started to pack all my stuff and the things I needed. Eric sat on the bed and was very quiet.

"Eric, why are you so scared right now?" I asked. Then I thought. "Is he what your nightmares are about?" Eric nodded. I walked over to him and I grabbed his suitcase. I started to pack his stuff for him so he could sit and think. I finished and he was still sitting and staring at the floor. I walked back over to him. "We're going to be okay. I promise nothing bad is going to happen."

"Kayla, my father was not loving. He will not be nice to us, especially me." Eric explained.

"Why?" I asked and he just shook his head. I hugged him and he calmed down. "Eric, its only going to be three months." He wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his forehead against my shoulder. He sighed and looked up at me. The sadness from this morning was back. There was a knock on the door and Anna walked in. Her eyes were red and puffy, like she had been crying.

"Eric, Kayla its time for you to go." Anna stated and Eric tensed up. I grabbed his hand.

"What are we doing about school?" I asked and Anna looked at me.

"We had to take you out and you will have to have a tutor later on, but for now you have no school." Anna explained and I nodded. A man in a limo drivers outfit came up to the room and got our bags. "Eric go, you know what your father will do if you don't." Anna said and walked out of the door. I pulled Eric out of the room and we hugged Anna and Jack goodbye.

"Sorry we didn't get to know you for that long Kayla, but it was awesome adopting you." Jack said and hugged me. He let go and looked at Eric. "Eric you know we love like you are our son, we will miss you. Even if it only is three months." He pulled Eric in for a hug.

"There is always a place here for you two." Anna stated and hugged both of us. I smiled and Eric looked at the limo. Its door was open and I pulled Eric out.

"Goodbye you guys, we will call you when we get there." I yelled over my shoulder. I was rushing because I didn't want Eric to get in trouble by his father. We sat in the limo and the door closed. We waved to Jack and Anna. I knew it would be a while until we saw them again. When we could not see them anymore I looked at Eric and he was being really quiet. "Are you okay?" He shook his head. "Is there something I can do?" He nodded and pulled me into his lap. I guessed this was his way of calming down.

"Yes it is." Eric said randomly. I looked at him questionably. "You sitting in my lap is my way of calming down."

"How did you-" I started to ask.

"I can read minds." Eric explained and I nodded in understanding.

"Oh no!" I exclaimed.

"What?" He asked in a worried tone.

"That means you heard my thoughts when we first met." I explained.

"Yeah, but you didn't really think about anything. You just took in my appearance." He replied. I nodded and started running my fingers through his hair. He smiled and we sat in silence for the rest of the trip.

We pulled up to a castle, it was huge. It looked really old and was sitting on a cliff overlooking the ocean. I sat there in awe and Eric tapped my shoulder. "Come on we have to get out of the car." I got out and Eric did too. He grabbed my hand and I held his. I squeezed it to make him feel better. He looked at me and there was a fear in his eyes.

"Eric its okay. I may be a human, but I won't let anything happen to you." I promised Eric and he looked up. He instinctively pulled me close to him. I looked up to see why but I already knew why he had done it. On the stairs of a castle stood a man. He looked like an older version of Eric but his black hair was cut short and instead of have lively and happy eyes, his eyes were cold and dark.

"Hello son." The man said and smiled at the both of us. He gestured for us to go inside. We walked in and went to a family room. Eric was shaking a little bit. I kept myself in front of him and he kept a tight grip on my hand.

"Father." Eric stated stiffly and bowed his head.

"This must be the infamous Kayla I have heard about." The man chirped. I nodded hesitantly. "My name is Lucas, I am Eric's father."

"I know, I mean when Jack got home and said your father demands your presence and you meet us at the door. I think I can put two and two together." I sarcastically replied. Eric tensed up and his father smiled.

"Well, you are a feisty one." Lucas laughed and Eric looked up shocked. "Son, you are probably wondering why I wanted you and your mate here today." Lucas stated and Eric nodded. "I wanted to offer you the throne once more, now that you have your mate you can live here in safety with her."

"Why do you care so much about my mate and I?" Eric asked trying to be brave.

"You are my only son that I consider to be my son at least, which means you're the only heir to the throne. I need you to become king." Lucas replied. "Please son, you're the only one I trust with my throne."

"Why now? Why do you call for me after three years?" Eric interrogated his father.

"I am dying. I don't have that much time left, I need you to take the throne so my enemies don't." Lucas replied.

"Why should I say yes? I mean all you have done is hurt me, so why would I want to help you?" Eric asked and Lucas sighed.

"I know you love your mate, that is why I am warning you. If you don't take the throne, all my enemies will come after you. As well as your mate." Lucas said.

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A/N Hey guys I hope you have noticed that I try to update this story everyday. Well, I am having a bit of trouble with my boyfriend. He is being a jerk and I know you guys don't want to hear about that. I know you guys would much rather have a story to read, But my updates might be a little slower than I want. I am sorry but I will still try to update everyday for you guys. I don't know what else to say except that I hope you enjoyed this chapter.