𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌
❝like a moth to a flame, she always returns to me❞
Dakota Elkins is no stranger to the supernatural with her being a telepath and vampires out of the coffin, but when one winds his way into her cousins...
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ERIC HAD BEEN SILENT ON THE DRIVE BACK TOWARD HOTEL CARMILLA. The vampire was still fuming at the incompetent behaviour of Stan and Dakota glanced out of the window as he parked in front of the building, cutting off the engine of the black sedan he had rented. His anger was not directed toward her, she knew this but she still felt uncomfortable.
The hotel lobby was almost empty as they entered and Eric didn't head for the elevator like she guessed he would, instead he went toward the bar.
Dakota decided not to follow him and did go toward the elevator, pulling out her phone and sending a quick update text to Lafayette, though she doubted he'd be awake. If Eric noticed her absence, he didn't mention it and the elevator doors closed before her. The woman wasn't alone, the bell boy stood behind her, offering her an awkward smile.
The blonde pressed the button that would lead her to her floor and typed away on her phone, his thoughts reaching her mind in the process. She blamed the fact she hadn't have to put up her wall so much lately.
Gosh, i'd do anything to be home right now. Why the hell am I still working at this shithole?
Dakota tried to hold in a smile as she replied to the boy in her mind, Probably because it pays good with all these nightshifts.
I wish. It's just enough to get by.
Dakota glanced up from her phone slowly, eyes widened slightly wondering how on earth he had just heard her thinking. The boy seemed frozen as she turned toward him, not daring to look at the blonde next to him in the elevator.
Look away, Barry. Just ignore her. You're going insane.
"Did you just ...?" she stammered.
The bell boy, Barry, moved his arm, pressing the button quickly for the elevator doors to open. They hadn't gone up yet, so the door opened. He sprinted away from her and disappeared into the crowd of the lobby. Dakota opened her mouth to protest but he was already gone.
Dakota rushed out of the elevator before the doors closed again and stalked after him, trying to see over the crowd but to no avail. From the corner of her eyes she saw him disappear down a hallway and she quickly made her way toward him.
"Wait! Barry!" she called, almost bumping into an older woman as she tried to catch up with him.
Dakota grunted at the force as someone wrapped an arm around her shoulders, stopping her from going any further down the hallway. Eric gave her a pointed look as he pulled her away from the hallway and into another. Taking a step back, he let go of his hold on her and the blonde rubbed her shoulder, frown on her face.
