The Selection.

Part 4

I don't know what happened last night but something inside me melted for him and begged to have him near again.

When he had left this morning to visit the Elders, he carefully tucked me back in the bed and placed extra pillows around me.

Before he left, he had given me a light kiss on the cheek so he wouldn't wake me.

Is it even possible for vampires to fall in love?

Or how about a girl who wouldn't know the first thing about love?

All I know is I cant wait to see him again tonight at dinner.

Just then a burning sensation began down my arms and up my spine. As if every nerve was on fire.

I yelped and stumbled from my bed and into the floor clutching my stomach.

I knelt there shaking for what seemed like forever before a loud bang sounded and the door burst open.

The sight of master made me immediately stand up despite the pain.

"What the fuck girl, don't you know I'm trying to sleep?" He said puffing out smoke from a cigarette.

He came closer and pushed me down onto the bed causing the pain to shoot out.

I groaned wanting nothing more than to curl into a ball and disappear.

"I asked a question. What's the matter with you?" He said grabbing my face.

"It hurts!" I choked out grabbing at my arms.

Master turned and left the room.

A moment later he returned with a nurse and my pain suddenly washed away.

"Hey honey, what's the matter?" She said kneeling down in front of me with a knowing look.

She subtly used her body to hide me from Master's view and faced away from him so he couldn't see her face.

"Um I think I'm actually ok now." I said quietly wondering if I was supposed to play along with whatever unsaid understanding she had.

"You woke me up for what, you ridiculous little bitch!?" Master said drawing close and raising his hand to strike me.

I wasn't expecting it but the nurse stood up and got in Master's way, grabbing his arm.

"That won't be necessary." she said in a cold and sharp voice you would have never expected from such a nice looking woman. 

A rage like no other crossed Master's face before he yanked his arm away and left the room.

The nurse walked to the door and closed it, then she turned and smiled before walking over and sitting on the bed next to me.

Grabbing my arm she smoothed her thumb over a bruise I had gotten from trying to move a dresser in front of my door to evade Master's rage.

He easily pushed the door open causing the dresser to knock into me.

Before I knew it, the bruise disappeared and the lingering soreness also vanished.

"How did you do that?" I said searching and touching the place where the bruise used to be.

"There are a great many more things in this world than vampire's sweetheart. And you just so happen to be one of the most rare beings of the bunch." She said winking and standing up.

She held her hands out for me to place mine in hers.

Then she turned them so my palms would face the ceiling.